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2018-19 Women's Track and Field Roster

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Laurel Fisher

  • Position XC/Distance
  • Height 5-5
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Garden City, N.Y.
  • Highschool Garden City

Biography

272442018-19: Cross Country: Finished 59th at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 18:41.0 (10/27)... Placed eighth overall at the Metropolitan Championship in 19:07.5 (10/12)... Took 41st in 18:01 at the ECAC Championship (11/17)... Ran 23:40.4 at the NCAA Northeast Regional 6K (11/9)... Was 16th at the Fordham Fiasco in 19:24.6 (9/8)... Finished 57th at the Paddy Doyle Invitational in 20:03.2 (9/14)... Ran 23:23 at the Paul Short 6K Invitational (9/29)… Indoor: ECAC Champion and All-East selection as a member of the winning distance medley relay in a time of 11:44.19 at the ECAC Championship... Also placed 23rd in the mile run in 4:58.72 (3/3)... Second Team All-Atlantic 10 as a member of the distance medley relay which posted a school record time of 11:44.06 at the Atlantic 10 Championship... Also scored fourth in the mile run in 5:01.30 (2/22-23)... Runner-up in the mile run at the Metropolitan Championship in 5:09.47 (2/1)... Won the 3,00 meter event at the Brian Horowitz Invitational in 10:15.19 (1/11)... Member of the winning 4x800 relay at the Terrier Classic, while also being fourth in the distance medley relay and 16th in the 1,000 meters (1/25-26)... Ran a career-best 10:00.53 in the 3,000 meters at the Valentine's Day Classic (2/9)... Member of the winning distance medley relay at the FasTrack Last Chance Meet in a then-school record time of 11:44.66 (2/15)… Outdoor: ECAC champion and All-East performer as a part of the 4x800 relay at the ECAC Championship in 9:06.70... Penn Relay champion in the distance medley relay in a school record time of 11:34.28, while being fourth in the 4x800 relay in 9:11.71 (4/26)... Earned a pair of bronze medals at the Atlantic 10 Championship in the steeplechase and the 4x800 relay... Set the school record in the steeplechase in 10:20.34, breaking her own mark, while running 8:59.36 in the 4x800 (5/5)... Metropolitan Champion in the steeplechase (10:44.58) and the 4x800 relay (9:19.69), while scoring fifth in the 1,500 meters (4:41.48)... Placed 47th overall at the NCAA East Regional in the steeplechase in 11:20.38 (5/25)... Finished eighth in the steeplechase at the Larry Ellis Invitational in 10:45.72 (4/20)... Was second at th VCU Ram Invite in the 1,500 meters in 4:41.68 (3/23)... Placed 28th in the steeplechase at the Raleigh Relays in 10:51.20 (3/29)... Had a pair of third place finishes at the Colonials Relays, taking bronze in the steeplechase in 10:29.22 and in the 4x1500 relay in a school record time of 18:52.58... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll... Recipient of the Leader of Distinction Award from the Fordham Leadership Academy.

2017-18: Cross Country: Finished 15th at the Fordham Fiasco (9/9) in 19:40.56… Placed 58th at the Iona Meet of Champions (9/15) in 20:57.4… Finished 36th at the Metropolitan Championship (10/13) in 20:07.3… Placed 101st at the Atlantic 10 Championship (10/28) in 20:14.5… Finished 71st at the ECAC Championship (11/18) in 19:17.6… Indoor: Finished fifth in the 1,000 meters at the Metropolitan Championship (2/3) in 2:58.89 and second in the distance medley relay in 12:18.17… Placed 16th in the mile run at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/18) in 5:11.51… Finished 19th in the mile at the ECAC Championship (3/4) in 5:01.60… Won the 3,000 meters at the Last Chance Invitational (2/23) in a season-best 10:07.13… Member of the winning 4x800 relay at the NYC Gotham Cup (1/19) in 9:33.30 and finished ninth in the 1,000 meters in 3:05.83… Placed 11th in the 3,000 meters at the Seahawk Invitational (1/5) in 10:27.44… Finished sixth in the mile run in 5:15.30 and third in the DMR in 12:44.17 at the Mike Massone Invitational (1/12)… Placed 26th in the mile at the Terrier Classic (1/27) in 5:03.01… Placed 55th in the mile at the Valentine’s Day Classic (2/10) in a season-best and ECAC qualifying time of 4:58.87… Outdoor: Set the school record in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/6), finishing third in an ECAC qualifying time of 10:25.01 and also finished fourth in the 4x800 in 9:06.12… Won the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Metropolitan Championship (4/14) in 11:02.26 and finished eighth in the 1,000 meters in 4:43.56 and second in the 4x800 in 9:32.28… Placed 25th in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Raleigh Relays (3/31) in 10:54.43 and second in the 4x800 in 9:02.07… Finished third in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Colonial Relays (4/7) in 10:43.50 and eighth in the 4x1500 relay in 20:13.29… Placed 20th in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Penn Relays (4/28) in 10:45.88… Finished 44th in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the NCAA Regionals (5/24) in 10:50.82… Selected to the ECAC Academic Honor Roll... Named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll... Received USTFCCCA All-Academic honors.

