2025-26 Women's Track & Field Roster
Biography
AWARDS
- UNLV Dean's Honor List (Fall 2025, Spring 2026)
- Indoor Track & Field All-Mountain West (2026)
- Outdoor Track & Field All-Mountain West (2026)
2025-26 (UNLV - Sophomore): Captured the fifth-best 100m Hurdles time in program history at the Mountain West Outdoor Championships, placing second with a time of 13.31 seconds ... Placed in the top-10 in all five indoor meets she competed in ... Finished first in the 60m Hurdles at the UNR Invitational (8.49), third in the New Mexico Team Open (8.46), 10th at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational (8.39) and second at the MW Indoor Championships with a personal best time of 8.27 ... Placed third in the 100m Hurdles at the Ben Brown Invite (13.76) and notched a personal best 200m time of 25.88 in the same meet ... Also garnered a personal best 100m time of 12.22 at the UNLV Rebel ELITE ... Placed third in the 100m Hurdles (13.68) in the same meet ... Recorded a first-place 100, Hurdles time of 13.72 at the Fresno State Invite.
2024-25 (Georgia - Freshman): Made her collegiate debut at the Ted Nelson Invite, recording a season-best time of 8.44 to place fifth in the 60-meter hurdles prelims…Followed up her prelims performance with a time of 8.81 to place eighth in the finals…Also competed in the long jump at the Texas A&M-hosted meet, recording a mark of 5.19 meters/17 feet, 0.50 inches to finish 28th…Posted a time of 8.52 in the 60m hurdles at the Razorback Invite to place 15th…Clocked an 8.55 at the Tiger Paw Invite…Placed 11th in the 60m hurdles at the USC Invite with a time of 8.67…Competed in the 60m hurdles at the SEC Championships, placing 19th with a time of 8.45 ... Did not compete for the Lady Bulldogs during the outdoor season.
High School: Back-to-back 7A state champion in the long jump during her junior and senior seasons at Buford…New Balance indoor runner-up in the long jump with a mark of 6.08 meters/19 feet, 11.75 inches…Regional champion in the 100-meter hurdles as a junior and senior, earning 7A state runner-up honors in the event as a junior…Gwinnett Daily Post Super Six athlete and headliner as a senior…Attended Maynard Jackson High School during her freshman and sophomore year, winning the long jump and triple jump 5A state titles during her second season…Finished runner-up in the 100m hurdles at the state meet as a sophomore…Placed sixth in the triple jump at the 5A state championships as a freshman…Also played softball during her ninth grade year…Personal bests of 6.08m/11.75 (long jump) and 13.75 (100m hurdles)…Maintained honor roll status throughout her entire high school career, holding a cumulative 3.6 GPA.
Personal: Born Dec. 17, 2005…Daughter of Kalecia Wright and John Wright Jr…Has two siblings, John Wright III and Shantae Young…Shantae competed in track & field at Washington State University…Majroing in communications and journalism.
