Abby Kohut-Jackson

Class:
Graduate Student
High School:
Ballard HS
Hometown:
Huxley, Iowa

PRONUNCIATION

2021 Cross Country • Graduate Season: Named a team co-captain • earned All-American, USTFCCCA All-Region and first-team All-Big Ten honors • named an Academic All-Big Ten honoree • scored for the Gophers in all seven of her races • at the NCAA Championships, posted the fourth-fastest 6K time in program history (19:56.8) to finish 39th individually and help the team to a seventh-place team finish • earned her second career USTFCCCA All-Region honor with a fifth place finish at the Regional Championships • notched a first-team All-Big Ten spot with a seventh place finish at the Big Ten Championships, helping the team to its third conference title in school history • posted the 19th fastest 6K time in program history (20:19.1) at the Nuttycombe Invitational, where she crossed the line tenth overall and second on the team • registered a career-best 5K time of 16:50.1 when she finished 31st overall and third on the team at the Joe Piane Invite • finished fifth overall and second on the team in the women’s gold 6K race at the Roy Griak Invitational • opened the season with a seventh place finish at the Spiked Shoe Invitational • finished the season with two entries on Minnesota’s all-time top-50 6K performers list, coming in fourth (19:56.8) and 19th (20:19.1).

2020 Cross Country • Redshirt Senior Season: Named Second Team All-Big Ten, USTFCCCA All-Academic, and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • team co-captain • ran a career-best 20:45.1 to place eighth overall and second on the team at the Big Ten Championships • helped the Gophers to a fifth-place team finish at the NCAA Championships, placing 45th overall and second on the team in 21:01.9 • ended the season ranked 23rd on Minnesota’s all-time top-50 6K performers list (20:45.1).

2021 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Senior Season: Named All-Big Ten First Team honoree as Big Ten champion in the distance medley relay • named team co-captain • competed at two meets • won the B1G distance medley relay, running the 1,600m leg, in a season-best 11:10.05 for the fourth-fastest DMR in Minnesota history and placed ninth in the mile in a season-best 4:46.57 at the Big Ten Indoor Championships • ran a season-best 9:28.02 to place third in the 3,000m and placed fifth in the mile at the Hawkeye B1G Invitational.

2021 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Senior Season: Named Second Team All-America selection and All-Big Ten First Team honoree in the 3,000m steeplechase • named Midwest Region Women's Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year • named Academic All-Big Ten honoree • finished 11th in the 3,000m steeplechase (9:50.89) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships • placed third in the 3,000m steeplechase (9:46.96) at the NCAA West Prelim to advance to the NCAA Championships • won the B1G 3,000m steeplechase (9:47.51), placed eighth in the 1,500m in a career-best 4:19.10, good for eighth in Minnesota history, and paced the 5,000m but did not finish at the Big Ten Outdoor Championships • ran a career-best 9:41.20 in the 3,000m steeplechase during the NCAA semifinals • won the distance medley relay in a Minnesota program record time of 11:03.01 at the Illini B1G Relays • qualified for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in the 3,000m steeplechase and placed 19th in 9:52.84 • ended the season ranked first in the 3,000m steeplechase (9:41.20), distance medley relay (11:03.01), and eighth in the 1,500m (4:19.10).

2019 Cross Country • Redshirt Junior Season: Named All-Midwest Region honoree • named USTFCCCA All-Academic Team, CoSIDA Academic All-District, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • team co-captain • earned third letter in cross country • ran seven races • ran a career-best 6K time of 20:57.7 to lead the team in 64th place overall at the Nuttycombe Invite • ran a career-best 5K time of 17:07.88 and placed third on the team at the Notre Dame Invitational • finished second on the team and placed 24th overall at the Big Ten Championships (21:01.3) • placed second on the team and 13th overall at the NCAA Midwest Regional (21:03.8) • placed 110th overall to lead the Gophers at the NCAA Championships (21:18.7) • ended the season ranked 28th on Minnesota's all-time 6K performers list (20:57.7).

