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WSU CAREER. FRESHMAN (2002-03): Indoor - Finished seventh in the 60m hurdles at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships with a season-best time of 8.64i seconds (2/22/03, Nampa)...tied for 11th in the long jump at the MPSF with leap of 5.35m/17-6 3/4i...tope long jump of season was 5.62m/18-5 1/4i at adidas Classic (2/8/03, Lincoln)...Outdoor - At the Pac-10 Championships (5/18/03, Los Angeles) reached fourth place in heptathlon with 5,254 points...also ran the prelims of the 100m hurdles (12th)...at the NCAA Championships, fell in the heptathlon 800m and watched sixth-place standing and All-America status disappear...finished 27th with 4,586 points after ending first day in ninth.
HIGH SCHOOL CAREER. Earned six letters at Rowlett High including four for track coach Ray Young and two as a middle blocker for volleyball coach Kathy Bothun...in 2001 ranked number one U.S. junior heptathlete by Track & Field News...2001 Junior Olympic National Heptathlon Champion with 5,365 points which broke WSU's Ellannee Richardson's 1998 prep record of 5,104 points...point total is also second highest in American history...2001 Texas state 5A 100m hurdles champion (13.75 seconds) and was the runner-up in 2002 (13.71w)...300m hurdles PR time of 41.17 is top-ranked prep performance nationally...100m hurdles PR time of 13.76 was ranked fourth nationally and has run a 13.71w...finished second at 2002 Indoor National Scholastic Sports Foundation heptathlon...member of the US Junior National Team and Junior World Championships...2002 National High School Indoor Pentatlon champion...earned first All-American honors after third place at USATF Championships sophomore year...senior year earned first team volleyball all-district honors.
PERSONAL. Born Diana Lynn 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 Julie (twin - 12/9/83) and Katie (9/11/81)...majoring in business.
D. PICKLER'S WSU BESTS
200m - 25.15 (2003)
800m - 2:35.65 (2003)
60m Hurdles - 8.64i (2003)
100m Hurdles - 13.89w (2003), 14.00 (2003)
High Jump - 1.68m / 5-6 (2003)
Long Jump - 5.81m / 18-0 3/4 (2003)
Shot Put - 11.45m / 37-6 3/4i (2003)
Javelin - 37.90m / 124-4 (2003
Heptathlon - 5,254 points (2003)
PAC-10 CHAMPIONSHIPS PERFORMANCES
2003 Heptathlon 4th 5,254 points
100m Hurdles 12th 14.03
NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS PERFORMANCES
2003 Heptathlon 27th 4,586 points
