Bay Abbott

Class: Junior Hometown: Leavenworth, Kan. High School: St. James

Position: Sprints

2011-12: Established himself as one of best sprinters in the Horizon League ... Won first Horizon League title, taking the indoor 400m crown with time of 48.46 ... Ran opening leg of Ramblers' 4x400m relay that won League title and gave men's team its second-place finish ... Also finished eighth in the 200m at the Horizon League Championship ... Posted personal-best time of 22.20 in the 200m at the League meet to move into sixth on Loyola's all-time list ... Finished second out of 31 competitors in the 400m at Grand Valley State's Big Meet ... Sits seventh on LU's all-time list in the indoor 400m after posting time of 48.29 at Grand Valley State ... Ran 7.16 in the 60m dash at Illinois State, good for fifth-fastest time in school history ... Horizon League champion in the outdoor 400m after posting personal-best time of 48.53 in the finals ... Also took 10th in the 200m at the Horizon League Outdoor Championship ... Opening runner for Loyola's 4x400m relay team that posted fifth-fastest time in school history (3:13.20) at Musco Twilight ... Finished fourth in the 400m at the Tom Botts Invitational ... Posted new personal-best times of 11.17 in the 100m at the Raleigh Relays and 22.24 in the 200m at the Wake Forest Open.

2010-11: One of Horizon League's top young sprinters ... Finished sixth in the 400m and 13th in the 200m events at the Horizon League Indoor Championship ... Ran opening leg of Loyola's 4x400m relay team that posted third-fastest time in LU history (3:16.18) at the League meet ... Ran a 7.21 in the 60m dash at Illinois State ... His time of 22.51 in the 200m at the League meet puts him eighth on Loyola's all-time list ... Part of Loyola's title-winning 4x400m relay team at the Horizon League Outdoor Championship ... Their time of 3:14.25 ranks seventh in Loyola history ... Finished sixth in the 400m and 10th in the 200m at the League meet ... Member of 4x100m relay team that ran 42.68, the eighth-best time in Rambler history ... Ran season-best time of 11.31 in the 100m at the Mike Poehlein Invite ... Clocked 49.38 in the 400m at the Stan Lyons Invite.

High School: Named two-time AAU All-American... placed third, fifth and seventh in 2010 Kansas State Meet... holds school records in five events...honor roll student...scholar athlete.

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