Thursday, October 16
Kate Cook named Northside Throwers Coach! Mustangs will throw Discus Indoors in 2009!
On Thursday, October 16, 2008, Northside Head Track & Field Coach Jon Gordon announced that a nationwide search had been completed, and after months of interviews, Kate Cook was officially named Throwers coach of the Northside Track & Field Team for the 2009 season.
Kate Cook is from Simsbury, Connecticut and competed in Track & Field for 8 years (Shot Put, Discus, Javelin, and Hammer), including four years as an NCAA athlete at Oberlin College. In High School, Kate Cook qualified for the State Championships in Discus. In College, she won the Mary Culhane Award as the Most Outstanding Female Track Athlete.
Kate Cook holds the Oberlin College school record in the Hammer. Kate Cook also finished second in the Shot Put in her Conference.
Kate Cook was Team Captain at Oberlin College, and won the Gertude Moulton Memorial Award for Excellence in Academics, Athletics, and Leadership. Her advanced techniques for training Outdoor Discus throwers while indoors were the most impressive of all of the candidates. In the past, Northside focused primarily on Shot put during the winter months, and will now be able to focus on Discus as well indoors. Kate Cook is also in expert in Hammer, Javelin, and Shot Put.
Currently, Kate Cook is pursuing a Masters of Science in Education at Northwestern University Graduate School.
Kate Cook will be a major asset to the Northside Track & Field Team. The Mustangs will be seeking the Class 3A State Title in 2009.
 | | Brian Hague |  |
Friday, December 12
USA Triathlon and Distance legend Brian Hague named Northside Assistant Distance Coach
|  | | Brian Hague |
On Friday, December 12, 2008, Northside Head Track & Field Coach Jon Gordon announced that after months of conducting a nationwide search, and several paid interviews with the final candidates, and extensive contract negotiations, former University of Chicago legend Brian Hague was officially named as Assistant Distance coach of the Northside Track & Field Team for the 2009 season.
Brian Hague attended Brother Rice High School in Chicago, Illinois, and qualified for the State Championships his Senior year with a 4:16 Mile.
Northside Head Track & Field Coach Jon Gordon first met Brian Hague at the State Championships his Senior year of high school, on a recruiting trip, while serving as the Middle Distance Coach for University of Chicago, under UC Head Coach Chris Hall.
Brian Hague is incredible athlete, and was a three-time NCAA National qualifier in Cross Country. Brian Hague has a 8K personal best time of 24:40. In 2006, Brian Hague earned All UAA Honors. In 2004, Brian Hague earned All UAA Honors, and helped the Maroons to the UAA Championship Title.
In 2005, Brian Hague ran a 5K personal best time of 14:51.61. It is the fourth fastest time in the history of the University of Chicago.
As early as the age of 19, Brian Hague was ranked #1 in the country by USA Triathlon. He has won the Chicago Sprint Triathlon six times, and finished 9th overall in his pro debut in the San Francisco Triathlon. Brian Hague is currently training for the 2012 Olympic Trials, and also hopes to be in the Olympic Triathlon in the 2016 Olympics in Chicago.
Brian Hague can also do over 40 Pull-ups, and has a 3K PR of 8:45, and has a 400m PR of 52 seconds.
Brian Hague earned all conference honors multiple times in the Steeplechase in the UAA Conference. In 2004, Brian Hague ran the 3000m Steeplechase in a personal best time of 9:39.04. It is the fifth fastest time in the history of the University of Chicago.
Brian Hague is looking forward to training with the Mustangs, and helping them to the State Championships in May 2009.
Former Northside Assistant Coach Chad Ware also plans to visit the Team on several Fridays during the 2009 Track & Field season, especially on core training days.
Northside College Prep would like to thank all of the candidates for applying, and reminds them that Northside will keep them under consideration for when Northside expands its coaching staff in the Fall for Cross Country season.
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 | | Cordell Lewis | |
Monday, January 5
Former NCAA Division I National Qualifier Cordell Lewis named Northside High Jump Coach
On Monday, January 5, 2009, Northside Head Track & Field Coach Jon Gordon announced that after months of conducting a nationwide search, including applicants as far away as Michigan, and several paid interviews with the final candidates, and a month of contract negotiations, Former NCAA Division I two-time National Qualifier, Cordell Lewis was officially named as High Jump coach of the Northside Track & Field Team for the 2009 season.
In High School, Cordell Lewis jumped personal bests of 6'4" in the High Jump and 40'0" in the Triple Jump. In College, four years later, Cordell Lewis progressed to a collegiate personal best of 6'9.25" in the High Jump! and 51'3.75 in the Triple Jump! Cordell Lewis is ranked #3 on the all-time list for Triple Jump at Western Illinois University.
Michael Stevenson, Head Track & Field Coach of Western Illinois University, recently stated, "Cordell is one of my favorite athletes of all time. He was a hard working athlete, very motivated, and very knowledgeable. He was a team captain for 3 years and my right hand man when it came to jumps. If I wasn't standing right there at jumps practice, Cordell was always in charge...He would be a great technical coach..."
Cordell Lewis qualified for NCAA Division I Nationals in 2003 and 2004. He was also 2004 Mid-Continent Conference Athlete of the Year.
Cordell Lewis is looking forward to training with the Mustangs, and the upcoming season.
Tuesday, November 4
King and Queen of the SHOT PUT, Friday, January 23, 2009, 7 pm - 9 pm, North Park University
|  | | Eric Nelson, King of the Shot Put |
The entire Northside College Prep Track and Field Team will have Shot Put Trials on Friday, January 23, 2009 from 7 pm - 9 pm at North Park University Indoor Track & Field Stadium. The Trials will help us discover new throwers and determine our initial Varsity, J.V., Sophomore, and Freshman Throwers for the first meet. Athletes will meet at the MAIN ENTRANCE of Northside College Prep at 6:30 pm before going to the Indoor Stadium at North Park University. Thanks.
Gatorade and water will be provided for all Athletes. Awards will be given to the Senior, Junior, Sophomore, and Freshman Athlete that throws the Shot Put the furtherest distance.
Centerfield (Let's Go!)
Tuesday, November 4
King and Queen of the QUARTER, Friday, January 23, 2009, 7 pm - 9 pm, North Park University
The entire Northside College Prep Track and Field Team will have a 400m Time Trial on Friday, January 23, 2009 from 7 pm - 9 pm at North Park University Indoor Track & Field Stadium. The Time Trial will help determine our initial Varsity, J.V., and Sophomore 4x400m Relay Teams. The Time Trial will also help the coaching staff plan racing strategy for the distance events, and help determine future training in all other events. Gatorade and water will be provided for all Athletes. Awards will be given to the fastest Senior, Junior, Sophomore, and Freshman Athlete in the 400m Dash. Athletes will meet at the MAIN ENTRANCE of Northside College Prep at 6:30 pm before going to the Indoor Stadium at North Park University. Thanks.
Gatorade and water will be provided for all Athletes. Awards will be given to the fastest Senior, Junior, Sophomore, and Freshman Athlete in the 400m Dash.
Friday, January 23
KING OF THE QUARTER: WESLEY LAYTHAM
2009 KING OF THE QUARTER: WESLEY LAYTHAM
Past Winners: Brandon Cooper (2008) 59.67
Preston Buehrer (2007) 60.47
Patrick O’Connor (2006) 58.00
2009 2008
TOP 12 TIMES Time Place Time Trial Time Drop
1. Wesley Laytham 57.50 Sophomore (1) 60.19 -2.69 Seconds
2. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 59.00 Junior (1) DNR N/A
3. Brandon Cooper 59.18 Senior (1) 59.67 -0.49 Second
4. Luke Sobieraj 59.60 Sophomore (2) 62.81 -3.21 Seconds
5. Hunter Speese 60.20 Junior (2) DNR N/A
6. Mac Melto 60.22 Freshman (1) N/A N/A
7. Jon Kittaka 60.29 Senior (2) 61.46 -1.17 Seconds
8. Simon Vecchioni 60.30 Senior (3) 61.18 -0.88 Seconds
9. Cooper Eben 61.00 Junior (3) 64.59 -3.59 Seconds
10. Neal Capapas 62.59 Junior (4) 62.37 +0.22 Second
11. Jusuf Skelic 63.47 Freshman (2) N/A N/A
12. Andrew Czyszczon 64.56 Junior (5) 65.33 -0.77 Second
Engraved Medals will be awarded to the Top 4 Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshman.
Friday, January 23
QUEEN OF THE QUARTER: ANNA PARKS
2009 QUEEN OF THE QUARTER: ANNA PARKS
Past Winners: Anna Parks (2008) 68.64
Anna Parks (2007) 64.90
Anna Parks (2006) 68.00
2009 2008
TOP 12 TIMES Time Trial Place Time Trial Time Drop
1. Anna Parks 69.56 Senior (1) 68.64 +0.92 Second
2. Adaora Achufusi 71.00 Senior (2) 69.67 +1.33 Seconds
3. Nina Coomes 74.53 Sophomore(1) 77.00 -2.47 Seconds
4. Bessie Nolan 75.78 Junior(1) 72.63 +3.15 Seconds
5. Waters Cahill 78.28 Freshman (1) N/A N/A
6. Jennifer Kane 78.60 Senior (3) 75.00 +3.60 Seconds
7. Ashley Kossakowski 81.62 Sophomore(2) DNR N/A
8. Roseilie Abbey 85.70 Freshman(2) DNR N/A
9. Mahaim Haider 87.18 Junior(2) DNR N/A
10. Hannah Lea Bornelo 87.50 Freshman(3) DNR N/A
11. Jessica Tapia 88.90 Junior(3) DNR N/A
12. Robyn Doherty 91.62 Sophomore(3) 89.56 +2.06 Seconds
Medals will be awarded to the Top 4 Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshman
Friday, January 23
KING OF THE SHOT PUT: TED KALAW
2009 KING OF THE SHOT PUT: Ted Kalaw
Past Winners: 2008 Alex Aparicio 33'0
TOP 12 THROWERS 2009 Distance Year 2008 Distance Improvement
1. Ted Kalaw 35'2 Senior(1) 30'9 +4'4
2. Cody Rios 30'4 Freshman(1) N/A N/A
3. Brandon Cooper 29'8 Senior(2) 27'0 +2'8
4. Wesley Laytham 28'11 Sophomore(1) 22'11 +6'0
5. Andrew Czyszczon 28'7 Junior (1) 23'4 +5'3
6. Khoa Nguyen 27'7 Sophomore(2) 14'11 +12'8
7. Sam Vergara 27'6 Senior(3) DNT N/A
8. Luke Sobieraj 26'8 Sophomore(3) 25'7 +1'1
9. Saul Silveyra 25'4 Junior (2) DNT N/A
10. Martin Melto 25'0 Senior(4) DNT N/A
11. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 24'8 Junior(3) DNT N/A
12. Sam Olver 22'11 Junior(4) 21'9 +1'2
Engraved Medals will be awarded to the Top 4 Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshman.
Friday, January 23
QUEEN OF THE SHOT PUT: CAELEIGH RENKOSIAK
2009 QUEEN OF THE SHOT PUT: Caeleigh Renkosiak
Past Winners: (2008) Courtney Konow 29'5
2009 2008
TOP 12 THROWERS DISTANCE YEAR DISTANCE IMPROVEMENT
1. Caeleigh Renkosiak 30'10 Sophomore(1) 19'4 +11'6
2. Katie Dugan 24'6.5 Sophomore(2) DNT N/A
3. Ashley Kossakowski 18'2 Sophomore(3) DNT N/A
4. Jenny Kane 17'10 Senior(1) 14'7 +3'3
5. Adaora Achufusi 17'7 Senior(2) 17'3 +0'4
6. Roseilie Abbey 17'1 Freshman(1) N/A N/A
7. Hannah Lea Bornelo 17'0 Freshman(2) N/A N/A
8. Anna Parks 16'2 Senior(3) 18'3 -2'1
9. Vivian Lei 16'1 Freshman(3) N/A N/A
10. Bessie Nolan 15'11 Junior(1) 14'6 +1'5
11. Waters Cahill 14'5 Freshman(4) N/A N/A
12. Robyn Doherty 13'11 Sophomore(4) 14'0 -0'1
Engraved Medals will be awarded to the Top 4 Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshman
Thursday, February 5
Northside Field Events dominate Sophomore-Freshman Girls Track & Field Extravaganza at New Trier!
On Thursday, February 5, 2009, the Northside Sophomore-Freshman Girls Team traveled to Winnetka, Illinois for the New Trier Sophomore-Freshman Girls Track & Field Extravaganza. New Trier Girls Head Coach Bob Spagnoli, hosts the ultimate Sophomore-Freshman Indoor Track meets in Illinois, which feature unlimited entries, and a friendly atmosphere for all participants. Each Team is also provided their own "cardio cage" for warm-up and Team meetings, complete with plasma televisions, which are strategically placed alongside New Trier's Indoor Track. Individual events were scored 5-3-2-1, and Relays were scored 5-3. Northside did not enter any distance runners in the Sophomore-Freshman meet.
The New Trier Sophomore-Freshman Girls Track Team is one of the largest in Illinois, with over 100 athletes, and it is rare for a small Team to come to Winnetka and overcome their numbers advantage in an unlimited entry meet. However, the Northside Sophomore-Freshman Girls found a way to do it.
Northside College Prep jumped to a surprising 17-8 lead over New Trier at the conclusion of the Field Events, before the Track events even started.
In the Shot Put, Northside Sophomores Caeleigh Renkosiak (25'11) and Katie Dugan (22'9) secured vital points for the Mustangs, by placing first and second overall!! Niles North Sophomore Shabrea White finished in third with an outstanding throw of 20'4. Northside Sophomore Tiffany Tran also threw a personal best 15'2.5 to place fourth overall for the Mustangs!
In the Long Jump, New Trier Sophomore Schectman won it with a jump of 13'9. Northside Freshman Anatasia Rhodes placed third overall with a jump of 13'0! Northside Sophomore Lindsey Shallberg jumped a personal best 11'5!
In the Triple Jump, Northside Freshman Anatasia Rhodes placed second overall with a personal best jump of 23'6!!
In the High Jump, Northside Sophomore Robin Doherty placed second overall with a personal best jump of 4'2! Northside Freshman Anatasia Rhodes placed fifth overall with a personal best jump of 3'10!
In the 4x800m Relay, New Trier won it with a 11:22.83.
In the 400m Dash, Northside Sophomore Ashley Kossawkoski placed fourth overall with a personal best time of 80.00. Northside Freshman Gennesis Meza ran a personal best time of 91.10.
In the 4x145.45 meters Relay, Northside Freshman Hannah Lea Dorvelo, Rosailie Abbey, Vivian Lei, and Sophomore Stella Han combined for an outstanding time of 1:42.18 to place third overall.
In the 50 Yard Low Hurdles, New Trier Sophomore Hafter won it with an outstanding time of 8.94. Northside Sophomore Robin Doherty finished in third with a personal best time of 9.18.
In the 50 Yard Dash, Northside Sophomore Robin Doherty ran a personal best time of 7.47. Northside Freshman Vivian Lei ran a personal best time of 7.78. Northside Sophomore Stella Han ran a personal best time of 7.87. Northside Freshman Hannah Lea Dorvelo ran a personal best time of 7.88. Northside Freshman Rosailie Abbey ran a personal best time of 8.19.
In the 800m Run, Niles North Sophomore Williamson won it with a time of 2:50.65.
In the 200m Dash, Northside Sophomore Ashely Kossakowski ran a personal best time of 34.37. Northside Freshman Rosailie Abbey ran a personal best time of 35.34. Northside Sophomore Stella Han ran a personal best time of 36.24. Northside Freshman Vivian Lei ran a personal best time of 36.41.
In the 1600m Run, Niles North Sophomore Williamson won it with a time of 6:22.
In the 4x400m Relay, Northside Sophomore Ashley Kossakowski, Lindsey Shallberg, Robin Doherty, and Freshman Hannah Lea Dorvelo combined for a 5:35.80 to place third overall.
A special thanks to Northside Coach David Diaz for purchasing pizza for the entire Team at the conclusion of the meet, at his own expense.
NORTHSIDE SOPHOMORE-FRESHMAN GIRLS POINT LEADERS
1. Caeleigh Renkosiak 5.0
1. Robin Doherty 5.0
1. Anatasia Rhodes 5.0
2. Katie Dugan 3.0
3. Tiffany Tran 1.0
3. Ashley Kossakowski 1.0
The Northside Sophomore-Freshman Girls will travel to Evanston High School on February 13, 2009 for the Wildkits Indoor Classic.
I Feel Good!
Friday, February 6
Northside Varsity Men 8-3! Northside Sophomore Boys 10-1! Northside Freshman Boys 10-1!
On Friday, February 6, 2009, the Northside Varsity Men, Sophomore Boys, and Freshman Boys traveled to Niles West High School in Skokie, Illinois for the Niles West Indoor Classic. The meet featured Niles North, Northside College Prep, Northtown Academy, Austin, Marshall, Lincoln Park, Von Steuben, Gordon Tech, Clemente, Mather, Roosevelt, and host Niles West.
The Northside Mustangs learned the hard way, that its going to take multiple buses this season to get the entire Mens Track Team, and Pole Vault equipment, to a meet due to the dramatic increase in the size of the Team. The Team also needs more uniforms in larger sizes in order for the Team to be able to compete in comfort this season.
Despite those obstacles, and 40% of the Team leaving the meet after the first event because of a mandatory concert for music students, the Northside Mustangs had their best meet ever to start a Track season in the history of the program!!!
The Northside Varsity Men started the season with a 8-3 record!!, by finishing in 4th overall with 41.00 points, and posted victories over Marshall (33.50), Lincoln Park (26.5), Clemente (19), Von Steuben (11), Gordon Tech (8), Northtown Academy (0), Austin (0), and Roosevelt (0).
The Northside Sophomore Boys started the season with a 10-1 record!!, by finishing 2nd overall with 94 points, and posted victories over Mather (73), Niles North (67), Gordon Tech (28), Roosevelt (23) Lincoln Park (8), Austin (7), Marshall (7), Von Steuben (6), Northtown Academy (4), and Clemente (0).
The Northside Freshman Boys started the season with a 10-1 record!!, by finishing 2nd overall with 96 points, and posted victories over Niles North (90), Mather (46), Von Steuben (34), Roosevelt (28), Austin (20.5), Clemente (14), Lincoln Park (8), Gordon Tech (7.5), Marshall (0), and Northtown Academy (0).
Niles West won the Meet on the Varsity, Sophomore, and Freshman levels. The point scale used for Individual events and relays was 10-8-6-4-2-1.
In the Freshman Shot Put, Northside Freshman Cody Rios threw the shot put a personal best 32'6 to place 1st overall!! Northside Freshman Matt Hernandez threw a personal best 25'1 to place fourth overall! Luis Mesa threw an outstanding 23'1.5. Richard Do threw a personal best 20'8.5. Edgar Ortega threw an outstanding 17'11.
In the Sophomore Shot Put, Northside Sophomore Damian Azubuike threw the shot put a personal best 33'2 to place fourth overall! Northside Sophomore Neel Patel threw a personal best 28'10. Northside Sophomore Christian Souder threw a personal best 21'9. Northside Sophomore Mohammed Ahmed threw an outstanding 19'11.
In the Varsity Shot Put, Northside Senior Ted Kalaw threw the shot put a personal best 37'2 to finish in seventh place overall! Northside Senior Rafael Confino threw the shot put a personal best 34'4.5. Senior Brandon Cooper threw the shot put an outstanding 31'4. Junior Steven Burke threw the shot put a personal best 31'3.5. Senior Lawrence Tran threw the shot put a personal best 28'0. Junior Saul Silverya threw the shot put an outstanding 27'0. Senior James Speth threw the shot put a personal best 25'2.5. Junior Sam Olver threw the shot put an outstanding 22'11. Senior Sam Vergara threw the shot put an outstanding 21'2.
In the Varsity Pole Vault, Northside Sophomore Luke Sobieraj vaulted a personal best 8'0 to place fifth overall.
In the Freshman Long Jump, Northside Freshman Josh Williams placed 3rd overall with a personal best jump of 14'4.5. Northside Freshman Derek Lin placed 4th overall with a personal best jump of 12'8.75.
In the Sophomore Long Jump, Northside Sophomore Roldan Alegre placed second overall with a personal best jump of 15'3.50. Northside Sophomore Neel Patel placed fourth overall with a personal best jump of 13'0.50.
In the Varsity Long Jump, Northside Senior John Konow jumped a personal best 17'4.75 to place fifth overall. Northside Senior Martin Melto jumped a personal best 17'2.75 to place sixth overall. Northside Freshman Mackenzie Melto jumped a personal best 16'4. Northside Sophomore Luke Sobieraj jumped an outstanding 16'1.5. Northside Junior Hunter Speese jumped an outstanding 15'1.25. Northside Senior Norman Lee jumped 10'1.25.
In the Freshman Triple Jump, Northside Freshman Derek Lin WON it with a personal best jump of 29'9.5!
In the Sophomore Triple Jump, Northside Sophomore Ed Moreno placed second overall with a personal best jump of 30'1.5!
In the Varsity Triple Jump, none of Northside College Prep's entries were able to stay and compete due to a mandatory concert for Northside music students, starting at 7 pm.
