German Fernandez is most well known for running the California Cross Country State Meet course record, as well as running a new American high-school record, 8:34.40 for two miles, at the 2008 Nike Outdoor Nationals championship.
19 Facts About German Fernandez
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German Fernandez previously held the World Junior Indoor Mile record at 3:55.02 until it was broken by Cameron Myers with a time of 3:53.12, subsequently bettered to 3:47.48.
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German Fernandez first drew some attention as a high school freshman in track, when he raced 1600m in 4:22.95.
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German Fernandez went through a number of injuries throughout his junior year, giving him a relatively slow season.
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German Fernandez won the prestigious Stanford Invitational with a time of 14:42, gapping the second place runner by 40 seconds.
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German Fernandez won the Sac-Joaquin Section finals race with a time of 15:03, setting the course record and leading his team to win the section title.
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In 2007, German Fernandez took first place at the Foot Locker West Regional, finishing in a time of 14:53.
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On February 16,2008, German Fernandez won the USATF Cross Country Junior Nationals at Mission Bay Park in San Diego in 24:18.
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Three weeks later, on June 20,2008, German Fernandez surpassed Jeff Nelson's 29-year-old national high school record for the 2-mile race at Nike Outdoor Nationals, winning with a time of 8:34.40.
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German Fernandez opened his first mile in 4:19.4, and finished with a second mile of 4:15.
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German Fernandez broke Galen Rupp's high school 3000 meter record with a 3000-meter split of 7:59.82.
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German Fernandez was Track and Field News "High School Athlete of the Year" in 2008.
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The top distance recruit in the nation, German Fernandez elected to attend Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma, to run for Coach Dave Smith.
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In outdoor track, he broke Galen Rupp's American Junior Record at 5000 meters at the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational, but Chris Derrick finished ahead of German Fernandez to take the American Junior Record.
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German Fernandez was the 2009 NCAA Division I champion in the outdoor 1500 meters, winning in 3:39.00.
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German Fernandez was coached by Jerry Schumacher in Portland, Oregon, where he trained with his 2009 IAAF World Cross Country Championships teammate Chris Derrick.
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German Fernandez ran 13:47 5000 meters on 15 June 2014 at the Portland Track Festival.
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German Fernandez finished 2nd at 2014 USA Road 5k Championships and 8th the following year.
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In February 2017, German Fernandez joined his alma mater as a graduate assistance coach.