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  Sam Pierson

Sam Pierson

Player Profile

Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Pueblo, CO

High School:
Pueblo South HS

Event:
Pole Vault

Experience:
2VL

2007-08 Track: Competed in the pole vault during both the indoor and outdoor seasons, and qualified for the NCAA National Championships during the outdoor campaign... Recorded an indoor-season best of 16-02.50 at the Best Buy Wildcat Indoor Open (2/23), finishing seventh overall... Took fifth place at the Big Sky Indoor Championships (2/29) by clearing a height of 15-11.75... Finished in the top five in all six pole vault competitions he entered during the spring season... Won the All-Idaho Cup with a vault of 15-07.00, which was actually his second-worst jump of the spring season... Cleared 16-00.75 three times, at the Mark Faldmo Invitational (4/19), the BYU Invitational (4/26) and the Bronco Twilight (5/2)... Finished second at the Big Sky Outdoor Championships (5/17) with a vault of 17-02.75, which was good enough to qualify him for the NCAA Regional meet... Cleared 16-07.25 on his second attempt at regionals (5/31) but missed on all three attempts at 17-01.00... Qualified for the national meet on the strength of his Big Sky Conference mark... Cleared 16-08.75 on his third attempt at the NCAA National Meet (6/11) but missed on all three attempts at 17-02.25.

2006-07 Track: Competed in the indoor and outdoor seasons...Had a season best of 15- 6.75 in the pole vault at the ISU Duel Series #1 (1/12) in the indoor season...Had a great outdoor season...Competed in the 100 meter dash with a time of 12.42 at the Idaho State Spring Fest (4/21)...Captured a season best in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.80 at the Mark Faldmo Invitational (4/14)...Ran the 400-meter in 53.94 at the Idaho State Spring Fest (4/21)...Captured a season best of 5:00.80 at the 1,500-meter run in the Idaho State Spring Fest (4/21)...Held a season best in the 110 meter hurdles with a time of 16:45 at the Mark Faldmo Invitational (4/14)...Reached a height of 5-7.25 in the high jump at the ISU Spring Fest Relays (4/21)...Holds the second best pole vault season bet record with a height of 16 at the Mark Faldmo Invitational (4/14)...Had a long jump of 19-11 at the Robison Invitational (4/28)...Had a season best javelin throw of 121-10 at the ISU Spring Fest Relays (4/21)...Finished the Springbreak Open (3/16) with a decathlon score of 5,448 points.

High School: Lettered in Track and Field all four years and lettered in Soccer one year...Broke the State and School record with a jump of 15-8.6 in the pole vault in 2006...Graduated with honors and was student body president of the District 60 Health Academy.

Personal: Parents are Mark and Linda...Majoring in Nursing.



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