Evie Wright - Women's Track and Field - University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

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Evie Wright

Evie Wright

Position:

Distance
Class:

Senior
Highschool:

Corunna
Hometown:

Corunna, Mich.

Summary
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Historical

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)

2025 Outdoor:

Captured the 5,000M for her first collegiate gold in a career-best time of 17:38.74, the fifth-best run in school history, at Oakland's Golden Grizzlies Invitational
Placed 19th in the 10,000m in 36:31.87 at the Bison Outdoor Classic
Registered a PR in the 1500m, crossing the line in 4:51.80 at the Don Kleinow Memorial Invitational
Clocked a career-best run of 36:20.72 for fifth in the 10,000m, third in school history, at the Horizon League Championships

2024-25 Indoor:

Finished fifth in the 3,000m (10:29.70) at Notre Dame's Blue & Gold Invitational
Earned silver in the mile in a career-best 5:10.83 and was second in the 3,000m (10:39.69) at the SVSU Classic
Was fifth in the 3,000m (10:28.18) at the Akron Invite
Claimed eighth in the 5,000m (17:59.90) at Grand Valley State's Big Meet
Was 11th in the mile in 5:14.33 at Michigan's Silverston Invitational

2024 Outdoor:

Finished fourth in the 3,000m in 10:54.96 at the Chippewa Challenge
Was 11th in the 5,000m in 18:12.10 at Oakland's Elaine Leigh Invite
Earned 17th in the 5,000m (18:23.55) at the Horizon League Championships

2023-24 Indoor:

Placed fourth in the 3,000m in 10:46.64 at the SVSU Classic
Earned third in the 5,000m in 18:06.25 at the Akron Invitational
Set a PR in the mile (5:19.12) for 10th at Michigan's Silverston Invitational
Posted a pair of career-bests at the Horizon League Championships running 17:50.34 for 14th in the 5,000m and 10:24.33 for 16th in the 3,000m

2023 Outdoor:

Participated in four meets during the season

2022-23 Indoor:

Fourth in DMR at Mastodon Invite

2022 Outdoor:

PR in the 5,000 at the Bison Classic (18:02.32)
PR in the 1,500 at the Elaine Leigh Invite (5:53.68)

2022 Indoor:

Placed 6th in collegiate debut in the Mile at Blue and Gold Invitational
PR in Mile at Silverston Invitational (5:21.40)
Member of 6th place DMR at HL Indoor 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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