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Height
6'3"
Age
33
Hometown
Kannapolis, NC
Education
A.L. Brown High School (Kannapolis, N.C.) ‘10 University of Tennessee ‘16, Sport Management
Quick Facts
- Son of Charles and Edwina Wright
- Has one brother, James, and one sister, Geneva
- Received the Aura D. Branson Athletic Scholarship Endowment
- Transferred to the University of Tennessee to focus solely on track and field after playing football and track at Lenoir Rhyne University
- Enjoys listening to music and his favorite artists are Kanye West, Common, Maxwell, Lupe Fiasco, Michael Jackson and Coldplay
- Competed at the 2010 N.C. USATF Junior Olympics, winning in discus and placing second in shot put
- Was a two-sport athlete in high school and played football in North Carolina's East-West All-Star Game.
Career Highlights
- 2015 NCAA Outdoor Championships, 2nd
- 2014 NCAA Outdoor Championships, 3rd
- 2011 USA Junior Championships, 5th
Olympic Experience
- 1-time Olympian;
- Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro 2016, 26th (Discus Throw - Men)