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Girls Cross Country - Nevada

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GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

Olivia Garcia

Distance Runner
CIMARRON-MEMORIAL HS
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-6
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 20:31.5

Class 4A state championship (individual)

1st

Falcon Invitational

2nd

Larry Burgess-Las Vegas Invitational
“Olivia achieved a personal record almost every time she crossed a finish line this year. She’s a dream athlete to coach. She became the captain not only for the girls’ team but also the boys’ team in 2021, and she was a role model both on and off the cross country course.”
Laurelyn Briggs
Head Coach - Cimarron-Memorial coach Laurelyn Briggs
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-6 senior raced to the Class 4A individual state championship this past season with a time of 20:31.5. Garcia also won the Falcon Invitational, the SNTCCCA Invitational and the Southern Nevada State Qualifier, while also finishing second at the Larry Burgess-Las Vegas Invitational.

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Academic Achievement

Garcia has maintained a 3.98 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer on scholarship at Florida State University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Also a standout soccer player and a talented musician, Garcia has volunteered locally on behalf of a Vacation Bible School and an assisted living community.