Abby O’Keefe

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
St. Louis, Mo.
High School:
Worcester Academy

2019-20: Named to the NIRA Tier 2 Team ... Captain for 15s … Helped the Bears reach the NIRA 15s Championship match … Recorded a try in the NIRA Semifinals against Queens … Forced an interception and recorded a try at Queens … Touched down a try versus Mount St. Mary’s … Recorded a conversion kick and led the Bears defensively at Sacred Heart … Registered two tries at AIC … Logged two conversion kicks at West Chester … Recorded two tries against LIU.

2018-19: NIRA All-Academic Team honoree ... Selected to the Ivy Rugby Conference 7s Team ... Joined the team for the spring 7s season ... Recorded two tries against West Chester (April 6) to help the Bears finish third at Brown 7s ... Recorded three tries to help the Bears win Polar Bear 7s.

Before Brown: Competed in basketball and track & field at Worcester Academy ... Garnered NEPSAC All-Star laurels in 2016 … Gained Missouri All-State accolades in 2015 … Took home Second Team All-Metro St. Louis and First Team All-Metro Conference in 2015 … Led MICDS to Missouri state finals in 2015 … Earned New York All-State honors in 2013 and 2014 … Selected as 2014 Finger Lakes West Player of the Year … Captained the team and won MVP in 2014 … Finished prep career with 1,893 points … Named AP Scholar.

Personal: Born December 16, 1997 ... Daughter of Carol and Regis O’Keefe ... Her father played basketball at Yale (1977-81) while her mother competed in softball and volleyball at Yale (1979-83) ... Has three siblings, Patrick, Danny and Kayli ... Her brother Patrick competed in lightweight crew at Yale (2009-13) while her sister Kayli played basketball at NYU (2015-16) ... Concentrating in Economics and Middle East Studies.