2018-19 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Abby Merriman
- Position:
- Distance Free
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Notre Dame Prep
- Hometown:
- Fallston, Md.
Career: 2020 All-Patriot League Second Team ... scored 90 points at the Patriot League Championships ... graduated with Bucknell’s fourth-fastest 500 freestyle (4:52.09), fourth-fastest 1,000 freestyle (10:08.65), fifth-fastest 1,650 freestyle (16:50.48) and seventh-fastest 200 freestyle (1:50.49) times ... member of two 800 freestyle relay teams with top-10 times ... 22 wins in individual events.
2019-20 (Senior): Made the All-Patriot League Second Team after scoring 34 points at the Patriot League Championships ... finished fourth in the 1,650 freestyle (16:50.48), fifth in the 500 freestyle (4:52.09) and 12th in the 200 freestyle (1:50.49), with each time cracking Bucknell's top 10 ... member of the third-place 800 freestyle relay team ... at the ECAC Championships, went fifth in the 200 freestyle and ninth in the 200 backstroke ... overall, won 14 events ... won the 500 freestyle and 1,000 freestyle six times each ... twice touched the wall first in the 200 freestyle ... went second three times and third once ... at the Bucknell Invitational, went third in the 1,650 freestyle, ninth in the 200 freestyle and 11th in the 500 freestyle ... competed in four of five relays ... presented Bucknell's Ronald J. "Pete" Pedrick Award for demonstrated improvement and special contributions to Bucknell athletics over a four-year period ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll.
2018-19 (Junior): Scored 22 points at the Patriot League Championships by finishing fourth in the 1,650 freestyle and 10th in the 500 freestyle ... also swam the 400 IM ... placed sixth in the 1,650 freestyle and 14th in the 500 freestyle at the Bucknell Invitational ... won the 1,000 freestyle against Loyola, Army West Point and Lehigh ... overall, posted eight top-three finishes.
2017-18 (Sophomore): Scored 14 points at the Patriot League Championships by placing eighth in the 1,650 freestyle and 14th in the 500 freestyle ... won the 500 freestyle and placed second in the 200 freestyle at Bryant ... took second in the 1,000 freestyle against UMBC and at Boston University ... swam multiple events as exhibitions at the ECAC Championships.
2016-17 (First Year): Scored 20 points at the Patriot League Championships, finishing fifth in the 1650 free and 11th in the 500 free ... also took 17th in the 400 IM ... scored 17 points at the ECAC Championships, taking fifth in the 400 IM, 15th in the 200 free, and 16th in the 200 back ... swam eight events during the season (200 free, 500 free, 1000 free, 1650 free, 200 back, 200 IM, 400 IM, 100 breast) ... 14 top-three finishes, including four wins in individual events ... won the 500 free and 1000 free against Seton Hall ... also won the 500 free against Loyola and the 1000 free against NYU.
High School: Four-year letterwinner in swimming and two-year letterwinner in cross country at Notre Dame Preparatory School … team captain in swimming … two-time all-conference selection … 2015 Scholastic All-American … Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland A Conference record holder in the 400 free relay … named the Maryland LC 13-year old Swimmer of the Year … set club records in the 500 free, 1,000 free, mile and 100 breast … swam for the Fallston Fins Summer Swim Team and for Cardinal Gold and Aquatics.
Personal: Abigail Frances Merriman … born June 19, 1998 in Baltimore, Maryland … daughter of Kevin and Jill Merriman … has one younger brother, Andrew, and one younger sister, Julia … major was neuroscience.
