Hall of Honor
A two-time All-American and two-time SCIAC champion in the 200 Back, Wright became the first Beaver to represent Caltech at the NCAA Championships in 1966-67, placing 10th. Besides his two individual titles, Wright recorded a further five runner-up and two third-place finishes between the 200 Back, 200 and 400 IM. He also swam the backstroke leg of the 400 Medley Relay that placed fourth and sixth at the NAIA Nationals, in addition to individual places of third, fourth and fifth in two years across the 100 and 200 Back events. He served as team captain, won the Campbell Trophy once and set five different program records over his career. Wright also starred on the water polo team, garnering First Team All-SCIAC and NAIA District 3 honors once while leading the team to a second-place finish. A co-captain as a senior, he also earned the Coach's Cup once and was named Caltech Outstanding Athlete.
Wright went on to receive his M.D. from Case Western Reserve and M.Ed. from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and now works in child welfare in a variety of educational settings. He is a member of the Medical and Environmental Work Group National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children, a board member of the Nebraska Alliance for Drug Endangered Children, worked on the Lincoln, Nebraska Mayor's Blue Ribbon Task Force on the Healthcare Safety Net 2009 and participated in myriad projects with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center on Children, Families and the Law. Also an accomplished Masters swimmer, Wright has recorded several USMS Top 10 times in his age bracket.
