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2016 Women's Cross Country Roster

Julie James

  • Class Senior
  • Highschool El Paso-Gridley
  • Hometown Gridley, Ill.
  • Major Kinesiology & Sports Studies

Biography

EIU CROSS COUNTRY
2016:
Competed in six meets during the 2016 season... placed 54th at the Ohio Valley Conference Championships... season best 5K time was in season opening EIU Walt Crawford with a time of 18:41.10... placed 161st at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a 6K time of 22:41.1...
2015: Competed in five meets during the 2015 season... season best 5K time was 18:40.4 running in the Open Race at the Notre Dame Classic... had a 6K time of 22:18.5 at the Bradley Pink Classic... opened year with 15th place finish at the EIU Walt Crawford Meet... 
2014: Competed in all six meets during the 2014 season... season best 5K time was 18:23.95 at the Louisville Classic competing in the Gold Division race... was 23rd at the OVC Championships with a time of 18:23.99... season best finish was seventh at the EIU Walt Crawford... posted a 6K time of 22:15.1 at the NCAA Regional...
2013: Competed in all six meets during the 2013 season... was 21st at the OVC Championships and 181st at the NCAA Regional... best finish was 13th at the EIU Walt Crawford where she posted a season best 5K time of 18:46...

EIU TRACK
2016: 
Competed in indoor and outdoor track... Indoor - competed in two meets during the indoor season running the distance medley relay and mile... season best mile time was 5:17.04 at the EIU John Craft... Outdoor - ran in six meets during the outdoor season... member of OVC Outdoor Championship squad scoring points in the 800m run while competing in the 1500m run... season best 800m time was at the OVC meet with a time of 2:12.95... season best 1500m time of 4:41.47 came at the Illini Twilight... member of 4x800m relay team that scored points placing eighth at Drake Relays... 
2015: Competed in 2015 indoor and outdoor track... Indoor - during indoor season ran the 800m and mile... season best 800m was 2:15.61 at the Notre Dame Meyo which ranked eighth on the EIU career list... season best mile time was 5:01.70 at the Grand Valley Big Meet which ranked ninth on the EIU career list... scored points in the mile and distance medley relay as part of the OVC Indoor Championship squad... ran on school record setting distance medley relay team at the Notre Dame Meyo that posted a time of 11:50.24... Outdoor - during the outdoor season ran the 800m and 1500m... season bests in both events came at the OVC Outdoor Championships... posted top time of 2:12.23 in the 800m... had a season best time of 4:35.70 in the 1500m which ranked 10th on the EIU career list... 
2014: Competed in 2014 indoor and outdoor track seasons... Indoor - during indoor season ran the 800m and mile... season best 800m time was 2:16.93 at the OVC Indoor Championships... season best mile time was 5:07.99 at the EIU John Craft Invite... Outdoor - during outdoor season ran the 800m and 1500m... season best 800m was 2:15.79 at the OVC Outdoor Championships... season best 1500m time was 4:41.84 at the OVC meet...

HIGH SCHOOL: Ran cross country and track at El Paso-Gridley High School... was a three-time top 11 finisher at the IHSA Class 1A state cross country championships missing one season due to injury...  as a freshman placed 11th at the state meet... as a sophomore was the runner-up posting a time of 17:53... missed junior year with an injury only to return as a senior, winning the sectional and finishing seventh at the state meet with a time of 17:53... In track advanced to the IHSA Class 1A state all four years competing in the 800m... as a freshman was second with a time of 2:12...  freshman season was also highlighted by a fifth place mile finish and sixth place 2-mile finish at the state championship... competed in the 800m prelim as a sophomore but skipped the finals due to foot pain... as a junior  placed eighth in the 800m at the IHSA championship before ending career with a second place state finish in the 800m with a finals time of 2:16.62... was the IHSA Class 1A state champion in the mile.

Historical Player Information

  • 2013Freshman

  • 2014Sophomore

  • 2015Junior

  • 2016Senior

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