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Abigail Knapton
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Omaha Marian
- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb.
RUTGERS SCHOOL RECORD
KNOW YOUR KNIGHTS
Nickname: Abi
One word to describe your Coach: Focused
Major: Certificate in Population Aging
Favorite professional athlete: Bethany Hamilton
One word to describe myself in the pool: Deliberate
One word to describe myself out of the pool: Creative
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: My club coach, Kris Hoffman
I started playing my sport because…: I started diving after doing gymnastics for 11 years. Gymnastics was really hard on my body and I wanted to do a sport where my skill would translate.
I chose Rutgers because…: I chose Rutgers because of the coaches!
Famous people I have met include: I met Shailene Woodley on my way to Italy for World University Games and I trained with Laura Wilkinson a few times when my family lived in Texas!
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: I usually reflect or journal before/after a competition.
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Greece
The quote that most resonates with me is: "Rise."
If my life was a book, the title would be: Embracing Change
One thing on my bucket list is: Write a book
Phone app you cannot live without: Maps
- Platform - 332.25 (2022)
- First - Platform - (2022)
- Second - 3M - 359.10 (2022)
- Third - 1M - 313.13 (2021)
- NCAA Woman of the Year Nominee
- NCAA First-Team All-American (Platform, 2017 [4th], 2018 [8th], 2019 [5th], 2021 [8th], 2022 [7th])
- NCAA First-Team All-American (Three-Meter, 2021 [8th])
- NCAA Second-Team All-American (Three-Meter, 2022 [11th])
- NCAA Honorable-Mention All-American (Three-Meter, 2019 [15th])
- NCAA Championship Qualifier (Platform, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022; Three-Meter, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021 2022; One-Meter, 2021, 2022)
- NCAA Zone A Diving Champion (Platform, 2022)
- NCAA Zone A Diving Champion (Three-Meter, 2022)
- NCAA Zone D Diving Champion (Platform, 2017, 2019)
- NCAA Zone A Qualifier (Platform, 2022; Three-Meter, 2022; One-Meter, 2022)
- NCAA Zone D Diving Qualifier (Platform, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021; Three-Meter, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021; One-Meter, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021)
- Big Ten Medal of Honor (2021)
- Big Ten Diver of the Meet (2021)
- Big Ten Champion (Platform, 2021)
- Big Ten Champion (One-Meter, 2021)
- Big Ten Runner-Up (Three-Meter, 2021)
- First-Team All-Big Ten (2021)
- World University Games Qualifier (2019)
- NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship (2021)
- CoSIDA Academic All-District 7 At-Large (2021)
- CSCAA Scholar All-American (First Team, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021)
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)
2020 Olympic Trials
- Only female diver to advance to finals in both the three-meter springboard and on the platform
- Finished fifth on platform and seventh on the three-meter dive at the trials
2021-22 (Graduate Student - at Rutgers)
- NCAA All-American on Platform - Seventh Overall (3/19)
- NCAA Second Team All-American on 3M - 11th Overall (3/18)
- Placed 28th on 1M at NCAA Championships (3/17)
- NCAA Zone A Champion - Platform (3/9)
- NCAA Zone A Champion - 3M (3/8)
- Fourth-place on 1M at NCAA Zone A Championships (3/7)
- Fourth-place finish on 3M at Big Ten Championships (2/18)
- Sixth-place finish on 1M at Big Ten Championships (2/17)
- Seventh-place finish and school record on Platform at Big Ten Championships (2/19)
- Placed third in synchronized platform and finals on 3M at 2021 USA Diving Winter Nationals
- Broke the 1M and 3M Crandall Pool records at Army by over 10 points (10/7)
- Won 1M and 3M at Nebraska (1/28 & 1/29)
- Won 1M and 3M vs. Villanova (1/17)
- Runner-up on 1M at Big Al Invite (12/4)
- Won 3M at Big Al Invite (12/3)
- Won 1M and 3M at Princeton (11/13)
- Won 1M and 3M in home opener with Harvard (11/5)
- Won 1M and 3M at IUPUI (10/30)
- Won 1M and was runner-up on 3M at Purdue (10/29)
2020-21 (Redshirt Senior - at Nebraska)
- The most decorated diver in Nebraska history
- Captured First-Team All-America honors in both the platform and three-meter springboard with eighth-place finishes at the 2021 NCAA Championships.
