Alice Wright

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Alice Wright
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1994-11-03) 3 November 1994 (age 31)
Worcester, England
Home townAlbuquerque, New Mexico '13-18
Flagstaff, Arizona '18-Present
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
CountryEngland
Great Britain
SportTrack and field,
Road racing,
Cross country
Event(s)
5 km, 10 km, Half marathon, Marathon, Cross country
College teamNew Mexico Lobos women's cross country
TeamHoka One One
Northern Arizona Elite
Turned pro2018
Coached byBen Rosario
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)3000 metres: 9:39
5000 meters: 15:45.87
10,000 metres: 31:56.52
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain
Olympic Games
World Outdoor Championships
IAAF World Cross Country Championships
World Indoor Championships
European Athletics Championships
2018 Berlin, Germany 10,000 metres
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Tallinn, Estonia U23 10,000 metres
European Cross Country Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Chia, Italy U23 Cross Country
2014 Borovets, Bulgaria U23 Cross Country

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

Early life and prep

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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

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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 an 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]

Representing University of New Mexico
School Year Mountain West Conference
Cross Country		 NCAA
Cross Country		 MWC
Track		 NCAA
Track		 MWC
Track		 NCAA
Track
2017-18 Senior 6000 m 5th
20:54.9		 6000 m 14th,
19:49.73		 5000 9th
16:07.66		 5000 2nd
15:54.17		 10000 m 4th,
32:17.92
2016-17 Junior 6000 m 1st,
20:02.7		 6000 m 19th,
20:13.2		 5000 m 1st,
16:22.94		 5000 9th
15:56.24		 5000 m 1st
16:17.42		 10000 m 2nd,
32:42.64
2015-16 Sophomore 6000 m 4th,
22:24.5		 6000 m 5th,
19:53.1		 5000 m 2nd
16:19.11		 10000 m 2nd,
32:46.99
2014-15 Freshman 6000 m 4th,
20:21.2		 6000 m 20th,
20:29.1		 5000 m 1st,
16:31.85
5000 m 2nd,
9:42.83		 DMR 10th
11:17.98		 5000 m 3rd
16:12.76
10000 m 1st
33:18.25		 10000 m 8th,
33:41.86

Professional

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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.

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
2022 2022 European Athletics Championships Munich, Germany 22nd Marathon 2:35:33
2018 2018 European Athletics Championships Berlin, Germany 5th 10,000 m 32:36.45
2016 2016 European Cross Country Championships Chia, Italy 3rd Cross Country 19:42
2015 2015 European Athletics U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 3rd 10,000 m 32:46.57
2014 2014 European Cross Country Championships Borovets, Bulgaria 9th Cross Country 22:59

References

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