Shanique Wright

Class:
Junior
High School:
Manchester HS
Hometown:
Manchester, Jamaica

PRONUNCIATION

2018 Season - Indoor: Did not compete.

2018 Season - Outdoor: Named Second Team All-Big Ten • named USTFCCCA All-Academic and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • competed in triple jump at six meets • finished as Big Ten triple jump runner-up with a season-best mark of 12.99m (42-07.50) • NCAA West Prelim qualifier, placing 17th in triple jump (12.81m, 42-00.50) • placed fourth in triple jump (12.49m, 40-11.75) at the Jamaica National Senior Championships.

2017 Season - Indoor: Competed at six meets with five appearances in triple jump, three in long jump, and one in the 200m • recorded an indoor career-best mark of 12.88m (42-03.25) in triple jump to place sixth and move into third in program history at the Big Ten Championship • won triple jump at the Minnesota Open and finished as runner-up at the Minnesota-Wisconsin Dual • posted a career-best mark of 5.68m (18-07.75) in long jump and ran a career-best 26.11 in the 200m at the SDSU Holiday Open.

2017 Season - Outdoor: Named USTFCCCA All-Academic and Academic All-Big Ten honoree • competed in triple jump at six meets and long jump at three meets • NCAA West Prelim qualifier in triple jump, placing 23rd at 12.75m (41-10.00) • recorded a season-best jump of 12.97m (42-06.75) to finish fourth in triple jump and placed 21st in long jump (5.55m, 18-02.50) at the Big Ten Championship • recorded a season-best wind-aided (+4.7) mark of 5.97m (19-07.00) to win long jump at the Kansas Relays Quadrangular.

2016 Season - Indoor: Competed at five meets with three appearances in long jump and five appearances in triple jump • recorded collegiate-best marks in both events at the Meyo Invite, finishing as triple jump runner-up at 12.72m (41-08.75) and placing 13th in long jump at 5.59m (18-04.25) • ended the indoor season ranked third among all-time Minnesota triple jumpers • placed third in triple jump (12.64m, 41-05.75) at the Big Ten Championship.

2016 Season - Outdoor: Named Second Team All-American and USTFCCCA All-Academic team honoree • NCAA Championship qualifier in the triple jump, placing 12th with a jump of 12.99m (42-07.50) • competed at seven meets with three appearances in long jump and seven in triple jump • advanced to the NCAA Championship with a fourth-place finish in the triple jump at the NCAA West Prelim, recording a career-best jump of 13.03m (42-09.00) to move into third among all-time Gophers • placed third in triple jump (12.73m, 41-09.25) and ninth in long jump (5.89m, 19-04.00) at the Big Ten Championship • moved into a tie for seventh in program history in long jump with a career-best jump of 5.94m (19-06.00) at the Virginia Challenge • triple jump runner-up at both the UCLA Legends Invitational and the Rock Chalk Classic • represented her country at the Jamaica National Junior Championships, finishing as runner-up in triple jump (12.83m, 42-01.25) • represented Jamaica at the IAAF World U20 Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland, with an 11th-place finish in triple jump 12.91m (42-04.25).

High School: A 2015 graduate of Manchester High School • competed for coach Carlos Samuels • owns personal best marks of 12.92m in triple jump (2015) and 5.79m in long jump (2014) • took third in the triple jump with a leap of 12.92m at the 2015 Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Grace Kennedy Championships • placed second in triple jump (12.62m) at the 2015 ISSA Junior Trials • finished as runner-up at the 2015 Penn Relays High School Girls' Triple Jump Championship with a leap of 12.87m (42-2.75) • won gold in triple jump (12.39m) and earned silver in long jump (5.79m) at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Morelia, Mexico.

Personal: Daughter of Wayne Wright and Charmaine Wright • has seven siblings, Audrey Parke, Debbie Parke, Michelle Parke, Roxanne Parke, Shemara Wright, Romaine Wright, Jermaine Wright • enjoys interior design • major is Sociology of Law, Criminology, and Deviance • graduated ranked fifth in her class • Distinction Graduation Class honoree • maintained top-ten position in all five years of high school • three-time Silver Award recipient • honored for outstanding performance in information technology in 2013.

Wright's Indoor Career Bests (2018 Final)
Event	Mark (All-Time Rank)	Meet (Date)
200m	26.11	SDSU Holiday Open (12/2/16)
Long Jump	5.68m, 18-07.75	SDSU Holiday Open (12/2/16)
Triple Jump	12.88m, 42-03.25 (AT-3rd)	Big Ten Championship (2/25/17)
Wright's Outdoor Career Bests (2018 Final)
Event	Mark	Meet (Date)
Long Jump	5.94m, 19-06.00 (AT-T7th)	Virginia Challenge (4/23/16)
Triple Jump	13.03m, 42-09.00 (AT-3rd)	NCAA West Prelim (5/28/16)