Gatorade 2024 - 2025: Player of the Year

Girls Track & Field - Maine

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GIRLS TRACK & FIELD

Emerson Flaker

Sprinter
SCARBOROUGH HS
SCARBOROUGH, MAINE
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-7
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st

Class A state meet - 200m dash

1st

Class A state meet - 400m dash
“Emerson is a dedicated athlete and a supportive teammate. She puts the work in at each workout so she can compete to her best ability.”
Denise Curry
Head Coach - Scarborough High
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Athletic Excellence

The state’s returning Gatorade Player of the Year, the 5-foot-7 senior sprinter won the 200- and 400-meter dash at the Class A state meet for a second straight year this past season, leading the Red Storm to second place as a team. Flaker also ran the lead leg for Scarborough’s winning 4x400-meter relay quartet and anchored the second-place 4x800-meter relay. She recorded the state’s top times in the 100, 200 and 400 this spring.

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Academic Achievement

Flaker has maintained an A average in the classroom. She has signed a written letter of athletic aid to compete at the University of Connecticut this fall.

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Exemplary Character

The treasurer of the Class of 2025 at Scarborough High, Flaker has volunteered locally as a youth basketball camp coach and she’s donated her time to multiple community service initiatives through her school’s Key Club.