ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Drake University senior Reed Fischer (Minnetonka, Minn.) has been named the Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Week presented by Eagle Bank and Trust Company, the conference announced Tuesday, Feb. 7.
Fischer, a member of the Drake track and field team, shattered the school record in the indoor 3,000 meters by nearly two full seconds with a time of 8:04.98 at the Meyo Invitational Saturday in South Bend, Ind. His time was good enough for a fourth-place finish in a deep field that featured some of the nation's top distance runners.