Southwest Classic Boys Preview

Southwest Classic
Derek Veilleux

 Southwest Classic Boys Preview

 

Varsity Boys Teams
The boys varsity is much anticipated as the top schools from the SMAA & the WMC will square off. The meet features #1 Scarborough, #2 Falmouth, #3 Gorham, #4 Cape Elizabeth, #6 Massabesic, #8 Greely, #10 York & #12 Cheverus from last week’s MaineTrackXC fan/athlete poll.  Two of the aforementioned teams, #2 Falmouth & #4 Cape will be resting their varsity squads, but that doesn’t diminish the top notch team competition that we should see on Saturday.  What we should get out of this meet is who is the top team in the SMAA. It should be noted most of these teams will square off again next week at The Festival of Champions in Belfast.
 
#1 ranked Scarborough has yet to run a 5k, but has been impressive to start off the 2010 season, including a perfect score at their first meet. They are led by Nick Morris, who has won both races this season.
 
Three Miles
16:50.00 Morris, Nick   2010-09-17
17:21.00 Hague, Tom   2010-09-17
17:35.00 Hall, Robert   2010-09-17
17:39.00 Brown, Zach   2010-09-17
18:34.00 Morris, Ian   2010-09-17
18:49.00 Tudor, Mike   2010-09-17
18:51.00 Moulin, Wout   2010-09-17
18:51.00 Law, Ethan   2010-09-17
    
  Coming into the meet #3 Gorham is coming off a fine performance on their home course, where they averaged 17:09 as a team 1-5 for 5k. Leading the way was senior Logan Marshall who clocked 16:29. 
 
5k
16:28.00 Marshall, Logan   2010-09-17
17:09.00 Turner, Andy   2010-09-17
17:11.00 Earl, Jeremy   2010-09-17
17:20.00 Ross, Will   2010-09-17
17:34.00 Dunn, Cortlandt   2010-09-17
18:17.00 Moutinho, Tom   2010-09-17
18:21.00 Deroy, Joe   2010-09-17
 
 

 #6 Massabesic raced Gorham last week and came out on the short side of a 30-38 score. The Mustangs ran well though averaging 17:19 for 5k for their top 5. They are led by 1-2 punch of Jacob Brooks & Pteer LePage

16:49.00 Brooks, Jacob   2010-09-17
16:52.00 LePage, Peter   2010-09-17
17:25.00 Morrison, George   2010-09-17
17:36.00 Harris, Nate   2010-09-17
17:53.00 Mongiat, Corey   2010-09-17
18:08.00 Cost, Zachary   2010-09-17
18:14.00 Scipone, Eric   2010-09-17

 

#8 Greely has started off the season with some close match-ups against WMC foes Cape, Falmouth & York. They came out of the losing end each time, but the Rangers are getting better and running on their home course will help. Senior Sam Johnston leads the way for the Rangers.

17:24.00 Johnston, Sam   2010-09-10
17:54.00 Sandreuter, Stefan   2010-09-10
18:03.00 Regan, Connor   2010-09-10
18:58.00 Emery, Isaak   2010-09-10
19:06.00 Madeira, Nate   2010-09-10
19:14.00 Murphy, Justin   2010-09-10
19:17.00 Currie, James   2010-09-10

 

#10 York has reloaded after losing a lot to graduation. The Wildcats scored a win over #8 Greely on their home course 2 weeks ago. York is led by the 1-2 Mitchell Finitz & Silas Freeman

17:37.00 Freeman, Silas   2010-09-10
17:49.00 Finitz, Mitchell   2010-09-10
18:41.00 Young, Ben   2010-09-10
18:54.00 Jordan, Alec   2010-09-10
18:57.00 Galante, Joe   2010-09-10
19:13.00 O'Connor, Mike   2010-09-10
19:14.00 Morrison, Kyle   2010-09-10

 

#12 Cheverus was a surprise in the poll this week, but the Stags ran well at Gorham last Friday averaging 17:39 for 5k. The young Stags are running well right now, and will look for that to continue. The Stags are led by Jack Terwilliger

16:19.00 Terwilliger, Jack   2010-09-17
17:32.00 Temple, Lukas   2010-09-17
17:58.00 Woodbury, David   2010-09-17
18:12.00 Zieba, Adam   2010-09-17
18:18.00 Han, Kweon   2010-09-17
18:19.00 Foshay, Brady   2010-09-17
18:35.00 Jerome, Patrick   2010-09-17

 

Individual Preview

There will be a ton of individual talent on display at the Southwest Classic. There are lots of undefeated individuals heading into this meet, only one is going to continue their streak. Lets take a look at some of the top contenders.  

