James Sullivan

James Sullivan
James Sullivan
  • Hometown:
    Redding, CT
  • Position:
    Distance
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Immaculate
  • Events:
    Distance
Bio

Collegiate Personal Bests (TFFRS)

Frederick M. Gladstone Award (top senior male student-athlete)

2026 Indoor: Most Valuable Performer ... Most Outstanding Track Performer (Distance) ... All-NEC First Team (3,000m; 5,000m)

2025 Outdoor: NEC Most Outstanding Performer (Distance) ... All-NEC First Team (5K, 10K) ... NEC Spring Academic Honor Roll (3.20+ GPA) ... Won the 5000m at NEC Championships in 14:34.57 and the 10,000m in 32:21.93, both personal bests...Ran 14:45.54 in 5000m at Penn Relays...Clocked 4:05.93 in 1500m for 13th at UConn Northeast Challenge...Opened season at Black & Gold Invitational with 4:00.83 in 1500m for 6th.

2025 Indoor: NEC Winter Academic Honor Roll (3.20+ GPA) ... Placed 2nd in 3000m at NEC Championships with 8:29.57 and 5th in 5000m at 14:47.93...Ran 8:19.48 in 3000m, a personal best, for 45th at Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational...Clocked 8:23.06 in 3000m at Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic...Finished 11th in 5000m at Dr. Sander Scorcher in 14:51.19...Opened season at URI Invitational with 4:24.30 in mile for 10th and 8:49.32 in 3000m for 3rd.

2024 Cross Country: Placed 3rd at NEC Championships with a time of 25:52.2 (4.97M)...Won CCSU Mini Meet in 14:30.5 (5k), a personal best...Finished 4th at NEICAAA Championships with 24:25.0 (8k), a personal best...Ran 24:53.8 for 123rd at Lehigh Paul Short Run...Opened season at Ted Owen Invitational with 25:12.8 for 6th.

2024 Outdoor: Northeast Conference Most Outstanding Track Performer (Distance)...First Team All-Northeast Conference (5K, 10K)...Won the 5K (14:38.26) and 10K (30:43.16) at NEC Championships...Ran collegiate-bests in the 1500m (3:55.36) at the UMass Flagship Opener, 5,000m (14:19.06) at the Penn Relays and in the 10000m at the NEC Championships

2024 Indoor: Did not compete in any events.

2023 Outdoor: Second Team All Northeast Conference... Ran a collegiate best time of 3:56.01 at the UMass Flagship Opener, finishing in 3:56.01... Came in second place in the 5,000m race at the UConn Northeast Challenge, notching a new best time of 14:39.87...Won the 3,000m race at the Blue Devil Invitational, crossing the finish line in 8:29.25 (collegiate best)… Took silver in the 10,000 race at the 2023 NEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships with a collegiate best time of 31:10.70. He also competed in the 5,000m, taking bronze in 15:09.36... Finished out the season competing in the 5,000m race at the 2023 Yale Last Chance Meet, crossing in the finish line in 15:02.04 to place ninth.

2022-23 Indoor: NEC Winter Academic Honor Roll... Second Team All-Northeast Conference... Placed second in the mile (4:20.49) and 18th in the 5000m race (15:53.39) at the NEC Indoor Track and Field Championships to help his team to a second-place finish... Ran a personal best time in the mile (4:11.35) at the Last Chance Indoor National Qualifier at BU... Competed at the 2023 Indoor IC4A/ECAC Championship, finishing 36th in the mile with a time of 4:14.13.  

2021-22 Indoor: Placed 6th in the 5,000 (15:04.31) and 9th in the 3,000 (8:38.61) at the NEC Championships...Also ran on the DMR (10:38.84).

News mentions
(Photo: Steve McLaughlin)
Figueiredo 400m Win Highlights Effort At TCNJ Last Chance Meet

Kwarteng and Mellitt both posted indoor PR

Men's Track & Field Wins Second Straight NEC Indoor Championship
Men's Track & Field Leads NEC Indoor Championships
Men's Track & Field Leads NEC Indoor Championships

Sullivan takes gold; Golda silver on opening day

Golda Named NEC Field Athlete Of The Week
Golda Named NEC Field Athlete Of The Week

Broke his own record in the shot put

(Photo: Steve McLaughlin)
Pair Of Fourth Place Finishes For Men's Track & Field At IC4A/ECAC Championship

Blue Devils posted three PR and a season-best on the afternoon

Figueiredo, Golda School Records Highlights Men's Track & Field Saturday
Figueiredo, Golda School Records Highlights Men's Track & Field Saturday

Lucas Figueiredo and Greyson Golda each broke program records at the John Thomas Terrier Classic

Five Top-10 Finishes For Men's Track & Field At Dr. Sander Scorcher
Five Top-10 Finishes For Men's Track & Field At Dr. Sander Scorcher

James Sullivan ran an 8:19.95 in the invitational 3000m, good for 13th

Greyson Golda set the school indoor shot-put record on Friday, with a throw of 17.25m (Photos: Steve McLaughlin)
Golda Sets Shot Put School Record

Tristan Smith broke the 2011 mark and then Golda broke Smith's mark

(Photo: Steve McLaughlin)
Burke Win Paces Men's Indoor Track & Field At BU Opener

Burke won the 60m and was third in the 200m