On 2/2, Ripley's Tori Starcher made the trek to Winston-Salem, NC to compete in the Camel City Elite Mile as the only high school participant. She finished 6th of 10 competitors in the HS/College/Pro mixture.
She clocked a stellar 4:45.14 in the event, which is a PR for her, and puts her just over a second off Amelia Paladino's All-Time mark for WV HS runners. The time converts to a 4:43.49 1600 M.
Her splits for the race were: 36.23 36.23 - 8th 34.67 1:10.90 - 8th 35.73 1:46.62 - 8th 36.48 2:23.09 - 8th 36.09 2:59.18 - 7th 35.68 3:34.86 - 7th 35.61 4:10.46 - 7th 34.68 4:45.14 - 6th
At the end, she was closing hard on the early leader, cutting a 5.6 second gap to just 0.97 while also passing another competitor on the final lap.