Seattle Pacific University Athletics

SPU: Two-year letterwinner.

Sophomore (2018): Ran in five meets. Scored as the No. 5 Falcon (11th overall) at the season-opening CWU Invite in Ellensburg. ... Placed No. 6 for SPU (39th overall) at the GNAC Championships with a time of 23:13.80 for 6 kilometers at Western Oregon's Ash Creek Preserve in Monmouth.

Freshman (2017): Ran in four meets, scoring at Sundodger as SPU's No. 5 finisher (44th overall), and slipping under the 23-minute mark with a time of 22:59.97. ... Placed No. 8 for the Falcons (45th overall) at GNAC Championships. ... Best invitational finish was 36th at the Charles Bowles on Sept. 30.

Mariner High School: Ran in the Class 4A (large school) Washington state meet three times, placing 28th as a senior in 2016, 12th as a junior, and 21st as a sophomore. ... Was a top-10 finisher in the Wesco league meet all four years, including 2nd as a sophomore and junior. ... Also was a top-10 finisher at district as a sophomore, junior, and senior, with a personal-best 6th as a senior. ... Won four meets in 2016: three in the league during the regular season, plus the Montesano Invite. ... Won two league meets as a freshman, sophomore, and junior.

Personal: Abigail Christine Steinhauer. ... Born Dec. 28, 1988, in Maryland. ... Visual Communication major.

Fun facts: Has been running for six years prior to arriving at SPU. ... If not for cross country, would focus on skateboarding "because it's epic and you can do it all day and meet cool people. ... Favorite sport to watch is skateboarding. ... Book she just couldn't put down was "Unbroken" by Louis Zamperini. ... Favorite junk foods are taquitos and Cheezits. ... Favorite healthy foods are spaghetti and rice. ... Her dream car is a Nissan. ... Loves to shop for skateboarding-related items. ... Favorite athletes are professional skateboarders Chris Chann, Paul Rodriguez, and Luan Oliveira. ... Easiest subjects in school are art and P.E. ... Toughest subjects are science and math. ... Her pre-race ritual is praying. ... If she could invite anyone to dinner, it would be her closest friends, or rapper NF, and she would serve spaghetti. ... If she could be any action hero, would be Spiderman. ... Her friends call her Abbs or Absterz. ... In 10 years, hopes to be doing professional skateboarding. ... Other hobbies are rapping, drawing, along with listening to and memorizing music and rap.


PRs ON 2018 SCHEDULE COURSES
(All 6 kilometers unless otherwise noted)
CWU Invite (5K) @ Rotary Park 19:30.0 (2018)
Charles Bowles Invite (5K) @ Bush's Pasture: 18:46.4 (2017)
Inland Empire Championships (5K) @ Lewis-Clark State 19:22.0 (2018)
WWU Classic @ Sudden Valley 23:54.0 (2018)
GNAC @ Ash Creek Preserve 23:13.80 (2018)


PRs ON OTHER COURSES
(All 6 kilometers unless otherwise noted)
Sundodger @ Lincoln Park: 22:59.97 (2017)
WWU Classic @ Lake Padden: 23:41.1 (2017)
GNAC @ Lake Padden (same course as WWU Classic): 23:51.43 (2017)