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2024 Men's Cross Country Roster

James Ptack

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-10
  • Hometown Green Brook, N.J.
  • High School Immaculata

Biography

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2024-25

  • Competed in four meets this season
  • Ran a 31:16.8 10k at NCAA Regionals, a personal record
  • 36th place at the A-10 Conference meet with a time of 25:01.2
2023-24

  • Ran a personal best in the 10k race with a time of 31:18.7 at the NCAA Regionals
  • Finished 15th at the Dr. Sander Invitational Columbia Challenge in the mile race with personal best of 4:07.84
  • Placed 3rd in the mile race at the Atlantic 10 Indoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 4:08.72
  • Finished 5th at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track & Field Championship in the 1500m run with a time of 3:50.10
  • Ran a personal best of 3:45.76 in the 1500 run at the West Point Twilight 2024
2022-23

  • Finished with a 8k PR at the Lehigh Paul Short Run with a time of 24:03.2 and placed fifth overall
  • Landed in the top 20 at the Atlantic 10 XC Championships with a 5-mile time of 24:44.6
  • Won the 5k and got a PR in that event at the Larry Ellis Invitational with a time of 14:21.38
  • Earned 3rd in the 3k at the Penn Challenge meet
2021-22
  • Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team
  • Started his freshman season with the Lehigh Paul Short Run, finishing the 8K in 24:38.8 and placing 86th/357 (10/1)
  • Ran a 24:57.1 8K and placed 21st/208 at the Princeton Invitational, second best on the team (10/16)
  • As part of a championship effort, ran a 25:22.8 8K and placed 16th/126 at the Atlantic 10 Championships (10/30)
  • Finished his freshman campaign placing 44th/174 in 32:00.3 in the 10K at the Mid-Atlantic Regionals, third best on the team (11/12)
  • Atlantic 10 4x800 Gold Medalist in the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championships
  • Atlantic 10 DMR Silver Medalist in the Atlantic 10 Indoor Championships
  • Placed top-10 in the 1500m at the A-10 Outdoor Championships with a time of 3:57.73
Background
  • Ran track and cross country at Immaculata High School in Somerville, New Jersey
  • Set school records in the 800m, 1600m, 3200m, DMR, SMR and 4x800m
  • Won the 800m, 1600m and 3200m indoor state group titles in 2020
  • Won the 800m, 1600m and 3200m outdoor state group titles in 2021
  • Finished in fourth place at New Jersey Meet of Champions in the 3200m
  • National qualifier for indoor and outdoor in 2021
  • Named First Team All-Group for outdoor track in 2021.
  • Son of Brad and Susan Ptack
  • Earned 12 varsity letters in high school

Historical Player Information

  • 2021Freshman

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  • 2022Sophomore

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  • 2023Junior

    5'10" 135 lbs
  • 2024Senior

    5'10" 135 lbs