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Abigail Meckes

Javelin
Position
Sophomore
Class
Lehighton, Pa.
Hometown
Lehighton Area High School
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Abigail Meckes - Track & Field - Virginia Cavaliers

TFRRS Profile (for PRs and full results)

2024 Outdoor
• Recorded a personal best in the javelin (39.76m/130-5) to finish sixth at the Virginia High Performance
• Finished second at the Virginia Grand Prix
• Won the javelin throw at the Virginia Opener
• Competed in all four Virginia home meets this season

2023 Outdoor
• Named to 2022-23 ACC Honor Roll
• Placed second at the Virginia High Performance in the javelin throw
• Threw the javelin to a season best of 37.99m at the Virginia Quadrangular Meet

Background
• 4 year varsity letter
• Times News Athlete of the Year, MVP (Junior Year)
• 3 Event League Champ (Junior Year)
• 5th place, State Championships (Javelin – Junior Year)
• Channel 13 Athlete of the Week
• 2nd place, American JavFest
• Also played Soccer, and Basketball
• Named Overall Most Athletic
• Volunteered for Lehighton Area Booster Club Soccer, Track, Friends of Animals, UCC summer lunch program, Franklin Fire Company, and PALS tutoring

Personal
• Born in Lehighton, PA
• Daughter of Leslie and Brian Meckes
• Has one sister, Isabelle, who runs Track and Field at DeSales University
• Majoring in kinesiology