Elon University Athletics

Personal: Full name is Abigail Ann Sparkman…Daughter of Scott and Cat Sparkman…Has a younger brother, Parker.

Elon Career Highs (through Nov. 16, 2024)
Kills: -- 1, 2x - Last vs. Delaware | Nov. 15, 2024
Assists: -- 3 at Hampton | Oct. 3, 2024
Digs: -- 8 at Stony Brook | Oct. 20, 2024
Blocks:  -- 
Aces: -- 2, 3x - Last vs. Presbyterian | Sept. 13, 2024

2024: Made five starts in 19 matches with 48 sets played…Finished the season with 63 digs, averaging 1.31 digs per set, 11 assists, and seven service aces…Set a new Elon career-high with eight digs at Stony Brook…Matched her career-high with two aces on two occasions.

2023: Played in seven matches with one start and appeared in 26 sets…Notched five digs in the team’s win over South Carolina State at the Wofford Invitational…Posted seven digs and two aces against UNCW.

Prior to Elon: Spent the last four seasons playing for Presbyterian College, where she redshirted in 2019 but saw action in each of the last seasons…In 2022, she appeared in all 28 matches for the Blue Hose where she had nine matches with 10+ digs…Finished her career with 393 digs, averaging 1.89 per match, along with recording 52 aces.

High School: Sparkman was a four-year letter winner on the varsity team at Rocky Mountain High School…Helped her team win their first state playoff game in program history in 2018…Earned All-Conference Honorable Mention in 2019…As a senior, she was named to the SIC District 3 All-Star Team…Two-time SIC District 3 Honorable Mention…Began playing club volleyball at the age of 10…Played for four different clubs…Qualified for USAV National Bid five times…

Quoting Coach Tendler: "Abby has shown great improvement over her time at Presbyterian and her best days are ahead of her. She can score points off her serve and has the confidence to pass in 2-person serve receive when needed.  We are super excited to have an experienced Division I player in our gym that has two years to grow and compete in our program."