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Abby Heiskell

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Charlotte, N.C.
High School:
Marvin Ridge

Features on Abby

• Heiskell Motivated by New Home at Michigan (MGoBlue.com)

Career Bests

Event	Score	Date
Vault	10.000	2x, last: 2/3/2023 at Rutgers Quad
Uneven Bars	9.9500	5x, last: 4/2/2023 at NCAA Regional Finals
Balance Beam	10.000	3/18/2023 at Big Tens
Floor Exercise	9.975	2/13/2022 vs. Penn State
All-Around	39.800	2/3/2023 at Rutgers Quad

At Michigan
• Graduated with a degree in applied exercise science
• Accepted into the Masters of Management program in the Ross School of Business
• National Champions (2021)
• Three-time NCAA championship appearances
• Three-time Big Ten Champions (2019, 2022, 2023)
• Four-time Big Ten regular season champions (2019, 2020, 2022, 2023)
• Eight-time WCGA All-American

First Team - all-around (2021), vault (2021), uneven bars (2023), floor (2021)
Second Team - all-around (2022, 2023), uneven bars (2022), floor (2023)

• Four-time WCGA regular season All-American

First Team - vault (2021)
Second Team - all-around (2022, 2023), vault (2022)

• Six-time Big Ten Individual Champion

All-Around (2022, 2023)
Uneven Bars (2022, 2023)
Beam (2023)
Floor Exercise (2022)

• Three-time First Team All-Big Ten (2021, 2022, 2023)
• Three-time All-Big Ten Championship Team (2021, 2022, 2023)
• Two-time Big Ten Gymnast of the Week
• Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week (March 15, 2021)
• Big Ten Gymnast to Watch (2023)
• NSCA All-American Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year (2022)
• Two-time WCGA Academic All-America (2021, 2022)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2022)
• Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2022, 2023)
• Michigan Female Breakthrough Athlete of the Year (2021)
• Team Captain (2022)
• Two-time team Most Valuable Performer (2022, 2023)
• Two-time Team Most Improved Award (2020, 2021)
• Five-time U-M Academic Achievement Award (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
• Ranks fifth in U-M history with a 39.800 in the all-around
• Notched a perfect 10.0 on the vault at Rutgers in 2022 and 2023 and a perfect 10 on beam at the Big Ten Championships
• Earned 26 career event titles, including seven on vault, six on the uneven bars, three on beam, five on floor, and five all-around
• Scored a 9.900 or better on 79 career event, including 25 on vault, 20 on uneven bars, 15 on balance beam and 19 on floor exercise

Graduate Student (2023)
• Big Ten Champions
• Big Ten regular season champions
• WCGA All-America First Team (uneven bars)
• WCGA All-America Second Team (all-around, floor)
• WCGA Regular Season All-America Second Team (all-around)
• Three-time Big Ten Individual Champion (all-around, uneven bars, beam)
• First Team All-Big Ten
• Big Ten All-Championship Team
• Two-time Big Ten Gymnast of the Week (most recent: Feb. 8)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Team Co-MVP
• Competed in the all-around in all 13 meets
• Ranked 19th nationally on vault and 15th in the all-around
• Tied for fifth in program history with a 39.800 in the all-around at Rutgers
• Recorded two 10s with one on vault at Rutgers and one on beam at the Big Ten Championship
• Tied a career-best 9.950 on the uneven bars five times
• Won 12 titles with two on vault, two on uneven bars, three on beam, two on floor and three in the all-around
• Recorded 30 scores of 9.900-or-better including nine on vault, nine on uneven bars, three on beam and nine on floor

Senior (2022)
• Big Ten Champions
• Big Ten regular season champions
• Two-time WCGA All-America second team (all-around, uneven bars)
• Two-time WCGA Regular Season All-America second team (all-around, vault)
• Three-time Big Ten Individual Champion (all-around, uneven bars, floor exercise)
• First Team All-Big Ten
• Big Ten All-Championship Team
• NSCA All-American Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year
• Team Co-MVP
• Team Captain
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Finished the regular season ranked 10th in the all-around and 13th on the vault
• Earned career highs in all four events with her first career 10.0 on the vault at Rutgers
• Tied a career best 9.950 on the bars and a 9.925 on the beam.
• Scored a 9.975 on the floor against Penn State for a career best
• Won eight event titles including two on vault, two on uneven bars, two on beam and two in the all-around
• Posted 29 scores of 9.900 or better this season with seven on vault, eight on bars, six on beam, and eight on floor

