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Bailey

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)