2019-20 Track and Field Roster
Roster
West, James

James West
- Position:
- Distance
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Kent, England, UK
- Prev School:
- Loughborough University
Bio
2019-20: Indoor – NCAA Championships qualifier (mile & 3,000m) … one of two UO men to qualify in two events (Isaiah Griffith) … USTFCCCA West Region Track Athlete of the Year … established personal bests of 3:57.43 (mile) and 7:47.10 (3,000 meters) at the Husky Classic … good for the No. 5 and 6 marks in UO history, respectively … ran the fastest indoor 1,500 meters in collegiate history of 3:36.93 at the BU Last Chance (Feb. 27) … ran an 800-meter PR of 1:48.67 at the BU Last Chance Meet … ran opening leg of DMR that broke the NCAA record with a time of 9:24.52 at the Razorback Invitational (Jan. 31).
2018-19: Indoor – NCAA Championships qualifiers at 3,000 meters and with the distance-medley relay … became the No. 9 performer in program history with a time of 7:51.18 in the 3,000 meters … was third in the race at the MPSF Championships … turned in a 3:57.75 mile effort at the Last Chance Elite meet ... became the No. 9 performer in UO history … ran the opening leg (1,200m) of the DMR that ran a time of 9:28.62 at the Last Chance Elite meet … No. 5 DMR performance in program history. Outdoor – NCAA West Preliminary qualifier at 1,500 meters … finished in third place in the 1,500 meters at the Pac-12 Championships … established season-best times of 1:49.77 at 800 meters, 3:42.41 at 1,500 meters and 14:08.33 at 5,000 meters … won the 800 meters (1:49.77) at the Linfield Open … following the season, ran a personal best of 3:35.74 at the Brooks PR Invitational in Seattle … also posted a time of 1:48.36 to finish second in the elite section of the 800 meters at the TrackTown YL Championships … finished fifth at the British Championships in the 1,500 meters.
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
Indoor
800 Meters – 1:49.69 (2/1/20) – No. 10 in UO history
Mile – 3:57.43 (2/13/20) – No. 9 in UO history
3,000 Meters – 7:47.10 (2/14/20) – No. 9 in UO history
Outdoor
800 Meters – 1:48.36 (6/29/19)
1,500 Meters – 3:35.74 (6/15/19) – No. 2 in UO history
5,000 Meters – 13:52.29 (3/30/18)
2018-19: Indoor – NCAA Championships qualifiers at 3,000 meters and with the distance-medley relay … became the No. 9 performer in program history with a time of 7:51.18 in the 3,000 meters … was third in the race at the MPSF Championships … turned in a 3:57.75 mile effort at the Last Chance Elite meet ... became the No. 9 performer in UO history … ran the opening leg (1,200m) of the DMR that ran a time of 9:28.62 at the Last Chance Elite meet … No. 5 DMR performance in program history. Outdoor – NCAA West Preliminary qualifier at 1,500 meters … finished in third place in the 1,500 meters at the Pac-12 Championships … established season-best times of 1:49.77 at 800 meters, 3:42.41 at 1,500 meters and 14:08.33 at 5,000 meters … won the 800 meters (1:49.77) at the Linfield Open … following the season, ran a personal best of 3:35.74 at the Brooks PR Invitational in Seattle … also posted a time of 1:48.36 to finish second in the elite section of the 800 meters at the TrackTown YL Championships … finished fifth at the British Championships in the 1,500 meters.
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
Indoor
800 Meters – 1:49.69 (2/1/20) – No. 10 in UO history
Mile – 3:57.43 (2/13/20) – No. 9 in UO history
3,000 Meters – 7:47.10 (2/14/20) – No. 9 in UO history
Outdoor
800 Meters – 1:48.36 (6/29/19)
1,500 Meters – 3:35.74 (6/15/19) – No. 2 in UO history
5,000 Meters – 13:52.29 (3/30/18)
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