Rutgers-Camden Athletics

Lajerah Wright started her freshman year in college as a member of the women’s basketball program and finished her year with the outdoor track program. She returns to the basketball team this winter.
 
Outdoor Track 2017: Competed in three spring meets, opening her season at the Stockton Invitational (April 1), where she set a personal best in the 100-meter dash (16.37, finishing 14th of 14) and also placed eighth of eight in the long jump (3.45 meters)…Finished 50th of 51 in the long jump (3.34 meters) at the Widener Invitational (April 22)…On the opening day of the New Jersey Athletic Conference Outdoor Track & Field Championships (May 6), finished 16th of 17 in the long jump with a personal-best mark of 4.00 meters…Ran the second leg of the 4x100 at the NJAC meet May 7, helping the team clock a 54.31 time and finish seventh of seven.
 
Basketball 2016-17: Played in six games, averaging 3.2 points and 1.0 rebounds…Added three assists and two steals…Made her collegiate debut Nov. 30 against Rowan University, scoring two points (shooting 1-for-2 from the floor) and grabbing two rebounds…Notched her first collegiate assist against King’s College (Dec. 1), while adding two points on 2-for-2 shooting from the foul line…Notched two points and two rebounds apiece against New Jersey City University (Dec. 3) and Stockton University (Dec. 7), while adding an assist against NJCU…Scored a career-high 11 points (4-for-8 from the floor, 3-for-3 from the foul line) against Baruch College (Dec. 12), adding one assist and her first two collegiate steals.
 
High School: Four-year basketball letterwinner at Atlantic City High School for Coach Jason Lantz…As a senior, named the Boo Williams Cape-Atlantic League Most Improved Player…First Team Atlantic City Press…Cape-Atlantic League First Team…Team MVP and leading scorer at Atlantic City High School…Graduated in 2016.
 
Personal:  Born February 13, 1998…Enjoys spending quality time with family and playing video games…Psychology major at Rutgers-Camden…Post-graduation plan is to do “something I love, like helping people”…Lajerah is the daughter of Lavonda Wright of Atlantic City.