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Nick Pierson
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Year:
Junior |
Hometown:
Hayden, ID
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Previous
School:
Coeur
d'Alene
HS
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SOPHOMORE: Redshirted in
cross country, but
competed in track…At the
first indoor meet he
placed 19th in the mile
run…Also ran the 3,200
where he finished 24th
in the WSU Open...Also
ran 16:09 in the 5,000.
FRESHMAN: 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 RACES:
Willamette and LCSC
FAVORITE MOVIE:
Anchorman
FAVORITE
FOOD: Mexican
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
MEMORABLE SPORTS MOMENT:
Winning state baseball
in Little League
DREAM JOB: Physical
therapist for a
professional sports team
IN 10 YEARS: Working as
a physical therapist,
maybe starting a family
WHAT I LIKE BEST ABOUT
LCSC: I like the small
class sizes and how you
pretty much know
everybody.
WHAT I
LIKE BEST ABOUT XC/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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