Grant Fisher
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born | April 22, 1997 Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track, cross country |
| Event(s) | 1500 meters, mile |
| College team | Stanford |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 1500 meters: 3:42.89[1] Mile: 3:59.38[1] 5000 meters: 13:39.42[1] |
| Updated on May 7, 2016. | |
Grant Fisher (born 22 April 1997) is a Canadian-born American distance runner. Fisher was a two-time Gatorade Player of the Year for cross country for the 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 seasons.[2] He committed to Stanford University on the 16th of November, 2014.[3] On June 4, 2015 he became the seventh American high school student to break 4 minutes for the mile. He represented the United States at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics in the 1500-meter race.
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Running career
Early life and high school
While living in Grand Blanc, Michigan, Fisher began running in the spring of his seventh grade year, after joining his middle school cross country team. When he became a freshman in high school, Fisher joined both the soccer and cross country teams, where he made varsity for both.[4] In 2011, Fisher qualified for the state cross country meet and ran a 16:14 to finish 28th.[5] In the Spring of 2012, he qualified for the state meet in the 1600 meter run,[6] he ran a 4:30.23.[7] In November 2012, he missed the state cross country meet because he had to play for his soccer team in the state finals game. In the spring of 2013, he had a personal bests of 3:50.30 at the IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics in the 1500 meter run, 4:11.27 in the 1600 meter at the KLAA Lakes Conference Meet, 4:12.74 in the mile run at the New Balance Outdoor Nationals meet, an 8:32.65 in the 3000 at the USATF World Youth Trials, and 9:04.33 in the 3200 at the Michigan state meet. In the fall of 2013, he had personal bests of 15:02 at the Foot Locker Midwest Regional to win the event. Fisher then went on to the Foot Locker Nationals, which he won as well. In the spring of his junior year (2014), Fisher set personal bests of 1:55.76 in the 800 meter run, 3:49.62 in the 1500 meters at the World Junior Championships, 4:10.82 in the 1600 meter to win the division one state meet in Michigan, a 4:02.02 in the mile to win the event at the Adidas Grand Prix, 8:55.75 in the 3200 meter run to win JD's Invitational, and an 8:51.28 in the two mile run to win the event at the Brooks PR Invitational. The fall of his senior year (2014), Fisher ran a 14:43.00 to win the Portage Invitational and a 15:03 to win Foot Locker Nationals.[8]
Collegiate
Fisher committed to run at Stanford University on 16 November 2014.[3] At the end of his freshman year cross country season at Stanford, Fisher placed 17th overall at the 2015 NCAA DI XC Championships.[9] In the winter 2015-16 indoor season, Fisher won 3000 meters on February 13, 2016 in Seattle (2016 Husky Classic) with a personal best 7:50.06.[10]
Personal life
Grant Fisher was born in Calgary, Alberta, on 22 April 1997 to Dan and Sonia Fisher. He has an older sister, Hailey, and a younger brother, Mark. He currently lives in Grand Blanc, Michigan and attends Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.[4][8] In addition to running, Fisher is an avid soccer player. He began playing the sport when he was four years old and in high school was a member of the Michigan Wolves, an elite level club team.[4]
Personal records
High school
- 800m: 1:55.76
- 1500m: 3:42.89
- 1600m: 3:57.93
- One Mile (Indoor): 4:03.54
- One Mile: 3:59.38
- 3000m (Indoor): 7:50.06
- 3000m: 8:32.65
- 3200m: 8:53.41
- Two Mile: 8:43.57
- 5000m (Indoor):14:51.99
- 5000m: 14:43.00
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