Kansas Jayhawks
Abigail Benedict - Women's Rowing - Kansas Jayhawks

Abigail Benedict

Height 5'9''
Class Senior
Hometown St. Louis, Mo.
High School St. Dominic HS

Career Honors

  • 2022 Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award
  • 2021 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
  • Two-time Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association National Scholar-Athlete [2021, 2020]
  • Big 12 Co-Boat of the Week, First Varsity Eight (4/7)

2020-21 (JUNIOR)

  • Aided the team to a 3.55 spring GPA
  • Led team to be 2021 Sunflower Showdown Champions over Kansas State
  • Helped the First Varsity Eight to a second-place finish against Oklahoma (3/27) at 6:39.38
  • Concluded day one of the Sunshine State Invite (4/2-3) with the First Varsity Eight to a fourth-place finish with a mark of 7:16.37, improved on day two to a third-place finish at 7:46.45
  • Competed at the Iowa Regatta (4/24) with the First Varsity Eight at 6:46.45 and a fourth-place finish
  • In the First Varsity Eight at the Sunflower Showdown (5/1), paced the team to a first-place finish with a time of 7:12.6
  • With the First Varsity Eight at the Big 12 Championship (5/15), posted a fifth-place mark of 7:17.945
  • A part of First Varsity Eight to earn Big 12 Co-Boat of the Week (4/7)
  • 2021 Academic All-Big 12 First Team
  • Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association National Scholar-Athlete

2019-20 (SOPHOMORE)

  • No season due to the coronavirus
  • Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association National Scholar-Athlete

2018-19 (FRESHMAN)

  • Stroked the Second Varsity Four to a fourth-place finish in the grand final of the Cooper Sprints (3/24) with a final time of 8:17.83
  • Raced for the Second Varsity Four, finishing seventh in the grand finals at the Sunshine State Invite (4/6) with a time of 7:47.45
  • Helped the Second Varsity Eight to a first-place finish in the grand finals of the George Mason Invite (4/14) with a final time of 6:45.10
  • Stroked the Second Varsity Four to a fourth-place finish with a time of 7:53.81 at The 2019 Big 12 Championships in Oakridge, Tennessee

HIGH SCHOOL

  • Lettered in softball, basketball, soccer and track & field
  • Two-time district champions and one-time sectional champions in softball
  • First-team all-conference and district for softball
  • Second-team all-conference, One-time district champions and two-time conference champions in basketball
  • Holds St. Dominic High School’s record in the javelin

PERSONAL
Daughter of Michael and Mary Beth Benedict … One brother, Adam … Plans to pursue a degree in secondary education with an emphasis on history and government.

Women's Rowing 🚣 Kansas Competes at Lake Wheeler Invite

Kansas rowing uses the Lake Wheeler Invite to improve overall before hosting Kansas State and Drake next weekend, Saturday, April 30. 

Baseball 17 Jayhawks Receive Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award

Seventeen University of Kansas student-athletes have been honored with the 2022 Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award – the Big 12 Conference’s highest academic honor.

Women's Rowing 🛶 Kansas Rowing Competes at Jayhawk Jamboree

The Kansas Rowing team got the opportunity to compete in front of their home fans at Burcham Park on Saturday as they hosted the Jayhawk Jamboree, which featured opponents from Creighton, Iowa and Kansas State.