Diana Pickler (2016) - Hall of Fame - Washington State University Athletics

Diana Pickler

Induction:
2016
Class:
2009

When the very athletic Diana Pickler arrived from Texas, she brought a number one U.S. junior heptathlete ranking and her best training partner and fiercest competitor, her twin Julie. Diana displayed a dynamic quality in her performances. During her Cougar career she won the Pac-10 heptathlon title in 2007 after runner-up and fourth-place finishes. She earned five All-America certificates in seven national championships. As coachable as she was versatile, Pickler set school records in the 100m hurdles, pentathlon and heptathlon and was in WSU all-time records top five standings in the 60m hurdles, high jump and long jump. She was WSU’s 2007 Pac-10 Conference Medal winner. Pickler was the runner-up at the 2007 USA Track & Field Championships and at the IAAF World Outdoor Championships she finished 25th. At the 2008 USA Indoor Championships, Diana won the pentathlon and Julie finished second. Diana’s third-place at the 2008 USA Trials made her the first WSU woman graduate to compete at the Olympic Games as a member of the USA team. A hamstring strain forced her to withdraw from the heptathlon at Beijing but she went on to win the USA Outdoor heptathlon in 2009 with 6,290 points.