280142016-17: Cross Country: Finished 12th at the NYIT Invitational (9/17) in 22:35.56… Placed 62nd at the Metropolitan Championship (10/7) in 21:31.4… Finished 19th in the 4K at the Red Storm Invitational (10/16) in 15:13.00… Indoor: Part of the distance medley relay team that took fourth at the Metropolitan Championship (2/3) in 12:28.75… Also finished sixth in the 1,000 meter run in 3:03.23… Finished 12th in the mile at the Atlantic 10 Championship (2/19) in 5:08.44… Also placed 13th in the 1,000 meter run in a season-best time of 3:02.49… Part of the 4x800 relay that took second at the Swarthmore Last Chance Invitational in an IC4A qualifying time of 9:23.51… Finished fifth in the 1,000 meter run at the Fordham Invitational (1/13) in 3:10.79… Also part of the 4x400 relay that took third in 4:17.66… Finished fifth in the 1,000 meters at the Fordham Season Opener (12/2) in 3:09.36… Also a part of the 4x400 relay that took seventh in 4:26.68… Finished 17th in the 800 meter run at the NYC Gotham Cup (1/20) in 2:23.22… Outdoor: Metropolitan champion in the 3,000 meter steeplechase in a time of 11:14.80 (4/15)… Finished fourth in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Atlantic 10 Championship (5/7) in a season-best time of 10:55.53… Won the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the George Mason Invitational (4/8) in 11:07.12… Part of the 4x400 relay that took fourth at the Wolfie Invitational (4/22) in 4:09.00… Also placed 17th in the 1,500 meter run in 4:54.89… Part of the 4x400 relay that took seventh at the Fred Hardy Invitational (3/25) in 4:08.41… Also placed 17th in the 800 meters in 2:24.54… Placed 20th in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Colonial Relays (4/1) in 11:03.60.

2015-16: Cross Country: Finished fifth among DI runners at the LIU Post Invite in 20:19.15 (9/19)… Placed 64th at the Metropolitan Championship in 21:22.7 (10/9)… Finished 116th at the A-10 Championship in 20:05.1 (10/31)… Finished second among her teammates and sixth overall in the ECAC Coaches’ Race with a time of 20:35.6 (11/21). Indoor: Placed ninth in the 1,000 meters at the Metropolitan Championship in 3:07.28, while helping the distance medley relay take fifth (12:38.98) (2/5)... Was 23rd overall in the 1,000 meters at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 3:09.31 (2/20)... Ran a season-best time of 3:07.19 at the NYC Gotham Cup in the 1,000 meter run (1/22)... Finished ninth in the 500 meter run at the Sean Atkinson Invitational in 1:23.02 (1/15)... Was tenth in the mile run at both the Fordham Season Opener (5:31.71) (12/4) and the Yale Invitational (5:17.24) (1/9)... Ran 2:22.46 in the 800 meters at the Terrier Classic (1/30). Outdoor: Placed third in the 3,000 meter steeplechase at the Metropolitan Championship in 11:52.77 (4/9)... Finished 14th overall at the Atlantic 10 Championship in the steeplechase with a time of 12:01.73 (5/7)... Was second in the steeplechase at the Wolfie Invitational in 11:44.27 (4/23)... Ran 5:11.76 in the 1,500 meters at the Loyola/Hopkins Invitational (4/16)... Had a pair of top 15 finishes at the Fred Hardy Invitational, taking sixth in the steeplechase (12:05.30) and 14th in the 800 meters (2:27.19) (3/26)... Was 32nd in the University Division of the 3,000 meter run in 10:46.28 at the Colonial Relays (4/2).

Before Fordham: Ran for the varsity cross country and track teams at Garden City High School in Garden City, N.Y... Team captain as a senior... Helped Garden City capture four cross country County Championships (2011-14), four indoor track & field County Championships (2011-14), and five outdoor track & field County Championships (2011-15)... Selected to the 2012 All-State team for cross country and the 2015 All-State team for indoor track... Received MileSplit US Second Team Elite honors on seven occassions... 2013 County Champion in the indoor 4x800 relay event as well as the 2014 County Champion in the outdoor 4x800 relay event... School record holder in the 2000m steeplechase (7:07.7)... 2015 Charles White Award winner for dedication and excellence in track & field... Ran club track for the Foundation Track Club, where she was the 2014 USATF Long Island Track & Field Junior Female Athlete of the Year... Earned USATF All-American status five times in the 2000m steeplechase (2012 & 2013), 1500m (2013 & 2015), and the 800m (2013) events... Received first or second honors each quarter at Garden City.

Major: Psychology.
 
CAREER BEST TIMES
Cross Country (4K): 15:13.00 (2016)
Cross Country (5K): 18:01 (2018)
Cross Country (6K): 22:28 (2017)
Indoor 500m: 1:23.02 (2016)
Indoor 800m: 2:22.46 (2016)
Indoor 1,000m: 2:56.57 (2019)
Indoor mile: 4:58.87 (2018)
Indoor 3,000m: 10:00.53 (2019)
Outdoor 800m: 2:24.54 (2017)
Outdoor 1,500m: 4:41.48 (2019)
Outdoor 3,000m: 10:46.28 (2016)
Outdoor 3,000m steeplechase: 10:20.34* (2019)
 
SCHOOL RECORDS
Outdoor 3,000m steeplechase: 10:20.34 (2019)
Outdoor 4x1500 relay: 18:52.85 (2019)
Outdoor DMR: 11:34.28 (2019)

Historical Player Information

  • 2015-16Freshman

    XC/Distance
    5'5"
  • 2016-17Sophomore

    XC/Distance
    5'5"
  • 2017-18Junior

    XC/Distance
    5'5"
  • 2018-19Senior

    XC/Distance
    5'5"