Lily James

Height:
5-6
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Oakcrest School
Hometown:
Great Falls, Va.

2020 (Track & Field)
Did not compete in her first track season.

2019 (Cross Country)
Did not compete in her first season with the Bruins.

High School
Attended Oakcrest School in Vienna, Va. … Competed in XC during the 2016 season, where she finished 10th at the PVAC Championships with a 5K time of 23:51.3 … In track & field, was the 800m champion (2:15.74) at the VISAA State Championships … Named First Team All-Conference … Ran on Oakcrest's 4x800m relay (9:53.38) and 4x400m relay (4:14.99) teams, both of which won first place at the state meet … Ran the fastest girls 800m time (2:15.33) in the state of Virginia … Set new school records in the 400m (58.86), 800m (2:15.33), 1600m (5:36.0h), and the 4x800m relay (9:53.38).

Personal
Born in Lake Forest, Ill., to Annie and Bill James … One of eight children … Has seven brothers (Thomas, Liam, Joseph, Owen, Brendan, Gabriel, Raphael) … Lists Louis Zamperini, Allison Felix and Natasha Hastings as famous athletes she admires … Hobbies and interests include hiking, playing the piano, history, art and literature … Her father played football for Navy, while her grandfather ran cross country and competed in track & field at North Carolina … Lists her greatest athletic thrill to date as winning the 800m at the Draper Invitational her senior year … Chose UCLA for its outstanding academics and “stellar” track program … Said she could “pursue her academic goals while continuing to challenge myself in the sport that I love” … Wants to work in government/politics … Plans to major in political science.

UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes

Friday, June 21

UCLA New Director of Track & Field: Joanna Hayes

Friday, June 21

UCLA Track & Field Jim Bush Legends Invite (April 13, 2024)

Wednesday, April 17

powHER of the Pac: UCLA's Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Monday, June 27

Sixteen Individuals, Both Teams Earn USTFCCCA All-Academic Honors

Tuesday, July 22

Seven Bruins Earn Academic All-District Honors

Tuesday, June 24

Women Finish Up NCAA Championships With Two More Scorers

Saturday, June 14

Pinckney, Clement II Score for UCLA on Day 3 of NCAAs

Friday, June 13

University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics

2020 Track & Field Roster

Roster

Erika Adler

Sophia Alexander

Artin Allahverdian

Kazmeir Allen

Liam Anderson

Shae Anderson

Tyler Asemota

Jesse Audelo

Alyssa Bautista

Kelly Bernd

Carter Blunt

Zack Bornstein

Robert Brandt

Kyle Brown

Nyree Brown

Colin Burke

Morgan Calcagnie

Paige Carter

Ilaria Casarotto

Mia Cervantes

Alexandra Chan

Jett Charvet

Christina Chenault

Tierra Crockrell

Gino Cruz

Tate Curran

Matthew DeRoos

Maddy Doane

Cassandra Durgy

Andy Ehrenberg

Esther Ekeanyanwu

Alex Enos

Nate Esparza

Michael Fancey

William Frankenfeld

Micah Fulton

Jackie Garner

Gwyn George

George Gleason

Isabella Grant

Jai Gruenwald

Sondre Guttormsen

Jaden Haskins

Eden Henderson

Sam Herenton

Peter Herold

Jaylah Herron

Kenroy Higgins II

Jacquelyn Hill

Jade Hinds

Sophia Hoelzel

Seth Holloway

Isaiah Holmes

Aidan Jackman

Lily James

Tyler Janes

Kyrah Johnson

Munir Kabbara

Hawa Kamara

Riley Kelly

DJ Lawson

Sean Lee

Catherine Leger

Simon Litzell

Lydia Liu

Kira Loren

Claire Markey

Saundria Martin

Andrew Martinez

Grace McAuley

Lauren McFall

Kerrigan McGreevy

Kain Medrano

Kennedy Meyer

Kenyla Miles

Myles Misener-Daley

Cristian Moore