STANFORD, Calif. – Grant Fisher's NCAA outdoor championship in the men's 5,000 meters highlighted a Stanford track and field season that cannot be assessed without a sense of anticipation for next year.
Stanford redshirted several key athletes so that they will be available in 2018 when the Cardinal plays host to the Pac-12 Championships and looks to make an impact at NCAA's.
Last week's U.S. Championships brought that point home when Valarie Allman captured third in the discus and Vanessa Fraser was seventh in the 5,000. Both redshirted this year as seniors to have a fifth season ahead. Allman became the first Stanford athlete with eligibility remaining to make a U.S. Olympic or world championship team in 12 years.
Of the eight Stanford athletes who advanced to the NCAA outdoor championships, seven return, and five earned first-team All-America honors in Eugene. In fact, Stanford returns 21 All-Americans – 13 women, eight men – and 12 are first-team All-Americans, including 11 in individual events. An All-America first-team distinction is earned by placing among the top eight at the NCAA indoor or outdoor championships.
Stanford will possess some strong firepower. Cardinal returnees have combined for 16 individual top-5 NCAA finishes – one first, five seconds, three thirds, two fourths, and five fifths. Those returning top-5 placers are Fisher, Dylan Duvio, Sean McGorty, and Harrison Williams for the men. And Allman, Fraser, Christina Aragon, Olivia Baker, Elise Cranny, Mackenzie Little, and Fiona O'Keeffe for the women.
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Honors earned in 2017 by the Stanford track and field team and individuals:
Combined teams
- No. 4 ranked combined men's and women's track and field/cross country program in the nation (unofficial).
- 22nd consecutive year with at least one top-20 team outdoor finish.
- 27th consecutive year with at least one top-five individual finish.
- 17 Stanford men and women earned T&F/XC All-America honors in 2016-17, including 10 first-team honors.
- Only school in which both teams had a GPA of at least 3.35 and were on the USTFCCCA Program of the Year Top 15 rankings.
Men
- Ranked No. 11 overall track and field/cross country program in the nation by the USTFCCCA.
- USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.
Outdoor
- Fourth NCAA 5,000 champion since 2000.
- Extended streak of consecutive years with an NCAA 5,000 finalist to nine.
- Unbeaten against Cal at NCAA's for 21st consecutive year (20-0-1).
Women
- Ranked No. 3 overall track and field/cross country program in the nation by the USTFCCCA.
- Ten Card women totaled 15 All-America honors in T&F/XC, including eight first-team honors.
- USTFCCCA All-Academic Team.
Outdoor
- Extended streak of top-15 team finishes to seven.
- Had an individual conference champion for the 22nd consecutive year, the longest active women's streak in the Pac-12.
- Had an NCAA 5,000 finalist for the 16th time in 17 years, including eight consecutive years.
- Sixth top-10 NCAA finish in the javelin in seven years.
- Extended streak of consecutive years with an NCAA 800 finalist to five.
- Extended streak of consecutive years with an NCAA qualifier in the javelin to seven.
- Finished ahead of Cal at NCAA's for 10th consecutive year.
- Six consecutive Pac-12 javelin titles.
- 15 consecutive Big Meet javelin victories.
- Seven consecutive Big Meet 4x400 victories.
- Six qualifiers in the 1,500 for the NCAA West Prelims.
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Individuals
Men
Terrence Alexander
Outdoor
- Big Meet 4x100 winner.
Julian Body
Outdoor
- Moved to No. 8 on Stanford all-time list in 400 hurdles.
- Moved to No. 2 on Stanford's all-time freshmen list in 400 hurdles.
- Big Meet 4x100 winner.
Indoor
- Moved to No. 8 on Stanford's all-time list in the 60 hurdles.
- Moved to No. 3 on Stanford's all-time freshmen list in the 60 hurdles.
Daniel Book
Outdoor
- Pac-12 All-Academic first team.
Daniel Brady
Outdoor
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
Indoor
- Moved to No. 9 on Stanford's all-time list in the 60 hurdles.
