2013-2014 Lady Statesmen Cross Country Roster
Biography
SENIOR (2013): Annalee finished in the top 10 of every regular season race she competed in in 2013...Finished first for the Delta State in every meet...Claimed 8th place at the Fleet Feet Invitational (5K) with a time of 19:54, a personal best...Came in 5th at the Falcon Classic (6K) with a time of 24:46...Placed 6th at the Union University Invitational (5K) with a 19:56 time...Came in 19th at the GSC Championships with a 19:54 finish...Named to the Second Team All-GSC as she placed in the top 20 at the GSC Championships...Named GSC Runner of the Week one time.
JUNIOR (2012): Pierce began the season strong with a top ten finish placing 8th with a 20:01 time in the Fleet Feet Sports/Earl Jacoby Memorial Cross Country Invitational (5K) to help DSU claim first place (9.8.12)...Came in 29th in the Azalea City Classic (5K) in Mobile, Ala. with a time of 24:15 (9.15.12)...Placed 16th with a personal best 19:51in the Rhodes Collegiate Classic (5K) in Memphis, Tenn. (9.29.12)...Finished 40th in the Disney World Collegiate Classic (5K) in Orlando, Fla. with a time of 20:35 (10.6.12)...Placed 16th with a time of 20:53 in the Gulf South Conference Championships (5K) in Birmingham, Ala. to help the Lady Statesmen to a fourth place finish (10.13.12)...Named to the All-GSC Second Team...Came in 31st in the NCAA South Regional (5K) in Huntsville, Ala. with a time of 24:07 (11.3.12).
SOPHOMORE (2011): Annalee earned All-GSC Second Team honors at the 2011 GSC Women’s XC Championships with 20:30.39…Placed in the top 20 with 17th at the Veteran’s Park 5k with her season best time (10.22.11)…Finished 86th in the Brooks’ Twilight Invitational (5k) with a 20:55.16 (9.4.11)…Placed in the top 25 with a time of 20:54 claiming 22nd place in the UAH Fleet Feet/Earl Jacoby Memorial 5k helping the Lady Statesmen team place 2nd overall (9.10.11)… Finished 102nd with her second season’s best recorded time of 20:40.10 helping DSU place fourth best finish by a non-NCAA DI program in the Vanderbilt Commodore Classic (9.17.11)…Claimed 14th overall with a 25:21.58 at the Mississippi College/Watson Ford 6k Invitational (10.7.11)…Placed 48th with a 24:47 at the NCAA South Regional (11.5.11).
FRESHMAN (2010): Ran a season-best 19:43 and finished 38th at the Berry College Southeast Cross Country Classic (10.23.10)...Finished a season-best 12th place at the Fleet Feet/ Earl Jacoby Memorial Cross Country Invitational with a time of 20:38 (9.18.10)...Placed 115th with a time of 20:10 at the Brooks Twilight Invitational (9.25.10)...Posted a 24:17 time and 17th place finish at the Rhodes Collegiate Invitational (10.4.10)...Finished 286th with a time of 19:44 at the Chile Pepper Cross Country Invitational (10.16.10)...Posted a 20:12 time and 22nd place finish at the Gulf South Conference Championships (11.6.10)...Finished 34th with a 24:13 time at the NCAA South Region Championships...Named to the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Academic All-American Team.
BENTON ACADEMY: Ran six years for Tamara Vandevere at Benton Academy...Four-year letter-winner...One of the most decorated runners in MAIS history...As a freshman, Pierce set the MAIS Class A 3200 record of 12:20...Claimed three-straight state titles in 2008, 2009 and 2010...Also won the 2009 Class 3200 title and a first place finish in the 2009 DSU High School Invitational in a blistering 20:39...Holds MAIS 2-Mile state record...Class A 2-Mile State Champion all four years at BA...Yazoo County Athlete of the Year in 2008...Garnered Best Runner Award five years...Also lettered in track and cheerleading...Served as Head Cheerleader...Named All-Star Cheerleader in 2010...2010 Benton Academy Homecoming Queen...2010 Miss Benton Academy...Class President freshman through senior years...United States Marine Corps Distinguished Athlete Award...Six-year Honor Roll student...Graduated with High Honors...Member of National Honor Society...Claimed Leadership Award...Named Most Popular and Class Favorite.
PERSONAL: Annalee Pierce...Daughter of Bill and Nora Pierce...Has three brothers: Daniel, Gage, and Spencer...Majoring in Business Management.
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