Ryder James
- Class Senior
- Hometown Paxton, Illinois
- High School Paxton High School
- Event Cross Country-Middle Distance-Distance
2025 CROSS COUNTRY
Ran unattached at the Mizzou XC Opener, but his 5k time of 14:55.0 would have placed 4th had he been in the MU lineup … was 5th at the Greeno/Dirksen Invitational where the Tigers placed second with a 8k time of 24:27.2 … ran 23:52.4 at the Gans Creek Classic (8k) …
2025 TRACK AND FIELD
Indoor
Won the mile run at the Show-Me Showdown with a personal-best time of 4:06.60.
2024 CROSS COUNTRY
Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (5.2 Mile), 18th place, 25:31.2 … Gans Creek Classic (8k),11th place, 23:24.8 … Alabama Crimson Classic (8k), 8th place, 23:36.8 … SEC Championship (8k), 23:23.0 (PR), 26th place … NCAA Midwest Regional Championship (10k), 30:15.68 (PR), 30th place.
2024 TRACK AND FIELD
Outdoor
Ran the 5000m in 14:47.21 at the KT Woodman Classic ... placed first in 3000m with a time of 8:29.82 at the John McDonnell Invitational ... closed out his debut outdoor campaign with an eighth-place finish in the 5000m at the Rock Chalk Classic, crossing the line in 15:08.04.
2023 CROSS COUNTRY
Placed fourth with a 18:18.6 6k time (PR) at the Mizzou XC Opener ... finished 18th at the Gans Creek Invitational in the 8k, running a 24:37.3 ... secured a sixth-place finish at the XC23 College & Open, running the 8k in 24:36.7 ... finished among the top 50 at the SEC Championships, crossing the line at 24:45 in the 8k ... closed out the campaign with a 32:53.4 10k at the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL
Born November 18, 2003 … son of Jennifer and Mark … has one brother, Peyton … Chose Mizzou over Iowa and Illinois.