ACC Champion: HJ (I: '12) NCAA East Preliminary Qualifier: HJ ('11, '12) Regional Qualifier: HJ (O'10) All-ACC: HJ (I: '12; O: '12) USATF Jr. National Participant: HJ ('10) PR: High Jump - 1.83m (6' 0") 2012 Outdoor • Qualfied for NCAA Preliminaries, finishing 23rd in HJ • 3rd in high jump at ACCs, earning All-ACC honors • Won high jump at Liberty Collegiate Invitational with PR of 1.83m (6' 0"), which ranks 3rd in Virginia history 2011-12 INDOOR • ACC Champion in high jump • Won high jump at Hokie Invitational • Reached a season-best height of 1.79m (5' 10.5") at ACCs, which ranks fifth in Virginia history 2011 OUTDOOR • Finished 27th at NCAA East Preliminaries in high jump • Placed sixth in high jump at ACCs • Earned bronze in high jump at ECAC Championships • Set personal best in high jump at Spect Towns National Team Invite • Won high jump at Liberty Collegiate Invitational 2010-11 INDOOR • Finished seventh in high jump at ACCs • Won high jump at the Liberty Quad 2010 OUTDOOR • Scored at ACCs, finishing seventh in high jump • Regional qualifier in high jump • Won high jump at Mason Quadrangular and Lou Onesty • PR 5' 8.5" from ACCs ranks eighth all-time at UVa
2009-10 INDOOR • Finished 10th at ACCs in the high jump
HIGH SCHOOL • Holds indoor state high jump record • Set Dogwood and Southern Classic high jump records • Washington Post Prince William County Athlete of the Year, indoor and outdoor • Eight-time all-state in high jump, indoor and outdoor • Two-time state runner-up in high jump • All-district in triple jump, indoor and outdoor • Washington Post All-Met in track
Personal • Full name is Pearl Isa Bickersteth • Daughter of Nemata Blyden and Christopher Bickersteth • Two younger brothers: Ayinde, 17, and Nalo, 12 • Coached by Norrin Braxton at Potomac Senior High School
More about Pearl: • Favorite magazine: Cosmo • Favorite song: "It Will Rain" by Bruno Mars • Favorite ice cream flavor: coffee
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