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Senior
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| Hometown:
Milwaukee, Wis.
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| High School:
Riverside
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| Height / Weight:
6-2 / 173
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| Event:
Long Sprints
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James Groce Photo Gallery
Eligibility (Indoor/Outdoor): Senior/Senior
Notables
2007 and 2008 All-American as a member of the third-place distance medley relay ... 2008 Big Ten indoor champion at 600 meters ... 2008 Big Ten outdoor champion at 400 meters ... 2007 Big Ten champion in the 4x100-meter relay
... 2007 NCAA Mideast Regional champion at 400 meters ...2006 and 2007 NCAA regional qualifier
2010 Indoor: Placed tenth in the 400 meters (48.47) and was a member of the third-place 4x400 meter relay team that ran a provisional NCAA-qualifying time of 3:09.14 at the Alex Wilson Invitational (3/6) ... finished 12th in the preliminaries in the 400 meters (49.31) and was a member of the third-place 4x400-meter relay team (3:12.96) at the Big Ten Indoor Championships ... made his indoor season debut at the Meyo Invitational (2/6), finishing 5th in the 400 meters in 47.68, was his first 400 as a Badger in nearly two years ... also was a member of the sixth-place 4x400-meter relay team at the Meyo Invitational (2/6) in a time of 3:11.75 ... won the 600 meters the Wisconsin Elite Invite (1/30) in 1:19.78
2010 Outdoor: Member of the 4x400-meter relay team that finished 12th in the prelims (3:10.18) at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (6/10) ... finished 15th in the 400 meters (46.71), 16th in the preliminaries of the 4x100-meter relay (40.17), and 12th in the 4x400-meter relay (3:07.03) at the NCAA Preliminary Round (5/27-29), qualifying for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 4x400-meter relay ... finished third in the 400 meters (46.71), was a member of the winning 4x100-meter relay (40.15), and was part of the fifth-place 4x400-meter relay (3:09.59)at the Big Ten Championships ... finished fourth in the 200 meters (21.47) and was a member of the winning 4x100-meter (40.33) and 4x400-meter (3:10.05) relays at the Musco Twilight Invitational (5/1) ... member of the winning and school-record setting Distance Medley Relay (9;32.84), the second-place 4x200-meter relay (1:24.48), the third-place Sprint Medley Relay (3:19.09), and the tenth-place 4x100-meter relay (41.42) at the Drake Relays (4/22-24) ... finished fifth in the 110-meter hurdles in a time of 14.39 at the Long Beach Invitational (4/17) ... placed sixth in the 110-meter hurdles (14.45) at the Mt. SAC Relays (4/16) ... finished third in the 400 meters (47.80) and was a member of the winning 4x100-meter relay (41.19) at the Long Beach Invitational (4/17) ... finished ninth in the 400 meters (48.03) and was part of the second-place 4x100-meter relay (41.12) at the Mt. SAC Relays (4/16) ... placed ninth in the 200 meter hurdles (21.82) and was a member of the third-place 4x400-meter relay team (3:11.24) at the Florida State Relays (3/27)
2009 Indoor: Redshirt season ... set Camp Randall Memorial Sports Center record in the 300 meters while competing unattached at the Wisconsin Badger Open (2/21) in 33.71 ... placed first in the 200 meters while competing unattached at the Badger Track Classic (1/17) with a time of 22.02 ... took second at the Meyo Invitational (2/7) while competing unattached in the 400 meters in 46.64
2009 Outdoor: Redshirt season ... won the 200 meters while competing unattached at the Wisconsin Open (5/2), finishing in 21.71
2008 Indoor: Earned All-America honors as a member of the third-place distance medley relay at the NCAA championships in 9:33.83 ... Big Ten champion at 600 meters (1:18.49) ... member of the second-place 4x400-meter relay at the Big Ten championships in 3:13.35 ... member of the winning exhibition distance medley relay at the USA Indoor Championships in 9:33.29 ... member of the winning4x400 -meter relay at the Alex Wilson Invitational in an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 3:09.53 ... placed sixth in the 400 meters at the Meyo Invitational in 47.51 ... also a member of the third-place 4x400-meter relay at Meyo in 3;10.62 ... finished second in the 200 meters at the Wisconsin Elite Invitational in 21.96
2008 Outdoor: Won Big Ten championship in the 400 meters with a time of 46.26 ... took third at the Big Ten championships in the 4x400-meter relay (3:09.91) ... placed fifth in the 4x100-meter relay at the Big Ten meet with a time of 41.27
