Colorado University Athletics
2025-26 Track and Field Roster
Abbey Nechanicky
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Plymouth, Minn.
- High School:
- Wayzata
- Major:
- Exploratory Studies
Abbey Nechanicky TFRRS Profile
2025
OUTDOOR: Competed in four meets for the Buffs...
- Ran a personal best of 33:29 in the 10k to place 17th at Raleigh Relays in her season opener
- Placed third in the 10k at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships
- Competed in the NCAA Division I West First Round, running the 10k and placing 20th
INDOOR:Â Competed in two meets for the Buffs...
- Ran a personal best of 16:03.96 in the 5000 meters at the BU Valentine Invitational
- Placed 6th in the 5000 at the Big 12 Indoor Championships
2024
OUTDOOR:Â Competed in five meets during her debut season...
- Set a personal best of 16:31.27 in the 5000 at the Bryan Clay Invitational
- Ran 34:48.09 in the 10,000 at the NCAA West First Round, placing 15th overall
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Wayzata High School in Minnesota
- Competed in track, cross country, and basketball
- 2023 Minnesota 3A State Cross Country Champion and Roy Griak individual and team champion
- Won the Nike Heartland Regional, placed 4th at Nike Cross Nationals
- 2022 Minnesota 3A 3200m State Champion and All-American in the 3200 at New Balance Nationals
- Finished runner-up at the 2021 Minnesota 2A State Cross Country Championships
- Placed 4th at the 2023 U20 USA Cross Country Championships in Richmond and represented Team USA at the U20 World XC Championships in Bathurst, Australia
- Earned All-America honors in the two-mile at New Balance Indoor Nationals and in the mile at Nike Indoor Nationals
- Part of a runner-up 4xMile relay team at Nike Indoor Nationals
- Helped set the Minnesota state 4x800m record in 8:59.04
- Also recruited by NC State, Oregon, Oklahoma State, and North Carolina
- Mile – 4:45.35
- 1600m – 4:43.69
- Two Mile – 10:09.27
- 3200m – 10:05.74
- 3K – 9:26.25
- 5K – 16:43.7
- 6K – 20:06.6
- Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences with an exploratory studies major
- 2025 All-Big 12 Spring Academic Team
- 2023 Pac-12 Fall Academic Honor Roll
- Full name is Abigail Katherine Nechanicky
- Born March 15, 2005
- Daughter of Mike Hahn and Beth Nechanicky
- Has an older sister, Riley
- Enjoys cooking, baking, hiking, traveling, and spending time with friends and family
- Once made 121 consecutive free throws
Colorado T&F/XC: 2016 HOF Sara Gorton Slattery
Monday, August 12
Bailey Hertenstein @baileyh_ Wins the Pac-12 5k Championship @cubuffstrack #gobuffs
Monday, May 13
Pac-12 TRACK Championships - Wrap Up
Monday, May 13
@cubufffstrack First Crack at NEW Potts Field #gobuffs
Wednesday, April 10