Abby Brenner

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Maple Grove, Minn.
High School:
Spring Creek Academy (Texas)

Features on Abby

• Brenner Reunites with Gymnast who Inspired Her (MGoBlue.com)

Career Bests

Event	Score	Date
Vault	9.975	3/6/2020 at Oklahoma
Uneven Bars	9.950	2/23/2019 at Elevate the Stage
Floor Exercise	9.950	1/15/22 vs. Arizona State

At Michigan
• Graduated with a degree in sport management
• National Champions (2021)
• Three-time NCAA Championship appearance
• Two-time Big Ten champions (2019, 2022)
• Three-time Big Ten regular season champions (2019, 2020, 2022)
• WCGA regular season All-American
• Second Team - vault (2020)
• Two-time All-Big Ten first team (2019, 2020)
• All-Big Ten Second Team (2022)
• Two-time Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week
• Two-time WCGA Academic All-America (2020, 2021)
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2021)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2020, 2021, 2022)
• Big Ten Outstanding Sportsmanship Award Winner (2021)
• Two-time Big Ten Sportsmanship Award Winner (2021, 2022)
• Two-time Team Specialist Award (2020, 2022)
• Two-time Team Albert "Chip" Freeman Hills Spirit Award (2020, 2021)
• Team Unsung Hero Award (2019)
• Three-time U-M Academic Achievement Award (2020, 2021, 2022)
• Seven career titles, winning five times on vault, once on bars, and one on floor
• Recorded 26 career scores of 9.900 or better, including six on vault, 13 on bars and seven on floor

Senior (2022)
• Big Ten Champions
• Big Ten regular season champions
• Second Team All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
• Big Ten Specialist of the Week (Jan. 18)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Team Captain
• Team Event Specialist Award
• Competed on the uneven bars in every meet this season and competed on the floor in all but two meets
• Broke into the vault lineup on three occasions this season
• Earned a career high on the floor with a 9.950 against Arizona State to earn the individual title
• Named the Big Ten Specialist of the Week after scoring a career-best 9.950 on the floor against ASU
• Scored a 9.900 or higher eight times on the uneven bars and four times on the floor

Junior (2021)
• National Champions
• Team Captain
• Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
• Chip Hills Spirit Award
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Sat out until the NCAA Finals due to an injury at the Big Five Meet
• Was a staple on the vault, uneven bars and floor prior to her injury in the regular season
• Ignited the Wolverine spirit at the NCAA Finals with a 9.9250 on the uneven bars as she returned from injury to compete
• Earned the event title on the vault with a 9.900 and placed second on the uneven bars with a 9.900 against Nebraska
• Scored a 9.900 or better three times

Sophomore (2020)
• WCGA regular season All-American (2nd team, vault)
• All-Big Ten first team
• Big Ten regular season champions
• Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week (Feb. 25)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• U-M Academic Achievement Award
• Team Specialist Award (2020)
• Team Albert "Chip" Freeman Hills Spirit Award (2020)
• Finished the season ranked among the top 50 nationally on vault (T-9th)
• Won three vault titles on the season
• Posted six scores of 9.900 or higher, including four on vault and two on floor
• Scored a career-high 9.975 on vault at No. 1 Oklahoma
• Tallied a 9.950 on floor to tie for the win at Elevate the Stage, while also scoring a 9.900 on floor
• Career-high 9.925 on floor and a 9.900 on vault against Ohio State
• Claimed the vault title with a career-high 9.950 at No. 17 Nebraska
• Tied for the event title on vault with a 9.875, while also scoring a 9.875 on bars at Iowa
• Tallied a 9.875 on floor and a 9.850 in her season bars debut against Rutgers
• End of the season was canceled prior to the final regular season meet due to the COVID-19 illness

Freshman (2019)
• All-Big Ten first team
• NCAA Championship appearance
• Big Ten champions
• Big Ten regular season champions with a 9-0 record
• U-M Academic Achievement Award
• Finished the year ranked T-49th in the nation on bars
• Two event titles, including one on vault and one on bars
• Recorded four scores of 9.900 or better with one on vault, two on bars and one on floor
• Posted a 9.875 on floor, 9.850 on bars and 9.8375 on vault at the NCAA Semifinals
• Season-best 9.900 on floor came during the NCAA Regional Final
• Scored a 9.900 on bars to finish tied for seventh on vault at the Big Ten Championship
• Tied for the win on bars at Elevate the Stage with a 9.950 to go with a 9.875 on floor and 9.825 on vault
• Made her collegiate debut at the Cancun Classic, finishing second on bars with a 9.875, tying for third with a 9.850 on vault and scoring a 9.800 on floor
• Earned her first career event title with a 9.850 on vault against Iowa
• Placed second on vault at the Alabama Quad meet with her first career 9.900
• Joined the team in the fall of 2018

Club
• Competed for Metroplex Gymnastics from 2016-18
• Member of the Twin City Twisters from 2008-16
• Two-time Nastia Luikin Cup Qualifier, winning bars in 2017 and place second on vault in 2016
• Five-time J.O. National Champion, including one all-around title, one on bars and three on floor
• Member of five J.O. National Teams
• Seven-time J.O. National Qualifier
• Won 15 state championships, including seven in Texas and eight in Minnesota
• All-Around state champion in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018
• Claimed 17 regional titles, including four all-around crowns in 2013, 2016 (Region 4), 2017 (Region 3) and 2018 (Region 3)

Prep
• Graduated from Spring Creek Academy in Plano, Texas in 2018
• Attended Providence Academy in Plymouth, Minn.

Personal
• Full name is Abigail Brenner
• Born in Ann Arbor, Mich.
• Birthday: October 21, 1999
• Parents are Joe and Laura Brenner
• Has one sibling, Jack
• Great uncle attended the University of Michigan

Why Michigan
"The University of Michigan excels both in academics and athletics, two things that are very important to me."

Why Gymnastics
"I started around the age of 5. I loved learning new tricks in the sport and conquering new fears and challenges."