Amir James is one of the most accomplished sprinters in Demon track and field history, standing alongside greats like Mark Duper, Joe Delaney, Ronnie Powell, and Justin Walker. He graduated last month in computer information systems. He is a two-time All-American in the 4x100 meter relay, capping his career with a seventh-place finish in the event June 8 to earn first-team All-America status.
 
As a sophomore in 2016, Amir won All-America honors in the 4x100 relay as the Demons finished 15^th at the NCAA Outdoors. He was also honorable mention All-America in the 100 meter dash.
 
James made an astounding 15 Southland Conference podium appearances with top three finishes, including seven gold medals, four silvers and four bronze medals. He scored 129.3 points for NSU at conference meets – 67.3 indoors, 62 outdoors.
 
James broke the Southland Conference Indoor 200 meter dash record as a junior, winning in 21.15.
 
He won three Southland golds in the 200. He set a school record with a 20.47 time at the 2018 Southland Oudoors, and then broke that with a 20.41 at the NCAA East regional championships.
 
He was part of the school and conference record 4x100 relay foursome that shattered marks with a 38.92 in the semifinals of the 2018 NCAA Outdoors.
 
He won multiple All-Louisiana Track and Field Team awards and a half-dozen Southland Conference Athlete of the Year honors since his freshman year.
 
Amir was an NCAA East Regional qualifier in the sprints all four seasons. A native of Missouri City, Texas, he graduated from Dulles High School.
 
Career Bests:
 
   60 Meter Dash
Indoor         6.67, USA Indoor Championships, 3/11/15
   100 Meter Dash
      Outdoor      10.12, Texas Relays, 3/31/18
   200 Meter Dash
      Indoor         21.08, Pittsburg Gorilla Classic, 2/10/17
      Outdoor      20.41, NCAA East Preliminary, 5/25/18  -- school record
   ­300 Meter Dash
      Indoor         32.79, USTAF Indoor Championships, 3/4/17
   400 Meter Dash
      Indoor         48.02, Pittsburg State Invitational, 1/27/18
   4x100 Meter Relay
      Outdoor      38.92, NCAA East Preliminary, 5/26/18 (K. Harry, M. Larkins, A. James, T. Carr)
                                       School, Southland Conference record
 
   4x200 Meter Relay
      Outdoor      1:26.15, Cowboy Relays, 3/14/15, (G. White, T. Shilling, A. Taylor, A. James)
   4x400 Meter Relay
      Indoor         3:13.44, SLC Indoors, 2/17/15, (A-Taylor, K. Jackson, G. White, A. James)
      Outdoor      3:07.91, SLC Outdoors, 5/10/15, (K. Jackson, G. White, A. James, A. Taylor)
   1600 Sprint Medley Relay
      Outdoor      3:29.97, Cowboy Relays, 3/14/15, (G. White, A. James, A. Taylor, G. Butts)
 
 
 
 
(Associate head coach/sprints coach Adam Pennington) "Amir's grown as an athlete all four years. He's a pleasure to coach, a very respectful kid, and I'm definitely going to miss him. He's been a very good leader. I think he has a professional future ahead of him. He's been an amazing kid to coach and I don't think we could have accomplished nearly as much as we have without him as a vital piece of it all, on the track and as somebody who set such a great example."