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GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

Tori Starcher

Distance Runner
RIPLEY HS
RIPLEY, WEST VIRGINIA
SOPHOMORE
Height: 5-FOOT-2
Press Release

Peak Performance

1st - 17:34.98

3A State Meet

2nd - 17:28

FL South

29th - 18:46.6

FLCCC
“Tori takes control of every race.”
Jason Evans
Parkersburg South High Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-2 sophomore won the Group AAA state meet title this past season with a meet-record time of 17:34.98, breaking the tape 20 seconds ahead of her next-closest competitor and leading the Vikings to a seventh-place finish as a team. Starcher took second at the Foot Locker South Regional championships to qualify for the national championships, where she finished 29th as the third West Virginia female in history to participate in the national final. She won nine of 11 races and was unbeaten against in-state opponents in 2017.

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Academic Achievement

Starcher has maintained a weighted 4.10 GPA in the classroom. She will begin her junior year of high school this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of the Ripley High student council, Starcher established the Ripley Youth Running Club, which promotes running skills and physical fitness. She has also volunteered locally as part of multiple community-service projects through her church youth group.