Isaiah Brandt-Sims
Outdoor
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
- Big Meet 100, 200 and 4x100 winner.
Indoor
- Broke school record in the 4x400 relay (3:09.80).
- Moved to No. 6 on Stanford's all-time list in the 200.
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Scott Buttinger
Indoor
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Trevor Danielson
Outdoor
- Moved to No. 3 on Stanford's all-time list in javelin.
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
- U.S. Championships competitor.
- Big Meet javelin winner.
Tai Dinger
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
Outdoor
- Pac-12 All-Academic first team.
Indoor
- All-America second team (distance medley relay).
- Moved to No. 3 on Stanford's all-time list in the distance medley relay.
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Colin Dolese
Outdoor
- Pac-12 All-Academic second team.
Indoor
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Lucas Ege
Outdoor
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
Steven Fahy
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
Grant Fisher
- Four-time All-American.
- USTFCCCA Men's Track Scholar Athlete of the Year.
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
- Stanford Athletic Board Block "S" Outstanding Male Sophomore.
Outdoor
- NCAA 5,000 meter champion.
- Pac-12 1,500 champion.
- All-America first team (5,000).
- CoSIDA Academic All-District team.
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
- Stanford's first male individual outdoor champion in five years.
- First American underclassman to win the NCAA men's 5,000 title in 28 years.
- First American to win the NCAA men's 5,000 since 2009.
- Fourth Stanford NCAA outdoor 5,000 winner.
- First Stanford conference 1,500 champ since 2008.
- Pac-12 Track Athlete of the Week (April 26).
- Undefeated in finals during the season.
- Big Meet 1,500 winner.
Patrick Gibson
Outdoor
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
Indoor
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Blair Hurlock
Outdoor
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
Indoor
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Jack Keelan
- Two-time All-American.
- 17th Stanford runner and 479th American in history to break four minutes in the mile.
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
Outdoor
- CoSIDA Academic All-District team.
- Pac-12 All-Academic second team.
Indoors
- All-America second team (3,000, distance medley relay).
- Moved to No. 3 on Stanford's all-time list in the distance medley relay.
- Moved to No. 6 on Stanford's all-time list in the 3,000.
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Charles Kerr
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
Outdoor
- Moved to No. 4 on Stanford's all-time list in javelin.
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
Nathaniel Kucera
Outdoor
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
Frank Kurtz
Indoor
- Broke school record in the 4x400 relay (3:09.80).
Will Lauer
Outdoor
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
Tristen Newman
- Fifth Stanford shot-putter to reach 60 feet, including indoors and outdoors.
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
Outdoor
- Moved to No. 4 on Stanford's all-time list in the shot put.
- Pac-12 All-Academic second team.
Indoor
- Moved to No. 2 on Stanford's all-time list in the shot put.
- Moved to No. 7 on Stanford's all-time list in the weight throw.
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Michael Painter
Outdoor
- Moved to No. 8 on Stanford's all-time list in the hammer.
- Big Meet hammer winner.
Patrick Perrier
Outdoor
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
Jackson Shumway
- Three-time All-American.
- School-record holder in three relays (indoor DMR, indoor and outdoor 4x400).
Indoor
- All-America second team (distance medley relay).
- Broke school record in the 4x400 relay (3:09.80).
- Moved to No. 3 on Stanford's all-time list in the distance medley relay.
- Moved to No. 7 on Stanford's all-time list in the 400.
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Ryan Silva
Outdoor
- Pac-12 All-Academic second team.
Jackson Shumway
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
Indoor
- All-America second team (distance medley relay).
Brian Smith
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
Outdoor
- Pac-12 All-Academic second team.
Indoor
- All-America second team (distance medley relay).
- Moved to No. 3 on Stanford's all-time list in the distance medley relay.
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Garrett Sweatt
- Stanford Athletic Board Jake Gimbel Award.
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
Outdoor
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
Jaak Uudmae
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
Outdoor
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
- Big Meet long jump, high jump and 4x100 winner.
