Abbie Newman
Abbie Newman
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • Hometown:
    Hanson, Mass.
  • High School:
    Whitman-Hanson Reg.

Bio

Team captain ... senior from Hanson, Mass. … 2016 graduate of Whitman-Hanson Regional High School who is majoring in finance, with a concentration in financial planning … outstanding student with a minor in economics … Before Bentley: as a senior, was a team captain for the cross country, indoor track and spring track teams … high school PR’s include 2:28 800, 3:12 1,000, 5:23 mile and 19:23 5,000 … Personal: age as of Sept. 1: 21 … daughter of Peggy and John Newman … has one sister, Emily (25) … has participated in various community service events, such as ALS and breast cancer awareness meets … athletic tutor … Women’s Leadership Program ... Economics-Finance Club ... tutor for student-athletes

CROSS COUNTRY

2018: Ran in five of the team’s six meets, scoring in each ... was 75th in the Northeast-10 Championships (25:06.36) and 107th in the NCAA Division II Championships (25:55.20) ... 2017: Competed in three races, including the NCAA Division II East Regional where she finished 99th overall in 26:33.6 … that was sixth among Bentley runners … 2016: in her first career race, finished third in the Shacklette Invitational in 20:20 … 139th in the JV race at the New Englands (21:07.04).

TRACK

Bentley Rankings: 8th in outdoor 4x800 (9:56.31, 2017 Northeast-10 Championships), 14th in indoor mile (5:21.46, 2017 Northeast-10 Championships), 14th in outdoor 1,500 (4:54.64, 2019 Northeast-10 Championships) ... 2018-19: Placed 12th in the 1,500 at the outdoor NE10 Championships with her 4:54.64 a PR ... 13th in mile at indoor NE10’s (5:33.45) ... 24th in 1,000 at indoor New Englands (3:17.04)  ... 2017-18: At the indoor NE10 Championships, was tenth in the mile (5:27.68) and part of the Falcons’ 4x800 relay that finished eighth (10:13.85) … 23rd in 800 (2:28.39) and tenth in 4x800 (10:14.36) during the outdoor NE10’s … 2016-17: Finished seventh in the mile (5:21.46) at the indoor NE10’s … also helped Bentley take eighth in the 4c800 (10:15.80) … 31st in the mile at the indoor New Englands with a clocking of 5:22.96 …  during the outdoor Northeast-10’s, was 21st in the 1500 (4:59.77), 26th in the 800 (2:27.70) and seventh in the 4x800 (9:56.31).

TFRRS Profile/Career History

News Mentions

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Fehskens Leads Bentley during Northeast-10 Championships

During the Northeast-10 Conference Women’s Cross Country Championships, senior Paige Fehskens (Wareham, Mass./Wareham HS) was the top...

October 27, 2019

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Women's Cross Country:"‘Thank God I didn’t quit’: Adversity drives Newman’s cross country career to Bentley"

Senior Abbie Newman is one of the captains for the Bentley women's cross country team. In this article for the Whitman-Hanson Express, Nate...

October 11, 2019

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Fehskens Bentley’s Top Finisher in Capital Cross Challenge

The Bentley University women’s cross country team competed in the Elite Division of the Capital Cross Challenge Saturday at the Haggins Oak...

September 28, 2019

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Fehskens & Newman Tabbed as Bentley Women’s Cross Country Captains

Seniors Paige Fehskens (Wareham/Wareham HS) and Abbie Newman (Hanson/Whitman-Hanson Reg. HS) have been named captains of the 2019 Bentley...

September 3, 2019