MSU Denver Athletics

• 2024 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
• 2023 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
• 2023 Academic All-RMAC first team (cross country)
• 2023 D2ADA Academic Achievement Award
• 2023 CSC Academic All-District (track & field and cross country)
• 2023 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (outdoor track & field)
• 2023 All-RMAC first team (outdoor track & field, 10,000 meters)
• 2023 RMAC Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week, March 22
• 2023 MSU Denver Student-Athlete of the Week, March 20
• 2022-23 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (indoor track & field)
• 2022-23 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee representative
• 2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
• 2022 USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete (cross country)
• 2022 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (cross country)
• 2022 D2ADA Academic Achievement Award
• 2022 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
• 2022 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (outdoor track & field)
• 2022 All-RMAC second team (outdoor track & field, 10,000 meters)
• 2021-22 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (indoor track & field)
• 2021 USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete (cross country)
• 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
• 2021 Academic All-RMAC honor roll (cross country)
• 2021-22 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee representative
• 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester
• 2021 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, spring semester
• 2020 Athletic Director's Honor Roll, fall semester

College Bests

OUTDOOR		INDOOR		XC
1500	5:16.57	Mile	5:34.83
		3000	10:51.93
5000	17:51.67	5000	17:47.61	5K	18:07.1
10,000	35:58.46			6K	22:14.8

Career: Entering the 2024-25 academic year, she ranked second among all individuals in program history outdoors in the 10,000 meters (35 minutes, 58.46 seconds) as well as third individually in program history in the indoor 5,000 meters at 17:47.61, a time that is the fifth-fastest ever run by an MSU Denver competitor. ... Outdoors, she had run five of the 10 fastest 10,000 times outdoors as well as the 10th-fastest 5000.

2024 Outdoor: Did not compete.

2023-24 Indoor: Did not compete.

2023 Cross Country: MSU Denver's second finisher in all five of her races. ... Finished 49th at the Nov. 4 Division II South Central Regional Championships, running six kilometers in a personal-best 22 minutes, 14.8 seconds. ... Finished 31st at the Oct. 21 RMAC Championships with a 6K effort of 22:34.6. ... Excellent 23rd-place result in 355-runner field with 5K cross country personal best of 18:07.1 at the Oct. 7 Chargers Invitational. .... Placed third with a then-6K personal best of 22:33.2 on Sept. 16 at the Roadrunners Invitational. Her time was the fifth-fastest ever run by an MSU Denver competitor in the event. ... Finished 13th after running 5K in 18:32.84 on Sept. 2 at the season-opening UCCS Rust Buster.

2023 Outdoor: Ranked 43rd in Division II in the 10,000 meters with a best time of 35 minutes, 58.46 seconds. ... Wrapped up her season at the CSU Pueblo Last Chance on May 6, finishing second in the 10,000 meters in 38:26.72. ... Clutch once again at the RMAC Championships on April 28, she finished second in the 10,000 meters in 36:58.79. ... Turned in the second-fastest 10,000 time in program history at the Bryan Clay Invitational on April 14, clocking 35:58.46 for a provisional qualifying time for Division II Nationals. ... Fifth in the 5000 with a personal-best 18:16.04 at the CSU Pueblo Open on April 1. ... Opened the season with a second-place finish and personal-best 10,000 time of 37:32.75 at the CSU Pueblo Early Bird on March 18.

2022-23 Indoor: Ranked 102nd in Division II in the 5000 meters (17 minutes, 47.61 seconds). ... At the RMAC Championships Feb. 24-25, turned in a 13th-place performance in the 5000 (18:57.17) and ran on the seventh-place distance medley relay. ... Ran a personal-best 5000 of 17:47.61 at the Gorilla Classic on Feb. 10, good for 17th place. ... Placed fifth in the 5000 at the Jan. 28 Mountain Lion Open in 18:43.69. ... Finished third in the mile in a personal-best 5:34.83 and sixth in the 3000 in 11:04.45 at the Jan. 21 UCCS Invitational. ... Ran a personal-best 3000 of 10:51.93 while finishing 19th at the Potts Invitational on Jan. 14. .... Placed fourth in the 5000 in 18:54.61 at the season-opening UCCS Pre-Holiday Invitational on Dec. 10.

2022 Cross Country: MSU Denver's top finisher in all six races. .... Strong 43rd-place finish at the Nov. 19 South Central Regional Championships while running 6 kilometers in 23 minutes, 2.3 seconds. ... Finished 38th at the RMAC Championships on Nov. 5, running 6K in 23:32.2. ... Seventh at the Oct. 15 Trojan Invitational with a 5K cross country personal-best time of 18:29.7. ... Ran 6K in 22:40.3 to finish 11th at the Oct. 1 Ted Castaneda Classic. ... Placed 31st at the Sept. 17 Roadrunners Invitational with a 6K time of 23:29.9. ... Finished 20th at the season-opening UCCS Rust Buster on Sept. 3 after running 5K in a cross country personal-best 18:52.9.

