2012 Men's Track and Field Roster

Demetri Wilright

  • Position Middle Distance
  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Sacramento, CA
  • High School Franklin HS

Biography

Big West In 2012, Named to the Big West All-Academic Team ...

High School Letter winner at Franklin High School ... Finished fourth in the Sac-Joaquin Division I Finals with 1:59.18 in 2010 ... Principal's Honor Roll member for three years ... Participated in the School of Technology Engineering and Media program ... Volunteered at the Salvation Army's Christmas Charity, and Coats 4 Kids ...

Personal Demetri Raynard Wilright is the son of Alfred Wilright Jr. and Roianna Byrd ... Majoring in electrical engineering with a career goal of inventing something that changes the world ... His brother, Alex, ran track and field at UC Davis ... Cites his mother, who was a first-team All-American, and his older brother, who was a second-team All-American, as his biggest athletics influences ... Roots for the Oakland Raiders and considers Michael Johnson to be his favorite athlete ... Enjoys reading the works of Dean Koontz and lists "Subterranean" by James Rollins as his favorite book ... Shrimp is his favorite food ... Watches "How I Met Your Mother" and the "Big Bang Theory" ... Favorite movie is "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" ... Listens to Big Sean ... Member of the National Society of Black Engineers ... His most memorable sporting achievement was breaking two minutes in the 800m right before his junior prom ...




2012 Outdoor Top Marks
   800m 1:57.33
April 21
Beach Invitational
   1,500m 4:11.52 April 29 UCI Steve Scott Inv
2011 Outdoor Top Marks
   800m 1:58.27
May 7
Occidental Invitational
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Historical Player Information

  • 2011Sophomore

    Middle Distance
  • 2012Sophomore

    Middle Distance