according to his wikipedia page, byers was 2nd at the aau (senior) nationals. he had college bests of 3:37.5 and 4:00.
Fernandez's pr's are 3:39.00/3:55/7:47/13:25, they were all run in his freshman year at age 18, and his training was significantly interrupted by injuries.
Fernandez is 5 sec quicker at the mile and 1.5 seconds slower at 1500 but has rarely raced that, only winning ncaa nationals against a strong field in 3:39.00, wire to wire.
Event 5 Men 1500 Meter Run
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3 Heats. Advance top 3 from each heat plus next best 3 times.
American: 3:29.30 8/28/2005 Bernard Lagat, Nike
College Best: 3:30.56 8/11/1999 Bernard Lagat, Washington State
NCAA Meet: 3:35.30 6/6/1981 Sydney Maree, Villanova
Name Year School Finals Points
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Finals
1 German Fernandez FR Oklahoma State 3:39.00 10
2 Garrett Heath SR Stanford 3:39.51 8
3 Lee Emanuel SR New Mexico 3:39.66 6
4 Dorian Ulrey JR Arkansas 3:39.93 5
5 Matthew Gibney SO Villanova 3:40.58 4
6 Liam Boylan-Pett SR Georgetown 3:41.11 3
7 Austin Abbott SR Washington 3:41.15 2
8 Jeff See SR Ohio State 3:41.18 1
9 Craig Miller JR Wisconsin 3:41.31
10 Michael Coe SO California 3:41.64
11 Jordan McNamara JR Oregon 3:42.42
12 David McCarthy FR Providence 3:44.55
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