Category Archives: XC

How Grant Fisher Did It

by Jeff Hollobaugh He made it look so easy. That’s what has confounded the media about Grant Fisher. Sometimes the running media takes on the echo chamber qualities that we see in the political media. We write for the sake … Continue reading

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Who is this Sarah Kettel, and why is she winning so much?

by Jeff Hollobaugh Who is Sarah Kettel? More than a few Midwesterners surely asked that after the high school junior won the Nike Midwest Regional in Terre Haute, Indiana, a week ago. Even in her home state of Michigan, those … Continue reading

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Why Fisher isn’t “the next Ritz”

by Jeff Hollobaugh Michigan churns out more than its share of great runners. Problem is, it’s hard to be great in Michigan without being tagged “the next Ritzenhein.” While not many actually have to wrestle with the burden of this … Continue reading

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2014 Portage Invitational – Fisher “getting real now”

By Jeff Hollobaugh The promised rain never came. The mud that would have been so good for photography—and so miserable for the 1700+ high school runners in attendance at Michigan’s Portage Invitational—never immersed the course. The gray skies and the … Continue reading

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2014 Jackson Invitational – Grant Fisher starts his senior season

by Jeff Hollobaugh What’s a young runner to do after a nearly perfect junior year of competition? Start all over. That was Grant Fisher’s mission at the Jackson Invitational at Ella Sharp Park. The senior, clad in the gray uniform … Continue reading

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