Taren James Class: Senior Hometown: Long Beach, Calif. High School: Long Beach Poly Height / Weight: 5-7 / 133 Event: Jumps Birthdate: 01/19/1984

Selected as a team captain for the 2005-06 school year.

2005: At the CMU Open, won the long jump with a personal-best leap of 19-2 1/2, and finished second in the triple jump with a distance of 39-5 ... Won the triple jump with a distance of 39-9 1/4, and finished second in the long jump (18-1 1/2) at the Notre Dame Invite ... Won the triple jump with a leap of 41-4 1/2 at the UM Intercollegiate ... At the Meyo Invite, finished ninth with a long jump of 5.85 meters, and finished second place in the triple jump (12.94 meters) ... Took second in the unseeded long jump, and finished seventh in the triple jump championship (Tyson Invite) ... Earned fifth place for her 19-5 1/2 (5.93m) long jump, and placed third in the triple jump with a 41-0 1/4 (12.50m) performance at the Big Ten Indoors ... Recorded a 12.48-meter (40-11 1/4) triple jump at the Alex Wilson Invite ... Won two events at the MSU Invitational: the triple jump (40-0) and the long jump (19-1 1/4) ... Placed sixth in the triple jump with a jump of 39-10 at the Sea Ray Relays, and finished 21st in the long jump with a leap of 18-1 ... Claimed second place in the long jump, posting a 5.32-meter performance in MSU's dual meet vs. CMU ... Placed 16th in the triple jump with a leap of 39-1 1/4 at the Drake Relays ... Placed second in the triple jump with a jump of 12.48m (40-11 1/2 inches), and finished 10th in the long jump (16-7) at the Len Paddock Invitational ... Earned points for MSU at the Big Ten Outdoors by placing eighth in the triple jump with a leap of 39-2 1/2 ... Also at the Big Ten Outdoors, recorded a 13th-place finish in the long jump (17-11 1/2) ... Finished 10th in the triple jump at the NCAA Mideast Regional with a leap of 40-6 3/4.

2004: Competed in the NCAA Mideast Region in the triple jump ... Had an outdoor season-best 40-3 1/2 while finishing third at the Hillsdale Relays ... Finished seventh at the Big Ten Championships (39-7 3/4) while placing 10th in the long jump ... best long jump was 18-10 3/4 at the Mt. SAC Relays ... During the indoor season, had a season best of 41-2 1/4 at the Iowa State Classic ... At the Big Ten Indoor Championships, placed seventh in the long jump (season-best 18-10 1/2) and eighth in the triple jump.

2003: Placed third in the long jump (18-6 1/2) and fourth in the triple jump (38-7 3/4) at the Michigan Quadrangular ... Placed second in the long jump (18-3 3/4) and triple jump (38-1 1/2) at Notre Dame.

High School: All-league performer in long jump and triple jump ... Second place in California Interscholastic Federation triple jump and third in long jump ... Four-year letterwinner whose team was ranked No. 1 sophomore and junior seasons.

Personal: Daughter of Bill and Gaylean James ... Journalism major ... Born Jan. 19, 1984.