The 5-foot-4 senior won the TSSAA Division II Class AA state meet this past season with a time of 17:05.6, breaking the tape 22.6 seconds ahead of her next-closest competitor and leading the Spartans to the team title. A Third Team All-American by way of finishing 21st at the Nike Cross Nationals, Garmer also took second at the NXN Southeast Regional Championships and third at the Brooks South XC Championships to earn First Team All-Region honors at both meets. She captured the silver medal at the prestigious Great American Cross Country Festival, clocking a personal-best 16:50.0.
Garmer has maintained a weighted 4.43 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a written letter of athletic aid to run at Furman University this fall.
Garmer has volunteered locally by assembling food bags for the underserved at Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee, the region’s largest hunger-relief charity. She also has donated her time at Camp Webb, a summer day program hosted on the Webb School’s campus.
