Abigail Cornell

Abigail Rose Cornell is the sort of person who inspires you to up your own game.

Abbey is a pole vaulter, a pilot, a working actor, a cadet in the Civil Air Patrol, a competing equestrian, president of the National Honor Society, a minister of hospitality at her church, and a star senior at Wake Young Women’s Leadership Academy.

There’s more.

She is a 3rd-degree black belt in Tae Kwan Do, level three in Krav Maga, and an orange belt in Jiu Jitsu. Abbey admits to losing many fights. Through this, she learned perseverance.

As a pole vaulter, Abbey has dealt with serious injury twice and still found her way back to the top of her vault. With a personal best of 11’6, Abbey plans to vault in college while studying aeronautics. She holds her high school’s record.

Abbey knows she tends to overthink things, but the discipline she learned in martial arts reminds her to not think, just do.

Her favorite pole vault memory is from her sophomore year when she made it to states and placed 4th! Unbeknownst to her, her grandmother had flown into town to share the accomplishment.

“Abbey trains hard and consistently. With her many endeavors, she found a way to prioritize pole vault practice. Her true personal best is much higher than her PR of record,” says Coach Jose.

Abbey has appeared in film and television. For fans of Twilight’s Breaking Dawn, Abbey played Renesmee. More recently, Abbey took on the role of Bonnie (Mamaw) at age 13 in Hillbilly Elegy. You can view her IMDb page here! (Active link) https:// www.imdb.com/name/nm5185020/?ref_=vp_ close