Triathlete Morgan Pearson spanks field at Club Nats so does Tinman Elite

Name: Morgan Pearson

Sport: Triathlon

Height: 5’11”

Birthdate: Sept. 22, 1993

Hometown: New Vernon, N.J.

Current Residence: Boulder, Colo.

High School: Delbarton School (Morristown, N.J.)

College: University of Colorado at Boulder

Career Highlights

2019 Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Cup silver medalist

2019 ITU World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series Edmonton bronze medalist

2018 Montreal CAMTRI Sprint Triathlon American Cup gold medalist

2018 Sarasota-Bradenton CAMTRI Mixed Relay American Championships gold medalist

2018 Wuustwezel ETU Sprint Triathlon European Cup silver medalist

2018 Salinas ITU Triathlon World Cup, 5th

2018 Sarasota-Bradenton ITU Triathlon World Cup, 4th

2018 Chengdu ITU Triathlon World Cup, 6th

2018 ITU World Triathlon Yokohama, 14th

2017 USA Triathlon Sprint Age Group National Champion

Personal

Morgan Pearson was a swimmer and runner in high school. As a runner, he was a state champion in the 3,200-meters. After high school, Pearson ran collegiately for the University of Colorado Boulder. Pearson was introduced to triathlon in 2017 through USA Triathlon’s Collegiate Recruitment Program. He had done one triathlon in high school, then decided to pursue the sport more seriously because he believed his swimming and running background would make him well-suited for competing at the elite international level. He earned his elite license after winning the men’s overall title at the 2017 USA Triathlon Age Group Sprint National Championships. Then in June 2019, in just his second season as an elite triathlete, he earned his first ITU Triathlon World Cup medal — a silver in Huatulco, Mexico. Pearson enjoys playing basketball, lacrosse, and reading.

Triathlon Career

2019: Finished 5th at the Clermont CAMTRI Sprint Triathlon American Cup, on March 2 • Placed 7th at the Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup, on March 16 • Finished 36th at the New Plymouth ITU Triathlon World Cup, on March 31 • Finished 29th at the ITU World Triathlon Bermuda, on April 27 • Placed 15th at the ITU World Triathlon Yokohama, on May 18 • Earned silver at the Huatulco ITU Triathlon World Cup, on June 9 • Finished 41st at the Nur-Sultan ITU Triathlon World Cup, on June 15 • Placed 6th at the ITU World Triathlon Edmonton, on July 20 • Earned bronze as a member of the U.S. Mixed Relay team at the ITU World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series Edmonton, on July 21 • Placed 25th at the Tokyo ITU World Olympic Qualification Event on Aug. 16 • Was the highest-placing U.S. man at the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Aug. 31, finishing 11th

2018: Closed his season with a top-five finish at the Salinas ITU Triathlon World Cup on Oct. 21 • Teamed up with Renée Tomlin, Jason West and Taylor Spivey at the Sarasota-Bradenton CAMTRI Mixed Relay American Championships on Oct. 14 (held in a duathlon format), anchoring the team to the win • Earned a career-best 4th-place finish at the Sarasota-Bradenton ITU Triathlon World Cup, which was held as a duathlon, on Oct. 13 • Finished 41st at the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final in Gold Coast, Australia, on Sept. 16 • Earned his first elite victory at the Montreal CAMTRI Sprint Triathlon American Cup on August 25 • Finished 46th at the ITU World Triathlon Hamburg on July 14 • Earned a silver medal at the Wuustwezel ETU Sprint Triathlon European Cup on June 23, his first podium as an elite triathlete • Placed 18th at the ITU Triathlon World Cup Antwerp on June 17 • Finished 17 at the ITU Triathlon World Cup Cagliari on June 2 • Placed 14th at ITU World Triathlon Yokohama on May 12 • Finished 6th at the ITU Triathlon World Cup Chengdu on May 6 • Placed 14th at the New Plymouth ITU Triathlon World Cup on March 25 • Raced in his first elite ITU competition at the Mooloolaba ITU Triathlon World Cup on March 10, placing 7th as one of the top ITU World Cup debuts in U.S. history

2017: In his first national-level triathlon competition, claimed the men’s overall title and qualified for his elite license at the USA Triathlon Age-Group Sprint National Championships in Omaha, Nebraska

Collegiate Running Accolades: Member of the 2014 NCAA National Champion CU Boulder men’s cross-country team • Seven-time All-American in cross-country and track • Set the eighth-fastest mark for a CU Buff in the outdoor 5k with a time of 13:26:22 in 2015 • Placed third in the 5k at the NCAA Indoor National Championships in 2015