Memorable Marks Earn James, Hamm PacWest Weekly Honors

LONG BEACH, Calif. – Competing against the sport's elite at Mt. SAC Relays, the Academy of Art track & field tandem of Lauryn James and Shareez Hamm moved into the nation's top seven in different events, capping the final week before the conference championships as PacWest Track Athletes of the Week on Tuesday. The awards are for meets from April 15-21.

James was in action three times over two days, starting Mt. SAC Relays by breaking the ART U record in the 100m dash on Apr. 19. Seventh-fastest in NCAA Division II, she went a wind-legal 11.41 across the line to take third out of a 63-competitor heavily NCAA DI field. The mark was 0.09 seconds quicker than the previous wind-legal mark. James was also an Outdoor Nationals provisional qualifier in both the 200m dash, with her fastest wind-legal time of the year at 23.52, and 4x100m relay, offering the anchor leg toward a time of 45.64, on Apr. 20.

Hamm had his share of relay highlights as well, but his individual effort in the 400m hurdles featured a new season-best of 51.37 on Apr. 20. He elevated to fourth in the country in the event with a mark that bettered the Outdoor Nationals provisional standard by nearly two full seconds. Following his contribution of the third leg in the Urban Knights' 4x100m relay (40.68) on Apr. 19, Hamm anchored a 4x400m relay that went 3:10.16 for what would have been a top-10 mark in the nation and made the quartet fifth in program history.

This is the third PacWest weekly honor for James this season after she earned recognition previously on Mar. 19 and Mar. 26. This is Hamm's second PacWest weekly honor of the year as well as the third in his career.

Players Mentioned

Shareez Hamm: Hurdles; 6' 0"; Senior; Sr./Sr.

Lauryn James: Sprints; 5' 4"; Graduate Student; Gr./Gr.

Players Mentioned

Shareez Hamm
: 6' 0"; Senior; Sr./Sr.
: Hurdles

Lauryn James
: 5' 4"; Graduate Student; Gr./Gr.
: Sprints