School Record 5k, National Qualifier for Faller

(4/16/2010) See more Photos     Full Results

With a great effort on a rainy, frigid evening in Princeton NJ, senior Jesse Faller claimed his 4th Tufts University record. His 14:17.10 not only bettered Matt Lacey’s mark of 14:19.37 by over two seconds, but it also qualified him automatically for the national championships this spring. Faller finished 10th overall in the race and was the top DIII finisher. As of this weekend, Faller currently sits at the top spot in the nation for the 5,000m and 4th overall in the 10k.

The race set up perfectly for Faller whose opening mile of 4:32 continued smoothly to a 9:07 at the 3200m mark. (Feel free to let the debates begin about whether Faller also broke the outdated Tufts outdoor 2-mile record of 9:11, set by Dan Moynihan in 1976. Let me note that Moynihan ran 8:47 for the 2-mile indoors).

However, what was even more impressive than the first 3200m of the race, would be Fallers kick. He closed the final 600m of the race in 95 seconds, with a final 200m of 30 flat. Faller, who anchored the Tufts DMR in 4:08 this winter, brings a great balance of speed and strength to the 5k and 10k distances.


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