Abigail Hotaling
Abigail Hotaling
Year: Fr.
Hometown: West Simsbury, CT
High School: Simsbury

Freshman (2014):
Raced in five of Emory's eight events ... Team's No. 6 runner and 17th out of 152 entries at the Furman Classic with a season-best 6K time of 23:49 ... Best 5K mark came at the JSU Foothills Invitational with her 19:30 slotting her in the No. 13 position out of 50 contestants ... Second-best 6K effort was a 25:11 at the season-opening Berry College Clara Bowl Invitational (25:11) ... Also took to the course at the 5K Gulf Coast Stampede (19:57) and the 6K Oberlin Inter-Regional Rumble (25:28). 

High School
:
Earned a total of eight varsity letters, two in cross country and six in track and field while at Simsbury High School ... Was coached by Chris Medre and Mike Cohen ... Top 5K time was a 20:21 her senior season ... Top performance in the 3200 meters was an 11:51 while registering a 5:26 in the 1600 ...  All-conference honoree in cross country her final season ... Outdoor track all-conference pick in 2013 and 2014 and landed indoor honors in 2014 ... Garnered Academic All-Conference recognition ... Was a member of the 2014 Class L state championship squad ... Simsbury HS was the 2014 Central Connecticut Conference Indoor champions ...  Also competed on the lacrosse and soccer teams during her prep career.

Personal:
Daughter of Michael Hotaling and Kathy Sullivan.

Quote:
"I chose Emory because of the strong academics.  The girls on the team are so helpful and outgoing."