UNCP Athletics

HIGH SCHOOL: Prepped at Person High School for coach David Kleine … Earned second-straight all-conference honors at both running back and defensive back as a senior … Rushed for 974 yards (124 carries) and 10 touchdowns, while also hauling in 15 catches for 180 yards and two additional scores … Ran for 471 yards (83 carries) and six touchdowns as a junior, while also tallying 23 receptions for 301 yards and two additional scores … Also earned all-conference accolades in basketball and track & field for the Rockets … Was an all-region performer in the long jump and triple jump.
 
PERSONAL: The son of Robin Jay and Alvin Wright … Maintained a 3.4 cumulative grade point average at Person High School and graduated in the top 20 percent of his 300-member senior class … A business technology major at UNCP.