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Abigail Franks
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Oakland, N.J.
- High School:
- Indian Hills
- Major:
- Exercise Science
Honors & Awards
Senior (2026):
Junior (2025):
As a sophomore (2024):
As a freshman (2023):
Additional Info:
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2025)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2025, 2024)
- Big Ten Boat of the Week (Mar. 31, 2026 - V4)
- Big Ten Boat of the Week (Apr. 22, 2025 - 2V4)
- Big Ten Boat of the Week (Apr. 1, 2025 - V4)
- Big Ten Boat of the Week (Mar. 25, 2025 - 2V4)
- Big Ten Boat of the Week (May 7, 2024 - 3V4)
Senior (2026):
- Captured silver with the Varsity 4 at the 2026 Big Ten Championships, one of seven total and six silver at the championships (5/17)
- Won the opening heat with the Varsity 4 at the 2026 Big Ten Championships to advance to the grand final (5/15)
- Won the grand final with the Second Varsity 4 ahead of #9 Brown, #21 Harvard-Radcliffe and #23 Dartmouth at the Women's Eastern Sprints (5/2)
- Won the prelim heat with the Second Varsity 4 ahead of #23 Dartmouth at the Women's Eastern Sprints (5/2)
- Named to Big Ten Boat of the Week with the Varsity 4 following Doc Hosea Invitational (3/29)
- Won the afternoon session of Doc Hosea with the Varsity 4 besting #12 Syracuse (3/29)
- Runner-up with the Varsity 4 .05 seconds behind #3 Yale and 14.2 seconds ahead of #16 Penn in the morning session at the Doc Hosea Invitational (3/29)
Junior (2025):
- Competed in Spare Pairs Regatta at the 2025 Henley Royal Regatta with teammate Elizabeth Steron
- Runner-up with the 2nd Varsity 4 at the 2025 Big Ten Championships, helping Rutgers to medal in all seven races and its highest finish at the championship with a second-place result
- Champion in the grand final with 2nd Varsity 4 at the 2025 Eastern Sprints, helping Rutgers to a second-straight team title and seven total medals
- Doc Hosea champion with Varsity 4, helping Rutgers to the team title behind five grand final top finishes ahead of No. 12 Penn
- Big Ten/Ivy Dust Up champion with Varsity 4 ahead of No. 11 Penn, helping Rutgers to six race victories
As a sophomore (2024):
- Finished first with the 3rd Varsity 4B in the grand final of the Eastern Sprints (5/5)
As a freshman (2023):
- Finished 6th place with the Novice 8 at the 2023 Big Ten Rowing Championship, contributing to a 4th place team finish (5/14)
- Finished second with Novice 8 at Eastern Sprints (4/30)
- Finished third with the Novice 8 in the first, second and third session of the Big Ten Invitational (4/7), (4/8)
Additional Info:
- Part of Indian Hills and DIGS Club Volleyball
Rutgers Women's Rowing 2026 Big Ten Championship Highlights
Wednesday, May 20
Rutgers Women's Rowing Rings The Bell
Wednesday, October 22
Rutgers Athletics Launches the Athletic Excellence Fund
Monday, October 06
R Fund, Knights of the Raritan are YouKnighted | Million Dollar Match
Friday, February 28
