Gettysburg College Athletics

Abbott will be enshrined alongside his former collegiate coach. His tenure on the defensive end of the field set the stage for the longstanding nature of Gettysburg men’s lacrosse as a national powerhouse. The three-time first-team All-CC player was honored as a second-team All-American as a junior and first-team All-American as a senior in 1999. Abbott helped the Bullets to a No. 1 national ranking, marking the program’s first-ever ascension to the nation’s top spot. The 1998 and 1999 Gettysburg squads won conference titles with unblemished leauge marks and appeared in the national tournament all four years during Abbott’s time. He finished his career with 219 ground balls and led the team with 35 caused turnovers in 1999, which was the first year the statistic was tracked. He also added five goals and eight assists over his 62 career games – all starts. As a senior, he and his defensive unit set a new standard, posting a goals-against average of just 5.68 for the year and allowing double-digit goals just twice in 16 games.