After taking third at the 2008 Olympic trials with a personal best of 6,257 points, she represented the United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics. However, she strained her hamstring in the first event (100 meter hurdles) and failed to finish the competition. At the 2009 national championships, an injury to the favourite Hyleas Fountain resulted in Pickler's first senior national title. She took first place with event bests in the 800 meters and shot put, and a personal heptathlon best of 6290 points, finishing ahead of Sharon Day and Bettie Wade.
After taking third at the 2008 Olympic trials with a personal best of 6,257 points, she represented the United States at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
mark
after
After
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
take
taking
VERB
VBG
obj
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
third
third
ADJ
JJ
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2008
2008
NUM
CD
amod
Degree=Pos
Olympic
Olympic
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
trial
trials
NOUN
NNS
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
personal
personal
ADJ
JJ
obl
Degree=Sup
good
best
ADJ
JJS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
62577
6,257
NUM
CD
nmod
Number=Plur
point
points
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
represent
represented
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
United
United
ADJ
NNP
obj
Number=Plur
State
States
PROPN
NNPS
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2008
2008
NUM
CD
compound
Number=Sing
Summer
Summer
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Plur
Olympics
Olympics
PROPN
NNPS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
However, she strained her hamstring in the first event (100 meter hurdles) and failed to finish the competition.
advmod
however
However
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
strain
strained
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
hamstring
hamstring
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
event
event
NOUN
NN
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
100
100
NUM
CD
compound
Number=Sing
meter
meter
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Plur
hurdle
hurdles
NOUN
NNS
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
fail
failed
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
finish
finish
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
competition
competition
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
At the 2009 national championships, an injury to the favourite Hyleas Fountain resulted in Pickler's first senior national title.
case
at
At
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2009
2009
NUM
CD
amod
Degree=Pos
national
national
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
championship
championships
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
injury
injury
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
favourite
favourite
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
Hyleas
Hyleas
PROPN
NNP
appos
Number=Sing
Fountain
Fountain
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
result
resulted
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Pickler
Pickler
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
senior
senior
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
national
national
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
title
title
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
She took first place with event bests in the 800 meters and shot put, and a personal heptathlon best of 6290 points, finishing ahead of Sharon Day and Bettie Wade.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
She
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
take
took
VERB
VBD
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
place
place
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
event
event
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Plur
best
bests
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
800
800
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Plur
meter
meters
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
shot
shot
NOUN
NN
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
put
put
VERB
VBN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
personal
personal
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
heptathlon
heptathlon
NOUN
NN
conj
Degree=Sup
good
best
ADJ
JJS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
6290
6290
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Plur
point
points
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
finish
finishing
VERB
VBG
advmod
ahead
ahead
ADV
RB
case
of
of
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Sharon
Sharon
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Day
Day
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Bettie
Bettie
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Wade
Wade
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.