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William & Mary Athletics

2020-21 Men's Track & Field Roster

Jason Wright

  • Position Throws
  • Indoor Elig. R-Jr.
  • Outdoor Elig. R-Jr.
  • Hometown Huntington Station, N.Y.
  • High School St. Anthony's

Biography

Indoor Mark Date
Weight Throw 17.40m (57-1) 12/7/19
Outdoor Mark Date
Hammer 55.20m (181-1) 3/16/19

2019-20
Indoor: Competed in only one meet due to injury ... Threw the weight a lifetime-best 17.40m (57-1) at Navy in December, qualifying for the IC4A Championships.
Outdoor: Season cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

2018-19
Indoor: IC4A qualifier in the weight throw ... Threw a lifetime-best 17.35m (56-11.25) at the IC4A Championships, placing 10th overall ... Runner-up at CNU in early February ... Took third in the weight at the JDL DMR Invitational in the regular season finale, earning his qualifying throw on the final attempt at 17.14m (56-3).
Outdoor: Only competed at two meets before having his season cut short due to injury ... Threw the hammer a lifetime-best 55.20m (181-1) to take second at the season-opening W&M Triangular ... Placed fifth the next week at the Stimson Memorial Meet ... CAA Academic Honor Roll for having a GPA over 3.0.

2017-18
Indoor: Redshirted.
Outdoor: W&M freshman record-holder in the hammer throw ... Qualified for the IC4A Championship, where he finished 13th overall with his record throw of 54.42m (178-6) ... Qualified for the USAT&F U20 Championships after throwing the 6 kg hammer 65.16m (213-9) at a meet in New York during the summer ... Finished sixth at the U20 Championships ... Fourth at the CAA Championships in the hammer ... Won the 6 kg hammer at the season-opening Tribe Invitational ... Seventh in the hammer at the Colonial Relays.

Prep
Ranked seventh in the U.S. for the high school hammer in 2017 ... Also ranked 25th in the high school weight throw nationally as a senior ... Named a third-team prep All-American by Milesplit.com ... Finished third in the New York state championships indoors in the weight throw ... Also won the Eastern States championship in both the hammer throw and the shot put ... Won New York Catholic Schools' state titles in both the hammer and the weight ... Won St. Anthony's Male Athlete of the Year award ... Member of the school student leadership team ... Peer Tutor.

Personal
Son of Christopher and Lori Wright ... Father played football at N.C. State ... Enjoys scuba diving, snow skiing, swimming, football, volleyball, and cooking.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Throws
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Throws
  • 2019-20Junior

    Throws
  • 2020-21Senior

    Throws