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Logan St. John Kletter picked up right where she left off. On Wednesday, Mount Lebanon's Kletter ran a U.S. No. 1 mile, defeating a talented girls field at the MSTCA Holiday Challenge.
She ran 4:49.22, a new indoor personal best.
Racing in the New Balance girls one mile championship, Kletter followed cross country All-American Emily Bush through most of the race. After her opening 71-second 400m, Kletter found comfort in clipping away 37-second laps behind Bush.
But she timed her move, and with 200m to go, she let loose. Kletter took off and ran an unreal 32-second last lap, passing Bush for the win. Bush finished in second with a 4:50.75.
Fellow Pennsylvanian Alli DeLisi (Penn Charter) was also in the race. She posted a solid mile opener, running 5:00.45, her fastest indoor mile since the 2022 PTFCA Indoor State Championship that saw her finish second.
Kletter and DeLisi currently rank first and second in the state rankings.
Girls Top 8 (Full Results)
| PLACE | VIDEO | ATHLETE | TEAM | MARK | WIND | HEAT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Logan St. John Kletter | 12 | Mount Lebanon | 4:49.22 | 1 | ||
| 2 |  Emily Bush | 12 | Saratoga Springs | 4:50.75 | 1 | ||
| 3 |  Justine Preisano | 12 | Cuthbertson High School | 4:53.91 | 1 | ||
| 4 |  Nicole Humphries | 12 | Flower Mound | 4:55.12 | 1 | ||
| 5 |  Dylan McElhinney | 11 | Hunter College Campus Schools | 4:57.63 | 1 | ||
| 6 |  Sophia McInnes | 11 | Bayport-Blue Point | 4:58.05 | 1 | ||
| 7 | Alycia Hart | 12 | Saratoga Springs | 4:59.99 | 1 | ||
| 8 |  Alli DeLisi | 11 | Penn Charter | 5:00.45 | 1 |