Abby Collins

Class:
Senior
High School:
Red Bank Catholic
Hometown:
Middletown, N.J.

2021-22: Outdoor: Took fourth place as a member of the 4x100-meter relay team in 47.16 seconds, good for the No. 5 all-time mark in the UMass record book at the New England Outdoor Track and Field Championship Meet (5/13-14) … Competed in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash at the A-10 Outdoor Track and Field Championship Meet (5/07-08) … Took fifth in the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.67 seconds and was sixth in 12.11 seconds in the 100-meter hurdles, good for the No. 7 all-time in UMass program history and earned second place in the 4x100-meter relay in 47.14 seconds to set a new No. 4 all-time mark in program history at the UMass Outdoor Invitational (4/30) … Took seventh in the 200-meter dash in 25.87 seconds and first in the 100-meter dash in 12.25 seconds at the Holy Cross Invitational (4/23) … Captured fifth place in the 100-meter dash in 12.45 seconds at the UMass Invitational (4/16) … Won the 100-meter dash in 12.18 seconds at the Friar Invitational (4/08) … Captured sixth place in the 100-meter dash in 12.67 seconds at the UMass Invitational (4/03). Indoor: Competed in the 60-meter dash and the 200-meter dash at A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/26-27) ... Earned second in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.91 seconds and the 200-meter dash with a time of 26.22 seconds at the Blue & Orange Invitational (1/29) … Placed fourth in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.89 seconds at the Sorlien Memorial Invitational (1/15) … Placed sixth in the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.95 seconds at the Beantown Challenge (1/08).

2020-21: Outdoor: Ran to first in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.51 and the 200-meter dash with a time of 25.91 at tri-meet against Northeastern and UMass Lowell (4/03) … Placed second in the 100-meter dash with a time of 12.38 at tri-meet against Holy Cross and Merrimack (3/26).

2019-20: Indoor: Was sixth (7.73) in 60 meter dash at the Atlantic 10 Championships (3/1), a personal best that improved No. 2 time in the UMass record book … Matched a then-PR of 7.74, which ranked second in program history, in the 60 meter dash preliminaries at the Atlantic 10 Championships (2/29) … Posted the fifth-best 200 meter time in program history (25.12) at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/14) … Ran 7.74 seconds to bronze in the 60 meter dash at the New England Championships (2/1), tying the then-program record and also placed seventh in 200m dash (25.75) … Took fourth in 200 meter dash (26.04) at the Sorlein Invitational (1/18) … Placed sixth in the 60 meter dash at the Alden Invitational (12/7) with the third fastest time in program history, 7.82.

2018-19: Outdoor: Ran a leg of the 4x100m relay that tied for second in all-time program history with a gold medal winning time of 47.12 seconds and also set a personal best of 12.13 in the 100m dash good for sixth place at the New England Outdoor Championships (05/10-11) … Ran the 100, 200, 4x100 and 4x400 placing fourth in the 4x100m relay and seventh in the 100m dash, also setting a personal best of 25.23 in the 200 at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships (05/04-05) … placed second in the 200 at the UNH Pre-Conference Invitational (04/27) … Claimed three top-10 finishes including running a leg on the second fastest 4x100m relay in program history at the Minutemen Invitational (04/06) … Competed on the 4x100 meter relay that set a record as the fifth-fastest time in program history at the Black and Gold Challenge in Florida (03/15-16). Indoor: Claimed 17^th in both the 60m dash and the 200m dash at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships (02/23-24) … Ran the 60m and the 200m placing 21^st an 22^nd respectively at the New England Indoor Championships (02/01-02) … Placed third in the 200m with a 26.26 seconds sprint and claimed fourth in the 60m dash with a time of 7.95 at the URI Coaches Tribute Meet (2/9) ... Placed seventh in the 200m dash at the Alden Invitational with a time of 27.26 (12/01).

2017-18: Outdoor: Took fourth in the 100 meter dash with a time of 12.59 seconds at the UMass Pre-Conference (04/28) ... Competed in the 100 meter dash at the Larry Ellis Invitational (04/20) ... Ran the 100 meter dash and the 200 meter dash at the Ocean State Invitational (04/13) ... Took fourth in the 100 meter dash with a time of 12.24 seconds at the Minuteman Invitational (04/07). Indoor: Competed in the 200 meter and the 60 meter dash at the A-10 Indoor Track and Field Championships (02/17)-18) ... Was ninth in the 60 meter dash at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational (02/09) ... Competed in the 60 meter dash at the New England Championships (02/02-03) ... Ran the 200 meter at the John Thomas Terrier Classic (01/26) ... Placed second with a time of 7.98 seconds in the 60 meter dash and fourth with a time of 23.64 seconds in the 200 meter at the Joe Donahue Indoor Games (01/19) ... Competed in the 200 meter at the Beantown Challenge (01/13) ... Finished the 60 meter dash with a time of 7.96 seconds to place fourth at the Dartmouth Relays (01/07).

Before UMass: Competed in both indoor and outdoor track for Red Bank Catholic in Red Bank, N.J … Won eight total letters … Helped team win Monmouth County Championships in 2016 and 2017 and NJSIAA Sectional Championship as a freshman … Was state 55m champion freshman and junior years, while earning all-conference for the event in final two seasons … Also named to the 100m all-state team from 2014-2016 … Set school records in the 55m (7.20), 100m (12.26), 4x100 (49.99), 4x200 (1:47) and sprint medley relay (4:40) … Personal best in long jump was 15’11” … Also played soccer for the Caseys … Earned school’s Academic Excellence and Honor Roll accolades.

Personal: Born Abigail Ineke Collins in Amstelveen, Netherlands … Daughter of Curt and Nan Collins … Sister of Sarah … Intends to major in Sport Management.