Abby Koch

Position:
Distance
Class:
Redshirt Junior
High School:
Stow
Hometown:
Stow, Ohio

2012-13: (Cross Country) Competed in 5-of-6 meets for the Falcons ... Was the first Falcon to cross the finish line on three separate occasions ... Opened the season with a seventh place finish at the Mel Brodt Collegiate Opener, finishing first among the BG women with a time of 18:59 in the 5K ... Set a personal best at the UB Stampede Invitational (5K), finishing the course in 18:03.9 for a third place finish ... Completed her first 6K of the season at the Bradley Classic in a personal best time of 21:40, finishing first among the BG women and 17th overall ... Completed the course at the MAC Championships (6K) in 22:27.7, finishing 28th overall ... Finished with a time of 22:18 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional. (Indoor) Academic All-MAC … Competed in the 3000 and 5000 during the season, qualifying for the MAC Championships in the 5000 … Had a season-best time of 10:26.40 in the 3000, placing 10th at the Akron Invitational … Posted a season-best time of 17:45.06 in the 5000 at the GVSU Big Meet … Placed 19th at the MAC Championships in the 5000 with a time of 18:21.40. (Outdoor) Academic All-MAC … Ran the 1500, 3000, 5000 and 10000 for the Falcons, competing in the MAC Championships in the 5000 and 10000 … Had a season-best time of 4:56.90 in the 1500 at the Toledo Dual meet … Set a personal best in the 3000 at the Toledo Dual meet, finishing second in a time of 10:33.03 … Won the Gina Relays in the 5000 and then set a personal best in the event at the MAC Championships with a time of 17:14.88 to place ninth … Finished 15th at the MAC Championships in the 10000 with a personal best time of 38:11.33.

2011-12: Redshirted both the cross country season and the outdoor track and field season. (Indoor Track and Field) Won 3000 at Bowling Green Opener in 10:06.00 … Also won mile run at Tom Wright Classic in 5:11.68 … Competed in 5000 at Notre Dame Meyo Invitational and placed 22nd overall in 17:31.16 … At 2012 MAC Championships, earned ninth place (17:40.32) in 5000 and 12th place (10:11.20) in 3000 ... Women’s Indoor Track and Field Academic All-MAC Team.

2010-11: (Cross Country) Won the Mel Brodt Invitational with a personal-best 5K time of 18:07 ... That time was the team low for the season ... Also set team low and personal best time (22:03) in the 6K at the Falcon Invitational, where she finished third ... Finished eighth overall (18:53) against Toledo ... Was BGSU’s top runner at Spartan Invitational and All-Ohio Championships ... Placed second on the team at the MAC Championships and NCAA Regional. (Indoor Track and Field) Claimed ninth place at All-Ohio Championships in 3000 with personal-record time of 10:26.04 ... Earned sixth place at Akron Invite with a then-personal-best 17:42.01 in the 5000 ... Posted a time of 19:04.68 in the 5000 at the MAC Championships. (Outdoor Track and Field) Set personal-best times in the 800 (2:26.72) and 1500 (4:46.76) at the Ohio Team Challenge ... Ran a career-best 17:38.88 in the 5000 at the MAC Championships ... At the prestigious Drake Relays, finished 11th in the 10K run with personal-record 36:37.33 ... Won 3000 and helped 6400 relay team win at NW Ohio Relays.

2009-10: (Cross Country) Raced in all seven meets for the Falcons…. Was the first Falcon runner to finish in two races… Had her best performance of the season in the Falcon Classic when she set a personal 6K record with a time of 22:51, placing 18th …. Had the team’s best performance in the Mel Brodt Invitational (5K) with a time of 18:45 … Also led the team at the Mid-American Conference Championships (6K) with a time of 23:40 ... Placed 143rd in her first Great Lakes Regional (6K), crossing the finish line with a 23:48. (Indoor Track and Field) Placed fourth in the 3000 at the All-Ohio Championships with a season-best time of 10:30.38 … Recorded time of 10:54.80 in the 3000 at the MAC Championships for 28th place … Had a season-best time of 5:22.34 in the mile run, placing fifth at the Tom Wright Classic … Ran the 800 in 2:43.79 for eighth place at the Jane Herrmann Invite. (Outdoor Track and Field) Finished in a season-best second place at the Ohio Team Challenge after running the 5000 in 18:15.48 … Finished the 5000 in a season-best time of 18:13.18 at the Hillsdale Relays, placing 30th … Took fifth place at the Toledo Collegiate Challenge after a run of 18:51.61 in the 5000 … Placed sixth in the 3000 at the Jack Shaw Invite with a time of 10:50.85.

High School: Is a 2009 graduate of Stow High School .... Ran personal bests of 5:12 for 1600, 11:02 for the 3200 in track and 18:14 in the 5000 in cross country ... Holds school records in the 1600, 3200, 5000 and the 3200 relay team that ran 9:20 ... Coached by John Roseman and Aaron Morris ... Placed eighth in the 2008 Division I Ohio State Cross Country Meet ... Runner-up in 2008 Tiffin Regional Cross Country Meet ... Placed ninth in the 3200 at the 2008 Division I Ohio State Track & Field Meet ... Placed 10th in the 2007 Division I Ohio State Cross Country Meet ... Placed 11th in the 3200 at the 2007 Ohio State Track & Field Meet ... Placed 14th at the 2006 Ohio State Cross Country Meet.

Personal: Born May 20, 1991 ... Daughter of Lisa and Rob Koch ... Has a brother, Andrew and sister, Annaleigh ... Majoring in speech pathology with a minor in Spanish.

PERSONAL BESTS
Cross Country
5K:   18:03, UB Stampede Invitational (9/15/12)
6K:    21:40, Bradley Classic (10/12/12)
Indoor Track and Field
1 Mile:    5:10.78, Tom Wright Classic (1/27/12)
3000:    10:09.00, BGSU Opener (1/14/12)
5000:    17:26.16, Meyo Invitational (2/4/12)
Outdoor Track and Field
800:    2:26.72, Ohio Team Challenge (4/9/11)
1500:    4:46.76, Ohio Team Challenge (4/9/11)
3000:    10:33.03, Toledo Dual (4/11/13)
5000:    17:14.88, MAC Championships (5/11/13)
10000:   38:11.33, MAC Championships (5/9/13)