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2024-25 Track & Field Roster

K-State Track & Field at Drake Relays, April 25, 2025



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K-State Track and Field Oregon Team Invite, April 19, 2025.



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Steve Miller Invitational, February 7, 2025. 



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Track and Field Big 12 Indoor Championships, Day One - February 28, 2025 / Lubbock, TX
Delaney Wright
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Delaney Wright

  • Position:
    Sprints
  • Class:
    Junior
  • High School:
    Louisburg
  • Hometown:
    Paola, Kan.
TFRRS Link (Personal Bests)

Personal Bests
 60m Hurdles  8.84 (DeLoss Dodds Invitational, 2/1-3/24)
 100m Hurdles  14.64 (0.5) (Hurricane Invitational, 3/15-16/24)
 200 Meters  24.73 (Steve Miller Invitational, 2/7/25)
 300 Meters  41.89 (Steve Miller Invitational, 2/17/23)
 400 Meters  55.47 (Tyson Invitational, 2/14-15/25)
 400m Hurdles  1:00.17 (Big 12 Championship, 5/15-17/25)
 600 Yards  1:23.09 (KU-KSU-WSU Triangular, 1/17/25)
 800 Meters  2:18.35 (Big 12 Championship, 5/12-14/23)
 4x400 Relay  3:37.81 (Drake Relays, 4/23-26/25)
 SMR  4:00.95 (Texas Relays, 3/29-4/1/23)
 High Jump  1.32m (4' 4") (ESU Relays, 3/23-25/23)
 Long Jump  5.68m (18' 7.75") (1.2) (Big 12 Championship, 5/12-14/23)
 Shot Put  8.44m (27' 8.25") (ESU Relays, 3/23-25/23)
 Javelin  28.89m (94' 9") (Big 12 Championship, 5/12-14/23)
 Pentathlon  3,266 points (DeLoss Dodds Invitational, 2/1-3/24)
 Heptathlon  4,574 points (Big 12 Championship, 5/12-14/23)

HONORS
  • 2024-25 Academic All-Big 12 Team
  • 2023-24 Academic All-Big 12 Team
  • 2022-23 Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team

AS A JUNIOR (2024-25)
OUTDOOR
  • During the Big 12 Championship (5/15-17/25) she ran in the 400m hurdles preliminary race in 1:00.17, a new personal best. She also ran in the 4x400 relay where her team finished with a time of 3:39.81.
  • At the Ward Haylett Invite (5/9/25) she competed in the 400m hurdles in 1:00.74 in 5th place.
  • Ran in the 400m hurdles at the Drake Relays (4/23-26/25) in the university event in 1:01.80, and in the 4x400 relay, her team finishing 3rd with a time of 3:37.81.
  • Competed in two events at the Oregon Team Invite (4/19/25) in the 400m dash in 55.93 seconds and with the 4x400 relay where her team finished 5th in 3:42.00.
  • Started the season at the KT Woodman Classic (4/11-12/25) in the 400m hurdles in 1:02.26 in 6th place.
INDOOR
  • Medaled at the Big 12 Championship (2/28-3/1/25) with her 4x400 relay team with a time of 3:37.10 in 8th place, the no. 4 fastest time in the K-State all-time records. She also ran in the 600y preliminary race in 1:23/36 in 18th place.
  • Recorded her 400m dash personal best at the Tyson Invite (2/14-15/25) in 55.47 seconds in 17th place. She also ran in the 4x400 relay, her team finishing 10th in 3:37.81, now the no. 4 fastest time in the K-State indoor all-time records.
  • At the Steve Miller Invite (2/7/25) she ran her fastest 200m dash in 24.73 seconds in 5th place. She also ran in the 4x400 relay in 3:42.90, her team finishing in 3rd place.
  • During the DeLoss Dodds Invite (1/31-2/1/25) she ran in the 400m dash in 56.41 seconds. She also ran in the 4x400 relay, her team winning with a time of 3:39.08.
  • Ran in the 4x400 relay at the Red Raider Invite (1/24/25) her team finishing 3rd with a time of 3:41.56.
  • Recorded her 600 yards personal best at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/17/25) with a 4th place time of 1:23.09.

