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John-Claude Wright

Player Profile

Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Pembroke Pines, FL

High School:
Williston Northampton

Height:
6-1

Position:
Driver

Birthdate:
02/01/1988

2007: Member of Jamaica's FINA Junior World Championships team, scored two goals against Canada.

2006: Led GW rookies and ranked fourth on team with 53 points ... Was team's fourth leading goal scorer with 34 and ranked second on team with 19 assists ... Also ranked second on team with 27 steals and 16 ejections drawn ... Netted five hat tricks and 12 multi-goal games ... Scored career-high seven points on two goals and career-best five assists versus Penn State-Behrend at Southern Championships ... Had 17 points on nine goals and eight assists as GW went 3-1 and finished fifth at Southerns ... Named to ACWPC and CWPA All-Academic Teams.

Prior to GW: Three-year member of Jamaican National Team ... Received All-New England honors as a senior at Williston Northampton ... Set school records for goals in a season (71) and goals in a game (10) during senior campaign ... Also set school mark for steals in a season (52) as a junior ... Named team's most improved player as a sophomore.

Personal: John-Claude Emile Wright ... Born February 1, 1988 in Kingston, Jamaica ... Son of John Claude and Sophia Wright ... Has one sister, Rene ... Majoring in civil engineering.