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Ripley’s Starcher breaks Mile record at Penn Relays

April 27, 2019

“My workouts have been very awesome lately. I felt strong and healthy coming into the race. It was just all about competing and trying to run a really good time.”

By Greg Carey, MetroNews

Ripley High School junior Victoria Starcher made the most of this year’s trip to the Penn Relays, running a meet record 4:38.19 Mile to finish first on Thursday evening in Philadelphia.

Along the way, Starcher set a West Virginia state record in the process, and she also became the 10th fastest U.S. high school girl all-time (#6 HS-only race) for the storied distance.

“This is such a prestigious meet and being able to do it here, it’s so incredible, along with the meet record,” Starcher said. “I was really hoping to go under 4:40, but I didn’t know if it was going to be here.

“I was hoping to compete. I saw once I crossed the line that I was under 4:40. I was just ecstatic.”

Starcher’s showing broke the previous meet record from 2012 held by former teen phenom Mary Cain (4:39.28).

She outlasted Marlee Starliper of Northern (Pa.), who finished in second place at 4:42.30.

One year ago, Starliper won the Mile at the famed event at Franklin Field, while Starcher was runner-up.

Continue reading at: wvmetronews.com

Tags: tori starcher (1) , penn relays (13) , marlee starliper (7)

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