Abigail Motley

  • Abigail
  • Motley

  • Class
    r-Senior
  • High School/Other
    Floyd Kellam
  • Hometown
    Virginia Beach, Va.

Updated: November 23, 2016

2016: Was 47th at the NCAA Southeast Regional with a time of 21:42.1 … Finished 32nd at the ACC Championships with a time of 20:58.0 … Came in 57th at the Penn State National Open with a time of 21:32.0 … Was 30th at the Greater Louisville Classic (5k) with a time of 17:37.40 … Ran unattached at the VT Alumni Invite and finished sixth with a time of 21:55.20 … Ran unattached at the Hokie Invite (4K) and came in ninth overall with a time of 14:20.60.

2015: Claimed 65th at the NCAA Southeast Regional meet with a time of 22:31.1 … Came in 37th at the ACC Championships with a time of 21:19.4 … Finished 123rd at the NCAA Pre-National meet with a time of 21:15.4 … Was 28th at the Princeton Inter-Regional Invitational with a time of 21:46.8 … Came in 12th overall at the VT Alumni Invite with a time of 22:01.29.

2014: Competed in six meets for the Hokies... Posted personal bests in both the 5k and 6k distances... Achieved a 6k personal best at the Princeton Invite with a time of 22:12.

2013: Competed in four meets for the Hokies... Finished in seventh place at the Mountaineer Open...Posted a 10th place finish at the VT Alumni Invite...Earrned a 23rd place finish at the Indiana State NCAA Prenational Invitational with a time of 21:47.27.

High school: 2013 Virginia AAA state champion in the 3200 meters where her time of 10:42.38 in the final was the fourth fastest in the state of Virginia that season… Clocked a 5:00.55 mile at the Southern Track Classic… Took first in the mile at the Eastern Regional.

Personal: Born June 7, 1994 to parents Todd and Rebecca Motley… Has seven sisters, Rachel, Susan, Natalie, Emma, Hannah, Julia and Caroline… Was salutatorian of her graduating class… Major is international studies.

Motley's Collegiate XC Bests

4K: 14:20.60, Hokie Invite (2016)

5K: 17:37.40, Greater Louisville Classic (2016)

6K: 20:58.0, ACC Championships (2016)

italics = ran unattached

Motley's Collegiate Track & Field Bests
Indoor Outdoor
800m: 2:22.86
Mile: 5:00.73 1500m: 4:37.57
3000m: 9:46.88 3000m: 9:51.92
5000m: 16:43.25 5000m: 16:44.01
10000m: 35:27.92