2020 Gymnastics Roster
Abby Kaufman
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- York, Pa.
- High School:
- Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School
Statistics
Career Highs
| Event | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| Vault | 9.85 | at George Washington with Pitt and William & Mary (1/31/20) at Arizona State with BYU (3/13/19) |
| Uneven Bars | 9.85 | Pitt, Utah State and Cornell (2/17/19) |
| Balance Beam | 9.9 | George Washington, Eastern Michigan, Pitt (3/5/17) |
| Floor Exercise | 9.875 | at Oklahoma with Texas Woman's (2/14/20) Pitt, Utah State and Cornell (2/17/19) Denver and Iowa State (2/2/19) |
| All-Around | 39.225 | Pitt, Utah State and Cornell (2/17/19) |
Career Statistics
| Year | Meets | AA | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 10 | 1 | 262.8 |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | 544.925 |
| 2018 | 13 | 2 | 349.65 |
| 2017 | 11 | 0 | 154.9 |
| Total | 48 | 17 | 1,312.275 |
2019 (Jr.)
- CoSIDA Academic All-America At-Large Third Team
- CoSIDA Academic All-District II At-Large First Team
- NACGC/W Scholastic All-America
- Big 12 Scholar Athlete of the Year
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Joseph Medrick Award winner, the team’s top all-around gymnast
- Competed as an all-arounder in all 14 meets and led the team with 544.925 season points
- Surpassed the 1,000-career point mark
- Only dropped one score on vault all season
- Earned three podium finishes on vault, one on uneven bars and 10 in the all-around
- Finished the year with season averages of 9.757 on vault, 9.646 on bars, 9.725 on balance beam, 9.795 on floor exercise and 38.923 in the all-around
- Set a floor career high with a 9.875 and finished tied for sixth against Denver and Iowa State (Feb. 2)
- Tied for first on vault with a 9.75 at Penn with Temple and Bridgeport (Feb. 10)
- Tallied a career-high matching 9.85 on bars and finished tied for second in the Mountaineers’ home meet against Pitt, Utah State and Cornell (Feb. 17)
- Earned a career-best 39.225 in the all-around and finished in second place against Pitt, Utah State and Cornell (Feb. 17)
- Earned first place in the all-around with a 39.0 at Pitt with Ball State (Feb. 22)
- Set a season high on beam with a 9.825 showing and finished tied for fifth at Ohio State with Temple (March 2)
- Hit vault career high with a 9.85 and finished tied for second at Arizona State with BYU (March 17)
2018 (So.)
- NACGC/W Scholastic All-America
- Academic All-Big 12 First Team
- Surpassed the 500-career point threshold
- Competed in all 13 meets as a multi-event specialist, two as an all-arounder, and finished fourth on the team with 349.65 points
- Did not drop a score on floor all season
- Finished the season with averages of 9.713 on vault, 9.621 on bars, 9.69 on beam, 9.79 on floor and 38.75 on the all-around
- Made career all-around debut against George Washington and Towson and finished fifth with a 38.95 score; also tallied a career-best 9.75 on vault (Jan. 21)
- Set floor career high of 9.85 in a fourth-place showing against Pitt and Maryland (Feb. 18) and matched mark at Towson (March 18) and at NCAA University Park Regional Championships (April 7)
- Earned a season-best 9.85 on beam at Towson (March 18)
- Set career high on bars with a 9.75 mark at the Big 12 Championship (March 24)
2017 (Fr.)
- NACGC/W Scholastic All-America
- Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
- Competed in 11 meets and earned a lineup spot on bars, beam and floor
- Earned four podium finishes, all on beam
- Finished the year with season averages of 9.77 on floor, 9.653 on beam and 9.525 on bars
- In second collegiate beam routine, finished third at Kent State with a 9.775 mark (Feb. 4)
- Placed third on beam at Ohio State with a 9.775 score (Feb. 18)
- Tied for third on beam at Pitt with a 9.85 score (March 3)
- Set a career high on beam with a second place, 9.9 showing against George Washington, Eastern Michigan and Pitt (March 5)
- Tallied a career-best 9.825 on floor at Florida (March 10)
Club Gymnastics
- Five-year level 10 gymnast at Prestige Gymnastics
- Two-time Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier
- Finished seventh on floor and eighth in the all-around at the 2016 JO National Championships
- Placed third on floor and in the all-around and fourth on beam and bars at the 2016 Region 7 Level 10 Championships
- Earned sixth place on floor at the 2015 JO National Championships
- Strong showing at the 2015 Region 7 Level 10 Championships, finishing second in the all-around, third on bars and fourth on beam and floor
- Claimed bars and all-around titles at the Level 10 Junior Olympic NIT Championships
- Graduated from the PA Cyber Charter School in three years
Personal
- Daughter of Jeremy and Kelly Kaufman
- Birthday is May 5
- Has one brother
- Majoring in exercise physiology
- President’s List
- Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
- Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll
Assistant Coach Kaylyn Millick | Intro
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Assistant Coach Jessica Yamzon | Intro
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Associate Head Coach Travis Doak | Intro
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Head Coach Jason Butts | Intro
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