Context: Read the text about a person in motion.
An athlete competed in a 5,000-meter wheelchair race. As she began her last lap around the flat track, she pushed hard and sped past another racer.
Complete the statement. Assume that the athlete's mass did not change.
The gravitational potential energy stored between the athlete and Earth () as she sped up around the track.
A. increased
B. stayed the same
C. decreased
From the given choices, choose the correct answer and respond with the letter of that choice.

B