Track & Field

Abbey McGrath Season 2005-06

ClassJunior
HometownBurke, Va.
High SchoolLake Braddock
Abbey McGrathEvent: Pole Vault
Class: Junior
High School: Lake Braddock
Hometown: Burke, Va.
 
photo2005 Outdoor: Broke the school pole vault record with a new personal best and NCAA regional qualifying mark of 12'5.50" (3.80m) to place 11th at Tennessee's SeaRay Relays ... Finished third in the pole vault at the Clemson Invitational with a jump of 11'11.75" (3.65m) ... Recorded five top-10 finishes during the outdoor season.

2005 Indoor: Set a personal best with a jump of 11'7.75" (3.55m) to tie for eighth place in the pole vault at the Virginia Tech Challenge ... Placed eighth at the home Last Chance Meet with a mark of 11'6.25" (3.51m) ... Cleared 11'3.75" (3.45m), which tied her for 10th overall at the ACC Championships ... Competed in seven meets and jumped 3.45m or more in four of the competitions.

2004 Outdoor: Had two top-ten performances in the pole vault ... Finished 10th at the BIG EAST Championships ... Jumped a season best of 11'6.25" (3.51m) at the Raleigh Relays and tied for 16th place ... Tied for fourth at the SeaRay Relays with a mark of 10'11.75" (3.35m) ... Named BIG EAST Academic All-Star.

2004 Indoor: Took 10th place in the pole vault at the Big East Championships ... Posted a season-best jump in the pole vault with 11'3.75" (3.45m) at the Virginia Tech Last Chance meet and at the Tech Challenge ... Had four top-ten finishes.

High School: Earned all-district, region, and state honors in the 4x800-meter relay, 4x400m releay and pole vault ... Had a personal best of 10'2" in the pole vault ... Led her team to consecutive AAA indoor state championships her sophomore and junior seasons ... Was an all-district member on the state champion cross country squad ... District and regional winner her junior season ... Was also an all-region catcher in softball.

Personal: Born March 3, 1985 ... Daughter of Thomas and Cynthia McGrath ... Father is a retired Navy Seal ... Biology major with a chemistry minor ... Hopes to attend veterinary school at Virginia Tech.

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