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2018-19 Women's Track and Field Roster

Abbie VanFossen

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  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Lakota East
  • Hometown Liberty Township, Ohio
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Biography

Event  Personal Record  Date
5K 19:08.3 9/2/2017
6K 23:31.6 10/16/2015

2019 (Senior)
Indoor
• Beat her personal-best in the mile with a time of 5:13.02 at the Jim Green Invitational.
• Came in 9th for the 5000m at the Akron Invitational and 10th at the Gladstein Invitational.
• Named to the University of Dayton's Dean's List for Fall of 2018

2018 (Junior)
Indoor
• Beat her personal-best in the mile with a time of 5:30.69 at the Kentucky Invitational.
• Reached her personal-best in the 3000m with a time of 10:44.18 at the SPIRE Invitational.
• Also set a new personal-best in the 5000m at the Akron Invitational with a time of 18:45.96.
• Finished 5th at the Findlay Classic in the 3000m race with a time of 11:07.02.
• At the Atlantic 10 Championships ran in the 1000m race in the prelims, with a time of 3:20.58.
Outdoor
• Had a strong start to the season at the Stan Lyons Invitational, setting her PR in the 3000m with a time of 10:43.32
• At the Nikoloff Invitational, ran the 5000m in 18:37.20, good for her new PR
• Competed in the RedBird Invitational, finishing with a time of 10:39.16 in the 3000m
• Set another PR at the RedHawk Invitational, running the 5000m in 18:09.53
• Finished season out at A-10 Championships, competing in the 10,000m with a time of 38:22.36

• Named to 2017-18 A-10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2016-17
• Member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee 
• Fall 2016 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2015-2016 Track and Field (Freshman)
• Redshirted her freshman track season
• Spring 2016 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

2015 Cross Country (Freshman)
• Competed at four events during her freshman season
• Recorded a personal best in the 5K at the Atlantic 10 Championships with a time of 19:23.9
• Posted a PR in the 6K at the Bradley Classic
• Placed 48th at the Flyer 5K
• Fall 2015 Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll

High School
• Graduated from Lakota East High School in 2015
• Was a four-time state qualifier and four-time regional qualifier
• Named First Team All-State three times
• Member of state qualifying team as a senior
• Set a personal best in the 5K with a time of 18:17
• Named 2013 GMC cross country champion
• Was a two-time regional qualifier in track

Personal
• Daughter of Donna Jeanne and William VanFossen
• Has one sibling, Tyler
• Majoring in business

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

  • 2016-17Sophomore

  • 2017-18Junior

  • 2018-19Senior