Sweet Home’s Selah Wright signed a letter of intent Wednesday, April 8, to compete in track and field for Corban University.
Wright, a senior who is one of the school’s top-10 performers in the shot (33-9) and the discus (101-6) and is moving up the ranks in the javelin (101-8), said she felt that Corban was a good fit for her after visiting the school.
She said Sweet Home assistant Josie Macklin helped her connect with the Warriors coaching staff and she was able to have a face-to-face meeting with Head Coach Todd Bos.
“I had personal alone time and talked to him,” she said. “And then I got to have lunch with the faculty – that was a huge thing.
“I love the college,” she said. “It’s a great facility.”
Wright said she plans to double-major in kinesiology and agricultural science, probably pursuing the former as an occupation but likely being involved in farming, having grown up on her family’s farm. She has been a leader in 4-H and Future Farmers of America and has helped her mother, Heather, with the farm and with farmer’s markets since she was young.
“It’s just kind of to have underneath my belt,” she said of the agricultural major. “So after I’m done as an athletic trainer, I can easily go into ag.”
Sweet Home Coach Nathan Whitfield said he’s “super proud” of the senior.
“I’m proud of all the progress she’s made,” he said. “She’s turned herself into a pretty good thrower, a great athlete and an even better person.
“I know whatever she sets her mind to, she’s going to be good at.”
Wright said she also visited Central Oregon Community College, but “Corban definitely had a different feel, like, spiritually and just the atmosphere.
“I’m glad to go to build my connection and faith better with God, with a lot of other people, and the athletic facility is a great place.”
She said she is able to compete in “all three” – the shot, discus and javelin, so “I can kind of float.” She said she most likely will compete in the javelin and hammer.
She said the college training at Corban, which will include indoor track, should pay off.
“For the past few years, I do track in the offseasons too, so, like, I’ve been training up.
“So now it’s kind of cool that it’s not like I’m just training and practicing. I’m actually competing in the fall and competing in the winter – getting those marks earlier.”