2013 Cross Country Roster
Morgan Pearson
- Height:
- 5-11
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- New Vernon, N.J.
- High School:
- Morristown/Duke
2015: Pearson returned to CU’s line-up ready to compete. He placed second overall at the Rocky Mountain Shootout, finishing just behind teammate Pierce Murphy. At NCAA Pre-Nationals, Pearson was 14th, scoring as CU’s No. 4 runner. He was also fourth for the Buffs at Pac-12s, finishing 14th (All-Pac-12 Second Team) while helping CU win its fifth straight Pac-12 title. Pearson improved at regionals, recording an eighth place finish as CU’s second finisher. He earned All-American honors for the second time in his career with a 25th place finish at NCAAs.
2014: Redshirt. Did not compete.
2013: Pearson started the season with a seventh-place finish at the Rocky Mountain Shootout, although he ran that meet unattached. He put on the CU uniform in the following meet, NCAA Pre-Nationals, and led the Buffs with a seventh-place finish. Pearson was 18th overall at the Pac-12 Championships and although he didn’t score as CU’s sixth runner, he did help the Buffs to their third straight Pac-12 Championship. He placed 16th at regionals and finished the season by claiming All-America honors at NCAAs with a 17th-place finish, helping the Buffs to the NCAA team title.
2012: Pearson became a member of the varsity team in his first season at CU. He ran unattached at the Rocky Mountain Shootout, taking 10th overall. At the NCAA Pre-National Invitational, he ran in the open race and was 11th. Pearson did well at the Pac-12 Championships, finishing 18th as CU’s seventh runner to help the Buffs take the Pac-12 team title for the second straight year. He raced to a 34th-place finish at regionals and served as the alternate at nationals where CU took third as a team.
AT DUKE: Pearson competed one season at Duke on the cross country and track & field teams. He led the Blue Devils at the N.C. Central Dual Meet, finishing first and also earned top honors at the James Madison Invitational. Pearson was the second Duke harrier to cross the finish at the prestigious Roy Griak Invitational, placing 44th overall. At the ACC Championships, he was the fifth Blue Devil to finish, crossing the line 36th overall. Pearson was 50th overall at the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships, once again as Duke’s final scorer.
HIGH SCHOOL: Pearson earned four letters at Delbarton and Morristown High School. He was the New Jersey state champion in the 3,200 as a senior and earned All-American honors in the outdoor two-mile run. He won the Penn Relays 3,000-meter run, which he lists as the biggest moment of his high school career. Pearson placed fourth in the Northeast Region at Nike Cross Nationals his junior season and was second in the FootLocker regionals as a senior.
IN THE CLASSROOM: Pearson is majoring in economics and has a GPA greater than 3.4. He was named to the Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team in 2013.
PERSONAL: Morgan Cadwell Pearson was born on Sept. 22, 1993. He is the son of Mike and Christine Pearson and has three brothers, Andrew, Parker and Trevor. His grandfather played lacrosse at Syracuse. Pearson has dual citizenship with Canada. He was a swimmer in high school and also enjoys surfing and playing basketball.
