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Brittney James

  • position Jumps/Hurdles
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Columbia, S.C.
  • High school Dreher
  • position Jumps/Hurdles
  • class Junior
  • Hometown Columbia, S.C.
  • High school Dreher

Brittney James Bio

2009: Did not compete.

2008: NCAA East Region qualifier in the long jump … South Carolina[apos]s indoor and outdoor field MVP … indoors, competed in the long jump and 60mH … opened season with a win in the long jump at the UNC Classic at 20-2 ¼ … placed third at the Tom Jones Memorial at 20-5 … ninth at the Tyson Invitational … scored at the SEC Indoor Championships with an eighth place finish at 19-10 ¼ … finished second at the NCAA Last Chance Meet … in the 60mH, scored at the SEC Indoor Championships with a time of 8.52 to place eighth … had a season best 8.37 in the prelims … outdoors, competed in the 100mH and the long jump … recorded a win in the long jump at the Weems Baskin Relays before taking second at the Auburn Tiger Classic and third at the Spec Towns Invitational … placed second at the Penn Relays with a jump of 20-3 ¾ … second at the Shamrock Invitational at 19-10 ¼ … runner up at the Carolina Classic … bronze medalist at the SEC Outdoor Championships with a career best 20-9 ¼ … finished 10th at the NCAA East Regionals with a long jump of 19-0 … in the 100mH, finished fourth at the Spec Towns Invitational at 14.13 … ran a 14.36 at the Shamrcock Invitational.

2007: Competed in the 55mH, 60mH and long jump during the indoor season … ran a 7.99 at the Virginia Tech Invitational … hit a new personal best 7.92 in the 55mH at the NCAA Last Chance meet … won the 60mH at the On Track Open with a time of 8.45 … competed at the Millrose games in the 60mH, placing fourth at 8.59 … ran an 8.56 at the Tyson Invitational … hit a personal best 8.39 in the prelims at the SEC Indoor Championships … palced ninth in the finals with a time of 8.88 … began the season with a long jump of 19-2 at the Virginia Tech Invitational … runner-up at the On Track Open with a jump of 19-4 3/4 … also took second at the New Balance Collegiate, jumping 19-11 in the finals … finished 16th at the SEC Indoor Championships in the long jump at 18-7 3/4 … jumped a personal best 20-2 1/2 at the NCAA Last Chance Meet to place second … Outdoors, competed in hurdles and long jump … won the long jump at the Weems Baskin Relays … runner-up in the 100mH at the State USATF meet at 13.68 … also took second in the long jump … placed second in the 110mH at the Spec Towns National Invite with a time of 13.73 … scored and placed seventh at the SEC Championships in the long jump at 19-11 … took 13th at the SEC Outdoor Championships in the 110mH at 13.96 … placed sixth at the NCAA East Regional meet with a jump of 20-6, setting a new personal best.

2006: Pentathlon, long jump and hurdles were indoor event concentrations … a total of 3,212 points was produced at the Clemson Heptathlon/Pentathlon meet … at the same meet, ran the 60mH in a time of 8.70 … at the New Balance Armory Collegiate Invitational, had a breakthrough long jump performance of 19-7 1/2 … at the SEC Indoor Championships, she jumped 18-10 3/4 for 11th place … outdoors, only contested the 100m hurdles and long jump … recorded 13.75 and 19-6 3/4 efforts at the Spec Town Relays in the hurdles and long jump before running 13.92 and marking the sand in a distance of 18-10 3/4 at the SEC Outdoor Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL: Coached by Daniel Brooks at Dreher High School … lettered four times in track and field and twice in volleyball … also was a basketball manager … best marks were 19-3 in the long jump, 14.2 in the 100m hurdles, 5-5 in the high jump and 39-8 in the triple jump … a three-time all-state performer who led her team to three state titles … was a two-time MVP, team captain and a two-time South Carolina 3A Athlete of the Year … two-time state long jump champion.

PERSONAL: Brittney James was born July 21, 1987 … her mother[apos]s name is Pamela and her grandmother is Catherine Robinson … is a sport administration major … has two sisters, Bethaney and Briana.