2012 Track & Field Roster
Roster
Lyndsay Pearson
- Position:
- Hurdles
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- San Marcos
- Hometown:
- Santa Barbara, Calif.
Pac-10 scorer and NCAA West Regional qualifier in the 400 meter hurdles. Pac-10 all-academic selection. Ranks among Oregon's career top 10 in both the 100 and 400 meter hurdles.
2011-12: Outdoors - Pac-10 qualifier in the 100 and 400 meter hurdles. Ran a personal best 57:78 400 meter hurdles in a runner-up finish at the Pepsi Team Invitational. That was the eighth-best time in school history. Won the 400 hurdles at the Oregon Relays (1:00.86). Timed a 13.90 (w+2.4) 100 meter hurdles at the Pepsi Team Invitational to finish second. Won the 100 hurdles at the Oregon Relays (14.18). Timed a season best 13.85 (w+2.1) at the Pac-12 Championships. Indoors - Ran the second-fastest 60 meter hurdles in school history at the MPSF Championships, 8.49 in the preliminary rounds of the MPSF Championships. Placed seventh in the finals (8.55). Pac-12 all-academic honorable mention. Cross Country - Made first collegiate cross country appearance at the Beaver Classic.Season Bests: Outdoors - 100 Meter Hurdles - 13.85 (w+2.1), Pac-12 Championships, Eugene, Ore. (5/12/12); 400 Meter Hurdles - 59.87 (PR), Pepsi Team Invitational, Eugene, Ore. (4/7/12). Indoors - 60 Meter Hurdles - 8.49, MPSF Championships, Seattle, Wash. (2/24/12).
2010-11: Outdoors - Pac-10 qualifier in the 100 and 400 meter hurdles. Ran wind-legal 14.09 in the 100 meter hurdles at the Oregon Relays. Was the runner-up in the 400 meter hurdles at the Pepsi Team Invitational in 1:01.27. Had a windy 14.09 in the 100 meter hurdles at the Stanford Invitational. Ran the 800 meters at the Oregon Preview. Pac-10 all-academic honorable mention. Indoors - Opened season by running 8.70 in the 60 meter hurdles at the UW Indoor Preview, where she also ran on the 4x400 meter relay. Lowered that to 8.61 at the UW Invitational. Busy day at the Husky Classic saw her run the 200 and 400 meters, and the 60 meter hurdles. Wrapped indoor hurdle season at the MPSF Championships (8.63). Season Bests: Outdoors - 100 Meter Hurdles - 14.09, Oregon Relays, Eugene, Ore. (4/23/11); 400 Meter Hurdles - 1:01.27, Pepsi Team Invitational, Eugene, Ore. (4/9/11). Indoors - 60 Meter Hurdles - 8.61, UW Invitational, Seattle, Wash. (1/29/11).
2009-10: Outdoors - Emerging as Oregon's top hurdler. Began season with a win in the 100 hurdles at the Oregon Preview in a wind-aided PR of 13.94. Lowered that to 13.82 at the Pepsi Invitational. That time ranked sixth all-time at Oregon. Also ran 1:01.34 in the 400 hurdles (fourth) to help Oregon win the Pepsi meet. Ran a wind-aided personal best of 13.71 to win the 100 hurdles at the Oregon Twilight. Was also the Twilight winner in the 400 meter hurdles (1:02.36). At the Pac-10 meet, ran a personal best 1:00.07 in the prelimiaries of the 400 hurdles, but was disqualified in the finals. Time ranks ninth all-time at Oregon. Clocked 13.97 in the 100 hurdle prelims and just missed advancing to the finals. Wrapped season at the NCAA West Regional with a fifth-place finish in 1:01.42 in the prelimaries of the 400 meter hurdles. Pac-10 all-academic honorable mention. Indoors - After running 8.79 in the 60 meter hurdles at the Texas A&M Challenge, broke through with a personal best 8.52 in the preliminaries of the MPSF Championships. That time is second all-time at Oregon. Took sixth in the finals in 8.62 to help Oregon win its first MPSF title Season Bests: Outdoors - 100 Meter Hurdles - 13.71 (w+2.5) (PR), Oregon Twilight, Eugene, Ore. (5/8/10); 400 Meter Hurdles - 1:00.07 (PR), Pac-10 Championships, Berkeley, Calif. (5/15/10). Indoors - 60 Meter Hurdles - 8.52 (PR), MPSF Championships, Seattle, Wash. (2/26/10).
2008-09: Freshman campaign saw her become a Pac-10 scorer and an NCAA West Regional qualifier in the 400 meter hurdles. Ran the No. 9 time in school history, 1:00.36, at the Pac-10 Championships. Indoors, steadily improved in the 60 meter hurdles to finish fifth at the MPSF Championships in a personal best 8.79. Also hit that time at the New Balance Invitational in New York. That is the third-fastest time in school history. Outdoors, competed mainly in the 100 and 400 meter hurdles. Made big strides in the 400 hurdles in May, with a second-place finish at the Oregon Twilight (1:01.88) setting the stage for her best times of the season at the Pac-10 Championships. Ran a personal-best 1:00.36 in the preliminaries to advance the to the final, where she took sixth in 1:00.45. Scored three points as the women won the league title for the first time since 1992. Advanced to her first NCAA West Regional and also qualified for the USA Junior Championships. Set a PR in the 100 hurdles, 14.00, at the Pac-10 meet and competed at that distance seven times as a freshman. Also attempted a pair of triple jumps. Season Bests: Outdoors - 100 Meter Hurdles - 14.00 (w+3.3), Pacific-10 Championships, Eugene, Ore. (5/16/09); 400 Meter Hurdles - 1:00.36, Pac-10 Championships, Eugene, Ore. (5/16/09). Indoors - 60 Meter Hurdles - 8.79, New Balance Invitational, New York, N.Y. (2/6/09) & MPSF Championships, Seattle, Wash. (2/28/09).
Prep: Was twice named Santa Barbara News Press Athlete of the Year after claiming Santa Barbara County 100 and 300-meter hurdles titles. In addition, she finished fifth in the 300-hurdles at the 2007 CIF state championships and was seventh in that event as a freshman. Posted season bests of 14.30 in the 100 hurdles, 42.82 in the 300 hurdles and 39-3 in the triple jump as a junior. Also ran cross country for two years and played basketball for three seasons. High School Bests: 100 Meter Hurdles - 14.32; 300 Meter Hurdles - 42.82.
Personal: Majoring in psychology. High school cross country team was named the state’s academic champions.
Personal Bests
100 Meter Hurdles - 13.71w (legal - 13.82),
Oregon Twilight,
Eugene, Ore., 5/8/10
400 Meter Hurdles - 59.87,
Pepsi Team Invitational,
Eugene, Ore., 4/7/12
60 Meter Hurdles - 8.49 (i),
MPSF Championships,
Seattle, Wash., 2/24/12
Pac-10 Track Championships
2012 - 100 Meter Hurdles, p-4th, 13.85 (Pac-12)
2012 - 400 Meter Hurdles, p-4th, 1:02.00 (Pac-12)
2011 - 100 Meter Hurdles, p-6th, 14.19
2011 - 400 Meter Hurdles, p-6th, 1:05.63
2010 - 400 Meter Hurdles, DQ
2010 - 100 Meter Hurdles, p-4th, 13:97
2009 - 400 Meter Hurdles, 6th, 1:00.45
2009 - 100 Meter Hurdles, p-7th, 14.00 (w+3.3)
