Allison Ince, Chloe Foerster Battle To Line In Elite Mile

* Illinois-based freshman Allison Ince once again shined in a big race in 2021

PHOTO BANNER CREDIT: Trials of Miles

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An elite field of high school girls toed the line at the Kansas City Qualifier on Saturday. 

It sure didn't disappoint. 

One of the nation's top freshman turned it up a notch in the final meters, though not without a final challenge from a tried-and-true athlete from Oregon. 

In the end, Normal Community High School's Allison Ince captured the win in a US No. 10 and a No. 1 freshman performance of 4:50.49, while Jesuit's Chloe Foerster was second in 4:50.55.

If you can remember way back in February, Ince was a revelation at adidas Indoor Nationals, clocking a No. 4 all-time freshman 800m and a No. 5 all-time freshman mile, the former of which netted her an indoor national title. 

Note: 

A big shout out goes out to Trials of Miles meet director Dave Alfano and Kansas MileSplit Rod Murrow. Alfano orchestrated the event and pro fields, while Murrow, a long-time coach in Kansas who's written some fantastic stories and essays on MileSplit, compiled the high school section. You can find more content of the meet and photos on the organization's Instagram page here. 

WATCH: The Kansas City Qualifier Boys Elite HS Mile

Boys Mile Results

Girls Elite HS Mile Results

RESULTS·COMPLETE
Place	Athlete	Team	Time
1		
Allison Ince
Normal Community HS	4:50.49	
2		
Chloe Foerster
Stumptown Running	4:50.55	
3		
Josephine Welin
Oak park and River Forest high	4:53.19	
4		
Mia Cochran
Moon Area High School	4:53.87	
5		
Meghan Ford
Jamestown High School	4:56.21	
6		
Mya Trober
Blue Springs South	4:58.18	
7		
Mary Grace Hegberg
St. Viator High School	5:00.96	
8		
Aly Negovetich
(Fox Lake) Grant	5:03.15	
9		
Grace Tyson
lafayette high school	5:04.27	
10		
Makayla Clark
Lee's Summit West High School	5:09.70