Aug. 14, 2010
News Release-For Immediate Release
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Brown and Willis Break 4:00 Minutes at 2010 CIGNA Falmouth Mile
FALMOUTH,
Mass. -- Russell Brown of Eugene, Ore. out-stepped Olympic silver
medalist Nick Willis of New Zealand to claim the 2010 CIGNA Falmouth
Mile title with a time of 3:59.61, narrowly outrunning Willis who
finished in 3:59.73. For the fourth consecutive year the elite men
broke four minutes.
This year it was a close race with a tight pack, even in the final 200
meters. Liam Boylan-Pett, East Lansing, Mich., took the lead for the
first quarter until Rob Novak, West Orange, N.J., stepped up to create
a five meter gap to start the second lap with Brown and Willis
following. Brown moved into the front at the 800-meter mark but Ed
Moran, Williamsburg, Va., grabbed the lead with 600 meters to go.
Moran, who barely missed a sub-four mile here in '08, eventually
finished fourth in 4:02.03 behind Novak who clocked a 4:01.77. Sean
Brosnan, Wantagh, N.Y., and Daniel Clark, Jackson, Miss., rounded out
the field and finished in 4:07.70 and 4:14.81, respectively.
In the women's race, late drop-outs left the field with two
competitors, yet Nicole Edwards of Canada still pulled off a fast
4:32.45 to take the title. Gabriele Anderson, Perham, Minn., took the
line with Edwards for her debut in Falmouth and finished in 4:46.27.
Edwards, a University of Michigan graduate who resides in Ann Arbor,
Mich., took the lead from the start. Anderson led for the second lap
but Edwards moved back to the front until the finish tape.
This year kicked off the first New Balance Scholastic Mile featuring
high school residents from Cape Cod. Max Darrah of Mashpee, Mass., and
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School won the boy's division in 4:28.43
while Anna Gannett of Sandwich, Mass. and Sandwich High School took the
girl's winner plaque with a time of 5:27.58. Darrah and Gannett will be
headed to Georgetown and Appalachia State Universities, respectively,
this fall.
Tomorrow, mile runners Russell Brown, Ed Moran and Sean Brosnan will be
joining the elite field at the 38th running of the seven mile CIGNA
Falmouth Road Race when the starting gun fires at 10 a.m.
Results:
MEN
1. Russell Brown, Eugene, Ore. 3:59.61
2. Nick Willis, Ann Arbor, Mich./New Zealand 3:59.73
3. Rob Novak, East Orange, N.J. 4:01.77
4. Ed Moran, Williamsburg, Va. 4:02.03
5. Sean Brosnan, Wantagh, N.Y. 4:07.70
6. Daniel Clark, Jackson, Mich. 4:14.81
WOMEN
1. Nicole Edwards, Ann Arbor, Mich./Canada 4:32.45
2. Gabriele Anderson, Perham Minn. 4:46.27
