2014-15 Women's Track and Field Roster
Kaitlyn Fischer
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Pevely, Mo.
- High School:
- Herculaneum HS
- Major:
- Family Studies
MIZZOU PERSONAL RECORDS
Cross Country
5000m Run - 17:37.0 // Forest Park XC Festival (09/12/2014)
6000m Run - 20:26.40 // NCAA Midwest Regional (11/15/2013)
Indoor Track & Field
3000m Run - 9:40.59 // Rod McCravy Memorial (01/23/2015)
5000m Run - 16:40.55 // SEC Championships (02/27/2015)
Outdoor Track & Field
1500m Run – 5:04.32 // John McDonnell Invitational (4/22/16)
5000m Run - 16:33.50 // Drake Relays (04/22/2015)
10,000m Run - 33:12.37 // NCAA Championships (06/12/2014)
NOTEWORTHY
- 2016 NCAA West Preliminary qualifier (10,000m Run)
- 2015 NCAA Championships West Preliminary Round qualifier (10,000m Run)
- 2014 NCAA Second Team All-American for the 10,000m
- 2014 NCAA Championships West Preliminary Round qualifier (10,000m Run)
- 2015 Outdoor All-SEC for the 10,000m
- 2015 Fall SEC Academic Honor Roll
- 2014 All-Midwest Region in cross country
- 2014 Cross Country All-SEC First Team
- 2014 NCAA Second Team All-American for the 10,000m
- 2014 Outdoor SEC Freshman Team for the 10,000m
- 2013 NCAA Cross Country Championships qualifier
- 2013 All-Midwest Region in cross country
- 2013 SEC Cross Country Freshman of the Year
- 2013 SEC Cross Country All-Freshman Team
- 2013 Cross Country All-SEC Second Team
- No. 2 All-Time in the Outdoor 10,000m Run (33:09.67)
- No. 7 All-Time in the Indoor 5000m Run (16:40.55)
2017-18
Season Bests
5000m (XC) -- 17:56.1 // Commodore Classic (9/16)
Cross Country – Placed third on the team and 17th overall at the Commodore Classic (9/16) in the 5,000m with a time of 17:56.1.
Indoor Track – Did not compete during the indoor season
Outdoor Track – Did not compete during the outdoor season
2016-17
Season Bests
5000m (XC) – 17:54.5 // Commodore Classic (9/17)
6000m (XC) – 21:25.7 // NCAA Midwest Regional (11/11)
3000m Run (ITF) – 9:58.67 // Commodore Invitational (1/14)
5000m Run (ITF) – 17:39.34 // Iowa State Classic (2/10)
5000m Run (OTF) – 17:11.54 // SFSU Distance Carnival (3/31)
10,000m Run (OTF) – 35:09.84 // Drake Relays (4/27)
Cross Country – Started the season by finishing third for Mizzou and 36th overall at the Commodore Classic (Sept. 17), crossing the finish line at 17:54.5 … Finished fifth for Mizzou and 50th overall at the SEC Championships (Oct. 28), crossing the finish line at 22:04.5 … Helped Mizzou capture its first regional title in more than a decade by finishing 56th overall at 21:25.7 at the NCAA Midwest Regional (Nov. 11) … Made second NCAA Championships (Nov. 19) appearance, finishing 222nd with a time of 21:59.8.
Indoor Track – Opened the indoor season by finishing 15th in the 3000m run at the Commodore Invitational (Jan. 14), crossing the finish line at 9:58.67 … Ran in the 5000m run at the SEC Indoor Championships (Feb. 25), crossing the finish line 30th at 17:43.13.
Outdoor Track – Earned a fourth-place finish in the 5000m run at the Tom Botts Invitational (April 14), crossing the finish line at 17:18.96 … Finished fifth in the 10,000m run at the Drake Relays (April 27), running a season-best time of 35.09.84 … Competed in the 10,000m run at the SEC Outdoor Championships (May 11), finishing 18th with a time of 36:46.75.
