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2017-18 Women's Track and Field Roster

Merissa Wright

  • Position Mid-Distance
  • Height 5-6
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Ocean Bluff, Mass.
  • Highschool Ursuline Academy

Biography

2017-18: Indoor: Metropolitan Champion as part of the 4x800 relay that took first in an ECAC qualifying time of 9:21.13 and finished tied for eighth in the500 meters in 1:17.06 (2/3)… Finished ninth in the 800 meters at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/18) in 2:16.38 and was a part of the 4x800 relay that took second in 9:10.31 and the distance medley relay that took ninth in 12:06.44… Member of the 4x800 relay that took third at the ECAC Championship (3/4) in 8:58.04… Won the 500 meters at the Seahawk Invitational (1/5) in 1:17.48 and finished fifth in the 4x400 in 4:01.11… Won the 500 meters at the Last Chance Invitational (2/23) in a season-best 1:15.93… Finished second in the 800 meters at the Mike Massone Invitational (1/12) in 2:18.83 and was a part of the winning 4x400 relay in 4:01.85… Placed 28th in the 800 meters at the Terrier Classic (1/27) in a season-best 2:16.25... Outdoor: Member of the 4x200 relay that set the school record in a sixth place finish at the Penn Relays (4/28) in 1:37.79 and finished third in the 4x800 in 8:59.80… Finished fourth in the 800 meters at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/6) in 2:09.68 and eighth in the 4x400 in 3:50.44… Finished third in the 800 meters at the Metropolitan Championship (4/14) in 2:15.56 and second in the 4x400 in 3:58.59… Placed 14th in the 800 meters at the ECAC Championship (5/13) in 2:10.53 and 11th in the 4x400 in 3:49.52… Won the 400 meters at the Wolfie Invitational (4/21) in 57.66 seconds and finished second in the 4x400 in 3:52.09… Placed 18th in the 400 meters at the Raleigh Relays (3/31) in 57.53 seconds and finished second in the 4x800 in 9:02.07… Finished 11th in the 800 meters at the Colonial Relays (4/7) in 2:13.05 and second in the sprint medley relay in 4:05.20… Selected to the ECAC Academic Honor Roll... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll.

2016-17: Indoor: Metropolitan Champion as part of the 4x800 relay that took first in an ECAC qualifying time of 9:15.21 (2/3)… Also finished second in the 800 meter run in 2:15.80… Part of the 4x800 relay that took third at the ECAC Championship (3/5) in a season-best time of 8:55.04… Member of the 4x800 relay that took seventh at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/19) in 9:14.88… Also finished fourth in the 800 meters in a season-best time of 2:12.56… Part of the 4x400 relay that took first at the Fordham Invitational (1/13) in 4:01.17… Also finished second in the 1,000 meter run in 2:58.58… Part of the 4x400 relay that took fifth at the Millrose Games (2/11) in 3:53.31… Finished second in the 800 meters at the Fordham Season Opener (12/2) in 2:18.82… Placed fourth in the 500 meters at the Wagner Invitational (1/6) in 1:15.82… Finished eighth in the 400 meters at the NYC Gotham Cup (1/20) in 58.03 seconds… Placed 20th in the 800 meters at the Terrier Classic (1/28) in 2:13.31… Outdoor: ECAC Champion as part of the 4x800 relay that took first in a season-best time of 8:54.81… Metropolitan Champion as part of the 4x400 relay that took first in an IC4A qualifying time of 3:51.65… Also finished second in the 800 meter run in 2:12.37… Member of the 4x800 relay that took sixth at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 9:02.38 (5/7)… Also finished 13th in the 800 meters in 2:12.56… Part of the 4x800 relay that took fifth at the Penn Relays (4/29) in 8:58.41… Finished 15th in the 800 meters at the George Mason Invitational (4/8) in 2:13.65… Placed third in the 400 meters at the Fred Hardy Invitational (3/25) in 56.87 seconds… Also finished 18th in the 1,500 meter run in 4:50.14… Placed 17th in the 400 meters at the Colonial Relays (4/1) in 58.64 seconds.

