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Boys Cross Country - Connecticut

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BOYS CROSS COUNTRY

Gavin Sherry

Distance runner
CONARD HS
WEST HARTFORD , CONNECTICUT
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-6
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 15:54.8

New England Cross Country Championships (individual)

1st

Eastbay Northeast Regional Championships

3rd - 15:17.3

national Eastbay Cross Country Championships

1st

Class L state championship
“Gavin Sherry wasn’t even challenged until nationals this year. He is extremely talented and he packages that with an incredibly driven work ethic.”
Erik Petersen
Head Coach head coach at Simsbury High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-6, 135-pound senior raced to the individual title at the New England Cross Country Championships this past season with a time of 15:54.8. The state’s two-time returning Gatorade Player of the Year in boys cross country, Sherry also won the State Open championship, the Class L state championship and the Eastbay Northeast Regional Championships. He took third at the national Eastbay Cross Country Championships (formerly Foot Locker) in 15:17.3.

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Academic Achievement

Sherry has maintained a 4.39 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to run on scholarship at Stanford University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Also a talented musician, Sherry has volunteered locally on behalf of multiple community service initiatives with the National Honor Society.