2025 Cross Country Roster

James Beam

  • Class Redshirt Freshman
  • Hometown Colorado Springs, Colo.
  • Highschool St. Mary's
  • Major Mechanical Engineering

Biography

TFRRS Profile

2025:
RMAC Academic Honor Roll ... Raced three times for Mines during the season ... College cross country debut came in the season opener at the Roadrunners Invitational where he ran 8K in 27:21.3 and finished 63rd ... Was 68th at the FHSU Tiger Open after running 8K in 26:34.4 ... Also ran at the Monument Valley Park Open race and took 47th in 26:38.4.

2024: Redshirted.

HIGH SCHOOL: Raced on the cross country and track & field teams at St. Mary's High School in Colorado ... As a sophomore, helped the cross country team win the region title and finish runner-up at the 2A state championships ... Sophomore track season saw him take fourth in the state as part of the 4x800-meter relay ... Junior season brought a 10th-place finish at the Tri-Peaks League Cross Country Championships along with another region team title and a 2A state title ... Junior track led to an eighth place finish in the 3,200-meter run and a sixth-place finish as part of the 4x400-meter relay ... Senior captain for the cross country and track teams, finishing eighth individually in the league with a third straight region title and another runner-up finish at the state race ... Also qualified for four events at the track state championships including a school-record 4:24.55 in the 1,600-meter run while adding a fifth-place finish in the 3,200 meters and fourth in the 1,600 meters ... Earned a total of eight varsity letters ... Best times from his prep career include 2:02.9 in the 800 meters, 4:24.55 in the 1,600 meters, 10:01.99 in the 3,200 meters and a 16:32 across 5,000 meters in cross country ... Graduated with salutatorian distinction ... Was a member of the National Honor Society, earned academic letters all four years, and won CHSAA Academic All-State distinction three times.

Historical Player Information

  • 2024Freshman

  • 2025Redshirt Freshman