Martin Luther College Women's Cross Country

Pearson begian his coaching career at MLC in the 2014-15 school year, when he took the reins of the MLC womens cross country and softball programs. In his first season as the head softball coach in 2015, Pearson led the Knights to a 13-18 record overall and a conference mark of 8-13. In his first season, the Knights had one First Team All-UMAC performer, as well as several record-breaking performances from upperclassmen.  In his second second season at the helm of the softball program, the Knights finished 9-20 overall and 5-11 in league play. In the Fall of 2014, Pearson started his MLC coaching career by leading the women's cross country team to a fourth-place finish at the UMAC Cross Country Championships.  In 2015, Pearson led both the men's and women's cross country teams, helping the men to a third place finish at the UMAC Championships, while the women finished fifth at the event.    Pearson comes to MLC after serving as a teacher, athletic director and coach at St. Johns Lutheran School in Jefferson, Wis., from 1997-2007, and then as coach, teacher and assistant principal at Abiding Word Lutheran School in Houston, Texas.   Prior to coming to MLC, Pearson coached football, basketball, soccer, baseball and golf at the youth levels.   At MLC, Pearson looks forward to working with college students as they prepare themselves for future ministries, and being at a place where everyone is unified in the purpose of growing in the Word and sharing Jesus with others.   Pearson also teaches Physical Education at MLC.