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Alice Wright

Alice Wright

British long-distance runner

For the American sculptor, suffragist, and animal welfare activist, see Alice Morgan Wright. For the American feminist, see Alice Buck Norwood Spearman Wright.

Alice Wright (born 3 November 1994) is an English-born long-distance runner.

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Early life and prep

Wright represented Worcester AC as a junior athlete.[1] She won the Worcestershire County Championships 3000 meters race in 2011, setting a personal best of 9:39.98 at the distance a few weeks later in Watford.[2]

NCAA

Wright moved to the United States in 2013. In college, Wright was an 11-time NCAA Division I All-American (8 time 1st Team, 3 times 2nd Team) at University of New Mexico.[3]

In 2014, Alice Wright led the New Mexico Lobos women's cross country team to an NCAA Division I cross country team championship title, placing 3rd.[4][5]

In 2015, Courtney Frerichs's 5th place (19:48.0) finish led the team to a NCAA Division I cross country team title scoring 49 points. Wright finished in 6th place (19:53.1).[6]

In 2016, Wright led the team to a seventh-place finish in the NCAA Division I cross country Championships.[7]

In 2017, the New Mexico Lobos women's cross country again won the NCAA Division I cross country team title, with individual winner Ednah Kurgat taking 1st place (19:19.5). Wright was the team's fourth runner, finishing 14th (19:49.73). The 2017 team was University of New Mexico's 8th-straight top-10 performance at the NCAA Championships — the longest active streak in NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship history.[8]

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Professional

In July 2018, Alice Wright moved to Flagstaff, Arizona to train under coach Ben Rosario at Northern Arizona Elite.[9]

In August 2018, Wright placed 6th (later promoted to 5th) while representing Team GB at the 2018 European Athletics Championships in 10,000 metres.[10]

On 12 September 2021, Wright won the Athens Half Marathon in Athens, Greece, in a time of 1:14:53.[11] In November of the same year, Wright broke the British record in the one-hour run on the track, covering 17,044 meters.[12]

In 2022, Wright made her marathon debut at the Chevron Houston Marathon in Houston, Texas, where she finished second in a time of 2:29:08.[13] She then represented Great Britain internationally for the second time at the senior level, finishing 22nd in the women's marathon at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in a time of 2:35:33.

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References

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    "Friday Focus: Alice Wright - FloTrack". www.flotrack.org. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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    "Athlete Profile". www.thepowerof10.info. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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    Malloy, Mike (8 June 2012). "Running is athlete's road to aid Kenyans". ESPN. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
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    "NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships November 22, 2014 - EVENTS:Women's 6k". TFRRS. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  5. [5]
    "Fall Sports Issue: Q & A with Alice Wright By Liam Cary-Eaves Published 09/12/16 10:18 am". DailyLobo.com. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  6. [6]
    "NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships November 21, 2015 - E.P. Tom Sawyer Park Louisville, KY HOST: University of Louisville". TFRRS. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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    "NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships November 19, 2016 - LaVern Gibson Championship XC Course Terre Haute, IN 47801 HOST: Indiana St. University". TFRRS. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  8. [8]
    Lobos, University of New Mexico (18 November 2017). "UNM Women's Cross Country wins 2017 NCAA Title". University of New Mexico. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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    "Clark, Murphy and Wright join HOKA NAZ Elite". HOKA NAZ Elite. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  10. [10]
    2018 European Athletics Championships – Women's 10,000 metres results
  11. [11]
    "Results - Athina Half Marathon". athinahalfmarathon.gr. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  12. [12]
    "British wins in US Conferences for Hicks, Beattie and Dee - weekly round-up". AW. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  13. [13]
    Hartman, Mike. "NAZ Elite This Week: Wright's marathon debut in Houston highlights strong weekend for team". Arizona Daily Sun. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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