GRAND BLANC, Mich. (Michigan News Source) –  Competing at the historic Millrose Games at the Armory in New York City, Olympian Grand Blanc native Grant Fisher broke the indoor world record for the 3,000-meter run. He outlasted rival Cole Hacker’s time of 7:23.14 by 0:00.23 of a second at 7:22.91.

Fisher’s time broke Lamecha Girma’s world record of 7:23.81 at the 2023 Meeting Hauts-de-France Pas-de-Calais in Lievin.

Fisher speaks out.

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Fisher said in his Instagram post, “So many things have to come together perfectly for an athlete to perform at their best on race day. A big thank you to Millrose Games for a fantastic race environment. To my coach, Mike Scannell, for guiding me as an athlete and person. To our pacers, Jack Salisbury and Casey Comber, for setting the race up perfectly. To my sponsor, Nike Running, for their constant support and belief. And to Cole Hocker for a fantastic battle for every step of 3000 meters.”

This race pitted America’s premier middle and long-distance runners and had been anticipated since the announcement was made in December. Fisher has now won all four meetings against Hocker and says on LetsRun.com, “I didn’t even know I was 3-0 against Cole.”

After the race, Fisher commented on NBC Sports, “Battle for the ages right there. Cole’s at the top of his game right now. With 50 meters to go, going against the defending 1500-meter gold medalist, it’s a little scary, but I pulled it off.”

A fine follow-up to Paris.

At the Paris Olympics, Fisher became the first American to medal in both the 5000-meter and 10,000-meter runs.

Fisher attended Grand Blanc High School before heading out west to Stanford University. At Grand Blanc, he broke a four-minute mile, becoming only the seventh high school runner to do so. In the 1,600, he ran the fastest time in Michigan high school history and won five MHSAA championships in the 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter races in 2014 and 2015.