2016-2017 Track and Field Roster
Andre Wright
- Class:
- Freshman
- Position:
- Jumps
- Height:
- 5-10
- Hometown:
- Westminster, S.C.
- Prev School:
- Seneca High School
Top Efforts in a Liberty Uniform
60 - 7.19 (Indoor)
LJ - 23-1.25 (7.04m)
TJ - 48-10 (14.88m) (Indoor)
Career
• Departed Liberty ranked No. 5 in program history for the indoor men’s triple jump (48-10)
2017 Outdoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• At the Big South championship, placed ninth in both the long jump (personal-best 23-1.25) and triple jump
• Triple jumped a season-best 47-10.5 at the Gamecock Invitational and finished 10th in the Penn Relays’ college section of the event
2016-17 Indoor Track & Field (Fr.)
• Finished fourth in his first Big South triple jump competition
• Began his collegiate career with a 48-10 triple jump at the Liberty Kickoff (Jan. 21), moving into fifth place in program history
Prep
• Graduated from Seneca High School
• Tied for No. 6 on the national high school list as a senior with his personal-best triple jump mark of 50-6
• Won back-to-back South Carolina AAA state titles in the triple jump as a junior and senior
• Long jumped a personal-best 22-6 for fifth place at the 2016 South Carolina AAA state meet
• Also competed in football and basketball
Personal
• Son of Randall and Cynthia Wright
• Cousin Clarence Kay played for the Denver Broncos
• Birthday is July 28
• Plans to major in criminal justice
