University of Northern Iowa Athletics
2022-23 Women's Swimming and Diving Roster
Roster
Lear, Abby
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DIVE
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BREAST
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FREE
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BREAST/IM
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BACK/FLY/FREE
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BREAST/IM
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FREE/FLY
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DIVE
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Abby Lear
- Position:
- Sprint Freestyle
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Muscatine HS
- Hometown:
- Muscatine, Iowa
Bio
2024-25: MVC Scholar-Athlete Team ... First Team All-Conference ... MVC Honor Roll ... Placed fourth in the 100-yard freestyle (53.69) and contributed to a first-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle (3:29.84) against Iowa. Second place in the 50-yard freestyle (24.16), third-place in the 100-yard freestyle (52.94) at the Huskies (Coyotes) Invite ... Placed 12th in the 50-yard freestyle (23.27), contributed to third in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:30.71), 20th in the 100-yard freestyle (50.93) and contributed to a fourth-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:21.57) at the Hawkeye Invite ... Placed second in the 50-yard freestyle (24.41) and contributed to a first-place finish in the 20-yard freestyle relay (1:36.21) against Iowa State ... Finished second in the 50-yard freestyle (24.07), second in the 100-yard freestyle (53.72), and contributed to fist in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:32.32) against Illinois State ... Contributed to second in the 200-yard free relay (1:36.06) and fifth in the 100-yard backstroke (58.31) at the Coyote Invite ... Placed 14th in the in the 50-yard freestyle (23.28) and 18th in the 100-yard backstroke (57.31), contributed to a first-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:30.74) as well as a third-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay (3:20.70) and placed 17th in the 100-yard freestyle (51.07) at the MVC Championships.Â
2023-24: MVC Honor Roll ... First Team All-MVC ... Part of school record team in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:31.35) ... Placed fourth in the 100-yard freestyle (53.89) and 200-yard freestyle (1:57.69), as well as seventh in the 50-yard freestyle (24.64) at the Coyote Extravaganza ... Finished in eighth-place in the 50-yard freestyle (23.54), 13th in the 100-yard freestyle (51.50) and 53rd in the 200-yard freestyle (1:55.42) at the West Virginia Invitational ... Won the 100-yard freestyle (52.81) and placed fourth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:56.99) in home dual vs. Iowa State ... Placed fourth in both the 100-yard freestyle (52.97) and 200-yard freestyle (1:57.42) in dual at Illinois State ... Won the 100-yard backstroke (57.85), placed fourth in the 50-yard freestyle (24.15) and ninth in the 100-yard individual medley (1:00.73) at the Coyote Invite ... Finished in 11th place in the 50-yard freestyle (23.20), 16th in the 100-yard freestyle (51.24) and 20th in the 100-yard backstroke (58.63) at the MVC Championships.
2022-23:Â MVC Honor Roll ... Finished the season as part of the school-record 200 free relay team, and ranked fifth all-time at UNI in the 50 free ... Finished in 13th place in the 50-yard free (23.57) at the MVC Championships, while also swimming the 100 and 200-yard free ... Swam four events at the Coyote Invitational ... 11th place in the 200-yard free (1:59.20) and 12th in the 100-yard free (54.84) in dual vs. Iowa State and West Virginia ... Took fifth place in the 50-yard free in home dual against Illinois State (24.98) ... 19th in the 50-yard free (23.99), 23rd in the 200-yard free (1:57.44) and 25th in the 100-yard free at the Kansas Classic ... Took ninth in the 100-yard free (54.82) and tenth in the 50-yard free (24.45) at the Coyote Extravaganza ... Seventh place in the 50-yard free (24.89) at the MVC Showcase ... Placed third in the 50-yard free (24.86) and seventh in the 100-yard free (54.90) in her collegiate debut vs. Iowa.
HIGH SCHOOL: Swam for Muscatine High School under Coach Judd Anderson and with the Davenport Metro Swim Team for Coach Ramsey Vens. She was the tenth ranked recruit in Iowa, according to College Swimming. Lear is a four-time high school state qualifier in the 50 Freestyle and 100 Freestyle, finishing fourth in both races in 2020. Her personal best of 23.77 in the 50 Freestyle came at the 2021 Speedo Sectionals in Des Moines. In the 100 Freestyle, Lear recorded a personal best at the IGHSAU Regionals last week with a 52.30.
PERSONAL: Native of Muscatine, Iowa.
2023-24: MVC Honor Roll ... First Team All-MVC ... Part of school record team in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:31.35) ... Placed fourth in the 100-yard freestyle (53.89) and 200-yard freestyle (1:57.69), as well as seventh in the 50-yard freestyle (24.64) at the Coyote Extravaganza ... Finished in eighth-place in the 50-yard freestyle (23.54), 13th in the 100-yard freestyle (51.50) and 53rd in the 200-yard freestyle (1:55.42) at the West Virginia Invitational ... Won the 100-yard freestyle (52.81) and placed fourth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:56.99) in home dual vs. Iowa State ... Placed fourth in both the 100-yard freestyle (52.97) and 200-yard freestyle (1:57.42) in dual at Illinois State ... Won the 100-yard backstroke (57.85), placed fourth in the 50-yard freestyle (24.15) and ninth in the 100-yard individual medley (1:00.73) at the Coyote Invite ... Finished in 11th place in the 50-yard freestyle (23.20), 16th in the 100-yard freestyle (51.24) and 20th in the 100-yard backstroke (58.63) at the MVC Championships.
2022-23:Â MVC Honor Roll ... Finished the season as part of the school-record 200 free relay team, and ranked fifth all-time at UNI in the 50 free ... Finished in 13th place in the 50-yard free (23.57) at the MVC Championships, while also swimming the 100 and 200-yard free ... Swam four events at the Coyote Invitational ... 11th place in the 200-yard free (1:59.20) and 12th in the 100-yard free (54.84) in dual vs. Iowa State and West Virginia ... Took fifth place in the 50-yard free in home dual against Illinois State (24.98) ... 19th in the 50-yard free (23.99), 23rd in the 200-yard free (1:57.44) and 25th in the 100-yard free at the Kansas Classic ... Took ninth in the 100-yard free (54.82) and tenth in the 50-yard free (24.45) at the Coyote Extravaganza ... Seventh place in the 50-yard free (24.89) at the MVC Showcase ... Placed third in the 50-yard free (24.86) and seventh in the 100-yard free (54.90) in her collegiate debut vs. Iowa.
HIGH SCHOOL: Swam for Muscatine High School under Coach Judd Anderson and with the Davenport Metro Swim Team for Coach Ramsey Vens. She was the tenth ranked recruit in Iowa, according to College Swimming. Lear is a four-time high school state qualifier in the 50 Freestyle and 100 Freestyle, finishing fourth in both races in 2020. Her personal best of 23.77 in the 50 Freestyle came at the 2021 Speedo Sectionals in Des Moines. In the 100 Freestyle, Lear recorded a personal best at the IGHSAU Regionals last week with a 52.30.
PERSONAL: Native of Muscatine, Iowa.
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