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2023-24 Women's Track & Field Roster

Abby Carpenter

  • Position Javelin
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Pine Bush, NY
  • Highschool Pine Bush
  • Major Mechanical Engineering Technology

Biography

2023-24:
  • Took part in six outdoor events
  • Set a personal-record of 34.28m in her fourth-place finish in javelin final at the Liberty League Outdoor Championships
  • Competed at Atlantic Region Outdoor Championships
2022-23:
  • Took part in six outdoor meets
  • Placed ninth in the javelin final at the Liberty League Outdoor Championships
2021-22:
  • Took part in four outdoor events
  • Finished eighth in the javelin final at the Liberty League Outdoor Championships
2020-21:
  • Took part in seven outdoor meets
  • Made collegiate debut at a tri-meet against Rochester and Union on 3/27/2021
  • Placed sixth in the javelin final at the Liberty League Outdoor Championships
At RIT:
  • 2020 and 2021 Dean's List honoree.
Prior to RIT:
  • 2019 Section IX javelin champion at Pine Bush H.S.
Personal:
  • Full name: Abigail Rose Carpenter
  • Parents are Crissedia Besson and Joe Carpenter
  • Has one younger sister, Madelyn
  • Mother played softball at East Stroudsburg (P.A.)
  • Hobbies include reading, playing hockey and video games and blacksmithing 
  • Serves as a volunteer firefighter in Bloomington, NY
  • Best advice received - "If you can imagine it, you can build it" (When I give myself a mental picture of what I need to do and follow it, it is like looking at a blue print before building a house."
  • Started throwing javelin as a sophomore in high school 

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20First Year

  • 2021Sophomore

    Javelin
    5'3"
  • 2021-22Junior

    Javelin
  • 2022-23Senior

    Javelin
  • 2023-24Graduate Student

    Javelin
    5'4"