Alice Wright

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search

<templatestyles src="Module:Hatnote/styles.css"></templatestyles>

For the American sculptor, suffragist, and animal welfare activist, see Alice Morgan Wright. For the American feminist, see Alice Buck Norwood Spearman Wright.
Alice Wright
Personal information
Nationality British
Born (1994-11-03) November 3, 1994 (age 29)
Worcester, England
Residence Albuquerque, New Mexico '13-18
Flagstaff, Arizona '18-Present
Height 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country England
Great Britain
Sport Track and field,
Road racing,
Cross country
Event(s) 5 km, 10 km, Half marathon, Marathon, Cross country
College team New Mexico Lobos women's cross country
Team Hoka One One
Northern Arizona Elite
Turned pro 2018
Coached by Ben Rosario
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 3000 metres: 9:39
5000 meters: 15:45.87
10,000 metres: 31:56.52

Alice Wright (born November 3, 1994) is an English-born long-distance runner.

Early life and prep

Wright represented Worcester AC as a junior athlete.[1] She won the Worcestershire County Championships 3000 meters race in 2011, setting a personal best of 9:39.98 at the distance a few weeks later in Watford.[2]

NCAA

Wright moved to the United States in 2013. In college, Wright was an 11-time NCAA Division I All-American (8 time 1st Team, 3 times 2nd Team) at University of New Mexico.[3]

In 2014, Alice Wright led the New Mexico Lobos women's cross country team to an NCAA Division I cross country team championship title, placing 3rd.[4][5]

In 2015, Courtney Frerichs's 5th place (19:48.0) finish led the team to a NCAA Division I cross country team title scoring 49 points. Wright finished in 6th place (19:53.1).[6]

In 2016, Wright led the team to a seventh-place finish in the NCAA Division I cross country Championships.[7]

In 2017, the New Mexico Lobos women's cross country again won the NCAA Division I cross country team title, with individual winner Ednah Kurgat taking 1st place (19:19.5). Wright was the team's fourth runner, finishing 14th (19:49.73). The 2017 team was University of New Mexico's 8th-straight top-10 performance at the NCAA Championships — the longest active streak in NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship history.[8]

Representing University of New Mexico
School Year Mountain West Conference
Cross Country		 NCAA
Cross Country		 MWC
Track		 NCAA
Track		 MWC
Track		 NCAA
Track
2017-18 Senior 6000 m 5th
20:54.9		 6000 m 14th,
19:49.73		 5000 9th
16:07.66		 5000 2nd
15:54.17		 10000 m 4th,
32:17.92
2016-17 Junior 6000 m 1st,
20:02.7		 6000 m 19th,
20:13.2		 5000 m 1st,
16:22.94		 5000 9th
15:56.24		 5000 m 1st
16:17.42		 10000 m 2nd,
32:42.64
2015-16 Sophomore 6000 m 4th,
22:24.5		 6000 m 5th,
19:53.1		 5000 m 2nd
16:19.11		 10000 m 2nd,
32:46.99
2014-15 Freshman 6000 m 4th,
20:21.2		 6000 m 20th,
20:29.1		 5000 m 1st,
16:31.85
5000 m 2nd,
9:42.83		 DMR 10th
11:17.98		 5000 m 3rd
16:12.76
10000 m 1st
33:18.25		 10000 m 8th,
33:41.86

Professional

In July 2018, Alice Wright moved to Flagstaff, Arizona to train under coach Ben Rosario at Northern Arizona Elite.[9]

In August 2018, Wright placed 6th (later promoted to 5th) while representing Team GB at the 2018 European Athletics Championships in 10,000 metres.[10]

On September 12, 2021, Wright won the Athens Half Marathon in Athens, Greece, in a time of 1:14:53.[11] In November of the same year, Wright broke the British record in the one-hour run on the track, covering 17,044 meters.[12]

In 2022, Wright made her marathon debut at the Chevron Houston Marathon in Houston, Texas, where she finished second in a time of 2:29:08.[13] She then represented Great Britain internationally for the second time at the senior level, finishing 22nd in the women's marathon at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in a time of 2:35:33.

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  United Kingdom
2022 2022 European Athletics Championships Munich, Germany 22nd Marathon 2:35:33
2018 2018 European Athletics Championships Berlin, Germany 5th 10,000 m 32:36.45
2016 2016 European Cross Country Championships Chia, Italy 3rd Cross Country 19:42
2015 2015 European Athletics U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 3rd 10,000 m 32:46.57
2014 2014 European Cross Country Championships Borovets, Bulgaria 9th Cross Country 22:59

References

  1. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ 2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres results
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  12. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  13. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

External links

Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=Alice_Wright&oldid=727252796"