Abigail Dent

Class:
Graduate Student
Height:
6-1
Hometown:
Kenora, Canada
High School:
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Major:
Economics, Entrepreneurship (minor)

At Michigan
• Silver Medalist, 2024 Paris Olympic Games with Team Canada in the 8+
• Two-time Pocock/CRCA All-American (honorable mention, 2022; second team, 2023)
• Member of two Big Ten Championship Teams (2021, '23)
• Two-time Big Ten Champion (2021, 2V8; 2023, 1V8)
• Big Ten Athlete of the Year (2023)
• All-Big Ten (first team, 2023)
• Twice named to Team Canada's U-23 World Championship roster (2021-22) in double sculls (BW2x) and the 8+
• In 2022, competed in the 8+ with teammate Jana Peachey for Team Canada
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2022-23, '25)
• Member of the Big Ten Boat of the Week (April 11, 2023) following the 1V8's performance at the Big Ten Invitational
• Enrolled at the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LSA), majoring in General Studies

Graduate (2024-25)
• Timed 6:14.6 with the 1V8 from the stroke seat against Yale during the afternoon session at the Big Ten/Ivy Dust Up (March 22)
• From the fifth seat of the 2V8, timed 6:56.7 against Oklahoma and 7:14.8 against Virginia at the Big Ten/ACC Challenge (March 29)
• Placed second (7:04.06) with the 1V4 in the third seat at Texas (April 12)
• Finished first (7:09.28) in the third seat of the 1V4 in the morning and fourth (6:28.53) in the sixth seat of the 1V8 in the afternoon session on day one (April 18) of the Big Ten Invitational
• From the stroke seat, placed fourth (7:25.76) in the 1V4 on day two (April 19) of the Big Ten Invitational
• On the first day of the Big Ten Championship (May 17), helped the 2V8 advance to the finals in second place (6:39.85) from the fifth seat
• Earned bronze in 6:23.80 from the fifth seat of the 2V8 to help the team finish third overall on finals day of the Big Ten Championship (May 18)
• From the stroke seat, helped the 2V8 advance to petite finals and time 6:26.86 to finish ninth as a boat and 11th as a team at the NCAA Championship (June 1)

Senior (2023-24)
• Took the season off to train with Team Canada, and stroked the silver medal-winning 8+ in the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games

Junior (2022-23)
• From the 1V8's fourth seat, timed 7:02.7 against Duke (March 31) and 6:44.07 against Virginia (April 1) at the ACC-Big Ten Double Dual
• On the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 7), placed second from the sixth seat of the 1V8 in 6:23.920 behind Stanford and over SMU, Indiana; won the afternoon race against Duke, Iowa, and UCLA in 6:21.374
• On the second day of racing at the Big Ten Invitational (April 8), helped the 1V8 finish third in 6:14.527 from the sixth seat, ahead of Ohio State and behind Stanford and Brown
• Member of the Big Ten Boat of the Week (April 11) following the 1V8's performance at the Big Ten Invitational
• Rowed in the sixth seat of the 1V8 as it timed 6:21.922 against Texas (April 15)
• On Senior Day against Louisville (April 30), stroked the 1V8 to an 18-second win in 6:22.01
• Won gold from stroke seat of the 1V8 (6:21.292) to help the team win the Big Ten Championship (May 14)
• From stroke seat, rowed with the 1V8 to finish ninth overall (third, Petite Final) with a time of 6:33.818 at the NCAA Championship (May 26-28) to help the team place 11th

Sophomore (2021-22)
• Rowed in the fifth seat of the 1V8 in a scrimmage against Indiana (March 25)
• From the 1V8's fourth seat, helped sweep Virginia in 6:49.4 and Duke in 6:56.5 at the ACC-Big Ten Challenge (April 2)
• Rowed the 1V8's fourth seat, and timed 6:17.4 against Texas (April 9)
• Rowed in the fourth seat of the 1V8 on the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 15), timing 6:27.901 to win the morning heat over Rutgers, Virginia and 6:26.148 for second to Brown (-.703) in the afternoon
• Placed second to Stanford with the 1V8 (6:10.330) in the fourth seat on the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 16)
• On Senior Day against Louisville (May 1), rowed the 1V8 to a win from the fifth seat with a time of 6:33.6
• From the third seat, helped the 1V8 to a silver medal at the Big Ten Championship (May 15) in a time of 6:14.466
• Third seat of the 10th-place 1V8 (fourth, Petite Final) at the NCAA Championships (May 29), which timed 6:26.210 to help the team finish 10th

Freshman (2020-21)
• Made her U-M debut rowing in the third seat of the 3V4 in Columbus (March 27) as it beat Ohio State and Iowa in the morning (7:31.6) and sat second in the 1V4 for the afternoon as it beat Ohio State and Michigan State in 7:45.7
• At the B1G vs. ACC Regatta (April 3) rowed from the four seat as the 2V8 placed second to No. 3 Virginia (7:16.1) with wins over No. 10 Duke (7:04.90) and Michigan State (twice) at the Big Ten/ACC Double Dual (April 3)
• Rowed in the 2V8 boat (fourth seat) that was second to Texas at Belleville Lake (April 10) in 6:44.12
• At the first day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 17), rowed third in the 2V4 as it won both races, first beating No. 10 Rutgers and t-No. 18 Washington State in 7:23.229, then beating No. 20 Syracuse, No. 9 Tennessee, and No. 16 Iowa in 7:34.088
• From the third seat, helped the 2V4 defeat No. 4 Virginia, No. 20 Syracuse and No. 3 Ohio State in 7:14.086 on the second day of the Big Ten Invitational (April 18)
• Rowed third in the 2V8 against Iowa and Louisville (May 2), winning with a time of 6:45.5
• Rowed in the third seat for the 2V8 as it won a gold medal in 6:37.713 at the Big Ten Championships at Eagle Creek (May 16)
• Helped the team place fourth at the NCAA Championships (May 28-30), and rowed in the fourth seat for the sixth-place 2V8 which timed 6:36.314.

Prep
• Attended Saint Thomas Aquinas High School in Kenora, Ontario
• Competed with the Kenora Rowing Club and Manitoba Rowing Club
• Rowed with Team Canada at the 2019 Junior World Championships in Tokyo, Japan and finished sixth overall in 1x
• Won gold in junior women's 1x and in the women's U19 double with Team Manitoba at the 2018 Royal Canadian Henley
• Won bronze in the women's 4x with Team Manitoba in the 2017 Canada Summer Games
• St. Thomas Aquinas junior women's athlete of the year (2017) and senior women's athlete of the year (2018)

Personal
• Daughter of Leanne and Carlton Dent