2022 Outdoor: Earned five points with her fourth-place finish in the 10,000 meters at the RMAC Championships on April 29, turning in a solid time of 39 minutes, 49.93 seconds. ... At the prestigious Bryan Clay Invitational, placed 20th in the 5000 in a personal-best 17:51.67, making her the eighth-fastest individual in the event in program history. Her time was also the ninth-fastest run at MSU Denver. ... Ran a personal-best 10,000 of 38:17.44 to finish fifth at the Maverick Classic on April 2. It put her fourth individually in the event in program history and her time was the fifth-fastest ever at MSU Denver. With the conversion for altitude to 37:12.96, it ranked 81st in Division II for the season. ... Made her season debut March 26 at the Spank Blasing Invitational, finishing 12th in the 5000 in 18:48.08.

2021-22 Indoor: At the RMAC Championships, finished 11th in the 5000 meters in 19 minutes, 15.13 seconds. ... Won the 5000 in a personal-best 18:32.23 at the Mines Twilight on Feb. 19. The raw time made her the seventh-fastest individual in program history in the event. With the conversion for altitude and track size to 17:46.37, it ranked 97th in Division II for the season. ... Ran a personal-best 3000 of 10:59.40 to place fourth at the Mines Winter Classic on Feb. 5. ... Finished fifth in the 5000 at the Mountain Lion Open on Jan. 29 in 19:07.25. ... Made her season debut Jan. 22 at the UCCS Invitational and finished fifth in the mile in 5:41.11.

2021 Cross Country: Ran a 6-kilometer personal best of 22 minutes, 31.0 seconds at the Division II South Central Regional on Nov. 6 to place 59th. ... At the RMAC Championship on Oct. 23, finished 35th with a 6K time of 23:32.9. ... Ran a cross country 5K best of 19:28.1 at the Alabama-Huntsville Invitational on Oct. 9 to place 112th. ... At the Roadrunners Invitational on Sept. 17, finished 31st in 23:37.4. ... Placed 12th at the Ted Castaneda Classic on Sept. 11, running 6K in 24:00.8. ... Finished 28th at the season-opening UCCS Rust Buster on Sept. 4, running 5K in 19:42.6.

2021 Outdoor: At the RMAC Championships, finished 16th in the 10,000 meters after running 42 minutes, 32.63 seconds. ... Turned in a personal best in the 5000 at the Mines Pre-Conference Invitational on April 24, running 19:26.18. ... Ran the 10,000 for the first time as a Roadrunner on April 18 at the Kit Mayer Classic and finished seventh in 40:21.65, qualifying for the RMAC Championships. ... Finished 12th in the 5000 at the Maverick Multi & Open on April 10 with a time of 19:33.25. ... Ran the 1500 in her MSU Denver outdoor debut and her time of 5:16.57 was good for 44th place at the Spank Blasing Invitational on March 27.

2020-21 Indoor: Topped her previous best in 5000 meters by nearly 32 seconds to place fifth at the Mines Front Range Invitational on Feb. 20 with a time of 11 minutes, 15.86 seconds. ... Made her indoor debut in a triangular at Western Colorado on Jan. 30, placing eighth in the 3000 in 11:47.31.

2020 Cross Country: At the RMAC Championships on Oct. 24, placed 57th after running six kilometers in 24 minutes, 11.7 seconds. ... Ran a 5K personal best of 20:37.0 to finish 42nd at the Maverick Invitational on Oct. 10. ... Made her MSU Denver debut at the UCCS Open on Sept. 18, finishing 33rd after running 5K in 21:52.6.

High School: In cross country, placed 31st at the 2019 Class 5A Region 4 Championships with a 5-kilometer time of 21 minutes, 41.4 seconds. ... Finished fifth at the East Metro Athletic Conference meet after running 21:33.4. ... Ran a season-best time of 20:44.0 at the Thornton Invitational, placing 37th. ... Placed third at the Mercury Invitational on Oct. 9, 2019, with a time of 21:12.0. ... Finished fifth at the Jack n' Jill Invitational on Aug. 26, 2019, with a two-mile time of 14:11.0. ... As a junior in 2018, placed 26th at the regional meet after running a personal-best 19:22.1 to finish second at the EMAC Meet. ... Ran third at the Mercury Classic on Sept. 20, 2018, with a 21:31.0 clocking. ... Finished 47th at the regional meet as a sophomore with a season-best 20:44.3. ... Placed 10th at the Washington Park Invitational on Sept. 1, 2017, running 21:38.0. ... Ran 42nd at regionals as a freshman with a time of 21:52.0. ... In track & field, ran personal-best 3,200 time of 13:25.38 to win the SDJ Triangular as a junior on April 15, 2019. ... Placed third in the 1,600 and fourth in the 800 with personal bests of 5:40.73 and 2:32.57, respectively, at the EMAC Championships as a sophomore on May 5, 2018. ... Finished second in both the 800 and 1,600 at the John Martinez Invitational on April 14, 2018. Also placed fourth in the triple jump and ran on the winning 4x100 relay at the John Martinez meet. ... Coached by Karen Smidt.

Personal: Full name is Abigail Merideth Read. ... Birthday is Nov. 27. ... Parents are Tim and Cheryl Read. ... Has a sister, Bethany. ... Bethany Read joined the MSU Denver track & field program in August, 2023. ... Majoring in mechanical engineering.