2018 Cross Country Roster

Aaron Shepley
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Aaron Shepley
Aaron Shepley

Grant Fisher

  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Grand Blanc, Mich.
  • High School Grand Blanc
  • Major Electrical engineering

Biography

TFRRS Performance Profile

  • 2017 NCAA outdoor 5,000-meter champion
  • 12-time All-American
  • 2017 USTFCCCA Men's Track Scholar Athlete of the Year
  • Two-time USTFCCCA Men's Cross Country Scholar Athlete of the Year
  • 2018 Pac-12 Men's Cross Country Scholar Athlete of the Year
  • Three-time Pac-12 champion
  • Broke U.S. collegiate indoor 3,000 record
Personal Records (thru 2019):
1,500: 3:39.60
Mile: 3:59.38
3,000: 7:42.62i
5,000: 13:29.52

As a senior (2018-19):
Outdoors
  • Second in NCAA 5,000.
  • First-team All-America (5,000).
  • Moved to No. 8 on Stanford all-time 5,000 list.
  • Pac-12 All-Academic second team.
  • Pac-12 Men's Track Athlete of the Week (April 23).
  • Big Meet 800 winner.
  • Big Meet 1,500 winner.
  • Stanford Athletics Board Biff Hoffman Award.
  • Captain.
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic.
Indoors
  •     Second in NCAA 3,000.
  •     First-team All-America (3,000).
  •     Anchor leg on NCAA second-place distance medley relay.
  •     First-team All-America (DMR).
  •     USTFCCCA Men's West Region Track Athlete of the Year.
  •     Broke school record in the 3,000 (7:42.62).
  •     Anchor leg on MPSF-winning distance medley relay.
  •     Moved to No. 9 on Stanford all-time list in the distance medley relay.
  •     MPSF All-Academic.
  •     USTFCCCA National Division I Women's Athlete of the Week (Feb. 12).
  •     Broke American collegiate record in the 3,000 (7:42.62) to win Millrose Games.
  •     The time was No. 4 in collegiate indoor history.
Cross country
  • Second at NCAA Championships, tying highest-ever Stanford finish.
  • Earned fourth XC All-America honor, one of four individuals to accomplish the feat in Stanford history.
  • Third top-5 finish, one of two to do so in Stanford history.
  • Four All-America honors and top-5 team finishes, one of two to accomplish that in Stanford history.
  • All-West Region.
  • Pac-12 champion for second consecutive year.
  • Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
  • Pac-12 Athlete of the Year.
  • All-Pac-12 first team.
  • Pac-12 All-Academic second team.
  • USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week (Oct. 15).
  • Won Pre-Nationals Cardinal Race.
As a junior (2017-18):
Outdoors
  • First-team All-America (5,000).
  • Third in NCAA 5,000.
  • Sixth in U.S. Championships 5,000, in 13:32.00.
  • Third in 1,500 and 5,000 at Pac-12 Championships.
  • Won NCAA West Prelims 5,000 in 13:47.22.
  • Broke Cardinal Classic 5,000 record.
  • Big Meet 1,500 winner.
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic team.
  • Stanford Athletic Board Block 'S' Outstanding Junior.
  • Pac-12 All-Academic second team.
Indoors
  • First-team All-America (3,000).
  • First-team All-America (DMR).
  • Fourth in NCAA 3,000.
  • Fourth in NCAA distance medley relay, running anchor.
  • Broke school distance medley relay record, running 3:55.8 over 1,600 anchor leg.
  • Moved to No. 2 on Stanford's all-time list in the 3,000, at 7:48.56 for second at Iowa State Classic.
  • MPSF All-Academic.
Cross country
  • Won Pac-12 title with late kick in Seattle, leading Cardinal to first team title in seven years.
  • Pac-12 Men's Cross Country Athlete of the Year.
  • All-Pac-12 first-team selection.
  • Matched 2016 NCAA finish with fifth place in Louisville.
  • Time of 29:12.1 was a Stanford record for Louisville's NCAA championship course.
  • All-West Region selection.
  • Second to Justyn Knight of Syracuse at Wisconsin Invitational.
  • Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention.
  • USTFCCCA National Athlete of the Week (Oct. 30).
As a sophomore (2016-17):
Outdoors
  • NCAA 5,000 meter champion.
  • Pac-12 1,500 champion.
  • All-America first team (5,000).
  • USTFCCCA Men's Track Scholar Athlete of the Year.
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
  • 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.
Indoors
  • Did not compete.
Cross country
  • Placed fifth at NCAA Championships.
  • 16th top-five finish ever for a Stanford male.
  • Led Stanford to runner-up finish.
  • Second American in NCAA race.
  • All-West Region selection.
  • All-Pac-12 first team.
  • Pac-12 runner-up to Oregon's Edward Cheserek.
  • Stanford's No. 1 at Wisconsin Invite (fourth overall) and Pac-12 Championships.
As a freshman (2015-16):
Outdoors
  • First-team All-America (5,000)
  • Placed sixth in the NCAA outdoor 5,000 and was the top American freshman.
  • Ran best time of 13:30.13 at NCAA Championships, placing him No. 3 on the all-time U.S. under-20 5,000 performers' list.
  • Clocked 13:39.42 in track 5,000 debut, at Payton Jordan Invitatational.
  • USTFCCC All-Academic team.
Indoors
  • Redshirted, but won Husky Classic 3,000 against a strong field (including Izaic Yorks, Chad Noelle, and Dorian Ulrey) while running unattached in 7:50.06.
Cross country    
  • 17th at NCAA Championships in first race at 10K distance.
  • First American freshman at NCAA Championships.
  • All-Pac-12 second team.
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic team.
  • Second at Stanford Invitational while running unattached (8K, 23:33.9).
  • Made collegiate debut at Pac-12 Championships.
  • Placed 11th at Pac-12's as Stanford's No. 3 (8K, 23:28.6).
  • NCAA's was his second collegiate race, running No. 3 on team (30:07.9).
National/International:
  • Qualified for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 5,000, but did not advance to final.
  • Placed 18th overall in 13:53.27.
  • Sixth at 2018 U.S. Championships 5,000 in 13:32.00.
High School:
  • The seventh U.S. high school runner to break 4:00 in the mile.
  • Ran 3:59.38 at the Nike Festival of Miles in St. Louis on June 4, 2015.
  • Two-time Foot Locker national cross country champion.
  • First back-to-back boys’ Foot Locker national champion from Michigan since Dathan Ritzenheim, and fifth overall.
  • Two-time Gatorade National Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year.
  • 10th repeat Gatorade national winner in any sport.
  • Won 2014 Foot Locker nationals in San Diego, clocking 15:00 for 5K.
  • Won the 2013 Foot Locker nationals in 15:07.
  • Won second consecutive Michigan Division I cross country championship in 14:52.5.
  • Repeated as New York Grand Prix Dream Mile champion in 2014, running 4:01.73.
  • Second second at the 2015 Brooks PR meet in Shoreline, Wash., running the two mile in 8:43.57.
  • Won the 2015 Michigan 1A 1,600 title in 4:00.28, breaking the state interscholastic record by more than seven seconds.
  • Ran 3:42.89 in the 1,500 at the 2015 Payton Jordan Invitational.
  • In 2014, posted times of 4:02.02 at the Dream Mile and 8:51.28 at the Brooks PR Invitational two mile.
  • Won seven state championships, including three at 3,200 meters and two at 1,600.
  • In soccer, was selected for Olympic Development Program.
Personal:
  • Born in Calgary, Canada, but is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada.
  • Majoring in electrical engineering.

