THE OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-WHITEWATER

Abigail Missiaen enters her third season on the UW-Whitewater Track and Field Coaching staff for the 2024-25 season. Missiaen is continuing to coach the combined events for the third consecutive season for the Warhawks and is entering her first season as the long jump, triple jump, and javelin coach. Missiaen is currently studying her Master of Science in Applied Kinesiology at UW-Whitewater with an anticipated graduation of May 2025. Missiaen briefly served as an interim shot put and discus coach for the Warhawks during the 2024 season and also served as the lead for the throwing events at the learn by doing clinic.

Missiaen graduated from UW-Whitewater where she earned her Bachelor’s in Business Administration. She majored in Business Management with an emphasis in Sports Management and a minor in Health Promotion. During Missiaen’s undergraduate career she competed as a 5-Year student-athlete in track and field. Competing in the pentathlon, heptathlon, javelin, and briefly in 400m Hurdles and pole vault. During this time Missiaen won a conference title in the heptathlon with a score that broke the UW-Whitewater program record; she still holds the current outdoor heptathlon record. Missiaen has nine other all WIAC honors in track and field between the pentathlon, heptathlon, and javelin. Missiaen is a two time NCAA DIII National Championships qualifier in track and field finishing 11th (pentathlon) and 12th (heptathlon). During the 2020-21 season Missiaen was awarded the team leadership award. Missiaen competed on the UW-Whitewater Gymnastics team during the 2018-2019 season where she was first team all-conference on the Vault (placing 2nd). Qualified for the DIII (NCGA) National Championships and received all-second team honors on the Vault.

Missiaen’s passion for coaching started at a young age. Missiaen's coaching career started with gymnastics at thirteen years old and then track and field at sixteen years old. Both of Missiaen’s parents are sports coaches and her father being one of her track and field coaching mentors.

Missiaen enjoys spending her free time outdoors with her husband Tyler and dog Cedar.