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Marlena Wright
Marlena Wright
  • Height:
    5'8
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Bronx, NY
  • High School:
    Dewitt Clinton HS
  • Major:
    TV Production/Mass Media

Bio

Season: 3rd

2014: Competed in all six meets during the 2014 season including the ECC Championships...ran a season-best time of 24:43 at the UMES Invitational...finished the ECC meet in 26:10 for 86th place overall.

2013: Competed in four meets during the 2013 season....she ran a season-best time of 24:10 at the East Coast Conference Championships.    

2012: Took part in two meets in her debut season, including the East Coast Conference Championships...her best time of the season came in the Delaware State Hornet Invitational where she ran the 5K in 23:45. 

High School: Attended Dewitt Clinton HS where she ran track under coach Comel Johnson… ran the 400, 600, and 800… her team was four time consecutively named Bronx champions for indoor and outdoor… Bronx Champion for the 600 in 2011 and 2012… state medalist in indoor and outdoor in the 4x400 relay.

Personal: Daughter of Howard Wright and Allison Hayles… has three brothers, Michael, Nasir, and O’mari and one sister Zoe…TV Production/Mass Media major…hobbies include videography and photography…another sport she enjoys to watch or play is volleyball…favorite athletes are Usain Bolt, and Sanya Richards-Ross… favorite food is fried dumplings…favorite TV show is Pretty Little Liars, Scandal, and Glee…favorite music genres are Reggae, R&B, and Hip hop…favorite websites are Google and YouTube…greatest athletic experience was running at nationals her sophomore year in the 4x400M relay where her and her teammates became 2x All-Americans…dream as a college athlete is to run the fastest 400m time in the school's history…greatest athletic influences are Jesse Owens and Shaun Dietz…most impressive person she has ever met is Shaun Dietz… strangest gameday habit is to sing Justin Bieber and Jayden Smith’s song “Never Say Never”.