HERSHEY — Claire Dufrene may have felt prepared and ready to collar another state championship, but the anxieties and nerves going into Saturday’s race eventually caught up to Warrior Run’s competitive senior and she nearly was unable to finish.

What’s interesting is Dufrene held a narrow lead over Mercer’s Maggie Jewell for much of the race. She was still in front when the leaders hit the four-kilometer mark.

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