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James Merfen
Class of 2027 · Olathe, KS
High school track and field athlete profile
National rank · #1737
KS rank · #22
1 star ★☆☆☆☆
Main · 800m
Secondary · Mile
Athlete overview
Graduation year
2027
Hometown
Olathe, KS
School / team
Olathe West High School
Primary event
800m
Secondary event
Mile
Results tracked
84
Star rating
1
TRAX-Score
73.967
Top-End
75.0
Consistency
72.7
Versatility
73.3
Big Meet
74.9
Personal records
Best scored mark in each event across the athlete's complete performance history.
8 events
800m
PR
1:56.81
Outdoor · 2026
Event Score 74.1
1500m
PR
4:20.77
Outdoor · 2023
Event Score 52.8
1600m
PR
4:25.10
Outdoor · 2025
Event Score 67.2
Mile
PR
4:29.65
Outdoor · 2025
Event Score 64.2
3000m
PR
9:33.19
Outdoor · 2023
Event Score 48.0
3200m
PR
9:44.12
Outdoor · 2025
Event Score 60.7
2 Mile
PR
11:58.40
Cross Country · 2022
Event Score 14.4
5000m
PR
16:22.84
Outdoor · 2025
Event Score 48.1
Performance history
84 results shown
All events
All years
| Event | Mark | Event Score | Meet | Year | Season | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 800m | 1:56.81 | 74.1 | KSHSAA 6A Regional - Olathe North | 2026 | Outdoor | 7 |
| 800m | 1:58.76 | 74 | Mizzou HS Distance & Sprint Elite | 2026 | Indoor | 14 |
| 800m | 1:58.54 | 69.7 | 2026 Leitel Legacy Invitational | 2026 | Outdoor | 9 |
| 800m | 1:59.55 | 67.2 | 2025 Leitel Legacy Invite | 2025 | Outdoor | 9 |
| 1600m | 4:25.10 | 67.2 | Shawnee Mission North Relays | 2025 | Outdoor | 15 |
| 800m | 2:01.49 | 67.1 | Be Your Best / Youth / HS / Masters Meet #3 | 2025 | Indoor | 17 |
| 1600m | 4:26.93 | 65.3 | KSHSAA 5A & 6A Regional - Shawnee-Mill Valley HS | 2025 | Outdoor | 6 |
| 800m | 2:00.38 | 65.2 | Mike Wallace Olathe Invitational | 2026 | Outdoor | 6 |
| 1600m | 4:27.72 | 64.5 | KC Metro Mile Championship | 2025 | Outdoor | 11 |
| 1600m | 4:27.74 | 64.4 | Mike Wallace Olathe Invitational | 2025 | Outdoor | 6 |
| Mile | 4:29.65 | 64.2 | KC Metro Mile Championship | 2025 | Outdoor | 11 |
| 800m | 2:00.98 | 63.7 | Mike Wallace Olathe Invitational | 2025 | Outdoor | 9 |
| 1600m | 4:29.52 | 62.6 | Shawnee Mission North Relays | 2024 | Outdoor | 22 |
| 1600m | 4:30.66 | 61.5 | KC Metro Mile Championship | 2024 | Outdoor | 17 |
| 1600m | 4:30.69 | 61.4 | KSHSAA 6A Regional - Olathe West | 2024 | Outdoor | 6 |
| Mile | 4:32.52 | 61.3 | KC Metro Mile Championship | 2024 | Outdoor | 17 |
| 3200m | 9:44.12 | 60.7 | Sunflower League | 2025 | Outdoor | 1 |
| 800m | 2:02.87 | 59.2 | Four Birds and a Horse | 2026 | Outdoor | 1 |
| Mile | 4:38.83 | 58.4 | Be Your Best / Youth / HS / Masters Meet #3 | 2025 | Indoor | 23 |
