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University of Illinois Athletics

2023 Women's Gymnastics Roster

Abby Mueller

  • Position All-Around
  • Height 5-4
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Rochester, Minn.
  • High School John Marshall
  • Instagram a.b.b.y.2020

Biography

Graduation Badge University of Illinois Graduate

Career-High Scores 

Event Career-High Score
Vault 9.875 | 3x, last vs. Minnesota | 2/18/24
Bars 9.850 | 2x, last at Ohio State | 2/29/24
Beam 9.925 | Iast at Missouri  | 3/12/22
Floor 9.950 | at Nebraska | 1/20/24
All-Around 39.300 |  vs. Arizona, Missouri, SEMO | 3/17/24

Career-Highlights 

  • Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2022, 2023, 2024)    

Senior - 2024

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Competed in all 16 meets in all-around
  • Earned a new career high on floor (9.950) at Nebraska on 1/20/24
  • Tied her career high on vault back-to-back at the 2024 GymQuarters Invitational on 2/16/24 and versus Minnesota on 2/18/24 
  • Scored a career high in all-around (39.300) versus Arizona, Missouri and SEMO on 3/17/24

Junior - 2023

  • Academic All-Big Ten 
  • Competed in all 13 meets, primarily on vault, beam and floor
  • Made all-around debut on Jan. 14 at the Arizona Quad meet
  • Set a career-high 39.275 in all-around on against Nebraska
  • Scored a career-high on bars with a 9.825 against Michigan State

Sophomore - 2022

  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Competed in all 13 meets on the vault, beam, and floor
  • Recorded a career-high 9.875 on vault at Michigan State 

Freshman - 2021

  • Made her Illini debut on Jan. 15 versus Nebraska on the vault and floor
  • Competed in all 11 meets
  • Scored a career-high 9.850 on the floor exercise at Penn State 
  • Recorded a career-high on the vault at the Big Ten Championships with a score of 9.800
  • Scored a career-high 9.825 on the beam in exhibition against Minnesota 
  • Voted Freshman of the Year by team

High School/Club

  • Fifth on beam, seventh on floor and in all-around at the Junior Olympic Nationals 2019
  • Second on floor and third in all-around at the 2019 Minnesota State Bar Champion
  • Second on beam, floors, bars and in all-around at the 2018 Minnesota State meet
  • First on floor and third in all-around at the 2017 Minnesota State Floor Champion
  • Seventh on floor at the 2017 Junior Olympic Nationals

Personal

  • Born January 14, 2002
  • Father's name is Jason
  • Has one brother, Ethan 
  • Pursuing her bachelor's degree in sports management 
  • Chose Illinois because, "The team and coaches were everything I was looking for in a school." 

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

    All-Around
    5'4"
  • 2022Sophomore

    All-Around
    5'4"
  • 2023Junior

    All-Around
    5'4"