James Burns
James Burns
Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Landenberg, Pa.

High School:
Avon Grove

Last College:
James Madison

Height:
6-1

PRs: 3000 (in - 8:57.77); 5000 (in- 15:53.26; out - 15:53.65); 10000 (out - 32:54.83)

2008 Cross Country: Ran to best time and best finish at the Lou Onesty Invitational, crossing the finish line in 26:09.26 to finish in 29th place.

2008 Outdoor: Earned the team's second-fastest time and 10th overall in the 10000-meter at the CAA Championships with a time of 32:54.83... Also competed in the 5000-meter, recording his best time at the Colonial Relays, finishing in 15:53.65.

2008 Indoor: Recorded the team's second-fastest time in the 5000-meter run, crossing the finish line in 15:53.26 at the Valentines' Invitational... Ran a time of 8:57.77 in the 3000-meter run at the Mason Last Chance meet.

2007 Cross Country: Top time of the season was 26:36.70 in the 8k run at the CAA Championships... Crossed the finish line in 26:37.40 in the 8k run at the Navy Invitational... Competed at the IC4A Championships, crossing the finish line in 27:35.00.

At JMU: Competed for a year at James Madison before transferring to George Mason when the Dukes dropped their men's track and field program.

Prep: Was an SCCL Conference All-Star as a freshman, sophomore, junior and senior at Avon Grove High School... Track team won the conference title as a junior... Won the silver medal for the two-mile and the bronze medal for the mile at the SCCL outdoor meet as a senior.

Personal: Born July 12, 1988... Parents are Joe and Holly Burns... Has a brother, Andrew, and a sister, Molly... Majoring in biology.

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