Owen Wright

Height:
5-11
Weight:
null
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Attleboro, Mass.
High School:
Attleboro HS

2017-18 (Senior): Posted a new program-record with a time of 20.24 in the 50 Freestyle at the Atlantic 10 Conference Championships (2/15), finishing third in the event … Added a pair of seventh-place finishes at the league meet in both the 100 and 200 Freestyle … Set a pair of Rogers Pool records against Fordham (1/27), breaking a nearly 19-year-old mark in the 50 Freestyle with a time of 20.24 before setting a new record with a time of 44.92 in the 100 Freestyle … Won both the 50 and 100 Freestyle at the Dartmouth College Invite (1/19-1/20) and added a runner-up finish in the 200 Freestyle … Posted a time of 20.66 in the 50 Freestyle and 45.39 in the 100 Freestyle to win both events at the Terrier Invitational (11/17-11/19) … Won the 50 Freestyle and added a runner-up finish in the 200 Freestyle against Boston University (11/4) .. Claimed both the 100 and 200 Freestyle races against Vermont (11/22) … Won the 50 Freestyle against Army (10/13) … Finished first in both the 50 Freestyle and 100 IM at the Justin Jennings Memorial invitational (10/6-10/7).

Wright's UMass Top-10 Performances
· 50 free - t-1st - 2015-16 - 20.29
· 100 free - 4th - 2014-15 - 44.88
· 200 free - 3rd - 2015-16 - 1:37.81
· 200 free relay - 1st - 2015-16 - 1:20.96
· 400 free relay - 1st - 2015-16 - 2:59.58
· 800 free relay - 1st - 2014-15 - 6:31.86
· 400 medley relay - 1st - 2015-16 - 3:17.91

2016-17 (Junior): Helped lead the 200 Free Relay to a runner-up finish at the Atlantic 10 Conference Championships (2/16) … Finished fourth at the conference meet in the 50 Free with a time of 20.56 … Won the 50 Free with a time of 21.53 against Fordham (1/28) … Helped lead the 200 Free and 400 Free relay teams to two first-place finishes against Dartmouth (1/21) before winning the 50 Free … Set the pace with a first-place swim of 1:44.12 in the 200 Free against Bryant (1/14) … Won the 50 Free against Boston (10/22) while finishing second in the 200 Free Relay and and third in the 100 Free … Swam 46.77 as part of the 400 Free Relay team that won the event against Army (10/14).

2015-16 (Sophomore): Earned First Team All-Conference honors after helping the 200 free relay (1:20.96) and 800 free relay (6:32.37) teams win gold at the A-10 Championships ... Also earned Second Team All-Conference honors in the 400 free relay (2:59.58) ... Placed third in the 100 free (45.04), fourth in the 50 free (20.47) and was a member of the sixth place 400 medley relay team (3:17.91) ... In the prelim races, swam a 20.29 in the 50 free and a 44.90 in the 100 free ... Started the season with three first-place finishes at the Colgate Invitational (10/9-10) winning the 50 free, the 100 free and the 200 free ... Had another three-win performance against Boston University (10/24) where he also won the 50 free, the 100 free and the 200 free ... His time of 20.69 seconds in the 50 free against Boston University was a dual-meet record for UMass ... Against Brown (11/14), won the 100 free and placed second in the 50 free and 200 free ... At the Terrier Invitational (11/20-22), took second in the 50 free, fourth in the 200 free and sixth in the 100 free ... Won the 50 free and the 100 free against Bryant (1/16) ... At the Dartmouth Invitational (1/22-23) took second in the 50 free and 100 free, placed third in the 100 breast and touched fourth in the 200 free.

2014-15 (Freshman): First Team All-Conference in 800 Free Relay and Second Team All-Conference in 200 Medley Relay ... Had a very solid first season, setting the school record in the 100 IM (1:49,22, prelims; 1:49.89, 4th place in finals), while posting the fourth-fastest swims in the 100 Free (44.88, 5th place in finals) and 200 Free (1:38.37, 800 Free Relay leadoff) - all at the Atlantic 10 Championships (2/18-21) ... Also swam on school-record setting 200 Medley Relay (1:29.72, silver medal with Hao Luong, Michael Glenn and Wiktor Karpinski at A-10s) and 800 Free Relay (6:31.86, gold medal with Oliver Wyeth, Brian Stiles and Alessandro Bomprezzi at A-10s) ... Finished sixth in the 50 Free (20.98 prelims; 21.14 finals), fifth in the 100 Free (45.74 prelims; 45.77 finals) and third in the 200 Free (1:40.50 prelims; 1:39.79 finals) at the Terrier Invitational (11/14).

Before UMass: Four year letter winner at Attleboro HS ... 2013 Massachusetts State Champion in the 50 and 200 freestyle events, in addition to posting a long course qualifying time of 24.14 in the 50 free for the Summer Junior Nationals ... Member of the 200 free relay unit that set the New England Men's 15-18 record as well ... Was a 3-time Hockomock League All-Star and was named the 2012-13 All-Scholastic Swimmer of the Year by the Boston Globe and Boston Herald.

Personal: Full name is Owen Wright ... Social Thought & Political Economics major.