German Fernandez, 20, Riverbank, CA

German Fernandez, 20
  • 2009 indoor season, set U.S. Junior record for 3000 meters (7:57.71) and World Junior mile record (3:55.02)
  • Attended Riverbank High School, graduated 2008
  • Ran a 4:00.29 for 1600 meters to break Ryan Hall's state meet record of 4:02.62 in 2008
  • Won the 2008 USATF Cross Country Junior Nationals
  • Bested Jeff Nelson's 29-year-old national high school record for the 2-mile (3.2K) race at Nike Outdoor Nationals 2008, winning in 8:34.40
  • Broke a World Junior Record by running 3:56.5 indoors (first indoor race).
  • At the Big 12 Championships, ran 3:55.02 to improve the record.
  • Attends Oklahoma State University, link to his athlete bio

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