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2024 Women's Cross Country Roster

Evie Wright

Evie Wright

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Highschool:
    Corunna
  • Hometown:
    Corunna, Mich.

Summary

Biography

Official Collegiate Results & Top Times

Career Highlights:
  • 4x Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
  • 3x Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll (2022, 2023, 2024)
  • 3x Horizon League Spring Academic Honor Roll (2023, 2024, 2025)

2024:
  • Led the team in three races and was second in two others
  • Clocked a 19:30.2 for 57th at Notre Dame's National Catholic Championships
  • Topped the squad by placing 62nd in 19:35.3 at the Louisville Classic
  • Finished 38th at the Falcon Invite in 22:55.5
  • Was the first Titan in at the Horizon League Championship taking 19th in 22:34.6
  • Finished her career leading the team at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships with a time of 22:06.7 for 140th, the 14th best 6k in school history
  • Ended her collegiate career with four sub-23 minute 6k runs - tied for third in school history - and the 34th-best 5k time in the Titan record book

2023:
  • Competed in five races on the season and was second on the team in four of those events
  • Started the year with a time of 19:53 for 21st at the Michigan Open
  • Clocked a 19:53 for 73rd at Notre Dame's National Catholic Championships
  • Became the 31st Titan to break 19:00 in the 5k with a career-best 18:48 for 14th at the Canisius Alumni Classic
  • Followed that up by becoming just the 16th Titan to break 23:00 at the Horizon League Championships as she claimed 31st in 22:48
  • Ended the year 154th in 23:05 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships

2022:
  • Finished 6th at the BSN Invitational
  • Placed 32nd at the Horizon League Championship

2021:
  • Ran in all six races on the year as a rookie
  • Made her collegiate debut finishing 30th in 21:01 at the Running Fit-Detroit Mercy Invite
  • Ran her season-best 5k of 19:38 at the Live in the Lou Classic
  • Had back-to-back 6k PR's clocking 24:36 for 41st at the Horizon League Championships and 23:01 for 169th at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships

Prior to Detroit Mercy:
  • Earned multiple letters in cross country and track and field
  • A three-time member of the Lansing Dream Team in cross country
  • Was First Team All-Conference all four years and won the MHSAA Pre-Regional as a senior
  • Also was a three-time Second Team All-Conference in track in the 3200 and 1600-meters
  • Helped her team to three regional titles and a state championship in 2019
  • A member of the National Honors Society

Personal:
  • Daughter of Rachel Rupert and Robert Wright
  • Has a younger sister
  • Chose Detroit Mercy because of the coaching staff and proximity to family
  • A Nursing major

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Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

  • 2022Sophomore

  • 2023Junior

    Distance
  • 2024Senior

    Distance