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Riverbank's Fernandez sets national record in winning California track titles -The Modesto BeePublished by
NORWALK -- The majority of the crowd of 10,712 at Cerritos College rose as one, chanting his name: "GERMAN! GERMAN! GERMAN!" Following his history-making double victory at the CIF State Track and Field Championships on Saturday, German Fernandez was worthy of the praise. Fernandez, a Riverbank High senior, won the 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs in front of the large crowd, setting two state meet records -- and one national record -- in the process. While his victory in the 1,600 in a state-meet record 4 minutes, .29 seconds was eye-opening, his national-record 8:34.23 in the 3,200 about two hours later stunned everybody in the stadium. Read the full article at: www.modbee.com
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