Merrecia James

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Merrecia James
College	[GC Foster [University of Maryland Eastern Shore]] / Malcolm XC/ St. Francis University, liberty University
Conference	MEAC
Sport	Track and field
Position	middle distance
Class	2013
Major	Physician Assistant
Nickname	Merr Merr (MJ) (Man-head:High school soccer nickname)
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Weight	125 lb (57 kg)
Nationality	Jamaican-American
Born	(1985-09-16) September 16, 1985 (age 39) Portland, Jamaica
High school	Port Antonio High

Merrecia James (born September 16, 1985) is a track and field middle distance athlete, competed collegiately for the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. She is the daughter of Merle Stewart and William James of Jamaica. She has seven half brothers and five half sisters. She represented Jamaica at the North American Central American Caribbean cross country meet in 2004, 2005 and 2006, winning the bronze medal, in 2005 the world half marathon championships in Edmonton Canada and in 2006 the world cross country championship in Fukuoka, Japan. She finished 2nd for Jamaica at the Central American Caribbean reggae half marathon in a time of 1:28:08. In her mid-twenties, James was in Chicago when she was introduced to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was baptized soon afterward.