- Became six-time All-American overall
- Scored 22 points for the Huskers at the 2021 NCAA Championships helping the Huskers tor best team finish since 2000
- Finished third on platform, fourth on three-meter and 12th on one-meter at the 2021 NCAA Zone D Diving Championships
- All-Big Ten
- Captured the Big Ten platform crown with a total of 343.55
- Added a second Big Ten championship by winning the one-meter competition with a career-best score in the finals of 339.15
- Runner-up on three-meter with career-best 372.20
- Earned Big Ten Diver-of-the-Meet honors
- Scored 92 points at Big Ten Championships
- CSCAA Scholar All-American
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Redshirted
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Totaled 13 individual titles among her 23 top-five finishes
- Dove to fifth place on the platform at NCAAs with a finals score of 316.75
- Marked third consecutive first-team All-America award on the platform
- Added Honorable-Mention All-America award with her 15th-place finish on the three-meter board
- Won platform at the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships and added a ninth-place finish on the three-meter board
- Placed 21st on the one-meter board at zones.
- All-Big Ten
- Fourth-place finish at Big Ten Championships on platform
- Took fifth on the three-meter board and added a sixth-place showing on the one meter
- Represented the Big Ten at the ACC/Big Ten Challenge with fourth-place finishes on both the platform and three-meter events
- Dominated platform at the Hawkeye Invite by earning a career best with a score of 343.85.
- Claimed second place on the three-meter board (357.80) at the invite.
- Established a then-career best on the three meter (362.48) with a win against Kansas
- Captured a victory at the CAMO International Diving Invite on platform before adding a runner-up finish on the three meter.
- Participated at the USA Winter Diving Trials, taking fifth on the platform and 12th on the three-meter board
- Swept the platform and three-meter events at the Wally Nakamoto Invite.
- CSCAA Scholar All-American
- Academic All-American
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
- First diver in Nebraska history to capture first-team All-America honors in back-to-back seasons
- Took eighth on the platform dive (286.15) to claim first-team All-America honors for the second-straight season on the event
- Added a 22nd-place finish on the three-meter board (307.60) at nationals
- Qualified for nationals with career bests on the platform (589.70) and on the one meter (535.85) at the NCAA Zone D Diving competition.
- Took ninth on the three meter, 10th on the platform and 26th on the one meter at the Big Ten Championships.
- Captured 12 individual titles and five runner-up finishes among her 19 top-five showings
- CSCAA Scholar All-American
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
- Academic All-Big Ten selection
- First-team All-American with a fourth-place finish on the platform as a true freshman at the NCAA Championships
- Totaled 17 top-five finishes, including three victories
- Platform champion at the 2017 NCAA Zone D Diving Championships with a total of 553.00
- Qualified for the 2017 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships in three-meter and platform
- Finished 14th on platform (257.50), 11th on the one-meter dive (285.60) and ninth on three meter (337.35) at the Big Ten Championships
- Set two season bests at Illinois in both the one-meter (294.98) for a runner-up finish and in the three meter (343.12) to capture her first dual victory
- Finished second on platform at the Jean Freeman Invite with a season-best 318.70
- One of the state of Nebraska's top divers as a senior at Omaha Marian High School in 2016
- Nebraska state runner-up in the one-meter dive as a senior
- Helped the Crusaders to a state runner-up finish as a team
- Runner-up at the Region 8 Championships
- Earned the President’s Award for Educational Excellence
- Honor roll student throughout her high school career
- Daughter of Emily and Jeffery
- One sister, Nettie-Clare
- Earned a psychology degree from Nebraska in May of 2021
KNOW YOUR KNIGHTS
Nickname: Abi
One word to describe your Coach: Focused
Major: Certificate in Population Aging
Favorite professional athlete: Bethany Hamilton
One word to describe myself in the pool: Deliberate
One word to describe myself out of the pool: Creative
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: My club coach, Kris Hoffman
I started playing my sport because…: I started diving after doing gymnastics for 11 years. Gymnastics was really hard on my body and I wanted to do a sport where my skill would translate.
I chose Rutgers because…: I chose Rutgers because of the coaches!
Famous people I have met include: I met Shailene Woodley on my way to Italy for World University Games and I trained with Laura Wilkinson a few times when my family lived in Texas!
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: I usually reflect or journal before/after a competition.
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Greece
The quote that most resonates with me is: "Rise."
If my life was a book, the title would be: Embracing Change
One thing on my bucket list is: Write a book
Phone app you cannot live without: Maps
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