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7 Days Until the State Girls Cross Country Announcement
Gatorade 2021 - 2022: Player of the Year

Girls Cross Country - Connecticut

Gatorade Player of the year

Rachel St. Germain

Distance Runner
SOMERS HS
SOMERS, CONNECTICUT
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 18:02

Open individual championship

1st - 18:42

Class S state meet

1st

Class S state meet (team)

1st

Winding Trails Invitational
“This year not only did Rachel accomplish her goals, but she surpassed them. She became a Connecticut state champion and finished second in the New England race, which is a big deal for anyone, but is not often done by a runner from a small school.”
Michael Szafir
Head Coach - Somers coach

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-2 senior raced to the State Open individual championship this past season with a time of 18:02. St. Germain also broke the tape at the Class S state meet in 18:42, leading the Spartans to the state championship as a team. She also won the Wickham Park Invitational, the Stratton Brook Invitational and the Winding Trails Invitational, and placed second at the New England Championships.

Academic Achievement

St. Germain has maintained an A average in the classroom. She has signed a National Letter of Intent to run at Quinnipiac University this fall.

Exemplary Character

A member of her school’s Class Act Committee, St. Germain has volunteered locally on behalf of the town library, clothing drives for the needy and a youth running program.