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University of California, Santa Barbara

2020 Men's Track and Field

James Douglass

  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Shorewood, WI
  • High School Shorewood HS
  • Position Middle Distance

Biography

2018-2019 Track and Field 

Competed in seven meets. Sat out the first half of the season due to injury. Won his 800m heat at the UCLA Legends Invite in 1:54.76. Took first at the Big West Challenge in the 800m with a time of 1:54.64. Set a season's best at the Bryan Clay Invitational in 1:53.61. Finished fifth at the Cal Poly Dual in 1:53.99. Closed out the season finishing tenth in the 800m prelims at the Big West Conference Championships. 

2018 Cross Country 

Ran six cross country races for his third year. Was the No. 4 scorer at the UCSB Lagoon Meet to finish 17th in 25:42.8. Set a new 8k best at the Santa Clara University Bronco Invitational with a time of 25:07.6. 

2017-2018 Track

Redshirt season. 

2017 Cross Country

Ran five meets for his second cross season. Took 23rd place at the Highlander Invitational running 18:31.7 as the No. 4 scorer on the day. Took 33rd place at the Conference Championships with a time of 25:39.6. 

2016-2017 Track 

Donned the blue and gold for a second season to compete in eight meets. Started things off with a win at the Gaucho Round-Up in the 800m, clocking 1:55.50. James would go on to capture three more collegiate wins throughout the season in the 800m at the All-UC Meet, the UC Riverside Highlander Invitational, and topping it off at the Cal Poly Dual Meet, hitting a then season's best of 1:52.75. Finished off the season with a great performance once again at the Big West Conference Championships in the 800m, finishing fourth with a new personal best of 1:52.04, just .24 seconds off a podium placing. 

2016 Cross Country

Competed in six meets for his debut cross season. Opened up at the Lagoon Meet with a 26:24.9 for 8k. Dropped over a full minute off that time to set a new season's best of 25:13.7 at the Stanford Invitational. Came back two weeks later to set a personal best at the Santa Clara Bronco Invitational to run 25:09.1. Finished 32nd at his first Big West Conference Championships for cross, just outside of team scoring, finishing number six for the team. Concluded the season with a 32:47.6 at the NCAA West Regional Meet for his first ever 10k. 

2015-2016 Track

Competed in eight meets for the Gauchos in an impressive Gaucho debut season. Improved over three seconds at the 800m distance which culminated in a sixth place finish at the Big West Conference Championships. 

2015 Cross Country

Redshirt Season. 

Prep

Douglass had a breakthrough senior year at Shorewood HS in Wisconsin....was Woodland Conference Champion with a time of 1:57.30....ended the season placing third at the Wisconsin State Meet in Division Two, setting a best of 1:55.76.

Collegiate Bests

800m- 1:52.04 (2017 Big West Conference Championships) 

Big West Championships

2019 - 800m, 10th, 1:55.56

2017 - 800m, 4th, 1:52.04

2017 - 4x400m Relay, 8th, 3:24.38

2016 - 800m, 6th, 1:52.60

Big West Championships (Cross Country)

2018 - 8k, 45th, 26:25.1

2017 - 8k, 33rd, 25:39.6

2016- 8k, 32nd, 26:24.6

NCAA West Regional (Cross Country)

2018 - 10k, 137th, 32:24.6

2016- 10k, 148th, 32:47.60

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

    Distance
  • 2017Sophomore

    Distance
  • 2018Junior

    Distance
  • 2019Senior

    Middle Distance
  • 2020Senior

    Middle Distance