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Dyer Finishes Season with Strong Performances Against Elite Competition
Danvers junior Haley Dyer put in a strong effort Nov. 20 at the MIAA All-State meet, finishing 62nd out of 181 in the Div. II girls' race. She then placed 78th today at the regional Foot Locker cross-country championships in New York.
Haley Dyer closed out her season for the Danvers Falcons with the best of the best in the state last Saturday, finishing 62nd in a field of 181 Division II runners at the All-State meet in Gardner.
Dyer, a junior, covered the 2.9-mile golf course in 18:46, posting a faster time than her performance at the Eastern Mass. Championships at Franklin Park on Nov. 13. Dyer finished 23rd at 21:00 and was on pace last week to shave nearly a minute off that time, all the more impressive as she is coming off a hip injury she suffered earlier in the season during a meet against Marblehead.
The All-State outing was Dyer's third appearance in three years. Last year, she finished 29th in the 5K Division II girls' race with a time of 20:50.
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She was the only individual runner on either the girls or boys' teams to qualify for the All-State meet this year.
Dyer's crossed the finish line in 21:28 today in her last race of the season during her second appearance in the Foot Locker Northeast Regional Cross-County Championships in New York.
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Dyer placed 78th of 90 in the seeded girls' race along the 5K course at Sunken Meadow State Park in Long Island. The race was one of 12 held today during the championship meet.
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