Megan Metcalfe Wright Biography

West Virginia University (class of 2005) / Canadian Olympic Athlete

Megan Elizabeth Metcalfe aka Megan Wright (born 27 January 1982) is a Canadian long-distance runner who specializes in the 5000 meters. Metcalfe attended West Virginia University, where she won the 2005 NCAA outdoor title in the 5000m. She was born in Edmonton. She was the NACAC Cross Country Champion in 2006.

Megan Metcalfe, a nine-time All-American, is the most prolific distance runner in Mountaineer women’s track & field history and the first Mountaineer to achieve two All-America honors in cross country. The Edmonton, Alberta, native earned her first All-America accolade as a member of the 2001 distance medley relay team, which finished in eighth place. Metcalfe’s second All-America award, and first individual, came with a third-place finish in the 3,000-meter race at the 2002 NCAA Outdoor Championships in a WVU record time of 9:09.95. Also an outstanding cross country runner, Metcalfe was named the 2000 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year. Her third All-America honor came with a ninth-place finish at the 2002 NCAA Cross Country Championships, making her just the second female cross country All-American in school history and only the fourth Mountaineer to earn All-America honors in two sports. She earned her fourth and fifth All-America accolades in 2003 by finishing fourth in the 3,000-meters at the indoor championships and was a part of the school record setting distance medley relay team in that same meet. Her sixth and seventh awards came in March, 2004, when she was fifth in the 3,000-meters and again was a member of the DMR team. Metcalfe’s eighth and school-record setting All-America honor came at the 2004 NCAA Cross Country Championships where she recorded a 16th place overall finish. Metcalfe capped off her brilliant career with a ninth All-America honor and a national championship when she won the 5,000-meters at the 2005 NCAA Outdoor Championships. She also competed at the World Cross Country Championships twice during her tenure at WVU and competed at the World University Games in Turkey. In 2008, Metcalfe reached the top, as she ran in the 5,000-meter race for Canada in the Beijing Olympics.

Megan Metcalfe Wright’s WVU Accomplisments:

All-American Honors - 2002, 2004

NCAA All-Mid-Atlantic Region - 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004

Individual NCAA Qualifier - 2002, 2003

Big East Freshman of the Year - 2000

All-Big East - 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004

Achievements (Representing Canada):

2005 - Universiade Izmir, Turkey 10th place 5000m (16:37.20)

2006 - World Cup Athens, Greece 9th place 3000m

2007 - Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st place 5000m (15:35.78)

2008 - World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 12th place 3000m (9:07.16)

Personal bests:

1500 meters - 4:10.28 (2010)

Mile run - 4:39.12 (2007), indoor - 4:31.91 (2006)

3000 meters - 8:44.29 (2010), indoor - 8:48.56 (2008)

5000 meters - 15:11.23 (2008), indoor - 15:25.15 (2011)

10000 meters - 32:40.40 (2011)

Personal:

Parents Jim & Patty Metcalfe

Married to Jonathan Wright, they have a son, Jimmy

She attended Strathcona Composite High School in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

West Virginia University (class of 2005) Physical Therapy

She currently lives in Morgantown, WV