2019-20 Merrimack College Women's Track & Field Roster

Kate Fisher

  • Class Junior
  • Event Distance
  • Hometown Plymouth, Mass.
  • High School / Prep (Previous College) Plymouth North
  • Major Nutritional Science

Biography

2019-20

Indoor

  • Competed in six events during the indoor season
  • Took home two first-place finishes, in the 3000m (10:17.96) at the Emmanuel Opener and the 1000m (3:04.39) at the Bowdoin Invite
  • Placed second in the mile (5:19.32) at the Brandeis Invitational
  • Set three personal records during the indoor season in the 1000m (3:02.40), 3000m (10:17.96), and the Mile (5:09.80)

2018-19

Cross Country
  • Competed in all seven events as a sophomore during her first year with the program
  • Had two top-10 finishes on the year
  • Ran in the NCAA Championship with a time of 27:14.3 (12/1)
  • Placed a season best sixth at the Shacklette (9/1)
  • Placed 10th at UMass Dartmouth (9/15) and 13th at the Codfish Bowl (9/22)
  • Ran a personal best 18:48.54 at UMass Dartmouth (9/15)
  • Finished 68th out of 144 runners at the NE10 Championship (11/4)
  • Placed 56th at the NCAA East Regional Championship (11/17)
Indoor Track and Field
  • Ran in five indoor meets for the Warriors
  • Only saw one result outside the top 10 in eight registered events
  • Set a personal record in the mile, running for a time of 5:14.89 at the BU Valentine Invitational (2/8)
  • Placed fifth in both the mile and distance medley relay at the NE10 Indoor Track and Field Championships (2/17)
  • USTFCCCA All-Region Team in the 1,500 meter
Outdoor Track and Field
  • Competed in seven meets during the outdoor season
  • Saw two first place finishes in the 1,500 meter; one at the BSU Bears Invitational (3/29) and one at the Merrimack Invitational (4/18)
  • Did not have a result outside the top ten, with seven finishes inside the top three
  • Took second in the 1,500 meter at the NE10 Outdoor Track and Field Championships, running a time of 4:40.38

at Lynn University (2017)

  • Ran in five meets during the cross country season
  • School-record and personal-best 5K time of 17:54.0 at the Royals XC Challenge (9/29) where she placed eighth overall
  • Recorded a personal-best 6K time of 23:14 at the NCAA Division II South Region Championships
  • Finished fifth overall in her collegiate debut at the Holloway Park XC Preseason Festival with a 3K time of 11:03.6 (9/2)
  • Finished sixth overall at the Embry-Riddle Asics Classic (9/16) with the sixth-fastest 5K time in school history (19:39.0)
  • Recorded a 6K time of 25:09.8 at the Sunshine State Conference Championships
  • Finished top-10 in each of her first three collegiate races
  • Earned SSC Commissioner Honor Roll recognition for earning a 3.2 grade point average or better

Before Merrimack

  • Attended Plymouth North High School where she was a three-sport athlete
  • Claimed the Division III Massachusetts state title in the two-mile run; finished fifth overall in the state
  • Top 5k time of 19:10 during her junior season

Personal

  • Born June 10, 1998
  • Daughter of Joe and Debbie Fisher
  • Has one sibling, Jojo
  • Plans to major in Nutritional Science

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Sophomore

    Distance
  • 2019-20Junior

    Distance