This fall at MaineTrackXC we will feature "The SB Report". "The SB Report" will feature power rankings of the top 10 girls & boys teams, as well as individuals in the state. The author of the blog Sam Bonsey, has contributed to MaineTrackXC in the past and we are glad we can share his thoughts on the 2012 XC season. Bonsey is a former XC/track runner from Falmouth HS, and is currently a journalism student at the University of Maine. Check out his writing each week this fall.
Boys Individual XC Power Rankings: Week One
"The SB Report" (click link to read the entire blog post)
Silas Eastman Fryeburg
Last Week: 1
Meet: Home vs. Yarmouth and Saccopee
Place: 1st
Time: 16:02
Eastman cruised to a win in dominating fashion on his home course on Friday. His time of 16:02 was 1:41 ahead of Braden Becker of Yarmouth. Look for him to coast to another victory on Saturday when he heads to Freeport.
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Last Week: 2
Meet: Caribou Invitational
Place: 1st
Time: 15:48
Curts put on a show at the Caribou Invitational as he cruised to an easy victory running a time of 15:48. His time was nearly 90 seconds faster than the runner up. Expect Curts to win handily when Ellsworth heads to Presque Isle.
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Last Week: 3
Meet: at GNG
Place: 1st
Time: 17:29
Pierce ran to an easy victory running 17:29 on arguably the toughest course in the state in GNG. He’s off to a blazing start this year as he clocked 16:20 for the 5k last week. Look for Pierce to take home another victory at York this weekend.
<>4.Josef Holt Andrews Telstar
Last Week: 3
Meet: at Telstar
Time: 17:01
Holt Andrews easily won on his home course running a time of 17:01. To put that into perspective, last year on the same day he ran 19:36 compared to Matt McClintock’s 17:32 that day. He appears ready to have a fantastic season.
<>5.Will Shafer GNG
Last Week: 5
Meet: at GNG
Place: 2nd
Time: 17:47
Shafer took second place at his home course on Friday running a great time of 17:47. Like I said earlier, GNG is one of the toughest courses in the state. Look for him to go unchallenged when he and his teammates head to Yarmouth this Friday.