2015-16
Seasons' Bests
1500m (OTF) – 5:04.32 // John McDonnell Invitational (4/22)
5000m (OTF) – 16:34.26 // Memphis Invitational (4/30)
10000m (OTF) – 34:10.30 // Mt. Sac Relays (4/14)
Cross Country - Used a redshirt during the cross country season.
Indoor Track - Did not compete during the indoor season.
Outdoor Track - Opened the season by racing in the 1500m at the Arkansas Spring Invitational, finishing at 4:40.98 … Finished sixth in the 5,000m at the Florida Relays, crossing the finish line at 16:50.68 … Placed second in the 5,000m at the Memphis Invitational, finishing at 16:34.26 … Earned All-SEC honors by finishing sixth at the SEC Championships in the 10,000m, finishing at 34:26.18.
2014-15
Seasons' Bests
5000m (XC) - 17:37.0 // Forest Park XC Festival (09/12)
6000m (XC) - 20:47.60 // NCAA Midwest Regional (11/14)
Mile (ITF) - 5:02.43 // Border Battle (01/10)
3000m (ITF) - 9:40.59 // Rod McCravy Memorial (01/23)
5000m (ITF) - 16:40.55 // SEC Championships (02/27)
1500m (OTF) - 4:35.04 // Tom Botts Invite (05/01)
3000m (OTF) - 9:49.01 // Black & Gold Invite (03/27)
5000m (OTF) - 16:33.50 // Drake Relays (04/22)
10,000m (OTF) - 33:43.05 // Stanford Invite (04/03)
Cross Country - Kaitlyn continued leading the Tigers in her sophomore year, placing first in all but one meet during the fall...She kicked off the season at the Illini Challenge, clocking through for a second-place finish in the 5000m course in 18:06.00...She earned a new 5000m PR at the Forest Park XC Festival, taking third overall in 17:37.00...Took to the course for her first 6000m of the season at the Roy Griak Invitational, placing 14th overall in the impressive field with a final time of 21:37.40...Had a top-ten finish (ninth) at the Pre-National Meet in Terre Haute, Ind., navigating the 6000m course in 21:01.60...Earned an All-SEC First Team honor at the conference championship after finishing sixth in the field with a final time of 20:04.20 for the 5800m course...Earned her second All-Midwest Region nod with her season's best 20:47.60 performance, good for 21st in the field.
Indoor Track - Kaitlyn kicked off her indoor season with her first and only mile thus far in the Tiger uniform, clocking through in 5:02.43 to take fourth at the Border Battle...Next up was a new PR in the 3000m run, as she paced through in 9:40.59 to take 12th at the Rod McCravy Memorial Meet...She was runner-up at the Armory Track Invitational for the 5000m with a new indoor best of 16:48.00...Kaitlyn's final regular season meet came at the Tyson Invitational, where she finished in tenth for the 3000m (9:45.93)...She closed her season at the SEC Championships, placing eighth in the 5000m with a new indoor PR, and No. 4 time in Mizzou history, of 16:40.55.
Outdoor Track - Kaitlyn's first meet of the outdoor season was the Vanderbilt Black & Gold Invitational, where she clocked through in 9:49.01 for 3000m to take seventh...She traveled to the west coast to take on a prestigious field in the Stanford Invitational 10,000m run, finishing 25th overall with a season's best 33:43.05...Earned a new 5000m PR at the Drake Relays, finishing ninth in 16:33.50, good for the No. 10 time in Mizzou history...She returned home to compete at the Tom Botts Invitational, finishing fourth in the 1500m with a final time of 4:35.04...Kaitlyn earned an All-SEC finish during the conference championships, finishing second in the 10,000m with a final time of 34:10.52...She closed her season at the NCAA West Preliminary Round, placing 19th in the 10,000m (35:17.45).
