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Morgan Pearson<\/strong> grew up in the water. A member of the Berkeley Aquatic Club, swimming for Jim Wood<\/strong>, he was part of a swimming family.<\/p>\n

He was also a strong runner, earning a spot on the Colorado University track and field team.<\/p>\n

Ten years later, Pearson is still putting together strong performances in the water \u2014\u00a0and on land.<\/p>\n

On Saturday, May 15, he qualified for the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games in the triathlon.<\/p>\n

Competing in Yokohama, Japan, at the World Triathlon Series, he won the bronze medal, the first podium of his career and just the third ever for a U.S. man in the series.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old from Boulder, Colorado, was slightly behind lead group following the event\u2019s 1,500-meter swim, but caught up during the 40K bike portion. The race came down to the 10K run, and Pearson was able use a late surge to finish third in 1:43:12.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever had a better feeling,\u201d Morgan Pearson told USA Triathlon<\/a>. \u201cYou put in the work and you do the training, and you know you\u2019re in shape to do something special, but none of that really matters when the race starts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pearson\u2019s previous best finish was eighth place in 2020. The seven-time All-American at Colorado did earn a bronze medal in mixed relay in Edmonton in 2019. Pearson has competed in World Triathlon since 2018.<\/p>\n

While Saturday\u2019s race was thrilling, the qualifying still comes with mixed emotions. Pearson\u2019s older brother Andrew died.<\/p>\n

Morgan Pearson wanted to put together his best performance in honor of his brother.<\/p>\n

\u201cI took a month off in March because my older brother, Andrew, passed away,\u201d Pearson told USA Triathlon. \u201cHe gave me the boost I needed today, and I was just thinking about him. Hopefully when I\u2019m at the Olympics, he\u2019ll be there with me.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"