James McDaid
James McDaid
Year: Sr.
Hometown: East Windsor, N.J.
High School: Hightstown

JUNIOR (2018): Became the first All-Centennial Conference honoree in program history after placing 14th at the conference meet with a time of 26:11.5 ... Finished 48th in a field of nearly 350 at NCAA Mideast Regional (11/10) ... Won second consecutive individual title at Bryn Mawr Invitational with 5k PR of 16:53.6 ... Landed 11th among almost 300 runners at Paul Short Invitational (10/29) ... Named Academic All-Centennial as a member of the all-conference team and Academic Honor Roll

SOPHOMORE (2017): One of the Bears' top finishers all season ... Finished first among Bears at the NCAA D3 Mid-East Regional Championship (11/11), where he placed 78th overall (26:54.8) ... Clocked in at 27:11.6 (36th place) at the Centennial Conference Championship (10/29) after topping the squad at the Gettysburg Invitational (10/14), finishing 29th overall (27:06.4) ... Recognized on Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll

FRESHMAN (2016): Placed 246th (29:04) at the NCAA D3 Mid-East Regional (11/12) ... Finished 48th (27:57.6) at the Centennial Conference Championship (10/29) ... Finished 25th (28:24.4) in first collegiate race at Salisbury (9/3)

Before Ursinus: Four-time New Jersey Group 3 Championship Qualifier (2012, 2013, 2014 Cross Country and 2015 Indoor 4x400) 

Personal: Born June 11, 1998 ... Son of Keith and Donna McDaid ... Has three siblings, Kathryn (20), Alexandra (18) and Julia (13) ... Also competes on track and field team and is a part of the Bearitones A Capella group

Why Ursinus? 83% of Ursinus students find the person they will marry at Ursinus

HONORS

  • All-Centennial Conference (2018)
  • Academic All-Centennial (2018)
  • Centennial Conference Academic Honor Roll (2017, 2018)