#10 Abby Scheel
Senior
Middle Hitter
Height: 6-2
Hometown: Fergus Falls, Minn.
High School:

Hillcrest Lutheran Academy ('05)
Major: Exercise Science

Minor: Nutrition

2008 - Earned All-American Honorable Honors....Named to the NCAA All-Region team....earned MIAC All-Conference honors...third on the team in kills with 161...third in the MIAC with a .281 hitting percentage...boasted 332 career blocks and an overall hitting percentage of .208. 

2007 - Led the Cobbers and was 4th in the MIAC for solo blocks with 44...3rd on the team for kills with 172...played in 89 games.

2006 - Played in all 99 games for Concordia...led the team in solo blocks with 50...notched 104 kills...2nd in the MIAC in blocks.

2005 - Played in 27 games for Concordia...6 solo blocks and 27 block assists for a total of 33 blocks on the season...collected 6 digs...notched 17 kills.

Personal: High School letters in volleyball and track…All-Conference in volleyball and track…5th place in MN State Track Meet in long jump…daughter of Rodney and Jolene Scheel…hobbies are sports, reading, and shopping…favorite musical groups are 50 Cent and Snoop Dogg…favorite foods are Chinese, seafood, and Pizza…favorite movies are White Chicks and Super Troopers.

Why Did You Choose to Come to Concordia? ”I liked the athletic programs and I knew I could get a good education.”

What Do You Like About Concordia? ”The sports and the people.”

________________________The SCHEEL File

Nickname: Abs, Abster, Abtron, Tron, Tronics, Abinator, Abs of Scheel

One word that best describes me: Fun

Favorite food: Dirt cake

Favorite restaurant: Red Lobster

Favorite movie: Goonies

Favorite TV show: Project Runway, America's Next Top Model, The Hills

Favorite musical group: Bob Marley

Favorite holiday: Halloween

One thing I can't live without: Sweatpants

What is the best gift you ever received: Cherry tootsie roll from my 3rd grade crush Bobby Lee

Best class ever taken at Concordia: Wellness with Mr. Whartnaby

Favorite book: Harry Potter series
The three people I would most like to meet: Michael Phelps, Michael Phelps, and Michael Phelps

Nobody knows how much I like to: Dance

The biggest influence on my volleyball career:

Tim Mosser

If I were to play another sport, it would be: WWF wrestling

Favorite pro sports team: Twins

My dream job is: A personal trainer for famous people

The most unusual thing the average person would not know about me is: I can sing any song with my mouth closed

Before each match I: Eat a sub at the Normandy

What is your greatest fear: Heights

What was the first CD you ever owned: Titanic Soundtrack

One thing I absolutely have to do before I turn 40: Skydive and run a marathon

If I could be on any TV reality show it would be: American Gladiators

The best thing about Fargo-Moorhead is: The McDonald's located less that a mile from my house

This summer I: worked 4 jobs, participated in a Scholarship Pageant, did a triathlon, went to Wefest