USF Record Holder in the 400m (45.90, 2022)
USF Record Holder in the Indoor 4x400 Relay (3:09.94, 2023)
TFRRS Link:
https://www.tfrrs.org/athletes/7736243/South_Florida/Elijah_Wright.html
Collegiate PRs
Indoor 300 meters: 35.45 | Commodore Indoor (Jan. 14-15, 2022)
Outdoor 200 meters: 21.79 | Florida Relays (Mar. 31 - Apr. 2, 2022)
Outdoor 400 meters: 45.90 | The American Outdoor Championships (May13-15, 2022)
Outdoor 800 meters: 2:06.13 | USF Bulls Invite (Mar. 19-20, 2021)
2022-23:
Indoor: Ran a season best time of 7.01 in the 60m dash at the Crimson Elite (Feb. 3-4) … Won the 4x400 with 3:12.70 at the Boston University Scarlet and White Invite (Feb. 4) … Finished second in the 4x400 with 3:13.26 while also placing fourth in the 400m with 48.46 at the Wisconsin Badger’s Windy City Invite (Feb. 10-11) … Won the 4x400 with a new program record time of 3:09.94 while also finishing third in the 400m with a season best time of 47.74 seconds at the AAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25).
Outdoor: Finished third in the 400m with 47.61 seconds while also placing third in the 4x100 with 40.56 at the USF Bulls Invitational (Mar. 17-18) … Ran a season best time of 40.62 in the 4x100 to finish sixth while also finishing second in the 400m with 47.20 at the South Florida Invitational (Apr. 7-8) … Finished second in the 400m with a time of 47.60 at the Beach Invitational (Apr. 14-15) … Finished second in the 4x400 with a season best time of 3:07.96 while also finishing second in the preliminary round of the 400m with a season best time of 46.69 and later finishing third in the finals with 46.70 seconds at the AAC Outdoor Championships (May 12-14) … Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 25-27) and finished 42
nd in the 400m with a time of 48.09 seconds.
2021-22:
Indoor: Won the 4x400 with 3:19.91 while also running a personal best time of 35.45 in the 300m to finished second at the Commodore Indoor (Jan. 14-15) … Finished third in the 4x400 at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invitational (Jan. 29) … Posted a season best of 7.01 in the 60m dash at the Crimson Elite (Feb. 4) … Finished third in the 400m with a season best time of 48.20 while also posting a season best of 21.94 in the 200m at The Badgers Windy City Invite (Feb. 11-12) … Finished second in the 4x400 with a season best time of 3:14.47 at the AAC Indoor Championships (Feb. 25-26).
Outdoor: Won the 4x400 relay with 3:11.80 while also placing third in the 4x100 with 41.37 seconds at the Miami Hurricane Invitational (Mar. 18-19) … Ran a new personal best time of 21.79 in the 200m at the Florida Relays (Mar. 31-Apr. 2) … Placed fourth in the 400m at the South Florida Invitational (Apr. 8-9) … Ran a season best time of 40.72 in the 4x100 at the UF Tom Jones Memorial (Apr. 15-16) … Won the 4x400 with a season best time of 3:10.46 while also finishing second in the 400m with a new personal best time and new program record time of 45.90 seconds at the AAC Outdoor Championships (May 13-15) … Qualified for the NCAA East Preliminary Round (May 13-15) and finished 37
th in the 400m with 47.70.
2020-21:
Indoor: Did not compete.
Outdoor: Ran a personal best time of 2:06.13 in the 800m to finish third while also placing third in the 4x400 with 3:17.00 at the USF Bulls Invite (Mar. 19-20) … Ran a season best of 22.22 seconds in the 200m at the FSU Relays (Maar. 25-26) … Finished second in the 400m with a season best time of 47.52 at the USF Invite (Apr. 2-3) … Ran a season best time of 3:09.41 in the 4x400 to place seventh at the UF Tom Jones Invitational (Apr. 16-17).
Previous School: Arkansas-Little Rock University- Ran a personal best of 47.62 to place fourth at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships. Was on the 4x400m relay team that placed runner-up at the Sun Belt Indoor Championships.
High School: Placed sixth place in the 400m with a time of 48.26 at the 2018 FHSAA 2A State Meet.
Personal: Attended Naples High School. Son of Anelise Jean. Siblings: James and Essence Wright. Major is Criminology and Communication. Born on March 20
th.
