Earlier that day, about the scheduled 5:15 p.m. start time for the pole vault, the nerves had set in for Wright. He had been pretty even through the preliminaries the day before with Rancho Bernardo’s Jacob Rice, and frankly didn’t know what to expect for the finals. Wright hit the…
LODI — There was a time during Sam Wright’s junior year, during which he missed the entire track and field season after having hip surgery, that the Lodi High athlete truly didn’t know if he’d be able to return to the sport. Today, he’s one of the top three pole…
Not too long ago, Sam Wright sat on a field in Elk Grove, shoulders slumped, injured hamstring aching, having missed a return trip to the CIF State Track and Field Championships for pole vault by three inches. Last weekend, Wright proved he’s back to full form by winning the USA…
Accomplishments: Sam Wright made a name for himself at the USA Track and Field Junior Olympic Nationals last weekend. A Lodi High sophomore who is a member of the Lodi Track Club, Wright took second place in the pole vault in the boys 15-16 age division at the nationals at…
