Career Report for James Ely

Class of 2025

Cross Country Career

The following chart plots the mile pace for every race throughout high school for this runner. The blue anchor points show the races where the runner improved.



Course-Specific Personal Bests

Below is a listing of James Ely's best times on each course. Click on the course name to see a chart of those races.

Course Distance   Time     Pace   All-Time Rank PR Date PR Event Graph Races
on Course
Bedwell Bayfront Park 2.95 17:16 5:51 2 10/26/22 PAL #3 1
Bedwell Bayfront Park 3.1 20:48 6:43 10 10/25/23 PAL #3 1
Crystal Springs 2.95 16:30 5:36 5 10/11/23 PAL #2 6
Half Moon Bay HS 2.33 12:45 5:28 2 10/7/23 Artichoke Invitational 3
Westmoor HS 2.6 17:12 6:37 9 9/25/21 Ram Invitational 1
Westmoor HS 2.7 14:22 5:19 2 9/28/24 Ram Invitational 2
Woodward Park 3.1 16:53.8 5:27 4 10/11/24 Clovis Invitational 1

Distance-only Personal Bests

This considers only the courses with distances of 2, 4K (2.48 mi), 3 and 5K (3.1 mi).

Standard
Distance (Mi)		   Time   Pace Date Event Course Graph Races
at Distance
3.1 16:53.8 5:27 10/11/24 Clovis Invitational Woodward Park 2

Career Summary

Below is a summary of each season run by James Ely.

Year # of Races Average Pace Improvements / Chances Rank on Team Best # Std Dev
Fr 1 6:37 0/0 5 0.51
So 6 5:59 3/3 2 1.14
Jr 5 5:51 4/4 4 1.52
Sr 3 5:26 1/1 2 1.50
San Mateo Career 15 5:52 8/8

Complete Race and Improvement History: Table

The following table is a listing of every race throughout high school for this runner.

Date Event Course Distance Division Place # Std
Dev		 Time   Pace   Improvement
9/25/21 Ram Invitational Westmoor HS 2.6 JV 23/204 0.51 17:12 6:37 You ROCK! (SBP)
9/14/22 PAL # 1 Half Moon Bay HS 2.33 F/S 9/171 0.94 14:15 6:07
10/1/22 Artichoke Invitational Half Moon Bay HS 2.33 F/S 7/139 0.92 13:55 5:58 You ROCK! (LR, PR)
10/12/22 PAL #2 Crystal Springs 2.95 F/S 3/178 0.88 18:10.1 6:10
10/26/22 PAL #3 Bedwell Bayfront Park 2.95 F/S 2/165 1.14 17:16 5:51 You ROCK! (SBP)
11/5/22 PAL XC Championships Crystal Springs 2.95 V 32/112 1.11 17:35.3 5:58 You ROCK! (LR, PR)
11/12/22 Central Coast Section Finals Crystal Springs 2.95 V 61/128 0.46 17:23 5:54 You ROCK! (LR, PR)
9/16/23 Fighting Knights Joust Crystal Springs 2.95 Jr 7/98 1.43 16:53.2 5:43 You ROCK! (LR, PR)
10/7/23 Artichoke Invitational Half Moon Bay HS 2.33 V 7/145 1.48 12:45 5:28 You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR)
10/11/23 PAL #2 Crystal Springs 2.95 V 5/103 1.52 16:30 5:36 You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR, SBP)
10/25/23 PAL #3 Bedwell Bayfront Park 3.1 Open 47/132 0.19 20:48 6:43
11/4/23 PAL XC Championships Crystal Springs 2.95 V 5/111 1.49 16:31.7 5:36 You ROCK! (LY)
9/18/24 PAL # 1 Westmoor HS 2.7 V 16/104 1.50 14:51 5:30 You ROCK! (SBP)
9/28/24 Ram Invitational Westmoor HS 2.7 V 9/120 1.32 14:22 5:19 You ROCK! (LR, PR)
10/11/24 Clovis Invitational Woodward Park 3.1 V 12/149 0.96 16:53.8 5:27 You ROCK! (DPR)

Glossary:

  • LY = Beat time from the same course a year ago
  • LR = Beat time from the most recent running of the course
  • PR = Set a new course-specific PR
  • PG = Beat personal goal
  • SBP = Season's best performance based on position of finish relative to the field. (Highest # of standard deviations).
  • DPR = Set a new distance-only PR. Applies to 2 mile, 4K (2.48 mi), 3 mile and 5K (3.1 mi) courses only.
  • DSR = New season record at this distance that is not a DPR.
  • # Std Dev = The number of standard deviations from the mean.

All columns are sortable by clicking on the column heading.


Track Results

Season Records

Season Grade Pts800m1600m3200mHigh Jump
2022 OutdoorFr2:15.77 4:58.52 PR-5'4
2023 OutdoorSo2:07.55 4:59.73 -6'0
2024 OutdoorJr1:59.56 PR-10:48.74 PR6'2 PR

