Abigail Keim
Abigail Keim
Height: 5-4
Year: So.
Hometown: Williston, Vt.
High School: Champlain Valley Union
Major: Biology & Biotechnology/Psychology
Induction Year: Women's Cross Country

Awards

Academic
  • 2016 CCC Academic All-Conference
  • 3x Dean's List Recipient
  • National Honor Society Member
  • Graduated Summa Cum Laude
  • Recognized by the Society of Women Engineers
  • Captain of the Debate Team
  • Member of the Key Club and the Class Council
Athletic
  • 2015 CCC Rookie of the Year
  • CCC Rookie of the Week (09/08/15, 09/15/15, 10/12/15, 10/19/15)
  • ECAC D3 New England Rookie of the Week (09/17/15)
  • 2012, 2013, and 2014 Vermont State Women's Cross Country Champions
  • Captain on the Champlain Valley Union cross country and track and field teams 

Career Summary

2016: Sophomore season at Endicott... competed in all seven races on the schedule... had a time of 23:41.73 at D3 New England Regionals (6k, 123rd)... posted a 12th place finish at the CCC Championships (6k, 24:34)... also competed at Western New England (5k, 20:14, 11th), the James Earley Invitational (6k, 24:01.06, 52nd), Bowdoin (6k, 24:38.0, 14th), University of New England (5k, 21:08.0, 11th), and Roger Williams (5k, 20:40.73, 12th)

2015: Freshman season at Endicott... twice named CCC Rookie of the Week (09/08/15, 09/15/15)... named ECAC D3 New England Rookie of the Week (09/17/15)... top finisher for the Gulls in six out of seven races... placed 14th overall at the CCC championships in 24:05

Professional Aspirations 

Intern in Janssen-Heininger Laboratory at University of Vermont (winter 2016)... Intern in Janssen-Heininger Laboratory at University of Vermont and Vermont Lung Center (Summer 2016)... academic projects include: Olfactory and Traumatic Brain Injury research with Dr. Albers (Fall 2015- Present) and State of Technology Industry on the North Shore independent study (Spring 2017)

Clubs and organizations 

Member of the 2016-17 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC)

Community Service 

Volunteer work includes: Relay for Life Planning Committee (Fall 2015- Present), EC Buddies Club (Fall 2015- Present), Rise Against Hunger meal packing (April 2017), Food Drive for Beverly Food Shelf (Fall 2016), Fall Frolic 5k Water Station Volunteer (Fall 2016), Stache Half Marathon Water Station Volunteer (Fall 2015 & 2016), Let’s Get Ready Volunteer English Teacher (Summer 2016), Williston Food Shelf volunteer (Summer 2015)