University of Miami Athletics

Shannon Wright

position

Sprints

Class

Freshman

Hometown

Miami, Fla.

High School

Coral Reef

Shannon Wright - Track & Field - University of Miami Athletics

2015 Outdoor:  Season best time of 25.79 in the 200m at the Hurricane Alumni Invite… Also competed in the women’s 200m at the LSU Invitational and the Tom Jones Meet…

2014 Outdoor:  Combined to run a 3:40.96 and finish first at the Hurricane Invitational in the 4×400 relay …  Placed third in the women’s 400m (55.91) at the Hurricane Invitational … Placed fourth in the 200m with a time of 24.27 at the Miami Invitational … Member of the first place 4x400m relay running a combined time of 3:38.45 at the Miami Invitational. 

2014 Indoor:  Competed in the 400m at Nittany Lion Challenge … Competed in the 400m at the McCravy Memorial Meet … Placed 10th in the women’s 400m dash at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational, had the top time in section four of the event: a season-best time of 56.31 seconds … Set a meet and school record as a member of the women’s 400m Distance Medley Relay at the Don Kirby Elite Invitational with a combined time of 11:40.29 … Helped set a school record in the women’s DMR at the 2014 ACC Indoor Championships (11:35.75).

2013 Outdoor: Ran personal-best 24.92 seconds in women’s 200m dash at Miami Hurricane Alumni Invitational… Member of 4×4 relay team that finished first at Georgia Tech Invitational with time of 3:39.58… Member of 4×4 relay team that won at Miami Hurricane Invitational with time of 3:40.85.

2013 Indoor: Member of 4×4 relay team finished second at Kentucky Track & Field Invitational with time of 3:44.13… Part of 4×4 relay team that finished second at New Mexico Classic with time of 3:48.75… Helped 4×4 relay team that finished third at Doc Hale Virginia Tech Meet with time of 3:43.38… Member of 4×4 relay team that finished third at ACC Championship with time of 3:39.81.

2012 Outdoor: At the Hurricane Alumni Invitational she had a team best time of 25.20 in the 200 meters… a time of 55.90 in the 400 meters was the best on her team at the Jim Click Shoot Out… during the ACC Championships her team placed 2nd in in the 4×100 meter relay, with a time of 44.96 and 3rd in the 4×400 meters with a time of 3:39.50

2012 Indoor: Had season-bests of 25.37 in the 200 meters and 56.66 in the 400 meters…ran on the 4×400-meter relay that placed seventh at the ACC Championships in 3:46.90.

High School: Competed in the 200m, 400m at Coral Reef Senior High School… Placed second at the State Championships in 2011… Named to the first team All-Dade county team in 2010… Named team’s MVP in 2010… Recorded personal bests of 24.8 in the 200m,and55.2 in the 400m.

Personal: Business Marketing major… Plans to be a Vice President of Marketing at a Fortune 500 company… Daughter of Katrina and Sheldon Wright… Triplets with her siblings, Shawn (18) and Sterling (18)… Inolved in the Black Student Union.