College of Saint Benedict

April 23, 2019 | MIAC Athlete of the Week

2019: OUTDOOR: Earned USTFCCCA All-Central Region honors in the 10K ... finished the year ranked in the top 40 in Division III in the 10K ... won the MIAC outdoor 5K title and earned All-MIAC after taking second in the 10K ... set school records in both events ... won the 5K three times as a senior ... recorded a career-best 1,500 time at Tommie Twilight ... competed in five meets and finished in the top 10 in six of the seven events she competed in ... INDOOR: won the MIAC indoor 5K title ... ran the second-best time in CSB indoor history ... also took fifth in the 3K to earn All-MIAC Honorable Mention ... recorded the fourth-best time in CSB history ... won four events in her senior season ... finished in the top five in all six events she competed in.

2018: OUTDOOR: earned USTFCCCA All-Central region honors in the 10K ... earned All-MIAC honors after taking second in the 10K ... also qualified for the MIAC Championships in the 5K and finished eighth ... her second-place finish was the third-best time in the 10K in CSB history (37:24.32) ... competed at five meets as a junior ... finished top-10 in all of her outdoor meets ... also ran the fourth-best 5K time in CSB outdoor history ... INDOOR: qualified for the MIAC Championships in 3K and 5K ...  finished 13th and 10th respectively ...her 5K race at the MIAC Championships was the seventh-best time in CSB history ... competed at four meets ... won the 5K at the CSB Invitational and the mile at the Hamster Invitational.

2017: INDOOR ... competed in four meets as a sophomore ... finished second in the 3K at the CSB|SJU February Invite ... finished in the top 10 in four races ... OUTDOOR ... competed in four outdoor meets ... ran a career-best 5K in 19:39.35 at the CSB|SJU Outdoor Invite and took second.

2016: INDOOR ... qualified for the MIAC Championships as part of the distance medley relay team and took seventh ... finished third in the mile at the Hamster Invite ... OUTDOOR ... competed in four meets ... took seventh in the 5K at CSB's home meet.

High School: A 2015 graduate of St. Mary’s Central High School, Pierce ran both cross country and track and field for four years. She helped her team to back-to-back cross country titles, and earned a spot on the all-state team after finishing seventh in 2011. She also finished ninth in 2012. Pierce placed in the top eight at the 2012 state track meet.

Personal: Pierce is the daughter of Kellie and Troy Pierce of Mandan, N.D. She enjoys snowboarding, biking, swimming and hiking and is undecided on a major at CSB|SJU. Pierce also competes on the CSB track and field team.