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2019-20 Men's Track and Field

JahDey Wright

JahDey Wright

  • Height:
    6-3
  • Weight:
    200
  • Year:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Colchester
  • High School:
    Bacon Academy '16
  • Event:
    Jumps

Summary

Biography

2018-19: Earned All- New England in Outdoor track, placing 7th in triple jump...LEC Academic Honor Roll in indoor and outdoor...E-Club Scholar Athlete Award...Won 1 LEC honor for indoor...placed 8th in triple jump at NE Alliance meet...won 2 LEC honors for outdoor...placed 3rd in triple jump at both NE Alliance and Little East meets...

High School: Competed in the jumps and sprints under former Eastern head coach Steve Browning... also played basketball for four years... missed his sophomore season with a fractured hip... in track, Most Improved award-winner as a junior when team won Class "M" title... senior captain in track... member of conference title team in basketball as a senior... honor roll student throughout career...

PERSONAL: Born JahDey O. Wright September 17, 1998… Parents: Veronica and Clarence… Siblings: JahMarley and Kimerlee… Major: Health Science… Career plans: Corporate operations/safety… Residence: Colchester, CT...

JAHDEY... REVEALED

Among your friends, what are you best known for? Funny

If animals could talk, which would be the rudest? Cats

If you were in a life or death situation and told that if you didn’t impress them with your dance moves you would be killed, what dance moves would you bust out? Jerk or hip hop moves

If there was an Olympics for everyday activities, what activity would you have a good chance at winning a medal in? Doing nothin

What TV Series do you keep coming back to and re-watching? Livin da life of Jahdey

Best and worst flavors of ice cream. Best: Cookie dough/oreo…..worst: any with raisins

What odd talent do you have? Can go all day without eating

If you unexpectedly won $10,000, what would you spend it on? House, bills, car, vacation

If you could have an animal as your sidekick, which animal would it be? Kangaroo

What is your favorite type of exercise? Jump/front Squats, abs, pushups, curls, sprints

A man walks up to you and says he is going to transform you into the animal of your choice and there’s nothing you can do about it. Which animal do you choose and why? Cat

If you had to work but didn’t need the money, what would you choose to do? Actor

If you could be a member of any TV-Sitcom Family, which would it be? Fresh Prince!

What simple task are you really bad at? Eating chocolate

What product would you stockpile if you found out they were going out of stock and never be sold again? UR FACE!

What chore do you absolutely hate doing? Eating phood out da trash can

INDOOR
Date Meet Mark Finish
200m
2019/20
February     1 Wesleyan 27.53 33rd (36)
2018/19
December   1 UMass Boston 26.40# 132nd (148)
2017/18
December  9 RIC 26.83 48th (53)
2016/17
January     21       Plymouth State      26.61 9th (13)
 
400m
2016/17
January     21 Plymouth State 57.16# 8th (8)
 
LONG JUMP
2019/20
January    18 Utica 17-9 22nd (27)
2018/19
January    19 Smith 17-1 3/4 17th (22)
January    26 Springfield 16-5 13th (13)
2017/18
December  9 RIC 18-4 1/2 21st (28)
January    20 Plymouth State 18-10 3/4# 10th (22)
January    27 Springfield 16-8 3/4 23rd (23)
February    3 Wesleyan 15-10 1/4 35th (40)
2016/17
January    21 Plymouth State 17-11 1/2 10th (15)
 
TRIPLE JUMP  
2019/20
December   7 Smith 42-1 1/2 2nd (7)
January     18 Utica 41-10 3/4 3rd (10)
January      25 Springfield 41-8 1/2 8th (11)
February      1 Wesleyan 42-7 1st (10)
February      7 Coast Guard 43-3 2nd (11)
February    15 MIT 43-7 1/4 1st (12)
February    22 LEC 44-9 2nd (12)
February    29 NE DIII 44-10 3/4#^ 8th (27)
2018/19
December   1 UMass Boston 42-11 3/4 3rd (28)
December   8 RIC 40-7 5th (7)
January     19 Smith 38-6 10th (15)
January     26 Springfield 38-8 1/4 11th (15)
February      2 Plymouth State 41-4 1/2 3rd (6)
February      9 Yale 41-2 1/4 10th (17)
February     16 LEC 42-11 3/4 5th (9)
NE Alliance 8th (20)
February     23 NE DIII 40-6 18th (21)
2017/18
December   9 RIC 41-4 1/4 6th (14)
January     20 Plymouth State 40-8 3/4 4th (15)
January     27 Springfield 40-10 1/2 4th (13)
February     3 Wesleyan 39-11 1/2 11th (25)
February   10 LEC 41-1 8th (12)
NE Alliance 13th (19)
2016/17  
January    21 Plymouth State 37-8 5th (7)
#-Personal best  ^-Ties program record
OUTDOOR
LONG JUMP
2019
March      30 UMass Dart 17-6 1/4 23rd (32)
April         6 Coast Guard 16-11 1/2 11th (11)
April        13 SNHU 17-10 3/4 27th (46)
April        19 ECSU 18-5 1/4 10th (18)
2018
March      30 Warror Invite 16-5 10th (13)
April        14 Mt. Holyoke 17-1 1/4 23rd (28)
2017
March      25  Wesleyan 18-0 13th(16)
April          8 AIC 18-2 1/2 19th(34)
April         15 Mt. Holyoke 19-1 1/2# 8th(15)
April         21 ECSU 18-1 1/2  9th (10)
TRIPLE JUMP
2019
March     23 Ursinus 39-10 3/4 6th (10)
March     30 UMass Dart 42-1 1/2 6th (19)
April        6 Coast Guard 41-10 1/2 3rd (11)
April        13 SNHU 41-6 7th (22)
April        19 ECSU 42-7 2nd (11)
April        27 NE Alliance/LEC 44-5 1/4 3rd (20)/3rd (12)
May         4 NE DIII 44-6# 7th (22)
May        15 Final Qualifier 42-11 3/4 4th (6)
2018 
March     30 Warrior Invite 40-8 1/4 2nd (9)
April         7 Coast Guard 41-0 1/2 1st (11)
April       14 Mt. Holyoke 38-7 3/4 11th (16)
2017 
March     25 Wesleyan 39-2 1/4 6th(8)
April        8 AIC 39-2 1/2 14th(21)
April       15 Mt. Holyoke 40-3 1/4 4th(8)
April       21 ECSU 39-7 3/4  2nd (3)
100m
2017
March      25 Wesleyan 12.72# 19th (25)
#-Personel best

 

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Historical Player Information

  • 2016-17First Year

    Jumps/Sprints
    6'3" 190 lbs
  • 2017-18Sophomore

    Jumps/Sprints
    6'3" 190 lbs
  • 2018-19Junior

    Jumps/Sprints
    6'3" 200 lbs
  • 2019-20Senior

    Jumps
    6'3" 200 lbs
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