Ava Robitaille, a 12 year old 7th grader, recently broke the school record for the Pacer Test, when she received a score of 81.

While  all the other kid’s were recently gasping for a breath in P.E. ,Ava Robitaille, a 12 year old 7th grader,was still pushing through the Pacer Test, trying to break the school record. Robitaille, reached her goal, making the new girls’ record 81 on Oct. 17th.

The Pacer Test stands for Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run. It is where “Students run back and forth as many times as they can between two marker,” according to the  fitness gram instructions.  The test helps tell how good or bad a student is at aerobic fitness. It was made by the Cooper Institute and in partnership with the National Football League’s Play 60 Movement.

“It feels good to say I broke the pacer record since I get my name on a plaque,” Robitaille said. Her previous Pacer record was 75.

Robitaiile’s scores exceeds the high range for 12 year old girls. The Health Norm Rages for the Pacer for Girls 12 years old is 15 for a low and 41 for a high.

Robitaille attributes her scores to being an active youth. She  plays soccer and basketball for extracurricular sports, and she has been running for four years. “It does help to have some experience because you learn a technique,” she said.

Gabriel Popov, another 7th grader, has taken the pacer before and said he thinks that the pacer is challenging because it makes you go faster every time. Popov, who also plays soccer, received a score of 50.

Coach Keaton,  an STMS P.E. teacher, also didn’t score as well as Robitalle. She said she took the pacer when she was 51 and her record was just 38-40.