Fitzke’s Performance History and Personal Bests
2011-12 SEASON
Cross Country (Senior): NDSU's top performer in cross country ... first-team All-Summit League with a fourth-place finish at the Summit Championships in 25:13.90 ... top finisher for the Bison at the NCAA Midwest Regional, taking 47th place in the 10k ... season-best 8k time of 25:06.68 at the Tim Young Invitational on Oct. 15 ... top-10 finisher at four meets.
INDOOR (Junior): Set two school records and was an all-conference performer in three events during the indoor season ... broke Mike Bollman's 34-year-old school record in the mile, running 4:03.35 at the Washington Qualifier on March 3 ... broke Doug Hanson's 22-year-old school record in the 3,000m by over 10 seconds, finishing in 8:08.67 at the Bill Bergan Invitational on Jan. 28 ... Summit League runner-up in the mile and third-place finisher in the 800m ... ran the 1,200m leg on NDSU's distance medley relay that placed third at the Summit Championships and ranks third in school history ... also entered the NDSU all-time top 10 in the 800m, running 1:51.77 at the Husker Invitational on Feb. 4 ... won the mile at the Jack Johnson Classic on Jan. 21.
OUTDOOR (Junior): Summit League runner-up in the 1,500m ... placed fifth in the 800m at the Summit League Outdoor Championships ... anchored the Bison distance medley relay team to a school record 9:41.85 at the Drake Relays, placing sixth ... ran a leg on the NDSU 4x800m relay team that took seventh at the Drake Relays and ranks seventh-fastest in school history ... No. 2 all-time at NDSU in the 1,500m after running 3:46.64 at the Mt. SAC Relays ... NCAA West Preliminary Rounds qualifier in the 1,500m, finishing 27th ... clocked a season-best 800m time of 1:51.57 at the Beach Invitational on Apr. 22.
2010-11 SEASON
Cross Country (Junior): Competed in all six races...Posted a personal best 6k time of 18:53.78 at the NDSU Open...Ran a personal best 8k time of 25:06.3 at the Jim Drews Invitational...Finished 11th at the Summit League Championships (8k) in 25:19.8...Earned second team all-league honors for his performance...Finished 78th at the 10k NCAA Midwest Regional in 31:57.72...Named to Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence and Fall All-Academic team.
Indoor (Sophomore): Cracked NDSU's all-time top 10 in three events...Won the 1,000 meters at the Bison Classic in a time of 2:28.78, which ranks ninth in school history...Posted a time of 4:10.47 in the mile at the Jack Johnson Classic, ranking eighth all-time...Clocked in in the sixth best time in school history at 8:22.29 in the 3,000 meters at the Bill Bergan Invitational...Won the mile at the Summit League Championships in 4:17.06...Also finished third in the 3,000 meters (8:29.01) at the league championships...All-Summit League performer...Named to Summit League Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence.
Outdoor: Redshirt
2009-10 SEASON
Cross Country (Sophomore): Ran in all seven races...Placed fifth at the 5K NDSU Open in 15:40.28...Posted an 8K personal-best time of 25:56.1 at the Jim Drews Invitational...Came in 23rd at the Summit League Championships in 26:35.90...Also competed in the NCAA Midwest Regional and finished the 10K race 91st in 33:44.8
Indoor (Freshman): Finished in the top eight in all five mile races...Came in 4th at the Summit League Championships in 4:23.15...Ran a personal-best time of 4:11.62 at the Last Chance Qualifier...Also competed in the 800 meters...Won the event at the Bison Open in 1:55.13...Placed fifth at the league championships in 1:55.61.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Competed in the 800 meters and 1,500 meters...Finished 10th in the 800 at the Summit League Championships with a time of 1:55.40...Came in third in the 1,500 meters in 3:52.03.
2008-09 SEASON
Cross Country (Freshman): Ran all seven meets for the Bison...Tallied two top 10 finishes...Finished 8th in the Bison Invitational with a time of 26:34.09...Came in 10th at the Oz Memorial Run in 20:05 ...Ran a season-best 8K time of 26:14 a the Jim Drews Invitational...Finished 29th a the Summit League Championships in 26:15.60...Was 88th in the 10K at the NCAA Midwest Regional with a time of 33:23.75.
Indoor: Redshirt.
Outdoor (Freshman): Competed in the 800 meters and the 1,500 meters...Tallied four top 10 finishes in each event...Was 9th in the 800 (1:55.60) and 3rd in the 1,500 (3:55.59) at the Sacramento State Mondo Invitational...Reached a U.S. Junior National qualifying time of 3:55.09 in the 1,500 at the Mt. SAC Relays ...Ran a personal best of 1:53.15 in the 800 meters in the preliminaries at the Summit League Championships...Finished 12th in the 800 meter final...Came in sixth in the 1,500 meters at the league championships in 3:59.79...Ran a personal-best time of 3:54.27 in the first round of the 1,500 at the U.S. Junior Championships, finishing 10th...Came in 11th in the final.
HIGH SCHOOL: Four year letterwinner in cross country and track at T.F. Riggs H.S....Cross country All-American as a senior...Cross country team captain for three years...All-State and All-Conference selection in 2005, 2006 and 2007...State champion as a senior...Academic All-State honoree in 2007...In track, led T.F. Riggs to three straight state titles...Named Co-MVP of the state track meet in 2007...Two-time state champion in the 1600m...State runner-up in the 800m in 2007 and 2008...Won three straight sprint medley relay state titles...Academic All-State performer in 2008...Also played hockey and captured a league title in 2007.
PERSONAL: Parents are Terry Fitzke and Sara Fitzke-Hermanson...Has two siblings, Tanner and Sadie and four step-siblings, Evan, Erin, Rachel and Brian...Majoring in biology with a minor in chemistry.
