Emerson Flaker of Scarborough High School made her mark at the Class A state track meet this June, winning the 100, 200, and 400-meter dashes outright, and anchoring the Red Storm’s gold-winning 4×400-meter relay.
One week later, Flaker placed top 7 in the 200-meter and 400-meter dashes at New Englands, and the next weekend placed ninth in the 400-meter dash at the Adidas Outdoor Nationals.
The 5-foot-7 rising senior’s latest achievement came on Tuesday, becoming Scarborough’s first ever Maine Gatorade Girls Track & Field Player of the Year.
“Emerson is a dedicated athlete who’s put in the time to become the accomplished runner that she is,” Scarborough head coach Denise Curry said. “She always gets her workouts in.”
Flaker was also a member of Scarborough’s 4×100-meter relay team that set the all-time Maine state record in 2023, and was the age 13-14 pentathlon winner at the USATF National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships in 2021.
She joins recent Gatorade Maine Girls Track & Field Players of the Year Ruth White of Orono (2023), Anna Connors of Bangor (2022) and Victoria Bossong of Cheverus (2020-21), among the state’s list of memorable track athletes.