Stanford alum Grant Fisher leads eight runners under Olympic 10000m standard at The Ten...

In San Juan Capistrano, California late Saturday night, Stanford alum Grant Fisher (Paul Merca file photo) led eight men under the 2024 Paris Olympic Games qualifying standard of 27:00.00 for 10000 meters, winning The Ten at JSerra High School.

Fisher ran 26:52.04 in the Paris section to outlast Northern Arizona's Nico Young, who set a collegiate record 26:52.72 in the process.

With his seventh place finish, University of Portland alum Woody Kincaid ducked under the Olympic Games standard, running 26:57.57.

Washington alum Brian Fay of Ireland was 22nd in 27:43.45, one spot ahead of Dillon Maggard of the Brooks Beasts, who ran 27:47.60.  Washington alum Jack Rowe of Great Britain was 26th in 27:54.55.

In the women's Paris section of The Ten, Tsigie Gebreselama of Ethiopia won the race, ducking under the Olympic standard of 30:40.00, running away in 29:48.34, as three others went under the standard.

Washington alum Amy-Eloise Neale of Great Britain finished 18th in 31:56.01.

In the TrackTown section of The Ten, set up for those looking to get under the US Olympic Trials standard of 27:45.00, American Drew Hunter won in 27:38.87.

Gonzaga alum James Mwaura was 16th in 28:24.18, while British citizen and current Seattle resident Tom Anderson was 21st in 28:42.27.

Complete results of The Ten are available here.

NOTE: Sound Running contributed to this report.

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