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2024 Women's Track & Field Roster

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Annalise James

Annalise James

  • Position:
    Distance
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • High School:
    Lowell
  • Hometown:
    Lowell, Ind.

Summary

Biography

Annalise James All-Time Results Via TFRRS.org

2023-24: CROSS COUNTRY: 
Did not race. INDOOR: Selected to the Academic All-MAC Team … won the one-mile run at the Butler Invitational with a time of 5:02.06 … posted a career-best mile time of 4:56.69 at the Meyo Invitational … helped the DMR team place seventh at the MAC Championships with a time of 11:57.19. OUTDOOR: Named to the Academic All-MAC Team … competed in four meets … posted a career-best 1500-meter run time of 4:35.29 at the Jesse Owens Classic … finished third in the 3K steeplechase with a time of 10:34.16 at the GVSU Extra Weekend … claimed fifth in the 3K steeplechase (10:27.00) at the MAC Championships. 

2022-23: CROSS COUNTRY: Named to the Academic All-MAC Team … competed in five meets … placed ninth at the Winrow-Valparaiso Open (18:41.5) … had a season-best 5K time of 18:05.8 at the Joe Piane Invitational … placed 25th at the MAC Championships with a season-best 6K time of 21:29.5 … earned 64th place at the NCAA Division I Great Lakes Region Championships. INDOOR: Saw action in five meets … finished first in the mile (5:08.82) at the Akron Dual Meet … nabbed fourth in the 3K with a time of 10:09.92 at the Gladstein Invitational … posted a personal-best mile time of 4:56.90, which earned her fifth place at the MAC Championships. OUTDOOR: Did not compete. 

2021-22: CROSS COUNTRY: Earned Academic All-MAC honors … finished 34th in the John McNichols Invite with a 5K time of 19:19.4 … posted a season-best 5K time of 18:58.0 at the Joe Piane Invitational … finished 72nd at the MAC Championships with a 6K time of 23:15.9. INDOOR: An Academic All-MAC honoree … competed in five meets … placed fifth in the 800-meter run (2:23.26) and sixth in the mile (5:16.07) at the Central Michigan Invitational … posted a season-best mile time of 5:00.69 at the GVSU Snowdown Showdown … helped the 4x800 relay team take first with a time of 9:44.49 at the Doug Raymond National Qualifier … placed 10th in the mile (5:03.61) at the MAC Championships. OUTDOOR: Received Academic All-MAC honors … raced in six meets … placed fourth in the 1,500-meter run (4:43.08) at the Texas State Bobcat Invitational … crossed the finish line in a time of 2:24.00 in the 800-meter run at the Golden Grizzlies Invite … had a PR in the 1,500-meter run at the MAC Championships, posting a time of 4:36.18. 

2020-21: Cross Country: Named Academic All-MAC ... competed in three meets ... ran season-best 6k time at the MAC Championship. 

Track & Field: Named Academic All-MAC for both indoor and outdoor seasons ... opened season taking fifth in the 800 and mile run at the CMU vs WMU Dual ... ran season-best mile time of 5:13.74 at the GVSU Big Meet ... competed in the mile run at the Indoor MAC Championship ... opened outdoor season with PR in the 3,000m run at the Blizzard Buster ... ran a PR of 4:50.06 in the 1,500m run at the Jim Duncan Invitational ... competed in the steeplechase at the Outdoor MAC Championship. 

2019-20: Cross Country: Competed in six meets ... made collegiate debut at the George Dales Invitational, placing 13th ... competed in the MAC Championships and the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship.

Track & Field: Competed in six meets during indoor season ... outdoor season canceled due to COVID-19 ... ran personal-best 800m run time of 2:18.68 ... ran personal-best mile time of 5:04.33 at the Alex Wilson Invitational ... competed at the Indoor MAC Championships in the mile run and distance medley relay.

High School: Helped Lowell High School track and field team to a conference championship in 2019 and the cross country team to a regional championship in 2018 ... helped 4x800-meter relay team finish fourth at the Indiana State Championships in 2018 ... three-time all-conference selection in track and field and cross country ... holds school record in the 800-meter run and the 1,600-meter run ... four-time academic honors recipient.

Personal: Majoring in nursing ... graduated from Lowell High School in 2019 ... daughter of Tim and Lisa James ... born on Sept. 4, 2000 in Portage, Ind.

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