Career Report for James So

Class of 2026

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 So'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 21:56 7:26 12 10/26/22 PAL #3 1
Bedwell Bayfront Park 3.1 21:53 7:04 23 10/25/23 PAL #3 1
Crystal Springs 2.13 16:50.1 7:54 45 9/17/22 Hillsdale Knights Joust 1
Crystal Springs 2.95 20:43 7:01 155 10/16/24 PAL #2 4
Half Moon Bay HS 2.33 16:40 7:09 109 9/27/23 PAL # 1 4
Hayward HS 3 20:17.72 6:46 37 10/21/23 Mariner Invitational 3
Westmoor HS 2.7 17:58 6:39 31 9/18/24 PAL # 1 3

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 20:17.72 6:46 10/21/23 Mariner Invitational Hayward HS 3
3.1 21:53 7:04 10/25/23 PAL #3 Bedwell Bayfront Park 1

Career Summary

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

Year # of Races Average Pace Improvements / Chances Rank on Team Best # Std Dev
Fr 7 7:53 1/2 18 -0.31
So 6 7:04 4/4 15 -0.12
Jr 4 6:51 3/4 19 0.15
San Mateo Career 17 7:20 8/10

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
9/14/22 PAL # 1 Half Moon Bay HS 2.33 F/S 155/171 -1.37 19:18 8:17
9/17/22 Hillsdale Knights Joust Crystal Springs 2.13 Fr 65/73 -1.19 16:50.1 7:54
10/1/22 Artichoke Invitational Half Moon Bay HS 2.33 Fr 35/43 -1.10 18:36 7:59 You ROCK! (LR, PR)
10/12/22 PAL #2 Crystal Springs 2.95 F/S 116/178 -0.31 22:41.7 7:42 You ROCK! (SBP)
10/15/22 Mariner Invitational Hayward HS 3 F/S 223/243 -1.27 23:32.9 7:51
10/26/22 PAL #3 Bedwell Bayfront Park 2.95 F/S 114/165 -0.69 21:56 7:26
11/5/22 PAL XC Championships Crystal Springs 2.95 F/S 131/156 -1.38 23:57.6 8:07
9/27/23 PAL # 1 Half Moon Bay HS 2.33 F/S 112/171 -0.49 16:40 7:09 You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR)
9/30/23 Ram Invitational Westmoor HS 2.7 So 70/126 19:12 7:07
10/7/23 Artichoke Invitational Half Moon Bay HS 2.33 F/S 64/121 -0.12 16:40 7:09 You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR, SBP)
10/11/23 PAL #2 Crystal Springs 2.95 F/S 92/173 -0.19 21:12 7:11 You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR)
10/21/23 Mariner Invitational Hayward HS 3 F/S 149/217 -0.28 20:17.72 6:46 You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR, DPR)
10/25/23 PAL #3 Bedwell Bayfront Park 3.1 F/S 95/169 -0.24 21:53 7:04
9/18/24 PAL # 1 Westmoor HS 2.7 JV 42/100 0.15 17:58 6:39 You ROCK! (LR, PR, SBP)
9/28/24 Ram Invitational Westmoor HS 2.7 JV 70/114 -0.12 18:34 6:53 You ROCK! (LY)
10/16/24 PAL #2 Crystal Springs 2.95 Open 61/124 0.13 20:43 7:01 You ROCK! (LY, LR, PR)
10/19/24 Moreau Mariner Invite Hayward HS 3 JV 111/223 -0.13 20:30.2 6:50

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 Pts800m1600m3200m
2023 OutdoorFr2:46.15 PR5:50.99 13:20.26
2024 OutdoorSo-5:14.71 PR12:13.40 PR
2025 OutdoorJr-5:54.98 -

By Event


800m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
3/1/23 Time Trials with San Mateo and Hillsdale 2:49.69 F/S 20
4/19/23 San Mateo, Westmoor @ Menlo-Atherton 2:46.15 F/S PR (Δ=3.54,2.1%)
SR
LR (Δ=3.54,2.1%)		 6

1600m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
3/1/23 Time Trials with San Mateo and Hillsdale 6:21.07 F/S 17
3/18/23 Garlic Classic Track Invitational 5:50.99 F/S PR (Δ=30.08,7.9%)
SR
LR (Δ=30.08,7.9%)		 51
4/4/23 Woodside, Carlmont @ San Mateo 6:05.47 F/S 10
4/15/23 Halden Invitational 6:05.75 V 122
4/19/23 San Mateo, Westmoor @ Menlo-Atherton 6:09.93 F/S 13
4/24/23 PAL Bay Dual - San Mateo @ Sequoia 6:19.97 F/S 10
4/29/23 PAL Frosh Soph Championships 5:53.24 F/S LR (Δ=26.73,7.0%) 41
3/2/24 K-Bell Invitational 5:37.30 F/S PR (Δ=13.69,3.9%)
LR (Δ=15.94,4.5%)
LY (Δ=43.77,11.5%)		 75
3/13/24 Hillsdale & Westmoor 5:18.77 F/S PR (Δ=18.53,5.5%)
LR (Δ=18.53,5.5%)
LY (Δ=32.22,9.2%)		 5
3/20/24 Aragon & Menlo-Atherton 5:31.87 F/S LY (Δ=19.12,5.4%) 12
3/23/24 Firebird Relays 5:22.31 F/S LR (Δ=9.56,2.9%)
LY (Δ=28.68,8.2%)		 17
4/10/24 Mills 5:14.71 F/S PR (Δ=4.06,1.3%)
SR (Δ=36.28,10.3%)
LR (Δ=7.60,2.4%)
LY (Δ=51.04,14.0%)		 3
4/27/24 FS PAL Finals 5:26.13 F/S LY (Δ=27.11,7.7%) 30
3/5/25 Aragon & Westmoor 5:54.98 V SR (Δ=-40.27,-12.8%) 14

3200m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
3/18/23 Garlic Classic Track Invitational 13:20.26 F/S SR 17
4/4/23 Woodside, Carlmont @ San Mateo 13:28.70 F/S 6
4/29/23 PAL Frosh Soph Championships 14:15.64 F/S 29
3/13/24 Hillsdale & Westmoor 12:13.40 F/S PR (Δ=1:06.86,8.4%)
SR (Δ=1:06.86,8.4%)
LR (Δ=2:02.24,14.3%)
LY (Δ=1:06.86,8.4%)		 5

4x800m

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
3/22/25 Firebird Relays 9:41.87 V 2

Distance Medley 12-4-8-16

Date Meet Result Div Record Place Pts
3/23/24 Firebird Relays 12:34.40 F/S PR (Δ=10.34,1.4%)
LR (Δ=31.94,4.1%)		 6