2025 Track and Field Roster
James, Novye'
Novye' James
- Position:
- Jumps
- Height:
- 6-3
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Major:
- Africana Studies
- Hometown:
- Moreno Valley, Calif.
- Prev School:
- Riverside City College
Bio
Novye' James - Season/Career Statistics
Long Beach State Top 10 – Indoor Long Jump (24-3 3/4; 5th)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Indoor Triple Jump (50-3 1/2; 7th)
2025 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Triple Jump)
2024 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Triple Jump)
2024 All-Big West Performer (Triple Jump)
2024 MPSF Individual Champion (Triple Jump)
2023 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Triple Jump)
2023 All-Big West Performer (Triple Jump)
2025 (Senior)
Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the triple jump when he went a season-best 50-4 1/2 to finish fourth at the Big West Championships ... Delivered a season-best 50-6 on his opening triple jump attempt at the regional meet, climbing 12 spots above his seeding to finish 29th ... Won the triple jump at the Steve Scott Invitational after going 50-2 1/4 ... Was second in the triple jump at the Battle at the Beach (48-11 1/2), second at the Big West Challenge Cup (49-7 1/4), and second at the Beach Opener (50-1 1/4) ... Placed third in the triple jump (49-7 1/4) at the Pacific Coast Invitational and ninth at the Texas Relays (49-9) ... Entered six long jump competitions with a best of 23-4 1/2 coming in an eighth-place showing at the Steve Scott Invitational.
Indoor: Did not compete.
2024 (Junior)
Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA West First Round by raising his career best in the triple jump to 51-3 at the Stanford Invitational ... Placed 23rd (of 48) in the triple jump at regionals as he went 50-4 1/2 ... Earned All-Conference honors in the triple jump with a third-place showing (50-3 1/2) ... Finished second in the triple jump at Stanford ... Was second in the triple jump (48-11) and third in the long jump (23-6 1/4) at the Big West Challenge Cup ... Took third in the triple jump at the Steve Scott Invitational (50-6 3/4).
Indoor: Won the triple jump title at the MPSF Championships by posting the seventh longest mark in school history, 50-3 1/2 ... Was second in the triple jump at the Air Force Lindeman Classic (50-1 3/4) and eighth at the Don Kirby Invitational (49-9 3/4) ... Posted a season best in the long jump, 23-3 1/4, at Air Force to come in eighth ... Finished 11th in the long jump (22-3 1/2) at the MPSF Championships.
2023 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA West First Round in the triple jump where he set a season-best of 50-0 3/4 … Earned All-Conference honors as the runner-up in triple jump at the Big West Championships (49-0 3/4) … Also finished fifth in long jump with an outdoor-best leap of 23-11 3/4 at the Big West Championships … Totaled three podium finishes throughout the year.
Indoor: Competed in three meets … Finished second in the Long Jump (23-8 3/4) and fourth in the Triple Jump (47-7 1/4) at the MPSF Indoor Championships … Won both the long jump (24-3 3/4) and the triple jump (49-9) at the Air Force Lindeman Invitational ... His long jump mark at Air Force was the fifth-best in school history while his triple jump ranks seventh on the all-time list.
Prior to LBSU: Competed primarily in the long jump and triple jump for two seasons at Riverside City College … Helped his team win the league championship … Posted personal bests of 25-2 in the long jump and 50-7 in triple jump.
High School: A multi-sport athlete, he played football and competed in track and field all four years at Palm Springs High School … Competed in primarily long jump and triple jump, but also did high jump and some 200m and 400m sprints.
Personal: Son of Tamika Ellis … Has four younger siblings, Akya, Ellyce, Dominick, and Tamia … Majoring in Africana Studies.
Long Beach State Top 10 – Indoor Long Jump (24-3 3/4; 5th)
Long Beach State Top 10 – Indoor Triple Jump (50-3 1/2; 7th)
2025 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Triple Jump)
2024 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Triple Jump)
2024 All-Big West Performer (Triple Jump)
2024 MPSF Individual Champion (Triple Jump)
2023 NCAA West Preliminary Qualifier (Triple Jump)
2023 All-Big West Performer (Triple Jump)
2025 (Senior)
Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA West Preliminary Round in the triple jump when he went a season-best 50-4 1/2 to finish fourth at the Big West Championships ... Delivered a season-best 50-6 on his opening triple jump attempt at the regional meet, climbing 12 spots above his seeding to finish 29th ... Won the triple jump at the Steve Scott Invitational after going 50-2 1/4 ... Was second in the triple jump at the Battle at the Beach (48-11 1/2), second at the Big West Challenge Cup (49-7 1/4), and second at the Beach Opener (50-1 1/4) ... Placed third in the triple jump (49-7 1/4) at the Pacific Coast Invitational and ninth at the Texas Relays (49-9) ... Entered six long jump competitions with a best of 23-4 1/2 coming in an eighth-place showing at the Steve Scott Invitational.
Indoor: Did not compete.
2024 (Junior)
Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA West First Round by raising his career best in the triple jump to 51-3 at the Stanford Invitational ... Placed 23rd (of 48) in the triple jump at regionals as he went 50-4 1/2 ... Earned All-Conference honors in the triple jump with a third-place showing (50-3 1/2) ... Finished second in the triple jump at Stanford ... Was second in the triple jump (48-11) and third in the long jump (23-6 1/4) at the Big West Challenge Cup ... Took third in the triple jump at the Steve Scott Invitational (50-6 3/4).
Indoor: Won the triple jump title at the MPSF Championships by posting the seventh longest mark in school history, 50-3 1/2 ... Was second in the triple jump at the Air Force Lindeman Classic (50-1 3/4) and eighth at the Don Kirby Invitational (49-9 3/4) ... Posted a season best in the long jump, 23-3 1/4, at Air Force to come in eighth ... Finished 11th in the long jump (22-3 1/2) at the MPSF Championships.
2023 (Sophomore)
Outdoor: Qualified for the NCAA West First Round in the triple jump where he set a season-best of 50-0 3/4 … Earned All-Conference honors as the runner-up in triple jump at the Big West Championships (49-0 3/4) … Also finished fifth in long jump with an outdoor-best leap of 23-11 3/4 at the Big West Championships … Totaled three podium finishes throughout the year.
Indoor: Competed in three meets … Finished second in the Long Jump (23-8 3/4) and fourth in the Triple Jump (47-7 1/4) at the MPSF Indoor Championships … Won both the long jump (24-3 3/4) and the triple jump (49-9) at the Air Force Lindeman Invitational ... His long jump mark at Air Force was the fifth-best in school history while his triple jump ranks seventh on the all-time list.
Prior to LBSU: Competed primarily in the long jump and triple jump for two seasons at Riverside City College … Helped his team win the league championship … Posted personal bests of 25-2 in the long jump and 50-7 in triple jump.
High School: A multi-sport athlete, he played football and competed in track and field all four years at Palm Springs High School … Competed in primarily long jump and triple jump, but also did high jump and some 200m and 400m sprints.
Personal: Son of Tamika Ellis … Has four younger siblings, Akya, Ellyce, Dominick, and Tamia … Majoring in Africana Studies.
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