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2021-22 Men's Track & Field Roster

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Ian Pierson

  • Position Distance/Mid-Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Columbiana, OH
  • Highschool Canfield South Range
  • Major Marketing & Supply Chain Management

Biography

TFRRS Profile

Personal Records
Event Time/Mark Date
500m (I) 1:11.32 02/01/2020
800m (I) 1:55.36 02/27/2021
800m (O) 1:58.50 05/16/2019
1000m (I) 2:31.54 02/21/2020
1500m (O) 3:49.52 05/29/2021
Mile (I) 4:12.76 02/14/2020
3000m (I) 8:36.98 01/26/2019
5000m (I) 15:32.42 02/23/2019
5000m (O) 15:14.63 05/07/2021
3000m SC (O) 9:15.99 03/21/2021

Achievements and Accolades
  • 2021 USTFCCCA All-Great Lakes Region (3000m SC + 1500m Outdoor)
  • 2021 All-OAC 1500 (O)
  • 2021 All-OAC 3000 SC (O)
  • OAC Men's Track Athlete of the Week: 4/4/2022, 3/29/2021
  • 2021 All-OAC DMR (I)
  • 2020 USTFCCCA All-Great Lakes Region (800m + Mile Outdoor)
  • Set the indoor school record in the Mile and 1000m in 2020.
  • 2019 USTFCCCA All-Great Lakes Region (1500m Outdoor) 
2021
  • Placed ninth in the finals of the 1500m race with a time of 3:49.52 at the 2021 NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field National Championships on 05/29/2021. 
  • Broke his school record for the second time this season in the 1500m race, placing second with a time of 3:49.52 at the Harrison Dillard Twilight on 05/14/2021. 
  • Came back and earned his second All-OAC honor in the 1500m race, placing second with a time of 3:55.29 on 05/07/2021. 
  • Won the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:16.31 at the OAC Outdoor Championships on 05/06/2021. 
  • Placed seventh in the mile with a time of 4:26.18 at the Baldwin Wallace Tune-Up on 04/30/2021. 
  • Won the 1500m race at the OAC Elite Meet with a time of 3:53.22 on 04/17/2021. 
  • Broke his school record in the 1500m, winning the race with a time of 3:53.05 at the Mount Union Outdoor Meet #1 on 03/27/2021. 
  • Made his outdoor debut at the OAC Outdoor Opener in the 3000m steeplechase and won the race with a time of 9:15.99 on 03/21/2021. 
  • Was apart of the winning Distance Medly Relay at the OAC Indoor Championships with a total time of 10:22.33 on 03/06/2021. 
  • Won the 800m race at the Mount Union Indoor Tune-Up with a time of 1:55.36 on 02/27/2021. 
  • Won the mile with a time of 4:15.38 at the Mount Union Wuske Invitational on 02/06/2021. 
  • Placed fourth in the 800m at the Joe Banks Invite with a time of 2:00.84 on 01/30/2021. 
  • Finished second in the 1000m at the OAC Showcase with a time of 2:36.54 on 01/24/2021. 
2020
  • Won the 800m with a time of 1:57.24 at the All-Ohio Championships
  • Placed third in the 500m and 11th in the mile at the Joe Banks Invitational
  • Was on the first place DMR team at the SPIRE Midwest Open that finished with a time of 10:17.07, which is currently the best time in the nation and also finished eighth in the 800m
  • Finished eighth in the 3000m at the Otterbein Snowglobe Open

2019 
  • Finished 8th in the one mile race at the Otterbein Twilight Invitational 
  • Took 10th place in the 300S at the All - Ohio Championships 
  • At the Colonial Relays, took 22nd in the 3000S 
  • At the CMU Invite, finished 8th in the 4x400 and 8th in the 5000m race
  • Placed 5th in the 3000 meter race at the Spire Midwest Open 
  • Placed 2nd in the mile race at the Dave Lehman Invitational 
  • Was apart of the 2nd place DMR team at the All-Ohio indoor Championships 
  • Placed 11th in the 800m race at the Kent State Tune-up
  • Finished 5th in the 1 mile race, 6th in the 5000, & 21st in the 3000m race at the OAC Indoor Championships
At the OAC Championships: 
-5000m (I) - 6th 
-3000m (I) - 21st 
-Mile (I) - 5th 
-1500 (O) - 7th
-3000S (O) - 4th 

High School
  • Ran for coach Diane Krumpak and Mark Bush at South Range High School
  • 4x Varsity Letter Honor
  • State Qualifier in both cross country and track
  • School Record Holder in the 1600 with a 4:22.84
  • Top 5 XC time in high school with a 16:26
  • Involved with Student Council
  • Participated in both cross country and track
  • Earned spot on Honor Roll
  • Graduated with a GPA of 3.8

Academics & Personal
  • Son of Karen and Edward Pierson
  • Also a member of the Blue Streak cross country team
  • Has two uncles and an aunt who all graduated from John Carroll
  • Has a cousin who attends the university as well

Historical Player Information

  • 2019First Year

    Distance/Mid-Distance
  • 2020Sophomore

    Distance/Mid-Distance
  • 2021Junior

    Distance/Mid-Distance
  • 2021-22Senior

    Distance/Mid-Distance
    6'2"

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