Rashon Fisher
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- Year Inducted:
- 2014
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- Sport(s):
- Men's Basketball/Track & Field
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- Inductee Category:
- Athlete
From 1998-2002, Rashon Fisher was a forward for four seasons on the Central Methodist men's basketball team and a four-year letter winner as a member of the Eagles' track and field squad.
On the hardwood, Fisher was a forward for four seasons and helped guide the Eagles to two 20-win seasons as a sophomore and junior. The Eagles were ranked in the NAIA Division II Coaches' Top 25 each year and were as high as No. 12 in January 2001. As a senior, Fisher won the team's Character and Coaches' Awards.
On the track, Fisher dominated the NAIA landscape, winning the 2001 indoor national title in the triple jump while also setting the school record with a mark of 14.8 meters.
In 2000, Fisher set the school's outdoor season record in the 400 meter dash in 48.69 seconds.
Fisher was a three-time All-HAAC selection from 2000-02 and won the conference championship in (events and years). He was named a NAIA All-American three times: in 2000 outdoor season in the high jump, in 2001 outdoor season in the triple jump and in 2002 indoor season in the high jump.
Fisher won Central Methodist's Estes Prize in Athletics in 2001.
Fisher earned a Bachelor's degree in Business Management from Central Methodist in 2002.
A native of Macon, Mo., Fisher attended Macon High School.