In the Freshman High Jump, Northside Freshman Josh Williams WON it with a personal best jump of 4'7! Northside Freshman Dan Graham placed second with a personal best jump of 4'5!
In the Sophomore High Jump, Northside Sophomore Josh Pfest placed second overall with a personal best jump of 4'9. Northside Sophomore Neel Patel placed fifth overall with a personal best jump of 4'5.
In the Varsity High Jump, Northside Freshman Mackenzie Melto jumped a personal best 4'11.
The Track events started with the 1000m run. The 1000m run, is a rare Track & Field event, that is only run during the Indoor season. In the Freshman division, Northside Freshman Juan Ringor placed third overall with a personal best time of 3:28.
In the Sophomore 1000m run, Northside Sophomore Fahad Sarvari placed second overall with a personal best time of 3:13. Sarvari dropped 13 seconds from last year!! Northside Sophomore Luis Gaytan placed third overall with a personal best time of 3:20. Northside Sophomore Zach Rosenberg scored vital points for the Mustangs, by placing fourth overall with a personal best time of 3:41.
In the Varsity 1000m run, Northside Senior Jon Kittaka was edged at the line by two runners (2:56.6, 2:57.0) in a photo finish to place fourth overall with a personal best time of 2:57.4. Northside Sophomore Wesley Laytham finished in sixth place with a personal best time of 2:58.9. Northside Junior Cooper Eben dropped 3 seconds from last year, for a personal best time of 3:00 to finish seventh overall. Northside Senior Norman Lee ran a personal best time of 3:51.8.
In the Freshman 55m High Hurdles, Northside Freshman Dan Graham hurdled a personal best time of 11.75 to place second overall!
In the Sophomore 55m High Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Khoa Nguyen ran a personal best time of 10.40 to place fifth overall. Northside Sophomore Neel Patel hurdled a personal best time of 11.00 to place sixth overall. Northside Sophomore Josh Pfest hurdled a personal best time of 12.80.
In the Varsity 55m High Hurdles, Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter ran a personal best time of 9.70. Junior Andrew Czyszczon ran an outstanding time of 11.30.
In the Freshman 50m Dash, Northside Freshman Richard Do ran a personal best time of 7.00. Freshman Matt Hernandez ran a personal best time of 7.15. Freshman Luis Mesa ran a personal best time of 7.33. Freshman Derek Lin ran a personal best time of 7.38. Freshman Shariff Khan ran a personal best time of 8.69.
In the Sophomore 50m Dash, Northside Sophomore Roldan Alegre ran an outstanding time of 6.82. Sophomore Luke Kotowski ran a personal best time of 7.16. Sophomore Jameel Ahmed ran a personal best time of 7.30. Sophomore Muhammad Hossain ran a personal best time of 7.55. Sophomore Jesus Bruno ran a personal best time of 7.59.
In the Varsity 50m Dash, Northside Junior Steven Burke ran a personal best time of 6.30 to place third overall!! Northside Junior Hunter Speese ran a personal best time of 6.40! Northside Junior Sam Olver ran an outstanding time of 7.25. Northside Senior Sam Vergara ran an outstanding time of 7.41. Northside Junior Nebiu Tadele ran a time of 8.28.
In the Freshman 800m run, Northside Freshman Jusuf Skelic ran 160m splits of 26, 27, 31, 34, and 31 seconds on the final 160m for a personal best time of 2:29.84 to place third overall!
In the Sophomore 800m run, Northside Sophomore Rhiday Pandya ran 160m splits of 26, 29, 33, 32, and 31 seconds on the final 160m for a personal best time of 2:31.70 to place fourth overall! Pandya dropped 4 seconds from last year!
In the Varsity 800m run, Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss placed third overall with an outstanding time of 2:12. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran 160m splits of 25, 28, 27, 26 and 26 seconds on the final 160m for an outstanding time of 2:12 to place third overall! Northisde Senior Simon Vecchioni placed sixth overall with a time of 2:23. Simon Vecchioni ran 160m splits of 27, 27, 29, 30, and 30 seconds on the final 160m for an outstanding time of 2:23.
In the Freshman 4x160m Relay, Northside Freshman Matt Hernandez ran a 22.48 160m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice hand-off to Freshman Sharif Khan. Khan ran a 28.32 160m split on the second leg of the relay, and handed off the baton to Freshman Richardo Do. Richard Do ran a 24.05 160m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice hand-off to Freshman Luis Mesa. Luis Mesa anchored the relay with a 24.94 160m split, for a total time of 1:39.74 to finish in fifth place overall!
In the Sophomore 4x160m Relay, Northside Sophomore Mark Kharouta ran a 25.85 160m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Jesus Bruno. Bruno ran a 24.95 160m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice hand-off to Sophomore Nico Salzetta. Nico Salzetta ran a 23.80 160m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice hand-off to Sophomore Khoa Nguyen. Khoa Nguyen anchored the relay with a 24.67 160m split, for a total time of 1:39.27 to finish in sixth place overall!
In the Varsity 4x160m Relay, Northside Senior Brandon Cooper ran a 21.29 160m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a perfect handoff to Junior Steven Burke. Steven Burke ran a 20.92 160m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior John Konow. John Konow ran a 20.65 160m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice hand-off to Sophomore Luke Sobieraj. Luke Sobieraj anchored the relay with a 21.44 160m split, for a total time of 1:24.30 to finish in sixth place overall!
In the Freshman 600m run, Northside Freshman Dan Graham ran a personal best time of 1:57 to finish in seventh overall.
In the Sophomore 600m run, Northside Sophomore Andres Del Gado ran a personal best time of 2:02 to finish in 3rd place overall.
In the Varsity 600m run, Northside Senior Brian Chhun finished in sixth overall with a time of 1:45. Northside Junior Andrew finished in seventh overall with a time of 1:46. Northside Junior Peter Wilk finished in eighth overall with a time of 1:53. Northside Senior Coleman Gailloreto finished in ninth overall with a time of 1:58.
In the Freshman 400m run, Northside Freshman Josh Williams ran a personal best time of 66.70 to finish in fifth place overall.
In the Sophomore 400m run, Northside Sophomore Josh Pfest ran an outstanding time of 64.30 to finish in sixth place overall.
In the Varsity 400m run, Northside Senior Brandon Cooper ran a time of 62.50 to finish in seventh place.
In the Freshman 55m Low Hurdles, Northside Freshman Derek Lin ran a personal best time of 11.38 to finish in sixth place.
In the Sophomore 55m Low Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Ed Moreno ran a personal best time of 9.80 to finish in fourth place overall! Sophomore Muhammad Hossain ran a personal best time of 10.40. Sophomore Khoa Nguyen ran a personal best time of 10.78. Sophomore Mohammed Ahmed ran a personal best time of 11.90.
In the Varsity 55m Low Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter ran a personal best time of 9.10. Northside Junior Steven Burke ran a personal best time of 9.19. Northside Junior Saul Silveyra ran a personal best time of 10.00. Northside Junior Andrew Czyszczon ran a personal best time of 10.57.
In the Freshman Mile, Northside Freshman Joseph Smith ran a personal best time of 5:53. Joseph Smith ran 160m splits of 26, 33, 31, 36, 39 for a 2:45 800m split, and then ran 160m splits of 42, 37, 40, 35, and 34 for a 3:08 split on the final 800m, and a personal best mile time of 5:53 to place fifth overall.
In the Sophomore Mile, Northside Sophomore Erik Zuehlke WON it with a personal best time of 5:38. Northside Sophomore Luis Gaytan finished in third place with an outstanding time of 5:41.
In the Varsity Mile, the fastest a Northside athlete had ever gone in a Track meet to start a season was 5:04. That changed on Friday night. Northside Sophomore Charlie Mesimore placed third overall with an outstanding time of 4:52! Charlie Mesimore ran even 160m splits of 29, 29, 29, 29, 29 for a 2:25 split for the first 800m, and then ran 160m splits of 30, 30, 30, 29, and 28 for a 2:27 split on the final 800m, and an outstanding time of 4:52! Charlie Mesimore dropped 29 seconds from his first race from last year! Niles West Zasso finished in fourth with an outstanding time of 4:52.3. Niles North's Thomas finished in fifth place with a time of 4:56.5. Lincoln Park's Certa completed the scoring by placing in sixth place with a time of 4:59.50. Northside Senior Simon Vecchioni out kicked a runner to the finish line for an outstanding time of 5:27. Simon Vecchioni ran 160m splits of 30, 30, 32, 34, 34 for a 2:40 split for the first 800m, and then ran 160m splits of 35, 35, 35, 33, 29 for a 2:47 split on the final 800m, and an outstanding mile time of 5:27. Simon Vecchioni dropped 2 seconds from his first race from last year!
In the Freshman 200m Dash, Northside Freshman Josh Williams ran a personal best time of 28.90 to finish sixth overall! Northside Freshman Sharif Khan ran a personal best time of 37.16.
In the Sophomore 200m Dash, Northside Sophomore Josh Pfest ran a personal best time of 28.00. Sophomore Ed Moreno ran a personal best time of 28.60. Sophomore Jameel Ahmed ran a personal best time of 29.80. Sophomore Khoa Nguyen ran a personal best time of 31.47. Sophomore Mohammed Ahmed ran a personal best time of 32.45.
In the Varsity 200m Dash, Northside Junior Hunter Speese ran an outstanding time of 25.80. Northside Junior Luke Sobieraj ran an outstanding time of 26.40. Northside Junior Peter Wilk ran a time of 29.20. Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter ran a time of 29.74.
In the Freshman 4x160 Weightmens Relay, Northside Freshman Luis Mesa ran a 23.19 160m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Richard Do ran a 23.88 160m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Edgar Ortega ran a 26.15 160m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Cody Rios anchored the Mustangs to second place overall with a 24.11 160m split, for a total time of 1:37.33.
In the Sophomore 4x160 Weightmens Relay, Neel Patel was unable to compete, and the Mustangs had no alternates due to throwers having to leave prior to the Sophomore Shot Put taking place, due to the mandatory concert for music students at Northside. As a result, the Northside Sophomores were not able to score any points in the Weightmens Relay.
In the Varsity 4x160 Weightmens Relay, Northside Senior Sam Vergara ran a 160m split of 23.04 on the first leg of the relay. Junior Sam Olver ran a 160m split of 23.94 on the second leg of the relay. Senior Rafael Confino ran a 160m split of 23.56 on the third leg of the relay. Junior Saul Silveyra anchored the Mustangs to first place in their heat, and third place overall with a 22.57 160m split, for a total time of 1:33.11.
In the Freshman 4x400m Relay, it was one for the ages, Northside Freshman Matt Hernandez ran a 67.21 on the first leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Dan Graham. Freshman Dan Graham experienced a sprinter's nightmare, a never ending 400m. Graham went through 400m, and the meet official would not let him make the exchange. The Mustangs anchor, Jusuf Skelic, saw that Graham was in trouble after running 400m+, and tried to make the exchange on the opposite side of the Track, and Graham was again denied by the race official. After Dan Graham ran 600m+, the exchange zone officials realized they messed up, and allowed him to make an exchange to Northside Freshman Joseph Smith. Northside Freshman Joseph Smith than ran 74 seconds at an unknown distance before he was allowed to make an exchange, to Northside Freshman Jusuf Skelic. Skelic ran 41 seconds before the race was stopped, and the results from the Freshman 4x400m Relay were not scored. It was the first meet of the year, and sometimes race officials need a meet before their ready to officiate with perfection.
In the Varsity 4x400m Relay, Northside Senior Brandon Cooper ran a 59.67 400m split on the first leg of the Relay. Northside Senior Brian Chhun ran a 64.69 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Senior Simon Vecchioni ran a 61.74 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Charlie Mesimore anchored the Mustangs to fourth place overall, with a 60.26 400m split, for a total time of 4:06.
VARSITY POINTS SCORED
1. Charlie Mesimore 7.00
2. Steven Burke 6.25
3. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 6.00
4. Jon Kittaka 4.00
5. John Konow 2.25
5. Luke Sobieraj 2.25
6. Simon Vecchioni 2.00
6. Brian Chhun 2.00
7. Sam Vergara 1.50
7. Rafael Confino 1.50
7. Sam Olver 1.50
7. Saul Silveyra 1.50
8. Brandon Cooper 1.25
9. Wesley Laytham 1.00
9. Martin Melto 1.00
SOPHOMORE POINTS SCORED
1. Ed Moreno 16.00
2. Luis Gaytan 12.00
3. Erik Zuehlke 10.50
4. Josh Pfest 9.00
5. Fahad Sarvari 8.00
5. Roldan Alegre 8.00
6. Neel Patel 7.00
7. Andres Del Gado 6.00
8. Rhiday Pandya 4.00
8. Damian Azubuike 4.00
8. Zach Rosenberg 4.00
9. Khoa Nguyen 2.25
10. Mark Kharouta 0.75
11. Nico Salzetta 0.25
11. Jesus Bruno 0.25
FRESHMAN POINTS SCORED
1. Josh Williams 19.00
2. Dan Graham 16.00
3. Derek Lin 15.00
4. Cody Rios 12.00
5. Jusuf Skelic 6.00
5. Juan Ringor 6.00
6. Matt Hernandez 5.25
7. Luis Mesa 3.25
7. Richard Do 3.25
8. Joseph Smith 2.00
8. Edgar Ortega 2.00
9. Sharif Khan 1.25
Rocky
 | | Anna Parks motivates the Mustangs in the Team Huddle | |
Friday, February 13
Northside Varsity Women 6-2! Maria Torres ties school record in High Jump with jump of 4'8! Anna Parks second in the 800m run!
|  | | Katie Dugan, Caeleigh Renkosiak, Tiffany Tran |
On Friday, February 13, 2009, the Northside Varsity Women traveled to Evanston High School in Evanston, Illinois for the Wildcats Indoor Classic. The meet featured Taft, Schurz, Michelle Clark, Northside College Prep, Mather, Von Steuben, Brooks, Seton Academy, and host Evanston High School.
Evanston High School has won the Womens State Track Title six times, and is a legendary Track program. 1960 Olympic Silver Medalist and former Evanston Coach Willie May looked on as the Evanston Wildcats held off a very impressive Mather Team to win the meet by a score of 91-74. Northside College Prep finished in third place with 38 points, and posted victories over Von Steuben (22 Points), Seton Academy (16 points), Schurz (11 points), Michelle Clark (6 points), Brooks (4 points), and Taft (1 point). Individual events and relays were scored 10-8-6-4-2-1.
In the High Jump, it quickly came down to two jumers, Northside Senior Maria Torres, and Mather's Ashley. Ashley has a unique high jump style that existed prior to the fosbery flop, the forward roll, and she did it with perfection. Ashley jumped a season best 4'8. Northside Senior Maria Torres tied the school record with a jump of 4'8 to force a first place tie! The tie was broken by giving first place to the athlete with the least number of total misses in the competition. Mather's Ashley was awarded first place by having one less miss than Torres. Maria Torres was awarded second place. Maria Torres almost cleared 4'10 on her final attempt, and had the height, but her trail leg hit the cross bar on the way down.
In the Long Jump, Evanston's Caines won it with a jump of 16'4.5. Von Steuben's Gunn finished in second with a jump of 14'3.5. Evanston's Schultz finished in third place with a jump of 14'3. Northside Senior Maria Torres finished in fourth place with a jump of 13'9.5. Evanston's Julia Farengz finished in fifth place with a jump of 13'3. Evanston's Kiarra Williams completed the scoring by finishing in sixth place with a jump of 12'7.55. Northside Senior Maria Zdunek jumped an outstanding 11'3.5. Northside Senior Gayatri Satam jumped an outstanding 11'1.5. Northside Senior Katy Ceisel jumped a personal best 9'4. Northside Senior Janette Szestowicki jumped a personal best 8'11.
In the Shot Put, Von Steuben's Mitrovick won it with a throw of 30'2. Schurz Bates finished in second place with a throw of 27'11. Northside Sophomore Caeleigh Renkosiak finished in third place with a throw of 27'6.5. Renkosiak improved by 2'0 from the New Trier Sophomore-Freshman Extravaganza meet. Mather's Massard finished in fourth place with a throw of 25'11. Schurz's Hill finished in fifth place with a throw of 25'6. Northside Sophomore Katie Dugan completed the scoring by finishing in sixth place with a throw of 24'5.5. Dugan also improved by 2'0 from the New Trier Sophomore-Freshman Extravaganza meet. Northside Sophomore Tiffany Tran had the biggest improvement on the day, Tiffany Tran threw a personal best 19'7, and improved by 4'0!
In the Varsity 4x176 Yards Relay, Northside Senior Katy Ceisel ran a personal best 29.38 split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Janette Szetowicki. Northside Senior Janette Szetowicki ran an impressive 26.59 split on the second leg of the relay, and made a great hand-off to Gayatri Satam. Northside Senior Gayatri Satam ran a 26.47 split on the third leg of the relay and made a perfect hand-off to Maria Torres. Northside Senior Maria Torres anchored the Mustangs to sixth place overall with an impressive 25.01 split for a total time of 1:47.43.
Mather Sophomore Kellion Gordon passed Evanston on the final turn to win the Varsity 4x176 Relay with a total time of 1:30. Evanston finished in second with a time of 1:31. Michelle Clark High School finished in third with a time of 1:38. Von Steuben finished in fourth with a time of 1:39. Brooks finished in fifth with a time of 1:43. Northside finished in sixth to complete the scoring with a time of 1:47.43.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x176 Yards Relay, Northside Freshman Hannah Lea Dorvelo ran a 27.38 split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Vivian Lei ran a 27.31 split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Nina Coomes ran an impressive 26.37 split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Rosailie Abbey anchored the mustangs to fifth place overall with a 27.38 split, for a total time of 1:48.38.
In the 800m run, an Evanston runner took a commanding lead from the start, and with only 176 yards remaining in the race, she walked off the Track, despite encouragement from spectators to continue to the finish line. Mather's Aden Aience and Northside Senior Anna Parks quickly passed the standing still runner. Mather's Aden Aience won it with a time of 2:38. Northside Senior Anna Parks finished in second place with an outstanding time of 2:40. Evanston's Mertz finished in third place with a time of 2:42. A Mather runner finished in fourth place with a time of 2:43. Evanston finished in fifth and sixth place with times of 2:45, and 2:46 respectively. Northside Junior Bessie Nolan ran an outstanding time of 2:51. Northside Senior Adaora Achufusi ran a personal best time of 2:54. Northside Senior Ani Zotti ran an outstanding time of 2:56.
In the 60 yard Hurdles, Mather won it with a time of 9.48. Evanston runner finished in second with a time of 9.50. Mather's Johnson finished in third with a time of 11.78. Northside Senior Maria Zdunek finished in fourth place with a time of 11.84.
In the 60 Yard Dash, Evanston completely dominated it with 5 of the top 6 places. Evanston took first, second, and third, with times of 7.5, 7.6, and 7.7. Seton Academy's Dejanae Terry stopped Evanston from sweeping the event, with a personal best time of 7.8 to place fourth overall. Evanston took fifth and sixth respectively with times of 8.00, and 8.10. Northside Freshman Vivian Lei ran a personal best time of 9.18. Northside Freshman Hannah Lea Dorvelo ran a personal best time of 9.22. Northside Freshman Rosailie Abbey ran a personal best time of 9.47.
In the 528 Yards Run, an Evanston runner won it with an outstanding time of 81 seconds. Seton Academy finished in second with a time of 82 seconds. Mather finished in third, fourth, and fifth respectively with times of 1:27, 1:28, and 1:29. Taft completed the scoring by finishing in sixth place with a time of 1:33. Northside Junior Bessie Nolan ran a personal best time of 1:36. Northside Senior Ani Zotti ran a personal best time of 1:39.
In the 176 Yards Dash (Sophomore-Freshman Only), Northside Freshman Rosailie Abbey ran a personal best time of 27.50. Northside Freshman Vivian Lei ran a personal best time of 27.53.
In the 4x352 Yards Relay, Northside Freshman Hannah Lea Dorvelo ran a 61.50 split on the first leg of the relay. Northsie Sophomore Nina Coomes ran a 56.35 split on the the second leg of relay. Northside Senior Adaora Achufusi ran a 54.50 split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Senior Anna Parks anchored the Mustangs to third place finish with a 53.79 split, for a total time of 3:46.18.
VARSITY POINTS SCORED
1. Maria Torres 12.25
2. Anna Parks 9.50
3. Caeleigh Renkosiak 6.00
4. Maria Zdunek 4.00
5. Adaora Achufusi 1.50
5. Nina Coomes 1.50
5. Hannah Lea Dorvelo 1.50
6. Katie Dugan 1.00
7. Katy Ceisel 0.25
7. Janette Szestowicki 0.25
7. Gayatri Satam 0.25
 | | Northside Sprints Coach David Diaz and Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon |
 | | Mather's Ashely jumps 4'8 with the "Forward roll" | |
|  | | Maria Torres |
 | | Katy Ceisel, Janette Szestowicki, Gayatri Satam, Maria Zdunek |
Tuesday, February 17
Northside Varsity Women upset Loyola Academy!!! Adaora Achufusi WINS 400m! Maria Torres WINS Triple Jump and High Jump! Varsity Women 9-3!!!
