Monica Abbott Net Worth: Height, Age, Bio, Career & More

Monica Cecilia Abbott is an American professional softball player. She has played for Team USA in the Olympics having won the silver medal with the national softball team. As of 2022, Monica Abbott net worth is estimated to be around $600,000.

Early Life

Monica was born on July 28, 1985, in Santa Cruz, California. She studied at North Salinas High School until 2003. During her time there, she was part of the Vikings team which won three CIF Central Coast Section Division I titles. The different awards she won were a demonstration of the ability that Monica possessed as she was the winner of the Cal-Hi Softball Athlete of the Year and the Sports Focus Athlete of the Year. Furthermore, she also won the Salinas Californian Athlete of the Year two times.

Monica Abbott Net Worth and Career

Abbott then went to the University of Tennessee where she played for the softball team till 2007 while also studying communications as her major. In her freshman year there, she managed to be Tennessee’s first All-American who was selected in the NFCA First Team All-American. She had an impressive first year as there have been only the third pitcher to have 500 strikeouts in a season for the NCAA. The next year, she improved upon this performance by having 603 strikeouts creating even more new records.

By her senior year, Abbott would be named as the 2007 USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year along with being the winner of the 2007 Honda Award Winner. Abbott ended her collegiate career by holding the record for being the first pitcher to have 500 strikeouts in all four years of her collegiate career. Later, Abbott would be inducted to the Tennessee Athletics hall of fame.

Abbott was also an instrumental member for the American team in international competitions. Among her most impressive achievements is leading Team USA to four World Cup of Softball championships. During the 2007 Pan Ann Games, she also got the gold medal representing the USA.

During the 2008 Olympics, she would make her Olympic debut where they made it to the finals against Japan but would lose out on gold. Abbott is now set to be part of the Olympic squad that is to compete in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Furthermore, Abbott has also had a stunning career in the NPF where she has won five championships and been named the MVP in all of them.

Monica Abbott Height, Weight & Measurements

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Monica Abbott stands at a height of 6 feet 3 inches or 1.91 m tall and weighs around 88 kg or 194 pounds. Her body measurements are not available at the moment. Likewise, her eye color and hair color are both dark brown.

Personal Life

Monica Abbott is engaged to Jeff Bower with Jeff having proposed to her during her preparation for the Olympic Games that are to be held in Tokyo. Abbott has four siblings Jessica, Jared, and the twins Bina and Gina.

Monica Abbott Net Worth

As of 2022, Monica Abbott has an estimated net worth of $600,000. Abbott would be signed to the Scrap Yard Dawgs in 2016 where she agreed to a six-year contract which was worth $1 million. This was the highest salary that was ever paid out to a professional women’s sports team player in the USA.

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