Courtney Pickering

Courtney Pickering – Senior

2019-20 (Senior)
Indoor:

Competed in three meets
Marked a season best 5:14.93 in the mile run at the Bill Clinger Classic
Finished fifth at the Illini Invitational in the 3000m run with a time of 10:28.12.

Outdoor:

2018-19 (Junior)
Indoor:

Competed in two meets
Finished fifth overall at the Badger Icebreaker in the mile run clocking a time of 5:27.48
Set a personal best in the event with a time of 5:07.68 at the SPIRE Division I Classic
Competed in the 1000m run finishing 19^th overall at the SPIRE Division I Classic.

Outdoor:

Ran in three mid-distance event
Took home third at the DePaul Invitational with a time of 5:10.75 in the 1500m run
Set a personal and career best with a time of 4:49.99 at the Lenny Lyles/Clarke Wood Invitational
Finished 13^th overall at the Huskie Classic clocking in a finish of 4:58.52.

2017-18 (Sophomore)
Indoor:

Outdoor:

Saw action in two meets
Finished 11^th at the Illinois Twilight competing in the 5000m run with a time of 18:46.20
Earned silver at the DePaul Invitational after competing in the 3000m steeplechase for the first time marking a final time of 12:06.99.

2016-17 (Freshman)
Indoor:

Competed in three meets
Took sixth in the 1000m Run (3:18.26) at the Chicagoland Championships (2/10)
Took 41st in the Mile Run (5:41.94) at the Illini Classic (1/14)
A member of the 4x800 relay team that took seventh (9:40.02) at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships (2/25)
A member of the Distance Medley Relay Team (12:24.19) that took seventh at the BIG EAST Indoor Championships (2/24).

Outdoor:

Competed in four meets
Took sixteenth in the 1500m Run (5:18.33) at the Benedictine NCAA Challenge (4/8)
A member of the 4x800 Relay Team that took seventh (9:40.85) at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships (5/13).

High School:

Four-year letterwinner in both cross country and track & field, along with two years in swimming
Qualified as an individual for the Nebraska State Cross Country Championship all four years at Papillion-La Vista
Placed in the top 15 three out of the four years (personal best of eighth twice)
Finished first at the district championship in her junior year
Was the Wendy's High School Heisman State Winner
Earned the NSAA Academic All-State Award six times (three years each for cross country and track & field)
Member of the Omaha Metro Conference All-Academic Team three times for cross country and twice for track & field
Papillion Times Class A Runner of the Year in 2012 and 2013.

Personal: