ABBIE PIERSON
West Virginia University Gymnastics
NCAA Career High Scores
9.95 Vault (1/28/22)
9.9 Bars (3/12/22)
9.925 Beam (2/24/22)
9.925 Floor (3/8/20, 3/5/23)
39.20 All Around (3/12/22)
2023 (Senior)
Surpassed 1,000 career points
Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award
CSC Academic All-District Team
Winter Academic All-Big 12 First Team
WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (March 6)
Competed in all 14 meets on vault, balance beam and floor exercise, while also appearing in the uneven bars lineup twice to record a pair of all-around performances
Finished the year second on the team with 430.4 season points
Collected 11 podium finishes, including four even wins, to tie for second place on the team
Ended the year with a National Qualifying Score of 9.8 or higher on all three of her regularly competed events, including a 9.87 on vault, a 9.8 on beam and a 9.89 on floor
Also finished the year with averages of 9.818 on vault, 9.35 on bars, 9.732 on beam and 9.857 on floor
Competed in the all-around in the season opener at Florida with Ball State and Lindenwood on Jan. 6, posting a 38.35 to place third for her first podium appearance of the year
Earned her first event win of the season with a 9.85 on vault at Towson with New Hampshire and West Chester on Jan. 20
Impressive showing at Texas Woman’s on Feb. 26 included a pair of event wins on vault and floor, as she tallied a 9.9 on each event
Reached new season highs on vault (9.925), beam (9.875) and floor (9.925) in the home finale against Pitt and Central Michigan on March 5
In that performance, she tied for first on vault and placed second on floor, while her total on floor also matched her career high on the event
Scored a 9.9 or higher eight times throughout the year
2022 (Junior)
NCAA Regional Championships Individual Event Specialist (beam, floor)
Big 12 Gymnast of the Week (March 15)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team
WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (Jan. 17)
Competed in 12 meets on vault, balance beam and floor exercise, while also making appearances in the uneven bars and all-around lineups
Ranked third on the team with 371.8 points on the year, finishing the campaign just shy of 1,000 points for her career with 986.25
Tallied 17 podium finishes, including six event wins, to rank No. 2 on the squad
Finished the year with season averages of 9.734 on vault, 9.525 on vars, 9.806 on beam and 9.873 on floor
Made her career debut on bars and the all-around at Pitt on Feb. 6, earning a 9.75 on bars and a 38.575 all-around total
Set a season-high score of 9.9 on floor exercise in WVU’s season opener at Towson on Jan. 14, then went on to earn the mark five more times throughout the year
Recorded a pair of event wins at Towson, including her 9.9 on floor and a 9.825 on vault
Earned a new career best on vault at Iowa State on Jan. 28, securing a 9.95 to finish first overall on the event
Also tallied a 9.9 on floor at Pitt on Feb. 6, to finish in first place
Notched a new career-best 9.925 total on beam at North Carolina on Feb. 24, earning a first-place finish for the performance
In the regular-season finale at Michigan on March 12, she reached a career-best 9.8 on bars and went on to tally her first career all-around score of 39.0+ with a 39.2
Represented the Mountaineers in the NCAA Norman Regional Second Round, competing as an individual event specialist on beam and floor, scoring a 9.9 on beam (T-3rd) and floor (T-8th)
2021 (Sophomore)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team
WCGA Scholastic All-American
Ranked No. 4 on the team with 350.275 season points
Passed the 500-career point plateau
WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (Feb. 15)
Ranked No. 4 on the team with 350.255 season points
Competed on vault, beam and floor in all 12 meets
Recorded five event wins on the season (two on beam, two on floor and one on vault)
Tallied her first podium finishes of the year against Denver (Feb. 11), posting a 9.8 to finish tied for second on vault and a season-high 9.9 on floor for a second-place showing
Earned her first event win of the season with a 9.85 score on beam at Pitt (March 5)
Matched her season-high mark on floor four times throughout the year, including at the Big 12 Championship (March 20) and the NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships (April 1-2)
Also finished in a tie for first on floor (9.9) on the first day of the NCAA Morgantown Regional Championships (April 1)
2020 (Freshman)
NACGC/W Scholastic All-America
Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
Linda Burdette-Good Award for the Most Valuable Gymnast
Competed on balance beam in all 10 meets, also made appearances on vault and floor exercise
Made the podium 10 times, tied for the team lead, in her rookie season
Registered four event wins, two on vault and one each on beam and floor
Only dropped one score on beam and two scores on floor all season
Ranked No. 1 on the team with 264.175 season points
Ended the year with season averages of 9.825 on vault, 9.732 on beam and 9.806 on floor
Made her collegiate debut in the Mountaineers’ season opener at Penn State, posting a career-high 9.9 mark on vault and beam to win the event titles outright (Jan. 11)
Tied for second on beam with a score of 9.825 against Temple and New Hampshire (Jan. 26)
Scored a 9.875 mark on floor to earn a share of the event title at George Washington with William & Mary and Pitt (Jan. 31)
Tallied a 9.825 on floor in three straight meets (Feb. 14, Feb. 21 and Feb. 23)
Totaled a matching career-high score of 9.9 on vault at Pitt (Feb. 21)
Posted a 9.825 on vault to finish second against Western Michigan, Bowling Green and Towson (Feb. 23)
Tied for second on beam with a 9.875 performance against Pitt and Rutgers (March 1)
Set a career-high 9.925 on floor and placed second at Iowa; also posted a 9.875 showing on vault in a tie for second (March 8)
WVU Student-Athlete of the Week (Jan. 13)
Club
Spent her entire career at Gymkhana
4-year Level 10
Three-time Junior Olympics Level 10 National Championships qualifier
2018 Region 7 All-Star Team Member - competed in Hungary
2018 JO Level 10 National Championships - 3rd place Vault (9.8), 8th place All Around (38.025)
2018 Region 7 Championships - Vault Champion (9.95), 2nd place Floor, 2nd place All Around
2017 JO Level 10 National Championships - 8th place Vault, 9th place Floor
2016 JO Level 10 National Championships - 5th place Vault
2016 Region 7 Championships - 3rd place Vault, 6th place All Around, 7th place Floor