German Fernandez
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German Fernandez
Fernandez after winning the
2009 US Junior Cross Country Championships
Personal information
Born 2 November 1990 (age 23)
Riverbank, California
Sport
Country United States
Sport Track
Event(s) 1500 meters, Mile, 3000 meters, 5000 meters
College team Oklahoma State
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 1500 meters: 3:34.60[1]
Indoor Mile: 3:55.02[1]
5000 meters: 13:25.46[1]
German Fernandez (born November 2, 1990) is an American professional runner from Riverbank, California, known for his performance in high school and collegiate cross country and track and field. He currently trains under Jerry Schumacher for the Bowerman Track Club. He is most well known for running the CA Cross Country State Meet course record (14:24), as well as running a new American high-school record, 8:34 for two miles, at the 2008 Nike Outdoor Nationals championship. He also holds the World Junior Indoor Mile record at 3:55.02.
Contents [hide]
1 Running career
1.1 High school
1.2 Collegiate
2 Personal bests
3 Bowerman Track Club
4 References
5 External links
Running career[edit]
High school[edit]
Fernandez was coached by Bruce Edwards of Riverbank High School, which competes in Division IV of the Sac-Joaquin Section. Fernandez first drew some attention as a high school freshman in track, when he raced 1600m in 4:22.95.[2] During his 2005 CIF State championship victory, he clocked the second fastest sophomore time of all divisions, 15:14, on the heralded Woodward Park course. He went through a number of injuries throughout his junior year, giving him a relatively slow season.[3] Fernandez set a number of course records in California. He won the prestigious Stanford Invitational (5k) with a time of 14:42, gapping the second place runner by 40 seconds.[4] He won the Sac-Joaquin Section finals race with a time of 15:03, setting the course record and leading his team to win the section title.[5] This culminated with his performance at the 2007 California CIF state meet where he ran the 5k race in 14:24, breaking the historic course record set by Olympian Marc Davis by 14 seconds.[6] The performance is seen as one of the most outstanding in the history of high school distance running.[7]
In 2007, Fernandez took first place at the Foot Locker West Regional, finishing in a time of 14:53.[8] Fernandez capped his high school cross country career by placing third at the 2007 Foot Locker Cross Country Championships, 19 seconds behind winner Mike Fout of LaPorte, IN.
On February 16, 2008 Fernandez won the USATF Cross Country Junior Nationals at Mission Bay Park in San Diego, California in 24:18. This earned him a berth to the USA squad for the IAAF Junior World Cross Country Championships.[9][10]
In the 2008 CIF California State Meet at Cerritos College in Norwalk, California, Fernandez ran a 4:00.29 for 1600 meters to break Ryan Hall's state meet record of 4:02.62, and 3 hours later, ran the 3200m in 8:34.23. Fernandez's 8:34.23 (~=8:37.43 for 2 miles) converts slightly slower to the American high school 2-mile (3.2 km) record of 8:36.3. However, his 4:00.29/8:34.23 double for 1600/3200 meters is the fastest distance double in American high school history, beating Rich Kimball's 4:06.6/8:46.5 mile/two-mile double set at the 1974 California state high school championship meet.
Three weeks later, on June 20, 2008, Fernandez surpassed Jeff Nelson's 29-year-old national high school record for the 2-mile (3.2 km) race at Nike Outdoor Nationals, winning with a time of 8:34.40.Fernandez opened his first mile in 4:19.4, and finished with a second mile of 4:15. He also broke Galen Rupp's high school 3000 meter record with a 3000 meter split of 7:59.82.[11]
Collegiate[edit]
The top distance recruit in the nation, Fernandez elected to attend Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma to run for Coach Dave Smith. During the Razorback Invitational, Fernandez broke a World Junior Record by running 3:56.5 mile indoors. At the Big 12 Championships, he ran 3:55.02 to further his record and beat the converted collegiate indoor record in the mile.
In outdoor track, he broke Galen Rupp's American Junior Record at 5000 meters at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational, but Chris Derrick finished ahead of German to take the American Junior Record. However, at the 2009 USA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships he placed 5th in the 5000m, beating Derrick's American Junior Record in a time of 13:25.46.
He was the 2009 NCAA Division I champion in the outdoor 1500 meters, winning in 3:39.00.[12]
Personal bests[edit]
Distance Mark Date Location Type of terrain
1500 m 3:34.60 9-2-2012 Berlin ISTAF Outdoor track
Mile run 3:55.02i* 1-24-2009 College Station, TX Indoor track
3000 m 7:47.97i 2-14-2009 Seattle, WA Indoor track (Oversized)
2 mile run 8:34.40** 6-20-2008 Greensboro, NC Outdoor track
5000 m 13:25.46*** 6-26-2009 Eugene, OR Outdoor track
8000 m 23:20.00 2-7-2009 Derwood, MD Cross country
10,000 m 29:15.30 10-16-2010 Fayetteville, AR Outdoor track
Half marathon 1:09:45 2-4-2007 Davis, CA Road race
* This is the Junior (under age 20) Indoor World Record and ties the U.S. Collegiate Indoor Record
** Stood as the American High School record until 2011
*** This is the Junior (under age 20) U.S.A. national record
Bowerman Track Club[edit]
Fernandez is now coached by Jerry Schumacher in Portland, Oregon where he trains with his former World Junior XC teammate Chris Derrick.
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c IAAF. "Athlete profile for German Fernandez".
Jump up ^ DyeStatCal Cross-Country State Athletes of the Week, by Doug Speck of DyeStat
Jump up ^ German Fernandez, interview by DyeStat
Jump up ^ Stanford Invite, results from DyeStatCal
Jump up ^ Riverbank Boys Run Off With Section Title, report by Jagada Chambers of Riverbank News
Jump up ^ In a class by himself: Riverbank's Fernandez sets new record at state title race, report by Will DeBoard of The Modesto Bee
Jump up ^ Fernandez Saves the Very Best for Last, report by Mitch Stephens, MaxPreps.com
Jump up ^ Best of the West: Hasay 3-Peats, Fernandez Shows Strength, report by Scott Bush of MileSplit.us
Jump up ^ Fernandez and Hasay: Cali Prep Sweep
Jump up ^ USATF - Events - 2008 USA Cross Country Championships
Jump up ^ Riverbank's Fernandez smashes national record in 2-mile run. Will DeBoard, The Modesto Bee. Retrieved 20 Jun. 2008.
Jump up ^ "Cowboy freshman wins individual NCAA Championship.". June 13, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-13.
External links[edit]
Flotrack Race Videos/Interviews with German Fernandez
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ESPN RISE 2000s All-Decade High School Track & Field Team
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Gatorade High School Track and Field Athlete of the Year
Categories: Living people1990 birthsAmerican middle-distance runnersAmerican long-distance runnersMale long-distance runnersMale middle-distance runnersPeople from Stanislaus County, CaliforniaTrack and field people from California
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Fernandez
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