2013-14
Seasons' Bests
5000m (XC) - 17:57.20 // Notre Dame Invite (10/04)
6000m (XC) - 20:26.40 // NCAA Midwest Regional (11/15)
3000m (ITF) - 9:48.45 // Rod McCravy Memorial (01/25)
5000m (ITF) - 16:51.16 // Tyson Invite (02/15)
5000m (OTF) - 16:45.80 // Mt. SAC Relays (04/17)
10,000m (OTF) - 33:12.37 // NCAA Championships (06/12)
Cross Country - Kaitlyn's stellar freshman year, which culminated with a School Record and two NCAA Championship runs, began at the Arkansas v. Missouri Dual where she led the Tigers with a seventh-place finish on the 4000m course (14:01)...She continued to lead the Tigers for four of the remaining six meets of the season, including at the SEC Championships where she ran 20:30.40 on the 6000m course in Gainesville, Fl. to place sixth overall, earning First Team All-SEC, All-SEC Freshman Team, and the SEC Freshman of the Year honors...Placed sixth again a couple of weeks later at the NCAA Midwest Regional in Ames, Ia., hitting a PR of 20:26.40 to earn an All-Midwest honor and qualify for the NCAA Championships...Kaitlyn ended her season in Terre Haute, Ind., with the NCAA Championships, placing 79th overall.
Indoor Track - Kaitlyn competed in three meets during indoor, starting with her only 3000m run performance of the season at the Rod McCravy Memorial...She went on to hit a season's best 16:51.16 in the 5000m at the Tyson Invitational, earning her the No. 7 spot on the All-Time Top Ten list...Kaitlyn closed the season at the SEC Championships, where she placed 15th in the 5000m.
Outdoor Track - Kaitlyn's record freshman year continued into the outdoor season, which she closed with a Second Team All-American and School Record performance at the NCAA Championships, crossing in 33:12.37 for the 10,000m run to take ninth....First, though, was her debut performance in the 10,000m at the Stanford Invitational, which she finished in 34:08.50 for the No. 3 time in Mizzou history...She went on to cross in 34:13.41 at the SEC Championships for fourth, and 34:12.44 at the NCAA West Preliminary Round for sixth and qualification to the NCAA Finals in Eugene, Ore...Kaitlyn also competed in the 5000m at the Mt. SAC Relays, placing 12th overall in 16:45.80.
HIGH SCHOOL
Bests
1600m - 5:05.84 // 3200m - 10:55 // 5000m (XC) - 17:51.50
Noteworthy
- 8-time MSHSAA State Champion in cross country and track
- MSHSAA State Champion in the 3200m (2010-13)
- MSHSAA State Champion in the 1600m (2010-13)
- 2012 MSHSAA State Champion in cross county
- MSHSAA State Runner-Up in cross country (2009, 2011)
Kaitlyn competed for Herculaneum HS under coaches Jim Kasten, Kyle Davis, and Ryun Kasten...CROSS COUNTRY...Team won three MSHSAA Cross Country titles (2009, 2011-12) and was runner-up (2010)...As an individual, Kaitlyn was a four-time MSHSAA All-State finisher...Was the MSHSAA State Champion (2012), runner-up (2009, 2011), and third-place finisher (2010)...TRACK & FIELD...Team was second (2013) and third (2010) at the MSHSAA State Championships...As an individual, Kaitlyn was a seven-time MSHSAA State Champion in both the 1600m and 3200m runs (2010-13).
PERSONAL
Parents are Michael and Judy Fischer...Born August 4, 1994 in St. Louis, Mo....Graduated fourth in her class...Served on Student Council and was the Class Vice-President...Star Scholar-Athlete Award recipient...National Honor Society Secretary...Rotary Student of the Month...2013 Female Athlete of the Year by the St. Louis Cardinals...2012-13 Larry Highes All-Star Athletic Award sponsored by St. Louis Gateway Classic Sports Foundation...Is studying Family Studies.
