2017-18 Women's Rowing Roster
Roster
Hampton, Abigail

Abigail Hampton
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Portland
- Hometown:
- Portland, Mich.
Bio
2017: A 2017 Academic All-Big Ten Selection ... Opened the season with in the varsity four at the Oak Ridge Cardinal in the varsity four, posting a pair of third-place finishes in the first two sessions (3/11). Was behind Virginia and Notre Dame in a time of 7:51.070 in the morning, and behind Minnesota and Clemson (7:54.263) in the afternoon ... On Sunday at Oak Ridge (3/12), was fourth behind Virginia, Michigan, and Tennessee in a time of 7:56.439 ... Competed at Rutgers in a pair of untimed 500- meter pieces (3/24)... In the varsity four, rowed at Princeton with Brown in the day after the B1G opener (3/25). Finished third behind No. 10 Princeton and No. 5 Brown in a time of 8:03.6 ... In the third four, raced twice on the Charles River in Cambridge, Mass. (4/22-23) against several Boston-area crews, and started the weekend with a convincing win (7:40.709) over two entries from Radcliffe and one from Northeastern ... Took a win in the Sunday race (7:37.0), outpacing Radcliffe by 19 seconds (7:56.2) and nearly a full minute ahead of Radcliffe's fourth varsity four (8:31.6) ...
2016: Split a pair of races against Michigan at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge in the second novice eight, besting the Wolverines by nearly a length in the morning session (7:21.9-7:25.4), and falling to UM in a time of 7:52.7 later that day ... Posted a great effort in a pair of three-boat races against Michigan and Rutgers at the Big Ten Double Dual (4/3) in the second novice eight races in Princeton, NJ, winning the first race over Michigan by four seats and the host Scarlet Knights by open water (7:29.3), and opening up the margin over the Wolverines to 15 seconds in the second session ... Took a commanding victory from host Ohio State in the second novice eight race in Columbus (4/24) , clocked in a time of 6:58.4 -- more than 20 seconds ahead of the Buckeyes ... At Michigan (4/30), finished a length behind the host Wolverines, clocked in a time of 7:16.9, compared to 7:12.9 for UM ... At the Big Ten Championships (5/15) in Indianapolis, was a part of the second novice eight entry that finished fifth (7:06.559) ...
2016: Split a pair of races against Michigan at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge in the second novice eight, besting the Wolverines by nearly a length in the morning session (7:21.9-7:25.4), and falling to UM in a time of 7:52.7 later that day ... Posted a great effort in a pair of three-boat races against Michigan and Rutgers at the Big Ten Double Dual (4/3) in the second novice eight races in Princeton, NJ, winning the first race over Michigan by four seats and the host Scarlet Knights by open water (7:29.3), and opening up the margin over the Wolverines to 15 seconds in the second session ... Took a commanding victory from host Ohio State in the second novice eight race in Columbus (4/24) , clocked in a time of 6:58.4 -- more than 20 seconds ahead of the Buckeyes ... At Michigan (4/30), finished a length behind the host Wolverines, clocked in a time of 7:16.9, compared to 7:12.9 for UM ... At the Big Ten Championships (5/15) in Indianapolis, was a part of the second novice eight entry that finished fifth (7:06.559) ...
Prior to MSU: Attended Portland High School in Portland, Mich. ... Finished in third place at the Lansing Rowing Sprints in the 1000m sprint as a senior ... As a junior, finished in third place in the novice 500m sprint at the Lansing Rowing Sprints ... Also was a two-year letterwinner in softball.
Personal: Born May 28, 1997 ... Daughter of Gilbert and Trisha Hampton ... Plans to major in psychology and criminal justice ... Father, Gilbert, and sister, Alexandra, attended MSU.
Pink Ribbon Crew | Spartans All-Access
Sunday, May 18
Uncharted Waters | Spartans All-Access
Thursday, April 10
Spartans All-Access: Rowing Unveils Newly-Renovated Facility
Monday, April 22
Spartans All-Access: Rowing Winter Training
Monday, January 22