James Hampton
2017 OUTDOOR (Sr.)
Recorded a ninth-place finish in the 5,000-meter run at the Kansas Relays (4/19-22) with a time of 15:13.45.
2017 INDOOR (Jr.)
Posted a second-place finish in the mile run at the Bill Easton Classic (1/16), clocking a time of 4:20.83 … Also finished second as a member of the distance medley relay at the Bill Easton Classic with a time of 10:18.73.
2016 CROSS COUNTRY (Sr.)
Earned All-Big 12 honors with his 14th-place finish at the Big 12 Championships (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.
2016 OUTDOOR (Jr.)
Set a personal-best Steeplechase time of 9:16.88 and placed 10th at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship (5/15) … Runner-up at the Rock Chalk Classic (4/30) in the 5,000 meters with a personal-best time of 14:57.77 … Clocked a 5,000-meter time of 15:09.35 at the Big 12 Championship, good enough for 21st … Placed sixth in the Steeplechase at the Kansas Relays (4/23) with a time of 9:44.59 … Finished 17th and set a personal-best time in the 1,500 meters at the Sun Angel Classic (4/9), completing the race in 3:56.79.
2016 INDOOR (RS-So.)
Helped the distance medley relay team to a first-place victory at the Bill Easton Classic (1/8) with a time of 10:34.21 … Runner-up in the 3,000 meters after clocking a time of 8:40.55 at the Bill Easton Classic … Claimed second place at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular (1/15) in the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:32.17 … Completed the 3,000-meter race in 8:29.98 at the Jayhawk Classic (1/29), good enough for sixth place … Set a personal-best 3,000-meter time and finished 46th at the Iowa State Classic (2/13) after clocking a time of 8:23.09.
2015 CROSS COUNTRY (Jr.)
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.
2015 OUTDOOR (So.)
Competed for the Jayhawks on three occasions … Ran the Steeplechase twice, with his best outing coming at the Baylor Invitational (4/3) with a time of 9:46.98 and a sixth-place finish … Opened his outdoor season with an 11th-place finish in the 1,500 meters at the ESU Spring Open, crossing the finish in 4:07.32.
2015 INDOOR (RS-Fr.)
Opened his indoor campaign with a season best in the 3,000 meters at the Bill Easton Classic (1/9), finishing sixth overall in 8:58.19 … Helped the KU distance medley relay squad to a runner-up finish at the Jayhawk Classic (1/30), passing the baton around in 10:50.31 … Ran the mile once, posting a time of 4:26.60 in a 17th-place finish at the Husker Invitational (2/7).
2014 CROSS COUNTRY (So.)
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.
2014 OUTDOOR (Fr.)
Competed in three meets on the season for the Jayhawks … Crossed the finish line in the 5,000 meters in 15:25.05 for a second-place finish at the Sun Angel Classic (4/11) … Placed 21st at the Emporia Spring Invitational (3/29) in the 1,500 meters with a time of 4:12.18.
2014 INDOOR (Fr.)
Utilized redshirt season.
2013 CROSS COUNTRY (Fr.)
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 (22) and Anthony (18) … Father, David, attended KU … Major is business.