The University of Akron Athletics
2018-19 Akron Track & Field Roster
Abigale Wilson
- Position:
- Throws
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Carrollton
- Hometown:
- Carrollton, Ohio
Results
2019 Outdoor: Garnered second-team All-America accolades after registering a mark of 179-0 (54.56m) to place 12th at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (June 8)...earned her second NCAA Outdoor Championship berth in the discus after registering a school- and league-record mark of 200-2 (61.02m), second-best throw in qualifying, at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 24)...captured the conference title in the discus with a mark of 180-8 (55.08m) at the MAC Championships (May 11), while placing second in the shot put with a season-best mark of 51-6.25 (15.70m)...registered a qualifying mark of 48-3.50 (14.72m) in the shot put at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 25)...recorded nine top-10 efforts on the campaign in the discus and six in the shot put...won the discus at the MAC Championships (May 11), Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 4) and Bobcat Invitational (March 28) with marks of 180-8 (55.08m), 178-4 (54.37m) and 172-0 (52.44m)...finished sixth in the discus at the Texas Relays (March 30) with a mark of 166-6 (50.76m), while recording a mark of 45-8.50 (13.93m) to place 15th in the shot put...won the shot put at the Jesse Owens Classic (April 27) with a mark of 50-11 (15.52m), while also placing second, second, third and third, respectively, in the event at the MAC Championships (May 10), Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 4), Northeast Ohio Quad (April 6) and Roadrunner Invitational (March 22) recording marks of 51-6.25 (15.70m), 51-5 (15.67m), 50-9.50 (15.48m) and 49-1.75 (14.98m).
2019 Outdoor Accolades: Second-Team All-America honoree (Outdoor Discus)...NCAA Championship qualifier (Outdoor Discus)...NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier (Outdoor Discus and Shot Put)...MAC Champion (Outdoor Discus)...first-team All-MAC (Outdoor Discus), while earning second-team All-MAC (Outdoor Shot Put).
2019 Indoor: Competed in five meets for the Zips, including placing ninth in the shot put with a mark of 46-7.50 (14.21m) at the Mid-American Conference Indoor Championships (Feb. 23)...posted five top-10 efforts in the shot put, including placing second with a season-best mark of 49-7.25 (15.12m) at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 15)...won the discus with a mark of 168-7 (51.38m) at the Akron Invitational (Jan. 31).
2018 Outdoor: Garnered honorable mention All-America accolades placing 20th in the discus at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships (June 9) with a mark of 134-11 (41.13m)...earned her first-ever NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship berth in the discus...finished fourth in the discus at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 25) with a throw of 178-9 (54.49m)...captured her second career Mid-American Conference title winning the discus (176-0/53.64m) at the MAC Championships (May 12), while also placing second in the shot put with the second-best mark (52-6/16.00m) in outdoor program history...registered second-best throw in outdoor program history in the discus at the Beach Invitational (April 21) with a mark of 185-9 (56.62m)...placed 10th in the discus (160-10/49.03m) and 12th in the shot put (42-11/13.08m) at the Texas Relays.
2018 Outdoor Accolades: Honorable mention All-America honoree in the discus...NCAA Championship qualifier (Outdoor Discus)...NCAA East Preliminary Round Qualifier (Outdoor Discus and Shot Put)...MAC Champion (Outdoor Discus)...first-team All-MAC (Outdoor Discus), while being second-team All-MAC (Outdoor Shot Put)...named MAC Field Athlete of the Week award winner (May 8).
2018 Indoor: Competed in seven meets for the Zips and placed fifth in the shot put with a mark of 48-9.50 (14.87m) at the MAC Championships (Feb. 24)...placed in the top five in the shot put in every meet, including earning the win with a mark of 50-7.50 (15.43m) at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 3)...posted the third-best mark (52-3.75/15.94m) in indoor program history in the shot put at the Kent Qualifier (Feb. 10).
2017 Outdoor: Garnered a third-place finish in the discus at the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 13) with a mark of 163-9.25 (49.92m)...placed 32nd in the discus at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 26) with a throw of 157-1 (47.88m)...unleashed the fourth-best mark in program history in the discus with a throw of 167-10 (51.17m) to win the discus at the Ashland Alumni Open (April 29)...also won the discus with a mark of 161-6.50 (49.24m) at the Campbell/Wright Invitational (May 6)...posted top-10 finishes in the shot put six times, including victories at the Spec Towns Invitational (April 8) and Northeast Ohio Quad (April 15) with throws of 49-5 (15.06m) (season-best) and 47-2.50 (14.39m)...placed 41st in shot put at NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 27) with mark of 47-5 (14.45m)...finished second and fourth, respectively, in the discus and shot put at the Texas Relays (March 31-April 1) with throws of 164-1 (50.01m) and 48-7.25 (14.81m)...was eighth in the hammer (135-3/41.23m) at the Northeast Ohio Quad (April 14)...2017 Indoor: Competed in five meets for Akron, including placing seventh in the shot put with a season-best throw of 48-3.50 (14.72m) at the Mid-American Conference Championships (Feb. 24)...finished first and third, respectively, in the shot put at the Zips Invitational (Feb. 17) and Kent State Dual (Jan. 20) with marks of 48-1 (14.66m) and 44-3.50 (13.50m)...placed sixth in the shot put at the Penn State National (Jan. 28) registering a mark of 45-10.50 (13.98m)...was third in the discus at the Akron Invitational (Feb. 3) with a throw of 158-2 (48.21m), while placing fifth in the weight throw (47-1/14.36m) at the Kent State Dual (Jan. 20).
2015-16: Outdoor: Earned first-team All-MAC accolades after winning the discus title at the Mid-American Conference Championships (May 14) with a season-best mark of 162-8 (49.58m), a throw which also represented the fifth-best mark in program history...was named the MAC’s Freshman of the Year for field events...posted seven top-10 efforts in the discus, including placing second at the All-Ohio Championships (April 9) with a throw of 150-6 (45.89m)...finished 44th in the discus (125-10/38.25m) at the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 27)...recorded a season-best mark of 41-1 (12.52m) in the shot put at the Northeast Ohio Quad (April 16)...turned in season-best throw of 142-11 (43.57m) in the hammer at the Ricardo Romo Invitational (March 25)...Indoor: Registered a season-long throw of 48-1.25 to place 13th in the weight throw at the Nittany Lion Challenge (Jan. 16)...recorded best throw of campaign in shot put marking at 44-0.50 at the Kent State Dual (Jan. 22)...finished seventh in the weight throw (46-8) at the Kent State Dual (Jan. 22).
Personal: Majoring in nursing...daughter of William and Stacie Wilson
