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Abby Desmarais

  • Class Freshman
  • Events Sprints
  • Hometown Framingham, Mass.
  • High School Framingham

Biography

All Performances (TFRRS)

BEFORE HOLY CROSS:

  • Seven-season member of the track and field team at Framingham in Framingham, Mass. under head coach Chris Collins
  • Served as a two-year track and field team captain
  • 2024 MIAA Division 1 Indoor State Meet Team Runner Up
  • 2024 MIAA Division 1 Indoor State Meet MVP
  • 2022 Outstanding Female Athlete of the Meet at Lou Tozzi Freshman-Sophomore Outdoor Meet
  • Eight-time MIAA Division 1 State Champion
  • Four-time Meet of Champions Champion
  • Four-time Boston Globe All-Scholastic selection
  • Four-time MetroWest Daily News All-Star
  • Set the Framingham school record in: 100m, 200m, 300m, 400m, 400m hurdles, 55m, 4x100m, 4x200m, 4x400m, SMR and Swedish relay
  • Career PRs: 100m (12.04), 200m (24.64), 300m (39.61), 400m (57.08), 400H (63.00) and 55m (7.03)
  • Outdoor 2024 Senior year PRs: 400m (57.08), 200m (24.64) and 100m (12.04)
  • Four-time High Honor Roll selection
  • Two-year member of the National Honors Society

PERSONAL: 

  • Her mom, Christine VanSlyke, played soccer, basketball and softball at Russell Sage College (Class of ‘96)
  • Her dad, Kevin, played soccer at Tufts University (Class of ‘95)
  • Plans to major in economics or accounting
  • Chose Holy Cross because it is her dream school. She loves the beautiful campus, the balance between academics and athletics, the alumni support system and the tight-knit campus community
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