James Hampton
SENIOR (2016)
Earned All-Big 12 honors with his 14th-place finish at the Big 12 Championship (10/29), posting an 8K time of 26:01.5 … Kansas’ third finisher at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/11) when he crossed the 10K finish in 31:17.3 to claim 49th overall … Opened the season with a 13th-place finish at the Rim Rock Classic (10/1), where he posted an 8K time of 24:42.3 … Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
JUNIOR (2015)
Had a breakout season for the KU cross country team, which saw him finish among the top-five KU finishers in all five of the meets he competed in … Member of KU’s squad at the NCAA Midwest Regional (11/13), taking 53rd overall with a 10K time of 31:23.0 … Posted a 28th-place finish at the Big 12 Championship (10/31) by way of his 8K clocking of 25:27.6 … Opened his season with a 10th-place finish at the Bob Timmons Classic (9/1) after completing the 6K in 19:37.6 … Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
SOPHOMORE (2014)
Competed for KU in four meets as a sophomore … Posted a top-50 finish at the Big 12 Championship (11/1) with his 8K time of 25:43.1 and placing 48th … Took 22nd in his first outing of the year at the Rim Rock Classic (10/4), posting an 8K time of 25:36.3 … Named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team.
FRESHMAN (2013)
Member of the Jayhawks’ Big 12 Championship (11/2) team, finishing 64th overall with his 8K time of 25:57.8 … Tallied a 20th-place finish in his Kansas debut at the Rim Rock Classic (10/5), completing the 8K course in 25:56.98 … Ran to a 55th-place finish in the B-Race of the ISU Pre-National Invitational (10/19) with his 8K time of 26:36.88.
HIGH SCHOOL
Placed among the top-10 finishers at the Kansas State Cross Country Championships all four years … Notched runner-up finishes at both the Kansas State and Regional Cross Country meets his senior year … Took second at the Kansas state meet as a junior … As a sophomore, took bronze in the state, regional and city league meets … Graduated with a 4.0 GPA and spent two years as a member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL
James Richard Hampton is the son of David and Frances Hampton … Has two siblings, Erica and Anthony … Father, David, attended KU … Major is business.
