HONORS & AWARDS
All-Missouri Valley Conference (Cross Country): 2017
All-MVC Honorable Mention (Cross Country): 2019
All-Missouri Valley Conference (Track & Field): 2019 (Outdoor 10,000m)
MVC Scholar-Athlete (Cross Country):Â 2017, 2018, 2019
MVC Scholar-Athlete (Track & Field): 2019, 2020
Bradley COUNTRY Financial Scholar-Athlete of the Week: 04-14-20
MVC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award: 2016, 2018, 2020
MVC Honor Roll: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Bradley Athletic Director's Honor Roll (10):Â Fall '15, Spring '16, Fall '16, Spring '17, Fall '17, Spring '18, Fall '18, Spring '19, Fall '19, Spring '20
MVC Good Neighbor Award: 2019 Winter
CAREER BESTS & RESULTS
2019-20 SEASON
Cross Country: Received honorable mention to the All-Missouri Valley Conference Team • Placed 15th at the conference championship, helping the Braves to a runner-up finish in the Valley • Finished in the team’s top four in four of her five races during the season • Posted a season-best 5K time at Notre Dame in 18:07.37, while recording a season-best mark of 21:51.1 in the 6K at the Bradley Pink Classic.
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Indoor: Placed 10th in the 5,000m run at the MVC Championship with a time of 17:41.89 • Also ran the 3,000m during the campaign with a season-best time of 10:12.15 at Notre Dame.
2018-19 SEASON
Cross Country: Finished in the team’s top five in all five of her races • Led the Braves at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational with a PR time of 21:18.0 in the 6K • Placed 18th at the MVC Championship as Bradley repeated as conference champions.
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Indoor: Scored in the 5,000m run, placing eighth at the MVC Championship with a PR time of 17:41.76 • Added a season-best mark in the 3,000m run at 10:10.62 at Grand Valley State.
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Outdoor: Collected All-Valley honors for the first time in her career in track as she placed third in the 10,000m run at the conference meet • Set her PR in the event with a time of 36:33.24 at the Raleigh Relays • Also ran the 5,000m at the MVC Championship with a season-best time of 17:31.65.
2017-18 SEASON
Cross Country: Earned All-Missouri Valley Conference honors • Placed seventh at the conference meet, helping the Braves to the MVC Championship for the second time in her career • Raced in five meets overall during the 2017 campaign, posting a career-best time in the 5K at the conference meet in 17:44.04, while a PR in the 6K at 21:40.98 at the NCAA Midwest Regional.
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Indoor: Set career-best times with a pair of top-15 finishes at the MVC Championship • Recorded a mark of 10:07.75 to place 12th in the 3,000m run • Also finished 15th in the 5,000m at 18:07.79.
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Outdoor: Placed ninth in the 10,000m run at the MVC Championship with a time of 38:12.29 • Also set a PR in the 3,000m run with 10:19.63 at Iowa, while posting a season-best mark of 17:23.80 at the Bryan Clay Invitational.
2016-17 SEASON
Cross Country: Did not compete during the cross country season.
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Indoor: Did not run during the indoor season.
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Outdoor: Ran the 1,500m and 5,000m during the outdoor campaign • Posted PR times of 4:41.23 in the 1,500m at the Redbird Invitational and 17:22.24 in the 5,000m at the Illinois Twilight – ranking 12th in the BU record book.
2015-16 SEASON
Cross Country: Opened her Bradley career with a sixth-place finish at the Bradley Intercollegiate, helping the Braves take the team title • Ran a season-best 5K time of 17:44.21 to finish 19th at the 2015 MVC Cross Country Championship and help Bradley win a second-consecutive team championship.
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Indoor: Posted season-best mile time of 5:07.07 to win the event at Fred Wilt Invite during the indoor season and her season-best times in both the 3,000m and 5,000m ranked 14th among Bradley marks.
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Outdoor: Did not run during the outdoor campaign.
HIGH SCHOOL
Won the Mid-Illini Conference individual title in cross country as a junior and senior • Also claimed the conference titles in the 1,600m and 3,200m each of her final two prep seasons • Conference MVP in track her senior year • Finished 10th at the IHSA State Cross Country Championship as a junior and took 15th as a senior • Took sixth at the state track championship in the 3,200m in addition to placing in the top 11 in the state in the 1,600m each of her final two years • Helped the Eagles to three straight conference cross country titles and back-to-back regional titles • Her squad claimed a sectional title her senior year and went on to place third in the state in 2014, following a ninth-place showing as a junior.
PERSONAL
The daughter of Brian and Kris Jockisch, Abby was born in Peoria, Ill. • Three younger siblings, Wesley, Taylor and Ellie • Majoring in accounting and management & leadership.