AS A SOPHOMORE (2023-24)
OUTDOOR
  • Competed in the 4x400 relay during the Big 12 Championship (5/9-11/24), her team finishing with a time of 3:40.91 in 11th place.
  • At the Shocker Open (5/3/24) she ran her fastest 400m hurdles in 1:02.99 in 3rd place.
  • Ran in the 400m dash at the Ward Haylett Invitational (4/26/24) in 56.81 seconds.
  • During the Mt SAC Relays (4/17-20/24) she ran in the 400m hurdles for the first time in 1:04.71. She also ran in the 4x400 elite relay where her team finished with a time of 3:42.01.
  • Ran her first 400m dash during the Jim Click Shootout (4/5-6/24) in 57.11 seconds. Also ran in the 4x400 relay, her team finishing in 3:45.60.
  • At the Shocker Spring Invitational (3/29-30/24) she competed in three events, running the 100m hurdles in 14.66 seconds, in the long jump at 5.34m and the 4x400 relay with a time of 3:46.78.
  • Competed in three events at the Hurricane Invitational (3/15-16/24), recording a new 100m hurdles personal best in 14.64 seconds. Jumped in the long jump at 5.43m and ran in the 4x400 relay where her team finished 4th in 3:43.45.
INDOOR
  • Ran in the 4x400 relay at the Big 12 Championship (2/23-24/24), the team running with a time of 3:43.13 in 12th place.
  • During the Steve Miller Invitational (2/16/24) she competed in two events, the 600 yards as runner-up in 1:26.67 and in the 60m hurdles in 9.09 seconds.
  • Competed in her first pentathlon at the Austra Skujyte Women's Pentathlon/DeLoss Dodds Invitational (2/1-3/24) finishing 8th with 3,266 points. She finished runner-up in the 800 meters with a time of 2:20.22. She also recorded her 60m hurdles personal best in 8.84 seconds in 6th place.
  • At the Texas Tech Corky Classic (1/19-20/24) she competed in three events, the 60m hurdles in 9.03 seconds, the long jump with a distance of 5.41m, and ran in the 4x400 relay her team finishing 9th in 3:43.88.
  • Ran in the 600 yards at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/12/24) in 5th place with a time of 1:25.38.
  • In the first meet of the season at the Bob Timmons Challenge (12/2/23) she ran in the 60m hurdles in 9.11 seconds. She also ran in the 4x400 relay, her team finishing 3rd in 3:51.20.

AS A FRESHMAN (2022-23)
OUTDOOR
  • Recorded her new heptathlon personal best at the Big 12 Championships (5/12-14/23) with 4,574 points, recording other personal bests in the long jump; 5.68m, javelin throw at 28.89m and the 800 meters with a time of 2:18.35.
  • At the Ward Haylett Invitational (5/6/23) she ran in the 100m hurdles in 14.91 seconds and competed in the long jump with a distance of 5.78m.
  • At the Texas Relays (3/29-4/1/23) she competed in her first SMR where her team finished 7th with a time of 4:00.95.
  • During the ESU Relays (3/23-25/23) she competed in her first heptathlon finishing 6th with 4,317 points. She competed in five events for the first time, her best performances in the 800 meters with a 2nd place time of 2:21.83 and 3rd place in the long jump at 5.55m.
  • In her first collegiate outdoor meet at the UTSA Invitational (3/17-18/23) she competed in two individual events, the 100m hurdles in 16.42 seconds and the long jump finishing 11th out of 22 with a distance of 5.22m.
INDOOR
  • Competed at her first Big 12 Championships (2/24-24/23) in the 4x400 relay where her team finished with a time of 3:43.09.
  • Ran her first attempt in the 300m dash at the Steve Miller Invitational (2/17/23), finishing 3rd in 41.89 seconds.
  • At the New Mexico Collegiate Classic (2/3-4/23) she competed in two events, the long jump at 5.59m, and in the 60m hurdles in 9.27 seconds.
  • Competed in two new events at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/13/23) the 600 yards in 1:27.43 for 3rd place and in long jump finishing 5th at 5.51m.
  • In her first collegiate meet at the K-State Winter Invitational (12/10/22) she ran in the 60m hurdles in 9.68 seconds, finishing 3rd , and competed in the 4x400 relay where her team won in 3:58.39.

PRIOR TO K-STATE
  • Broke the 400m, 200m and long jump records at Louisburg High School

IN THE CLASSROOM
  • Majoring in Nursing

PERSONAL
  • Daughter of Amy and Andy Wright
  • Has one sibling; Mathias
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