Senior (2016):
Final year in the program saw her take part in four competitions ... Best 6k time of the year came at the Furman Classic when she checked in at 26:50 ... Second-best mark of the year was a 26:54 at the Falcon Classic ... Also raced at the Watermelon Run and the Berry Invitational.

Junior (2015):
Took part in the team's opening five competitions of the year ... Season-best 6K time of 25:04 at the Furman Classic ranked 64th out of 207 runners ... Other 6K races she took to the course included the Berry Invitational (26:07) and the Charlotte Invitational (26:24) ... Saw action at the 5K JSU Foothills Invitational (20:54) and the 5K Emory-Berry Watermelon Run (21:24).

Sophomore (2014):
Raced in Emory's opening four meets of the season ... Came through with season best in the 6K at the Furman Classic, where her effort of 25:18 ranked 56thout of 152 entries ... Recorded her best 5K at the JSU Foothills Invitational, clocking a 19:55 ... Also competed at the Berry College Clara Bowl Invitational (6K, 26:06) and the Gulf Coast Stampede (5K, 20:49). 

Freshman (2013):
Competed in three events ... Helped the Eagles to a first-place finish out of 18 squads at the Furman Classic, ranking as the squad's No. 5 runner and 22nd overall out of 137 entries with a season-best 6K time of 24:05 ... Also saw action at the Sewanee Invitational and in the Gold Race of the Charlotte Invitational.

High School:
Four-year member of the cross country program at Lago Vista High School ... Was coached by Jason Stoner ... Finished 14th out of 175 runners in the  two-mile at the 2A Region IV Championship her senior year (12:52) ... Captured all-state honors in 2009 ... Posted an 11th-place performance out of 107 competitors at the 2A UIL State Championship in 2009 ... Top time in the 3200 meters was a 12:17 ... Best two-mile time in cross country was a 12:12.3 ... Member of the Spanish Honor Society ... Was her high school's salutatorian. 

Personal:
Daughter of Mark and Sharon Abbott ... Majors in nursing ... Born Mar. 21, 1995.

Kelsey Abbott's Top 6K Times