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2025-26 Men's Track and Field Roster

Nigel James

  • Position Hurdles
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 170
  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Denver, Colo.
  • High School East
  • Major Business

Biography

Career Times

2025 OUTDOOR: All-RMAC Second Team in 110m hurdles … Competed in four meets … Raced to season and personal best marks of 14.54 in the 110m hurdles and 54.18 in the 400m hurdles at the Chuck Haering Classic … Scored five points at the RMAC Outdoor Championships with a fourth-place finish in the 110m hurdles.

2024-25 INDOOR: USTFCCCA All-Region in 60m Hurdles … First Team All-RMAC in 60m Hurdles … Second Team All-RMAC in 4x400m … Competed in seven meets … Finished with personal best time of 7.97 in the 60m Hurdles at the Colorado Running Company Mountain Lion Open … Finished second in the 60m Hurdles at the RMAC Indoor Track & Field Championships with a time of 8.00, scoring eight points … Helped the Mountain Lions’ 4x400m relay team tie for second place with a time of 3:17.68 to score seven points.

2024 OUTDOOR: Second Team All-RMAC in 110m Hurdles and 400m Hurdles … Competed in five meets … Notched a season-best time of 14.64s in the 100m Hurdles at the Spank Blasing Invitational … Clocked a season-best time of 54.43s in the 400m Hurdles at the Jo Meaker Classic & Multi … Scored nine points at the RMAC Outdoor Championships, finishing fourth in the 110m Hurdles with a time of 14.86s and fifth in the 400m Hurdles with a time of 54.70s.

2023-24 INDOOR: All-RMAC Second Team (60m hurdles) … Ran a season best time of 8.24s in the 60m hurdles, placing fourth at the RMAC Indoor Track & Field Championships … Competed in the 60m hurdles and 200m.

HIGH SCHOOL: 2023 graduate from East High School in Denver, Colo. … Attended New West High School in Los Angeles, Calif. during freshman year … Ranks second all-time at East High School in 110m hurdles (14.36s) … Holds EHS school record in 300m hurdles (37.61s) and 4x400m relay (3:18.59) … Two-time state champion and three-time national qualifier … Track & field team won league championship in 2022 … 2022 honor roll recipient … Seal of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Senior award recipient in 2023 … Involved in club track with Hustle Track Club … President of Meet and Eat club, a group that created a community for students that have difficulty making friends.

PERSONAL: Parents are Gina Rucker and Vicente Curiel.

Historical Player Information

  • 2023-24Freshman

    Hurdles
    6'0" 165 lbs
  • 2024-25Sophomore

    Hurdles
    6'0" 165 lbs
  • 2025-26Junior

    Hurdles
    6'0" 170 lbs