The runner in the Ellis Tech shirt approached Gavin Sherry in the infield of the track at Willow Brook Park, yearbook in hand. “Are you ‘the’ Gavin Sherry?” he wanted to know. Sherry said yes. “Can you sign my yearbook?” Sherry obliged. This was just after the junior at Conard had obliterated the state record in the 1,600 at the State Open track championships Thursday, opening a large gap on .
Conard’s Sherry sets second-best time in 3200 in Connecticut history
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Gavin Sherry, seen here at a meet at Yale in January of 2020, set the second fastest time in Connecticut history in the 3200 meters on Friday night.Hearst Connecticut Media file photoShow MoreShow Less
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Gavin Sherry, seen here in 2020, set the second fastest time in Connecticut history in the 3200 meters on Friday night.Peter Hvizdak / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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The past year was tough for Connecticut high school track athletes with the 2019-2020 indoor postseason canceled due to COVID-19 and the 2020 spring outdoor season canceled entirely.
Like many track athletes, Conard boys track standout Gavin Sherry, a junior, worked hard to stay fit and competed in out-of-state national meets. At the NSAF Meet of Champions in South Carolina in March, in the championship division 2-mile event he finished fifth in 8 minutes, 57.67 seconds. While Sherry said the result was okay, he was hop
Conard’s Gavin Sherry earns Gatorade award for cross country
Peter Paguaga |
April 15, 2021
Conard junior Gavin Sherry has been named the 2020-21 Gatorade Connecticut Boys Cross Country Runner of the Year, Gatorade announced on Thursday morning.
This is the second straight year that Sherry has been named the Gatorade Connecticut Boys Cross Country runner of the Year.
He won the Northeast High School Club Championship this past season with a time of 15:13.2. He also finished in second place at the East Coast Championship with a time of 15:40.5.
Sherry has a 4.36 GPA and plays the trombone in school. He has volunteered locally for a couple of different community service initiatives.
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