On Tuesday, February 17, 2009, the Northside Varsity Women and Junior Varsity Women traveled to Winnetka, Illinois for the New Trier Indoor Classic. The meet featured Loyola Academy, Northside College Prep, North Shore Country Day, Roosevelt, and host New Trier.
In the Varsity division, the Northside Varsity Women shocked Loyola Academy with a 66 to 29 point victory!!! The Mustangs also posted victories over Roosevelt (9 points), and North Shore Country Day (2 points). New Trier held off the challenge from the suprising Mustangs to win the meet with a mere 82 points. The Northside Varsity Women now have a record of 9-3!!, and will be big favorites heading into the Bloom Trail Varsity Invitational on Saturday, February 21, 2009.
In the Junior Varsity division, New Trier won the meet with 88 points, and posted victories over Loyola (71 points), Northside College Prep (23 points), Roosevelt (6 points), and North Shore Country Day (0 points). The Northside Junior Varsity Girls started their season with a 2-2 record. The Northside Junior Varsity will also travel to Chicago Heights on Saturday to compete for Medals at the Bloom Trail Junior Varsity Invitational.
New Trier used the following point scale to score the meet: Individual events were scored 6-4-3-2-1, and Relays were scored 6-4-2.
In the Varsity Shot Put, New Trier's McAuley won it with a throw of 31'4.5. Roosevelt's Miscke finished in second with a personal best throw of 27'6.75. Northside Sophomore Caeleigh Renkosiak finished in third with an outstanding throw of 27'5.75. Northside Sophomore Katie Dugan finished in fourth with a throw of 26'1.5.
In the Junior Varsity Shot Put, Loyola Academy's Azubuike won it with a throw of 23'4.5. New Trier's Walsdorf finished in second with a throw of 21'8.75. Northside College Prep Tiffany Tran threw a personal best 21'0.25 to place third overall. Loyola Academy's Marino finished in fourth with a throw of 16'10. Roosevelt's Wright finished in fifth with a throw of 14'3.5.
In the Varsity Long Jump, New Trier's Cash won it with a jump of 14'8. Northside Senior Gayatri Satam finished in second place with an outstanding jump of 12'8. Northside Senior Maria Zdunek finished in third place with a jump of 11'5.
In the Junior Varsity Long Jump, New Trier's Showe won it with a jump of 12'6. New Trier's Sarp finished in second with a jump of 11'11. Loyola Academy's Mokeleba finished in third with a jump of 11'9.5. Loyola Academy's Hermon finished in fourth with a jump of 11'3. New Trier's Munshi finished in fifth with a jump of 10'9. Northside Sophomore Lyndsey Shallberg jumped an outstanding 10'1.
In the Varsity Triple Jump, Northside Senior Maria Torres WON it with a jump of 33'3! New Trier's Brown finished in second place with a jump of 30'3. Northside Senior Gayatri Satam finished in third place with an outstanding jump of 26'7.
In the Junior Varsity Triple Jump, New Trier's Schowe won it with a jump of 24'8. New Trier's Moush finished in second with a jump of 23'1. Northside Sophomore Lyndsey Shallberg jumped a personal best 21'7 to place third overall.
In the Varsity High Jump, the Northside Mustangs one-two punch of Maria Torres, and Jennifer Kane took first and second, respectively. Maria Torres jumped 4'3 to WIN the meet. After the meet, Maria Torres jumped 4'8 during an extended practice. Jennifer Kane jumped 4'3 to finish second overall.
In the Junior Varsity High Jump, New Trier's Mattson jumped 4'3 to win it. Northside Sophomore Robin Doherty finished in second with a personal best jump of 4'0. Loyola Academy's Jenko finished in third with a jump of 3'9.
At the conclusion of the Varsity Field Events, the Northside Mustangs found themselves with a commanding lead over New Trier, Loyola, Roosevelt, and North Shore Country Day.
However, New Trier and Loyola, both quickly got themselves back into the meet, when the Mustangs where unable to field a Varsity 4x800m Relay due to Northside relay members not being in attendance at the meet with less than a day's notice to the coaching staff. The question still remains whether their teammates will welcome them back to the Team.
New Trier won the 4x800m Relay with a time of 11:11. Loyola Academy finished in second with a time of 12:36. North Shore Country Day finished in third with a time of 12:45.
The Mustangs' Team morale was down after the 4x800m Relay, but Northside Senior Adaora Achufusi, and Northside Sophomore Nina Coomes quickly changed the momentum back in the Mustangs favor.
In the Varsity 400m Dash, Northside Senior Adaora Achufusi WON it with an outstanding time of 70.27. New Trier's Suse finished in second with a time of 71.38. Northside Sophomore Nina Coomes finished in third with an outstanding time of 76.70. Roosevelt's Madison finished in fourth with a time of 80.97. New Trier's Oudia finished in fifth place with a time of 81.97 to complete the scoring.
In the Varsity 4x145.45 Meters Relay, Northside Senior Jennifer Kane ran a 21.95 split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Senior Anna Parks ran a 22.82 split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Senior Gayatri Satam ran a 23.48 split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Senior Maria Torres ran a 21.19 split, to anchor the Mustangs to second place overall with a total time of 1:29.93. Loyola finished in third with an outstanding time of 1:30.42. Roosevelt finished in fourth with a time of 1:38.05 to complete the scoring.
In the Varsity 50 Yard Low Hurdles, Loyola Academy's Wagaia won it with a time of 8.13. Northside Senior Jennifer Kane finished in second place with a time of 9.28. New Trier's Brown finished in third place with a time of 9.47. Loyola Academy's Simone finished in fourth place with a time of 9.66. New Trier's Hopkins finished in fifth place with a time of 11.97. Northside Senior Maria Zdunek was winning the race but hit her trail leg on the final hurdle, and finished with a time of 13.28.
In the Junior Varsity 50 Yard Low Hurdles, New Trier's Hufter won it with a time of 8.99. Loyola Academy's Hermes finished in second place with a time of 9.66. Northside College Prep Sophomore Robin Doherty finished in third place with an outstanding time of 9.77. Loyola Academy's Muzwieck finished in fourth with a time of 10.54.
In the Varsity 50 Yard Dash, New Trier's T. Berglund won it with a time of 6.45. New Trier's Wynn finished in second place with a time of 6.69. Loyola Academy's Simone finished in third place with a time of 6.85. Roosevelt's Clark finished in fourth place with a time of 7.07. Roosevelt's Beasley completed the scoring with a time of 7.29. Northside Sophomore Caeleigh Renkosiak ran a personal best time of 7.58. Northside Sophomore Katie Dugan ran a personal best time of 8.03. Northside Varsity sprinters Janette Szestowicki, Eghe Obaseki, and Anastasia Rhodes were not at the meet.
In the Junior Varsity 50 Yard Dash, New Trier's Stapleton won it with a time of 6.74. Loyola Academy's Cedon finished in second with a time of 7.01. Northside Sophomore Robin Doherty finished in third place with a personal best time of 7.03. Northside Freshman Rosailie Abbey dropped .51 off her time to finish in fourth place with a personal best time of 7.68! Northside Freshman Hannah Lea Dorvelo finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a personal best time of 7.74. Northside Sophomore Tiffany Tran ran a personal best time of 7.78. Roosevelt's Foy ran a time of 8.01.
In the Varsity 800m run, New Trier's A. Berglund won it with a time of 2:38. New Trier's Shelton finished in second place with a time of 2:45. Northside Senior Adaora Achufusi dropped 7 seconds off her best time to finish in third place with a personal best time of 2:47.97! Loyola Academy's Composto finished in fourth place with a time of 2:49.47. Northside Senior Anna Parks finished in fifth place to complete the scoring wih a time of 2:51.
In the Varsity 200m Dash, New Trier's Labashin finished in first place with a time of 28.53. New Trier's Tunnay finished in second place with a time of 29.05. Loyola Academy's Wagia finished in third place with a time of 30.85. Loyola Academy's Mukeiebka finished in fourth place with a time of 30.92. Northside Senior Jennifer Kane finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a time of 35.20.
In the Junior Varsity 200m Dash, New Trier's Stapleton won it with a time of 31.34. New Trier's Buids finished in second with a time of 31.57. Loyola Academy's Simons finished in third with a time of 31.32. Loyola Academy's Clifford finished in fourth place with a time of 31.97. Northside College Prep Freshman Rosailie Abbey dropped 1.24 seconds off her best time to finish in fifth place to complete the scoring with a personal best time of 34.10! Northside Freshman Hannah Lea Dorvelo ran a personal best time of 36.12.
In the Varsity Mile, New Trier's Arneson won it with an outstanding time of 5:47. New Trier's Mitrano finished in second with a time of 5:54. Northside Senior Carmen Abelson ran 145.45 meter splits of 30, 35, 35, 39, 39, 37, 35, 38, 37, 38, and 38 to finish in third place with a time of 6:41. Northside Freshman Waters Cahill earned a Varsity letter in her very first meet by finishing in fourth place to score points for the Mustangs with a personal best time of 6:59. Waters Cahill ran 145.45 meter splits of 30, 36, 36, 36, 40, 40, 38, 36, 42, 43, 48, and a 30 second split on the final 145.45 meters for a personal best time of 6:59.
In the Varsity 4x400m Relay, Northside Senior Adaora Achufusi ran a 69.66 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Nina Coomes ran a 76.40 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Senior Maria Zdunek ran a 78.58 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Senior Anna Parks anchored the Mustangs with a 73.24 400m split to pass Loyola Academy to finish in second place with an outstanding time of 4:57.88.
At the conclusion of the Meet, the Mustangs had a Team huddle to celebrate the outstanding performances at New Trier, and the Mustangs upset victory over Loyola Academy. Northside Sprints Coach David Diaz awarded a stuffed animal called "Scruffy" to Northside Senior Adaora Achufusi as athlete of the meet. Achufusi will have the honor of awarding "Scruffy" to a Northside Athlete at the conclusion of the Bloom Trail Invitational.
The Northside Varsity Women and Junior Varsity Girls will depart at 7 am on Saturday, February 21, 2009 from Northside College Prep to Chicago Heights, Illinois for the Bloom Trail Invitational.
VARSITY POINTS SCORED
1. Maria Torres 13.00
2. Adaora Achufusi 10.00
2. Jennifer Kane 10.00
3. Gayatri Satam 8.00
4. Maria Zdunek 4.00
4. Nina Coomes 4.00
5. Caeleigh Renkosiak 3.00
5. Carmen Abelson 3.00
5. Anna Parks 3.00
6. Waters Cahill 2.00
6. Katie Dugan 2.00
VARSITY POINTS SCORED - SEASON TOTAL (2 Meets)
1. Maria Torres 25.25
2. Anna Parks 12.50
3. Adaora Achufusi 11.50
4. Jennifer Kane 10.00
5. Caeleigh Renkosiak 9.00
6. Gayatri Satam 8.25
7. Maria Zdunek 8.00
8. Nina Coomes 5.50
9. Carmen Abelson 3.00
9. Katie Dugan 3.00
10. Waters Cahill 2.00
11. Hannah Lea Dorvelo 1.50
12. Katy Ceisel 0.25
12. Janette Szestowicki 0.25
(Coming soon: Junior Varsity Girls Point Totals)
We Will Rock You
Wednesday, February 18
Northside 4x800m and 4x160m Relays WIN Spartan Indoor Classic! Eric Nelson WINS High Jump! Martin Melto WINS Triple Jump! Mesimore second in the Mile!
On Wednesday, February 18, 2009, the Northside College Prep Varsity Mens and Sophomore-Freshman Boys Track Team traveled to Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, Illinois for the Spartan Indoor Classic.
The Spartan Indoor Classic featured Highland Park, Maine West, Northside College Prep, and host Glenbrook North High School.
The meet was completed very efficiently, in only 2 hours, and had non-stop action on the Track, which put the crowd on their feet at all times, and created a fun atmosphere for all participating Teams. A special thanks to Glenbrook North Head Coach Rob Berg for hosting an oustanding meet.
It was also a very friendly atmosphere as several reunions took place throughout the meet. The starter was Ken Roy, and the head timer was Kevin Wright. Both meet officials were former high school Track coaches of Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon at Glenbrook North from 1986-1990.
The meet was very tight between Glenbrook North and Northside College Prep for the Spartan Indoor Classic Title, and every point was detrimental to the outcome. Individual events were scored 5-3-2-1, and Relays were scored 5-3. The meet was scored on one level.
In the Long Jump, Glenbrook North's Kwiatkowski won it with a jump of 17'11. Northside Senior Martin Melto finished in second place with a jump of 17'5. Glenbrook North's Haynes finished in third place with a jump of 17'4. Northside Senior John Konow jumped 15'9. Northside Freshman Derek Lin jumped 13'10.5. Northside Freshman Josh Williams jumped 13'1.25.
In the Triple Jump, Northside Senior Martin Melto WON it with a personal best jump of 37'1. Glenbrook North's Haynes finished in second place with a jump of 36'8. Highland Park's Thomas finished in third place with a jump of 34'5. Highland Park's Rosenberg finished in fourth place with a jump of 34'4. Northside Freshman Derek Lin jumped 28'7. Northside Sophomore Ed Moreno jumped 28'0.50. Northside Freshman Mac Melto jumped a personal best 27'5.
In the Shot Put, Highland Park's Worldman won it with a throw of 46'3.25. Maine West's Conneely finished in second place with a throw of 45'10.5. Glenbrook North's Park finished in third place with a throw of 44'10.25. Highland Park's Platt finished in fourth place with a throw of 44'9. Northside Senior Eric Nelson threw the shot put an outstanding 38'9.5. Northside Senior Ted Kalaw threw the shot put an outstanding 35'6. Northside Sophomore Damian Azubuike threw a personal best 33'11.5. Northside Senior Brandon Cooper threw a personal best 31'11. Northside Freshman Cody Rios threw a 31'8.5. Northside Sophomore Luke Kotowski threw a personal best 28'11.5. Northside Senior Lawrence Tran thew a 25'2.5. Northside Freshman Luis Mesa thew a personal best 24'1. Northside Freshman Matt Hernandez threw 23'11.5. Northside Junior Sam Olver threw 22'3. Northside Sophomore Mohammed Ahmed threw 19'0. Northside Freshman Edgar Ortega threw a personal best 18'4.25.
In the Pole Vault, Northside Junior Luke Sobieraj vaulted an outstanding 7'0.
In the High Jump, the opening height was 4'4, and Northside College Prep had a record nine entries in the competition. Northside Freshman Josh Williams and Sophomore Neel Patel made outstanding attempts at 4'4, but were unable to clear it. Northside Freshman Dan Graham jumped 4'4. Northside Freshman Thomas Trieu jumped a personal best 4'4. Northside Sophomore Josh Pfest jumped an outstanding 4'8. Northside Sophomore Ed Moreno jumped a personal best 4'10. Northside Freshman Mac Melto jumped an outstanding 4'10. Highland Park's Smith jumped an outstanding 4'10. Glenbrook North's Nick Caeta finished in fourth place overall with a jump of 5'2. Northside Junior Hunter Speese jumped a personal best 5'4 to place third overall. Glenbrook North Kosma Kwiatkowski finished in second place with an outstanding jump of 5'10. Northside Senior Eric Nelson in his first competition of the season, with a new high jump approach, WON it with an outstanding jump of 6'0!!
In the Varsity 4x800m Relay, Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran an outstanding 2:09 800m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Senior Jon Kittaka. Jon Kittaka ran a 2:24 800m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exhange to Junior Cooper Eben. Cooper Eben ran a 2:17 800m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Charlie Mesimore. Sophomore Charlie Mesimore anchored the Mustangs to victory over Glenbrook North with an outstanding 2:12 800m split, for a total time of 9:02.
In the Junior Varsity 4x800m Relay, Northside Junior Peter Wilk ran a 2:40 800m split on the first leg of the relay. Junior James Rey ran a 2:43 800m split on the second leg of the relay. Senior Coleman Gailloreto ran a 2:53 800m split on the third leg of the relay. Senior Norman Lee ran a 2:50 800m split on the final leg of the relay, for a total time of 11:06.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x800m Relay, Freshman Jusuf Skelic ran an outstanding 2:27 800m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Rhiday Pandya. Rhiday Pandya ran a 2:37 800m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Erik Zuehlke. Erik Zuehlke ran an oustanding 2:31 800m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Fahad Sarvari. Sophomore Fahad Sarvari anchored the Mustangs with an outstanding 2:31 800m split, for a total time of 10:06 to win the Sophomore-Freshman 4x800m Relay!
In the 55m High Hurdles, Glenbrook North won it. Norhside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter finished in second place with a personal best time of 9.60. Highland Park Hurdlers finished in third and fourth respectively. Northside Sophomore Khoa Nguyen hurdled a personal best time of 10.35. Freshman Thomas Trieu ran a personal best time of 11.11. Senior Nathan Michaelson ran an outstanding time of 11.29. Junior Andrew Czyszczon ran an outstanding time of 11.32. Northside Sophomore Josh Pfest dropped 1.22 seconds off his best time for a personal best time of 11.58. Northside Freshman Dan Graham ran an outstanding time of 11.90. Sophomore Neel Patel ran a time of 12.60.
In the 50m Dash, Highland Park finished in 1st and 2nd place respectively, with outstanding times of 6.0, and 6.10. Glenbrook North finished in 3rd and 4th respectively, with outstanding times of 6.20 and 6.30. Northside Junior Hunter Speese finished in fifth place with an outstanding time of 6.40. Northside Junior Steven Burke ran an outstanding time of 6.80. Sophomore Luke Kotowski ran a personal best time of 6.93. Freshman Richard Do ran a personal best time of 6.94. Freshman Matt Hernandez ran a personal best time of 7.00. Senior James Speth ran a personal best time of 7.08. Sophomore Jameel Ahmed tied his personal best time with a 7.18. Freshman Luis Mesa ran a personal best time of 7.20. Sophomore Nico Salzetta ran a personal best time of 7.38. Freshman Derick Lin ran an outstanding time of 7.45. Junior Sam Olver ran a time of 7.52.
In the 800m run, Highland Park's Derf won it with an outstanding time of 2:17. Northside Senior Brandon Cooper finished in second place with 160m splits of 26, 29, 29, 30, and 25 for an outstanding time of 2:19. Glenbrook North finished in third with a 2:24. Northside Senior Brian Chhun finished in fourth with 160m splits of 26, 30, 30, 29, and 30 for an outstanding time of 2:25. Northside Senior Simon Vecchioni finished in fifth with 160m splits of 26, 29, 30, 30 and 31 for an outstanding time of 2:26. Northside Junior Andrew Czyszczon ran 160m splits of 27, 30, 30, 32 and 28 for an outstanding time of 2:27. Northside Sophomore Luis Gaytan ran 160m splits of 28, 30, 31, 30 and 28 for a personal best time of 2:28. Freshman Juan Ringor ran a personal best time of 2:38. Sophomore Zach Rosenberg ran a personal best time of 2:44. Freshman Thomas Trieu ran a personal best time of 2:50.
In the Varsity 4x160m Relay, Northside WON it over Glenbrook North, and Highland Park with a dramatic finish. Northside Junior Hunter Speese ran an outstanding 19.82 160m split on the first leg of the relay and made a perfect exchange to Junior Steven Burke. Steven Burke ran an outstanding 19.97 160m split and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Luke Sobieraj. Luke Sobieraj ran an outstanding 22.22 160m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Senior John Konow. John Konow ran an outstanding 20.57 160m split to anchor the Mustangs to Victory over Glenbrook North by a tenth of a second with a total time of 1:22.58!
In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x160m Relay, Northside Freshman Matt Hernandez ran an outstanding 21.94 160m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Richard Do. Richard Do ran a 22.54 160m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Khoa Nguyen ran a 23.42 160m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Nico Salzetta anchored the Mustangs to a second place finish with an outstanding 23.62 160m split, for a total time of 1:31.53.
In the 400m Dash, Glenbrook North's Andrew Harter won it with an outstanding time of 53.50. Highland Park finished in second and third respectively. Northside Freshman Mackenzie Melto finished in fourth with an outstanding time of 62.25. Northside Junior Peter Wilk ran an outstanding time of 64.44. Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter ran an outstanding time of 65.72. Northside Freshman Josh Williams ran an outstanding time of 66.76. Northside Sophomore Rhiday Pandya ran an outstanding time of 67.66. Northside Senior James Speth ran a personal best time of 67.85. Freshman Dan Graham ran an outstanding time of 68.80. Senior Coleman Gailloreto ran a time of 75.00. Sophomore Anton Garazha ran a time of 85.00.
In the 55m Low Hurdles, Glenbrook North won it. Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter finished in second place with an outstanding time of 9.70. Northside Sophomore Ed Moreno finished in third place with an outstanding time of 9.72. Northside Junior Steven Burke finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 9.95. Northside Freshman Thomas Trieu ran a personal best time of 10.13. Sophomore Khoa Nguyen ran a personal best time of 10.20. Northside Senior John Konow ran a personal best time of 10.28. Northside Sophomore Muhammad Hossain ran an outstanding time of 10.50. Northside Senior Nathan Michaelson ran a personal best time of 10.75. Northside Sophomore Josh Pfest ran a personal best time of 10.83. Northside Freshman Derek Lin ran a personal best time of 10.91. Northside Junior Andrew Czyszczon ran an outstanding time of 10.94. Northside Sophomore Neel Patel ran a time of 11.60. Northside Sophomore Mohammed Ahmed ran a personal best time of 11.81.
