Northwestern State University of Louisana

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
    ­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           39.34, NCAA East Preliminary, 5/26/18
(K. Harry, M. Larkins, A. James, T. Carr)
   4x200 Meter Relay
        Outdoor           1:26.15, MSU Cowboy Relays, 3/14/15  
(G. White, T. Shilling, A. Taylor, A. James)
   4x400 Meter Relay
        Indoor              3:13.44, SLC Indoor Championships, 2/17/15
(A-Taylor, K. Jackson, G. White, A. James)
Outdoor           3:07.91, SLC Outdoor Championships, 5/10/15
(K. Jackson, G. White, A. James, A. Taylor)
   1600 Sprint Medley Relay
        Outdoor           3:29.97, MSU Cowboy Relays, 3/14/15
(G. White, A. James, A. Taylor, G. Butts)
 
Accolades
 
LSWA’s All-Louisiana Track and Field Team, 4x100 meter relay (7/17/2017)
HERO Sports Division 1 Men’s Track & Field “Hero of the Week” (3/24/2017)
Southland Conference Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week (4/12/2017)
Southland Conference Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week (3/22/2017)
Southland Conference Indoor Track Athlete of the Week (2/15/2017)
Southland Conference Indoor Track Athlete of the Week (1/11/2017)
Southland Conference Indoor Track Athlete of the Week (2/3/2016)
Southland Conference Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week (4/13/2016)
2016 SLC Outdoor Track & Field All-Conference Team, 100m third team selection (5/12/16)
2016 SLC Outdoor Track & Field All-Conference Team, 200m first team selection (5/12/16)
2016 SLC Outdoor Track & Field All-Conference Team, 4x100 relay first team selection (5/12/16)
2016 USTFCCCA All-American, Second Team,  15^th place, 39.69 4x100 meter relay team (6/8/2016)
2016 LSWA All-Louisiana Men's Track and Field team, 4x100, 4x400 relays (7/15/16)
2016 USTFCCCA Second-Team All-American, 4x100 relay (15th place, 39.69) (6/8/16)
2016 All-Southland Conference Outdoor Track and Field First Team, 4x100 relay 
2016 All-Southland Conference Outdoor Track and Field First Team, 200m 
2016 All-Southland Conference Outdoor Track and Field Third Team, 100m 
Southland Conference Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week (4/13/16)
Southland Conference Indoor Track Athlete of the Week (2/3/16)
Southland Conference Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week (4/1/2015)
Southland Conference Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week (4/15/2015)
Southland Conference Men’s Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week, 4x400 Relay (5/4/2015)
2015 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Regionals, 100 meter dash (1^st round), 10.43, 13^th 
2015 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Regionals, 200 meter dash (1^st round), 20.95, 15^th 
2015 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Regionals, 100 meter dash (quarterfinals), 10.49, 17^th 
2015 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Regionals, 200 meter dash (quarterfinals), 21.32, 22^nd 
2015 LSWA’s All-Louisiana Collegiate Track and Field Team, 4x400 meter relay 
 
2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 100 and 200 meter distances as well as a member of the 4x100, 4x200, and 4x400 relay teams…took a pair of top-10 finishes in the 100 meter distance finals with a sixth finish at the Texas Relays (10.12) and a fourth place spot at the SLC Outdoor Championships (10.32)…placed in the top-10 in four meets in the 200 meter distance…three bronze finishes at TCU Invitational (20.97), Texas Invitational (20.70 (2.5)), and SLC Outdoor Championships (20.47)…member of 4x100 relay team that earned five podium finishes during the regular season and earned a trip to NCAA Championship meet…won Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (39.87), and SLC Outdoor Championships (39.53)…finished second at TCU Invitational (39.57) and Texas Invitational (40.35)…finished third at Texas Relays (39.45)…set a new season best at NCAA East Preliminary with a time of 39.34, finishing 10^th overall…ran in 4x200 meter relay twice earning a sixth place finish at MSU Cowboy Relays/Bob Hayes La. Challenge (1:30.51) with a DNF at Texas Relays…competed in 4x400 relay once at Leon Johnson NSU Invitational, placing second with a time of 3:13.68
 
2018 Indoor Season: Competed in the 60, 200, 400, and a member of the 4X400 meter relay team spanning four different events…took second in the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational (6.73) in the 60 meter dash after winning his preliminary race…finished fourth (6.78) in the SLC Championships…set a new meet record at the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational by winning the 200 meters with a time of 21.20…had one other top-three finish in the SLC Championships, taking second in the finals with a time of 21.25…ran once in the 400 meters finished sixth (48.02) in the Pittsburg State Invitational…competed in the 4x400 relay only once on they year, taking an 11^th place finish in the TAMU Ted Nelson Invitational with Charlie Milton, Desmond Mapps, and Micah Larkins with a time of 3:32.56.
 
