LSU Gold
Position
Breaststroke
Height
5'5
Class
Junior
Hometown
Wilsonville, Ore.
High School
Wilsonville HS
Experience
2L

Maoz’s Top Times
100 Breast – 1:00.90 2022 SEC Championships
200 Breast – 2:19.57 2021 Art Adamson Invitational
200 IM – 2:11.16 2022 SEC Championships

JUNIOR SEASON (2023-24)
At the Tiger’s midseason meet in the Art Adamson Invitational, placed 18th in the 100-breast (1:02.84) and 31st in the 200-breast (2:22.17)

SOPHOMORE SEASON (2022-23)
In the opening meet against Vanderbilt and Tulane, swam the second leg on the winning 4×50-yard medley relay with a total time of 1:40.82…won the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:02.43. In a dual meet with South Carolina, swam the second leg on the winning 200-yard medley relay with a total time of 1:40.07…claimed silver in the 100-yard breaststroke with a readout of 1:04.05…finished seventh in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:30.11. In a tri-meet with Denver and Air Force, swam the second leg on the winning 200-yard medley relay that finished in 1:43.08…claimed bronze in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:05.37. 

FRESHMAN SEASON (2021-22)
Against Grand Canyon, finished first in the 100-yard breaststroke in her first meet as a Tiger with a time of 1:02.73; competed with the second-place 200-yard medley relay team… At the Rocky Mountain Invitational, she placed fourth in the 100-yard breast with a time of 1:05.89… Against Alabama, finished in eighth place for the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:32.63 and 10th in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:07.39… At the Art Adamson Invitational, finished 12th in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:02.36 and 21st in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:19.57… Against Tulane, claimed fifth place in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:05.16 and seventh in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:27.83… Against Texas A&M, claimed two eighth-place finishes in the 100-yard breaststroke and 200-yard breaststroke with respective times of 1:05.61 and 2:27.96… At the 2022 SEC Championships, placed 44th in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:27.79, 18th in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:00.90 and 65th in the 200-IM with a time of 2:11.16.

HIGH SCHOOL
NISCA All-American in the 100-Breaststroke… Four-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American… Three-time 5A state champion in the 100-Breaststroke… Holds the Oregon State record in the 100-yard breaststroke… Ranked in the top-10 of the 50-meter and 100-yard Breaststroke within her age group… Winter and Summer Junior Nationals qualifier… Placed third at the 2018 Future’s Championships in the 100-Breaststroke… Named the Oregon 5A Athlete of the Year

PERSONAL
Full name is Abigail Tova Maoz… Born on June 23, 2003… Her hometown is Wilsonville, Ore., where she attended Wilsonville HS… Her parents’ names are Jade Priest-Maoz and Mike Maoz, and she has two siblings Gabrielle and Jonah… Her grandfather played football at West Liberty University and semi-pro football on the Youngstown Hardhats; he is a member of the WLU Hall of Fame… She chose LSU because “Despite coming from 2000 miles away, I instantly felt at home when I visited LSU and the team felt like family to me. It’s such a privilege to have the opportunity to compete in SEC!”

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