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Nick Pierson
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Year:
Sophomore |
Hometown:
Hayden,
Idaho |
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Date of
Birth:
12-12-90 |
Previous
School:
Coeur
d'Alene
HS |
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Name
pronunciation: Peer-son
LCSC CAREER:
In his first collegiate race
at the Whitman Invite,
Pierson finished sixth
overall with a time of
19:40.61… finished No. 4 on
LCSC and 50th overall at the
Charles Bowles Invitational
with a time of 25:25…placed
57th at the LCSC Invite,
crossing the line in
29:48.9…No. 9 Warrior
finisher at Frontier
Conference Championships,
placing 16th overall with a
time of 28:54.4.
HIGH SCHOOL:
Attended Coeur d’Alene High
School where he earned three
letters in cross country and
two in track, while serving
as captain for both squads
his senior year…a pitcher on
the baseball team and a
guard/forward on the
basketball squad…in cross
country, placed ninth as a
junior and eighth as a
senior in the Class 5A Idaho
State meet…ran the
second-fastest 5K time in
school history and was a
three-time MVP for the
team…qualified for state
both years he ran track and
his 3,200m relay team took
fifth at the meet.
PERSONAL:
Born on Dec. 12, 1990 in
Coeur d’Alene…parents are
Jim and Gigi Pierson and he
has a brother Matt…hobbies
include running, outdoor
activities and sports…uncle
participated on the North
Idaho College and University
of Idaho track teams…played
on a Little League team that
won the state title…Junior
Olympic qualifier in cross
country…majoring in
Kinesiology.
FAVORITE
RACE: Willamette and LCSC
FAVORITE MOVIE: Anchorman
FAVORITE FOOD: Mexican Food
FAVORITE PHRASE: “Gotta get
fast to look fast”
FAVORITE BOOK: Once a Runner
FAVORITE TV SHOW: Monk
FAVORITE RESTAURANT:
Rustler’s Roost
FAVORITE
MUSICIAN: Shinedown
CD
YOU ARE LISTENING TO RIGHT
NOW: Sound of Madness
MOST MEMORABLE SPORTS
MOMENT: Winning state
baseball in Little League
WHAT IS YOUR DREAM JOB:
Physical Therapist for a
professional sports team
WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN
10 YEARS: Working as a
physical therapist, maybe
starting a family
WHAT DO
YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT LCSC: I
like the small class sizes
and how you pretty much know
everybody
WHAT DO YOU
LIKE BEST ABOUT THE LCSC
CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK
PROGRAMS: I like that the
team is really about being a
team, because you can turn
running into a very
individual sport
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