2019-20 Track & Field Roster
Biography
Pierson's Performance List (TFRRS)
2019-20 • Senior
Cross Country
• All-Conference at the A-10 Championships after finishing 10th overall with a 5K time of 18:18.9.
• Turned in a 6K PR of 21:53.3 at the Pre-National Invitational, good for 31st overall.
• Was 18th overall in the season-opening Greeno/Dirksen Invitational with a seasonal-best 5K time of 18:14.4.
Indoor Track and Field
• Scored in both the 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters at the A-10 Championships.
• Was sixth overall in the 5,000 meters at the A-10s.
• Her time of 9:54.61 in the 3,000 meters at the A-10 Championships was a PR and good for seventh overall.
• Won the 3,000 meters at the DeNoon Invitational.
• PR’d in the 5,000 meters (17:12.09) at the GVSU Big Meet Invitational.
Outdoor Track and Field
• Season canceled due to COVID-19.
2018-19 • Junior
Cross Country
• Competed in six meets for the Billikens.
• Placed 28th overall and second amongst the Billikens at the A-10 Championships, crossing the 5K line in a PR of 18:06.3.
• Also posted a PR at the NCAA Regionals, turning in a 6K time of 22:03.3.
• Finished as the runner up in the season-opening Forest Park XC Festival.
• Placed 30th at the Notre Dame Invitational.
Indoor Track and Field
• Ran the mile and 3,000 meters for the Bills.
• Turned in a PR in the 3,000 meters at the season-opening Hoosier Open, crossing the line fifth in 10:02.76.
• Placed second in the 3,000 meters at the Illini Open and second in the mile at the Missouri Collegiate Challenge.
• Finished sixth in the mile at the A-10 Championships with a PR of 5:02.17.
• Also ran a leg on the Billikens' DMR that finished seventh at the A-10s.
Outdoor Track and Field
• Ran the 5,000 meters on four occasions.
• Turned in a PR in the event at the Tom Botts Invitational, recording a time of 17:28.62 to finish second overall.
• Placed 15th in the 5,000 at the A-10 Championships, coming close to her PR with a time of 17:29.77.
2017-18 • Sophomore
Cross Country
• Ran in five meets for the Billikens, including the A-10 Championships and the NCAA Regional Championships.
• Began the season with a 15th-place finish at the Forest Park XC Festival.
• Her top 5K time came at the Joe Piane Notre Dame Invitational, where she finished in a time of 19:17.6.
Indoor Track and Field
• Ran the mile and 3,000 meters for the Bills.
• Top mile time came at the EIU John Craft Invitational, where she finished in 5:09.53, which was good for second overall.
• Won the 3,000 meters at the Saluki Fast Start.
• Registered a seasonal-best time of 10:13.07 in the 3,000 meters at the Thundering Herd Invitational.
Outdoor Track and Field
• Primarily ran the 5,000 meters for the Billikens, improving her PR each time she ran the event during the outdoor season.
• Turned in a PR in the 5,000 meters at the A-10 Championship, where she finished in a time of 17:48.85.
• Placed seventh in the 5,000 meters at the frigid Billiken Invitational.
• Competed in the 1,500 meters at the Ole Miss Classic and the 3,000 meters at the Arkansas Spring Invitational.
2016-17 • Freshman
Cross Country
• Ran in five meets.
• Placed fourth in the season-opening Forest Park XC Festival, her first collegiate meet.
• Ran her best 5K of the season at the A-10 Championships, finishing 64th in a time of 18:38.8.
Indoor Track and Field
• Primarily ran the mile for the Billikens.
• Had a top time in the mile of 5:05.10 at the Thundering Herd Invitational.
• Placed fourth in the mile at the John Craft Invitational.
• Ran a leg on Billikens' Distance Medley Relay team that placed ninth at the A-10 meet.
Outdoor Track and Field
• Ran the 800 meters and 1,500 meters.
• Had a top 800-meter time of 2:21.36 at the Ole Miss/Joe Walker Invitational.
• Also PR'd in the 1,500 meters at the Ole Miss/Joe Walker Invitational, pulling across the finish line in 4:47.95.
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