In the Mile, Highland Park's Brughori won it with an outstanding time of 4:40. Northside Sophomore Charlie Mesimore finished in second place with an outstanding time of 4:51. Mesimore ran the first 800m in 2:26, and then ran a negative split of 2:25 for an outstanding time of 4:51. Highland Park finished in third. Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 4:55. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran the first 800m in 2:27, and then ran the final 800m in 2:28 for an outstanding time of 4:55. Northside Senior Jon Kittaka ran an outstanding time of 5:03. Jon Kittaka ran the first 800m in 2:32, and then ran a negative split of 2:31 for an outstanding time of 5:03. Northside Junior Cooper Eben ran an outstanding time of 5:04. Cooper Eben ran the first 800m in 2:32, and then ran a even split of 2:32 for an outstanding time of 5:04. Northside Sophomore Fahad Sarvari ran a personal best time of 5:23. Fahad Sarvari ran the first 800m in 2:41, and then ran the final 800m in 2:42 for a personal best time of 5:23. Northside Sophomore Erik Zuehlke ran the first 800m in 2:42, and then ran the final 800m in 2:45 for a personal best time of 5:27. Northside Freshman Jusuf Skelic ran the first 800m 2:43, and the final 800m in 2:59 for a personal best time of 5:42. Northside Freshman Juan Ringor ran the first 800m in 2:58, and then ran an even split of 2:58 for a personal best time of 5:56. Northside Sophomore Zach Rosenberg ran the first 800m in 3:10, and ran the final 800m in 3:15 for a personal best time of 6:25.
In the 200m Dash, Northside Senior Martin Melto ran an outstanding time of 26.50. Senior Brian Chhun ran a time of 28.00. Senior Lawrence Tran ran a personal best time of 28.80. Freshman Josh Williams ran a time of 29.43. Sophomore Jameel Ahmed ran a personal best time of 29.76. Sophomore Khoa Nguyen dropped 1.32 seconds off his best time for a personal best time of 30.15. Sophomore Muhammad Hossain ran a personal best time of 30.22. Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter ran an outstanding time of 30.30. Sophomore Damian Azubuike ran a personal best time of 30.83. Sophomore Neel Patel ran a personal best time of 31.40. Sophomore Mohammed Ahmed ran a personal best time of 31.63. Sophomore Anton Garazha ran a personal best time of 35.40. Freshman Edgar Ortega ran a personal best time of 35.84.
In the 4x160m Throwers Relay, Freshman Luis Mesa ran a 22.72 160m split on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Luke Kotowski ran an outstanding 22.28 160m split on the second leg of the relay. Freshman Matt Hernandez ran a 23.00 160m split on the third leg of the relay. Freshman Cody Rios anchored the Mustangs with an outstanding 24.21 160m split, for a total time of 1:32.21.
In the Varsity 4x400m Relay, Senior Brandon Cooper ran a 61.46 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Senior Simon Vecchioni ran a 64.36 400m split ont he second leg of the relay. Junior Steven Burke ran a 59.87 400m split on the third leg of the relay, and Junior Hunter Speese anchored the Mustangs to third place with a 60.06 400m split for a total time of 4:05.75.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x400m Relay, Freshman Mackenzie Melto ran a 61.95 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Ed Moreno ran a 62.60 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Sophomore Nico Salzetta ran a 69.00 400m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Josh Pfest. Josh Pfest anchored the Mustangs to second place with a 63.00 400m split for a total time of 4:16.55.
Glenbrook North won the meet with 47 points. Northside College Prep finished in second place with 44 points. Highland Park finished in third place with 40 points. Maine West finished in fourth place with 3 points. The Northside Varsity Men now have a record of 10-4!!
VARSITY POINTS SCORED
1. Martin Melto 8.00
2. Hersh Perlmutter 6.00
3. Eric Nelson 5.00
4. Charlie Mesimore 4.25
5. Hunter Speese 3.25
6. Brandon Cooper 3.00
7. Steven Burke 2.25
7. John Konow 2.25
7. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 2.25
8. Ed Moreno 2.00
9. Cooper Eben 1.25
9. Jon Kittaka 1.25
9. Luke Sobieraj 1.25
10. Brian Chhun 1.00
10. Mac Melto 1.00
VARSITY POINTS SCORED - SEASON TOTAL (2 Meets)
1. Charlie Mesimore 11.25
2. Martin Melto 9.00
3. Steven Burke 8.50
4. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 8.25
5. Hersh Perlmutter 6.00
6. Jon Kittaka 5.25
7. Eric Nelson 5.00
8. John Konow 4.50
9. Brandon Cooper 4.25
10. Luke Sobieraj 3.50
11. Hunter Speese 3.25
12. Brian Chhun 3.00
13. Simon Vecchioni 2.00
13. Ed Moreno 2.00
14. Sam Vergara 1.50
14. Rafael Confino 1.50
14. Sam Olver 1.50
14. Saul Silveyra 1.50
15. Cooper Eben 1.25
16. Wesley Laytham 1.00
16. Mac Melto 1.00
All Athletes that score a Varsity point in any meet during the season, earn a Varsity letter.
 | | Hersh Perlmutter, Steven Burke |
 | | Anna Parks | |
Saturday, February 21
Northside Varsity Women 16-5!!! Anna Parks WINS 800m! Ani Zotti 2nd in the 3200m! Adaora Achufusi 2nd in 400m! Torres 2nd in Triple Jump!
|  | | Northside Varsity Women |
On Saturday, February 21, 2009, the Northside Varsity Women, and Junior Varsity Women traveled to Chicago Heights, Illinois for the Bloom Trail Invitational.
The Bloom Trail Invitational featured Oswego East, Bloom, Northside College Prep, Thornton Fractional North, Rich East, Simeon, King College Prep, Jefferson High School, Streaks, and Wildcats.
The Northside Varsity Women finished in third place (77 points), and posted victories over Thornton Fractional North (59 points), Rich East (36 points), Streaks (29 points), Simeon (16 points), Wildcats (13 points), King College Prep (6 points), and Jefferson High School (0 points). The Northside Varsity Women now have a record of 16-5!!!
In the Varsity Pole Vault, Bloom's Jennifer Hill won it with a vault of 8'6.
In the Varsity High Jump, Rich East's Danielle Cook won it with a jump of 4'10.
In the Junior Varsity High jump, Sophomore Robin Doherty jumped a personal best 4'4 to place second overall. Robin Doherty was awarded a medal for placing second overall.
In the Varsity Long Jump, Thornton Fractional North's Javell Thompson won it with a jump of 15'00.50. Northside Freshman Anatasia Rhodes finished in third place overal with a jump of 13'7. Anatasia Rhodes was awarded a medal for placing third overall. Northside Senior Gayatri Satam finished in fifth place with a jump of 13'1.
In the Varsity Triple Jump, Thornton Fractional North's Javell Thompson won it with a jump of 33'00. Northside Senior Maria Torres finished in second place with an outstanding jump of 32'00. Maria Torres was awarded a Medal for placing second overall. Northside Senior Gayatri Satam finished in third place with an outstanding jump of 28'00.
In the Varsity Shot Put, Rich East's Jasmine Murphy won it with a throw of 32'09.50. Northside Sophomore Caeleigh Renkosiak finished in fifth place with an outstanding throw of 28'11.75. Northside Sophomore Katie Dugan threw an outstanding 25'00.
In the Junior Varsity Shot Put, Tiffany Tran placed fourth overall with an outstanding throw of 20'10.50. Senior Katy Ceisel placed sixth overall with an outstanding throw of 18'05.00.
In the Varsity 4x800m Relay, Northside Senior Adaora Achufusi, Junior Bessie Nolan, Senior Ani Zotti, and Senior Anna Parks finished in second place with an outstanding time of 11:39.16. Achufusi, Nolan, Zotti, and Parks were awarded a Medal for placing second overall.
In the Varsity 55m Hurdles, Northside Senior Jennifer Kane finished third overall with a time of 11.09. Jennifer Kane was awarded a Medal for placing third overall.
In the Junior Varsity 55m Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Robin Doherty finished fourth overall with a time of 11.67.
In the Varsity 3200m run, Northside Senior Ani Zotti finished in second place overall with an outstanding time of 13:24.62.
In the 4x200m Relay, Northside Senior Jennifer Kane, Senior Janette Szestowicki, Senior Gayatri Satam, and Senior Maria Torres combined for a time of 2:14.44 to place sixth overall.
In the Varsity 600m run, Northside Freshman Waters Cahill finished in fourth plcace overall with an outstanding time of 1:51.99.
In the Varsity 800m run, Northside Senior Anna Parks WON it with an outstanding time of 2:43.35.
In the Varsity 400m run, Northside Senior Adaoara Achufusi finished in second place with an outstanding time of 69.61.
In the Varsity Mile, Northside Junior Bessie Nolan finished fourth overall with an outstanding time of 6:39.59.
In the Varsity 4x400m Relay, Northside Senior Adaora Achufusi, Senior Maria Torres, Junior Bessie Nolan, and Senior Anna Parks combined for an outstanding time of 4:48 to place fourth overall.
VARSITY POINTS SCORED
1. Anna Parks 13.00
2. Adaora Achufusi 11.00
3. Ani Zotti 10.00
4. Maria Torres 9.25
5. Gayatri Satam 8.25
6. Bessie Nolan 7.00
7. Jennifer Kane 6.25
8. Anatasia Rhodes 6.00
9. Waters Cahill 4.00
10. Caeleigh Renkosiak 2.00
11. Janette Szestowicki 0.25
VARSITY POINTS SCORED - SEASON TOTAL (3 Meets)
1. Maria Torres 34.50
2. Anna Parks 25.50
3. Adaora Achufusi 22.50
4. Gayatri Satam 16.50
5. Jennifer Kane 16.25
6. Caeleigh Renkosiak 11.00
7. Ani Zotti 10.00
8. Maria Zdunek 8.00
9. Bessie Nolan 7.00
10. Anatasia Rhodes 6.00
10. Waters Cahill 6.00
11. Nina Coomes 5.50
12. Carmen Abelson 3.00
12. Katie Dugan 3.00
13. Hannah Lea Dorvelo 1.50
14. Janette Szestowicki 0.50
15. Katy Ceisel 0.25
Coming soon: (Complete JV Results and Junior Varsity Point Totals)
Centerfield (Let's Go!)
Monday, February 16
TEAM PASTA PARTY: Friday, February 27, 2009, 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
On Friday, February 27, 2009, the Northside College Prep Men and Women Track & Field Teams will be having a TEAM Pasta Party following practice, in the Northside Cafeteria, from 6 pm - 7:30 pm. Villa Palermo Catering will provide the Mustangs with Grilled Chicken Penne Pasta, Chicken Alfredo Pasta, Penne Pasta with Marinara, Fresh Bread, Garden Salad, and bottled water. All expenses are 100% paid by the Northside Track & Field Coaching staff.
The Pasta Party will be a great morale booster and provide the Mustangs with proper nutrition for the Niles West Invitational. The Niles West Invitational features Loyola Academy, Northside College Prep, Waukegan, Maine West, Luther North, Jones, Driscoll, Foreman, Roosevelt, and host Niles West (currently undefeated). Meet strategy for the Niles West Invitational will be discussed at the Pasta Party for all levels.
 | | Eric Nelson | |
Saturday, February 28
Eric Nelson jumps 6'5 to qualify for Indoor State!!! Cooper Eben breaks 5 minute barrier!!! Kevin Jaburek places fifth in the 200m dash!
On Saturday, February 28, 2009, the Northside Varsity Men, Sophomore Boys, and Freshman Boys traveled to Skokie, Illinois for the Niles West Wolves Invitational.
The meet featured Roosevelt, Foreman, Driscoll, Waukegan, Maine West, Loyola, Northside College Prep, and an undefeated Niles West Team.
In the Freshman division, Niles West won the meet. Northside College Prep finished in second place with 94 points, and posted victories over Loyola Academy (88.50 points), Maine West (50.50 points), Roosevelt (20 points), Waukegan (15 Points), Driscoll (0 points), and Foreman (0 points). The Northside College Prep Freshmen Team now have a season record of 16-2!!!
In the Sophomore division, Loyola Academy upset Niles West by one point to win the meet. Waukegan finished in third place. Northside College Prep finished in fourth place with 42 points, and posted victores over Maine West (19 Points), Roosevelt (12 points), Driscoll (0 points), and Foreman (0 points). The Northside College Prep Sophomore Team now has a season record of 14-4!!!
In the Varsity division, several new additions to the Team made a big impact for the Mustangs, and with winter sports ending this week, the Mustangs will be adding 20 athletes to the Varsity roster for the University High Track & Field Extravaganza on Friday, March 6, 2009 in Henry Crown Stadium at the University of Chicago.
At Niles West, the Varsity division quickly became a four team battle, between Loyola, Northside College Prep, Waukegan, and host Niles West.
In the Varsity Pole Vault, Northside Sophomore Luke Sobieraj scored by placing sixth overall with a vault of 7'0.
In the Freshman Shot Put, Northside Freshman Cody Rios WON it with a personal best throw of 33'8.5!!! Maine West's Franchi threw 31'5.5. Niles West's Lee threw 29'8. Niles West Abams threw 29'2.5. Roosevelt's Marin threw 25'9.5. Niles West's Sullivan threw 24'5.5 to complete the scoring. Northside Freshman Matt Hernandez threw an outstanding 22'9. Northside Freshman Luis Mesa threw an outstanding 21'10.5. Northside Freshman Richard Do threw 19'7.
In the Sophomore Shot Put, the Mustangs were missing Sophomore phenoms Damian Azubuike and Luke Kotowski. Northside Sophomore Mohammed Ahmed threw 19'3.
In the Varsity Shot Put, Northside Senior Eric Nelson threw a season best 39'7 to place sixth overall and secure vital points for the Mustangs. Northside Senior Ted Kalaw threw an outstanding 35'7. Northside Senior Lawrence Tran threw a personal best 28'4.
In the Freshman Long Jump, Maine West's Polouchak won it with a jump of 15'8.75. Northside Freshman Jusuf Skelic finished in second place with a personal best jump of 15'4.75!!! Skelic's jump would have also placed fifth in the Varsity. Loyola's Williams finished in third place with a jump of 14'7.25. Northside Freshman Josh Williams placed fourth overall with a personal best jump of 14'5.5!!! Northside Freshman Mac Melto jumped an outstanding 14'5 to place fifth overall. Maine West's Lamber completed the scoring with a jump of 14'1.5 to place sixth overall. Northside Freshman Derek Lin jumped an outstanding 13'8.25.
In the Sophomore Long Jump, the Mustangs were missing all of their Sophomore jumpers and they will be receiving loud wake-up call from Team Captains the rest of the season.
In the Varsity Long Jump, Senior Martin Melto (17'5) was given the day off as a result of a tender foot, and a possible injury. Senior John Konow (17'4.75) slept through his alarm clock, but Konow did arrive in time to help the mustangs in the 4x400m Relay. Junior Arnas Butkus missed the meet. Junior Kevin Jaburek was needed in four other events. As a result, the Mustangs had no entries in the Varsity Long Jump, and the sad thing about it is "15'9.5", "13'11.75", and "13'7.75" all scored on the Varsity level. The Mustangs let a big time scoring opportunity slip away. The absenses cost the Mustangs an entire place in the standings. However, the Mustangs have 15 entries in the Varsity long jump in there very next meet at the University High Track Extravaganza, so it will be a one-time problem. It's better for athletes to learn now the impact that missing a single event has on the Team score, than later in the season.
In the Freshman Triple Jump, Northside Freshman Derek Lin placed second overall with a jump of 26'4.75. Northside Freshman Mac Melto missed his event for an unknown reason.
In the Sophomore Triple Jump, again, the Mustangs were missing all of their Sophomore jumpers and they will be receiving a loud wake-up call from Team Captains the rest of the season.
In the Varsity Triple Jump, Senior Martin Melto (37'1) was given the day off as a precaution, as a result of a tender food, and a possible injury. Senior John Konow slept through his alarm clock, but did arrive in time to rescue the mustangs in the 4x400m relay. Sophomore Luke Sobieraj was needed in four other events. As a results, the Mustangs had only one entry in the Varsity Triple Jump, a hurdler, Senior Nathan Michaelson. Michaelson came through big time, and placed sixth overall with a jump of 25'1.5 to score vital points for the Mustangs and earn a Varsity letter. Nathan Michaelson will have plenty of support in the Mustangs next meet. The Mustangs will have 8 entries in the Varsity Triple Jump at the University High Tack Extravaganza.
In the Freshman High Jump, Northside dominated it with 5 athletes scoring!!! Ties were broken by awarding the higher place to the athlete with the least number of total missed during the competition. Northside Freshman Mac Melto WON it with a personal best jump of 5'0!!! Loyola's Dryaghale finished in second place with a jump of 4'10. Northside Freshman Chris Ceisel finished in third place with a personal best jump of 4'10!!! Niles West's Adrabtas finished in fourth place with a jump of 4'10. Northside Freshman Josh Williams finished in fifth place with a personal best jump of 4'10!!! Northside Freshman Jusuf Skelic, and Northside Freshman Dan Graham tied for sixth place with personal best jumps of 4'8!!!
In the Sophomore High Jump, Loyola's Haber won it with an outstanding jump of 5'6. Niles West's Lee placed second with a jump of 5'2. Northside Sophomore Josh Pfest placed third overall with a personal best jump of 4'10!!! Loyola's Laskowski finished in fourth place with a jump of 4'8.
In the Varsity High Jump, the opening height was 4'6. The competition lasted 2.5 hours, and it was by far one of the best high jump competitions in the State, as a record three athletes qualified in the same meet for Indoor State (Illinois Prep Top Times). The entire stadium gathered around the high jump pit, as there were still three athletes remaining in the competition after Northside College Prep Senior Eric Nelson, Niles West's Danny Lohan, and Niles West's Aaron Smart all cleared 6'3 to qualify for Indoor State! The meet officials even stopped timing the 200m dash to watch the dramatic conclusion to one of the best high jump competitions of the season. Northside Senior Captain Eric Nelson WON it with a season best jump of 6'5!!! Eric Nelson also had the height on his final attempt at 6'7, and just hit the bar as he was coming down, and barely missed breaking his own school record. Niles West Danny Lohan finished in second place with a jump of 6'5. The tie between Lohan and Nelson was broken, by awarding Nelson first place for having the least number of total misses during the competition. Niles West's Aaron Smart finished in third place with a personal best jump of 6'3. Loyola's Den finished in fourth place with a jump of 5'4. Loyola's Wright finished in fifth place with a jump of 5'2. Loyola's Wielgus finished in sixth place with a jump of 5'2. Eric Nelson showed incredible mental toughness, guts, and heart by competing for his teammates, when he was not feeling very well. A special thanks to Sheri Kittaka for leaving the meet to get Eric Nelson "Tums". Eric Nelson was honored by his teammates in a Team Huddle at the conclusion of the meet for his outstanding performance. Northside Junior Hunter Speese was unable to compete in the High Jump competition due to a hamstring injury at the end of the 50m Dash. The Mustangs hope to have Hunter Speese back soon.
In the Freshman 1000m Run, Northside Freshman Joseph Smith ran a personal best time of 3:13. Northside Juan Ringor dropped 7 seconds for a personal best time of 3:21.
In the Sophomore 1000m Run, Northside Sophomore Luis Gaytan finished in sixth place with a personal best time of 3:12.70. Gaytan dropped 7.30 seconds off his PR!!! Northside Sophomore Zach Rosenberg ran a personal best time of 3:35. Zach Rosenberg dropped 6 seconds off his PR!!!
In the Varsity 1000m run, Loyola's Nick Composto won it with an outstanding time of 2:42.9. Loyola's Donahue finished in second place with a time of 2:49.2. Loyola's Seeberg finished in third place with a time of 2:51.1. Northside Senior Jon Kittaka ran a personal best time of 2:52.90 to place fourth overall. Kittaka dropped 4.50 seconds off his PR!!! Northside Junior Cooper Eben ran a personal best time of 2:53.60 to place fifth overall. Eben dropped 7 seconds off his PR!!! Loyola's Gaspen finished in sixth place with a time of 2:57.30 to complete the scoring. Northside Junior James Rey ran a personal best time of 3:28. Northside Senior Norman Lee ran a personal best time of 3:37. Northside Senior Coleman Gailloreto ran a time of 3:44.
In the Freshman 55m High Hurdles, Northside Freshman Dan Graham WON it with a time of 12.12.
In the Sophomore 55m High Hurdles, Loyola's Torrason won it with a time of 9.50. Niles West Dedhia finished in second place with a time of 9.7. Niles West's Moore finished in third place with a time of 9.8. Northside Sophomore Khoa Nguyen finished in fourth place with a personal best time of 9.80. Northside Sophomore Muhammad Hossain finished in fifth place with a personal best time of 11.09. Northside Sophomore Josh Pfest completed the scoring by finishing in sixth place with a personal best time of 11.12.
