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Mary Wright

Class: Senior Hometown: Greenville, S.C. High School: Mauldin

Height: 5-2 Event: Distance Major: Business

OUTLOOK: Will run the 5,000 and 3,000m steeplechase ... Could develop into an SEC scorer.

2003 CROSS COUNTRY: Lone senior competed in every meet ... Placed 10th at the USC Invitational with a 5K time of 19:54 ... Finished third among Gamecocks at SEC's.

2003: Indoors, placed third in the 3000m run with a time of 10:53.00 at the USC Invitational ... Outdoors, finished second in the 5000m run at the Weems Baskin Relays ... At the SEC Quad Meet, placed fourth in the 3000m Steeplechase.

2002 CROSS COUNTRY: Placed eighth at the Charlotte Relays with teammate Akilah Bates ... Finished 26th at the College of Charleston Invitational ... Ran to a 24th place finish at The Citadel Invitational ... Also competed in both the Clemson Invitational, Winthrop University Fall Classic and the SEC Championships.

2002: Outdoors, finished fourth in the 5,000m run at the South Carolina State Championships ... Placed 12th in the 3,000m run at the Four Way SEC Meet ... Finished fifth in the 5,000m run at the Weems Baskin Relays.

2001 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in six meets during season where her best finish was 17th at the Western Carolina Invitational ... Ran in both SEC Championships and NCAA Regionals.

2001: Indoors, best finish came in 3000m run at Gamecock Indoor Invitational, where she placed second ... Outdoors, competed in 3000m and 5000m runs, finishing in the top 10 all four times she competed ... Best finish in both events was fourth ... In cross country, WICCCA All-Academic Team Honoree ... Placed 18th at the Gamecock Invitational ... Had season best time of 20:28.91 at the Auburn Bank Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Mauldin High School ... Coached by Delmer Howell (cross country) and Fred Miller (track) ... Lettered in cross country and track for four years ... Tenth at 1997 CC state championship ... All-State cross country in 1996 and 1997 ... All-region and all-county in cross country from 1996-99.

PERSONAL: Studying in the College of Business ... Daughter of Mike and Kathy Wright ... Born Sept. 24, 1982, in Greenville, S.C.

Top Times- 3000m: 11:35.71; 5000m: 19.50