2025-26 Women's Track & Field Roster

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Jahaila Wright

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Concord, N.C.
  • High School Olympic

Biography

PR's
Indoor:  LJ - 5.67m (18’ 7.25”) … TJ - 11.70m (38’ 4.75”)
Outdoor: LJ - 5.67m (18’ 7.25”) … TJ - 11.98m (39’ 3.75”)

2024-25
Indoor
  • Landed ninth in the long jump with a leap of 5.61m (18’ 5”) and recorded a leap of 11.70m (38’ 4.75”) at the SBC Indoor Championships (Feb. 24-25) 
  • Notched first-place finishes in the long jump with a personal best of 5.67m (18’ 7.25”) and in the triple jump with a leap of 11.67m (38’ 3.5”) at the John Weaver Invitational (Dec. 7) 
  • Placed eighth in the long jump with a leap of 5.59m (18’ 4.25”) at the Virginia Tech Invitational (Jan. 17-18) 
  • Recorded a triple jump mark of 11.57m (37’ 11.5”) and a long jump mark of 3.68m (12’ 1”) at the Darius Dixon Memorial Invitational (Feb. 14-15)
 Outdoor
  • Recorded a personal best leap of 11.98m (39’ 3.75”) in the triple jump at the Sunday Night Qualifier (May 18)
  • Competed in the long jump and triple jump at the SBC Outdoor Championships (May 8-10), recording marks of 5.58m (18’ 3.75”) and 11.70m (38’ 4.75”), respectively
  • Landed second in the long jump with a mark of 5.67m (18’ 7.25”) and in the triple jump with a leap of 11.84m (38’ 10.25”) at the App State Open (Apr. 18-19)
  • Landed fourth in the long jump with a leap of 5.52m (18’ 1.5”) and sixth in the triple jump with a mark of 11.82m (38’ 9.5”) at the Myrtle Beach Invitational (Mar. 14-15)
High School 
  • Three-time AAU All-American
  • 2023 North Carolina indoor women’s long jump champion
  • 2022 North Carolina outdoor women’s triple jump champion
Personal
  • Daughter of Stephanie Williams and Jamar Wright
  • Has a brother named Jaxon
  • Shares her birthday with her brother, despite a six-year difference
  • Enjoys baking
  • Favorite food is pickles

Historical Player Information

  • 2024-25Freshman

    Jumps
  • 2025-26Sophomore

    Jumps