In the Varsity 55m High Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter finished in sixth place with an outstanding time of 9.62. Northside Junior Andrew Czyszczon ran an outstanding time of 11.30. Northside Senior Nathan Michaelson ran a time of 11.47.
In the Freshman 50m Dash, Northside Freshman Richard Do ran a personal best time of 6.84. Northside Freshman Derek Lin ran a personal best time of 7.38. Northside Freshman Cody Rios ran a personal best time of 7.62. Northside Freshman Luis Mesa ran a time of 7.90.
In the Sophomore 50m Dash, Northside Sophomore Nico Salzetta ran a personal best time of 7.38. Northside Sophomore Jameel Ahmed ran a time of 7.56. Northside Sophomore Muhammad Hossain ran a personal best time of 7.91.
In the Varsity 50m Dash, Northside Junior Hunter Speese exceled out of the blocks in the lead with lightning speed, and was having an amazing race until he pulled his hamstring on the final four strides, and Speese hopped to the finish line with an incredible time of 6.60. Northside Junior Kevin Jaburek ran a personal best time of 6.78. Northside Sophomore Luke Sobieraj ran a personal best time of 6.84. Northside Junior Sam Olver ran a time of 7.28.
In the Freshman 800m run, Northside Freshman Jusuf Skelic dropped 4 seconds off his PR, for a personal best time of 2:23.50 to place second overall!! Skelic ran 160m splits of 27, 28, 28, 31 and 29 for a personal best time of 2:23.50.
In the Sophomore 800m run, Northside Sophomore Fahad Sarvari WON it with a personal best time of 2:28!!! Fahad Sarvari ran 160m splits of 27, 27, 31, 33 and 30 for a personal best time of 2:28!
In the Varsity 800m run, the Northside Mustangs dominated it by scoring 12 points!!! Driscoll's Wilk won it with an outstanding time of 2:05.8. Loyola's McGuire finished in second place with an outstanding time of 2:08.4. Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss finished in third place with an outstanding time of 2:08.6. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran 160m splits of 23, 27, 27, 25, and 26 for a season best time of 2:08.6!! Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss is on the verge of breaking the school record in the 800m, and 400m, among other events. Northside Sophomore Charlie Mesimore finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 2:13.9! Charlie Mesimore had been coughing all week, and showed incredible mental toughnes, guts, and heart, running for his teammates, and ran 160m splits of 23, 26, 27, 27 and 30 for an outstanding time of 2:13.8. Northside Sophomore Wesley Laytham ran an outstanding race in his first 800m race of the season. Wesley Laytham finished in fifth place with a season best time of 2:14.3. Wesley Laytham ran 160m splits of 24, 26, 28, 28 and 28 for an outstanding time of 2:14.3! Loyola's Perera completed the scoring by placing sixth overall with a time of 2:15. Northside Senior Captain Simon Vecchioni ran 160m splits of 25, 27, 29, 30 and 31 for a season best time of 2:22.2.
The Northside Freshman 4x160m Relay was scratched due to no available alternates for injured Freshman Matt Hernandez.
In the Sophomore 4x160m Relay, Sophomore Khoa Nguyen ran a 23.01 160m split on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Muhammad Hossain ran a 24.23 160m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Jameel Ahmed ran a 22.57 160m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Nico Salzetta anchored the Mustangs to third place with a 23.51 160 split, for a total time of 1:33.32.
In the Varsity 4x160m Relay, the Mustangs were favorites to win this event, after recently upseting both Glenbrook North and Highland Park at the Spartan Indoor Classic. However, the Mustangs had to take out all four of their athletes, Martin Melto (Injury), Hunter Speese (Injury), Steven Burke (Sick), and Jon Konow (late to the meet). The replacements did an outstanding job, and scored vital points for the Mustangs by placing fifth overall. Northside Junior Sam Olver ran a 22.82 160m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter ran a 22.56 160m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Junior James Rey ran a 23.50 160m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Junior Kevin Jaburek ran a 22.75 160m split to anchor the Mustangs to fifth place overall with a total time of 1:32.20.
In the Freshman 600m run, Northside Freshman Chris Ceisel finished in fifth place overall with a personal best time of 1:45.20.
In the Sophomore 600m run, Northside Sophomore Josh Pfest finished in third place overall with a peronal best time of 1:51.90. Northside Sophomore Andres Del Gado finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 2:09.6.
In the Varsity 600m run, Northside Sophomore Luke Sobieraj finished in fifth place overall with a personal best time of 1:38.90. Northside Senior Brian Chhun ran a personal best time of 1:41.0. Brian Chhun dropped 4 seconds off his PR! Norrthside Junior Andrew Czyszczon ran a personal best time of 1:45.1. Andrew Czyszczon dropped one second off his PR!
In the Freshman 400m Dash, Northside Freshman Mac Melto WON it with an outstanding time of 60.80. Niles West's Garza finished in second place with a time of 61.20. Niles West's Aubain finished in third place with a time of 61.80. Loyola's O'Malley finished in fourth place with a time of 62.40. Loyola's Holmberg finished in fifth place with a time of 63.1. Niles West's Nicolasin finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 63.3. Northside Freshman Josh Williams ran an outstanding time of 64.0. Northside Freshman Dan Graham ran an outstanding time of 65.70.
In the Sophomore 400m Dash, the official scorer had Northside Sophomore Nico Salzetta in fifth place with a personal best time of 63.0. The Northside coaching staff clocked a slower time, but will respect the official scorer's time. Either way, Nico Salzetta ran a great race.
In the Varsity 400m Dash, Northside Junior Kevin Jaburek ran a personal best time of 63. Northside Junior Sam Olver ran a time of 69.00. Northside Junior James Rey ran a time of 71.00. Northside Senior Ted Kalaw ran a time of 71.00. Northside Senior Norman Lee ran a time of 72.00. Northside Senior Rafael Confino ran a time of 73.00. Northside Senior Coleman Gailloreto ran a time of 78.00.
In the Freshman 55m Low Hurdles, Northside Freshman Derek Lin tied for second place with a time of 10.22.
In the Sophomore 55m Low Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Mohammed Ahmed ran a personal best time of 11.41.
In the Varsity 55m Low Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter finished in fourth place with a personal best time of 9.09. Northside Junior Andrew Czyszczon ran a personal best time of 10.44. Northside Senior Nathan Michaelson tied his personal record of 10.80.
In the Freshman Mile, Northside Freshman Jusuf Skelic ran a 2:45 for the first 800m, and then ran the final 800m in 2:55 for a personal best time of 5:40. Northside Freshman Juan Ringor ran a 2:45 for the first 800m, and then ran the final 800m in 2:59 for a personal best time of 5:44.
In the Sophomore Mile, Northside Sophomore Fahad Sarvari ran a 2:37 for the first 800m, and then ran the final 800m in 2:46 to tie his personal best time of 5:23. Northside Sophomore Luis Gaytan ran a 2:42 for the first 800m, and then ran the final 800m in 2:51 for a personal best time of 5:33. Northside Sophomore Zack Rosenberg ran even 800m splits of 3:08, for an outstanding time of 6:16.
In the Varsity Mile, Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran a 2:25 for the first 800m, and then ran a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 2:24 for the final 800m, for a personal best time of 4:49! The bench mark for elite high school milers is the five minute barrier. Every Miler remembers two races during their high school career, their PR, and the first time that they broke the five minute barrier, and the moment that they could say that thier PR is "4 something!" The Northside Mustangs have four athletes on there current roster who have done it. At Niles West, Northside Junior Cooper Eben became the fifth, by BREAKING THE FIVE MINUTE BARRIER with a personal best time of 4:53!!! It was an 8 seconds time drop for Cooper Eben! Northside Junior Cooper Eben ran a 2:24 for the first 800m, and then ran a 2:29 for the final 800m, for a personal best time of 4:53. Northside Senior Jon Kittaka ran a 2:27 for the first 800m, and then ran a 2:28 for a season best time of 4:55. Northside Sophomore Charlie Mesimore ran a 2:30 for the first 800m, and then ran a 2:31 for the final 800m for an outstanding time of 5:01. Mesimore is getting over being sick, and the Mustangs hope to have him at full strength by Friday. Northside Sophomore Wesley Laytham ran his first mile race of the season, and it was outstanding. Wesley Laytham ran the first 800m in 2:27, and then ran the final 800m in 2:39, for an outstanding time of 5:06. Wesley Laytham's first mile race of the season was delayed by Music and Range commitments. He has had very impressive workouts, and the Mustangs are looking forward to his upcoming meets. Northside Senior Simon Vecchioni ran the first 800m in 2:37, and then ran a 2:46 for the final 800m, for a personal best time of 5:23!
The Freshman 200m Dash was not scored because there was no timers at the finish line.
In the Sophomore 200m Dash, Northside Sophomore Andres Del Gado ran a personal best time of 29.38. Northside Sophomore Mohammed Ahmed ran a personal best time of 29.80.
In the Varsity 200m Dash, Northside Junior Kevin Jaburek finshed in fifth place overall with a personal best time of 26.56.
The Northside Mustangs were unable to field a Weightmens Relay at the Niles West Wolves Invitational in the Freshman, Sophomore, and Varsity divisions.
In the Freshman 4x400m Relay, Northside finished in third place with a time of 4:42.3. Northside Freshman Chris Ceisel ran a 63.98 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Luis Mesa ran a 70.00 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Joseph Smith ran a 73.00 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Freshman Dan Graham anchored the Mustangs to third place overall with a 75.02 400m split, for a total time of 4:42.
In the Varsity 4x400m Relay, Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran an outstanding 56.97 400m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior Andrew Czyszczon. Andrew Czyszczon ran a 62.95 400m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Senior Jon Konow. Jon Konow ran an outstanding 61.98 400m split, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Luke Sobieraj. Luke Sobieraj anchored the Mustangs into a battle for third place with the anchor from Loyola. The athletes from both schools got tied up, and a collision took place 30m from the finish line, and the impact of the collision was so great that both athletes flew across the finish line in mid-air, and went another 20m when they landed, and lost control of the baton. Initially Northside and Loyola were "DQ" for losing control of the baton as they crossed the finish line. Northside and Loyola Appealed, and the official scorer ruled in their favor because of the impedment, and the Mustangs were awarded 3rd place in the 4x400m relay with a final time of 4:06.2. Northside Sophomore Luke Sobieraj is a great athlete in multiple sports, but he also has a big future now as a middle linebacker. The Northside Coaching staff hasn't seen a collision like that since Bobby Ziegler had a hockey style collision in 2006.
In the Varsity division, Loyola Academy won the meet. Niles West finished in second place. Waukegan finished in third place. Northside College Prep finished in fourth place with 48 points, and posted victores over Driscoll (21 points), Maine West (17.50 points), Roosevelt (4 points), and Foreman (0 points). The Northside College Prep Varsity Team now has a season record of 14-7!
VARSITY POINTS SCORED
1. Eric Nelson 11.00
2. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 7.50
3. Hersh Perlmutter 5.50
4. Luke Sobieraj 4.50
5. Charlie Mesimore 4.00
5. Jon Kittaka 4.00
6. Kevin Jaburek 2.50
7. Wesley Laytham 2.00
7. Cooper Eben 2.00
8. John Konow 1.50
8. Andrew Czyszczon 1.50
9. Nathan Michaelson 1.00
10. James Rey 0.50
10. Sam Olver 0.50
VARSITY POINTS SCORED - SEASON TOTAL (3 Meets)
1. Eric Nelson 16.00
2. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 15.75
3. Charlie Mesimore 15.25
4. Hersh Perlmutter 11.50
5. Jon Kittaka 9.25
6. Martin Melto 9.00
7. Steven Burke 8.50
8. Luke Sobieraj 8.00
9. John Konow 6.00
10. Brandon Cooper 4.25
11. Hunter Speese 3.25
11. Cooper Eben 3.25
12. Wesley Laytham 3.00
12. Brian Chhun 3.00
13. Kevin Jaburek 2.50
13. Simon Vecchioni 2.00
13. Ed Moreno 2.00
13. Sam Olver 2.00
14. Sam Vergara 1.50
14. Rafael Confino 1.50
14. Saul Silveyra 1.50
14. Andrew Czyszczon 1.50
15. Mac Melto 1.00
15. Nathan Michaelson 1.00
16. James Rey 0.50
All Athletes that score a Varsity point in any meet during the season, earn a Varsity letter.
Saturday, February 28
SOPHOMORE/FRESHMAN SEASON POINT TOTALS
SOPHOMORE POINTS SCORED AT NILES WEST WOLVES INVITATIONAL
1. Josh Pfest 13.00
2. Fahad Sarvari 10.00
3. Khoa Nguyen 5.50
4. Andres Del Gado 4.00
5. Muhammad Hossain 3.50
5. Nico Salzetta 3.50
6. Jameel Ahmed 1.50
7. Luis Gaytan 1.00
SOPHOMORE SEASON POINT TOTALS (2 Meets)
1. Josh Pfest 22.00
2. Fahad Sarvari 18.00
3. Ed Moreno 16.00
4. Luis Gaytan 13.00
5. Erik Zuehlke 10.50
6. Andres Del Gado 10.00
7. Roldan Alegre 8.00
8. Khoa Nguyen 7.75
9. Neel Patel 7.00
10. Rhiday Pandya 4.00
10. Damian Azubuike 4.00
10. Zach Rosenberg 4.00
11. Nico Salzetta 3.75
12. Muhammad Hossain 3.50
13. Jameel Ahmed 1.50
14. Mark Kharouta 0.75
15. Jesus Bruno 0.25
FRESHMAN POINTS SCORED AT NILES WEST WOLVES INVITATIONAL
1. Mac Melto 22.00
2. Jusuf Skelic 16.50
3. Derek Lin 15.00
4. Dan Graham 12.00
5. Cody Rios 10.00
6. Chris Ceisel 9.50
7. Josh Williams 6.00
8. Luis Mesa 1.50
8. Joseph Smith 1.50
FRESHMAN SEASON POINT TOTALS (2 Meets)
1. Derek Lin 30.00
2. Dan Graham 28.00
3. Josh Williams 25.00
4. Jusuf Skelic 22.50
5. Mac Melto 22.00
5. Cody Rios 22.00
6. Chris Ceisel 9.50
7. Juan Ringor 6.00
8. Matt Hernandez 5.25
9. Luis Mesa 4.75
10. Joseph Smith 3.50
11. Richard Do 3.25
12. Edgar Ortega 2.00
13. Sharif Khan 1.25
Friday, March 6
Northside 4x800m Relay WINS! Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss runs 4:44.30 Mile! Byrne, Burke, Nelson, and Jemine BREAK SCHOOL RECORD in 4x200m Relay!!
On Friday, March 6, 2009, the Northside College Prep Varsity Mens Track & Field Team traveled to Henry Crown Stadium at the University of Chicago, to take on Mather, Wheaton Academy, University High, F.W. Parker, North Shore Country Day, Jones College Prep, and St. Ignatius in the University High Track & Field Extravaganza.
Henry Crown Stadium features an athlete friendly atmosphere, upper deck seating, 200m Indoor Track and has been the host to numerous National meets, and local Championship meets as well. The Varsity letter was invented in the 1890s by Amos Alonzo Stagg as he was sitting on the entrance steps to Henry Crown Field house. The main wall of the stadium constains a list of field house records, which include several Olympians. The first Heisman Trophy winner (1935), Hay Berwanger is still listed on the all-time list for Henry Crown for the 55m Dash. Henry Crown Field house is a Chicago landmark that is rich in Track & Field history.
A special thanks to University High Head Coach Bud James for hosting an outstanding meet, and for providing a great Track & Field experience for all of the athletes and spectators.
Individual events and relays were scored on the following point scale: 10-8-6-4-2-1.
IHSA Sectional rival St. Ignatius won the meet with 116.20 points. Mather finished in second place with 84.70 points. Northside College Prep finished in third place with 65.70 points and posted victories over North Shore Country Day (57 points), University High (22.20 points), Jones College Prep (11 Points), F.W. Parker (7.20 points), and Wheaton Academy (7 points). The Northside Varsity Men now have a season record of 19-9!
There was only two field events contested at the meet, Long Jump and Triple Jump. There was no Shot Put or High Jump competition.
In the Long Jump, Northside Senior Martin Melto jumped a personal best 18'2 to place sixth overall to complete the scoring. Northside Senior John Byrne jumped a personal best 16'5 to finish second for the Mustangs. Northside Freshman Mac Melto jumped a personal best 16'2.50. Northside Freshman Yusuf Skelic jumped 15'1.50. Northside Sophomore Neel Patel jumped a personal best 14'11.00. Northside Freshman Josh Williams jumped a personal best 14'9.50. Northside Sophomore Michael Loftus jumped a personal best 13'1.25. Northside Sophomore Josh Pfest jumped a personal best 12'6. Northside Freshman Dan Graham jumped a personal best 11'2.
In the Triple Jump, Northside Senior Captain Eric Nelson placed third overall with an outstanding jump of 39'10.50. Northside Senior Martin Melto placed fourth overall with a personal best jump of 37'8. Northside Freshman Yusuf Skelic jumped a personal best 32'00. Northside Freshman Mac Melto jumped a personal best 30'2.50. Northside Freshman Josh Williams jumped a personal best 30'1.50.
In the Varsity 4x800m Relay "A", Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss broke the school record for 800m, on the first leg of the relay with 200m splits of 29, 32 (61 400m), 33, and 30.78, for a personal best 2:04.78 800m split, and made a nice exchange to Senior Brandon Cooper. On second leg of the relay, Brandon Cooper ran 200m splits of 32.22, 34 (66.22 400m), 35, and 32, for a 2:13.22 800m split, and made a nice hand-off to Senior Jon Kittaka. On the third leg of the relay, Jon Kittaka ran 200m splits of 32, 32 (64 400m), 34, and 33, for a 2:11 800m split, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Wesley Laytham. Wesley Laytham anchored the Mustangs to Victory, with 200m splits of 30, 33 (63 400m), 35, and 33 for a 2:11 800m split, for a total time of 8:40.80. It was the second fastest 4x800m Relay in the history of Northside. St. Ignatius finished in second place with an outstanding time of 8:51.70. North Shore Country Day, anchored by State Mile Champ Peter Callahan finished in third place with an outstranding time of 9:05.80. University High finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 9:16.80. Mather finished in fifth place with an outstanding time of 9:43. Jones College Prep completed the scoring with a time of 10:22.50.
In the Varsity 4x800m Relay "B", Northside Sophomore Luis Gaytan ran a personal best 2:22 800m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Michael Loftus. Michael Loftus ran 200m splits of 36, 37 (73 400m), 42, and 42 for a personal best 2:37 800m split, and made a nice hand-off to Junior Peter Wilk. Peter Wilk ran 200m splits of 39, 41 (80 400m), 44, and 42 for an 800m split of 2:46, and made nice exchange to Junior Andrew Czyszczon. Andrew Czyszczon anchored the Mustangs to Victory over North Shore Country Day's "B" Relay (11:18), with 200m splits of 34, 37 (71 400m), 41, and 37 for an 800m split of 2:29, for a total time of 10:14.50.
In the 55m Hurdles, St.Ignatius Senior Jacob Swider-Rodgers won it with a time of 8.00. Mather Sophomore Rahim Foster finished in second place with a time of 8.30. Mather Senior Isiah Flowers finished in third place with a time of 8.60. St.Ignatius Senior Jeremiah Sheehy finished in fourth place with a time of 8.80. Mather Junior Sergio Martinez and Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter tied for fifth place to complete the scoring with a personal best time of 9.20. Northside Sophomore Muhammad Hossain hurdled a personal best time of 11.00. Northside Sophomore Josh Pfest ran an outstanding time of 11.30.
In the 55m Dash, North Shore Country Day Senior David Thomas won it with an outstanding time of 6.50. St. Ignatius Junior Glenn Martin finished in second place with an outstanding time of 6.60. Northside Senior Eric Nelson finished in third place with a personal best time of 6.70, which is the provisional QUALIFYING time for Indoor State (Illinois Prep Top Times). It would be Eric Nelson's third event at Indoor State. Nelson has already qualified for Indoor State in the High Jump, and the Distance Medley Relay. North Shore Country Day Junior Curtis Wulfsoh, and Parker Senior TC Eley tied for fourth place with a time of 6.90. Northside Senior Wemi Jemine, Mather Senior Jiminez, Parker Junior Berggren, University High Sophomore Adrian, and St. Ignatius Sophomore Mubarak Salami tied for 6th place to complete the scoring with a time of 7.00. Northside Junior Steven Burke ran a time of 7.10.
