Mr. 400 Adds Two More All-Region Honors
Cal Wright earned two more USTFCCCA All-Region awards for his performances in the 200 and 400 meters. He now has nine career All-Region honors, which is the most in program history.
MOORHEAD, Minn. (5/19/23)---You can add two more All-Region honors to Cal Wright's total. Wright was named to the USTFCCCA North All-Region Outdoor Track & Field Team for finishing in the Top 5 in an event in the region for the outdoor season.
The two All-Region awards give Wright a total of nine for his career. That total is the most by any Cobber athlete in the program's history since the USTFCCCA began handing out the honor in 2016.
Wright has earned five USTFCCCA All-Region honors during outdoor seasons and four for his performances during indoor campaigns. It is his third straight outdoor All-Region honor in the 400 meters, while he was named to the All-Region team for indoor in 2023, 2022 and 2019. Wright captured a double All-Region honor for both the 400 and 4x400-meter relay in 2022.
Wright earned All-Region honors in the 200 and 400 meters this spring, and both qualifying marks came in the past week. Wright started his All-Region trek by posting a school-record time of 46.95 in the finals of the 400 meters at the MIAC Championship Meet. That time bettered his old school record, which he set in the prelims of the event.
Wright captured his All-Region award in the 200 less than a week later when he clocked a 21.20 at the Wis.-La Crosse NCAA Qualifier meet. His time marked the third time this season he had bested his own school mark before the year started.
Both of Wright's All-Region performances have him in the Top 20 of the nation, which will qualify him for the NCAA National Meet. He will receive official confirmation of qualifying for nationals on Sunday, May 21.
Past Cobber USTFCCCA Outdoor All-Region Award Winners
2022 – Cal Wright (400 meters)
2021 – Jesse Middendorf (800 meters), Cal Wright (400 meters)
2020 – Jesse Middendorf (800 meters), Cal Wright (400 meters)
2019 – Will Berning (Javelin), Matt Bye (Decathlon & Javelin), Willie Julkes (110-meter hurdles)
2018 – Eli Beachy (Pole Vault), Matt Bye (Decathlon), Patrick Griffin (Javelin)
2017 – Joe Hendrickson (Decathlon), Jackson Schepp (High Jump & Decathlon)
2016 – Jackson Schepp (High Jump)