Abbey Bentz
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- Height:
- 5-7
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- Year:
- Sr
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- Hometown:
- Fort Wayne, IN
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- Major:
- Elementary Education
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- Previous School:
- Concordia Lutheran - Fort Wayne
Career: Recorded eight top 20 finishes in her final two seasons at Concordia ... Secured three top five finishes as a Senior ... Her 5k race PR of 19:14.4 makes Abbey the third fastest runner in Concordia women's cross country history ... Two time member of the WHAC All-Academic Team (2019 + 2020) ... One time NAIA Scholar-Athlete (2021) ... One time NCCAA Scholar Athlete (2020).
2020: Ran in five meets for the Cardinals ... Recorded back-to-back second place finishes in October and a third in the top five ... Ran a season best 5k time at the Siena Heights Invite of 19:15.84, just over a second slower than her career PR ... NAIA Scholar-Athlete ... Named to second straight WHAC All-Academic Team ... NCCAA Scholar Athlete.
2019: Shaved nearly two minutes off of her 5k PR and three minutes off of her 6k PR on her way to five finishes in the top 20 ... Bentz's top finish came at the Calvin Knight Invite with a 24:13.7 6k finish, placing her in 5th ... Her top 5k time was at the Lansing Invitational where she was 8th after a 19:14.4 finish ... Named to the WHAC All-Academic Team.
2018: Competed in six meets for the Cardinals ... Ran her PR in the 5k race at the Calvin Knight Invite, where she clocked in at 21:00.3.
2017: Ran a season's best time at the Louisville Classic where she ran a 22:21.7 (5K) as she placed 191st.
Personal: Abigail is the daughter of Jack and Wendy Bentz, and has three siblings; Lainey, Luke and Ben
