UNCP Athletics

ALSO RUNS CROSS COUNTRY FOR THE BRAVES

AS A SOPHOMORE (2015)
Clinched a 10th place finish in the 1500m run at the PBC Championships for a personal best time of 4:00.00 and seventh place finish in the 3000m steeplechase with a season best time of 9:50.52 to score points for the Braves … Posted a personal best time in the 800m run at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational in a time of 2:12.79 to place 28th overall, while also finishing 12th in the 1500m run (4:12.23) and 15th in the 5000m run (15:59.85) for a season best time … Competed in the indoor 3000m run at the UCS Invitational (18th, 9:08.68) and the Hilton Garden Invitational (58th, 9:31.68).

AS A FRESHMAN (2014)
Named to the all-PBC team for the 5000m run … Set the school record in the 2000m Steeplechase with a time of 6:33.87 at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational and placed fifth in the race … Ran a personal best time in the 5000m run (3rd, 15:19.13) and the 3000m Steeplechase (4th, 9:35.76) at the PBC Championships to score 11 points for the Braves … Also competed in the 1500m run (7th, 4:07.57) and the 5000m run (5th, 15:26.89) at the UNCW Seahawk Invitational … Won the 1 Mile Run at the USC Gamecock Invitational in a time of 4:32.27, and took home a second place finish in the 3000m run in a time of 9:08.02 … At the Tar Heel Open, he placed 15th in the 1 Mile Run (4:37.55) and 16th in the 3000m run (9:21.21) … Notched a fourth place finish in the 3000m run at the CCU Shamrock Invitational in a time of 8:44.78 … Placed 18th at the Raleigh Relays in the 5000m run (15:20.72) … Was the third leg of the 4x400m relay (3:32.96) that placed ninth  and the final leg of the distance medley (10:23.52) that won the Wofford College Terrier Relays … Captured eight top-10 finishes out of 11 total races.

HIGH SCHOOL
Prepped at Pinecrest High School under coach Jeremy Swofford … A two-year letterman in cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field … As a senior in cross country, he garnered all-conference and All-East Region as the Patriots won the East Regional Champions … The team placed third at the NCHSAA State Championships … In track, he became an indoor state champion as he qualified in the 1600m run and 3200m run and 4x800m relay … Ran a personal best time in the 5K (16:25), 1600m (4:36.43), 3200m (10:03.09), and relay splits in the 400m (55.78) and 800m (2:06) his senior year … In his junior campaign, he was an all-conference and all-region runner in cross country and all-conference in track and field … Placed first in the 4x800m relay and was an indoor state qualifier in the 3200m … The squad became East Regional Champion and finished eighth in the state championships in cross country and placed 10th at the East Regionals in track and field.

PERSONAL
The son of Christy and Vance Pearson … Has an older brother, Alex, and a younger sister, Alyssa … Graduated with a 3.6 grade point average … A member of the TRU Club and Outdoor Club … Undecided in his course of study at UNCP.