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Abby Thoms - Women's Rowing - University of Iowa Athletics

Abby Thoms

Class Sr.
Hometown Marion, Iowa
High School Linn-Mar

2023-24
• Competed on the II Varsity 8+ boat that placed second (7:07.15), third (7:12.03), and fourth (6:51.85) at Lake Wheeler Invite
• Raced on the III Varsity 4+ boat that won race (7:38.73), and placed second (7:46.70) and third (7:44.78) at B1G Invite
• Competed on the III Varsity 4+ boat that won both races at B1G/B12 Double Duals (7:55.96, 8:57.40)
• Competed on the III Varsity 8+ boat that won race (7:13.98) and placed second (6:50.46) at Sunshine State Invite
• Raced on the II Varsity 8+ boat that placed eighth (6:39.68) at B1G Championships
• Dean’s List student (Fall 2023)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree
• Letterwinner

2022-23
• Competed on III Varsity 4+ that placed fourth at B1G Championships (7:46.98)
• Raced on the V Varsity 8+/III Novice 8+ boat that placed fourth at B1G/Big 12 Double Dual (7:45.0)
• Raced on the II Varsity 8+ boat that placed 3rd vs. Yale & Ohio State (7:57.00) and 2nd vs. Syracuse (8:40.80)
• Academic All-Big Ten honoree
• Letterwinner

2021-22
• Raced on the I N8+ crew that placed won race (7:23.00) and placed second (7:26.60) at B1G/Pac-12 Challenge, placed second vs. #4 Yale (7:07.4) and at Harvard (7:17.5), won grand final at Sunshine State Invite (6:48.19), placed second (6:49.010), third (7:06.045), and fourth (7:13.288) at B1G Invite, and placed seventh at B1G Championships (7:09.058)
• Raced on the I N8+ crew that placed third (21:04.718) at Jayhawk Jamboree
• Dean’s List student (Fall 2021)
• Letterwinner

High School
• Participated in basketball all four years and volleyball three years
• Three-time academic all-conference in basketball and volleyball, earning academic all-state honors in basketball senior year
• Basketball team captain senior year
• Three-year National Honor Society member
• Participated in Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Students Opposed to Drugs and Alcohol, Teens Reaching Youth, and Prom Committee

Personal
• Born on February 22, 2003
• Parents are Brett and Janelle Thoms
• Siblings are Hayden, Noah, and John
• Nursing major