The 5-foot-2 sophomore raced to the Class 5A state championship this past season with a time of 18:10.3, leading the Golden Eagles to the state title as a team. Fitzsimmons also won the Pat Patten Invitational, the Region 5 championships and the Continental League championships. She also placed sixth at the Nike Cross Nationals Southwest Regional championships and finished 30th nationally at the NXN Final.
Fitzsimmons has maintained a 4.0 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her junior year of high school this fall.
A devoted member of Girl Scouts of the USA, Fitzsimmons has volunteered locally assisting special needs children.