WWAY Student Athlete of the Week: Abbey Hubbard

After an ankle injury, Topsail senior basketball standout sparked a love for human anatomy and sports sciences

HAMPSTEAD, N.C. (WWAY) – This week’s WWAY Student Athlete of the Week is using her personal experiences on the court to potentially shape her life off it.

Abbey Hubbard is a senior at Topsail High School. The Pirate basketball player boasts a 4.48 GPA which ranks among the top ten in her class. After school and practice, she volunteers as a soccer referee, works, but also helps spearhead a program at the high school called H.O.S.A., which is the future health professionals club. She serves as the communication officer.

Hubbard hurt her ankle as a junior, and her interested peaked from there. She also has shadows the schools’ athletic trainer, which has provided real-life experience, situations and scenarios for her to learn from.