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2013-14 Track & Field Roster

Ashly Wright

  • Position Mid-Distance
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Beaumont, TX
  • High School West Brook HS

Biography

AT UT ARLINGTON
Cross Country Highlights:
2013
? Earned second-team All-Sun Belt Conference honors.
? Placed 10th at the SBC Championships with a 5k time of 18:35.6.
? Competed in all six events on the year.
? Finished 58th at the NCAA South Central Regional 6k (22:19.2).
? Placed 40th in the Crimson Classic 5k (18:13.4).

2012
? Participated in five meets on the year, including the WAC Championships.
? Finished 29th at the conference meet with a time of 18:42.07.
? Earned a top-10 finish at the Louisiana Tech Mook 4 (8th, 13:28).
? Crossed the line in 19th place in the 2-mile UTA Season Opener (11:56.3).

2011
? Did not compete in any events for the Mavericks.

Indoor Highlights:
2014
? Ran in six races on the year and finished no lower than fourth in any race.
? Was the Sun Belt Conference runner up in the 800 meters with a time of 2:09.31.
? Won her first three events of the year, the 800 meters at the Texas A&M Invitational and Mark Colligan Memorial and the mile at the Varsity Apartments Invitational.
? Posted a season-best 800m time of 2:07.63 in a third-place finish at the Frank Sevigne Invitational.

2013
? Placed fifth in the finals of the 800m at the WAC Championships (2:13.35).
? Registered the third-fastest 800m time in school history in the prelims at the league meet (2:09.93).
? Won the 800m at the J.D. Martin Invitational with a clocking of 2:15.58.
? Was runner up at the Texas A&M Invitational (2:18.03) and the third-place finisher at the Bill Bergan Invitational (2:11.35).

2012
? Competed in four meets and a total of nine events on the year.
? Was the runner up in the 800 meters at the Southland Conference Championships, posting a time of 2:15.01.
? Ran a season-best 800m time of 2:13.30 in the prelims of the SLC meet.
? Helped the distance medley relay squad to a third-place finish and the 4x440 yard relay team to fourth place at the SLC Championships.

Outdoor Highlights:
2014
? Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the 800 meters.
? Finished 13th in the preliminary with a clocking of 2:06.78 to move on to the quarterfinal round.
? Missed out on a NCAA Championships spot by just one position after taking 13th in the quarters (2:07.20).
? Placed third in the 800m at the Sun Belt Conference Championships (2:12.87).
? Was the runner up in the 800m at the Crimson Tide Invitational (2:07.55) and the fourth-place finisher at the Michael Johnson Classic (2:07.28).

2013
? Earned her first-ever trip to the NCAA Outdoor Track Championships, reaching the event in the 800 meters.
? Placed 23rd at the NCAA Championships with a time of 2:14.45.
? Logged a time of 2:06.04 at the NCAA West Preliminaries, the 12th-fastest time in Eugene, Ore.
? Her clocking at the preliminary round was a personal record at the second-fastest time in UTA history.
? Was the runner up at the Western Athletic Conference Championships in the 800m, earning first-team all-league honors.
? Missed a conference championship by just .01 seconds in the meet.

2012
? Earned a spot at the NCAA West Preliminaries in the 800 meters, where her time of 2:09.18 placed 30th.
? Ran a career-best 2:08.42 in the finals of the 800m at the Southland Conference Championships to finish as league runner up.
? Was a member of the 4x400 relay team at the SLC meet that finished sixth.
? Competed in four events at the Texas Relays.
? Saw action in 10 meets on the year.

HIGH SCHOOL
? Placed ninth nationally at the USATF Junior Olympics.
? Was a two-time district champion in the 400 meters (2010, 2011).
? Also claimed the district title in the 800 meters in 2010.
? Named KMBT-12 Athlete of the Week.
? Had top times of 2:16 in the 800 and 56.6 in the 400.

PERSONAL
? Is the daughter of Tasha and Reggie Wright.
? Has one younger sister, Victoria.
? Is a kinesiology major.
? Wants to become a physician's assistant.
? Was an honor graduate and earned her high school's distinguished athlete award.