Knee jerk boosterism.
Knee jerk boosterism.
I'll take NCAA XC Champ for $1000, Alex.
This man finished 3rd in 2017 and 1st in 2018.
Who is Tyler Day?
Yeah, well he's not an American-born American... Sam Chelanga is an American citizen and has run for the US.
Jonathan Gault wrote:
Well actually only part of that is true since Bairu won again in 2005. And then Justyn Knight won last year.
Also Fisher is an American citizen and ran for the US at World Youths in 2013 and World Juniors in 2014.
Release the kraken wrote:
Your average trolls will say wrote:
“Grant Fisher was born in Canada”
“Grant Fisher isn’t American”
“Grant Fisher wasn’t born in thr US”
“Ya but he went to high school here”
“He went through our system”
“He was raised here”
See what you started. You are the average troll.
I believe track and cross country enthusiasts that read LR embrace talented young American athletes like Grant Fisher. Cheer for and support this young man. He is a roll model for any athlete in any sport. He epitomizes the highest level of what a student athlete is all about.
The Canadians posting are typical Canadians who whine - it is in their nature.
Fisher is one of the best young prospects in American distance running and his journey has been fun to watch.
From the article, his coach feels he is progressing very well. That is great news. I like knowing Fisher hasn’t been over trained like so many high school and college runners. Obviously he has enormous talent to have accomplished what he has with his training load.
In the sport of XC at the NCAA level, Fisher has performed very well for his age. He isn’t a pure 10 km runner yet he has the range to mix it up with the long distance guys. Maybe this will be his year and the year an American wins since Rupp. There are two very good Americans returning and I wish them much success.
American as in North America right? He is as "American" as Estrada,Cheserek, Erassa, and Verzbicas. We should honor every athletes citizenship the same.
alabama for the win
I think he has competed in a us championship already.
caller out of racists wrote:
Yeah, well he's not an American-born American...
Sam Chelanga is an American citizen and has run for the US.
Jonathan Gault wrote:
Well actually only part of that is true since Bairu won again in 2005. And then Justyn Knight won last year.
Also Fisher is an American citizen and ran for the US at World Youths in 2013 and World Juniors in 2014.
Chelanga did not become an American citizen until 2015. He was not an American when he won NCAA XC in 2009 and 2010.
tabarnak de câlisse wrote:
rojo wrote:
As you ponder that question, please read Jonathan Gault's feature on Fisher.
http://www.letsrun.com/news/2018/09/grown-different-grant-fisher-weve-ever-seen/GRANT FISHER IS CANADIAN! He will be the first canadian to win since Sheila Reid in 2011 and Simon Bairu before that in 2004!
Real Canadian Rory Linkletter, will win (or die trying). The Kenyan runners will not be a major factor in WI deep freeze. The Donner party ring a bell?
Moosehead wrote:
tabarnak de câlisse wrote:
GRANT FISHER IS CANADIAN! He will be the first canadian to win since Sheila Reid in 2011 and Simon Bairu before that in 2004!
Real Canadian Rory Linkletter, will win (or die trying). The Kenyan runners will not be a major factor in WI deep freeze. The Donner party ring a bell?
yes, it'll be in the 50's when they run. deep freeze?
you're not from the north, are you? there are many Kenyans on different teams. the ones from Alabama will do just fine.
Kiprop or Kigen.
Yooper gone wild wrote:
I hope he wins NCAA XC and becomes the first Yooper to do so.
Grant is not a Yoop. A yooper is reserved for everyone on the north side of lakes.
Was Fisher an American citizen when born? You can be American at birth even if born overseas.
My friend had a baby in China. The baby is not Chinese and was American from birth.
He's from the base of the thumb--nowhere near the UP. He's not a yooper.
Yooper gone wild wrote:
“A recent poll conducted on 600 Michigan residents shows that 58% of those surveyed prefer to call themselves Michiganders while only 12% favor Michiganian. The remaining 30% were fine with both, did not like either of the two, or simply did not care”
That makes Fisher a Michigander, a Michiganian, and a Yooper if he has spent time in the upper peninsula . Let’s debate that too ;).