 

Silas Eastman (Fryeburg) - 2009 Class B XC runner-up | Undefeated in 2010

 Silas ran a new season best time of 16:30.00 in the 5000m at WMC: Fryeburg, Waynflete @ Merriconeag, , placing first.

Sep 03, 2010

 Silas ran a 16:58.00 in the 5000m at WMC: Greely, GNG, Poland, Yarmouth @ Fryeburg, placing first.

 

Jack Terwilliger (Cheverus)- 2009 Class A 7th place finisher | Undefeated in 2010

 

 Sep 17, 2010

 Jack ran a PR of 16:19.00 in the 5000m at SMAA: Cheverus, Massabesic, Thornton @ Gorham, placing first.

Aug 26, 2010

 Jack ran a 17:16.00 in the 5000m at Jack Wilkinson Invitational, placing first.

 

 

Logan Marshall (Gorham) - 2009 Class A 17th place finisher | Has run 16:28 in 2010

 

 

 Logan ran a PR of 16:28.00 in the 5000m at SMAA: Cheverus, Massabesic, Thornton @ Gorham, placing second.

Sep 11, 2010

 Logan ran a PR of 17:06.00 in the 3Mile at SMAA: Kennebunk, McAuley, Gorham@ Sanford , placing third.

Aug 26, 2010

 Logan ran a 18:35.00 in the 5000m at Jack Wilkinson Invitational, placing 5th.

 

 

Nick Morris (Scarborough)- 2009 Class A 10th place finisher | Undefeated in 2010

 

 Nick ran a PR of 16:50.00 in the 3Mile at SMAA: McAuley, Kennebunk, Scarborough @ Westbrook, placing first.

Sep 08, 2010

 Nick ran a PR of 17:15.00 in the 2.xMile at SMAA: Scarborough, South Portland, Thornton @ Marshwood, placing first.

 

 

 Bryant Perkins (Sanford)- 2009 Class A 36th place in 2009 | Undefeated

 Sep 17, 2010

 Bryant ran a 17:12.00 in the 3Mile at SMAA: Bonny Eagle, Deering @ Sanford, placing first.

Sep 11, 2010

 Bryant ran a PR of 16:55.00 in the 3Mile at SMAA: Kennebunk, McAuley, Gorham@ Sanford , placing first.

 

 

Sam Johnston (Greely) - 2009 Class B 10th place in 2009 |3-top 3's in 2010 including win

 

Sep 17, 2010

 Sam ran a PR of 17:01.00 in the 3Mile at WMC: Greely, Lake Region, Yarmouth @ Falmouth, placing second.

Sep 10, 2010

 Sam ran a new season best time of 17:24.00 in the 5000m at WMC: Cape, Merriconeag, York @ Greely, placing first.

Sep 03, 2010

 Sam ran a 17:44.00 in the 5000m at WMC: Greely, GNG, Poland, Yarmouth @ Fryeburg, placing third.

Aug 12, 2010

 

 

 

 Others to watch

Chris Dunn (Kennebunk)

Cam Regan (NYA)

Mitchell Finitz (York)

Silas Freeman (York)

Abshir Horor (Waynflete)

Jack Pierce (Merricoenag)

Tom Dean (Deering)

Tom Hague (Scarborough)

Andy Turner (Gorham)

Jeremy Earl (Gorham)

Jakob Brooks (Massabesic)

Peter LePage (Massabesic)

Will Scahfer (GNG)

David Mporwiki (Westbrook)