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2020 Cross Country Roster

Dominic Dyer

  • Position Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown George Town, Grand Cayman
  • Previous School Cayman Prep
  • College Columbia College
  • Major Economics

Biography

2019-20 (Junior): (XC) Was Columbia's fifth-best finisher at the Ivy League Cross Country Heps (Nov. 1), clocking a 37th place personal record time of 25:48.0 in the 5-Mile Run ... Set a PR time of 25:31.5 (199th) in the 8K at the Nuttycombe Invitational (Oct. 18) ... Ran a PR time of 30:58.7 (121st) in the 10K at the Northeast Regionals (Nov. 15) ... Finished 23rd in the 8K with a time of 25:44.8 at the Iona Meet of Champions (Sept. 20). (Indoor) Ran a personal record time in the 3,000-Meter Run, crossing the line at 8:42.77 at the UAlbany Winter Classic (Feb. 7) ... Clocked a time of 14:59.11 in the 5,000-Meter Run at the Ivy League Indoor Track & Field Heps (Feb. 29-Mar. 1, 2020). (Outdoor) Season canceled.

2018-19 (Sophomore): (XC) First Lion to cross the line at Northeast Regionals; crossing the line in 28th place with at time of 22:42.0 (Nov. 9) ... Finished the Paul Short Run 25th overall with a time of 25:39.0 (Sept. 29) ... Set a personal best time in the 8K at the Princeton Cross Country Invitational (Oct. 12), finishing the race in 25:37.8 ... Ran the 10K at the NCAA Division I Northeast Region Cross Country Championships in a personal best 33:42.0. (Indoor) Began indoor season running the 3,000-Meter Run in a personal best time of 8:42.92 to finish third at the Mets Indoor Track & Field Championships (Jan. 31-Feb. 1) ... Finished fifth at the Fastrack National Invite in the 5,000-Meter Run, clocking in at 14:59.31. (Outdoor) Opened outdoor campaign with back-to-back personal best times, starting with the 10,000-Meter Run at the 2019 Colonial Relays (Apr. 4-6) finishing eighth with a time of 30:39.42 ... Followed up performance at Colonial Relays with PR in the 5,000-Meter Run, finishing the race in 14:44.00 at the Virginia Challenge (Apr. 19-20).


2017-18 (First Year): (XC) Ran a season best 26:15 in the five mile run during the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships for 47th place. (Outdoor) Went 8:48.16 in the 3,000m during the Penn Challenge … Clocked a season best 15:05.35 in the 5,000m during the Colonial Relays.

Personal: Standout middle distance and distance runner while attending Cayman Prep and High School in George Town on Grand Cayman in the Cayman Islands ... Represented the Cayman Islands four times at the CARIFTA Games, where he earned five medals, and twice at the Island Games ... Clocked career bests of 1:56.59 in the 800m, 3:58.80 in the 1,500m, 8:45.60 in the 3,000m ... Holds school records in four different events ... The son of Vanessa and David Dyer ... Plans on studying economics while attending Columbia College.

Career Bests

10K (XC)
- 30:58.7
NCAA Division I Northeast Region Cross Country Championships - Nov. 15, 2019
5M (XC) - 25:48.0
Ivy League Cross Country Heps - Nov. 1, 2019
8K (XC) - 25:31.5
Nuttycombe Invitational - Oct. 18, 2019
10,000m (Outdoor) - 30:39.42
2019 Colonial Relays - Apr. 4-6, 2019
5,000m (Outdoor) - 14:44.00
Virginia Challenge - Apr. 19-20, 2019
5,000m (Indoor) - 14:59.31
Fastrack National Invite - Feb. 8, 2019
3,000m (Indoor) - 8:42.77
UAlbany Winter Classic - Feb. 7, 2020
3,000m (Outdoor) - 8:44.03
Penn Challenge - Mar. 23, 2019
One Mile Run (Outdoor) - 4:21.73
Ocean State Invitational - Apr. 13-14, 2018
 

Historical Player Information

  • 2017First Year

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  • 2018Sophomore

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  • 2019Junior

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  • 2020Senior

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