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AT ILLINOIS:
2004 Outdoor:
Cleared a career-best height of 16'10.75 to win the pole vault at the Clemson Invitational ... Won the Cal Invitational after vaulting 16'08.75" ... Cleared 16'08.75" at both the Drake Relays (ninth place) and the May Invite (second place).
2004 Indoor:
Redshirted the season.
2003 Outdoor:
Finished fifth in the pole vault at the Big Ten Championships with a jump of 16'00.75" ... Ranked third in the Conference with a pair of jumps at 16'06.75" ... Finished third at the Big Ten Indoor Championships earlier this year.
2002 Outdoor:
Redshirted the season.
2002 Indoor :
Had a career-best jump of 15'09.00" to finish eighth at the USTCA College Invitational ... Finished fourth at both the Wisconsin Elite Invitational and the Carle/Health Alliance Invite.
AT PARKLAND:
Two-year letter winner at Parkland ... NJCAA qualifier in the pole vault, 400 meters and Decathlon ... Had a career-best pole vault of 15'06.00" as a sophomore to qualify for the national meet ... Also qualified for the national championships in the 400 meter dash ... Named a Parkland team captain in 2001 .
High School:
Four-year letterwinner at Bradley Bourbonnais High School ... Outstanding multi-event athlete who qualified for the Illinois State Championships in the pole vault in 1998 ... All-conference selection in both the pole vault and as a member of the 1600 meter relay team.
Personal:
Son of Daniel and Karen Pierson ... Born June 30, 1981 ... Majoring in agri-finance ... Brother was a yell leader at Illinois.
