East Texas A&M University Athletics

Finished her three-year A&M-Commerce career as the school record holder in the indoor high jump... Was an All-American in the indoor high jump, a four-time All-Region selection and an All-Conference honoree... Competed in 29 meets, posting 21 top-five finishes including six first-place finishes.

2018 (Outdoor): USTFCCCA All-South Central Region in the high jump... Competed in seven meets in the high jump, recording six top-five finishes... Placed second at the TAMUK Cactus Cup (3/17)... Finished first at the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (3/24)... Finished second at the East Texas Invitational (4/14)... Finished first with a season-best height of 1.72m at the Oliver Jackson Twilight (4/25)... Placed fifth at the LSC Outdoor Championships (5/5)... Placed first at the ACU Last Chance Meet (5/13)... Competed at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships (5/26).

2018 (Indoor): Did not compete in a meet.

2017 (Outdoor): Named to the All-Region Team in the high jump... Competed in nine meets in the high jump and long jump... Had three first-place finishes and five more in the top five... Placed first in the high jump at the TCU Invitational (3/17)... Finished first in the high jump at the East Texas Invitational (4/15)... Placed third in the high jump and eighth in the long jump at the Bobcat Twilight (4/21)... Placed sixth in the high jump and 13th in the long jump with a season-best leap of 5.32m at the LSC Outdoor Championships (5/6)... Placed first with a career-best jump of 1.76m in the high jump at the Rumble in the Jungle Last Chance Qualifier (5/13), which set an NCAA provisional mark... Finished 13th in the high jump at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships (5/25).

2017 (Indoor): Named Second Team All-American... Named to the 2017 Division II All-Region Team... Second Team All-LSC Selection in the high jump... Competed in five meets in the high jump… Placed third at both the Crimson & Gold Invitational (12/16/16) and the MSSU Southern Invitational (1/20)… Finished in second place, the highest placement of her career, at the Lone Star Conference Championships (2/18), tying her A&M-Commerce record jump of 1.71m. Qualified for the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships (3/9), finishing in 10th place with a jump of 1.70m.

2016 (Indoor): Competed in five meets in the high jump… Placed third at the MSSU Lion Invitational (2/5)… Placed third at the Gorilla Classic (2/12) with a career best jump of 1.71m, which broke the A&M-Commerce school record set by Hailey Nelson in 2015 … Placed seventh at the Lone Star Conference Championships (2/20) and qualified for the NCAA Division II Indoor Championships (3/11).
 
Prior to A&M-Commerce: Competed for two years at Northwood University in both volleyball and track and field… Went to nationals in the high jump in both the indoor and outdoor seasons of 2014 and 2015… Was a middle blocker on the volleyball team.
 
High School Career: Three-time letter winner in track, volleyball and powerlifting and four-time letter winner in cheerleading at Venus… Was named the MVP of her volleyball team her senior year… Twice named First Team All-District… Three-time MVP of her track team… Placed third in State for powerlifting three times…
 
Personal: Born December 14, 1994… Daughter of John and Mary Abbott… Middle name is Michelle.
 
Abbott’s A&M-Commerce Career Bests
Indoor
High Jump: 1.71m – Gorilla Classic (2/12/2016)

Outdoor
Long Jump: 5.32m – LSC Outdoor Championships (5/6/2017)
High Jump: 1.76m – Rumble in the Jungle Last Chance Qualifier (5/13/2017)