Drake University senior Reed Fischer (Minnetonka, Minn.) aims to put the finishing touches on an stellar season and outstanding career when he races in the 10,000 meters on Wednesday evening at the NCAA Track & Field Championships in Eugene, Ore.
 
Fischer's race is set to start at 9:08 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN.
 
Fischer, the reigning Missouri Valley Conference champion in the event owns a season best time of 29:57.37 that ranks as the 21^st fastest time in the field this season. Last season, he finished 17^th in the event to narrowly miss earning All-America honors.
 
Earning All-America honors this season would cap one of the best seasons in Drake history. He is a four-time MVC Champion this season claiming MVC titles in cross country, sweeping the 3,000 and 5,000 meters during the indoor season and most recently claiming the 10,000-meter title. He is a three-time NCAA qualifier, a three-time all-region selection and a seven-time All-MVC selection.
 
Fischer has set school records this season in the indoor 3,000 and 5,000 meters as well as the outdoor 5,000 meters. His record setting performance in setting the outdoor 5,000 meters came at the Drake Relays to shatter the 39-year-old record and run the fastest 5,000 meters the Relays since 1988. He also owns the second fastest 10,000-meter time in program history.
 
Academically, Fischer was the MVC Cross Country Elite 18 Award winner and a CoSIDA Academic All-District honoree while garnering multiple USTFCCCA All-Academic accolades. An English/public relations major with a 3.81 grade point average, Fischer has been nominated for the Oreon E. Scott Award, given to the top senior at Drake University. He has collected a total of six MVC Scholar-Athlete Team selections and been named the MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week 10 times in his career.