2020 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Junior Season: Named CoSIDA Academic All-District, USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • letterwinner • team co-captain • ran nine races • placed fourth in the 3,000m, fifth in the mile, and 12th in the 5,000m at the Big Ten Championships • ran a career-best 4:41.85 in the mile to place fourth at the ISU Classic and rank eighth among all-time Gophers • ran a career-best 9:20.38 to win the 3,000m at the Meyo Invitational and rank sixth among all-time Gophers • ran a career-best 16:49.10 in the 5,000m at the B1G Championships • won the mile at the McCravy Memorial • indoor season ended on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns • ended the season ranked sixth in the 3,000m (9:20.38) and eighth in the mile (4:41.85) among all-time Gophers.

2020 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Junior Season: The 2020 outdoor track & field season was canceled on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA announced they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.

2018 Cross Country • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • earned second letter in cross country • ran seven races • finished among the top seven Gophers at five meets • ran a season-best 6K time of 21:39.9 as the fourth Gopher in 54th overall at the Big Ten Championship • ran a season-best 5K time of 18:13 as the sixth Gopher in 59th overall at the Battle in Beantown • finished as the fourth Gopher at the NCAA Championship and as the seventh Gopher at the NCAA Midwest Regional • ended the season ranked 34th on Minnesota’s all-time top-50 6K performers list (21:13.57, 2017).

2019 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Ran four races • ran a career-best 4:52.79 in the mile at the Power Five Invite • ran a career-best 9:42.28 in the 3,000m at the ISU Classic • placed 17th in the mile at the Big Ten Championship.

2019 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Sophomore Season: Named USTFCCCA All-Academic, Big Ten Distinguished Scholar, and Academic All-Big Ten • letterwinner • ran seven races, including four PRs in the 3,000m steeplechase • finished sixth in the 3,000m steeplechase (10:20.99) and ran a career-best 4:27.06 to place 15th in the 1,500m at the Big Ten Championship • ran a career-best 10:15.14 to move into seventh among all-time Gophers and place 25th in the 3,000m steeplechase at the NCAA West Prelim • debuted at 10th on Minnesota's all-time list in the 3,000m steeplechase and improved to eighth before ending the season ranked seventh at 10:15.14.

2017 Cross Country • Redshirt Freshman Season: Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • earned first letter in cross country • ran eight races • ended the season ranked 34th on Minnesota’s all-time top-50 6K performers list (21:13.57) • placed among the top nine Gophers at all eight meets • ran a career-best 6K time of 21:13.57 at the NCAA Midwest Regional, placing 50th overall and fourth on the team • ran a career-best 5K time of 17:45.58 at the Greater Louisville Classic, placing 77th overall and seventh on the team • placed 231st overall and seventh on the team at the NCAA Championship (22:02.27) • finished 39th overall and fifth on the team at the Big Ten Championship (21:26.2) • made Gopher debut at the season-opening Indiana Open 5K, placing 29th overall as the eighth Gopher (18:32.1) • won the Oz Memorial in 22:35.6 • led the Gophers and placed 26th overall in the open race at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invite (21:42.1).

2018 Indoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: Ran six races • made Big Ten track & field debut, running the 1200m leg of the sixth-place distance medley relay (11:25.67) • ran a career-best 2:12.36 in the 800m at the Iowa State Classic • ran a career-best 4:54.33 to win the unseeded section of the mile at the Power Five Invite • ran on the Gophers' fifth-place 4x400m relay at the Iowa State Classic.

2018 Outdoor Track & Field • Redshirt Freshman Season: Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and Academic All-Big Ten • ran seven races • ran a career-best 4:34.66 in the 1,500m while racing unattached at UW-La Crosse • ran a season-best 2:12.92 in the 800m at the Tommie Twilight • ran on the fifth-place 4x800m relay at the Raleigh Relays (9:06.29) • ran on the third-place 4x1600m relay at the Drake Relays (19:26.92).

