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Abigail Russell

Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Allen Park, Mich.
High School:
Allen Park
Position:
Throws
Major:
Movement Science

At Michigan

• Honorable Mention All-American (2025, outdoor shot put)
• Captured gold in the shot put (16.07m) and bronze in the discus throw (52.92m) at the 2025 USATF U20 Championships

Collegiate PR | Indoor: SP - 15.85m (52'0"); WT - 19.13m (62'9.25") | Outdoor: SP - 16.95m (55' 7.5"); DT - 53.14m (174' 4"); HT - 55.14m (180'11")
High School PR | SP - 47'6.5"; DT - 166''11"; WT - 56'4"; HT - 156'7"

TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)

Freshman (2024-25)

Outdoor Track & Field
• Threw 16.38m in the shot put for 21st at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (June 11-14)
• Threw a career best 16.95m in the shot put for ninth and 51.16m for 18th in the discus throw at the NCAA East First Round (May 28-31)
• Threw 15.90m in the shot put for 12th, 48.01m in the discus throw for 19th, and 53.43m for 22nd in the hammer throw at the Big Ten Championships (May 16-18)
• Threw a career best 55.14m for fifth in the hammer throw at the Len Paddock Open (May 9)
• Threw a career best 16.32m in the shot put for third in the shot put and 52.75m for 14th in the hammer throw at the Tom Jones Invitational (April 18-19)
• Threw a career best 53.14m for 10th in the discus throw, and a career best 55.10m for 11th in the hammer throw at the 44 Farms Team Invitiational (April 11-12)
• Threw 16.13m for second in shot put and 48.84m for 6th in the discus throw at the USF Alumni Invitational (March 21-22)

Indoor Track & Field
• Threw 14.86m in the shot put for 18th and 18.90m in the weight throw for 16th at the Big Ten Indoor Championships (Feb. 28-March 1)
• Threw 14.98m in the shot put for fourth and a career-best 19.13m in the weight throw, the No. 4 mark in program history, for fourth at the Michigan Invitational (Feb. 8)
• Threw a career-best 15.85m in the shot put, the No. 8 mark in program history, for third and a career-best 18.93m in the weight throw, tied for the No. 6 mark in program history, for third at the Simmons-Harvey Invitational (Jan. 18)
• Threw 14.35m in the shot put for third and 18.63m in the weight throw, the No. 7 mark in program history, for second at the Wolverine Invitational (Jan. 11)

HIGH SCHOOL

Discus High School State Record Holder and New Balance National Discus Champion (166'11")...Nike National Weight Throw Champion (56'4")...Hammer High School State Record Holder (156'7").