2021-22 Men's Track & Field Roster
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 1500Â (O)
- 2021 All-OACÂ 3000Â 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 USTFCCCAÂ All-Great Lakes Region (1500m Outdoor)Â
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.Â
- 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.Â
- 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.Â
- Won the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 9:16.31 at the OAC Outdoor Championships on 05/06/2021.Â
- Placed seventh in the mile with a time of 4:26.18 at the Baldwin Wallace Tune-Up on 04/30/2021.Â
- Won the 1500m race at the OAC Elite Meet with a time of 3:53.22 on 04/17/2021.Â
- 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.Â
- 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.Â
- 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.Â
- Won the 800m race at the Mount Union Indoor Tune-Up with a time of 1:55.36 on 02/27/2021.Â
- Won the mile with a time of 4:15.38 at the Mount Union Wuske Invitational on 02/06/2021.Â
- Placed fourth in the 800m at the Joe Banks Invite with a time of 2:00.84 on 01/30/2021.Â
- Finished second in the 1000m at the OAC Showcase with a time of 2:36.54 on 01/24/2021.Â
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
2019Â
- Finished 8th in the one mile race at the Otterbein Twilight InvitationalÂ
- Took 10th place in the 300S at the All - Ohio ChampionshipsÂ
- At the Colonial Relays, took 22nd in the 3000SÂ
- 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 OpenÂ
- Placed 2nd in the mile race at the Dave Lehman InvitationalÂ
- Was apart of the 2nd place DMR team at the All-Ohio indoor ChampionshipsÂ
- 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:Â
-5000m (I) - 6thÂ
-3000m (I) - 21stÂ
-Mile (I) - 5thÂ
-1500 (O) - 7th
-3000S (O) - 4thÂ
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
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2019First Year
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2020Sophomore
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2021Junior
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2021-22Senior
Distance/Mid-Distance
6'2"