Inside Scoop: Falmouth Boys

Maine 2012 XC Pre-season
Derek Veilleux

 

The Falmouth High School boy's cross country team is coming off a state championship in 2011. The Yachtsmen dominated the competition last fall as the were clearly the best team in Class B as well as the entire state. There success was due in large part to the great leadership & ability of the class of 2012 led by Tim Follo. While they graduated 5 of their top 7 from a year ago, they still have talent and depth to contend in 2012. Falmouth who is guided by Coaches Jorma Kurry & Danny Paul are optimistic about their changes to make a run at a repeat, they will need senior Jay Lesser & sophomore Spencer Brown to raise their running to the next level. With a program that has close to 40 runners some one is sure to emerge out of a group that large to make an impact. Plus they had several runners who were on the jv tean that would have been on most teams varisty squad last fall. While they won't be the clear favorite like last year don't count out the Yatchsmen. Falmouth is a program that is storied in tradition, the last 4 years they have been 3rd or higher at the state meet.

 

Coach Kurry & Paul say....

"Our boys team graduated a lot of depth as well as one of our most consistent front runners ever. We will miss their leadership but we expect that the lessons learned by the underclassmen should help us succeed this season. The boys will still be relatively deep. Led by Jay Lesser, Spencer Brown and Scott Lambert, we are still in good position. Azad Jalali's healthy return could mean that we compete for the top spot again. Tristan Tucker & Eric Britton give us good depth.
 
Top newcomers: freshmen Josh Simensky and Sean Soucy
 
The boys will be keying on a top finish at the state meet and a return to New Englands. While we don't have the margin for error that last year's senior class provided, we have high aspirations still and if we stay healthy and train smart, we are optimistic."
 
 
 
 

Last Five Years

 
Class B State meet
2011- 1st
2010- 2nd
2009- 3rd
2008- 3rd
2007- 6th

Class B West Regional

2011- 1st
2010- 3rd
2009- 3rd
2008- 3rd
2007- 6th
 
 

2012 Returner's Top Times

5K XC

  1) Jay Lesser   17:30.00 7
  2) Spencer Brown   17:48.00 16
  3) Scott Lambert   18:39.00 44
  4) Eric Britton   18:44.00 47
  5) Tristan Tucker   19:02.00 58
  Average Time: 18:20.60 -- Total Time: 1:31:43.00 -- 1-5 Split: 1:32.00
  6) Sam Pratico   19:26.00 80
  7) Azad Jalali   19:30.00 81

 

Top 3200m from the spring

  1) Gabriel Mahoney   10:14.00 Doesn't run XC
  2) Scott Lambert   10:39.52  
  3) Spencer Brown   10:53.90  
  4) Sam Pratico   11:25.92 Not running this fall
  5) Peter Henning   11:39.72  
  Average Time: 10:58.61 -- Total Time: 54:53.06 -- 1-5 Split: 1:25.72  
  6) Ethan Cantlin   12:26.71  
  7) Daniel Schmidt   12:27.21  

 

Top 1600m from the spring

  1) Azad Jalali   4:44.28
  2) Gabriel Mahoney   4:45.15
  3) Spencer Brown   4:45.77
  4) Scott Lambert   4:53.85
  5) Sam Pratico   5:02.91
  Average Time: 4:50.39 -- Total Time: 24:11.96 -- 1-5 Split: 18.63
  6) Ethan Cantlin   5:24.53
  7) Peter Henning   5:26.18

 

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