2007: Earned All-America honors as a member of the third-placed distance medley relay at the NCAA indoor championship in 9:35.81 ... member of the Big Ten championship 400-meter relay in 40.19 ... relay also placed 12th at the NCAA Mideast regional in 40.32 ... placed third in the 400 meters at the Big Ten outdoor championship in a personal best and NCAA regional qualifying time of 45.89 ... won the 400 meters at the NCAA Mideast regional in 45.98 ... finished 23rd in the 400 meters at the NCAA outdoor championships in 47.60 ... placed fifth in the 600 meters at the Big Ten indoor meet in 1:18.57 ... member of the seventh-place4x400 -meter relay at the Big Ten outdoor championship, running a regional qualifying time of 3:09.90 ... relay finished 11th at the NCAA Mideast regional in 3:10.21 ... member of the eighth-place4x400 -meter relay at the Big Ten indoor meet in 3:18.97 ... won the 600 meters at the Wisconsin Elite Invitational in 1:18.86 ... also a member of the winning4x400 -meter relay at the Elite Invitational in 3:19.26 ... member of the winning 400-meter relay at the Auburn Tiger Classic (40.64) and Wisconsin Twilight (40.39) ... finished 10th in the 200 meters at the Yellow Jacket Invitational in a personal best time of 21.32 ... placed third in the 200 meters at the Wisconsin Twilight in 21.36
2006: Finished sixth in the 400 meters (49.66) and seventh in the 200 meters (22.71) at the Panther Open ... placed second in the 600 meters (1:18.81) and was a member of the winning4x400-meter relay (3:16.26) at the Wisconsin Elite Invitational ... member of the sixth-place 4x400 -meter relay at the Meyo Invitational in 3:13.93 ... relay ran an indoor season's best time of 3:12.13 at the Iowa State Classic to finish 12th ... placed third in the 600 meters at the Big Ten indoor meet in a personal best of 1:18.10 ... also a member of the fourth-place4x400 -meter relay at Big Tens in 3:16.33 ... won the 400 meters at the Wisconsin Twilight in a personal best and regional qualifying time of 47.15 ... member of the fifth-place 1600-meter relay at the Big Ten outdoor meet in an NCAA regional qualifying time of 3:11.11 ... relay finished 10th at the NCAA Mideast regional in 3:09.21 ... finished 25th in the 400 meters at the NCAA Mideast regional in 47.69
High School
2005 USATF Junior Olympic national champion at 800 meters ... also placed eighth in the 400 meters at Junior Olympic meet, running the second-fastest time ever in the state (47.69) ... finished third at state in 400 meters as a senior and fifth as a junior ... also qualified for state in the 200 meters as a senior and in the 200 meters as a junior ... two-time outdoor conference champion at 400 meters and 800 meters ... indoor conference record-holder at 800 meters and outdoor conference record-holder at 400 meters ... swept conference high jump titles as a junior and senior at indoor, outdoor and relay championships ... finished fourth in 800 meters at 2004 AAU Nationals ... three-year letter winner in track, football, and basketball ... honorable mention all-conference in basketball ... school senate member all four years ... Coach: Andra Gremer
Personal
Major is sociology ... parents are Boris and Bessie Groce ... has two sisters, Quanisha and Jasmine, and one brother, Quientin ... member of the Black Student Union
| Personal Bests |
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Outdoor |
| 200 Meters |
21.96 |
1-26-08 |
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200 Meters |
21.32 |
3-31-07 |
| 300 Meters |
33.71 |
2-21-09 |
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400 Meters |
45.89 |
5-13-07 |
| 400 Meters |
46.64 |
2-7-09 |
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| 600 Meters |
1:18.10 |
2-26-06 |
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All-America Honors (2)
2008 (1)
Indoor Distance Medley Relay: 3rd place (9:33.83)
2007 (1)
Indoor Distance Medley Relay: 3rd place (9:35.81)
All-Region Honors (1)
2007 Mideast Regional (1)
400 Meters: 1st place (45.98)
All-Big Ten Honors (5)
2010 - Outdoor (1)
4x100-Meter Relay: 1st (40.15)
2008 - Indoor (2)
600 Meters: 1st place (1:18.49)
4x400-Meter Relay: 2nd place (3:13.35)
2008 - Outdoor (1)
400 Meters: 1st place (46.26)
2007 - Indoor (1)
4x100-Meter Relay: 1st place (40.19)
At the NCAA Championships
2010 - Outdoor
4x400-Meter Relay: 12th-P (3:10.18)
2008 - Indoor
Distance Medley Relay: 3rd (9:33.83)
2007 - Indoor
Distance Medley Relay: 3rd (9:35.81)
At the NCAA Preliminary Round
2010 - Outdoor
400 Meters: 20th-P (46.87
400 Meters: 15th (46.71)
4x100-Meter Relay: 16th-P (40.17)
4x400-Meter Relay: 12th (3:07.03)
At the NCAA Regional Championships
2008 Mideast Regional
200 Meters: DNS
2007 Mideast Regional
400 Meters: 1st place (45.98)
4x100-Meter Relay: 11th place (3:10.21)
2006 Mideast Regional
400 Meters: 25th place (47.69)
4x400-Meter Relay: 10th place (3:09.21)
At the Big Ten Championships
2010 - Indoor
400 Meters: 12th-P (49.31)
4x400-Meter Relay: 3rd (3:12.96)
2010 - Outdoor (1)
400 Meters: 4th-P 47.35)
400 Meters: 3rd (46.71)
4x100-Meter Relay: 4th-P (40.60)
4x100-Meter Relay: 1st (40.15)
4x400-Meter Relay: 5th (3:09.59)
2008 - Indoor
600 Meters: 1st place (1:18.49)
4x400-Meter Relay: 2nd place (3:13.35)
2008 - Outdoor
400 Meters: 1st place (46.26)
4x100-Meter Relay: 5th place (41.27)
4x400-Meter Relay: 3rd place (3:09.91)
2007 - Indoor
600 Meters: 5th place (1:18.57)
4x400-Meter Relay: 8th place (3:18.97)
2007 - Outdoor
400 Meters: 3rd place (45.89)
4x100-Meter Relay: 1st place (40.19)
4x400-Meter Relay: 7th place (3:09.59)
2006 - Indoor
600 Meters: 3rd place (1:18.10)
4x400-Meter Relay: 4th place (3:16.33)
2006 - Outdoor
4x400-Meter Relay: 5th place (3:11.11)
Other Notable Performances
2009 USA Indoor Championships
Distance Medley Relay: 1st place (Exh.) (9:33.29)
