Norfolk State University Athletics

Personal Records
Cross Country:
3k: 12:30.60 (2024 UMES Hawks Season Opener)
4.2k: 16:14.90 (2025 UMES Hawks Season Opener)
5k: 18:45.80 (2025 MEAC Outdoor Championships)
6k: 23:04.60 (2025 Panorama Farms Invitational)  

Indoor:
Mile: 5:08.00 (2025 East Coast Invitational)
3,000 meters: 10:15.98 (2024 MEAC Indoor Championships)
5,000 meters: 17:43.36 (2024 MEAC Indoor Championships)

Outdoor:
800 meters: 2:27.48 (2025 NSU Invitational)
1,500 meters: 4:43.65 (2025 Bill Carson Invitational)
5,000 meters: 17:28.44 (2025 Duke Invitational)
10,000 meters: 37:35.88 (2025 Virginia Challenge)
 
2025-26: XC: Placed fourth at the MEAC Cross Country Championships with a personal-best 5k time of 18:45.80 … Took second to open the season at the UMES Hawks Season Opener, clocking a personal-best 4.2k time of 16:14.90 … Ran a personal-best 6k time at the Panorama Farms Invitational (23:04.60). Indoor: Placed fourth in a pair of events at the MEAC Indoor Championships in the mile (5:20.69) and the 5,000 meters (18:52.12) … Helped the DMR team place second at the Indoor Pre-Nationals (12:50.23) … Clocked a third-place finish in the 3,000 meters at the HBCU Showcase (10:45.52). Outdoor: Won the gold medal in the 5,000 meters at the MEAC Outdoor Championships with a time of 18:36.16 … Took second in the 10,000 meters at the same meet (38:22.77) … Placed second at the NSU Invitational in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:53.55 … Finished sixth in the 5,000 meters to open the outdoor season at the USF Alumni Invitational (18:16.81).
 
2024-25: Selected to the NSU AD Honor Roll both semesters … Also named to the MEAC All-Academic Team for the indoor season. XC: Competed at six meets … Placed ninth at the MEAC Championships with a personal-best 5k time of 18:47.70 … Opened the season with a personal best in the 3k at the UMES Hawks Season Opener (12:30.60) … Posted a personal-best 6k time at the Panorama Farms Invitational (23:22.20). Indoor: Placed fourth in a pair of events at the MEAC Championships, including the 3,000 meters (10:23.75) and the 5,000 meters (18:20.67) … Also earned fifth place in the mile at the same meet (5:12.92) … Recorded a pair of fourth-place finishes at the HBCU Showcase in the mile (5:15.98) and the 3,000 meters (10:16.24) … Clocked a personal-best time of 5:08.00 in the mile at the East Coast Invitational. Outdoor: Earned the silver medal in the 10,000 meters at the MEAC Championships (39:29.93), before taking the bronze medal in the 5,000 meters (39:29.93) … Opened the outdoor season with a pair of top-five finishes, including fourth in the 5,000 meters (18:45.88) and fifth in the 1,500 meters with a personal-best time of 4:43.65 at the Bill Carson Invitational … Placed second with a personal-best time of 2:27.48 in the 800 meters at the NSU Invitational, before taking fourth in the 1,500 meters at the same meet (4:56.01) … Clocked a personal-best time in the 10,000 meters at the Virginia Challenge, placing sixth (37:35.88).
 
2023-24: Named to the NSU AD Honor Roll for the fall semester. Indoor: Competed in two events … Earned a pair of second-place finishes at the DIII Pre-Nationals Invitational in the 3,000 meters (10:39.69) and the 5,000 meters (18:26.07) … Clocked season-best finishes at the MEAC Indoor Championships, placing third in the 3,000 meters (10:15.98) and the 5,000 meters (17:43.36). Outdoor: Competed in six events … Earned five top-10 finishes … Opened the season with a fourth-place finish in the 3,000 meters at the Virginia Opener (10:27.88) … Ran a season-best time in the 1,500 meters at the NSU Invitational (4:57.98) … Achieved a personal record in the 5,000 meters at the Virginia Challenge (17:35.77) … Placed third in the 10,000 meters at the MEAC Outdoor Championships (39:56.30).

Personal: Abigael Chebet was born on May 5, 2002 … Daughter of Miriam Chepngetich … Has one brother, Ishmael … Majoring in computer science … Enjoys watching movies in her free time.