By Event


800m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
3/3/22 Terra Nova vs San Mateo 2:16.53 JV 1
3/14/22 San Mateo, Capuchino 2:20.55 F/S 1
4/13/22 Woodside v San Mateo 2:15.77 JV PR (Δ=0.76,0.6%)
SR
LR (Δ=4.78,3.4%)		 1
3/1/23 Time Trials with San Mateo and Hillsdale 2:18.31 F/S 2
3/18/23 Garlic Classic Track Invitational 2:32.28 F/S 28
4/4/23 Woodside, Carlmont @ San Mateo 2:11.00 V PR (Δ=4.77,3.5%)
LR (Δ=21.28,14.0%)		 4
4/24/23 PAL Bay Dual - San Mateo @ Sequoia 2:09.39 V PR (Δ=1.61,1.2%)
LR (Δ=1.61,1.2%)		 2
5/6/23 PAL Varsity Trials and Finals 2:07.55 V PR (Δ=1.84,1.4%)
SR (Δ=8.22,6.1%)
LR (Δ=1.84,1.4%)		 14
5/6/23 PAL Varsity Trials and Finals 2:08.74 V PR (Δ=0.65,0.5%)
LR (Δ=0.65,0.5%)		 10
3/20/24 Aragon & Menlo-Atherton 2:00.21 V PR (Δ=7.34,5.8%)
LR (Δ=7.34,5.8%)
LY (Δ=32.07,21.1%)		 2
4/10/24 Mills 1:59.56 V PR (Δ=0.65,0.5%)
SR (Δ=7.99,6.3%)
LR (Δ=0.65,0.5%)		 2
4/25/24 Varsity PAL Trials 2:03.22 V LY (Δ=6.17,4.8%) 3
5/4/24 Varsity PAL Finals 2:00.65 V LR (Δ=2.57,2.1%)
LY (Δ=6.90,5.4%)		 3
5/4/24 Varsity PAL Finals 2:03.22 V LR (Δ=,0.0%)
LY (Δ=4.33,3.4%)		 3

1600m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
3/14/22 San Mateo, Capuchino 5:04.84 F/S 1
4/5/22 H.M.B., Hillsdale, Capuchino at San Mateo 4:58.52 F/S PR (Δ=6.32,2.1%)
SR
LR (Δ=6.32,2.1%)		 2
4/13/22 Woodside v San Mateo 5:10.59 JV 4
3/1/23 Time Trials with San Mateo and Hillsdale 4:59.73 F/S SR (Δ=-1.21,-0.4%)
LR (Δ=10.86,3.5%)		 2

3200m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
4/10/24 Mills 10:48.74 V SR 2

4x400m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
3/14/22 San Mateo, Capuchino 3:58.58 F/S 1
4/5/22 H.M.B., Hillsdale, Capuchino at San Mateo 4:06.62 F/S 2
4/13/22 Woodside v San Mateo 4:10.69 JV 1
4/22/23 San Mateo Bearcat Invitational 4:01.19 V 4
5/4/24 Varsity PAL Finals 3:38.44 V 4
5/11/24 CCS Prelims 3:36.35 V LR (Δ=2.09,1.0%) 25

4x800m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
3/12/22 Fighting Knights Relays 9:56.88 F/S 6
3/23/24 Firebird Relays 8:29.86 V 1
5/4/24 Varsity PAL Finals 8:12.75 V 3
5/18/24 CCS Finals 8:06.04 V PR (Δ=6.71,1.4%)
LR (Δ=6.71,1.4%)		 7

High Jump

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
3/14/22 San Mateo, Capuchino 5'4 F/S SR 1
4/5/22 H.M.B., Hillsdale, Capuchino at San Mateo 5'0 F/S 1
4/13/22 Woodside v San Mateo 5'2 JV LR (Δ=0'2,3.3%) 1
3/1/23 Time Trials with San Mateo and Hillsdale 5'6 F/S PR (Δ=0'2,3.1%)
LR (Δ=0'4,6.5%)		 3
3/18/23 Garlic Classic Track Invitational 5'10 F/S PR (Δ=0'4,6.1%)
LR (Δ=0'4,6.1%)
LY (Δ=0'6,9.4%)		 2
4/4/23 Woodside, Carlmont @ San Mateo 6'0 V PR (Δ=0'2,2.9%)
SR (Δ=0'8,12.5%)
LR (Δ=0'2,2.9%)
LY (Δ=1'0,20.0%)		 2
4/15/23 Halden Invitational 5'7 V LY (Δ=0'5,8.1%) 6
4/19/23 San Mateo, Westmoor @ Menlo-Atherton 5'4 V LY (Δ=0'2,3.2%) 3
5/6/23 PAL Varsity Trials and Finals 5'10 V LR (Δ=0'6,9.4%) 3
5/20/23 CIF-CCS Finals 5'8 V 18
3/2/24 K-Bell Invitational 5'8 V LR (Δ=,0.0%)
LY (Δ=0'2,3.0%)		 4
3/5/24 Carlmont & Sequoia 5'10 V LR (Δ=0'2,2.9%)
LY (Δ=0'4,6.1%)		 2
3/13/24 Hillsdale & Westmoor 6'2 V PR (Δ=0'2,2.8%)
SR (Δ=0'2,2.8%)
LR (Δ=0'4,5.7%)
LY (Δ=0'4,5.7%)		 2
3/16/24 St. Francis Invitational 5'10 V LY (Δ=,0.0%) 5
3/20/24 Aragon & Menlo-Atherton 6'0 V LR (Δ=0'2,2.9%)
LY (Δ=0'2,2.9%)		 2
4/13/24 CCS Last Chance Invite 6'0 V LR (Δ=,0.0%)
LY (Δ=0'5,7.5%)		 2
5/4/24 Varsity PAL Finals 5'10 V LY (Δ=,0.0%) 3
5/11/24 CCS Prelims 5'10 V LR (Δ=,0.0%)
LY (Δ=,0.0%)		 15

Distance Medley 12-4-8-16

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
3/12/22 Fighting Knights Relays 12:44.74 F/S 5