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Abby Heemstra

Forward
Class
Junior
Height
5-11
Hometown
Rock Valley, Iowa
Previous School
Rock Valley Community HS
Honors and Awards

-2023-24 CSC Academic All-District
​​​​​​​-2023-24 NAIA Scholar-Athlete
-2022-23 NAIA Scholar-Athlete

#13

Abby Heemstra

Forward
Junior, 5-11

2023-24: Junior
Played in all 34 games with one start averaging 13.6 minutes a contest ... averaged 4.8 points and 2.9 rebounds ... shot 50 percent (70-for-140) from the field and 84.6 percent (22-for-26) from the free throw line ... collected a season high 14 points against Dakota Wesleyan on Jan. 6 ... grabbed eight off the boards at Northwestern (Nov. 18) and at Dakota Wesleyan (Feb. 11) for her season high.

2022-23: Sophomore
Started all 32 games and played an average of 19.5 minutes per game ... averaged 5.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game ... shot 44.6 percent (66-for-148) from the floor and 75.0 percent (30-for-40) from the foul line ... tallied a season high 13 points in the win at Jamestown in the GPAC quarterfinals ... scored in double figures five times.

2021-22: Freshman
Appeared in all 30 games while making 16 starts and averaging 16.2 minutes played per game ... averaged 4.7 points, 3.8 rebounds and 0.6 steals per game ... shot 38.8 percent (50-for-129) from the floor and 68.4 percent (39-for-57) from the foul line ... posted 19 points and eight rebounds in the win over Dakota State on Nov. 6 ... grabbed 11 rebounds at Dordt on Nov. 20.

High School
Prepped at Rock Valley Community High School (Iowa) … coached by Jordan TeGrootenhuis … lettered and started all for years and served as a team captain for a year … honors included recognition as all-conference (three times), all-region (twice) and all district (once) … garnered IBCA Team First Award and IGHSAA Distinguished Academic Achievement award … tallied more than 1,000 points and 700 rebounds … helped the Rockets to a 2021 regional title and state tournament appearance … competed in cross country (three years), track & field (two years), softball (two years), soccer (one year) and volleyball (one year) … helped softball team to two conference titles and a state playoff appearance … member of National Honor Society … earned honor roll status.

Personal
Born in Rock Valley, Iowa, on June 13, 2002 … daughter of Greg and Pat Heemstra … has two older brothers, Marcus and Bryce, and an older sister Joanna … enjoys working out, being outdoors, watching Netflix and eating ice cream.

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