I hope he wins NCAA XC and becomes the first Yooper to do so.
50's is perfect wrote:
Moosehead wrote:
Real Canadian Rory Linkletter, will win (or die trying). The Kenyan runners will not be a major factor in WI deep freeze. The Donner party ring a bell?
yes, it'll be in the 50's when they run. deep freeze?
you're not from the north, are you? there are many Kenyans on different teams. the ones from Alabama will do just fine.
There was never a favorite like Henry Rono in 1978, and it was pretty cold in Madison that year. Rono is still out there trying to finish, I believe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjBTIpY-MQgrojo wrote:
Was Fisher an American citizen when born? You can be American at birth even if born overseas.
My friend had a baby in China. The baby is not Chinese and was American from birth.
Maybe you would be better off dropping the whole "American-born American" racist dog whistle altogether...just a thought
Yes, his mother is American. He is as American in terms of being "natural-born" for US presidency purposes as Ted Cruz.
rojo wrote:
Was Fisher an American citizen when born? You can be American at birth even if born overseas.
My friend had a baby in China. The baby is not Chinese and was American from birth.
1985
Hacker (UW) 29:17
Ondieki (Ia St.) 29:29
Hanson (Marquette) 29:47
Oleson (Stanford) 29:52
Verster (Nebraska) 29:53
Crowe (BU) 30:00
Falcon (Ark.) 30:01
Wyns (Ia St.) 30:02
Carter (PSU) 30:03
Dunne (ETSU) 30:05
Stintzi (UW) 30:05
Nicholas (UNC) 30:06
Whitney (Cornell) 30:06
Kempainen (Dartmouth) 30:07
Reese (CU) 30:12
Brewster (Mich.) 30:15
Zinn (Ark.) 30:18
Halla (W&M) 30:19
Abshire (Auburn) 30:20
Velasquez (Montana) 30:21
Metcalf (OK St.) 30:22
Harris (Navy) 30:24
Giusto (AZ) 30:24
Jenkins (UW) 30:25
Ronan (Prov.) 30:27
Kigen for the victory...I can feel it;)
FFF wrote:
50's is perfect wrote:
yes, it'll be in the 50's when they run. deep freeze?
you're not from the north, are you? there are many Kenyans on different teams. the ones from Alabama will do just fine.
There was never a favorite like Henry Rono in 1978, and it was pretty cold in Madison that year. Rono is still out there trying to finish, I believe.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjBTIpY-MQg
Wisconsin born and raised. Lil' Sis resides one hour drive North of Madison , and it's already been in the low thirties. Keep dreaming. Tell your Bama guys to bring snow shovels so they can help clear the course. #global cooling #next ice age. #frozen tundra
Alaskan Allie O top of podium.
John Clendon wrote:
Yooper gone wild wrote:
I hope he wins NCAA XC and becomes the first Yooper to do so.
Grant is not a Yoop. A yooper is reserved for everyone on the north side of lakes.
It was a joke. Play on the fools going back and forth claiming he is this nationality or that.
His mom is American and therefore he is a US citizen at birth. His dad is Canadian and therefore he is Canadian at birth. He has resided in the USA since he was three years old. He has competed for the USA at two world championships.
Oh good, world championships... now we can talk about his athletics and to the OP who will win this years NCAA XC championships and will an American win since Rupp. I don’t know who will win there a lot of good runners from all over the world as always. If an American is going to win, there are plenty of good ones; however Fisher and Day are clearly the favorites based on past results. I hope one of those guys wins. Of the two I hope Fisher wins. Why, because he has an incredible range, has had an amazing high school athletic career and is having an amazing university running career, is very talented, is a young senior at 21, has won an NCAA title and two PAC 12 titles, three NCAA scholar athlete of the year honors, he is a great embassador and roll model for our sport, is going to one of the top universities in the world and majoring in a tough curriculum (electrical engineering), that makes him one of the best young US prospects in middle/distance running and we should cheer this young man as individuals like him don’t come along too often.