Colorado University Athletics
2025-26 Track and Field Roster
Avery Pearson
- Position:
- Distance
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
- High School:
- Carpenter
- Prev School:
- University of Saskatchewan
- Major:
- Sociology
Avery Pearson TFRRS Profile
2025-26
Indoor: Competed in seven meets for the Buffs thus far...
Before Colorado – University of Saskatchewan (2021–25)
Track:
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
ACADEMIC HONORS
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
2025-26
Indoor: Competed in seven meets for the Buffs thus far...
- NCAA Indoor Championships qualifier in the 800m
- Ran a personal best, school record, and Colorado soil record 800m time of 2:00.76, 1:59.98 altitude converted...places her #3 all-time in the NCAA at altitude. Entering the NCAA Indoor Championships ranked seventh in the NCAA.
- Won the Big 12 Championship 600-yard race, breaking the meet record twice, running a time of 1:17.48 in the final.
- Ran the 800m leg on the third place DMR at the Big 12 Indoor Championships.
- Placed eighth at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational in a highly competitive 800m field.Â
Before Colorado – University of Saskatchewan (2021–25)
Track:
- 3x school record holder
- 5x Canada West gold medalist (2021–22)
- 2x Canada West silver medalist (2022–23)
- USport 600m bronze medalist (2021–22)
- USport 600m silver medalist (2022–23)
- Member of Canada West Women’s Track & Field Championship teams (2021–22, 2022–23)
- USport Women’s Team silver medalist (2021–22)
- Bronze medalist with the Canada West Cross Country Women's Team
NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- 2x U20 World Championships team member
- U20 800m finalist at 2021 World Championships
- U23 Pan American Games team member
- Competed at the 2022 Canada Summer Games with Team Saskatchewan
ACADEMIC HONORS
- 4x Academic All-Canadian
- Canada West Female Rookie of the Year (2021–22)
- USport Female Rookie of the Year (2021–22)
- Patricia Lawson Trophy – Huskies Female Rookie of the Year (2021–22)
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Carpenter High School in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
PERSONAL
- Born March 24, 2003, in Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan
- Daughter of Andrea and Daryl Pearson, both teachers
- Has one older brother, Aiden
- Enjoys journaling and reading
- Volunteered with PAAL, supporting children with disabilities through inclusive play
- Mentored a young girl through a Big Sister program, fostering connection and confidence through positive role modeling
- Chose Colorado for its high-performance training environment, strong academic support, and the chance to grow as both an athlete and student
Colorado T&F/XC: 2016 HOF Sara Gorton Slattery
Monday, August 12
Bailey Hertenstein @baileyh_ Wins the Pac-12 5k Championship @cubuffstrack #gobuffs
Monday, May 13
Pac-12 TRACK Championships - Wrap Up
Monday, May 13
@cubufffstrack First Crack at NEW Potts Field #gobuffs
Wednesday, April 10