2017 Outdoor Season: Competed in the 100, 200 dash, 4x100, and 4x400 relay in 10 meets...had five top-five finishes in the 100 dash...finished second in the McNeese Cowboy Relays (10.57)...finished third with the team season best with Micah Larkins with a 10.20 finish in the Baylor Invitational...finished third in the SLC Outdoor Championships (10.43) after finishing second in the preliminaries (10.32)...finished third in the TCU Invitational (10.30)...finished fourth in the LSU Alumni Gold (10.31)...had four top-five entries in six meets in the 200 dash...finished first in the TCU Invitational (20.56)...also finished first in the Baylor Invitational (20.63)...finished second in the SLC Outdoor Championship Final (20.65) after finishing first in the prelims (20.65)...finished second in the UTA Bobby Lane Invitational (20.85)...finished 20th in the NCAA East Preliminary to end his successful season...had six top-five finishes in nine events in the 4x100 relay...finished first in the McNeese Cowboy Relays with Terrance Johnson, Micah Larkins, and Ty Shilling (40.11)...also finished first in the Louisiana Tech Jim Mize Invitational with Terrance Johnson, Micah Larkins, and Ty Shilling (40.80)...won the University of Houston Tom Tellez Invitational with Micah Larkins, Georgia Flaviano, and Terrance Johnson (40.23)...won the SLC Outdoor Championships with Micah Larkins, George Flaviano, and Ty Shilling (40.16)...finished second and had a team season best in the TCU Invitational (39.92)...ran the 4x400 relay in two meets...finished fourth in the SLC Outdoor Championships with Retsel Jackson, Micah Larkins, and George Flaviano (3:14.14)...had a team season best time of  3:13.97) in the Texas Relays (Amir James, George Flaviano, Charlie Milton).
 
2017 Indoor Season: Ran in the 60, 200, 300 dash, and 4x400 relay...competed in the 60 dash in five meets and had three top-five finishes...won the LSU Purple Tiger (6.76)...finished second in the SLC Indoor Championship Final (6.71) after finishing fourth in the preliminaries (6.81)...finished second in the Pittsburg State Gorilla Classic in the final (6.80) after finishing first in the preliminaries (6.81)...competed in the 200 dash in four meets with four top-five finishes...won the SLC Indoor Championships (21.15) after finishing first in the prelims...finished second with a team season best time of 21.08...finished third in the Pittsburg State Invitational (21.34)...finished fourth in the UAB Vulcan Invite (21.68)...competed in the 300 meter dash in the USATF Indoor Championships and finished with a team season best time of 32.79...competed in the 4x400 relay in two meets with one top-three finish...finished second with a team season best time with George Flaviano, Micah Larkins, Charlie Milton (3:13.72).
 
2016 Outdoor Season: Participated in eight meets in sprints and relays … had four top-five finishes in the 100-meter dash, including wins at the Leon Johnson NSU Invitational (10.55) and the SLU Lion Invitational (10.54) … finished third in the SLC Outdoor Championships (10.15 (w)) … collected four wins in the 200-meter dash, including first in the SLC Championships (20.74) … qualified for the NCAA East Preliminaries, where he finished 18^th in the quarterfinals (20.83) … part of the 4x100 relay that claimed five top-fives, including three wins … teamed with M. Larkins, G. Flaviano and T. Shilling to win the SLC Outdoor Championships (40.29) … qualified for the NCAA Outdoor Championships where the relay squad was named 2^nd Team All-Americans after a 15^th place finish (39.69).
 
2016 Indoor Season: Participated at six meets in sprints and relays … every performance was top 15 in the 60 meter dash, including a 15^th-place finish in the semifinals of the USA Indoor Championships (6.81) … placed fifth or higher in every regular season competition while winning the SLC Indoor Championships (6.76) … also competed in four events the 200 meter dash,  winning three meets, including the SLC Indoor Championships (21.18) … teamed with G. White, M. Larkins and G. Flaviano in the 4x400 relay to come in sixth at the SLC Indoor Championships (3:18.06).
 
2015 Outdoor Season: Participated at all scheduled meets in sprints and relays… had four top-5 performances in the 100m, three in the 200 meter, six in the 4x100, one in the 4x200, two in the 4x400, and one in the 1600 sprint medley… had first place finishes at the UA Crimson Tide Invitational and the Demon Triangular in the 200 and at the Demon Triangular and Leon Johnson NSU Invitational in the 4x100… best mark of 10.43 in the 100 meter was at the SLC Outdoor Championships and the NCAA East Regionals … had a best mark of 20.86 in the 200 meter at the SLC Outdoor Championships along with the 4x100 performance of 40.49 as the second leg with  Keenan Jackson, Anthony Taylor, and Gabriel White… in the 4x200 ran as the anchor with White, Ty Shilling, and  Taylor at the MS Cowboy Relays with a time of 1:26.15 … in the 4x400 was also the third leg with Jackson, White, and Taylor for a best performance of 3:07.91 at the SLC Outdoor Championships… ran with White, Taylor, and Grant Butts in the 1600 Sprint Medley at the MSU Cowboy Relays with a time of 3:29.97… the 4x400 and the Sprint Medley performances rank 5^th as NSU Top 5 Performers in these events… three performances ranked in the top-100 in the nation: ranked 85^th  in the 100 meter, 60^th in the 200 meter and 4x400 relay team is ranked 48^th.
 
2015 Indoor Season: Participated at four meets in sprints and relays… all performances were ranked in the top ten of the meets, with eight being top-5 performances… in the 60 meter dash, best performance was at the Howie Ryan Invitational & Multis with a mark of 6.84… had a 21.87 season best in the 200 meter… at SLC Indoor Championships had a 3:13.44 season best relay time with Anthony Taylor, Keenan Jackson, and Gabriel White.
 
High School: Ran high school track for two years and graduated with a 3.3 GPA… placed second in district his sophomore year in the 400m… junior year was district champ in the 100 and 200m… senior year was the 100 and 200m 5A finalist and was a state finalist in the 100m.
 
Personal: Son of Bernadette and Kenneth James… born December 7, 1995… has an older sister, Raeesah… majoring in computer information systems… plans to run professionally and become a system administrator or a cyber security admin.