Abby Bednar

Height:
5-5
Class:
Sophomore
High School:
North Carolina Cyber Academy
Hometown:
Weddington, N.C.
Prev School:
Kentucky

2025 (at Kentucky): Did not compete.

Prior to MSU/Kentucky: Trained at Everest Gymnast in Cornelius, North Carolina under Yiwen Chen ... A six-year level 10 gymnast ... Rated as a four-star recruit by CollegeGymNews ... Five-time DP Nationals qualifier (2019, 2021-24) ... 2021 Nastia Liukin Cup junior qualifier, where she finished fourth on vault ... Finished third on beam and sixth on floor at the 2024 Region 8 Championships ... Runner-up on beam at the 2024 North Carolina State Meet ... Placed third in the all-around at the 2023 Region 8 Championships and finished fifth on vault, sixth on bars and fourth on beam ... 2023 North Carolina state beam champion ... Also finished third on vault and fourth on bars at the 2023 North Carolina State Meet ... Earned sixth place in the all-around at the 2022 DP National Championships and finished third on beam and eighth on bars ... Finished in the top five on vault, beam, floor and in the all-around at the 2022 Region 8 Championships ... Placed third on floor, sixth on bars and eighth on vault at the 2021 Region 8 Championships ... Runner-up on floor and finished fifth on vault at the 2021 North Carolina State Meet ... Vault and floor champion at the 2019 Region 8 Championships ... Won vault, floor and the all-around and placed second on bars and third on floor at 2018 Level 9 Easterns ... Attended North Carolina Cyber Academy, where she graduated as salutatorian.

Personal: Daughter of Brian and Rebecca Bednar ... Has two siblings, Libby and Ben ... Hobbies include cooking and baking, running and walking outside and shopping and fashion ... Intends to major in kinesiology at MSU and hopes to be a part of the medical field in either medicine or dentistry.