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2018-19 Women's Track and Field Roster

Abigail Cousens

  • Position Throws
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Portsmouth High School
  • Hometown Portsmouth, R.I.

Biography

Personal Bests
Event Result
Weight Throw 14.95m
Hammer Throw 47.93m
Shot Put 9.13m

2018-2019:
OUTDOOR

Placed 11th in the discus throw (28.78m) at the BSU Invitational (Mar. 22-23) … Championed the hammer throw (45.57m) at the UMass Lowell Invitational (Mar. 30) … Earned 10th in the hammer throw (44.65m) at the Minuteman Invitational (Apr. 6) … Threw for 45.18m in the hammer throw, placing 12th at the UConn Northeast Challenge (Apr. 13) … Finished seventh in the hammer throw (43.64m) at the Jay Carisella Coaches Invitational (Apr. 20) … Placed eighth in the hammer throw (42.84m) at the Brown Springtime Invitational (Apr. 28).

INDOOR
Finished seventh in the weight throw (14.75m) at the Boston University Opener (Dec. 1) … Finished sixth in the weight throw (14.90m) at the Howlin' Husky Invitational (Dec. 8) … Placed 11th in the weight throw (14.45m) at the Battle in Beantown (Jan. 12) … Finished fourth in the weight throw (14.82m) and eighth in the shot put (9.13m, PB) at the Joe Donahue Games (Jan. 18) … Finished 18th in the weight throw (14.14m) at the John Thomas Invitational at Boston University (Jan. 25-26) … Accomplished a personal best in the weight throw (14.95m) at the New England Championships (Feb. 1-2) … Finished ninth in the weight throw (14.26m) at the URI Tribute to Bill Falk (Feb. 9).

2017-18: 
INDOOR
Placed 10th in the hammer throw (43.19m) at the Minuteman Invite (April 7) ... Competed in the hammer throw at the Northeast Challenge (April 14) ... Finished fifth in the hammer throw (46.66m) at the Jay Carisella Invite (April 21) ... Placed seventh in the hammer throw (47.47m/155'9") at the Brown Springtime Invitational (April 29) ... Competed at the CAA Championships (May 4-6) in the hammer throw (47.65m/156'4").

INDOOR
Opened the season with a 13th place finish (13.54m) in the weighted throw at the BU Season Opener (Dec. 2) … her 14.01m weighted throw placed her 15th at the Dartmouth Relays (Jan. 7) ... Placed 14th in the weight throw (14.11m) in the Battle of Beantown (Jan. 13) … Finished eighth in the weight throw (13.39m) at the Joe Donahue Games (Jan. 19).

2016-17: 
OUTDOOR
  • 12th hammer throw Mark Young Invite (42.70m/140’ 1”)
  • 8th hammer throw Ocean State Invite (45.75m/150’ 1”)
  • 8th hammer throw Albany Spring Classic (43.41m/142’ 5”)

INDOOR
  • 6th weight throw Jay Carisella Invite (14.49m/47’ 6.5”)
  • 7th weight throw Joe Donahue Games (14.46m/47’ 5.25”)
  • 12th weight throw BU Scarlet and White (14.27m/46’ 10”)
 
2015-16:
OUTDOOR
  • Finished eighteenth in the hammer throw (44.34m) at the Victor Lopez Classic (March 25).
  • Finished ninth in the hammer throw (45.05m) at the 2016 CAA Championships (May 6-7).
  • Finished 22nd in the hammer throw (41.29m) at the New England Championships (May 14).

INDOOR
  • Earned a new personal best of 14.69m in the weight throw at the Boston University (BU) Valentine Invite (Feb. 12).

Before Northeastern:
  • Attended Portsmouth High School.
  • Participated in track and field for the Portsmouth Patriots.
  • Member of the National Honor Society and the Community Service Club.
  • Newport County MVP, junior and senior year.
  • 9-1 for divisions, senior year.
  • 13th at Nationals in hammer, senior year.

Personal:
  • Class of 2020
  • Plans to major in nursing
  • Sister is on the track and field team at West Point
  • Uncle was a thrower at URI.

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    Throws
    5'6"
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    Throws
    5'6"
  • 2017-18Junior

    Throws
    5'6"
  • 2018-19Senior

    Throws