In the 3200m run, Mather Freshman Abe Haji won it with a personal best time of 10:23.06. St. Ignatius Junior Jimmy Connelly finished in second place with a time of 10:28.01. Northside Sophomore Charlie Mesimore placed third overall, with a personal best time of 10:30.06. Charlie Mesimore ran 200m splits of 36, 39 (75 400m), 39, 40 (2:34 800m), 38, 40 (3:52 1200m), 41, 39 (5:12 Mile), 39, 39, (6:30 2000m), 40, 40 (7:50 2400m), 40, 42 (9:12 2800m), 40, and 38 for a personal best time of 10:30.06. Jones College Prep Senior Griffin Kelly finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 10:32. University High Senior Aaron Buikema finished in fifth place with a time of 10:35. Northside Junior Cooper Eben completed the scoring by finishing in sixth place with an outstanding time of 10:40. Cooper Eben ran 200m splits of 36, 40 (76 400m), 39, 40 (2:35 800m), 39, 40 (3:54 1200m), 41, 40 (5:15 Mile), 41, 41 (6:37 2000m), 41, 42 (8:00 2400m), 41, 40 (9:21 2800m), 39, 40 for an outstanding time of 10:40.05. Northside Sophomore Fahad Sarvari ran a personal best time of 11:24. Fahad Sarvari ran 200m splits of 38, 40 (78 400m), 41, 40 (2:39 800m), 43, 42 (4:04 1200m), 44, 44 (5:32 Mile), 44, 45 (7:01 2000m), 44, 45 (8:30 2400m), 42, 38 (10:00 2800m), 45 and 39 for a personal best time of 11:24. Northside Sophomore Erik Zuehlke ran a personal best time of 11:35. Erik Zuehlke ran 200m splits of 38, 40 (78 400m), 41, 40 (2:39 800m), 43, 43 (4:05 1200m), 43, 44 (5:32 Mile), 44, 45 (7:01 2000m), 44, 45 (8:30 2400m), 49, 49 (10:08 2800m), 47, and 40 for a personal best time of 11:35. Northside Freshman Juan Ringor ran the first mile in 5:53, and then ran a 6:10 for the second mile for a personal best time of 12:03. Northside Freshman Joseph Smith ran the first mile in 5:48, and then ran a 6:46 for a personal best time of 12:34.
Prior to Friday, March 6, 2009, the Northside College Prep school record for the 4x200m Relay was held by Hunter Speese, Santino Merino, Neal Capapas, and Brian Chhun and was set in May 2007 at the IHSA Sectional Championships with a 1:42.18.
After an impressive Time Trial on Wednesday, March 4, 2009, Northside Senior John Byrne was added to the Mustangs 4x200m Relay, along with Junior Steven Burke, Senior Eric Nelson, and Senior Wemi Jemine.
On Friday, May 6, 2009, in the Varsity 4x200m Relay "A", the Northside Mustangs made history. Senior John Byrne ran a 24.92 200m split on the first leg of the relay, and made the exchange to Junior Steven Burke. Steven Burke ran a 26.06 200m split, and made a nice exchange to Senior Eric Nelson. Eric Nelson ran a 25.26 200m split, and made a nice exchange to Senior Wemi Jemine. Senior Wemi Jemine anchored the Mustangs to third place with a 24.96 200m split, to BREAK THE SCHOOL RECORD with a school record time of 1:41.20!!! Senior John Byrne broke a school record in the very first race of his high school Track career. It was also the first 4x200m Relay ever run in by Junior Steven Burke. Northside Senior Eric Nelson now holds the School Record in the 4x200m Relay, Distance Medley Relay, Shot Put, Discus, Triple Jump, and High Jump. Senior John Byrne, Junior Steven Burke, Senior Eric Nelson, and Senior Wemi Jemine will be rewarded with Watermelons on Monday for breaking the school record, and will also receive a commorative plaque at the Track & Field Banquet in June 2009. University High finished in fourth place with a time of 1:41.30. North Shore Country Day School finished in fifth place with a time of 1:44.30. Jones College Prep fnished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 1:47.10.
In the Varsity 4x200m Relay "B", Northside Senior Martin Melto ran a 200m split of 25.20 on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Josh Pfest ran a 200m split of 27.53 on the second leg of the relay. Freshman Josh Williams ran a 200m split of 28.20 on the third leg of the relay. Freshman Mac Melto anchored the Mustangs with a 26.67 200m split, for a total time of 1:47.60.
In the 800m run, North Shore Country Day Senior, and defending State Mile Champion Peter Callahan won it for the second consecutive year with an outstanding time of 2:02.40. Callahan dropped 7 seconds from last year. Northside Senior Jon Kittaka outkicked Mather Senior Alex Soraporu (2:12.00) to finish second place overall with an outstanding time of 2:11.60. Jon Kittaka ran 200m splits of 32, 33 (65 400m), 35, and 31.60 for an outstanding time of 2:11.60. St. Ignatius Junior Jon Darby finished in fourth place with a time of 2:13.90. Parker Sophomore Oakleigh Thorne finished in fifth place with a time of 2:18.40. Northside Freshman Yusuf Skelic finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a personal best time of 2:18.80. Yusuf Skelic ran 200m splits of 32, 33 (65 400m), 36, and 37.80 for a personal best time of 2:18.80. Northside Sophomore Luis Gaytan ran a time of 2:33.20. Northside Freshman Dan Graham ran a time of 2:37.20. Northside Junior Peter Wilk ran a time of 2:39.20.
In the 400m Dash, North Shore Country Day Junior Ivan Ramirez won it with an outstanding time of 54.70. Mather Junior Sergio Martinez finished in second place with a time of 55.50. University High Senior Matt Fitzpatrick finished in third place with a time of 56.30. St. Ignatius Senior Dan Miller finished in fourth place with a time of 57.60. St. Ignatius Junior Sebastian Adams finished in fifth place with a time of 58.70. Northside Freshman Mac Melto completed the scoring by finishing in sixth place with a personal best time of 59.10. Northside Sophomore Neel Patel ran a time of 70.60.
In the Mile, Mather Senior Ivan Coronel won it with an outstanding time of 4:42.10. Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss finished in second place with a personal best time of 4:44.30. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran 200m splits of 34, 34 (68 400m), 38, 38 (2:24 800m), 36, 37 (3:37 1200m), 35, and 32 for a personal best time of 4:44.30. Wheaton Academy Junior Michael DeRenzo finished in third place with an outstanding time of 4:45.20. Jones College Prep Senior Griffin Kelly finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 4:51.90. St. Ignatius Senior Everett Mumford finished in fifth place with a time of 4:55.60. Wheaton Academy Senior Shai Weinstein finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 4:57.80. Northside Sophomore Charlie Mesimore ran an outstanding time of 5:00.70. Mesimore ran 200m splits of 35, 37 (72 400m), 36, 39 (2:27 800m), 39, 39 (3:45 1200m), 38, and 37 for an outstanding time of 5:00.70. Northside Sophomore Wesley Laytham dropped 6 seconds from Niles West Wolves Invitational for an outstanding time of 5:01.10. Laytham ran 200m splits of 35, 38 (73 400m), 37, 39 (2:29 800m), 38, 39 (3:46 1200m), 39, and 36 for an outstanding time of 5:01.10. Northside Junior Cooper Eben ran a time of 5:10.60. Cooper Eben ran 200ms splits of 35, 38 (73 400m), 37, 39 (2:29 800m), 39, 39 (3:47 1200m), 39 and 44 for a time of 5:10.60. Northside Junior James Rey ran an outstanding time of 5:48. James Rey ran the first 800m in 2:46, and then ran the final 800m in 3:02 for an outstanding time of 5:48. Northside Sophomore Zack Rosenberg dropped 18 seconds for a personal best time of 5:57. Zack Rosenberg ran the first 800m in 3:01, and then ran a negative split of 2:56 for the final 800m for a personal best time of 5:57.
In the 200m Dash, Northside Senior Wemi Jemine placed fifth overall with an outstanding time of 25.10. Northside Senior Eric Nelson ran an outstanding time of 25.80. Northside Senior John Byrne ran a personal best time of 26.00.
In the Varsity 4x400m Relay "A", Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran a 56.14 400m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior Steven Burke. Steven Burke ran a 57.35 400m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice hand-off to Senior Jon Kittaka. Jon Kittaka ran a 59.00 400m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Senior Brandon Cooper. Brandon Cooper ran a 58.61 400m split, to anchor the Mustangs to 4th place, with a total time of 3:51.10.
In the Varsity 4x400m Relay "B", Northside Freshman Yusuf Skelic ran a 60.12 400m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Senior Peter Wilk. Peter Wilk ran a 64.32 400m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice hand-off to Junior Andrew Czyszczon. Andrew Czyszczon ran a 63.19 400m split, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Josh Pfest. Josh Pfest ran a 62.97 400m split, to anchor the Mustangs to 3rd place, with a total time of 4:10.60.
VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT UNIVERSITY HIGH TRACK & FIELD EXTRAVAGANZA
1. Eric Nelson 13.50
2. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 11.50
2. Jon Kittaka 11.50
3. Charlie Mesimore 6.00
4. Martin Melto 5.00
5. Wemi Jemine 3.70
6. Brandon Cooper 3.50
7. Wesley Laytham 2.50
7. Steven Burke 2.50
8. John Byrne 1.50
8. Hersh Perlmutter 1.50
9. Yusuf Skelic 1.00
9. Cooper Eben 1.00
9. Mac Melto 1.00
VARSITY POINTS SCORED - SEASON TOTAL (4 Meets)
1. Eric Nelson 29.50
2. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 27.25
3. Charlie Mesimore 21.25
4. Jon Kittaka 20.75
5. Martin Melto 14.00
6. Hersh Perlmutter 13.00
7. Steven Burke 11.00
8. Luke Sobieraj 8.00
9. Brandon Cooper 7.75
10. John Konow 6.00
11. Wesley Laytham 5.50
12. Cooper Eben 4.25
13. Wemi Jemine 3.70
14. Hunter Speese 3.25
15. Brian Chhun 3.00
16. Kevin Jaburek 2.50
17. Mac Melto 2.00
17. Simon Vecchioni 2.00
17. Ed Moreno 2.00
17. Sam Olver 2.00
18. John Byrne 1.50
18. Sam Vergara 1.50
18. Rafael Confino 1.50
18. Saul Silveyra 1.50
18. Andrew Czyszczon 1.50
19. Yusuf Skelic 1.00
19. Nathan Michaelson 1.00
20. James Rey 0.50
All Athletes that score a Varsity point in any meet during the season, earn a Varsity letter.
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Friday, March 6
Northside Senior Jennifer Kane places 2nd in the 55m Hurdles at the University High Track & FIeld Extravaganza!
On Friday, March 6, 2009, the Northside College Prep Varsity Womens Track & Field Team traveled to Henry Crown Stadium at the University of Chicago, to take on Whitney Young, Wheaton Academy, University High, F.W. Parker, North Shore Country Day, Jones College Prep, and St. Ignatius in the University High Track & Field Extravaganza.
University High won the Varsity Women's meet with 79.50 points, St. Ignatius finished in second with 75.50 points. North Shore Country Day finished in third place with 50 points. Jones College Prep finished in fourth place with 45 points. Whitney Young finished in fifth place with 34 points. F.W. Parker finished in sixth place with 28 points. Northside College Prep finished in seventh place with 27 points. Wheaton Academy finished in eighth place with 10 points. Individual events and relays were scored 10-8-6-4-2-1. The Northside Varsity Women now have a season record of 17-11.
The Mustangs did not compete in the 4x800m Relay, 3200m run, or 800m run due to the Honogehan Indoor Classic the following day in Rockton, Illinois.
In the 55m Hurdles, St. Ignatius Senior Erin Newman won it with an outstanding time of 10.10. Northside Senior Jennifer Kane tied St.Ignatius Junior Lindy Merten for second place with an outstanding time of 10.40. F.W. Parker Sophomore Katrina Hurst finished in fourth place with a time of 10.60. St. Ignatius Freshman Claire MacElroy finished in fifth place with a time of 11.60. St.Ignatius Freshman Gillian Graig and North Shore Country Day Freshman Rachel Mable tied for sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 11.80. Northside Senior Maria Zdunek hurdled a time of 12.50.
(Coming soon: Complete Results, and Varsity point totals).
 | | Eric Nelson clears 6'3 to win the Fenton Indoor Classic | |
Tuesday, March 10
Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss and Wesley Laytham place 1-2 in the 3200m run! Eric Nelson WINS High Jump! Hersh Perlmutter WINS Int Hurdles!
|  | | Martin Melto |
On Tuesday, March 10, 2009, the Northside Varsity Men traveled to Bensenville, Illinois to Bison Stadium for the Fenton Indoor Classic. Fenton is the home of the Metro Suburban Conference Track and Field Champions. Fenton has won the Metro Suburban Conference Track & Field Championship the last three years, and famous alumni include Olympian Jim Spivey.Â
The Fenton Indoor Classic featured Gordon Tech, Conant, Northside College Prep, and host Fenton. Individual Events were scored 6-4-3-2-1, and Relays were scored 6-4-2.Â
The Northside Varsity Men scored 63 points to finish in second place, and posted victories over Fenton (48 points), and Gordon Tech (22 points).Â
In the High Jump, Northside took 3 of the top 4 places. The Mustangs were led by Northside Senior Eric Nelson with an outstanding jump of 6Â’3 to WIN the meet. ConantÂ’s Paul Kim finished in second place with a jump of 5Â’8. Northside Senior Wemi Jemine finished in third place with a jump of 5Â’6. Northside Freshman Yusuf Skelic finished in fourth place with a personal best jump of 4Â’10.Â
In the Long Jump, ConantÂ’s Kyle Reid won it with a jump of 19Â’1. ConantÂ’s Ian Hartsfield finished in second place with a jump of 18Â’9.5. Northside Senior Martin Melto placed 3rd overall with a personal best jump of 18Â’4. ConantÂ’s Paul Kim finished in fourth place with a jump of 17Â’8.5. ConantÂ’s Bryan Hudgins completed the scoring by finishing in fifth place with a jump of 16Â’11.5. Northside Senior Albert Lin jumped an outstanding 16Â’11. Northside Senior John Byrne jumped an outstanding 15Â’8.Â
In the Triple Jump, ConantÂ’s Ian Hartsfield won it with a jump of 40Â’1. Northside Senior Eric Nelson finished in second place with an outstanding jump of 39Â’8. ConantÂ’s Mark Krystinak finished in third place with a jump of 38Â’6. Northside Senior Albert Lin finished in fourth place with a jump of 36Â’9.5. Northside Senior Martin Melto finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with an outstanding jump of 36Â’5. Northside Freshman Yusuf Skelic jumped a personal best 33Â’7.Â
In the Shot Put, Northside Captain Eric Nelson threw an outstanding 38Â’3. Northside Senior Rafael Confino threw a personal best 36Â’7.
In the Pole Vault, Conant's Kyle Reid won it. Conant's Mark Krustinak finished in second place with a vault of 11'0. Fenton's Dan Mikos finished in third place with a vault of 10'0.Â
In the 4x800m Relay, Conant won it with a time of 9:41.5. Fenton finished in second place with a time of 9:46.4. Northside finished in third place with a time of 9:46.6. Northside Freshman Jusuf Skelic ran a 800m split of 2:20 on the first leg of the relay. Northside Senior Simon Vecchioni ran a 2:32 800m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Junior Andrew Czyszczon ran a 2:36 800m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Charlie Mesimore. Charlie Mesimore anchored the Mustangs to third place with a 2:15 800m split, for a total time of 9:46.6.
In the 4x135 Yards Relay, Northside Senior Martin Melto ran a 16.55 135 Yards split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Senior John Byrne. John Byrne ran an impressive 14.97 135 Yards split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice hand-off to Junior Steven Burke. Steven Burke ran a 17.43 135 Yards split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Senior Wemi Jemine. Wemi Jemine anchored the Mustangs to third place with a 16.07 135 Yards split, for a total time of 1:05.5. Â
In the 3200m run, the Northside Mustangs took four of the top five places, and were led by the one-two punch of Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss and Sophomore Wesley Laytham. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss WON it with a season best time of 10:17. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran a 5:03 for the first mile, and then ran the final mile in 5:14 for an outstanding time of 10:17. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran 135 Yard splits of 21, 24, 23, 24, 23, 23, 25, 20, 25, 24, 23, 25, 23, 25, 24, 23, 25, 25, 24, 25, 24, 25, 26, 24, 25 and 19 for a season best time of 10:17. It was also the fastest time ever run by a Northside athlete at Fenton. Sophomore Wesley Laytham finished in second place with a personal best time of 10:51. Wesley Laytham ran a 5:20 for the first mile, and then ran the final mile in 5:31 for a personal best time of 10:51. Wesley Laytham ran 135 Yard splits of 21, 25, 24, 25, 24, 23, 27, 23, 27, 25, 26, 24, 26, 25, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 24 and 22 for a personal best time of 10:51. Northside Junior James Rey finished in third place with an outstanding time of 11:58. Gordon Tech's Justin Cagadas finished in fourth place with a time of 11:59. Northside Senior Norman Lee earned a Varsity letter by placing fifth to complete the scoring with a personal best time of 13:09. Northside Senior Coleman Gailloreto ran a time of 13:45.
In the 50 Yard High Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter finished in second place with a personal best time of 7.6. Hersh Perlmutter dropped 1.3 seconds from last year!! Northside Senior Albert Lin finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a personal best time of 7.9. Albert Lin dropped 0.6 seconds from last year!!!  Northside Junior Andrew Czyszczon ran a personal best time of 8.94.
In the 50 Yard Dash, Gordon Tech's Andy Birkus won it with a time of 5.8. Conant's Lane Kendall finished in second with a time of 5.8. Fenton's Jason Lobojko and Justin Southward tied for third and fourth respectively with a time of 5.9. Gordon Tech's Neil Duckworth completed the scoring by placing fifth overall with a time of 5.9. Northside Junior Steven Burke ran an outstanding time of 6.10. Northside Senior Wemi Jemine ran an outstanding time of 6.10. Northside Senior Rafael Confino ran a time of 6.66. Northside Junior Sam Olver ran a time of 6.70.
In the 800m run, Conant's Ben Anderson won it with a time of 2:26.5. Conant's Muhammed Tayyab finished in second place with a time of 2:26.8. Conant's Ryan Mueller finished in third place with a time of 2:27.2. Gordon Tech's Jim Carroll finished in fourth place with a time of 2:27.7. Northside Freshman Jusuf Skelic finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a time of 2:31.6. Northside Junior Peter Wilk ran an outstanding time of 2:35. Northside Junior Andrew Czyszczon ran a time of 2:36.
In the 4x270 Yards Relay, Northside Senior Martin Melto ran a 36.03 270 Yards split on the first leg of the relay. Senior John Byrne ran a 34.20 270 Yards split on the second leg of the relay. Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter ran a 37.30 270 Yards split on the third leg of the relay. Junior Steven Burke ran a 34.20 270 Yards split to anchor the Mustangs to third place with a official time of 2:25.5.
In the 400m Run, Northside Senior Simon Vecchioni ran a time of 66.83. Northside Senior Rafael Confino ran a time of 77.13.
In the 50 Yards Intermediate Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter won it with a personal best time of 7.5. Conant's Mark Krustinak finished in second place with an outstanding time of 7.6. Fenton's Dan Mikos finished in third place with a time of 7.7. Northside Senior Albert Lin finished in fourth place with a time of 7.8. Gordon Tech's Daniel Jones finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a time of 8.0.
In the Mile, Fenton's Nathan Smith won it with a time of 4:44.70. Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss finished in second place with an outstanding time of 4:53. Conant's Pablo Ramirez finished in third place with a time of 4:54.2 Fenton's Justin Smith finished in fourth place with a time of 4:55.8. Conant's Mohammed Tayyab finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a time of 5:04.8.
In the 200m Dash, Northside Senior Simon Vecchioni ran a season best time of 29.20. Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter ran an outstanding time of 29.60.
In the 4x405 Yards Relay, the official mis-counted the laps, and didn't allow an exchange to take place at the end of the first leg of the relay, so the first leg of the relay was 550 Yards! Also, athletes lost time on the first leg of the relay, when they attempted to stop at the 405 Yards mark. Northside Junior Steven Burke ran 82.53 550 Yards split on the first leg of the 4x405 Yards Relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Wesley Laytham. Wesley Laytham ran a 56.61 405 Yards split on the second leg of relay, and made a nice hand-off to Northside Junior Peter Wilk. Peter Wilk ran a 59.30 405 Yards split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss. Cuit Pineda Y ouniss ran a 54.77 405 Yards split to outkick Conant to the finish to anchor the Mustangs to second place with an official time of 4:12.50. Fenton finished in fourh place with a time of 4:13.1.
