Rosalie Fish

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Rosalie Fish is a Native American runner, member of the Cowlitz Tribe, former student athlete at Iowa Central Community College and the University of Washington. [1] As a senior at Muckleshoot Tribal School, [2] [3] Fish made international headlines when she painted a red handprint over her mouth, the fingers extending across her cheeks to honor the lives of missing and murdered indigenous women. [4] Rosalie Fish has also been a featured speaker for Tedx Talks. [5]

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Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women (MMIW)

Fish dedicated her performance at the 2019 Washington State 1B track and field championships track meet to murdered and missing indigenous women (MMIW). [6] At the meet, Fish wore a painted red handprint over her mouth; as well, the letters MMIW written on her leg. [4] Fish was inspired by Jordan Marie Daniel, a citizen of the Kul Wicasa Oyate/Lower Brule Reservation in South Dakota. Daniel first wore a hand print across her face during the Boston Marathon in April 2019. [7]

Championships

Rosalie Fish won 2 National Junior College Athletic Association championship titles and earned 11-All-American awards as a college distance runner. Fish helped her team win 2023 Pac-12 Conference Cross Country Championships, 3rd place at the 2021 NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships, win 2020 NJCAA Region XI Championships, place 2nd at the 2020 NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, and win 2019 NJCAA Division I Cross Country Championships.

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Washington Huskies
NCAA Division 1
2023 Pac-12 Conference Cross Country Championships Seattle, Washington48th6 km20:45.7 [8]
National Junior College Athletic Association
Representing Iowa Central Community College
2021 NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships Levelland, Texas 3rd1500 m4:46.53
3rd5 km18:24.92
4th4x800 m9:55.93
NJCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships Pittsburg, Kansas 3rd1000 m3:02.83
5th1609 m5:09.74
1st Distance medley relay 12:06.58
2020 NJCAA Region XI Cross Country Championships Fort Dodge, Iowa 3rd5 km18:47.6
NJCAA Division I Indoor Track & Field Championships Lynchburg, Virginia 7th1000 m3:09.10
7th5 km18:06.03
1st4x800 m9:37.81
2019 NJCAA Division I Cross Country Championships Albuquerque, New Mexico 35th5 km19:39.7

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Washington State 1B Track and Field Results

Fish placed first in the 800m, 1600m, and 3200m races at the 2019 state championship. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Athlete and activist Rosalie Fish runs for the missing and murdered". UW Magazine — University of Washington Magazine. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  2. ↑ Zirin, Dave (2019-06-06). "Rosalie Fish Runs for the Murdered and Missing". The Nation. ISSN   0027-8378 . Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  3. 1 2 "The disturbing meaning behind teenage track star's face paint". au.sports.yahoo.com. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  4. 1 2 "'When I run about it, people will notice': Rosalie Fish runs for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women". The Seattle Times. 2019-06-01. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  5. ↑ "Running for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women | Rosalie Fish | TEDxYouth@Seattle". YouTube .
  6. ↑ "Leaving her mark: Native high schooler uses state track meet to raise awareness for missing and murdered women | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  7. ↑ Mull, Cory. "Rosalie Fish Ran For A Cause Greater Than Herself At State". MileSplit United States. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
  8. ↑ Rosalie Fish University of Washington TFRRS
  9. ↑ Rosalie Fish Iowa Central College TFRRS
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