High School: Earned four varsity letters in track and field as a sprinter and relay-team member ... as a senior, was all-conference, team's Most Valuable Performer and a state qualifier ... sectional champion in the 200, all-conference and a state qualifier as a junior, helping lead Boylan to the conference title ... ran on the 4x200 relay team that clocked a school record that season ... sectional champion in the 100, all-conference, state qualifier and team MVP as a sophomore ... ran a school-record 7.01 in the indoor 55 that year ... as a freshman, was all-conference and the team's Rookie of the Year ... also played basketball ... Illinois State Scholar and honor roll student ... four-year Scholar Athlete and three-time Presidential Award recipient.

Other: Daughter of Carlisle and Margaret James ... biology major.