Tivon R. Abel (2018) - Hall of Fame - Brown University Athletics

Tivon R. Abel

Induction:
2018
Class:
1998

A three-time First Team All-Ivy honoree, two-time Eastern champion and 1998 NCAA All-American, Tivon Abel ’98 capped his Brown wrestling career with a fifth-place finish at 158 pounds at the 1998 NCAA Championships.

Abel concluded his Brown career as the all-time leader in falls in a season with 14, (1994-95), in consecutive wins with 25, (1996-97), and third in career falls with 29 (1993-98).

The 1998 winner of Brown’s Fritz Pollard Award, given to the Bears’ most outstanding male varsity athlete of the year, Abel earned First Team All-Ivy in 1995, 1997 and 1998 while gaining Honorable Mention All-Ivy honors in 1994.

He won back-to-back Eastern titles in 1997 and 1998 and did not lose an Ivy League match over the 1994-95, 1996-97 and 1997-98 seasons. Abel earned recognition as the Most Outstanding Wrestler at the 1997 Eastern Championships.

A team captain for the Bears in the 1997-98 season, Abel qualified for the NCAA Championships three times. With his fifth-place finish in 1998, he became Brown’s third All-American and remains one of just four All-Americans in program history.

Abel posted a 53-8 record (.869 winning percentage) over his final two years of competition and registered a 79-14 mark (.849 winning percentage) over his final three years of collegiate action. He went 28-6 in 1997-98, 25-2 in 1996-97 and 26-6 in 1994-95. Abel notched 25 straight wins during the 1996-97 season.

Following graduation, Abel earned a master’s degree from Portland State University and an MBA from George Fox University. He is an accomplished, varsatile educator who has taught at a variety of levels from elementary to college.