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VARSITY POINTS SCORED ATÂ FENTON INDOOR CLASSICÂ
1. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss              11.00Â
2. Hersh Perlmutter                             10.50
3. Eric Nelson                                     10.00
4. Wesley Laytham                              5.00
4. Albert Lin                                        5.00
4. Martin Melto                                   5.00
5. Wemi Jemine                                   3.50
5. Jusuf Skelic                                      3.50
6. James Ray                                       3.00
7. Steven Burke                                   2.00
8. John Byrne                                       1.00
8. Peter Wilk                                       1.00
8. Norman Lee                                     1.00
9. Charlie Mesimore                             0.50
9. Simon Vecchioni                              0.50
9. Andrew Czyszczon                           0.50
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VARSITY POINTS SCORED - SEASON TOTAL (5 Meets)Â
1. Eric Nelson                                      39.50Â
2. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss              38.25 Â
3. Hersh Perlmutter                               23.50  Â
4. Charlie Mesimore                             21.75
5. Jon Kittaka                                      20.75Â
6. Martin Melto                                    19.00  Â
7. Steven Burke                                   13.00
8. Wesley Laytham                             10.50  Â
9. Luke Sobieraj                                  8.00 Â
10. Brandon Cooper                             7.75  Â
11. Wemi Jemine                                 7.20 Â
12. John Konow                                   6.00
13. Albert Lin                                      5.00Â
14. Jusuf Skelic                                   4.50  Â
15. Cooper Eben                                 4.25 Â
16. James Rey                                      3.50  Â
17. Hunter Speese                               3.25
18. Brian Chhun                                    3.00
19. John Byrne                                      2.50 Â
19. Simon Vecchioni                              2.50 Â
19. Kevin Jaburek                                 2.50
20. Mac Melto                                      2.00
20. Ed Moreno                                     2.00
20. Sam Olver                                       2.00Â
20. Andrew Czyszczon                         2.00Â
21. Sam Vergara                                   1.50
21. Rafael Confino                                1.50
21. Saul Silveyra                                   1.50
22. Nathan Michaelson                         1.00
22. Peter Wilk                                      1.00
22. Norman Lee                                   1.00
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All Athletes that score a Varsity point in any meet during the season, earn a Varsity letter.    Â
 | | John Byrne |
 | | Steven Burke | |
Tuesday, March 10
Mac Melto WINS Sophomore-Freshman High Jump and Triple Jump!!! Taylor Kuehn WINS Sophomore-Freshman 3200 at Fenton Indoor Classic!!!
On Tuesday, March 10, 2009, the Northside Sophomore-Freshman Boys traveled to Bensenville, Illinois to Bison Stadium for the Fenton Indoor Classic. Fenton is the home of the Metro Suburban Conference Track and Field Champions. Fenton has won the Metro Suburban Conference Track & Field Championship the last three years, and famous alumni include Olympian Jim Spivey.
The Fenton Indoor Classic featured Gordon Tech, Conant, Northside College Prep, and host Fenton. Individual Events were scored 6-4-3-2-1, and Relays were scored 6-4-2.
The Northside Sophomore-Freshman Boys scored 87 points to finish in second place, and posted victories over Fenton (34 points), and Gordon Tech (23.5 points). Conant won it with 100.50 points. The Northside Sophomore-Freshman Boys Team now has a season record of 16-5!!!
In the Sophomore-Freshman High Jump, Northside took 3 out of the top 4 places. Freshman Mac Melto won it with a jump of 5'0. Northside Freshman Josh Williams finished in second place with a personal best jump of 4'10. Conant's D.J. Nerda finished in third place with a jump of 4'6. Northside Freshman Dan Graham finished in fourth place with a jump of 4'4.
In the Sophomore-Freshman Long Jump, Fenton's Christian Hernandez won it with a jump of 17'4.5. Conant's Mike Zenter finished in second place with a jump of 17'1. Northside Freshman Mac Melto finished in third place with an outstanding jump of 16'0. Conant's Danie Bart finished in fourth place with a jump of 15'11. Conant's Patrick Panayotov finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a jump of 15'8.5. Northside Freshman Josh Williams jumped a personal best 15'3.5. Northside Freshman Derek Lin jumped a personal best 14'11. Northside Sophomore Neel Patel jumped 10'11.
In the Sophomore-Freshman Triple Jump, Northside Freshman Mac Melto won it. Northside Freshman Josh Williams finished in second place with a personal best jump of 32'3. Northside Freshman Derek Lin finished in third place with a personal best jump of 31'3. Conant's Connor Abbott finished in fourth place with a jump of 29'7.5. Conant's Eric Tiessen finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a jump of 28'10.5.
In the Sophomore-Freshman Shot Put, Northside Freshman Cody Rios finished in fourth place with an outstanding throw of 30'7. Northside Sophomore Neel Patel finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a personal best throw of 29'6. Northside Freshman Luis Mesa threw 21'4. Northside Sophomore Mohammed Ahmed threw 18'1.
In the Sophomore-Freshman Pole Vault, Conant's Bart Daniel won it with a vault of 8'6. Conant's Connor Abbott finished in second place with a vault of 8'0. Conant's Joe Jackowski finished in third place with a vault of 7'0. Fenton's Lucas Linder finished in fourth place with a vault of 6'6.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x800m Relay, Northside Sophomore Erik Zuehlke ran a 2:25 800m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Juan Ringor ran a 2:34 800m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Dan Graham ran a 2:44 800m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Luis Gaytan anchored the Mustangs to third place with a 2:27 800m split, for a total time of 10:12.2.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x135 Yards Relay, Northside Freshman Richard Do ran a 135 Yards split of 17.89 on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Luis Mesa ran a 17.71 135 Yards split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Neel Patel ran a 19.25 135 Yards split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Jameel Ahmed anchored the Mustangs to second place with a 18.50 135 Yards split, for a total time of 1:13.6.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 3200m run, Northside Freshman Taylor Kuehn WON it with a personal best time of 11:23. Fenton's Dave Carroll finished in second place with a time of 12:37. Northside Freshman Joseph Smith finished in third place with a time of 12:59.7. Northside Sophomore Zach Rosenberg finished in fourth place with a time of 13:55.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 50 Yards High Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Muhammad Hossain won it with a personal best time of 8.9. Northside Freshman Derek Lin finished in second place with a personal best time of 9.4. Northside Freshman Dan Graham finished in third place with a personal best time of 10.47.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 50 Yards Dash, Gordon Tech's Fuhad Akinbiy won it with an outstanding time of 5.9. Gordon Tech's Bryce Oparah finished in second place with a time of 6.2. Conant's Daniel David finished in third place with a time of 6.2 Conant's Kevin Otubu finished in fourth place with a time of 6.3. Gordon Tech's Jorge Rolan finished fifth place to complete the scoring with a time of 6.3. Northside Freshman Richard Do ran a personal best time of 6.40. Northside Freshman Luis Mesa ran a time of 6.8. Northside Sophomore Jameel Ahmed ran a time of 6.9. Northside Sophomore Mohammed Ahmed ran a time of 7.4. Northside Sophomore Anton Garazha ran a time of 7.7.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 800m run, Fenton's Patrick Bowles won it with a time of 2:20.2. Conant's Matt Rajewski finished in second place with a time of 2:25.9. Northside Freshman Dan Graham finished in third place with a time of 2:43.4. Conant's Joseph Huh finished in fourth place with a time of 2:44.5. Gordon Tech's Lewis Corarrubias completed the scoring by finishing in fifth place with a time of 2:45.2. Northside Sophomore Andres Del Gado ran a personal best time of 2:59.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x270 Yards Relay, Northside Freshman Richard Do ran a 37.05 270 Yards split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Luis Mesa ran a 38.33 270 Yards split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Mohammad Hossain ran a 41.92 270 Yards split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Jameel Ahmed anchored the Mustangs to second place with a 37.39 270 Yards split, for a total time of 2:35.20.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 400m Dash, Gordon Tech's Milkie Mussa won it with a time of 58.4 Conant's James Weaver finished in second place with a time of 60.8. Conant's Rashid Faraz finished in third place with a time of 61.3. Northside Freshman Mac Melto finished in fourth place with a time of 61.90. Fenton's Jonathan Schwengler completed the scoring by finishing in fifth place with a time of 62.0. Northside Freshman Josh Williams ran an outstanding time of 65.80. Northside Sophomore Anton Garazha ran a time of 83.00.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 50 Yard Int Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Mohammed Hussain won it with a personal best time of 8.90. Northside Freshman Derek Lin finished in second place with a time of 8.90. Northside Sophomore Mohammad Ahmed finished in third place with a personal best time of 9.80.
In the Sophomore-Freshman Mile, Conant's Tyler Schneider won it with an outstanding time of 5:22. Coant's John Buga finished in second place with a time of 5:23.4. Northside Freshman Taylor Kuehn finished in third place with a personal best time of 5:24.2. Taylor Kuehn ran 135 Yards splits of 21, 23, 24, 25, 25, 25, 27, 26, 27, 25, 25, 25, and 24 for a personal best time of 5:24.2. Conant's Nikhil Buania finished in fourth place with a time of 5:24.6. Northside Sophomore Erik Zuehlke finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with an outstanding time of 5:27.3. Erik Zuehlke ran 135 Yards splits of 22, 24, 26, 25, 25, 28, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 25, and 22 for an outstanding time of 5:27.3. Northside Sophomore Luis Gaytan ran a personal best time of 5:28. Northside Freshman Juan Ringor ran an outstanding time of 5:36. Northside Freshman Joseph Smith ran an outstanding time of 5:38.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 200m Dash, Gordon Tech's Fuhad Akinby won it with a time of 26.0. Conant's Tom Zidek finished in second place with a time of 26.6. Fenton's John Schwengler finished in third place with a time of 27.0. Fenton's Ray Thomas finished in fourth place with a time of 27.1. Conant's Patrick Connolly completed the scoring by placing fifth overall with a time of 27.6. Northside Freshman Cody Rios ran a personal best time of 30.40. Northside Freshman Richard Do ran an outstanding time of 30.80. Northside Sophomore Neel Patel ran an outstanding time of 31.90. Northside Sophomore Mohammad Ahmed ran a time of 32.20. Northside Sophomore Andres Del Gado ran a time of 32.60. Northside Sophomore Anton Garazha ran a time of 37.70.
The Mustangs were unable to field a Sophomore-Freshman 4x405 Relay due to the absenses of Rhiday Pandya and Josh Pfest.
SOPHOMORE-FRESHMAN POINTS SCORED AT FENTON INDOOR CLASSIC
1. Mac Melto 17.00
2. Muhammad Hossain 13.00
3. Derek Lin 11.00
4. Taylor Kuehn 9.00
5. Dan Graham 8.50
6. Josh Williams 8.00
7. Mohammed Ahmed 3.00
7. Joseph Smith 3.00
7. Neel Patel 2.00
8. Jameel Ahmed 2.00
8. Zach Rosenberg 2.00
8. Cody Rios 2.00
8. Luis Mesa 2.00
8. Richard Do 2.00
9. Erik Zuehlke 1.50
10. Luis Gaytan 0.50
10. Juan Ringor 0.50
SOPHOMORE SEASON POINT TOTALS (3 Meets)
1. Josh Pfest 22.00
2. Fahad Sarvari 18.00
3. Muhammad Hossain 16.50
4. Ed Moreno 16.00
5. Luis Gaytan 13.50
6. Erik Zuehlke 12.00
7. Andres Del Gado 10.00
8. Roldan Alegre 8.00
9. Khoa Nguyen 7.75
10. Neel Patel 9.00
11. Zach Rosenberg 6.00
12. Rhiday Pandya 4.00
12. Damian Azubuike 4.00
13. Nico Salzetta 3.75
14. Jameel Ahmed 3.50
15. Mohammed Ahmed 3.00
16. Mark Kharouta 0.75
17. Jesus Bruno 0.25
FRESHMAN SEASON POINT TOTALS (3 Meets)
1. Derek Lin 41.00
2. Mac Melto 39.00
3. Dan Graham 36.50
4. Josh Williams 33.00
5. Cody Rios 24.00
6. Jusuf Skelic 22.50
7. Chris Ceisel 9.50
8. Taylor Kuehn 9.00
9. Luis Mesa 6.75
10. Joseph Smith 6.50
10. Juan Ringor 6.50
11. Matt Hernandez 5.25
11. Richard Do 5.25
12. Edgar Ortega 2.00
13. Sharif Khan 1.25
Chariots Of Fire
Sunday, March 15
Northside Senior Maria Torres places second in Triple Jump!!! Northside Varsity Women finish 4th at Indoor City Championships!!
|  | | Northside Varsity Women |
On Sunday, March 15, 2009, the Northside College Prep Varsity Womens All-Star Track & Field Team traveled to Henry Crown Stadium at the University of Chicago, to take on 33 Chicago Public High Schools in the 2009 Indoor City Championships. Team Trophies were awarded to the Top three teams, and Medals were awarded to the Top 6 Individuals in each event.
Henry Crown Stadium features an athlete friendly atmosphere, upper deck seating, 200m Indoor Track and has been the host to numerous National meets, and local Championship meets as well. The Varsity letter was invented in the 1890s by Amos Alonzo Stagg as he was sitting on the entrance steps to Henry Crown Field house. The main wall of the stadium constains a list of field house records, which include several Olympians. The first Heisman Trophy winner (1935), Hay Berwanger is still listed on the all-time list for Henry Crown for the 55m Dash. Henry Crown Field house is a Chicago landmark that is rich in Track & Field history.
A special thanks to CPS Track & Field cordinator Thomas Smith for hosting an outstanding meet, and for providing a great Track & Field experience for all of the athletes and spectators.
The Mustangs lost to IHSA Sectional rival Whitney Young, but came away with an impressive fourth place finish, and a record number of medals at the Indoor City Championships.
Whitney Young won the meet with 77 points. Mather finished in second place with an impressive 73 points. Kenwood Academy finished in third place with 52 points. Northside finished in fourth place with 33 points and posted VICTORIES over Harper (29 Points), Chicago Vocational Career Academy (24 points), Dunbar (16 points), Simeon (16 points), Harlan Academy (13 points), Calumet (10 points), Jones College Prep (10 points), Payton (8 points), Raby (8 points), Fenger (7 points), Prosser (4 points), Clark (4 points), Lincoln Park (4 points), Steinmetz (3 points), Robeson (3 points), Lake View (3 points), Kelly (2 points), Du Sable (2 points), Corliss (1 point), and Kennedy (1 point).
Congratulations to Whitney Young Head Coach Bob Gieger and staff on winning their first Indoor City Championship. They will be appearing on CPS television on Monday evening for a special Trophy presentation. Whitney Young also recently won the Honogehan Indoor Classic.
In the Long Jump, Northside Freshman Anastasia Rhodes finished in seventh place with a jump of 13'01.
In the High Jump, Northside Senior Maria Torres finished in sixth place with a jump of 4'6. Maria Torres was awarded a Medal for placing sixth overall and earning All City honors.
In the Shot Put, Northside Sophomore Caeleigh Renkosiak finished in third place with a throw of 28'11. Caeleigh Renkosiak was awarded a Medal for placing third overall and earning All City Honors.
In the Triple Jump, Northside Senior Maria Torres finished in second place overall with a jump of 33'00. Maria Torres was awarded a Medal for placing second overall and earning All City Honors.
In the Exhibition 3200m run, Northside Freshman Waters Cahill finished in sixth place with a personal best time of 16:10.71. Waters Cahill was awarded a Medal for placing sixth overall and earning All City Honors.
In the 4x800m Relay, Northside Senior Anna Parks, Senior Adaora Achufusi, Senior Ani Zotti, and Junior Bessie Nolan combined for a time of 11:11.27 to place third overall. Parks, Achufusi, Zotti, and Nolan were awarded Medals for placing third overall.
In the 55m Dash, Northside Senior Gayatri Satam ran a time of 9.81.
In the 55m Hurdles, Northside Senior Jennifer Kane finished in sixth place overall with a time of 10.81.
In the 800m Run, Northside Senior Anna Parks finished in third place with an outstanding time of 2:44.16.
In the 4x200m Relay, Hannah Doruelo, Gayatri Satam, Maria Zdunek, and Nina Coomes combined for a time of 2:13.19.
In the 400m Run, Northside Senior Adaora Achufusi ran an outstanding time of 67.04.
In the Mile, Northside Senior Ani Zotti finished in fourth place with a time of 6:02.
In the 200m Dash, Jennifer Kane ran a time of 31.78.
In the 4x400m Relay, Adaora Achufusi, Nina Coomes, Maria Torres, and Anna Parks combined for a time of 4:42.70 to finish in sixth place. Achufusi, Coomes, Torres, and Parks were awarded Medals for finishing in sixth place overall.
VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT CPS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
1. Maria Torres 9.25
2. Anna Parks 7.75
3. Caeleigh Renkosiak 6.00
4. Ani Zotti 5.50
5. Adaora Achufusi 1.75
6. Bessie Nolan 1.50
7. Nina Coomes 0.25
(Coming Soon: Photos, and Varsity Season Point Totals)
 | | Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss, 800m Indoor Champion | |
Sunday, March 15
Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss WINS Indoor City 800m Title!!! Eric Nelson WINS Indoor City High Jump Title!!!
|  | | Eric Nelson, High Jump Indoor Champion |
On Sunday, March 15, 2009, the Northside College Prep Varsity Mens All-Star Track & Field Team traveled to Henry Crown Stadium at the University of Chicago, to take on 33 Chicago Public High Schools in the 2009 Indoor City Championships. Team Trophies were awarded to the Top three teams, and Medals were awarded to the Top 6 Individuals in each event.
Henry Crown Stadium features an athlete friendly atmosphere, upper deck seating, 200m Indoor Track and has been the host to numerous National meets, and local Championship meets as well. The Varsity letter was invented in the 1890s by Amos Alonzo Stagg as he was sitting on the entrance steps to Henry Crown Field house. The main wall of the stadium constains a list of field house records, which include several Olympians. The first Heisman Trophy winner (1935), Hay Berwanger is still listed on the all-time list for Henry Crown for the 55m Dash. Henry Crown Field house is a Chicago landmark that is rich in Track & Field history.
A special thanks to CPS Track & Field cordinator Thomas Smith for hosting an outstanding meet, and for providing a great Track & Field experience for all of the athletes and spectators.
The Mustangs beat every Team in their IHSA Sectional, which was very important, and came away with two individual City Champions (High Jump, 800m run), also, a record number of medals at Indoor City Championships, and a new school record in the 800m run!! (2:04.65).
Harlan Academy won the meet with 71 points. Mather finished in second place with 51. Walter Payton finished in third place with 39 points. Northside College Prep finished in fourth place with 37 points and posted VICTORIES over Whitney Young (31 points), Kenwood Academy (25 points), Harper (22 points), Robeson (16 points), Fenger (16 points), Dunbar (12 points), Bogan (10 points), Simeon (10 points), Lake View (9 points), Calumet (8 points), Chicago Vocational (8 points), Steinmetz (8 points), South Shore (6 points), Jones (6 points), Kings (6 points), Brooks College Prep (4 points), Urban Prep (4 points), North Lawndale (2 points), Lincoln Park (1 point), Corliss (1 point), John F. Kennedy (0 points), Bowen (0 points), Granger Park (0 points), Hope Academy (0 points), Prosser (0 points), Taft (0 points), Hancock (0 points), Uplift (0 points), Manley (0 points), Kelly (0 points), and Du Sable (0 points). The Northside Varsity Men now have a season record of 51-13!!!
Congratulations to Harlan Academy Head Coach Dr. Mark Thompson and staff on winning their first Indoor City Championship. They will be appearing on CPS television this evening for a special Trophy presentation. Harlan Academy is currently undefeated, and has already beaten the defending State Champions, East St.Louis High School.
In the Long Jump, Harper Senior Jelone Carroll won it with a jump of 20'6. Payton Senior Donovan Harris finished in second place with 20'1.75. Whitney Young Junior Cameron Allen finished in third place with a jump of 20'01. Harlan Academy Sophomore Tashaun Johnson finished in fourth place with a jump of 18'10.50. Lake View Junior Donald Cheeks finished in fifth place with a jump of 18'06. Northside Senior Martin Melto completed the scoring with an outstanding jump of 18'04.75 to place sixth overall. Martin Melto was awarded a Medal for placing sixth overall! On a side note, John F. Kennedy High School had a Junior in the competion by the name of Ernie Banks, jump 14'10.75. However, we do not know yet if he is related to the hall of fame baseball player.
In the Shot Put, Mather Junior Ameen Solebo won it with an outstanding throw of 47'10. Harlan Academy Senior George DeBerry finished in second place with a throw of 46'06.50. Steinmetz Senior Brandon Calhoun finishined in third place with a throw of 43'09.50. Harper Senior Cordarryl Banks finished in fourth place with a throw of 40'04.00. Northside Senior Eric Nelson earned a Medal, by finishing in fifth place with a season best throw of 40'03.00. Whitney Young Junior Ryan Rosiak completed the scoring by finishing in sixth place with a throw of 40'01.00.
