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Westerly senior Andrew Springer finished tenth in the two-mile run Friday night at the Nike Outdoor National High School Track Championships in Greensboro, N.C.

His time was 9 minutes 2.93 seconds.

The race was won by Trevor Dunbar, a senior from Kodiak, Alaska, in 8:49.79, currently the top time in the United States.

Competing in 90-degree heat with a field of the 17 top two-milers in the country, Springer locked into fifth place at the 800-meter mark, going through in 2:13.0.

The Georgetown University-bound Springer was neck-and-neck with the event's No. 1 seed - freshman Lukas Verzbicas, of Illinois - and both runners clocked a 4:26.7 mile split.

Springer briefly took the lead approximately a mile-and-a-quarter into the eight-lap race, but Dunbar - third-ranked nationally going into Friday night - took the lead for keeps with two laps to go.

The Westerly boys' sprint medley relay broke a Rhode Island record that had stood for 11 years. The Bulldogs combined for a 3:34.47, good for 14th place overall. The Bulldog quartet consisted of Alex Phelps, Drew Castagna, John DiGangi and Springer, whose 800-meter anchor split was 1:54.8.

The Hope girls' 4x200, finishing 13th overall, clocked a state-record 1:42.95.

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