Northern State University Athletics

2022-23: Ran to personal bests of 10:22.48 in the 3000m, 3:07.89 in the 1000m, 5:13.14 in the mile, 4:48.54 in the 1500m, and 38:35.47 in the 10,000m… Recorded 12 top-10 finishes on the year… Took seventh in the DMR (12:37.26) at the NSIC Indoor Championships… Placed sixth in the 10,000m at the NSIC Outdoor Championships…

2021-22: Recorded personal bests of 5:17.53 in the mile, 10:26.50 in the indoor 3000m, and 17:57.28 in the outdoor 5000m… Notched eight top-10 finishes on the year… Member of the distance medley relay team that broke the school record with a time of 12:37.65…

2021: Recorded indoor personal bests of 11:31.42 in the 3000m, 2:28.00 in the 800m, and 5:28.72 in the mile, and outdoor bests of 19:07.44 in the 5000m, 39:43.75 in the 10,000m, and 5:09.06 in the 1500m… Tallied six top-10 finishes on the year…

Season & Career Bests

Prep: Megan Pickering is a distance runner out of Brandon Valley High School. She was a 4-year letter winner and team captain for the Lynx under the direction of head coach Tony Thoreson. Pickering holds personal records of 21:10.00 in the 5k, 2:28.00 in the 800m, 5:30.00 in the 1600m, and 12:03.00 in the 3200m. She is an academic all-state recipient. Pickering was a member of the 2017 AA Cross Country Championship and 2018 AA Track and Field Championship teams. She is the daughter of Tom and Cindy Pickering.