Abigail Tankersley

Position:
Cross Country/Distance
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Boerne, Texas
High School:
Boerne Champion

Redshirt Freshman
2013 Cross Country Season
Finished 70th at the SEC Championships while clocking a 6k time of 22:19.90 ... clocked a 4k time of 14:49.38 and finished 26th at the Iowa Invitational ... finished fifth at the Samford Dual with a 2+ mile time of 11:28.62.

Freshman
2013 Outdoor Season
Did not compete.

2013 Indoor Season
Did not compete.

2012 Cross Country Season
Qualified for the SEC Championships and turned in a 6k time of 22:28.29 ... placed 34th at the Crimson Classic with a 5k time of 18:34.64 ... ran 6k time of 22:43.76 at the Commodore Classic with a 5k time of 18:37 at the Notre Dame Invitational ... opened the season with a seventh-place finish at the Crimson Tide Kick-Off, with a 3k time of 11:11.40.

Prep and Personal
Coached by Dave Fulkerson and Erin Bradley at Champion High School in Boerne, Texas ... lettered all four years in both cross country and track ... placed eighth in the 1,600 meters at the 2011 Texas Class 4A Track Championships ... finished seventh at the 2011 Nike Cross Country South Invitational ... came in eighth at the 2011 class 4A state cross country meet ... finished seventh in the c 4A 1,600 meters at the 2012 Texas Relays ... claimed fifth in both the 1,600 and 3,200 meters at the 2012 4A state meet, with a pair of personal bests ... set school records in the 1,600 and 3,200 meters ... team captain her senior year in both cross country and track, while earning team MVP honors in both her junior and senior years ... earlier was home schooled and ran with the FEAST track club until her junior year ... graduated at the top of her class of 322 students ... daughter of Mike and Jessie Tankersley ... her father played football at the University of Memphis ... third-oldest of 13 children, including her brother Stephen, who runs for the University of Memphis.