James Overberg

Photo by: Lexi Hartmann

Position:
Distance
Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Westminster, Colo.
High School:
Centauras
Major:
Mechanical Engineering

NCAA APPEARANCES (3)
2022 NCAA 10k (xc)
2023 NCAA 10k (xc)
2024 NCAA 10k (xc)

2025
Competed in five meets for the Buffs...placed 74th at the NCAA D1 Championships...ran an 8k personal best at the Gans Creek Classic in a time of 23:06.8 to place 30th.

2024
Competed in four meets for the Buffs... ran a personal best (8K) at the 2024 Big 12 Conference Cross Country Championship... finished 27th at the Mountain Region Cross Country Championships

2023
Competed in five meets for the Buffaloes…season-best time of 23:53.1 in the 8k at the Pac-12 Cross Country Championships, finishing 30th overall…

2022
Ran in six races for the Buffs ... set a personal record of 23:51.8 in the 8K at the Pac-12 Championships ... in his next meet, he set another personal record of 28:55.3 in the 10K at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships ... placed 111th in the 10K at the NCAA Championships

2021
Did not compete, redshirted

HIGH SCHOOL

Finished in the top-10 at the Colorado State Cross Country Championship as a junior and senior
Was eighth in 2019 and improved to fifth in 2020
Competed at the Nike Southwest Regional Championship twice
Ran the 1600 and 3200m at the 2021 Colorado State Track and Field Championships
Placed sixth in the 3200 and was 10th in the 1600
Recorded multiple all-state, all-region and all-conference honors in track and cross country
Also recruited by Portland, Notre Dame, Vanderbilt and South Dakota School of Mines

HIGH SCHOOL BESTS

800m - 1:58.79
1600m - 4:16.27
3200m - 8:59.32

IN THE CLASSROOM

Major in mechanical engineering

PERSONAL

James Stephen Overberg
Youngest of three
Enjoys computer science, camping, playing volleyball and cars
Was a competitive swimmer his freshman and sophomore years of high school before he switched to running