2015-16: Cross Country: Finished ninth among DI runners at the LIU Post Invite in 22:06.87 (9/19). Indoor: Atlantic 10 champion as a member of the 4x800 relay team, earning First Team All-Atlantic 10 honors with a time of 9:05.45 at the Atlantic 10 Championship... Also placed eighth in the 500 meters in 1:15.79 (2/21)... Metropolitan champion as a member of the 4x800 relay that took first place in 9:11.91 at the Metropolitan Championship, while individually took fourth in the 500 meters in an ECAC qualifying time of 1:14.84 (2/5)... Part of the 4x800 relay team that grabbed bronze at the ECAC Championship with a third place finish in 8:46.54 (3/6)... Member of the record-setting distance medley relay at the Yale Invitational, which crossed the line in third place in 11:50.88 (1/9)... Finished fourth in the 800 meter run at the Fordham Season Opener in 2:21.39 (12/4)... Placed fifth in the 800 meters in 2:18.86 at the Villanova Invitational (1/8)... Was eighth in the 500 meter run at the Great Dane Invitational in 1:16.16 (1/16)... Ran a season-best time of 2:15.30 in the 800 meters at the Valentine's Day Classic (2/13)... Took fourth in the 400 meter dash at the Last Chance Invitational in 57/39 seconds (2/27). Outdoor: Was fifth in the 800 meters at the Metropolitan Championship in 2:17.14... Was 31st in the 800 meters at the Atlantic 10 Championship  in 2:26.90 (5/7)... Member of the 4x800 relay team that took sixth at the Penn Relays in 9:00.80 (4/29)... Finished 12th in the 400 meter dash at the Fred Hardy Invitational (3/26)... Took fourth in the University Division of the 800 meters at the Colonial Relays in 2:15.47 (4/2)... Had a third-place finish at the Loyola/Hopkins Invitational in the 400 meters in 57.34 (4/16)... Also took third in the 800 meters at the Wolfie Invitational in 2:14.94, while helping the 4x400 relay team to an event win (4/23).

2014-15: Indoor: Scored seventh at the Atlantic 10 Championship in the 800 meter run in 2:18.34 (2/22)... Helped Fordham scored eighth in the distance medley relay at the ECAC Championship in 11:56.50, while taking 18th in the 4x400 relay (3/8)... Scored in two events at the Metropolitan Championship, placing fifth in the 800 meter run (2:15.84) and third in the 4x400 relay (3:55.80) (2/6)... Member of the school record 4x400 relay at the Valentine's Day Classic, which placed fifth in 3:47.40, while placing 17th in the 500 meter run in 1:15.87 (2/14)... Was fifth in the 500 meter run at the Fordham Season Opener in 1:19.5 (12/6)... Had a pair of top ten finishes at the BU Mini-Meet, taking fifth in the 400 meters (59.67) and seventh in the 200 meter dash (27.31) (12/27)... Was eighth in the 500 meters at the Yale Classic in 1:18.60 (1/10)... Grabbed tenth overall in the 500 meter run at the Terrier Classic in 1:16.18 (1/31)... Finished second at the Last Chance Invitational in the 500 meter run in 1:16.04 (3/1). Outdoor: Helped Fordham score in the 4x400 relay at the Atlantic 10 Championship, placing eighth in 3:56.44, while taking 18th in the 400 meter dash in 58.51 seconds (5/3)... Was seventh in the 800 meter run at the Fred Hardy Invitational in 2:18.16 (3/28)... Took fourth in the 400 meter dash (58.67) and 11th in the 200 meter dash (26.91) at the Wolfie Invitational (4/18).

Before Fordham: Varsity track and cross country runner at the Ursuline Academy in Deham, Massachusetts... Team captain... School record holder in four relay events, including the 4x400, 4x200, sprint medley and long jump... Ran the opening leg of the 4x400 EE relay at the 2014 New Balance Indoor Nationals, which took fifth place... Finished runner-up at the Indoor State Championship in the 600 meter run... Runner-up finish in the 400 meters at the Division IV Outdoor Championship... Division IV Champion in the 4x400 relay four times (indoor - 2012; outdoor - 2012-14)... Received the Coaches Award twice, as well as the Award of Excellence... Member of the National Honor Society and the honor roll... Wellesley Book Award recipient.

Major: Psychology.

CAREER BEST TIMES
Cross Country (5K): 22:06.87 (2015)
Indoor 200m: 27.31 (2014)
Indoor 400m: 57.39 (2016)
Indoor 500m: 1:14.84 (2016)
Indoor 800m: 2:12.56 (2017)
Outdoor 200m: 26.91 (2015)
Outdoor 400m: 56.87 (2017)
Outdoor 800m: 2:09.23 (2017)
Outdoor 1,500m: 4:50.14 (2017)
 
SCHOOL RECORDS
Indoor 4x400 relay: 3:47.40 (2015)
Indoor DMR: 11:50.88 (2016)
Outdoor 4x200 relay: 1:37.79 (2018)

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    Mid-Distance
    5'6"
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    Mid-Distance
    5'6"
  • 2016-17Junior

    Mid-Distance
    5'6"
  • 2017-18Senior

    Mid-Distance
    5'6"