Abbey Sorensen

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Abbey Sorensen at MW Championships in 2018

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Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Draper, Utah
High School:
Riverton

JUNIOR (2017-18)

HONORS - Member of Mountain West Conference Championship Team ... part of six Mountain West event championships including 50 freestyle and 200 backstroke, as well as part of the 200 and 400 freestyle relays and the 200 and 400 medley relays ... earned seven All-Mountain West honors in the four relays, as well as three individual races the 50 freestyle, 100 and 200 backstrokes ... CSCAA Honorable-Mention Scholar All-American, Academic All-Mountain West and Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (3.5 or better cumulative GPA) ... HIGHLIGHTS - opened season by winning the 50 free (23.24) and 200 back (2:02.41) against Idaho (Oct. 7) in Boise ... won the 50 free (23.32) and 200 back (1:58.61 altitude adjusted) at Nevada (Oct. 27) ... at Art Adamson Invitational (Nov. 16-18) swam a personal-best for 100 free (50.36) placing 21st and 100 butterfly (56.45), took 6th in 50 free (22.87, NCAA B cut), 13th in 100 back with a 54.40 (B cut) after clocking a 54.10 (B cut) in prelims, placed 11th in 200 back (1:56.67, B cut), turned in a 22.76 50 free time in her leg of the 200 free relay as team placed sixth ... won the 50 free (22.97, B cut) and 200 back (1:59.38) against Wyoming (Jan. 16) ... claimed titles in the 50 free (22.89, B cut) and 200 back (1:59.17 altitude adjusted, B cut) at Northern Arizona (Jan. 27) ... at Mountain West Championships (Feb. 14-17) at San Antonio, Texas, had a career meet swimming a personal-best and NCAA B cut each time she raced, seven times all together in three races, in 50 free (22.37) as part of winning 200 free relay, won the 50 free individual race with a 22.53, placed sixth in 100 back (53.59) after clocking a 53.23 in prelims, won the 200 backstroke with a 1:54.60 following a 1:54.53 in prelims, part of four winning relay teams in the 200 (1:29.39) and 400 (3:17.42) free, as well as the 200 (1:38.23) and 400 (3:36.03) medleys.

SOPHOMORE (2016-17)

HONORS - NCAA All-American Honorable Mention as part of 200 free relay ... member of Mountain West Conference Championship Team ... won Mountain West titles with the 200 free relay and 200 medley relay ... earned five All-Mountain West honors in the two relays, as well as three individual races the 50 freestyle, 100 and 200 backstrokes ... CSCAA Scholar All-American, Academic All-Mountain West and Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (3.5 or better cumulative GPA) ... HIGHLIGHTS - part of the winning 200 free relay (1:33.19), finished second in the 100 back (56.53), fourth in the 50 free (24.19) and 200 back (2:03.50) at the Chick-Fil-A Invitational (Oct. 7-8) ... part of the winning 200 free relay (1:29.58), took third with the 200 medley relay (1:39.67), sixth in the 200 back (1:59.35), seventh in the 100 back (54.81), and reached the B Final of the 50 free, finishing 12th (23.24) at the Art Adamson Invitational (Nov. 17-19) ... picked up win in 200 medley relay and took third in the 100 back, 200 back and 400 free relay against Utah (Dec. 3) ... took third in the 100 back at UCSD Invitational (Jan. 2) ... finished second in the 100 back, third in the 100 back and 400 free relay against UCLA, Kansas (Jan. 6) ... captured the 50 free and 200 back, took second with the 200 medley relay B team at Idaho (Jan. 14) ... won the 200 back, finished second in the 100 back at Wyoming (Jan. 20) ... part of the winning 200 free relay at Denver, also finished third in both the 100 and 200 backs (Jan. 21) ... won the 200 back and 200 medley relay, took third in the 100 back against Nevada, Northern Arizona (Jan. 28) ... part of Mountain West title-winning 200 free relay (school-record 1:28.43) and 200 medley relay (1:37.66), took third in 50 free, fourth in 200 back and tied for sixth in 100 back at Mountain West Championships (Feb. 16-19) ... competed at NCAA Championships (March 15-18), finishing 12th and earning All-America honorable mention with the 200 free relay, setting a school-record time of 1:28.31 in prelims ... also finished 19th with the 400 free relay and 24th with the 200 medley relay.

FRESHMAN (2015-16)

HONORS - Claimed a Mountain West event title and earned an All-Mountain West honor in the 200 Freestyle ... CSCAA Honorable-Mention Scholar All-American, Academic All-Mountain West and Mountain West Scholar-Athlete (3.5 or better cumulative GPA) ... HIGHLIGHTS - part of the winning 200 free relay (1:34.55), took second in the 200 back (2:08.00), 200 medley relay (1:47.37) and 400 free relay (3:31.22), third in the 100 back (58.85) and the 400 medley relay (3:56.22), and sixth in the 50 free (24.17) against Idaho (Oct. 9-10) ... came in fourth in the 200 back (2:06.68) against Utah and Florida Gulf Coast (Oct. 30) ... posted another fourth-place finish in the 200 back (2:09.02) and took third in the 200 free relay (1:37.48) at BYU (Oct. 31) ... took second with the 400 free relay (3:26.48) at Nevada (Nov. 7) ... finished 12th with the 400 free relay B team (3:24.23) at the Art Adamson Invitational (Nov. 19-21) ... took third in the 200 back (2:05.42) against Denver (Jan. 23) ... finished second in the 200 back (2:04.56) against Oregon State (Jan. 30) ... part of the victorious and record-setting 200 free relay (1:28.93), also finished 13th in the 200 back (1:59.19) at Mountain West Championships (Feb. 17-20) ... competed on three relay teams at the NCAA Championships, the 200 and 400 free relays, as well as the 200 medley relay.

HIGH SCHOOL

Three-time state champion in both the 50 free and 100 back (2012, 2014, 2015) and the school-record holder in those events in addition to the 100 free, 200 free, 100 fly, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay and the 400 free relay ... was named the state 5A Female Swimmer of the Year following her junior year and currently owns the third-fastest time in Utah history for the 50 free.

COLLEGIATE PERSONAL-BEST TIMES

50-yard Freestyle - 22.37^R (at MW Championships; 2-15-2018)
100-yard Freestyle - 50.36 (at Art Adamson Invite; 11-18-2017)
50-yard Backstroke - 25.91^R (at Art Adamson Invite; 11-18-2016)
100-yard Backstroke - 53.23 (at MW Championships; 2-16-2018)
200-yard Backstroke - 1:54.53 (at MW Championships; 2-17-2018)
100-yard Butterfly - 56.45 (at Art Adamson Invite; 11-17-2017)
^S = Split Time, ^T= Time Trial, ^R = Relay Leg, ^A = Altitude Adjusted Time