James Overberg

Photo by: Lexi Hartmann

Position:
Distance
Height:
5-10
Weight:
null
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Westminster, Colo.
High School:
Centauras
Major:
Mechanical Engineering

NCAA APPEARANCES (1)
2022 NCAA 10K (xc) (111th)

2024-25

XC: 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

Indoor: Competed in four meets running personal best in the 5k (13:39.17) at the Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic and in the mile run (4:16.71) at the Potts Invitational. Place 10th in the 5k at the Big 12 Championships

2023-24

XC: 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…

INDOOR: Did not compete

OUTDOOR: Did not compete

2022-23

XC: 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
Indoor: Competed in three meets ... finished sixth in the 3,000 at the Colorado Invitational ... set a personal best of 8:06.77 in the 3,000 at the Ken Shannon Invitational
Outdoor: Competed in two meets while setting new personal bests in both ... finished fifth in the 10,000 at the Stanford Invitational while setting a personal record of 28:38.95 ... finished seventh in the 5,000 at the Bryan Clay Invitational while setting a personal record of 13:49.80

2021-22

XC: Redshirted
Indoor: Ran in two meets for the Buffs ... finished 18th in the mile at the Potts Invitational ... finished 29th in the 3,000 at the Colorado Invitational
Outdoor: Ran in one meet ... placed 15th in the 1,500 at the Mines Kit Mayer Classic with a time of 4:08.71

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 1,600 and 3,200m at the 2021 Colorado State Track and Field Championships
Placed sixth in the 3,200 and was 10th in the 1,600
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
1,600m - 4:16.27
3,200m - 8:59.32

IN THE CLASSROOM

Intends to 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