German Fernandez
Fernandez after winning the
2009 US Junior Cross Country Championships |
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Born |
2 November 1990 Riverbank, California |
| Sport | |
| 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 Indoor mile: 3:55.02 5000 meters: 13:25.46 |
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 California 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. A local meet in Riverbank, California, the German Fernandez Distance Carnival, is named after him.
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. 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. 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. 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. 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. The performance is seen as one of the most outstanding in the history of high school distance running.
In 2007, Fernandez took first place at the Foot Locker West Regional, finishing in a time of 14:53. 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 La Porte, Indiana.
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