Indoor
- Moved to No. 7 on Stanford's all-time list in the long jump.
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Isaac Westlund
Outdoor
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
Indoor
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Harrison Williams
- Four-time All-American.
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
Outdoor
- U.S. Championships competitor.
Indoor
- Sixth in heptathlon at NCAA Championships.
- All-America first team (heptathlon).
- Broke school record in the heptathlon (5,970).
- The score was the highest for sixth place in meet history.
- Broke school record in the 4x400 relay (3:09.80).
- Moved to No. 3 on Stanford's all-time list in the pole vault.
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Women
Valarie Allman
- Stanford's Arthur F. Dauer Memorial Sports Performance Award.
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
Outdoor
- Third in discus at U.S. Championships.
- Will represent U.S. national team at IAAF World Championships.
- Moved to No. 12 on U.S. all-time performers' list in the discus (212-3, 64.69m).
- Broke Angell Field and Cobb Track record, at Cardinal Classic.
Indoor
- Established school record in the weight throw of 68-5 ¾ (20.87 meters).
- Broke the school record five times during season and six times overall.
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Christina Aragon
- Two-time All-American.
Outdoor
- All-America first team (1,500).
- Seventh in 1,500 at NCAA Championships.
- Pac-12 800 runner-up.
- Moved to No. 8 on Stanford's all-time list in the 1,500.
- Moved to No. 2 on Stanford's all-time freshmen list in the 1,500.
- Moved to No. 5 on Stanford's all-time freshmen list in the 800.
Olivia Baker
- Eight-time All-American.
- Stanford Athletic Board Conference Female Athlete of the Year.
Outdoor
- All-America first team (800).
- Eighth in 800 at NCAA Championships.
- Reached second consecutive NCAA final.
- U.S. Championships competitor.
- Big Meet 200, 400, and 4x400 winner.
Indoor
- Seventh in 800 at NCAA Championships.
- All-America first team (800).
- MPSF champion in the 800 for the second consecutive year.
- Fastest NCAA indoor 800 in school history (2:04.45).
- Moved to No. 2 on Stanford's all-time list in the 800.
- Moved to No. 8 on Stanford's all-time list in the distance medley relay.
- Set school record in the 600 (1:28.22).
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Maddy Berkson
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
Outdoor
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
Indoor
- Moved to No. 4 on Stanford's all-time list in the 4x400 relay.
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Sophie Chase
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
Outdoor
- Pac-12 All-Academic second team.
Indoor
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Elise Cranny
- Eight-time All-American.
- T&F/XC CoSIDA Academic All-America second team.
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
Outdoor
- CoSIDA Academic All-District team.
- Pac-12 All-Academic first team.
- Pac-12 Track Athlete of the Week (April 26).
- Big Meet 800 and 1,500 winner.
Indoor
- Second in distance medley relay at NCAA Championships.
- All-America first team (distance medley relay).
- All-America second team (3,000).
- Moved to No. 6 on Stanford's all-time list in the 800.
- Moved to No. 6, No. 7, and No. 8 on Stanford's all-time list in the distance medley relay.
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Michaela Crunkleton Wilson
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
Outdoor
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
- Big Meet 4x400 winner.
Indoor
- Moved to No. 4 on Stanford's all-time list in the 4x400 relay.
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Vanessa Fraser
- Six-time All-American.
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
Outdoor
- Seventh in 5,000 at U.S. Championships.
Indoor
- Fifth in 3,000 at NCAA Championships.
- Second in distance medley relay at NCAA Championships.
- All-America first team (3,000, distance medley relay).
- Moved to No. 6 and No. 7 on Stanford's all-time list in the distance medley relay.
- Moved to No. 7 on Stanford's all-time list in the 3,000.
- Moved to No. 7 on Stanford's all-time list in the 5,000.
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Daryth Gayles
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
Outdoor
- Pac-12 All-Academic first team.
Gaby Gayles
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
Indoor
- Moved to No. 4 on Stanford's all-time list in the 4x400 relay.
