Brandon Bonsey Falmouth 2000-2004
Prs: 1600: 4:17.43 800: 1:57.55 3200: 9:27 5k: 16:01.2
Bonsey had a ridiculous running career at Falmouth. He once held every school record from the 400 to the 2 mile. He is truly an amazing talent. As a sophomore he placed 5th at 2001 class B state meet running a time of 16:47.50 on a very tough Augusta course behind Greely legend Ben true, Ellsworth sensation Steven Dewitt, and Bonsey's teammates Kirby and Blake Davis. The following year he placed 3rd at the state meet behind, once again Ben True, and Belfast's Levi Miller. His time of 16:35 that day was good for 6th in all classes combined. A few weeks later he achieved All New England status by placing 13th at the New Englands in Portland, Maine. With his time of 16:01.02 he was the 4th Mainer to cross the finish line that day as Maine was very well represented that day as the placed five runners in the top 25. As a senior, Brandon saw his times drop as he clocked a time of 16:15 at the 2003 xc class B state meet on a very muddy and slick Belfast course which is truly remarkable considering the conditions. If the conditions had been up to par, we could have seen the top three runners break 16 minutes for the first time in a while. He again placed 3rd behind Ben and Levi. A few weeks later he placed 12th at the New England's, this time at Manchester where he ran a time of 16:09.5. Maine, again, was very well represented as they put five in the top 25. He had better success on the track as we was a multiple individual champion in indoor. As a junior he won the 1600 at the state meet with a time of 4:25.96. Then 45 minutes later, he broke the 800 meter record previously held by Brendan O'Keefe as he blew away the field running an absurd time of 1:57.82. The following year he defended his 1600 and 800 championships by running 4:27.45 and 1:58.94 respectively. At the New Englands, he placed 3rd in the 1000 with a time of 2:33.64. His times dropped even more in outdoor. As a junior he completed a remarkable double, first by setting the class C 1600 record of 4:18.51 in which he won the race by fifteen seconds! And then he won the 800 by five seconds posting a time of 1:58.14. The following year at the WMC's he pushed Ben True to the edge as True eventually won the 1600. Bonsey posted a new 1600 pr as he ran 4:17.43 that race. An ankle injury at the state meet caused him to run in much pain in the 1600 as he couldn't keep up with his top foes. A lot of people still believe that if Brandon had been healthy that race, he would have the class B 1600 meter record right now.
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