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James Adams
James Adams

Hometown:
West Orange, N.J.

High School:
West Orange

Event:
Jumps

Year (I/O):
R-So./R-So.

04/03/2013

Track Wins Seven at Gamecock Open

Program hosts final home meet of the season

04/02/2013

Track to Host Final Home Meet of Season

Gamecock Open competition set to begin at 12:30 p.m.

03/23/2013

Gamecocks Win 14 on Final Day of Weems Baskin Invitational

Royster sweeps the men's 100m & 200m; women take both relays

03/16/2013

Gamecocks Post 10 Wins on Day Two of Hurricane Invite

Kryst wins long jump and triple jump

02/11/2013

Women's Track & Field Ranked 14th

Team rises six spots in the poll

2012: Indoors, logged an indoor season-best at the SEC Indoor Championship in the long jump at 20-09.25 (6.33m). Best mark of 45-11.25 (14.00m) in the triple jump at the Virginia Tech Invitational.
Outdoors, finished second at the Shamrock Invitational in the long jump with 21-05.25(6.66m, his top mark. Placed third at the Gamecock Open in the triple jump with a mark of 46-03.50 (14.11m).

2011: Did not compete indoors ... Outdoors, competed unattached in two meets in the 200m ... had a top time of 23.32.

HIGH SCHOOL: Had top marks of 45'5 ½ in the triple jump and 22'2 in the long jump ... Took eighth at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions in the triple jump and second in the state sectionals ... Placed 11th in the triple jump at the Nike Indoor Nationals and 15th in the long jump...New Balance Invitational Champion in the triple jump

PERSONAL: Member of the Honors College....member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars....Son of James and Geniece Adams...father James ran track and Villanova...two siblings, Franklin and Barden...intends to major in sports and entertainment management...also considered Ohio State, Georgia, Morehouse, Hampton and Florida State...came to South Carolina because it felt like a family team that cared about academics as well as athletics and because he felt at home even though he was so far away from family and friends.

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