Junior (2021)
• National Champions
• Three-time WCGA All-American (vault, floor, all-around)
• WCGA regular season All-American (vault)
• First Team All-Big Ten
• All-Big Ten Championship Team
• Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week (March 15)
• Team Most Improved
• Michigan Female Breakthrough Athlete of the Year
• Won three event titles with two on the vault and one on the floor
• Had 21 routines score a 9.900 or better
• Was clutch at the national championship as she stood alone on the beam and tied a career-best 9.9250 to clinch the title for the Wolverines
• Competed in the all-around four times Michigan, starting at the NCAA Regionals
• Ranks third all-time in Michigan NCAA Championship history, scoring a 39.7250 in the all-around
• Finished the regular season ranked seventh on the vault and ranked in the top 50 on the uneven bars (34)
• Won the vault title at Illinois and at Maryland
• Had a perfect 9.975 on the vault at Maryland before upgrading her routine
• Earned her first floor title in her first time competing in the event in 2021 with a 9.950 in the NCAA Regional Semifinal
• Had a career-best 9.950 on the uneven bars at the NCAA Regional Finals

Sophomore (2020)
• Big Ten regular season champions
• Team Most Improved Award
• Scored a 9.900 or better on two vaults and one beam routine
• Earned three event titles, including one on vault and two on the uneven bars
• Tallied career highs of 9.925 on vault and 9.925 on beam at Elevate the Stage
• Back-to-back bars victories from the leadoff spot in the order against Illinois and Rutgers
• Posted a 9.900 on vault and 9.875 on bars against New Hampshire
• Scored a career-best 9.875 for her first collegiate event title on bars at Illinois
• Tied for the win on vault with a 9.875 for her first career vault title and competed three events at Iowa
• Matched the 9.875 on bars in the Flip for Chip meet against Rutgers
• Competed on three events in the season opener, including her first collegiate beam routine
• End of the season was canceled prior to the final regular season meet due to the COVID-19 illness

Freshman (2019)
• NCAA Championship appearance
• Big Ten champions
• Big Ten regular season champions
• Recorded a 9.8375 on floor and 9.800 on both vault and bars at the NCAA Championship semifinal
• Scored a 9.825 to leadoff bars in the NCAA Regional Final
• Three events at the Big Ten Championship, scoring 9.825 on bars
• All three season highs came in the regular season finale at the Missouri Quad Meet with a 9.825 on vault and bars and 9.850 on floor
• Hit a 9.800 vault at Elevate the Stage
• Competed on bars for the first time against Oklahoma with a 9.800
• In the lineup on vault, bars and floor at the NCAA Regional second round
• Made her official Michigan debut against Iowa, competing on vault and floor
• Joined the team in the fall of 2018

Club
• Competed for Southeastern Gymnastics from 2005-2018
• Four-time Nastia Luikin Cup Qualifier, placing fifth in the all-around in 2017
• Three-time J.O. National Champion, including one all-around title, one on vault and one on bars
• Junior Olympic National Team member in 2016
• Five-time J.O. National Qualifier
• Seven Region 8 championships, including one in the all-around, three on vault, one on bars, one on beam and one on floor
• Region 8 All-Star team member in 2016
• Won eight North Carolina state championships, including two in the all-around, two on vault, one on bars, one on beam and two on floor
• 2014 Eastern National All-Around Champion

Prep
• Graduated from Marvin Ridge High School in Waxhaw, N.C. in 2018

Personal
• Full name is Abigail Heiskell
• Born in Charlotte, N.C.
• Birthday: January 26, 2000
• Parents are John and Marie Heiskell
• Has two siblings, Thomas and Matthew

Why Michigan
"I appreciate how the school will not only challenge me athletically, but also academically."

Why Gymnastics
"I started when I was five years old."