Baylor

• 2020 All-Big 12 Indoors (600 yards)
• 2020 Academic All-Big 12 Second Team

Indoor PB: 400m - 48.25 | 600y - 1:10.72 | 600 - 1:20.59
Outdoor PB: 400mh - 52.62

2020 Indoor: All-Big 12 in the 600 yards after placing eighth at the Big 12 Indoor Championships... Reached the final at Big 12 Indoors after recording a career-best time of 1:10.72, seventh-best in the prelims... Ran on the 4x400-meter relay team that opened the season with a victory at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational in Iowa (3:14.12)... Placed fifth in the 600 meters at Iowa with a time of 1:21.29... Helped 4x400-meter relay team place third at the Texas A&M Invitational with a time of 3:14.72... Took seventh in the 400 meters at Texas A&M with a time of 48.81... Placed eighth in the 600 meters at the Texas Tech Invitational & Multis with a time of 1:21.67... Part of 4x400-meter relay team that finished 12th at Texas Tech with a time of 3:13.34... Finished 20th in the 400 meters at the Tyson Invitational with a time of 48.49... Member of 4x400-meter relay team that placed ninth at Tyson with a time of 3:12.07. 

2019 Outdoor: Placed fifth in the 400-meter hurdles at the USC Trojan Invitational with a time of 53.83... Runner-up in both the 400-meter hurdles (53.22) and 4x400-meter relay (3:13.69) at the Baylor Invitational... Competed in the prelims of the 400-meter hurdles at the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays, placing 33rd with a time of 54.54... Finished 13th in the 400-meter hurdles at the Michael Johnson Invitational with a time of 53.54... Member of fifth-place finishing 4x400-meter relay team at the MJ (3:09.33)... Recorded a personal-best time of 52.62 in the 400-meter hurdles at the National Relay Championships, finishing 11th... Helped 4x400-meter relay team take 10th at the National Relay Championships in a time of 3:15.29... Competed in the prelims of the 400-meter hurdles at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships, placing 14th in a time of 59.07.

2019 Indoor: Competed on 4x400-meter relay team that placed fifth at the Ted Nelson Invitational (3:15.68)... Helped 4x400-meter relay team take home the victory at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational with a time of 3:14.40... Finished 16th in the 600 meters at the Larry Wieczorek Invitational with a time of 1:22.88... Took fourth in the 600 meters at the Texas Tech Classic with a time of 1:23.07... Ran on 4x400-meter relay team that finished 11th at the Texas Tech Classic (3:15.26)... Helped 4x400-meter relay team place 10th at the Tyson Invitational with a time of 3:12.87... Ran a time of 49.95 in the 400 meters to place 46th at the Tyson Invitational... Competed in the 600 yards at the Big 12 Indoor Championships, finishing 15th in the prelims with a time of 1:13.14.

2018 Outdoor: Placed fifth in the 400-meter hurdles at the TCU Invitational with a time of 55.32.

2018 Indoor: Debuted with a personal-best time in the 600 yards at the Corky Classic (1:12.50), finishing in third place... Helped 4x400-meter relay team take ninth at the Corky Classic with a time of 3:20.52... Placed ninth in the 400 meters at the Texas A&M Quadrangular (48.50)... Ran on seventh-place finishing 4x400-meter relay team at the Texas A&M Quadrangular (3:18.12)... Recorded a career-best time in the 600 meters (1:20.59) to finish fourth at the Michigan Power 5 Invitational... Placed ninth with the 4x400-meter relay team at the Michigan Power 5 Invitational (3:15.08)... Member of winning 4x400-meter relay squad at the Tyson Invitational (3:14.37)... Ran a career-best time of 48.25 in the 400 meters to take 23rd at the Tyson Invitational... Competed in the prelims at the Big 12 Indoor Championships, clocking 1:13.73 in the 600 yards to place 15th.

High School: Graduate of St. Michael’s Catholic Academy in Austin…Secured the TAPPS 6A & 7A record in 300m hurdles…TAPPS state champion in 4X200-meter relay, 4X400m relay, and 110m hurdles…Holds school records in 300m hurdles (37.5) and 110m hurdles (14.20).

Personal: Given name is James Gifford, goes by Elijah…Son of James and Fatimah Gifford…Has one brother, Micah…Pre-business major.