Abby Gray - Women's Track & Field - Arkansas Razorbacks

Abby Gray

Sr/Jr | 5-5 | Distance | San Antonio, Texas | Alamo Heights

Senior (2020-21)
Outdoor: Established a career best of 15:48.53 to place third in 5,000m at Hayward Premiere in Eugene … Moved to No. 7 on Arkansas all-time list in 5,000m … Running in Fresno State’s West Coast Relays, placed 20th in Invitational 5,000m (16:05.62) … Finished 11th in SEC Championships 5,000m (16:17.78) … Placed 26th in 5,000m (16:36.98) at NCAA West Preliminary round … Set a PR of 4:15.80 to place fourth in 1,500m at Florida’s Tom Jones Memorial.

Indoor: Earned All-America honor placing fifth in 3,000m at NCAA Championships, posting a career best of 9:05.52, which ranks as No. 8 on UA all-time list … In SEC Championships, finished sixth in 3,000m (then PR of 9:11.01) and 5,000m (16:24.08) … Also raced in 5,000m (16:25.92) to place sixth in Razorback Invitational … Other races at 3,000m included fifth (9:27.20) in Wooo Pig Classic and fourth (9:17.22) in Tyson Invitational.

Cross Country: Third among Razorbacks in NCAA Championships, placing 73rd (21:19.1) as Arkansas finished 10th in team scoring … Earned second team All-SEC honor placing ninth in the SEC Championships with a personal best time of 20:19.9 on 6,000m course in Baton Rouge … Third Razorback finisher as Arkansas scored 41 points to win the SEC off a 4-7-9-10-11 finish … Matched her best place in SEC meet, which she accomplished as top freshman finisher in 2016 … Part of a perfect score by the Razorbacks in the SEC Preview to open the season … Finished as runner-up, posting a personal best of 16:55.2 on the 5k course in Baton Rouge, La., improving upon her previous best of 17:06.2 … Established a then personal best over 6k with a 20:20.5 to place fifth in Missiouri’s Gans Creek Classic and fourth among Razorbacks, who claimed team title with 20 points … Third Razorback during team win at UAB’s Blazer Classic, placing ninth among field with 20:30.5 6k time.

Junior (2020)
Indoors: Raced in two events at SEC Indoor Championships, placing eighth in 5,000m (16:19.58) and ninth in the 3,000m (9:31.35) … Opened indoor season with a 4:50.90 mile to place third in Arkansas Invitational … Won 3,000m at Razorback Invitational in a career best of 9:16.98 … Set a career best of 16:15.72 in 5,000m, placing 15th at Husky Classic … Competed in her first SEC Indoor meet since 2017 season.

Red-Shirt (2019)
Did not compete…

Sophomore (2018)
Competed in four meets during the outdoor season… Posted a third-place finish the season-opening meet in the 1,500-meters running 4:31.30…

Freshman (2017)
NCAA outdoor honorable mention (5,000) … Began her career as a Razorback placing sixth in the 3,000 at the Razorback Invitational … Finished fourth in the mile with a PR of 4:46.73 at the Arkansas Qualifier … Scored one point for the Hogs at the SEC Indoor Championships with a lifetime best of 16:22.91 in the 5,000 … Opened the outdoor season with a first-place finish in the 3,000 at the Arkansas Spring Invitational … Improved on her 5,000 lifetime-best at the Bryan Clay Invitational, placing sixth with 16:06.60 … Posted a top-eight finish at the SEC Outdoor Championships in the 5,000 crossing the finish line in seventh place … Qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 5,000 as the 11th-fastest runner out of the West region … Closed out her freshman year with a 23rd-place finish at the national meet.

High School
2016 Texas Cross Country State Champion … Four-time Texas Track and Field State Champion in the 1600m and the 3200m … Two-time Footlocker and Nike Cross Nationals qualifier … Finished ninth at 2016 Brooks Pr invite … 2016 Gatorade Runner of the Year for Texas.

Personal
Born on May 8, 1998 … Daughter of Bryan and Bonnie Gray … Has one brother; Jacob … Majoring in advertising and journalism.