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2014-15 Women's Track and Field

Jazmine Wright

  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Highschool Bethel
  • Hometown Hampton, Va.

Biography

PERSONAL RECORDS:

500m: 1:16.49
400m: 56.27
400m Hurdles: 1:02.85

CAREER STATS

JUNIOR SEASON (OUTDOOR)

  • Helped Rams to a silver medal in the 4x400m relay at the A10 Championship
  • Ran 1:02.85 in the 400m hurdles for a lifetime best at the Florida Relays
  • Finished 6th in the 400m hurdles at the Richmond Invite

JUNIOR SEASON (INDOOR)

  • Finished 22nd in the 500m with a seasonal best time of 1:17.29 at the NY Armory Invite
  • Helped Rams to a 3rd place finish in the 4x400m relay at the Hokie Invite

SOPHOMORE SEASON (OUTDOOR)

  • Third-leg of the gold medal winning 4x400-meter team at the Atlantic 10 Championship, posting a time of 3:44.09
  • Ran a personal-best  1:03.88 in the 400-meter hurdles at the New Captain's Classic and Multi-Events
  • Set a season-best time of 58.09 seconds in the 400-meter, while placing 14th
  • Was the second-leg of the 4x400-meter relay team that placed second at the Virginia Cup with a time of 3:58.67
  • Placed third in the 400-meter with a time of 58.46 seconds at the Ram Invite

SOPHOMORE SEASON (INDOOR)

  • Placed 10th in the 500m at the Geroge Mason Patriot Games running a 1:21.15

FRESHMAN SEASON (INDOOR)

  • Competed in 3 indoor meets before suffering a season ending injury
  • Ran the 600m at the VA Tech Challenge in a time of 1:44.50
  • She also ran the 500m at the Navy Invite in a time of 1:18.08 to finish 6th and the 500m at Penn State Invite in a time of 1:18.80 to finishing in 8th place
FRESHMAN SEASON (OUTDOOR)
  • Redshirt

PRIOR TO VCU

  • Placed 3rd in the 500m and was a member of the winning 4x400m relay team at the 2011 VA AAA Indoor State Championship
  • Placed 6th in the 400m and was a member of the winning 4x400m relay team at the 2011 VA AAA Outdoor State Championship

PERSONAL                                                                

  • Daughter of Marcia Wright-Shields and Walter Wright
  • Born on May 24, 1993
  • Majoring in Homeland Security and Criminal Justice at VCU
  • Has two siblings Jarren Dyson and Sydney Clay

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Sophomore

    Mid-Distance
    5'6"
  • 2013-14Junior

    Hurdles
    5'6"
  • 2014-15Senior

    Hurdles
    5'6"