2019 Track & Field Roster

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Steven Fahy

  • Position Distance
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Carlsbad, Calif.
  • High School La Costa Canyon
  • Major Human Biology

Biography

TFRRS Performance Profile

Career accolades:

  • 2019 NCAA Steeplechase Champion
  • Five-time All-American
  • Academic All-American
  • Two-time Pac-12 steeplechase champion

Personal bests (thru 2020):

  • 3,000 steeplechase: 8:34.52
  • 1,500: 3:45.03
  • 5,000: 13:34.80
  • 3,000: 7:54.62i
As a sixth-year senior (2019-20):
Cross country
  • All-American.
  • All-West Region.
  • Pac-12 Men's Cross Country Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic.
  • No. 3 runner on Stanford's sixth-place team at NCAA Championships.
As a fifth-year senior (2018-19):
Outdoors
  • Won NCAA 3,000 steeplechase championship.
  • Became first to do so from Stanford.
  • Tripped over the final barrier while leading the NCAA race, but got up to reach the finish first.
  • First-team All-America (steeplechase).
  • Repeated as Pac-12 steeplechase champion.
  • Pac-12 All-Academic first team.
  • Ran 5,000 best of 13:34.80 at Cardinal Classic.
  • Big Meet 3,000 winner.
  • Big Meet 3,000 steeplechase winner.
  • CoSIDA Academic All-America second team.
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic.
Indoors
  • MPSF All-Academic.
Cross country
  • Pac-12 All-Academic second team.
As a senior (2017-18):
Outdoors
  • Earned his first first-team All-America honor, in the steeplechase.
  • Third in NCAA 3,000 steeplechase in a lifetime best 8:34.52.
  • Pac-12 steeplechase champion.
  • First Stanford conference steeple champ since 2003.
  • Broke Cardinal Classic steeplechase record.
  • Big Meet steeplechase winner.
  • Moved to No. 2 on Stanford's all-time list in the steeplechase.
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic team.
  • Pac-12 All-Academic second team.
Indoors
  • Second-team All-America (5,000).
  • Ninth in NCAA 5,000.
  • Moved to No. 8 on Stanford's all-time list in the 5,000.
  • MPSF All-Academic.
Cross country
  • Earned first All-America honors by placing 17th at NCAA Championships.
  • All-West Region selection.
  • All-Pac-12 first team
  • Third at Pac-12 Championships, helping Stanford to team title.
  • Third at NCAA West Regional.
  • Pac-12 All-Academic second team.
As a junior (2016-17):
Outdoors
  • Earned his highest placing in the steeplechase at both the Pac-12 and NCAA West Prelim meets.
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic selection.
Indoors
  • Ran a 3,000 personal best of 8:03.83 to place 10th at the UW Invitational.
Cross country
  • All-West Region selection.
  • Placed 59th at NCAA Championships, as Stanford's No. 4.
  • Most improved member of team.
  • Improved from 66th to 16th in conference, and 72nd to 22nd in region in one year.

As a sophomore (2015-16):
Outdoors

  • Pac-12 finalist in the 3,000 steeplechase.
  • Pac-12 All-Academic second team.
  • USTFCCCA All-Academic team.

Indoors

  • Set a 30-second personal best in the 5,000 of 14:00.93 to finish 18th at the Iowa State Classic.
  • Ran 3,000 best of 8:07.41 to place 14th at MPSF Championships.
  • Set personal bests in all three season races.
  • MPSF All-Academic team.
Cross country
  • Stanford's No. 6 runner at NCAA West regional.

As a freshman (2014-15):
Outdoors

  • Ran in seven meets unattached.
  • Set personal best 1,500 at the Payton Jordan Invitational (3:49.77).
  • Best steeplechase was 9:02.52 to finish second at the Brutus Hamilton Open.
  • Won the steeple at the West Coast Last Chance Meet (9:10.32).

Indoors

  • Did not compete.

Cross Country

  • Ran two races unattached.
National/International:
  • Second at the 2015 U.S. Junior Championships in the steeplechase (9:15.58), but chose not to run at the Pan Am Junior Championships.
  • Placed 19th (8:38.63) at the 2018 U.S. Championships, though did not make the final.
High School:
  • As a senior at La Costa Canyon High School in Carlsbad, placed second in the California state meet in the 3,200 meters, running 8:56.97.
  • Ran his personal 3,200 best of 8:53.95 at the Arcadia Invitational, placing eighth in a strong field.
  • CIF San Diego Section and Avocado West League champion in 2014.
  • Eighth in the state as a junior.
  • Placed fourth in his 3,200 section at the Arcadia Invitational in a personal best 9:02.61.
  • Two-time CIF-San Diego Section Division II cross country champion and sixth in the state Division II race.
  • Had a high school 1,600 best of 4:13.88.

Career results:

Year Season (Meets) Event Season Best Conf. Region NCAA
2019-20 Cross country (5) 8K 23:27.4 16 (23:27.4) -- --
10K 30:07.7 -- 21 (30:07.7) 35 (31:15.0)
2018-19 Outdoors (6) Steeple 8:38.46 1 (8:43.85) 7 (8:39.60) 1 (8:38.46)
5,000 13:34.80 3 (13:50.79) -- --
1,500 3:45.03 -- -- --
3,000 8:12.51 -- -- --
Indoors (2) 5,000 14:01.04 6 (14:01.04) -- --
Mile 4:03.74 -- -- --
Cross country (1) 8K 25:18.8 -- -- --
2017-18 Outdoors (7) Steeple 8:34.52 1 (8:50.07) 4 (8:37.50) 3 (8:34.52)
1,500 3:46.73 -- -- --
5,000 14:13.80 7 (14:13.80) -- --
Indoors (4) 5,000 13:44.82 -- -- 9 (14:17.51)
3,000 7:54.62 2 (7:54.62) -- --
Mile 4:00.60 -- -- --
Cross country (5) 8K 23:51.3 3 (23:51.3) -- --
10K 29:40.3 -- 3 (29:40.3) 17 (29:42.1)
2016-17 Outdoors (2) Steeple 8:57.71 4 (8:57.89) 14 (8:57.71 --
Indoors (1) 3,000 8:03.83 -- -- --
Cross country (6) 8K 24:52.5 16 (24:52.5) -- --
10K 30:07.2 -- 22 (30:07.2) 59 (30:35.8)
2015-16 Outdoors (5) Steeple 8:46.69 6 (8:46.69) 15 (8:57.51) --
5,000 14:04.02 -- -- --
Indoors (3) 3,000 8:07.41 14 (8:07.41) -- --
5,000 14:00.93 -- -- --
Cross country (6) 8K 23:59.6 66 (25:17.2) -- --
10K 32:32.2 -- 72 (32:32.2) --
2015 Outdoors (0) -- -- -- -- --
Indoors (0) -- -- -- -- --
Cross country (0) -- -- -- -- --

Historical Player Information

  • 2014-15Freshman

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  • 2015-16Sophomore

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  • 2017Junior

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  • 2018Senior

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  • 2019Fifth Year

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