2016 Football Roster

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Keller Gabriel
Jesse Hutcheson

1 Shomari Wright

  • Position Defensive Back
  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 165
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Hampton, Va.
  • Highschool Heritage

Biography

2015 - Junior - Started all 10 games in the secondary for Christopher Newport, and finished the year ranked third in total tackles...Ranked second on the team in pass breakups with five...Made career-high 53 total stops, including 28 solo and 25 assisted tackles...Registered career-high nine tackles twice in back-to-back weeks, against Frostburg State and at Salisbury...Had multiple tackles in all but one contest.

2014 - Sophomore - Played in all 12 games and worked his way into the starting lineup for the final five games of the season...Ranked sixth on the team in total tackles, with 47, and tied for fifth in solo stops, with 27...Added one tackle for a loss of three yards...Defended five passes, with four break-ups...Earned first career interception at Maryville on November 8...Forced a fumble against Greensboro...Posted season-high seven tackles, with four solo, in the NCAA Tournament win over Delaware Valley...Added five tackles against nationally-ranked Widener in the second round.

2013 - Freshman - Did not see game action during his first season with the Captains.

At Heritage – Saw action for the Hurricanes in the Peninsula District…Was a four-year member of the football team under head coach George Massenburg…Also competed in basketball for four seasons and baseball for his first two years…Member of the National Honor Society, Early College, and University Magnet programs.

Personal – Shomari R. Wright is the son of Ayanna Davies…Has two sisters, LaQuanna and Jehassana, and a younger brother, Khomani…”Tears of a Tiger” is his favorite book…His dream vacation would be a trip to the Caribbean…Muhammad Ali is the person in history he would most like to meet…Majoring in business at CNU.

Statistics

Season:
2016

Season Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 35A

    2013Freshman

    CB
    5'11" 150 lbs
    35A
  • 20

    2014Sophomore

    Defensive Back
    5'11" 150 lbs
    20
  • 1

    2015Junior

    Defensive Back
    5'11" 150 lbs
    1
  • 1

    2016Senior

    Defensive Back
    5'11" 165 lbs
    1