Avery Pearson
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| Born | 24 May 2003 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event | Middle-distance running | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 800m: 2:00.76 (Boulder, 2026) | |||||||||||||||||
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Avery Pearson (born 24 May 2003) is a Canadian middle-distance runner.[1]
Career
From Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, she studied Kinesiology at University of Saskatchewan and the University of Colorado in the United States.[2][3]
Pearson had a seventh place finish in the 800 metres at the 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya.[4] In 2023, Pearson set a 600m personal best of 1:28.83 at the 2023 U Sports Indoor Championships as she finished second overall.[3] While competing for the Saskatchewan Huskies the following year, Pearson won the U Sports title in Manitoba over 1000 metres indoors in March 2024, and also anchored her school's 4x400m and 4x800m teams to national titles, while also being runner-up over 600 metres.[5][6]
At the University of Alberta Golden Bear Open on 20 January 2025, Pearson opened her indoor season with a win in the women’s 600m in a time of 1:30.25 to set a new meeting record.[7] Pearson ran 2:03.17 for the 800 metres at the Portland Track Festival in June 2025,[8] and placed third in 2:03.18 over 800 metre at the senior Canadian Athletics Championships in Ottawa in August 2025.[9] She was a silver medalist over 800 metres at the Athletics at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games in Asunción, Paraguay.[10] She also won the gold medal in the women's 4 x 400 metres with the team of Pearson, Isabella Goudros, Emily Martin and Dianna Proctor setting a new Junior Pan Am Games record time of 3:31.73.[11]
Pearson set an indoor personal best for the 800 metres of 2:00.76 to move to sixth on the Canadian indoor all-time list and third on the NCAA indoor list for the 800m at altitude, in February 2026. The following week, while competing at the Big 12 Indoor Championships in Texas, Pearson won the not-often ran distance of 600 years (~548m), breaking the meet record in the preliminary round with 1:17.92, before lowering it again in the final, winning in 1:17.48.[2] She was selected for the 800 metres at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland, in March 2026.[12]
References
- ^ "Avery Pearson". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ a b Ormond, Cameron (2 February 2026). "Ontario runner wins triple gold at NCAA conference championships". Running Magazine. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ a b Ormond, Cameron (18 December 2024). "5 Canadian U Sports indoor track stars to watch in 2025". Running Magazine. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ^ "World Athletics U20 Championships". World Athletics. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ^ Ormond, Cameron (16 Jan 2025). "Avery Pearson and Michael Hussey named Under Armour Athletes of the Week". Running Magazine. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ Ormond, Cameron (5 March 2025). "5 major moments to watch unfold at the U Sports Track and Field Championships". Running Magazine.
- ^ Dickinson, Marley (24 Jan 2025). "Avery Pearson and Jude Wheeler-Dee named Under Armour U Sports Athletes of the Week". Running Magazine. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ "Portland Track Festival sees triumphant returns and scorching times". Oregon Live. June 16, 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ "Canadian Championships". World Athletics. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2026.
- ^ "SABRINA PEÑA, RECORD AND GOLD IN THE 800M". August 20, 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ "ICYMI: YOUNG ATHLETES STAND ON BUSINESS". Athletics.ca. 25 Aug 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2026.
- ^ "2026 WORLD ATHLETICS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS TEAM LOADING". Athletics.ca. 9 Mar 2026. Retrieved 9 March 2026.