* Irene Riggs of Morgantown (WV) broke the course record at the Red, White, and Blue Classic
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Remember the name Irene Riggs.
The No. 5 runner on the MileSplit50 preseason rankings showcased a jaw dropping performance at the Red, White, and Blue Classic.
From start to finish, Riggs, the Morgantown (WV) senior and Eastbay Nationals qualifier, was in control of this 5K race in White Oak, Pennsylvania.
Her first mile was in 5:01 -- which Riggs was shocked about.
As the race continued, she received miscues from the spectators twice which had her get off course for a couple of moments. However, that didn't stop Riggs from pushing on.
The Stanford commit ran her first race of the season in 17:03 and broke the previous course record of 17:26, which was set by Mia Cochran last year.
Riggs finished second in this race last year with a 17:29.
VARSITY GIRLS 5000 METER RUN FINALS PLACE ATHLETE TEAM RESULT POINTS 1 Irene Riggs 12 Morgantown 17:03.00 1 2 Wren Kucler 10 North Allegheny 17:54.00 2 3 Claire Paci 11 Greencastle-Antrim 18:10.00 3 4 Logan St. John Kletter 11 Mount Lebanon 18:11.00 4 5 Jenna Lang 11 Bethel Park 18:14.00 0 6 Eliza Miller 11 Kiski Area 18:27.00 5 7 Madeline Gump 11 Morgantown 18:49.00 6 8 Amelia Barilla 11 Penn Trafford 18:51.00 7 9 Lilah TURNBULL 10 Chartiers Valley 19:06.00 8 10 Eva Kynaston 11 North Allegheny 19:08.00 9
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