Chloe Abbott Season 2017-18

YearSophomore
HometownNorthville, Mich.
2018 (SOPHOMORE)
  • First team All-American in the outdoor 400-meter dash after placing fifth at the NCAA Championships
  • First team All-American in the outdoor 4x400-meter relay after finishing runner-up at the NCAA Championships
  • First team All-American in the indoor 4x400-meter relay after finishing runner-up at the NCAA Championships
  • Second team All-American in the indoor 400-meter dash after placing 11th at the NCAA Championships
  • Big Ten champion in the outdoor 4x400-meter relay
  • Bronze medalist in the indoor 400-meter dash at the Big Ten Championships
  • Finished fourth in the outdoor 400-meter dash at the Big Ten Championships
  • Finished fourth in the outdoor 200-meter dash at the Big Ten Championships
  • Finished fifth in the indoor 200-meter dash at the Big Ten Championships
  • Member of the Big Ten Conference outdoor record-breaking 4x400-meter relay team that ran 3:26.71 to win the NCAA East Preliminary Round
  • Member of the Big Ten Conference indoor record-break 4x400-meter relay team that ran 3:28.82 at the NCAA Championships
  • Indoor 4x400-meter relay team makes Purdue the eighth-fastest indoor mile relay school in NCAA history
  • Ran the No. 2 outdoor 400-meter dash time in school history with a time of 51.57 seconds at the NCAA East Prelims
  • Just the second woman in school history to run a sub-52-second time in the outdoor 400-meter dash, joining teammate Brionna Thomas
  • Ran the No. 2 indoor 400-meter dash time in school history with a time of 52.49 seconds at the Tyson Invitational
  • Member of the school-record 4x200-meter relay team that ran 1:32.24 to win the Drake Relays
  • Also won Drake Relays titles in the 4x400-meter relay and the 1600-meter sprint medley relay
  • Ran the No. 4 indoor 200-meter dash time in program history with a time of 23.59 seconds
  • Ran the No. 3 outdoor 200-meter dash time in program history with a time of 23.17 seconds

2017 (FRESHMAN)
  • Second team All-American as member of the outdoor 4x400-meter relay team that finished 11th at the NCAA Championships
  • Second team All-American as member of the indoor 4x400-meter relay team that finished 10th at the NCAA Championships
  • Competed at USATF Junior Championships and ran a PR in the 400m dash with a time of 52.68 seconds, which ranks second in school history
  • Finished sixth at USATF Juniors
  • First team All-Big Ten indoors
  • Second team All-Big Ten outdoors
  • Big Ten Champion as member of the indoor 4x400-meter relay team that set a Big Ten record (now No. 2) and school record with a time of 3:31.90
  • Set the Purdue freshman record in the 400-meter dash outdoors with a time of 52.88 seconds. That time ranks second in school history
  • NCAA East Preliminary Round qualifier in the 400-meter dash where she finished 16th
  • Scored nine points at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships to help Purdue win its first outdoor conference title since 1999
  • Made finals at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships in the 200m and 400m dashes, where she finished sixth and fifth, respectively
  • Ran the third leg of the outdoor school record 4x400-meter relay team that ran 3:30.70 at the NCAA East Preliminary Rounds to advance to the NCAA Championships
  • Ranks fourth in school history in the outdoor 200-meter dash with a time of 23.72 seconds
  • Ranks third in school history in the indoor 400-meter dash with a time of 53.50 seconds
  • Advanced to the Big Ten Indoor Championship final in the 400-meter dash where she finished sixth
  • Won 10 races, including relays, during her freshman season
  • Won the 400m dash at the Louisville Invite, UTSA Invite and Rankin/Poehlein Invite
  • Was a member of two winning relays at the prestigious Drake Relays, as she ran with the champion 4x400-meter relay and 4x200-meter relay
  • Was a top-50 individual 400-meter runner outdoors heading into the regional meet
  • Ranked 37th in the country in the indoor 400-meter dash
  • Ranked fourth in the country indoors among freshmen in the 400-meter dash
  • Ranked fifth in the country outdoors among freshmen in the 400-meter dash
High School
  • Attended Northville High School in Northville, Michigan
  • Four-year letter-winner in track
  • 400m state record holder, and won the state championship in the 200m, 400m, and 4x400m as a senior
  • National Athlete of the Week during her senior year
  • Nominated for Gatorade Player of the Year
  • Personal record in 400m is 53.10 seconds
  • Personal record in 200m is 24.03 seconds
  • Named Detroit Athlete of the Year in track & field
  • New Balance National Outdoor Championships qualifier as a junior and senior in the 100m, 200m and 400m dashes
  • Finished third at New Balance National Championships in the 400m dash
  • Helped track team finish runner-up in the state as a junior
  • Placed third at the Junior Olympics in the 400m as a junior
  • Place fifth in the 200m dash at the New Balance National Championships in the 200m dash as a junior
  • Coached by Jack Dalton, Tim Dalton and Brandon Langston
Personal
  • Full Name: Chloe Bess Williams Abbott
  • Major: Theater
  • Minor: Music
  • Birthday: July 25, 1998
  • City Born: Detroit
  • Parents: Anthony and Krystal Abbott
  • Siblings: Younger brothers, Anthony and Shawn, older sisters, Alexa and Symone
  • Notes: Sister, Symone, is a volleyball player at Northwestern
  • Dad was a high jumper at Eastern Michigan
  • Enjoys singing and acting
  • Aspiring to become a professional performer and act on Broadway
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