Grant Fisher - 742 - 3000 !

MI Strong wrote:

Looking over the times... What a great race. Looks like Fisher took the lead with 1km to go and held everyone off. That has to be the first time he has gone out at this level and hammered. He must feel very confident and it showed.

New American collegian record front running for Fisher. Couldn’t of happened to a better person.

Macdonald ran superb as well. Not much separates these two guys. Very exciting athletes to watch compete.

Another exceptional Michigan athlete, Donovan Braizer ran a monster PR and broke Jonny Greys 27 year old US indoor 800 m record

On a sad note... Sure hope the rabbit is okay. Didn’t look good they way his body collapsed. That maybe why there was no TV coverage after that happened. Hope he is okay.

Couldn’t OF happened?

God help us.

Great job Grant! I don't blame you Canada for trying to "claim " him though bc you s guys country produces a whole lot of..ummm. nothing really.

Again and again wrote:

Why do you fools not recognize the fact that Grant is American given his mother is American -period.

Ummm . . . U.S. citizenship is not hereditary.

Glad I could help clear that up for you.

Fishin wrote:

How could anyone not like Grant? He is fast, smart, good looking, and humble. I shouldn't be surprised. Rupp is a great runner and great family man but many people don't like him either. People need to accept that Fisher has already competed for the US so he is here to stay.

Jealousy is the only explanation.

Grant is consistently one of the best in every race he runs. When you are the best some people are resentful due to the sorry lives they live.

Fisher is exemplary in every way. He is what US track and field needs and is a roll model for all the young athletes trying their best to be good in the classroom, on the track, and in their community.

Why a few people would argue over petty stuff and not embrace this young man is beyond me.

He just won the Millrose Games 3,000 m in a pro field and set an American Collegian record while beating a couple of Australian runners and a Kenyan runner who also ran exceptional races.

Love the sport and these fine young athletes. They are what most on this website wish they could be.

definitely a roll model - he rolled right in across that big unprotected northern border, took advantage of tax paying Michiganders to get a high school education, and now is freeloading at Stanford taking a place that could have gone to a real American!

The big fish does it again.

Way to go Grant!

What does an unprotected border have to do with him being here? He is here legally so it would not matter if the border was better protected. The same is true of the southern border. We welcome legal immigrants. He didn't take advantage of taxpayers for his high school education. His parents are wealthy so they pay significant property taxes which is what funds schools. If anything, his parents will more pay for his public education and probably a few illegal aliens. Some of you need to go back to civics class to learn about the rules of citizenship.

Both wrote:

Both of his parents are US citizens, something you cannot say about other naturalized citizens who have parents that were not born in the US and are not US citizens. In many other countries in order to be considered part of that country's culture both of your parents have to be citizens. Grant does a great job representing Michigan and Stanford.

Oh, so now people with two US parents are 'realer' Americans than those with one or no American-born parents. That's a new twist. Keep on moving the goalposts, buddy!

Yes. Two American parents makes you more American. If one of my parents is from the US and one is from Germany, I would consider myself to be a German-American if here or an American-German if living there. Wait, what is an African American? Why do they add the adjective even though both of their parents were born here?

I am starting to think that some of the haters don't like him merely because of the color of his skin.

Maybe his parents are college instructors or something else working in Canada at the time .

roll model wrote:

definitely a roll model - he rolled right in across that big unprotected northern border, took advantage of tax paying Michiganders to get a high school education, and now is freeloading at Stanford taking a place that could have gone to a real American!

Fisher’s parents are well off and probably pay more in taxes in one year then you pay in 10 years.

youdontgettopickandchoose wrote:

MI Runners wrote:

Last time I check Michigan was in the US . Not sure about his parents , but GF is def a good ole American

Why make up stuff that is so easily verifiable? He was born in Calgary. Stop tripping over yourself trying to claim him as American if you're not going to do that for everyone else with US citizenship who was not born in the USA. Let's be consistent please.

"Personal:

Born in Calgary, Canada, but is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada.

Majoring in electrical engineering."

Who cares where he was born. But majoring in electrical engineering at Stanford? That’s the real deal. You can’t fake your way through that.

Both wrote:

Both of his parents are US citizens, something you cannot say about other naturalized citizens...

His parents are not both US citizens -- his father is Canadian, his mother is American. He is not a naturalized citizen. Because his mother is a US citizen, he was born a US citizen. And because his father is Canadian, he was also born a Canadian citizen.

It's not that hard.

Ummm . . . Man wrote:

Ummm . . . U.S. citizenship is not hereditary.

You need to get in touch with the US Citizenship & Immigration Services right away. They are confused about this. On their website they say:

"To become a citizen at birth, you must:

• Have been born in the United States or certain territories or outlying possessions of the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction of the United States; OR

• had a parent or parents who were citizens at the time of your birth (if you were born abroad)..."

Fisher is German for "one who strives to catch fish with bait and tackle or other mechanized means for recreational or food source purposes". Most likely through his grand/great grand parents lineage, he can apply for German citizenship, so he can run for Germany at World's and Olympics.

There's no sliding scale for American. Fisher is as American as anyone who like myself was born of American parents outside of the country. That makes many of us potential dual citizens as well.

7:42 for a collegian is flying. His potential in the 5000m as a pro is even more clearly than before in the high 12:50s. (low 7:30s in the 3k is about comparable with that 5 time).

read comprende? wrote:

Drainthefecesswamp wrote:

McDonald is Australian...

Pretty sure those flags are for Grant, best Canadian Born hope at the NCAA level right now

If were talking Canadian talent in the NCAA, Marco Arop from Alberta/Miss. State just ran an NCAA #2 1:44.97 as well. Maybe not on par with Grant's 3000 performance but definitely also worth a follow if you're Canadian.

Fisher represents the USA when competing internationally. And runs the USATF championships.