| 1600m | 4:34.29 | 57.9 | Leitel Legacy Invite | 2024 | Outdoor | 9 |
| 3200m | 9:50.55 | 57.9 | Sunflower League | 2024 | Outdoor | 6 |
| 1600m | 4:34.33 | 57.8 | Shawnee Mission South Relays | 2024 | Outdoor | 16 |
| 1600m | 4:37.51 | 54.7 | Four Birds and a Horse | 2025 | Outdoor | 4 |
| 3200m | 9:59.67 | 53.9 | Shawnee Mission South Relays | 2025 | Outdoor | 18 |
| 1500m | 4:20.77 | 52.8 | AAU Junior Olympic Games | 2023 | Outdoor | 10 |
| 3200m | 10:09.25 | 49.9 | Olathe Invitational | 2024 | Outdoor | 8 |
| 800m | 2:07.83 | 48.1 | KSHSAA State Championships | 2026 | Outdoor | 17 |
| 5000m | 16:22.84 | 48.1 | Kronos Distance Night | 2025 | Outdoor | 10 |
| 3000m | 9:33.19 | 48 | AAU Junior Olympic Games | 2023 | Outdoor | 6 |
| 800m | 2:08.35 | 47 | Shawnee Mission North Relays | 2026 | Outdoor | 39 |
| 800m | 2:08.58 | 46.5 | Gardner-Edgerton Trailblazer Invitational | 2025 | Outdoor | 20 |
| 5000m | 16:29.10 | 46.5 | Gans Creek Classic | 2025 | Cross Country | 87 |
| 5000m | 16:29.60 | 46.4 | Greg Wilson Classic | 2025 | Cross Country | 10 |
| 1600m | 4:47.03 | 45.9 | Gardner-Edgerton Trailblazer Invitational | 2025 | Outdoor | 13 |
| 1600m | 4:49.77 | 43.5 | Four Birds and a Horse | 2024 | Outdoor | 6 |
| 5000m | 16:41.90 | 43.3 | Nike Cross Nationals Heartland Regional | 2024 | Cross Country | 223 |
| 1500m | 4:31.09 | 42.8 | AAU Regional Qualifier 16 | 2023 | Outdoor | 3 |
| Mile | 4:52.81 | 42.4 | KC Metro Mile Championship 2023 | 2023 | Outdoor | 2 |
| 1600m | 4:51.44 | 42.1 | BV West ELITE Meet | 2026 | Outdoor | 16 |
| 5000m | 16:47.60 | 41.9 | Olathe Twilight | 2023 | Cross Country | 97 |
| 5000m | 16:48.20 | 41.8 | Olathe Twilight | 2024 | Cross Country | 89 |
| 800m | 2:11.19 | 41.1 | Shawnee Mission South Relays | 2026 | Outdoor | 40 |
| 1600m | 4:52.82 | 40.9 | Saints + Mustangs Invitational | 2024 | Outdoor | 16 |
| 5000m | 16:52.90 | 40.7 | KSHSAA 6A Regional 2 | 2024 | Cross Country | 23 |
| 3000m | 9:53.16 | 39.7 | AAU Regional Qualifier 16 | 2023 | Outdoor | 2 |
| 5000m | 17:03.20 | 38.3 | Greg Wilson Classic | 2023 | Cross Country | 26 |
| 5000m | 17:06.55 | 37.5 | Sunflower League | 2024 | Cross Country | 25 |
| 1500m | 4:37.26 | 37.2 | Tenth Annual AJ Blackstock Legacy Memorial Day Track Meet | 2023 | Outdoor | 1 |
| 5000m | 17:10.10 | 36.7 | NXR Heartland Regional Championships | 2023 | Cross Country | 65 |
| 5000m | 17:12.30 | 36.2 | Todd Warner Kickoff Classic | 2024 | Cross Country | 49 |
| 5000m | 17:13.40 | 35.9 | Olathe Twilight | 2025 | Cross Country | 88 |
| 1600m | 4:59.26 | 35.6 | Shawnee Mission South Relays | 2026 | Outdoor | 43 |
| 5000m | 17:15.12 | 35.5 | KSHSAA State Cross Country Championship - 3A, 5A, 6A RESULTS | 2025 | Cross Country | 58 |