2016 Cross Country • Freshman Season: Competed unattached at five meets.

2017 Indoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Competed unattached at five meets.

2017 Outdoor Track & Field • Freshman Season: Competed unattached at five meets.

High School: A 2016 graduate of Ballard High School in Huxley, Iowa, where she competed for coaches Scott Barth, Marian Kohut, Mike Carr, and Jenna Nosekabel • four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track & field • earned four top-eight finishes at the Iowa High School Cross Country 3A State Championship, including a runner-up finish as a junior in 2014 (14:55 for 4K), fifth-place finishes in both 2013 (15:02 for 4K) and 2015 (19:20 for 5K), and an eighth-place showing as a freshman in 2012 (15:01 for 4K) • led Ballard to a fifth-place team finish at the state championship as a junior in 2014 and took 14th as a team as a senior in 2015 • four-time Raccoon River Conference champion in cross country • owns high school cross country personal bests of 14:35 for 4K (2013) and 18:40 for 5K (2015) • nine-time state meet qualifier on the track, competing in the 800m, 1,500m, and 3,000m and collecting six top-five finishes • won the 3,000m (10:08.29), was runner-up in the 1,500m (4:41.27), and took third in the 800m (2:15.42) to lead Ballard to a seventh-place team finish at the 2016 Iowa High School Track & Field 3A State Championship • placed third in the 800m (2:16) and seventh in the 1,500m (4:50) at the state championship as a junior in 2015 • took fifth in both the 800m and 1,500m at the state meet as a sophomore in 2014 • finished sixth in the 1,500m and 11th at the state meet as a freshman in 2013 • eight-time Raccoon River Conference champion in track & field, earning three titles in both the 800m and 1,500m • holds Ballard HS records in the 800m, 1,500m, and 3,000m • owns high school personal bests of 2:15.4 in the 800m, 4:40 in the 1,500m, 5:07 in the mile, and 10:08 in the 3,000m, all set in 2016.

Personal: Daughter of Marian Kohut and David Jackson • has two siblings, Luke and Noah • majoring in Neuroscience and Spanish • mother Marian ran one year collegiate cross country and track & field at the University of Chicago • father David ran four years of collegiate cross country and track & field at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point • was valedictorian of her class at Ballard High School • National Merit Finalist, National Honor Society member, and honor roll student • competed in figure skating for eight years and participated in band and chorus during high school.

Kohut-Jackson's Cross Country Postseason Appearances
Year	Big Tens	Midwest Regional	NCAA Championship
2016	Redshirt	Redshirt	Redshirt
2017	39th, 21:26.2	50th, 21:13.57	231st, 22:02.27
2018	54th, 21:39.9	102nd, 22:05.0	215th, 22:07.67
2019	24th, 21:01.3	13th, 21:03.8	110th, 21:18.7
2020	8th, 20:45.1	N/A	45th, 21:01.9
2021	7th, 20:48.3	5th, 20:49.8	39th, 19:56.8

Kohut-Jackson's Cross Country Career Bests (2020-21 Final)
Event	Mark (All-Time Rank)	Meet (Date)
5K	16:50.1	Joe Piane Invitational (10/1/21)
6K	19:56.8 (AT-4th)	NCAA Championships (11/20/21)
Kohut-Jackson's Indoor Career Bests (2020-21 Final)
Event	Mark (All-Time Rank)	Meet (Date)
800m	2:12.36	Iowa State Classic (2/10/18)
Mile	4:41.85 (AT-8th)	Iowa State Classic (2/15/20)
3,000m	9:20.38 (AT-6th)	Meyo Invitational (2/8/20)
5,000m	16:49.10	Big Tens (2/29/20)
Kohut-Jackson's Outdoor Career Bests (2020-21 Final)
Event	Mark (All-Time Rank)	Meet (Date)
800m	2:12.22, UA	Janis Rider Invite (4/29/17)
1,500m	4:19.10 (AT-8th)	Big Tens (5/16/21)
3,000m Steeplechase	9:41.20 (AT-1st)	NCAA Championships (6/10/21)