Cynteria James

Career Honors and Recognition

2x Outdoor First Team All-American (2025, 2024)
2025 Outdoor First Team All-SEC
2024 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

Season and Career Results

2025

Indoor

Appeared in seven meets during her sophomore indoor season, running the 60 meter, 200 meter and a few 4×400 meter relays … Opened her indoor season with a win in the 60m at the Clemson Opener, clocking 7.32 and then later finished runner-up in the 200m at Clemson after crossing the line in 23.54 … Won the 200m at the home opening meet in the Gamecock Opener, running 23.81 for the victory and was also part of the 4×400 meter relay that won the Gamecock Opener with a time of 3:35.58 … Tied her personal best in the 60m at the Corky Classic, running 7.31 for the eighth fastest time in program history … Set a new indoor 200m personal best at the Tiger Paw Invitational, running 23.42 overall … Finished 14^th at the SEC Indoor Championship in the 200m (23.51) and was 11^th in the 60m sprint at the indoor conference meet with a mark of 7.34.

Outdoor

Competed in nine meets during the outdoor season, running the 100m, 200m, 4x100m relay and the 4x400m relay … Earned First Team All-American honors at the NCAA Outdoor Championship with her runner-up finish in the 4x100m relay, running a program record time of 42.40 … Also competed in both the 100m and the 200m at the NCAA Championship, finishing 21^st in the 100m (11.39) and 24^th in the 200m (23.26) … Made her way to the NCAA Championship after running a season best 100m time of 11.05 at the NCAA East Regional as well as a personal best 22.72 in the 200m, ranking seventh fastest in program history … Was the second leg of the 4x400m relay at the East Regional that ran 3:27.56 for the 10^th fastest time in program history … Was on both relay teams that won the 4x100m and 4x400m championship at the SEC Outdoor Championship, earning First Team All-SEC honors … Ran 42.75 in the 4x100m at the conference meet, while running a program record 3:24.26 in the 4x400m relay for the gold medal … Also scored in the 200m at the SEC Championship, finishing sixth after running 22.83 in the finale … Won a pair of 100m sprints during the regular season, doing so at the Weems Baskin Invitational (11.23) and the Charlotte Invitational (11.31) … Finished runner-up at the Gamecock Invite (11.25) and the East Coast Relays (11.21) … Was part of six different relay wins during the regular season, three in the 4x100m and three in the 4x400m relays.

2024

Indoor
Took part in seven indoor meets, running the 60m, 200m, 300m, 400m and a pair of 4x400m relays … Made her collegiate debut at the Clemson Opener, winning the 60m with a personal best time of 7.31 which ranks eighth all time in Gamecock indoor history … Finished third in the Gamecock Opener 60m with a time of 7.41 and also recorded a collegiate PR in the 300m with a time of 38.66 to finish seventh overall … Her time in the 300m ranks 10^th all time in Gamecock indoor history … Ran one 400m race at the New Balance Collegiate Showdown, running a personal best time of 57.20, while also finish fourth in the 60m sprint … Ran a trio of 200m sprints during the indoor season, clocking a personal best time of 23.57 at the Tiger Paw Invite … Her best 200m sprint finish was 19^th at the SEC Indoor Championship, running 23.60 … Also ran the 60m sprint at the SEC Indoor Championship, finishing 15^th overall with a time of 7.32.

Outdoor
Appeared and competed in 10 meets during the outdoor campaign, running the 100m, 200m and the 4x100m relay … Earned First Team All-American honors during the outdoor season after finishing as a bronze medalist in the 4x100m relay, running 42.63 … Also ran the 200m at the NCAA Championship, running 23.47 to place 24^th overall … Was the second leg of the program record-breaking 4x100m relay squad that ran 42.46 at the NCAA East Regional to finish first overall … Ran both the 100m and the 200m at the NCAA East Regional, running 11.39 in the 100m and a PR time of 23.06 in the 200m to qualify for the NCAA Outdoor Championship … Scored at the SEC Outdoor Championship in the 100m, finishing eighth overall with a time of 11.37 … Ran a program record in the 100m at the Weems Baskin Invitational, turning in 11.01 for the victory … Ended the regular season with a runner-up finish in the 100m at the Charlotte Invitational, crossing the line in 11.30 … Ran a wind-aided personal best time of 22.99 in the 200m at the Tom Jones Invitational, ranking 10^th in program history in the 200m … Opened the season with a win in the 4x400m relay at the Shamrock Invitational and finished runner-up in the 200m … Was part of five overall 4x100m relay victories throughout the season.

Pre- South Carolina
High School
Competed in the 100m, 200m, 400m, 4x100m relay and the 4x400m relay at Miami Southridge High School … Her fastest 100m sprint of the season was 11.47 … Turned in a Florida state record in the 4x100m, turning in a time of 44.94 as the first relay team to crack 45 seconds … Three time regional champion in the 100m, 200m and the 400m … Won the state championship in 2023.

Personal
Daughter of Latoyia Johnson, born on Sept. 7, 2005 … Has five siblings: Tobias Moss, Matthew Boston, Troniya James, Tromya James and Akhia Hunter … Plans to major in exercise science with a career goal of becoming an athletic trainer … Chose to come to Carolina over the likes of Kentucky, Central Florida, Clemson, Tennessee, Pittsburgh and South Florida.

Personal Records

Indoor

Outdoor