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WSU CAREER. FRESHMAN (2002-03): Indoor - Ran a season-best 8.74i seconds in 60m hurdles prelims at Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships (2/22/03, Nampa)...also ran on third-place distance medley relay...top 200m time of 25.10i came at adidas Classic (2/8/03, Lincoln)...Outdoor - Javelin throw of 38.64m/126-9 (3/22/03, Tucson) is 10th best in school history...finished fourth at the UC Mulit Events (3/27/03, Davis) with 5,024 points and qualified for the Pac-10 Championships heptathlon...plantar fasciitis in right foot stopped competition and forced a redshirt season.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER. Earned six letters at Rowlett High including four for track coach Ray Young and two as an outside hitter for volleyball coach Kathy Bothun...in 2002 ranked number one U.S. junior heptathlete by Track & Field News...won the US Junior Championship heptathlon title with a 5338 point total (6/19/02, Berkeley) which was the sixth-best performance for a prep in history and elevated her to the fourth-best performer in US prep annuals in this event...in 2001 ranked number three U.S. junior heptathlete...2001 Junior Olympic National Heptathlon third place with 5,147 points...total is tenth-best in U.S. history...finished third in 100m hurdles (13.79w) at 2001 Texas state 5A meet...100m hurdles PR time of 13.93 was ranked seventh nationally...also ranked 12th nationally in long jump (19-4i)...runner-up at state long jump in 2001 with distance of 19-6 3/4...2002 Indoor National Scholastic Sports Foundation All-American in the heptathlon, hurdles and long jump...runner-up in pentathlon at 2002 National High School Championships...member of the US Junior National Team and Junior World Championships...earned All-American honors after third place at USATF Championships junior year.
PERSONAL. Born Julie Ann Pickler 12/9/83 at Shreveport, La...father Bill is an owner of Gypsum Floors Texas...stepmother JJ is a flight attendant...sister Shine (3/17/98) and brothers Griffin (1/17/96) and Clay (6/25/93)...mother Chris is an accountant...stepfather Ron is an American Airlines pilot...sisters Diana (twin - 12/9/83) and Katie (9/11/81)...majoring in human development and planning to attend nursing school.
J. PICKLER'S WSU BESTS
200m - 25.10i (2003)
800m - 2:44.25 (2003)
60m Hurdles - 8.74i (2003)
100m Hurdles - 14.48 (2003)
Distance Medley Relay - 11:50.00i (2003)
High Jump - 1.68m / 5-6 (2003)
Long Jump - 5.69m / 18-8 (2003)
Shot Put - 10.82m / 35-6 (2003)
Javelin - 38.64m / 126-9 (2003)
Heptathlon - 5.024 points (2003)
