Grant Fisher

For the politician, see Grant U. Fisher.
Grant Fisher
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (1997-04-22) 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]
Updated on June 21, 2015.

Grant Fisher (born 22 April 1997) is a Canadian-born American distance runner and soccer player. 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.

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]

Fisher won 3000 meters 13th February 2016 in Seattle (2016 Husky Classic) in 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

References

  1. 1 2 All-Athletics. "Profile of Grant FISHER".
  2. ↑ "Q and A: Grant Fisher discusses XC, track, and his future". Track and Field News. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 Shryack, Lincoln. "Grant Fisher Picks Stanford". Flo Track. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 Chalufour, Marc. "Grant Fisher: Having a Ball". Running Times. Running Times. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  5. ↑ "2011 MHSAA XC State Finals- Division 1". Run Michigan. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  6. ↑ Chalufour, Marc. "Grant Fisher: Having a Ball". Running Times. Running Times. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "2012 MHSAA T&F Finals LP Division 1" (PDF). Run Michigan. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Athlete Name: Grant Fisher". dyestat.com. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  9. ↑ David Kiefer (December 23, 2015). "Season in Review: Card XC". Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  10. ↑ gohuskies.com (February 13, 2016). "2016 Husky Classic". Retrieved March 7, 2016.


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