- Moved to No. 5 on Stanford's all-time list in the 400.
- Moved to No. 6 and No. 8 on Stanford's all-time list in the distance medley relay.
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Lena Giger
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
Outdoor
- All-America honorable mention (shot put).
- Moved to No. 3 on Stanford's all-time list in the shot put.
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
- U.S. Championships competitor.
- Pac-12 Field Athlete of the Week (April 26).
- Big Meet shot put winner.
Indoor
- Moved to No. 4 on Stanford's all-time list in the shot put.
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Jenna Gray
Outdoor
- All-America second team (javelin).
- Moved to No. 5 on Stanford's all-time list in the javelin.
- Moved to No. 3 on Stanford's all-time freshmen list in the javelin.
Taylore Jaques
Indoor
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Danielle Katz
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
Outdoor
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
Indoor
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Marisa Kwiatkowski
- Holds three Philippines triple jump records (outdoor, indoor, junior outdoor).
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
Outdoor
- Pac-12 All-Academic second team.
- Broke the Philippines record in the triple jump (41-7 ¼, 12.68m).
Indoor
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Hannah Labrie-Smith
Outdoor
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
- Big Meet 100 hurdles winner.
Indoor
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Anna Laman
Indoor
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Amber Lewis
Indoor
- Moved to No. 8 on Stanford's all-time list in the 60 hurdles.
Mackenzie Little
- Two-time All-American.
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
Outdoor
- All-America first team (javelin).
- Fourth in javelin at NCAA Championships.
- Pac-12 javelin champion for the second consecutive year.
- Second consecutive top-seven NCAA finish.
- Broke school javelin record for NCAA competition (181-6, 55.32m).
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
- Big Meet javelin winner.
- Pac-12 Field Athlete of the Week (April 4).
Erika Malaspina
Outdoor
- Moved to No. 9 on Stanford's all-time list in the pole vault.
Julia Maxwell
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
Outdoor
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
Indoor
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Abbie McNulty
Outdoor
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
Rebecca Mehra
- Three-time All-American.
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
Outdoor
- All-America first team (1,500).
- Sixth in 1,500 at NCAA Championships.
- Moved to No. 4 on Stanford's all-time list in 1,500.
- U.S. Championships competitor.
Indoor
- Moved to No. 7 on Stanford's all-time list in the 800.
- Moved to No. 8 on Stanford's all-time list in the distance medley relay.
Missy Mongiovi
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
Outdoor
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
- Big Meet 4x400 winner.
Indoor
- Second in distance medley relay at NCAA Championships.
- All-America first team.
- Moved to No. 4 on Stanford's all-time list in the 4x400 relay.
- Moved to No. 7 on Stanford's all-time list in the distance medley relay.
- Moved to No. 10 on Stanford's all-time list in the 400.
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Fiona O'Keeffe
- Two-time All-American.
Outdoor
- All-America first team (5,000).
- Fifth in 5,000 at NCAA Championships.
- Moved to No. 3 on Stanford's all-time freshmen list in the 5,000.
- Moved to No. 4 on Stanford's all-time freshmen list in the 3,000.
- Big Meet 3,000 winner.
Catherine Pagano
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
Outdoor
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
Indoor
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Rachel Reichenbach
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
Outdoor
- Moved to No. 10 on Stanford's all-time list in the high jump.
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
- Big Meet high jump winner.
Indoor
- Moved to No. 4 on Stanford's all-time list in the high jump.
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Claire Smith
Outdoor
- Pac-12 All-Academic second team.
Nicole Summersett
Outdoor
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
Indoor
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Malika Waschmann
- Two-time All-American.
- USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
Outdoor
- Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
- Big Meet 4x400 winner.
Indoor
- Second in distance medley relay at NCAA Championships.
- Moved to No. 6 and No. 7 on Stanford's all-time list in the distance medley relay.
- MPSF All-Academic team.
Elizabeth DeBole
Indoor
- USTFCCCA West Region Assistant Coach of the Year.