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James Cragin

James Cragin - Men's Cross Country - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
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Major Business Administration
Hometown Lawrenceville, Ga.
Last School Archer
Year Senior
James Cragin - Men's Cross Country - Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

JAMES CRAGIN CAREER STATS

Awards & Honors:

2023 ACC All-Academic Team Indoor T&F
2022 ACC All-Academic Team Cross Country
2023 Cross Country All-South Region
2019 ACC All-Academic Team

2023 Outdoor: Competed in six meets … Came in third in the 5000m (14:18.54) at the Flames Invite … Placed second in the 5000m (14:10.14) at the Georgia Tech Invite … Ran a new PR in the 5000m (14:04.43) at the Penn Relays … Finished 13th overall in the 5000m (14:16.36) at the ACC Outdoor Championships

2023 Indoor: Competed in three meets … Set a PR in the 3000m (8:06.17) and finished ninth at the Bob Pollock Invite … Came in ninth in the 3000m (8:07.58) at the Music City Challenge … Finished 16th in the 5000m (14:11.13) and 26th in the 3000m (8:12.82) at the ACC Indoor Championships

2022 Cross Country: Raced in six meets … Opened season with third place in the 8K (25:13.9) at the Berry Watermelon Run … 15th place in the 8K (24:04.7) at the North Alabama Showcase … Ran a PR in the 8K (23:42.6) at the Lehigh Paul Short Run … Seventh-place finish in the 5.2 Mile (25:11.6) at the PSU National Open … Finished 45th overall and first for the Jackets in the 8K race (23:51.5) at the ACC Championships … Recorded an all-region performance at the NCAA DI South Region Championships, placing 22nd in the 10K with a PR of 30:19.2

2022 Outdoor: Competed in four meets … Raced in the 5000m (14:08.59) at the Penn Relays … Finished 25th in the 5000m at the ACC Outdoor Championships, recording a personal-best time of 8:41.12 in the event

2022 Indoor: Competed in three meets … 9th-place finish in the 3000m (8:32.59) at the Commodore Indoor meet … Finished sixth in the 3000m with a PR of 8:18.21 at the Carolina Challenge

2021 Cross Country: Raced in five meets … Won the 6K with a time of 18:22.4 at the Kennesaw State Opener … Placed fourth in the 5.2-mile race (25:35) at the PSU National Open … Was the first Yellow Jacket to cross the finish line in the 8K race (24:38.7, PR) at the ACC Championships … Led Tech with a 10K personal-best time of 30:53.9 at the NCAA Division I South Region Championships

2021 Outdoor: Competed in five meets … Raced in the 5000m at the ACC Outdoor Track and Field Championships (14:19.95) … Ran the 1500m at the Yellow Jacket Invitational (3:54.91)

2021 Indoor: Did not compete

2020 Cross Country: Competed in four meets … Recorded an 8K time of 24:39.1 at the ACC Cross Country Championships … Ran three other 8k events at the Blazer Classic (24:39.9), Florida State Invitational (25:16.0) and Mountain Dew Gator Cross Country Invitational (25:15.6)

2020 Outdoor: Competed in five meets … Clocked a personal best in the 5000m (14:19.55) at the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships … Turned in season-best of 3:54.91 at the Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Invitational … Raced in three other 5000m races at the Raleigh Relays (14:44.53), Pepsi Florida Relays (14:29.45) and Georgia Tech Invitational (14:42.34)

2020 Indoor: Raced in five meets during 2020 indoor regular season … Set a new personal best in the mile at the 2020 Clemson Bob Pollack Invitational clocking in at 4:14.49 to take 10th-place … Competed in the 3000m at one of the most prestigious indoor long distance meets, the Iowa State Classic, with a time of 8:22.71..

2019 Cross Country: One of the Jackets’ top performers all season, earning points at every meet … Competed in the 6K and finished fourth overall at the Bulldog Invite with a time of 18:21.6, helping lead Tech to a first-place finish … Was the second Yellow Jacket to cross the finish line at the Battle in Beantown, finishing in a personal-best 25:03.0 in the 8K … Finished second on the team at the Penn State National Open with a 5.2 mile time of 26:05.4 … Earned points for the Jackets in the 8K (25:44.5) at the ACC Championships … Helped lead Georgia Tech to a fifth-place finish at the South Regional, with a 10K time of 31:38.5

2019 Outdoor: Did not compete

2019 Indoor: Did not compete

2018 Cross Country: Named ACC Freshman of the Week (Sept. 26) … ran a personal-best 32:11.2 in the 10K race at the NCAA South Region Cross Country Championships… set a PR in the 8K race with a time of 25:05.2 at the ACC Championships… finished with a PR in the 8.369K with a time of 26:18.9 at the Penn State Nationals Open.

Personal: Chose Tech for the opportunity to excel at the sport he loves at a higher level, the prestigious status of a Tech degree and the location of the campus … Majoring in business administration.

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