James Barker
James Barker
Height: 5-11
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Short Hills, N.J.
High School: The Pingry School
Major: History

Career Results

Career Honors:
Centennial Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll (2017, 18, 19)

Career Bests:
8k - 26:47.0 (Rowan Border Clash - 10/18/2016)
4 mile - 21:16.6 (Main Line Invitational - 9/20/19)
3 mile - 15:55.8 (Haverford Alumni Open - 9/7/19)

2019: Team captain … Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll … Competed in six races … Took a 16th place finish at the Haverford Alumni Open Race (9/7) (15:55.8) … Finished 29th in the Main Line Invitational (9/20) (21:16.6) … Clocked a time of 27:03.1 at the Paul Short Run (10/5) … Took an 18th place finish at the Rowan Inter-Regional Border Battle Open Race, crossing in 26:52.4 (10/19) … Finished 16th at the Haverford Invitational (10/25) (21:18.6) … Took a fifth-place showing at the Centennial Conference Championship Open Race (27:25.0)

2018: Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll … Competed in the Centennial Conference Championship Open Race, crossing in 10th (10/27) (28:19.4).

2017: Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll … Competed in four races … Crossed in 29th at the Haverford Alumni Open Race (16:39.1) … Took 68th in the Main Line Invitational (22:13.1) … Finished 194th at the Paul Short Open Race  (27:31.3) … Finished ninth in the Inter-Regional Border Battle Open Race (26:53.1).

2016: Competed in four races … Finished 32nd at the Haverford Invitational (Oct. 21) … Posted season-best 8K time at Rowan Border Battle (26.47.0) on October 15.

Prep: Team captain for cross country, indoor track and field and outdoor track and field ... First-team all-conference in the 1600m ... Personal best marks: 1600m (4:27), 800m (2:01) ... AP Scholar with Distinction. 

Personal: Son of Deborah and Randolph Barker ... Has an older brother, Lee.