University of Memphis Athletics
2015-16 Women's Track and Field Roster
Sydney Wright
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Meridian, Texas
- Prev School:
- Meridian HS
Bio
Academic Honors
Memphis Tiger 3.0 Club Fall 2015.
2013-14 (Sophomore)
OUTDOOR: Made six meet appearances ... At the American Athletic Championships, ran a 1:02.58 in the 400m preliminaries (27th) ... Recorded a top-15 400m performance (1:01.19) at the Red Wolf Open ... Her 400m time was a personal best ... Member of the 4x400m squad that was 10th at the War Eagle Invitational (4:00.74) ... At the Joey Haines Invitational, placed third in the 4x400m (4:03.68) and 11th in the 200m (26.40) ... Member of the fourth-place 4x400m squad (4:07.94) at the Memphis Invitational.
INDOOR: Competed in six events at the American Athletic Championships, posting two top-10 finishes in the long jump (4th; 5.62m, 18’5.25”) and high jump (10th; 1.55m, 5’1”) ... Her long jump mark was a personal best ... Also recorded four other top-15 performances in the 800m (12th; 2:50.96), shot put (12th; 8.61m, 28’3”), 60m hurdles (13th; 10.01) and pentathlon (12th; 3,016) at The American Championships ... Recorded two top-five finishes in the 55m hurdles (3rd; 10.47) and long jump (3rd; 5.35m, 17’6.75”) at the Redhawks Invite ... Placed 14th in the long jump (5.15m, 16’10.75”) at the Missouri Invitational ... At the season-opening Illini Classic, placed ninth (5.24m, 17’2.25”) in the long jump.
2012-13 (Freshman)
OUTDOOR: Competed in the long jump, triple jump and 400m ... Placed fourth with a personal-best 5.56m (18’3”) in the long jump at the Ole Miss Invitational ... At the War Eagle Invitational, took eighth in the long jump (5.44m, 17’10.25”) ... Recorded a personal-best triple jump mark of 11.35m (37’3”) and placed third at the Red Wolves Open ... Placed seventh in the triple jump (11.35m, 37’.25”) at the Vanderbilt Back and Gold Invitational ... Notched a season-best 1:03.10 in the 400m (38th) at the Louisiana Classics.
INDOOR: Competed in both the long and triple jumps ... Posted a season-best long jump (5.27m, 17’3.5”) and placed 19th at the Samford Multi and Invite ... Took second with a long jump of 5.24m (17’3.5”) at the John Craft Invitational ... Placed 13th in the triple jump with a personal-best of 11.33 (37’2.25”) at the Conference USA Championships ... Placed second in the triple jump (11.30m, 37’1”) at the Redhawks Invitational.
PRIOR TO MEMPHIS
Lettered in track and field, basketball and cross country at Meridian High School ... Two-time state champion in the long (2011, 2012) and triple (2010, 2011) jumps ... Twice named all-state in the long (2011, 2012) and triple (2010, 2011) jumps ... Named all-state in the 400m three times (2010, 2011, 2012) ... As a senior, posted season-best marks in the long (18’11.5”) and triple (38’8”) jumps.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Beverly and Doug Wright ... Birthday is September 3 ... An exercise and sport science major.
Memphis Tiger 3.0 Club Fall 2015.
2013-14 (Sophomore)
OUTDOOR: Made six meet appearances ... At the American Athletic Championships, ran a 1:02.58 in the 400m preliminaries (27th) ... Recorded a top-15 400m performance (1:01.19) at the Red Wolf Open ... Her 400m time was a personal best ... Member of the 4x400m squad that was 10th at the War Eagle Invitational (4:00.74) ... At the Joey Haines Invitational, placed third in the 4x400m (4:03.68) and 11th in the 200m (26.40) ... Member of the fourth-place 4x400m squad (4:07.94) at the Memphis Invitational.
INDOOR: Competed in six events at the American Athletic Championships, posting two top-10 finishes in the long jump (4th; 5.62m, 18’5.25”) and high jump (10th; 1.55m, 5’1”) ... Her long jump mark was a personal best ... Also recorded four other top-15 performances in the 800m (12th; 2:50.96), shot put (12th; 8.61m, 28’3”), 60m hurdles (13th; 10.01) and pentathlon (12th; 3,016) at The American Championships ... Recorded two top-five finishes in the 55m hurdles (3rd; 10.47) and long jump (3rd; 5.35m, 17’6.75”) at the Redhawks Invite ... Placed 14th in the long jump (5.15m, 16’10.75”) at the Missouri Invitational ... At the season-opening Illini Classic, placed ninth (5.24m, 17’2.25”) in the long jump.
2012-13 (Freshman)
OUTDOOR: Competed in the long jump, triple jump and 400m ... Placed fourth with a personal-best 5.56m (18’3”) in the long jump at the Ole Miss Invitational ... At the War Eagle Invitational, took eighth in the long jump (5.44m, 17’10.25”) ... Recorded a personal-best triple jump mark of 11.35m (37’3”) and placed third at the Red Wolves Open ... Placed seventh in the triple jump (11.35m, 37’.25”) at the Vanderbilt Back and Gold Invitational ... Notched a season-best 1:03.10 in the 400m (38th) at the Louisiana Classics.
INDOOR: Competed in both the long and triple jumps ... Posted a season-best long jump (5.27m, 17’3.5”) and placed 19th at the Samford Multi and Invite ... Took second with a long jump of 5.24m (17’3.5”) at the John Craft Invitational ... Placed 13th in the triple jump with a personal-best of 11.33 (37’2.25”) at the Conference USA Championships ... Placed second in the triple jump (11.30m, 37’1”) at the Redhawks Invitational.
PRIOR TO MEMPHIS
Lettered in track and field, basketball and cross country at Meridian High School ... Two-time state champion in the long (2011, 2012) and triple (2010, 2011) jumps ... Twice named all-state in the long (2011, 2012) and triple (2010, 2011) jumps ... Named all-state in the 400m three times (2010, 2011, 2012) ... As a senior, posted season-best marks in the long (18’11.5”) and triple (38’8”) jumps.
PERSONAL
Daughter of Beverly and Doug Wright ... Birthday is September 3 ... An exercise and sport science major.
Memphis Athletics: 2025 Hoops For St Jude Press Conference-September 2, 2025
Tuesday, September 02
NIL Summit 2025
Friday, March 07
Soccer Stadium Fly Through
Monday, January 27
Memphis Athletics: One on One with Dr. Ed Scott- July 1, 2024
Monday, July 01
