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9 Mark Wright

  • Position K
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 210
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Fort Worth, Texas
  • High School The Oakridge School

Biography

2021:
- Appeared in all nine games
- Finished 28-for-30 in extra-point opportunities
- Had a season-high eight points with five PAT's and a 32-yard field goal vs. WPI
- Was 3-for-6 in field goals and ended the season with 37 points scored
- NEWMAC Special Teams Athlete of the Week (Sept. 27 and Nov. 15)
- National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society

2020:
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference
- Did not play as the season was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic

2019:
- NEWMAC First Team All-Conference
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference
- Three-time NEWMAC Special Teams Athlete of the Week (Nov. 4, Nov. 12, Nov. 18)
- Connected on 8-of-11 field goal attempts, with a long of 43 yards
- Was 22-for-26 in extra point chances, tallying 46 total points for the season
- Posted 10 points with four extra points and two field goals vs. Norwich on 11/9

2018:
- NEWMAC Academic All-Conference
- In eight games, he converted five field goals that included a long of 37 yards
- Was 16-of-21 in extra-point chances as he ended the season with 31 points
- Also had one kickoff for 53 yards

2017:
- NEWMAC Football Special Teams Athlete of the Week on 10/10
- Appeared in all 10 games, including his collegiate debut at Becker on 9/1
- Finished 8-for-11 in field goals as he also converted 32-of-35 extra-point opportunities
- Had four kickoffs for a 52.2 yard average at Becker
- Was a perfect 3-for-3 in field goals vs. Maine Maritime as he finished that game with 15 points as he was also a perfect 6-for-6 in PAT's
- Had eight games where he was perfect in extra-point chances, including five where he hit at least three attempts
- Had a season-long 35 yard field goal vs. Maine Maritime

Favorite Sports Memory:
- Kicking the game-winning field goal at Springfield and celebrating with my teammates

Favorite Moment as an MIT Student-Athlete:
- Keithen catching the game winning touchdown in overtime against WPI and rushing the field with the team

Off the Field at MIT:
- Pursuing his Masters degree in electrical engineering and computer science with a concentration in acting
- Alumni Relations Chair at Delta Kappa Epsilon
- Ecommerce intern at Alcon
- Interned at Neocis
- Conducted research at the MIT Research Electronics Lab and the MIT Kavli Institute
- TESS Satellite transient star identification
- Member of the Little Beavers Running Club

High School:
- Played football and soccer and ran cross country and track at the Oakridge School
- Four-year letterwinner in football, soccer and track, along with earning a letter in cross country as a junior
- Special Teams Player of the Year
- Class Athlete of the Year
- Class valedictorian
- President of the National Honor Society and the Science Club, National AP Scholar and a National Merit Finalist

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Historical Player Information

  • 52

    2017First Year

    K
    5'10" 170 lbs
    52
  • 52

    2018Sophomore

    K
    5'10" 185 lbs
    52
  • 25

    2019Junior

    K
    5'11" 190 lbs
    25
  • 9

    2020Senior

    K
    5'11" 205 lbs
    9
  • 9

    2021Graduate Student

    K
    5'11" 210 lbs
    9