Emma Fisher

Emma Fisher

  • Class
    Junior
  • Highschool
    York Community
  • Hometown
    Elmhurst, Ill.

Biography

2015 Season (Junior)

  • Did not compete.

2014 Season (Sophomore):

  • Stanford's No. 2 runner at the NCAA Championships in her first collegiate season.
  • Placed 75th in Terre Haute, Ind., at nationals to finish in 21:17 (6K) for Stanford's 14th place team.
  • Named Pac-12 All-Academic first team.
  • Named All-West Region after placing 16th (20:41.9, 6K) at the NCAA West Regional at Stanford.
  • Named to the All-Pac-12 second team after placing 13th in Oakland in 20:34 (6K).
  • Ran in seven meets, more than any other Stanford runner.
  • Stanford's No. 1 runner at the Stanford Invitational (11th, 21:17, 6K) despite taking a spill and getting spiked during the race.
  • 6th at USF Invitational (18:02.5, 5K) in her collegiate cross-country debut.
  • 10th at Washington Invitational (20:42, 6K) and No. 2 for Stanford.
  • 84th at Wisconson Invitational (21:03, 6K).

2013 Season (Freshman):

  • Ran in three meets unattached.
  • Was 15th at Stanford Invitational and No. 7 among all Stanford runners (22:02, 6K).
  • Second in the Bronco Invitational (21:03.9, 6K) and second in the Doc Adams Invitational (21:04, 6K).

Track and Field:

  • Has personal bests of 9:37.31i for 3,000 and 16:39.69i for 5,000.

High School:

  • Captured third in the 3,200 (10:41.42) at the Illinois Class 3A championships and was sixth in the 1,600.
  • Became the third in school history to place among the top six in both distance events at the same state meet.
  • Had bests of 10:26.06 in the 3,200 and 4:56.06 from the state prelims.
  • The 3,200 was the fastest indoors by an Illinois runner in 2012.
  • Second in the 2012 state 3A cross country finals.

Personal:

  • Wore only one pair of racing spikes through four seasons in high school.
  • Majoring in earth systems.
  • Lists environmentalist as contemplated profession.
  • Daugher of Bill and Maureen.
  • Has two siblings, Audrey and Liam.