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2014-15 Women's Track and Field Roster

Abbie Clifford

  • Position Mid-Distance
  • Class Senior
  • High School Perry HS
  • Hometown Perry, Ohio

Biography

Clifford's Top Performances
500m1:16.37
800m2:12.66
Long jump16' 8.75"
Pentathlon2916
As a Junior (2013-14)
Clifford participated in four indoor and three outdoor meets during her third year at Cornell. Indoors, her main focus was the 500, while she also participated on the 4x4 and 4x8 relay teams. She took 1st place in the 500 at the Robert J. Kane Invitational. The following week she had strong showing at the Boston University David Hemery Valentine, running a career best 500 time of 1:16.37, while also helping the 4x4 team score a 4th place finish at the event. Outdoors, her focus was directed towards the 800. Her season best came at the Stanford Invitational where she posted a 2:13.85.

As a Sophomore (2012-13)
Clifford competed for the Big Red in two events at the Outdoor Heps, racing on the 4x800 relay team that took fifth place and also placing 13th in the 400 hurdles with a time of 1:06.45. At the Outdoor ECAC Championship, Clifford was on the Big Red's 11th-place 4x800 relay team. During the season, she set new personal bests in eight different events: the 800, 60 hurdles, 100 hurdles, 400 hurdles, high jump, long jump, shot put and pentathlon. Her pentathlon best cmae at the Cornell Relays in December 2012 while her new long jump mark came outdoors in the Oxford/Cambridge Meet.

As a Freshman (2011-12)
Clifford competed in five meets for the Big Red, setting a new personal record in the 1,500 at the Big Red Invitational and a record in the 800 at the Birmingham/Binghamton tri-meet.

Before Cornell
Clifford placed second at the Division 2 Ohio state cross country meet, was a state qualifier several times, medalist in track, and also is an accomplished swimmer. She is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences.

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Sophomore

    Mid-Distance
  • 2013-14Junior

    Mid-Distance
  • 2014-15Senior

    Mid-Distance