COLLEGIATE PERSONAL BESTS: 800m – 2:10.36, 1500m – 4:18.92, 4K (XC) – 14:37.9, 6K (XC) – 21:17.3
CAREER RECORDS, AWARDS, AND NOTES
RECORDS:
No. 7 in school history in the 4x800 relay (8:43.12)
AWARDS:
1x Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ('26)
6x Academic All-Big Ten (Fall ’23, Spring ‘24, Fall '24, Spring '26 Fall '25, Spring '26)
Outdoor 2026
Season: Competed in the 800mand 1500m events during the 2026 outdoor season, recording several strong performances against competitive fields... posted a third-place finish in the 800m at the Bison Outdoor Classic and competed at the Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 1500m...
Raleigh Relays (3/26-28): Competed in the 1500m in 4:19.55...Bison Outdoor Classic (4/11-13): Placed third in the 800m with a time of 2:07.30...Virginia Challenge (4/17-18): Competed in the 1500m, finishing in 4:20.85...2026 Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships (5/15-17): Competed in the 1500m, finishing in the preliminaries with a time of 4:41.67...
Indoor 2026
Season: Competed in the middle-distance events during the 2026 Indoor season, specializing in the mile, 800 meters, 1000 meters, and 3000 meters. Earned multiple top finishes, including a first-place finish in the 800 meters at the Penn State Tune-Up and a 9th-place finish in the mile final at the Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships.
Nittany Lion Challenge (1/17): Competed in the 1000m, finishing second overall with a time of 2:47.12...Penn State National Open (1/30-31): Recorded a sixth-place finish in the mile with a time of 4:39.76.. also competed in the 3000 meters, placing ninth with a time of 9:27.53... Penn State Tune-Up (2/20): Won the 800m with a time of 2:08.84...2026 Big Ten Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/26-28): Competed in the mile, running 4:42.26 in the preliminaries before finishing ninth in the final with a time of 4:42.95...
Cross Country 2025
Season: Competed in cross country during the 2025 season, racing at the Big Ten Championships, qualifying for the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships.. and the Paul Short Run...recorded a top-10 finish at the Paul Short Run while competing in the 6K...
Paul Short Run (10/3): Finished ninth overall in the 6K with a time of 21:17.3...Big Ten Championships (10/31): Competed in the 6K, finishing in 22:01.6...
Outdoor 2025
Season: Competed in the 1500 meters during the 2025 Outdoor season, posting strong performances throughout the year and advancing to the Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Recorded a season-best performance at the Penn Relays with a time of 4:18.92.
Raleigh Relays (3/27-29): Competed in the 1500m, finishing with a time of 4:22.46...Virginia Challenge (4/18-19): Finished in the 1500m with a time of 4:21.60...Penn Relays (4/24-26): Competed in the 1500m, recording a time of 4:18.92...Larry Ellis Invitational (5/2-3): Finished 18th in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:25.57...Big Ten Outdoor Track & Field Championships (5/16-18): Competed in the 1500m, finishing 16th in 4:24.12...
Indoor 2025
Season: Competed in the mile and 3000 meters during the 2025 Indoor season, earning a third-place finish in the mile at the PSU Sykes & Sabock Challenge and recording competitive times in both events.
Penn State National Open (1/31-2/1): Competed in the mile, finishing 34th with a time of 4:57.81. Also ran the 3000 meters, placing 23rd with a time of 9:45.27...PSU Sykes & Sabock Challenge (2/8): Finished third in the mile with a time of 4:45.26...Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational (2/14-15): Competed in the 1500 meters, finishing 50th with a time of 4:25.51, and ran the mile, placing 51st with a time of 4:44.18...
Cross Country 2024
Season: Competed in one event during the 2024 Cross Country season, racing in the 6K at the Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational.
Harry Groves Spiked Shoe Invitational (9/13): Competed in the 6K, finishing 51st overall with a time of 21:37.5.
Outdoor 2024
Season: Competed in five meets for the Nittany Lions…Made the Big Ten 1500m final in her first trip to the championship meet.
Hurricane Alumni Invitational (4/5-6): Clocked a 2:10.36 800m PR, placing ninth. Virginia Challenge (4/19-20): Ran in both the 800m and 1500m…Placed second in the 1500m with a 4:22.90 and finished seventh in the 800m with a 2:11.02. Penn Relays (4/25-27): Went 4:21.54 in the 1500m, setting a PR…Ran in the 4x800 relay and helped her team to an 8:43.12, the seventh-fastest mark in the event in school history.
Indoor 2024
Season: Did not compete.
Cross Country 2023
Season: Competed in five meets for the Nittany Lions, including the Big Ten Championships. Pickering set benchmarks in the 4K and 6K distances in her first cross country season.
Dolan Duals (9/1): Ran a 14:37.9 in the 4K race, finishing 11th overall. Lehigh Paul Short Run (9/30): Placed fourth in the college brown race, running a personal-best 22:18.5 in the 6K. Big Ten Championships (10/27): Ran a 22:55.3 in her first conference meet.
Outdoor 2023
Season: Entered one meet but did not finish.
Indoor 2023
Season: Did not compete.
PRIOR TO PENN STATE
Competed in track and field and cross country at Merwether High School...Won a gold medal and bronze medal in high school career in the 1500m at Australian national championship...Earned bronze medal in 800m at Australian Nationals...Placed top four at nationals in the 800m four times...Member of the New South Wales state record 4x800m and 4x1500m relays teams...Was a 10-time national qualifier and 14-time state qualifier...Played high school and club soccer...Named team co-captain for eventual state runner-up squad...Picked club MVP for 2020 season...Earned scientific excellence award for the University of Sydney Biomedical Engineering Challenge and was a keynote speaker/presenter at the University of Sydney Women in Engineering Conference for an invented device that can administer multiple medicines without needles or pills.
PERSONAL
Parents are Karen and Michael...Has one sister: Jessica...Majoring in engineering...Born in Australia.