2018 Cross Country Roster
Roster
West, James

James West
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Kent, England, UK
- Prev School:
- Loughborough University
Bio
Two-time All-American
2018: Cross Country - Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team … opened the season with a win at the Oregon XC Preview … finished ninth at the Bill Dellinger Invitational … ran to a 17th-place finish—top UO finisher—and 24:14.7 8K time at Wisconsin Pre-Nationals … scored for the Ducks with a 30th-place outing at the Pac-12 Championships … was fourth in the lineup … finished 61st overall at the NCAA West Regional Championships … fifth Oregon runner across the line at the NCAA Championships … finished 138th overall at the national meet.
2017-18: Outdoor - Advanced to the NCAA West Regional in the 1,500 meters ... Placed second in the 1,500 meters (3:41.67) to score Oregon eight points and competed in the 5,000 meters (14:42.86) at the PAC-12 Championships ... Took second place in the 800 meters with a time of 1:49.67 at the Oregon Twilight ... Placed seventh and moved to number seven at Oregon in the 1500 meters with a time of 3:37.41 at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... Placed second in the 1500 meters (3:48.92) at the Pepsi Invitational ... Recorded a new personal record and finished third in section two in the 5,000 meters (13:52.29) at the Stanford Invitational. Indoor - Named first team All-American finishing sixth with a time of 8:06.94 in the 3000 meter finals ... Named first team All-American helping the distance medley relay team finish third (9:31.45) at the NCAA Championships ... Recorded a new season best in mile with a time of 4:02.70 and also got second place in the 3,000 meters (4:02.70) at the MPSF Championships ... Ran for a new personal record in the 3,000 meters at the Husky Classic with a time of 7:51.23 ... Set a new personal record in the 3000 meters (7:58.26) at the Columbia Challenge ... Made UO track debut in the mile (4:04.49) at the UW Indoor Preview ... Cross Country – Competed in the 2017 NCAA Cross Country Championships ... Recorded a time of 24:50.5 at the Pac-12 Championships ... Made his Oregon debut at the Pre-Nationals Invitational with a time of 24:43.60.
Before Oregon: The native of Kent, England in the United Kingdom joins the Ducks after competing for Loughborough University … Selected to represent British Athletics in the 1,500 meters at the 2017 European U23 Championships … The 2015 U20 National Indoor Champion and the British University Indoor Champion in the 1,500 meters … Claimed the silver medal at the 2014 U20 National Indoor Championships in the 1,500.
Personal Bests
800 Meters - 1:49.77
Pac-12 Multi-Events Championships
Tucson, Ariz., 5/4/19
Mile - 3:57.75
UW Last Chance College Elite
Seattle, Wash., 2/16/19
1,500 Meters - 3:37.41
Bryan Clay Invitational
Azusa, Calif., 4/20/2018
3,000 Meters - 7:51.23
Husky Classic
Seattle, Wash., 2/10/2018
5,000 Meters - 13:52.29
Stanford Invitational
Stanford, Calif., 3/31/2018
*PR from before Oregon
2018: Cross Country - Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team … opened the season with a win at the Oregon XC Preview … finished ninth at the Bill Dellinger Invitational … ran to a 17th-place finish—top UO finisher—and 24:14.7 8K time at Wisconsin Pre-Nationals … scored for the Ducks with a 30th-place outing at the Pac-12 Championships … was fourth in the lineup … finished 61st overall at the NCAA West Regional Championships … fifth Oregon runner across the line at the NCAA Championships … finished 138th overall at the national meet.
2017-18: Outdoor - Advanced to the NCAA West Regional in the 1,500 meters ... Placed second in the 1,500 meters (3:41.67) to score Oregon eight points and competed in the 5,000 meters (14:42.86) at the PAC-12 Championships ... Took second place in the 800 meters with a time of 1:49.67 at the Oregon Twilight ... Placed seventh and moved to number seven at Oregon in the 1500 meters with a time of 3:37.41 at the Bryan Clay Invitational ... Placed second in the 1500 meters (3:48.92) at the Pepsi Invitational ... Recorded a new personal record and finished third in section two in the 5,000 meters (13:52.29) at the Stanford Invitational. Indoor - Named first team All-American finishing sixth with a time of 8:06.94 in the 3000 meter finals ... Named first team All-American helping the distance medley relay team finish third (9:31.45) at the NCAA Championships ... Recorded a new season best in mile with a time of 4:02.70 and also got second place in the 3,000 meters (4:02.70) at the MPSF Championships ... Ran for a new personal record in the 3,000 meters at the Husky Classic with a time of 7:51.23 ... Set a new personal record in the 3000 meters (7:58.26) at the Columbia Challenge ... Made UO track debut in the mile (4:04.49) at the UW Indoor Preview ... Cross Country – Competed in the 2017 NCAA Cross Country Championships ... Recorded a time of 24:50.5 at the Pac-12 Championships ... Made his Oregon debut at the Pre-Nationals Invitational with a time of 24:43.60.
Before Oregon: The native of Kent, England in the United Kingdom joins the Ducks after competing for Loughborough University … Selected to represent British Athletics in the 1,500 meters at the 2017 European U23 Championships … The 2015 U20 National Indoor Champion and the British University Indoor Champion in the 1,500 meters … Claimed the silver medal at the 2014 U20 National Indoor Championships in the 1,500.
Personal Bests
800 Meters - 1:49.77
Pac-12 Multi-Events Championships
Tucson, Ariz., 5/4/19
Mile - 3:57.75
UW Last Chance College Elite
Seattle, Wash., 2/16/19
1,500 Meters - 3:37.41
Bryan Clay Invitational
Azusa, Calif., 4/20/2018
3,000 Meters - 7:51.23
Husky Classic
Seattle, Wash., 2/10/2018
5,000 Meters - 13:52.29
Stanford Invitational
Stanford, Calif., 3/31/2018
*PR from before Oregon
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