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2017-18 Women's Track & Field Roster

Abby Stricker

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Labadie, Mo.
  • Prev School Washington High School

Biography

2018 Outdoor: Appeared in seven events for the Cougars… Took 3rd in the 100 meter (12.96), 4th in the pole vault (2.75m), 1st in the long jump (5.69m), and 3rd in the javelin throw (37.50m) at the CMU Early Bird Open… Placed 3rd in the heptathlon (4390 points) at the Ashley Nally Heptathlon… Finished 26th in the 100 meter (12.72), 10th in the 100 meter hurdles (15.31), 3rd in the triple jump (11.88m), and 14th in the javelin throw (35.29m) at the Emporia State Relays… Took 3rd in the 100 meter hurdles (15.48), 1st in the long jump (5.63m), 31st in the shotput (9.52m) and was a member of the 4x400 relay team that finished 3rd (4:27.33) at the WJC Darrel Gourley Invite… Placed 4th in the long jump (5.75m) at the Kansas Relays… Finished 2nd in the 100 meter (12.77), 1st in the 100 meter hurdles (15.75), 3rd in the high jump (1.52m), 1st in the pole vault (2.88m), 1st in the long jump (5.71m), 2nd in the triple jump (11.32m), and 2nd in the javelin throw (28.51m) at the AMC Outdoor Championships… Took 7th in the long jump (5.76m) at the NAIA Outdoor Championships… Earned NAIA All-American Honors in the long jump… Named AMC Women’s Outdoor Field Athlete of the Year.

Indoor 2017-18: Appeared in six events for the Cougars… Took 3rd in the triple jump (11.62m), 1st in the long jump (5.86m), 6th in the 60H (9.72), and was a member of the 4x400 relay team that finished 2nd (4:43.64) at the Missouri Holiday Opener… Placed 15th in the 200 (28.50), 3rd in the 60H (9.61), 2nd in the high jump (1.52m), and 23rdin shot put (9.76m) at the Snow Bird Open… Finished 2nd in the pentathlon (3115) at the Central Missouri Mule Relays… Took 26th in the 200 (27.57), 4th in the 60H (9.43), and 2nd in the triple jump (11.85m) at the ONU Invitational… Finished 2nd in the 60 meter dash (8.12), 12th in the 200 (28.41), 4th in the 60H (9.56), 6th in the high jump (1.51m), 1st in the long jump (5.76), and 1st in the triple jump (11.17m) at the AMC Indoor Championships… Won the long jump (5.99m) and took 4th in the triple jump (11.93) at the NAIA Indoor Championships… NAIA Indoor Track and Field Long Jump National Champion… NAIA Indoor Track and Field All-American in the long jump and triple jump… AMC Indoor Outstanding Field Athlete of the Year.

Outdoor 2017: Competed in eight meets for the Cougars in the spring… Hit the NAIA A standard in the long jump (5.67m), finished 4th in the javelin (34.13m), 2nd in the 100 meter hurdles (15.80), and 8th in the 200 meter (27.73) at the CMU Open… Took 38th in shot put (9.01m), 7th in the 100 meter hurdles (16.52), and 23rd in the 200 meter at the John Creer Invite… Hit the NAIA A standard in the long jump (5.87m), and finished 4th in the 100 meter (12.72), 2nd in high jump (1.55m), 2nd in triple jump (11.20m), and 3rd in javelin (36.02m) at the CMU Invite… Took 16th in the 200 meter (27.23), 15th in the 400 meter (1:08.40), and 7th in the 100 meter hurdles (15.69) at the Darrel Gourley Open… Placed 10th in the 100 meter hurdles (16.04), 1st in the long jump (5.77m), and 2nd in the triple jump (11.64m) at the Dewey Allgood Invite… Finished 7th in the 100 meter (12.88), 3rd in the 100 meter hurdles (15.94), 3rd in the high jump (1.52m), and added 1st place finishes in the long jump (5.76m), triple jump (11.27m), and javelin (38.04m) at the AMC Championships… Took 24th in the 100 meter (12.87), 12th in the long jump (5.13m), and 4th in javelin (39.02m) at the Dr. Keeler Invite… Won the long jump (5.91) at the NAIA Outdoor Championships and was crowned a National Champion while also finishing 21st in the triple jump (11.08m) at the same event… Earned NAIA All-American honors in long jump… Named AMC Women’s Field Athlete of the Year… Was named the AMC Women's Outdoor Field Athlete of The Week on three time (3/20/17) (4/10/17) (4/24/17).

2016-17 Indoor: Competed in six meets for the Cougars during the indoor track and field season…Hit the NAIA “A” standard in the long jump (5.42m) and triple jump (11.29m) while winning both events at the Bob Timmons Classic…Finished 6th in the long jump (5.32m), 20th in shotput (8.04m), 25th in the 60 meter dash (8.26), and 31stin the 200 meter (28.74) at the Missouri Invite…Placed 2nd in the pentathlon (2,845 points) at the Principia Relays while also being on the 4x200 relay team that finished 2nd (1:51) and the 4x400 relay team that finished 5th (4:30)…Hit the NAIA “A” standard in both the long jump, (5.72m), where she finished 1st,  and the triple jump (11.36m), where she took 3rd, while also taking 4th in the 60 meter hurdles (9.63) and 16th in the 200 meter dash (28.66) at the Jim Green Invite…Hit the NAIA “A” standard, and took 2nd, in the long jump (5.67m) and the “B” standard, and took 2nd, in the triple jump (11.19m) while also finishing 4th in the high jump (1.54m), 13th in shotput (10.06m), 5th in the 60 meter hurdles (9.95), 5th in the 60 meter dash (8.33), and 9th in the 800 meter (3:04.34) at the AMC Championships…Finished 25th in the long jump (5.15m) and 15th in the triple jump (11.15m) at the NAIA Indoor Championships…Was named the AMC Womens Indoor Field Athlete of the Year…Was named All-AMC in the long jump and triple jump…Named AMC Womens Indoor Field Athlete of the Week on 2/5/17 and 2/19/17.

2016 Indoor/Outdoor Track: Competed in 30 events for the Cougars as a freshman… Posted 21 top-10 finishes including 11 top-five and three first place finishes… Set a PR in the high jump at the NAIA vs. NCAA Challenge with a leap of 1.47m and placed seventh… Competed in the AMC Indoor Championships and won the triple jump with a mark of 11.02m, placed second in the long jump (5.20m) and 11th in the 400 (1:10.78)… Placed sixth overall in the long jump event at the NAIA Indoor National Championships with a leap of 5.53m and was named an NAIA All-American… Set a personal best at the Wash U Invite in the triple jump (11.48m) and place fifth overall… Placed sixth in the javelin throw at the SLU Billiken Invite with a PR of 31.17m… Finished third overall at the Dewey Allgood Invite in the long jump with a PR of 5.68m… Competed in the AMC Outdoor Championships and won the triple jump (11.10m) and the long jump (5.41m) and placed fifth in the 100 (12.81) and in the javelin throw (28.62m) while also placing sixth in the high jump (1.27m)… Named to the AMC All-Conference first team in indoor and outdoor track and field, named Indoor and Outdoor Field Athlete of the year, and selected as the Outdoor Freshman of the Year.

Prep: Attended Washington High School (Mo.)

Personal: From Labadie, Mo., she is the daughter of Sophia and Jerry Stricker... She has two siblings, Emily and CJ... She plans to major in Biology/Forensics. 

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Multi Events
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Sprints/Jumps
  • 2017-18Junior

    Sprints/Jumps