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North Carolina A&T

2021-22 Track & Field Roster

Mark Sutton
Mark Sutton
Kevin L. Dorsey
Kevin L. Dorsey

Loren James

Loren James

  • Position:
    Throws
  • Height:
    5-8
  • Class:
    Graduate Student
  • Highschool:
    Baton Rouge
  • Hometown:
    Baton Rouge, La.

Summary

Biography

Has established herself as one of the best throwers in the conference … Her improvement has turned the N.C. A&T women’s indoor and outdoor track and field programs into dominant forces in the MEAC … Possesses tremendous power and excellent footwork in the throwing circle … Has competed in 33 meets during her career … Has an impressive 31 top-5 finishes in her career … Has won her event seven times and owns four MEAC individual titles.  
 
2020 Outdoor Season: Season was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
2019-20 Indoor Season: Competed in seven meets during her junior indoor season … Made her season debut on Dec. 7 at the JDL College Kick-off Classic in Winston-Salem, N.C, as she finished fourth in the weight throw with a toss of 53-feet, 7 ¾-inches … Had two third-place finishes at the University of South Carolina’s Gamecock Opener, Jan. 17-18, as she threw the shot put 47-feet, 11 ¼-inches and the weight throw 54-feet, 5 ¼-inches … Threw a personal-best 60-feet, 6 ½-inches in the weight throw to finish seventh at the prestigious Tyson Invitational hosted by the University of Arkansas on Feb. 14 … Was named Most Valuable Women’s Field Athlete at the MEAC Indoor Track and Field Championships in Landover, Md., Feb. 27-29 as she won the shot put (47-feet, 10-inches) and the weight throw (59-feet, 4-inches) to lead the Aggies to their fourth straight conference indoor title.
 
2019 Outdoor Season: Competed in seven meets during her outdoor sophomore season … Opened the season by finishing second in the shot put at the HPU VertKlasse Meeting, March 21-23, as she made a toss of 46-feet, 9-inches … Had another second-place finish in the shot put on April 6 at the Phoenix Invitational hosted by Elon University as she made a throw of 48-feet, ¾-inches … For the third straight meet, she finished second in the shot put as she made a toss of 42-feet, 6 ¾-inches at the Aggie Invitational hosted by N.C. A&T April 12-13 at Irwin Belk Track … Won the shot put on April 26 at the Virginia Grand Prix at 48-feet ¾-inches … Helped the Aggies win the MEAC outdoor title by scoring points in three different events – the shot put, discus and hammer throw … Scored a total of 20 points in those events as she finished second in the shot put (48-feet, 1 ¼-inches), fourth in the discus (136-feet, 5-inches) and fourth in the hammer (159-feet, 8-inches PR).
 
2018-19 Indoor Season: Competed in six meets during her sophomore indoor season … Opened the season by finishing third in the weight throw at the JDL College Kick-off Classic at the JDL Fast Track in Winston-Salem, N.C., with a toss of 54-feet, 6-inches on Dec. 1 … Had two top-5 finishes at the Virginia Tech Invitational, Jan. 11-12, as she finished third in the shot put with a throw of 45-feet, 6 ½-inches and with a throw of 51-feet, 5 ¾-inches in the weight throw, she finished fifth … Also had an excellent outing at the Camel City Invitational at the JDL Fast Track, Feb. 1-2, as she won the shot put with a measurement of 47-feet, 5 ¾-inches … At the same meet, she finished third in the weight throw at 56-feet, 7 ½-inches … Helped the Aggies win their third straight MEAC title, Feb. 21-23, at the Prince George’s County Sports & Learning Center in Landover, Md., by scoring 17 points for the Aggies … Became the conference’s indoor shot put champion for the first time in her career by throwing it 48-feet, 4 ½-inches before placing third in the weight throw (57-feet, 1 ½-inches). 

2018 Outdoor Season: Competed in six meets during the season … Made her outdoor debut on March 23 at the Weems Baskin Relays hosted by the University of South Carolina where she finished second in the shot put with her best throw traveling 44-feet, 4-inches … Placed fourth in the shot put on April 6 at the HPU VertKlasse Meeting at High Pont University with a throw of 43-feet, 7 ¾-inches … Threw a personal-best 138-feet, 8-inches in the discus to finish fifth at the Aggie Invitational hosted by N.C. A&T at Irwin Belk Track on April 13 … Won her first conference championship when she earned gold at the MEAC Outdoor championships hosted by N.C. A&T at Irwin Belk Track when she threw the shot put 48-feet, 8 ¾-inches on May 4 as the Aggies finished second as a team … The following week she won the shot put at the Mount Olive Final Qualifier with a throw of 46-feet, 10 ¼-inches.

2017-18 Indoor Season: Competed in seven meets during her freshman indoor season … Made her collegiate debut on Jan .6 at the Clemson Orange & Purple Invitational where she finished seventh in the shot put with a throw of 39-feet, 4 1/2-inches … Competed at the MEAC Indoor Track and Field Championships where the Aggies won the title …. She contributed by finishing 11th in the shot put (40-feet, 11 ¾-inches) and 14th in the weight throw (47-feet, ¾-inches), Feb. 15-17.

High School: Attended and participated in track and field at Baton Rouge High School … As a senior, won the shot put at the Region II-5A Championships with a throw of 44-feet, 2 ½-inches … At the same meet, finished fifth in the discus with a toss of 111-feet, 8 ¼-inches … Won the shot put (46-feet) and placed second in the discus (112-feet, 3-inches) at the District 5-5A  … Finished second in the Class 3A-4A-5A state outdoor championships in the shot put (44-feet, ¾-inches)  … As an indoor senior athlete, placed second in the state in the shot put (45-feet, 9-inches) … As a junior, she won the AAU Region 11 Qualifier with a throw of 118-feet, 4-inches in the discus … At the same event, won shot put at 42-feet, 2 ¼-inches … Won 3A-4A-5A in the shot put (45-feet, 7-inches) … Finished second in the District 5-5A in the discus (109-feet, 3-inches) … As a junior indoor athlete, finished second in the shot put in the state at 42-feet, 8 ½-inches.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Throws
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Throws
  • 2019-20Junior

    Throws
    5'8"
  • 2020-21Senior

    Throws
    5'8"
  • 2021-22Graduate Student

    Throws
    5'8"