The Color Blue is What Set Her Apart from the Start

MURFREESBORO, N.C. - Larkin Best is not just your average student-athlete at Chowan. While Larkin shares in many similar experiences as her Chowan peers, Larkin is part of a rare squad. It's not unusual to have other brothers and sisters, but it is highly unusual to have four babies that were all born on the same day. That's right. Larkin Best is a quadruplet. She is a member of a special quad-squad that is so rare that only about 3% of babies born in the United States are quadruplet sets. In 2024, nearly 3.7 million babies were born in the United States and of those births, only about 121 represented quad baby sets. In life, the chances of meeting twins is high, and in some cases, crossing the path of triplets may be in the cards. But meeting a quadruplet is a rare occurrence. Having a member of this elite squad on Chowan's campus this fall is a remarkable occurrence worthy of documenting.
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