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2017-18 Women's Track & Field Roster

Deja Burks

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Senior
  • High School Cuthbertson
  • Hometown Louisville, Ky.

Biography

Personal Bests
INDOOR
High Jump 1.50m
OUTDOOR
400m Dash 1:10.97
High Jump 1.60m

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AS A JUNIOR (2016-17)
Indoor
Season bests: High Jump (1.50m) … Placed third in high jump at JDL College Team Challenge.
Outdoor
Season bests: High Jump (1.45m) … Placed third in high jump at both the Braves Track Classic and VertKlasse Meeting ... Scored points for Braves in high jump at PBC Championships, finishing eighth.
 
AS A SOPHOMORE (2015-16)
Indoor
Season bests: High Jump (1.47m) … Placed fourth in high jump at both Winston-Salem D2 Invitational and Kent Taylor Invite.
Outdoor
Season bests: High Jump (1.50m) … Placed fifth in high jump at Carolina Relays.
 
AS A FRESHMAN (2014-15)
Indoor
Season bests: High Jump (1.45m) and 400m Dash (1:10.97) … Placed 14th in High Jump at UCS Invitational … Placed 32nd in 400m Dash at UNCW Seahawk Invitational.
Outdoor
Season bests: High Jump (1.47m) … Placed fourth in high jump at Carolina Relays.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Cuthbertson High School under coach Roark as a senior and coach Ivan in her junior campaign … Lettered in track & field and basketball … In her senior year, she cleared the high jump with a height of 5-2 and ran the 100m dash in a time of 1:00.68 … Back-to-back all-conference athlete … Assisted the team in placing third at the state meet in the 4x400m relay in her senior year and second at the state championships in the 4x200m relay as a junior.

PERSONAL
The daughter of Carrie and Henry Wright … Has one brother, David, and one sister, Sydney … Graduated with a 3.895 grade point average … A nursing major at UNCP.

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

    5'8"
  • 2015-16Sophomore

    5'8"
  • 2016-17Junior

    5'8"
  • 2017-18Senior

    Jumps
    5'8"