Career results:

Year Season (meets) Event Season best Conf. Region NCAA
2018-19 Outdoors (6) 5,000 13:29.52 2 (13:50.30) 1 (13:45.64) 2 (14:06.63)
1,500 3:39.60 2 (3:49.29) -- --
800 1:51.86 -- -- --
Indoors (4) 3,000 7:42.62 -- -- 2 (7:42.62)
DMR 9:29.35 1 (9:31.39) -- 2 (7:53.15)
Cross country (4) 8K 23:09.8 1 (23:09.8) -- --
10K 29:08.8 -- 16 (29:51.0) 2 (29:08.8)
2017-18 Outdoors (7) 5,000 13:32.00 3 (14:12.81) 1 (13:47.22) 3 (13:55.04)
1,500 3:41.24 3 (3:41.97) -- --
Indoors (4) 3,000 7:48.56 -- -- 4 (8:06.52)
DMR 9:36.91 -- -- 4 (9:31.95)
Cross country (4) 8K 23:39.1 1 (23:44.9) -- --
10K 29:12.1 -- 11 (29:47.7) 5 (29:12.1)
2016-17 Outdoors (5) 5,000 13:37.77 -- 1 (14:12.79) 1 (14:35.60)
1,500 3:46.18 1 (3:54.67) -- --
Indoors (0) -- -- -- -- --
Cross country (4) 8K 23:55.5 2 (24:13.5) -- --
10K 29:55.6 -- 11 (29:55.6) 5 (29:57.9)
2015-16 Outdoors (9) 5,000 13:30.13 -- 10 (14:14.42) 6 (13:30.13)
1,500 3:42.85 17 (3:48.40) -- --
Indoors (0) -- -- -- -- --
Cross country (2) 8K 23:28.6 11 (23:28.6) -- --
10K 30:07.9 -- -- 17 (30:07.9)

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

  • 2016Sophomore

  • 2017Junior

  • 2018Senior