James Hare

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Springfield, Pa.
High School:
Marple Newton HS

Career Results

2018 Outdoor: Competed at the 49er Classic (Mar. 15-17) in the 800m, placing 25th with a personal best of 1:56.28 … Participated in the Univ. of Akron-Campbell/Wright Open, placing sixth in the 1500m with a season best time of 4:01.82 (May 4-5).

2017-18 Indoor: Competed at the Nittany Lion Challenge (Jan. 13) in the 1000m, placing 17th at 2:33.80 … Participated at the Clemson Bob Pollock Invitational in the mile, placing 28th at 4:22.83 and the 800m, placing 19th at 1:58.97… Finished 25th at the Spire D-1 Classic (Feb. 9-10) in the mile at 4:25.79.

2017 Outdoor: Posted a personal record of 3:55.57 in the 1500m at the Florida Relays (March 30) … Runner-up in the 1500m at the Akron – Campbell Wright Open at 3:57.58 (May 5) … Also competed at the Louisville Invitational (April 14), George Mason Spring Invitational (April 8) and Yellow Jacket Invitational (March 17).

2016-17 Indoor: Competed at four meets … Posted a personal record in the 1000m at the Penn State National Open (Jan. 27), finishing ninth at 2:30.14 … Raced to a personal record in the mile at the YSU College Invite (Jan .20), placing fifth at 4:19.73.

2016 Outdoor: Competed at the 2016 Louisville Invitational (Apr. 15-16) in the 1500m, placing 20th at 3:58.91 … Also participated in the 1500m at the 2016 Quad Meet (Apr. 2).

2015-16 Indoor: Recorded a personal best in the 800m at the Kent State Tune-Up (Feb. 21) with a time of 1:57.48 … Participated at the SPIRE NCAA D-1 Indoor T&F Invitational (Feb. 13-14) in the 600m, placing tenth at 1:24.10 … Competed at the Penn State Relays (Jan. 9) in the 1000m, placing fourth at 2:32.11 … Placed seventh in the mile at YSU Indoor Invite (Jan. 22) with a time of 4:22.16.

2015 Outdoor: Qualified for the ACC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, where he ran a time of 4:00.82 in the 1500m ... Competed in the 1500m at four separate meets with his career best time of 3:57.94 coming at the Virginia Challenge … Ran the 800m in 1:57.09 at the Wake Forest Open.

2014-15 Indoor: Came in second at the Kent State Golden Flash Gala with a time of 2:34.13 in the 1000m … Raced in the 4x8 at both the Penn State Relays and the Doc Hale VT Elite, finishing eighth and sixth, respectively … Finished third in the DMR at the Nittany Lion Challenge with a time of 10:37.30 … Placed eighth at the YSU Indoor Invite in the 800m … Ran the 600 in 1:24.10 at the Spire NCAA D-1 Indoor T&F Invitational.

High School: Was an Honorable Mention All-Central League selection as a junior and a senior, as well as a two-time Delaware County Times Honorable Mention All-Delco selection ... Set the Marple Newtown HS record in the 800m as a senior in a time of 1:56.4 ... Also owns the school's second fastest mile time in 4:21.6, which he established as a junior ... 2014 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist.

Personal: Son of Joe and Maria Hare ... Mother, Maria, ran track and field at Gettysburg College ... Has three brothers: John Paul, Joseph and Jason ... Major is chemical engineering.