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Tarleton State University Athletics

2021 Track & Field Roster

James Burroughs

  • Class Freshman
  • Position 400m
  • Ht./Wt. - /
  • Hometown Roanoke, TX

Biography

Freshman (2021) 
Competed in the 200m and 400m in five outdoor meets … Set a collegiate personal record in the 400m (51.70) in his Texan debut at the Wes Kittley ACU Invitational … Finished seventh and notched a personal record in the 200m (22.86) at the Joe Gillespie Invitational … Posted his second sub-51-second 400m time at the North Texas Classic, finishing 14th in 51.78 seconds. 

Byron Nelson High School 
Lettered three times in track and field … Competed in the 100m, 200m and 400m … Won a District title in the 200m as a freshman with a time of 23.03 seconds … Also ranked third in Texas in the event … Helped team win an Area Championship in 2018 … Notched additional personal records of 11.24 seconds in the 100m and 50.25 seconds in the 400m … Participated in cross country as well … Maintained a GPA above 3.5 throughout high school … Given his school’s “Noble Hand of Respect” award in 2019 and had perfect attendance as a senior. 

Personal 
Nickname is “Andrew” … 2020 graduate of Byron Nelson HS in Trophy Club, TX … Son of Diana Smith … Has four sisters: Ashleigh, Alicyn, Sophia, and Liberty … Majoring in geography … Born Oct. 20.