| 3000m | 10:04.66 | 35.1 | Missouri Valley AAU Dist Qualifier - Hays, KS | 2023 | Outdoor | 2 |
| 3000m | 10:04.66 | 35.1 | Missouri Valley AAU Kansas District Qualifier | 2023 | Outdoor | 2 |
| 5000m | 17:19.60 | 34.5 | Cowboy Jamboree | 2024 | Cross Country | 57 |
| 800m | 2:15.15 | 33.5 | Trailblazer Invitational | 2026 | Outdoor | 23 |
| 5000m | 17:24.20 | 33.5 | Shufleberger Top City Classic | 2023 | Cross Country | 20 |
| 800m | 2:15.19 | 33.4 | Four Birds and a Horse | 2024 | Outdoor | 11 |
| 5000m | 17:27.53 | 32.8 | KSHSAA 6A Regional 2 | 2025 | Cross Country | 28 |
| 1600m | 5:03.51 | 32.2 | KSHSAA State Championship | 2025 | Outdoor | 15 |
| 5000m | 17:30.12 | 32.2 | KSHSAA 6A Regional - Shawnee Mission Northwest | 2023 | Cross Country | 34 |
| 800m | 2:16.21 | 31.5 | Four Birds and a Horse | 2025 | Outdoor | 14 |
| 1600m | 5:04.67 | 31.3 | Olathe Middle School City Meet | 2023 | Outdoor | 2 |
| 5000m | 17:35.33 | 31.1 | Shufelberger Top City Classic | 2025 | Cross Country | 22 |
| 5000m | 17:37.10 | 30.7 | Sunflower League | 2023 | Cross Country | 62 |
| 5000m | 17:40.08 | 30.1 | KSHSAA State Cross Country Championship - 3A, 5A, 6A | 2024 | Cross Country | 71 |
| 1500m | 4:46.72 | 29.3 | Missouri Valley AAU Dist Qualifier - Hays, KS | 2023 | Outdoor | 2 |
| 1500m | 4:46.72 | 29.3 | Missouri Valley AAU Kansas District Qualifier | 2023 | Outdoor | 2 |
| 5000m | 17:45.90 | 28.9 | KC XC Classic | 2025 | Cross Country | 60 |
| 800m | 2:18.12 | 28.1 | Olathe Middle School City Meet | 2023 | Outdoor | 2 |
| 5000m | 18:00.40 | 25.9 | Roy Griak Invitational | 2024 | Cross Country | 32 |
| 5000m | 18:06.81 | 24.7 | Sunflower League Championships | 2025 | Cross Country | 50 |
| 5000m | 18:09.30 | 24.2 | Chile Pepper Festival | 2023 | Cross Country | 430 |
| 5000m | 18:31.00 | 20.1 | KC XC Classic | 2024 | Cross Country | 145 |
| 1600m | 5:22.15 | 19 | Olathe Middle School City Meet | 2022 | Outdoor | 2 |
| 5000m | 18:57.70 | 15.4 | NXR Heartland Regional Championships | 2025 | Cross Country | 191 |
| 5000m | 19:00.20 | 15 | Rim Rock Classic | 2023 | Cross Country | 246 |
| 2 Mile | 11:58.40 | 14.4 | Olathe Middle School XC City Meet | 2022 | Cross Country | 11 |
| 2 Mile | 12:09.76 | 11.5 | MileSplit KS Jr High State Championship | 2022 | Cross Country | 23 |
| 800m | 2:29.49 | 10.9 | Olathe Middle School City Meet | 2022 | Outdoor | 5 |
| 2 Mile | 12:27.02 | 7.5 | Kansas MileSplit Junior High State Championships | 2021 | Cross Country | 4 |
| 2 Mile | 12:38.30 | 5.1 | Blue Valley SW MS Championships | 2021 | Cross Country | 8 |
| 3200m | 13:08.00 | -1.2 | Blue Valley Southwest Middle School Championship | 2022 | Cross Country | 22 |
