Delaney Fitzsimmons

Height:
5-8
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Mountain Vista HS
Hometown:
Highlands Ranch, CO

2018-19 -- Cross Country: Helped the Mustangs win the Big West title on Oct. 27, taking 15th place at Carbon Canyon Park in Brea with a 6k time of 22:34.1 ... her Conference Championship performance contributed to Cal Poly’s trophy-clinching score of 33 points ... advanced in the postseason to the NCAA Western Regional qualifier, finishing 151st in Sacramento with a showing of 22:18.6 on Nov. 9 ... began the fall with a 68th-place 5k of 19:14.6 at Cal State Fullerton’s Covert Classic on Sept. 1, prior to adding an 11th-place 17:41.1 in another 5k at UC Santa Barbara’s Lagoon Open Sept. 15 ... went back to a 6k format for the Stanford Invitational on Sept. 29, earning 71st overall via 22:50.7 ... regular season also included a team-leading effort of 21:38.7, good for 61st place, at the Bronco Invite hosted by Santa Clara at Baylands Park on Oct. 13 ... again earned Big West All-Academic honors.

2017-18 -- Track: Moved up to an eighth-place finish at the Big West Championships for the 3,000-meter steeplechase, scoring team points for the Mustangs thanks to her time of 11:16.85 ... earlier in the season, clocked a new steeplechase PR of 10:47.49 at the San Francisco State Distance Carnival, taking 11th place while elevating to No. 5 in school history on March 30 ... additionally, on Day 2 of the conference finals, came back to CSUN to compete in the 5,000m, clocking a 27th-place time of 18:40.64 ... for a third straight year, made the Big West All-Academic Team. Cross Country: Helped the Mustangs defeat UCSB at the Lagoon Open on Sept. 2 — tallying a 22-37 Blue-Green Rivalry win — as she came in 20th place with a 5k time of 19:16.31 ... added a 14th-place 18:44.1 at the Fresno XC Invitational on Sept. 9, as Cal Poly tied San Jose State for the win (with 39 points) ... again earned Big West Conference Commissioner’s Honors academically.

2016-17 -- Track: Closed her sophomore season competing in two events at the Big West Championships, taking 10th place in the 3,000-meter steeplechase final on May 12 in 11:25.51, before returning the next day to Cal State Fullerton for the 5,000 meters, finishing 24th in the conference with a time of 18:30.61 ... during the indoor season, ran the 3,000m in 10:04.86 at the UW Invitational in Seattle on Jan. 27 ... made her second consecutive Big West All-Academic Team. Cross Country: Ran in three meets as a redshirt freshman ... opened the fall with a 16th-place 5k time of 18:39.27 at the Lagoon Open on Sept. 3, helping the Mustangs defeat UCSB 19-44 ... clocked a 17th-place 5k of 18:14.8 at the UC Riverside Invitational on Sept. 17 ... then added a sixth-place performance of 19:28.2 at the Cal Poly Invitational at Fairbanks Memorial Course in San Luis Obispo on Oct. 15 ... earned Big West Conference All-Academic honors.

2015-16 -- Track: As a true freshman, finished ninth at the Big West Conference Championships for the steeple with a time of 11:35.24 on May 13 at Long Beach State ... made her debut at the dual meet vs. UCSB at home on April 30, clocking a fourth-place 11:39.44 ... also posted a 5,000m performance of 18:58.26 (good for third place) at the ShareSLO Invitational on March 26. Cross Country: Ran unattached at two meets ... finished the Lagoon Open with a 5k time of 18:43.32 on Sept. 5 before adding a sixth-place 18:35.8 at the Cal Poly Invite on Oct. 17 ... made the conference commissioner’s Honors List for academics.

Prep -- Competing for Mountain Vista High School from Lands Ranch, took second place at the Colorado State Track & Field Championships in the 3,200 meters as a senior, and had a career-best performance of 11:08 (converted to 10:43 given the altitude) ... also ran the 1,600m in 5:06.54 (4:58 converted) ... her 5k PR in cross country was 18:59.0 ... helped lead the Golden Eagles to a trio of Continental League titles ... was an honor roll student and also belonged to UNICEF, Key Club and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Personal -- Her uncle Mike Fisher quarterbacked the Cal Poly football team during the mid-1990s ... majors in BioMedical Engineering ... chose Cal Poly because she “always wanted to go to school in California and it was the perfect fit,” because she “loved the campus and engineering program.”