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College of DuPage Athletics Department Hall of Fame induction ceremony.  
Don Klaas, Dr. Harold D. McAninch, Ali Ittersagen, Nikkilette Wright, Tom Pukstys and Paul Spicer. ceremony held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Lisle Naperville, Lisle, IL. Saturday, June 1, 2019.
Photography by James C. Svehla

Nikkilette Wright

  • Induction
    2019
  • Sport(s)
    Women's Basketball, Women's Track & Field
Nikkilette Wright (Oak Park) led the Chaparrals to consecutive team national championships in track and field, playing a remarkable role in her two seasons. She won individual national championships in the 400-meter hurdles and triple jump, and ran legs on national championship 4 x 400 and 4 x 800 relays in 2001, and in 2002, repeated in the 400 hurdles and in the 4 x 800 relay. Wright also helped her 2002 4 x 100 relay win a national title. All told, she won three individual national championships and was a member of four relay title teams. She was a nine-time All-American and went on to compete at Robert Morris University. She also played an instrumental role on the Chaparrals' 2002 NJCAA national championship basketball squad.
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