Lily Abbott

Height:
6-1
Weight:
null
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Teddington, England
High School:
Kingston Grammar School

Honors:
CRCA Scholar-Athlete (2023)
All-ACC Academic (2023)
ACC Honor Roll (2023)

2022-23 (Sophomore): Competed in eight regattas during her sophomore season as a consistent member Duke's Varsity Eight boat … part of the V8 crew that finished 13th at the Princeton 3-Mile Chase (11/6) with a time of 16:13.8 ... saw action in the Varsity Eight A and Varsity Four A boats at the annual Rivanna Romp (11/13), posting two top-10 finishes ... a member of the V8 crew that collected a pair of first-place finishes and a close second-place time at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invitational (3/18-19) ... raced past No. 9 Michigan at the ACC/Big 10 Double Dual (3/31-4/1) ... earned two second-place finishes at the Big 10 Invite (4/7-8) ... completed the Blue Devils' sweep of the morning session races at the Lake Wheeler Invitational after posting a winning time of 06:25.624 (4/21-22) ... earned a bronze medal in the V8+ race at the 2023 ACC Championships (5/12-13)...helped the V8+ to a third-place finish in the C Finals of the NCAA Championships (5/26-28).

2021-22 (Freshman): Made first appearance in the Duke blue at the Head of the Charles, helping the Blue Devils finish second overall and first among collegiate entrants in the Club 4+ race ... helped lead the Novice 4+ to a first-place result at the Head of the Hooch (11/6) ... part of Novice 8+ A boat that placed second at the Rivanna Romp (11/14) ... opened the spring season by helping the V8 place first at the Carolina Cup (3/5) ... part of V8 boat that won ACC Crew of the Week after sweeping three races at the Oak Ridge Cardinal Invite (3/19-20) ... opened the Big Ten Invite with a win in the V8 (4/15) ... placed first in one V8 heat and finished second in the other two at the Lake Wheeler Invitational (4/22-23) ... helped V8 claim bronze in the Grand Final at the ACC Championship (5/14) ... competed with 2V8 crew at the NCAA Championships (5/27-29), placing first in the C/D semifinals and third in the C Final with a time of 6:42.825).

Prior to Duke: Attended Kingston Grammar School in Kingston upon Thames, England ... competed for the Kingston Grammar School Boat Club ... represented Great Britain in Coupe de la Jeunesse in Corgeno, Italy in the 4x in 2019 ... served as captain for her boat club in 2019 and 2020 ... Senior Prefect at Kingston Grammar ... also lettered in netball.

Personal: Born on March 21, 2002 in London ... daughter of Michael and Vicky Abbott ... has one younger sister, Eve.

Last Updated 2/1/24