{"id":5109,"date":"2022-10-21T00:45:14","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T04:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runfloridarun.com\/?p=5109"},"modified":"2022-10-21T13:42:17","modified_gmt":"2022-10-21T17:42:17","slug":"avery-gervais-athlete-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runfloridarun.com\/avery-gervais-athlete-of-the-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Avery Gervais – Athlete of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"
Congratulations to Avery Gervais for being selected as our Run Florida Run<\/a> Athlete of the Week. Gervais is a 7th grader from The Master’s Academy in Orlando. She was selected for her performance on 10\/15 at the RUNMATANZAS XC Invitite. Gervais was the 3rd overall finisher in a time of 19:56.3 and she helped her team take the overall title. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Gervais recently competed at the FHSAA 1A District 4 Cross Country Championships at Father Lopez High School in Daytona Beach, Florida. She placed 6th overall, running a PR of 19:55. Her team was 2nd in districts to 1A powerhouse Circle Christian. The team will move on to compete in the 1A Region 2 Championships on 10\/29 at Santa Fe College in Gainesville.<\/p>\n Speaking with her coach, Chris Libscomb, he said that Avery is “Pretty quiet, but has worked her way into a solid number 2 on our team.” Upon hearing she received this honor Avery said, “God has given me a talent to run, so I want to use that for him and run faster.” Her team is poised to be good for a very long time as 4 of the top 8 runners for The Master’s Academy are middle school runners. <\/p>\n The Master’s Academy<\/a> is a small Christian school located in Oviedo, Florida that boasts a 90% college acceptance rate.<\/p>\n Nominate Your Athlete fo Athlete of the Week<\/a><\/p>\n With the recent events in the news about runners being harassed and even abducted, it is important that families have a piece of mind when their athlete is out on the road. Garmin has created a watch that will allow you to track your runner, without the need for them to carry a cell phone. The Garmin Fenix 945 LTE is one of our favorite products, and we consider it a must-have for runners everywhere. <\/p>\nDo You know where your athlete is running?<\/h3>\n