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University of Pennsylvania Athletics

2019-20 Men's Track & Field

Tom Connelly
Ivy League
Ivy League

James Mirfield

  • Class Junior
  • Hometown Staten Island, N.Y.
  • Highschool McKee Staten Island Tech

Biography

PERSONAL RECORDS
60m: 7.20
100m: 11.29
400m: 51.98
1,000m: 3:00.47
1,500: 5:15.41
60m Hurdles: 8.38
High Jump: 2.06m (6-9)
Pole Vault: 4.27m (14-0)
Long Jump: 7.27m (23-10.25)
Shot Put: 14.42m (47-3.75)
Discus: 40.52m (132-11)
Javelin: 43.00m (141-1)
Heptathlon: 5,186
Decathlon: 6,679

CAREER ACCOLADES
2019 Indoor Second-Team All-Ivy (Heptathlon)
2019 USTFCCCA All-Academic
10th all-time at Penn in the indoor long jump (7.27m/23-10.25)

OUTDOOR 2020
  • All 2020 Ivy League sports were canceled on Wednesday, March 11 due to a nationwide outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19.
INDOOR 2020
  • Competed three times in the heptathlon.
  • Set a career-best time in the 1,000m at the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships (March 1), finishing in 3:00.47.
  • Placed ninth in the heptathlon at Heps.
  • Finished third at the UConn MultiEvent Challenge (Dec. 6) with 5,073 points.
  • Scored 5,030 points at the Texas Tech Shootout (Feb. 1) with a career-best mark of 14.42m in the shot put. 
OUTDOOR 2019
  • Appeared in four meets throughout the outdoor season as a multi-event athlete.
  • Scored at the 2019 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships (May 5), placing fourth in the decathlon.
  • Totaled a personal best 6,679 points in the decathlon at the Tennessee Relays (April 11), placing sixth.
  • Competed at both the Penn Challenge (March 23) and the Raleigh Relays (March 30).
INDOOR 2019
  • Competed in seven meets during the indoor season, appearing in a variety of events, including the heptathlon.
  • Finished as the runner-up at the Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships (Feb. 24), scoring 5,186 points in the heptathlon and winning four individual events.
  • Scored in three events at the Harvard vs. Penn Dual, placing second in the high jump (2.06m), fourth in the 60m hurdles (8.68) and sixth in the shot put (13.64m).
  • Recorded a fifth-place finish in the shot put at the Fastrack National Invite.
  • Also competed in the long jump at Heps.
OUTDOOR 2018
  • Made four appearances in the 2018 outdoor season as a multi-event competitor.
  • Scored at the 2018 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Championships (May 6), placing sixth in the decathlon.
  • Placed second in the long jump and third in the high jump at the Temple Invitational (April 13).
INDOOR 2018
  • Appeared in six meets as a multi-event competitor.
  • Competed at the 2018 Ivy League Indoor Heptagonal Championships (Feb. 25) in both the heptathlon and long jump.
  • Made collegiate debut at the Lehigh Fast Times (Dec. 9), placing seventh in the heptathlon.
  • Finished sixth in the high jump at the Navy Invitational (Jan. 13).
High School: Third in the high jump at the New York state championships ... New York No. 4 in the indoor high jump.

Personal: Son of Eun Young and Robert Mirfield ... Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences as an economics major.

Historical Player Information

  • 2017-18Freshman

    Multi-Event
  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Multi-Event
  • 2019-20Junior

    Multi-Event