In the High Jump, the opening height was set at 5'2. Eight Athletes were able to clear it, and then the bar was raised to 5'4. Manley Senior Patrick Givens made three quality attempts at 5'4, and finished in eight place with an outstanding jump of 5'2. The remaining seven athletes cleared 5'4, or passed to a higher height. The bar was then raised to 5'6. Hope Junior Allen Watson and Mather Junior Eddie Seda made three quality attempts at 5'6, and tied for sixth place with a jump of 5'4. The tie was broken by awarding sixth place to the athlete with the least total number of misses in the competition. Mather Junior Eddie Seda had the least total number of misses, and was awarded sixth place, and a Medal for scoring and earning All City honors. The bar was then raised to 5'8. Mather Junior Steven Devroe, Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep Sophomore Mark Gaines, Kenwood Academy Junior Tarik Simpkins, Harlan Junior Trevor Gills, and Northside Senior Eric Nelson remained in the competition. Northside Senior Eric Nelson came into the meet, having his best practice of the season on the Friday prior to the meet, training and jumping with former NCAA Division I two-time National qualifier Coach Cordell Lewis. However, on his very first attempt at 5'8, Northside Senior Eric Nelson injuried his hamstring. Eric Nelson decided to stay in the competition, and felt it was just tweaked at that point in the meet. Eric cleared 5'8 on his second attempt. Kenwood Academy Junior Tarik Simpkins also cleared 5'8. Harlan Academy Trevor Gills also cleared 5'8. Whitney Young Junior Stephan Devroe (5th), and Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep Sophomore Mark Gaines (4th) made three quality attempts at 5'8, and earned Medals and All City honors by finishing in 5th and 4th place respectively. The bar was then raised to 5'10. Kenwood Academy Junior Tarik Simpkins made three quality attempts at 5'10, and the crowd applauded his efforts. Tarik Simpkins was awarded a Medal, and All City honors for placing third overall with an outstanding jump of 5'8. The bar was then raised to 6'0 with only two athletes remaining. Harlan Academy Junior Trevor Gills and Northside Senior Eric Nelson both cleared 6'0, and the entire stadium crowd cheered. The bar was then raised to 6'2. Northside Senior Eric Nelson cleared it, and again the stadium crowd cheered. Harlan Academy Junior Trevor Gills made three quality attempts at 6'2, and the crowd gave him a standing ovation for his outstanding efforts. Trevor Gills was awarded a Medal for placing second overall, and earned All City honors. As a result of his hamstring injury, Eric Nelson took no further jumps, and was scratched by the Northside coaching staff from both the Triple Jump and 4x400m relay. The Northside coaching staff did not want to take any chances with the hamstring injury, and it will be looked at by an ATI physical trainer on Monday afternoon for further evaluation. Northside Senior Eric Nelson was awarded a Medal for WINNING the 2009 Indoor City High Jump Title for the second consecutive year!! His mental toughness and determination was incredible.
In the Triple Jump, Northside Senior Eric Nelson was scratched from the event as a result of a injury to his hamstring during the high jump competition. Payton Senior Donovan Harris won it with a jump of 42'05.75. Kenwood Academy Junior Matthew Funches finished in third place with a jump of 40'00. Mather Senior Bruce Hawk finished in third place with a jump of 39'11. Harlan Academy Senior George DeBerry finished in fourth place with a jump of 39'6. Urban Prep Junior Rayvaughn Hignes finished in fifth place with a jump of 38'11. Gwendolyn Brooks Senior Joshua Brown completed the scoring, and earned a medal by placing sixth with an outstanding jump of 36'9.50.
In the Exhibition 3200m run, Northside featured Sophomore Erik Zuehlke, one of the front-runners to be the Mustangs fifth man on the defending IHSA Regional Champion Cross Country Team in 2009, along with Northside Freshman Taylor Kuehn. In the 3200m run, Lincoln Park Senior Jacob Cetera won it with an outstanding time of 10:51. Mather Freshman Abe Haji finished in second place with a time of 11:12. Whitney Young Sophomore Liam Burns finished in third place with a time of 11:18.29. Northside Sophomore Erik Zuehlke showed great determination and guts by passing two athletes in the final 400m to earn a Medal, and All City honors, by finishing in fourth place overall with a personal best time of 11:29.36. Kelly's Daniel Gonzalez finished in fifth place with a time of 11:32.69. Kenwood Academy Sophomore Terrel James completed the scoring by finishing in sixth place overall with an outstanding time of 12:03. Terrel James was awarded a Medal and earned All City honors by finishing in the top six in the 3200m run.
In the Varsity 4x800m Relay, Northside finished in second place with a time of 8:45. Northside Senior Brandon Cooper ran an 800m split of 2:10 on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Senior Jon Kittaka. Jon Kittaka ran an 800m split of 2:10 on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice hand-off to Junior Cooper Eben. Cooper Eben ran an 800m split of 2:14 on third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Wesley Laytham. Wesley Laytham ancored the Mustangs to second place, with an 800m split of 2:11, for a total time of 8:45. Brandon Cooper, Jon Kittaka, Cooper Eben, and Wesley Laytham were awarded Silver Medals for placing second overall.
In the 55m Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter made the finals with a personal best time of 9.07. In the Finals, Payton Senior Donovan Harris won it with an outstanding time of 8.05. Harris scored a meet record 28 points for Payton by winning the 55m Hurdles, and Triple Jump, and placing second in the Long Jump. Harlan Senior George DeBerry finished in second place with a time of 8.42. South Shore Sophomore Michael Jones finished in third place with a time of 8.48. Mather Sophomore Rahim Foster finished in fourth place with a time of 8.68. North Lawndale Senior LaDarius Madlock finished in fifth place with a time of 8.72. Urban Prep Junior Jamil Boldian completed the scoring by placing sixth overall with a time of 8.83. Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter ran a time of 9.25 in the finals to place eigth overall.
In the 55m Dash, the Northside coaching staff selected Northside Junior Steven Burke to run the 55m Dash in the Indoor City Championships, and Burke let down the Team by failing to attend the meet without any notice. As a result, the Mustangs scored 0 points in the 55m dash. CPS rules prohibit substitutions on the day of the meet. 80% of life is about showing up, and that has been a problem for the Northside sprinters this year. Harlan Senior Darien Williams won it with a time of 6.67. Bogan Junior Jamel Donald finished in second place with a time of 6.79. Harper Senior Jelone Carroll finished in third place with a time of 6.84. Chicago Vocational Senior Gary Bennett finished in fourth place with a time of 6.87. SAC Senior Brandon Calhoun finished in fifth place with a time of 6.90. DuVo Deshuan Rutledge finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 6.93.
In the 800m run, Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD to WIN the INDOOR CPS 800m TITLE with a personal best time of 2:04.65. The school record was previously held by Northside legend John Krumsee (2:05.80). Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran 200m splits of 30, 31, 31, and 32 for a personal best time of 2:04.65. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss was awarded a Gold Medal for WINNING the 2009 Indoor 800m Title! Harlan Junior Vincent Perkins finished in second place with a personal best time of 2:05.79. Mather Senior Mikey Medina finished in third place with a time of 2:09.68. Kenwood Academy Sophomore Joseph Laseter finished in fourth place with a time of 2:15.90. Whitney Young Junior Lamar Gary finished in fifth place with a time of 2:18.82. Payton Junior Jimmy Brown completed the scoring by placing sixth overall with a time of 2:18.90.
In the 4x200m Relay, Northside Senior Martin Melto ran a 200m split of 25.24 on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Mac Melto ran a 200m split of 26.96 on the second leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Luke Sobieraj ran a 200m split of 27.09 on the third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Wesley Laytham anchored the relay with a 25.56 200m split, for a total time of 1:44.85.
In the 400m Dash, Whitney Young Sophomore Julian Deville won it with a time of 53.53. Calumet Freshman Spencer Williams finished in second place with a time of 54.21. Harlan Sophomore Welton Crayton finished in third place with a time of 54.25. Lake View Senior Romeo Jurardo finished in fourth place with a time of 55.67. Mather Junior Sergio Martinez finished in fifth place with a time of 56.15. Urban Prep Junior Jamil Boldian completed the scoring by placing sixth overall with an outstanding time of 56.17. Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran an outstanding time of 57.88.
In the Mile, Payton Junior Jose Mora won it with a time of 4:39.84. Mather Senior Ivan Coronel finished in second place with a time of 4:44.81. Jones College Prep Senior Kelly Griffin finished in third place with a time of 4:48.62. Northside Sophomore Charlie Mesimore finished in fourth place with a official time of 4:50.73. Charlie Mesimore was awarded a Medal for placing fourth overall. Charlie Mesimore ran the first 800m in 2:22, and the final 800m in 2:28, for a season best time of 4:50.73. Kenwood Academy Sophomore Omar Tall finished in fifth place with a time of 5:01.05. Lake View Sophomore Oscar Medinia finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an outstanding time of 5:01.14.
In the 200m Dash, Northside Senior John Byrne re-injured his quadricep on the final straightaway, and it didn't look like he would be able to finish, but his determination prevailed, and Byrne ran on one leg to the finish for a time of 28.42. The Mustangs hope to have Byrne back in time for the start of the outdoor season.
In the 4x400m Relay, Northside Sophomore Wesley Laytham ran a 55.81 400m split on the first leg, and made a nice exchange to Senior Brandon Cooper. Brandon Cooper ran a 55.69 400m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice hand-off to Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran a 57.56 400m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Charlie Mesimore. Charlie Mesimore anchored the Mustangs to first in their heat, and 5th overall, with a 60.80 400m split, for a total time of 3:49.96.
VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT CPS INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS
1. Eric Nelson 12.00
2. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 10.50
3. Charlie Mesimore 4.50
4. Wesley Laytham 2.50
4. Brandon Cooper 2.50
5. Cooper Eben 2.00
5. Jon Kittaka 2.00
6. Martin Melto 1.00
VARSITY POINTS SCORED - SEASON TOTAL (6 Meets)
1. Eric Nelson 51.50
2. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 48.75
3. Charlie Mesimore 26.25
4. Hersh Perlmutter 23.50
5. Jon Kittaka 22.75
6. Martin Melto 20.00
7. Steven Burke 13.00
7. Wesley Laytham 13.00
8. Brandon Cooper 10.25
9. Luke Sobieraj 8.00
10. Wemi Jemine 7.20
11. Cooper Eben 6.25
12. John Konow 6.00
13. Albert Lin 5.00
14. Jusuf Skelic 4.50
15. James Rey 3.50
16. Hunter Speese 3.25
17. Brian Chhun 3.00
18. John Byrne 2.50
18. Simon Vecchioni 2.50
18. Kevin Jaburek 2.50
19. Mac Melto 2.00
19. Ed Moreno 2.00
19. Sam Olver 2.00
19. Andrew Czyszczon 2.00
20. Sam Vergara 1.50
20. Rafael Confino 1.50
20. Saul Silveyra 1.50
21. Nathan Michaelson 1.00
21. Peter Wilk 1.00
21. Norman Lee 1.00
All Athletes that score a Varsity point in any meet during the season, earn a Varsity letter.
Sunday, March 15
Eric Nelson throws Shot Put 40'03! to earn All City honors!
|  | | Eric Nelson |
In the Shot Put, Mather Junior Ameen Solebo won it with an outstanding throw of 47'10. Harlan Academy Senior George DeBerry finished in second place with a throw of 46'06.50. Steinmetz Senior Brandon Calhoun finishined in third place with a throw of 43'09.50. Harper Senior Cordarryl Banks finished in fourth place with a throw of 40'04.00. Northside Senior Eric Nelson earned a Medal, by finishing in fifth place with a season best throw of 40'03.00 to earn All City honors. Whitney Young Junior Ryan Rosiak completed the scoring by finishing in sixth place with a throw of 40'01.00.
 | | Eric Nelson clears 6'2 to WIN the 2009 Indoor High Jump Title! | |
Sunday, March 15
Eric Nelson jumps 6'2 to WIN CPS Indoor High Jump Title!
|  | | Eric Nelson |
In the High Jump, the opening height was set at 5'2. Eight Athletes were able to clear it, and then the bar was raised to 5'4. Manley Senior Patrick Givens made three quality attempts at 5'4, and finished in eight place with an outstanding jump of 5'2. The remaining seven athletes cleared 5'4, or passed to a higher height. The bar was then raised to 5'6. Hope Junior Allen Watson and Mather Junior Eddie Seda made three quality attempts at 5'6, and tied for sixth place with a jump of 5'4. The tie was broken by awarding sixth place to the athlete with the least total number of misses in the competition. Mather Junior Eddie Seda had the least total number of misses, and was awarded sixth place, and a Medal for scoring and earning All City honors. The bar was then raised to 5'8. Mather Junior Steven Devroe, Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep Sophomore Mark Gaines, Kenwood Academy Junior Tarik Simpkins, Harlan Junior Trevor Gills, and Northside Senior Eric Nelson remained in the competition. Northside Senior Eric Nelson came into the meet, having his best practice of the season on the Friday prior to the meet, training and jumping with former NCAA Division I two-time National qualifier Coach Cordell Lewis. However, on his very first attempt at 5'8, Northside Senior Eric Nelson injuried his hamstring. Eric Nelson decided to stay in the competition, and felt it was just tweaked at that point in the meet. Eric cleared 5'8 on his second attempt. Kenwood Academy Junior Tarik Simpkins also cleared 5'8. Harlan Academy Trevor Gills also cleared 5'8. Whitney Young Junior Stephan Devroe (5th), and Gwendolyn Brooks College Prep Sophomore Mark Gaines (4th) made three quality attempts at 5'8, and earned Medals and All City honors by finishing in 5th and 4th place respectively. The bar was then raised to 5'10. Kenwood Academy Junior Tarik Simpkins made three quality attempts at 5'10, and the crowd applauded his efforts. Tarik Simpkins was awarded a Medal, and All City honors for placing third overall with an outstanding jump of 5'8. The bar was then raised to 6'0 with only two athletes remaining. Harlan Academy Junior Trevor Gills and Northside Senior Eric Nelson both cleared 6'0, and the entire stadium crowd cheered. The bar was then raised to 6'2. Northside Senior Eric Nelson cleared it, and again the stadium crowd cheered. Harlan Academy Junior Trevor Gills made three quality attempts at 6'2, and the crowd gave him a standing ovation for his outstanding efforts. Trevor Gills was awarded a Medal for placing second overall, and earned All City honors. As a result of his hamstring injury, Eric Nelson took no further jumps, and was scratched by the Northside coaching staff from both the Triple Jump and 4x400m relay. The Northside coaching staff did not want to take any chances with the hamstring injury, and it will be looked at by an ATI physical trainer on Monday afternoon for further evaluation. Northside Senior Eric Nelson was awarded a Medal for WINNING the 2009 Indoor City High Jump Title for the second consecutive year!! His mental toughness and determination was incredible.
 | | Eric Nelson, Trevor Gills |
 | | Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss shows the determination of a Champion | |
Sunday, March 15
Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss BREAKS SCHOOL RECORD with a 2:04.65 to WIN CPS Indoor 800m Title!
|  | | Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss runs a 2:04.65 800m run |
In the 800m run, Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD to WIN the INDOOR CPS 800m TITLE with a personal best time of 2:04.65. The school record was previously held by Northside legend John Krumsee (2:05.80). Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran 200m splits of 30, 31, 31, and 32 for a personal best time of 2:04.65. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss was awarded a Gold Medal for WINNING the 2009 Indoor 800m Title! Harlan Junior Vincent Perkins finished in second place with a personal best time of 2:05.79. Mather Senior Mikey Medina finished in third place with a time of 2:09.68. Kenwood Academy Sophomore Joseph Laseter finished in fourth place with a time of 2:15.90. Whitney Young Junior Lamar Gary finished in fifth place with a time of 2:18.82. Payton Junior Jimmy Brown completed the scoring by placing sixth overall with a time of 2:18.90.
 | | Freshman Mac Melto receives the baton from Martin Melto | |
Sunday, March 15
Mac Melto, Martin Melto, Luke Sobieraj, and Wesley Laytham run 1:44.85 in the 4x200m Relay!
|  | | Sophomore Luke Sobieraj |
In the 4x200m Relay, for the first time in Northside history, the Mustangs had two brothers, Senior Martin Melto, and Freshman Mac Melto run the first two legs of the relay. Northside Senior Martin Melto ran a 200m split of 25.24 on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Mac Melto ran a 200m split of 26.96 on the second leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Luke Sobieraj ran a 200m split of 27.09 on the third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Wesley Laytham showed incredible speed by anchoring the relay with a 25.56 200m split, for a total time of 1:44.85!!
 | | Weslay Laytham anchors the Mustangs 4x200m Relay |
 | | Charlie Mesimore and Jose Mora | |
Sunday, March 15
Charlie Mesimore earns All City Honors in the Mile!
|  | | Coach Jose Nebrida cheers for Northside Sophomore Charlie Mesimore |
In the Mile, Payton Junior Jose Mora won it with a time of 4:39.84. Mather Senior Ivan Coronel finished in second place with a time of 4:44.81. Jones College Prep Senior Kelly Griffin finished in third place with a time of 4:48.62. Northside Sophomore Charlie Mesimore finished in fourth place with a official time of 4:50.73. Charlie Mesimore was awarded a Medal for placing fourth overall. Charlie Mesimore ran the first 800m in 2:22, and the final 800m in 2:28, for a season best time of 4:50.73 to earn All City Honors. Kenwood Academy Sophomore Omar Tall finished in fifth place with a time of 5:01.05. Lake View Sophomore Oscar Medinia finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an outstanding time of 5:01.14.
 | | Charlie Mesimore |
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Tuesday, March 17
Katie Dugan throws Shot Put 29'8! Anna Parks WINS 800m run with 2:36! Northside runs a 3:35.4 4x352 Yard Relay!
On Tuesday, March 17, 2009, Northside Varsity Women, Sophomore Freshman Girls, Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon, Assistant Coach Jose Nebrida, and Throwers Coach Kate Cook traveled to Evanston, Illinois for the Evanston Widkits Invitational.
The Evanston Wildkids Invitational featured Steinmetz, Harlan, Lane Tech, Northside College Prep, and host Evanston High School. The meet provided unlimited entries, and was not scored.
In the Shot Put, Northside Sophomore Katie Dugan threw the Shot Put a personal best 29'8. Northside Sophomore Caeleigh Renkosiak threw the Shot Put an outstanding 29'2.
In the Long Jump, Northside Senior Gayatri Satam jumped 12'4. Northside Sophomore Lyndsey Shallberg jumped 10'8. Northside Senior Janette Szestowicki jumped 10'2. Northside Senior Jennifer Kane jumped 10'0. Northside Senior Maria Zdunek jumped 10'0.
In the High Jump, Northside Sophomore Robin Doherty jumped 4'2.
In the 800m Run, Northside Senior Anna Parks WON it wearing sun-glasses with a season best time of 2:36. Parks ran 176 Yards splits of 28, 31, 33, 32 and 32 for a season best time of 2:36. Northside Senior Adaora Achufusi finished in third place with an outstanding time of 2:39. Adaora Achufusi ran 176 Yards splits of 30, 31, 32, 35, and 31 for an outstanding time of 2:39. Northside Junior Bessie Nolan ran a time of 2:54. Nolan ran 176 Yards splits of 32, 33, 37, 37, and 34 for a time of 2:54.
In the Varsity 4x176 Relay, Senior Janette Szestowikci ran a 28.76 176 Yards split on the first leg of the relay. Senior Maria Zdunek ran a 28.86 176 Yards split on the second leg of the relay. Senior Gayatri Satam ran a 25.27 176 Yards split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Nina Coomes anchored the Mustangs with a 26.67 176 Yards split, for a total time of 1:46.56.
In the 60 Yards Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Robin Doherty ran an outstanding time of 11.56. Northside Senior Maria Zdunek ran a time of 12.10.
In the 60 Yards Dash, Northside Freshman Vivian Lei ran an outstanding time of 8.66. Northside Freshman Rosailie Abbey ran a time of 8.67. Northside Freshman Hannah Lea Doruelo ran a time of 9.04.
In the 300 Yards Dash, Northside Sophomore Stella Han ran a time of 47.19. Northside Freshman Rosailie Abbey ran a time of 47.90. Northside Freshman Vivian Lei ran a time of 49.91. Northside Freshman Hannah Lea Doruelo ran a time of 50.43.
In the 176 Yards Dash, Northside Freshman Vivian Lei ran an outstanding time of 27.03. Northside Freshman Rosailie Abbey ran an outstanding time of 27.06. Northside Sophomore Robin Doherty ran a time of 27.85. Northside Sophomore Stella Han ran a time of 27.91. Northside Sophomore Lindsey Shallberg ran a time of 28.59.
In the 4x352 Yards Relay, Evanston won it. Northside finished in second place with impressive victories over Lane Tech, Harlan, and Steinmetz. Senior Adaora Achufusi ran a 52.14 352 Yards split on the first leg of the 4x352 Yards Relay, and made a nice hand-off to Sophomore Nina Coomes. Nina Coomes ran a 55.35 352 Yards split, and made a nice exchange to Junior Bessie Nolan. Bessie Nolan ran a 55.15 352 Yards split, and made a nice hand-off to Senior Anna Parks. Anna Parks ran a 53.00 352 Yards split, to anchor the Mustangs to second place, for a total time of 3:35.4.
The Northside Varsity Women and Sophomore-Freshman Girls travel to Lane Tech on Thursday, March 26, 2009 for Lane Tech Relays.
 | | Shirk Center, site of the Indoor State Championships | |
Sunday, March 22
Ten Northside Athletes will compete at the Indoor State Championships!
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Ten Northside Athletes will compete in the Indoor State Championships (Illinois Prep Top Times Indoor Classic) in Bloomington, Illinois on Saturday, March 28, 2009, at the Illinois Wesleyan University Shirk Center.
Senior Eric Nelson jumped the automatic qualifying standard (6'3) in the High Jump on Saturday, February 28, 2009 at the Niles West Wolves Indoor Classic with a season best jump of 6'5. Eric Nelson is currently ranked as one of the top athletes in the State.
The Mustangs have also been invited in the Men and Women Distance Medley Relay. The Distance Medley Relay consists of 1200m run, 400m run, 800m run, and the Mile.
Senior Ani Zotti (1200m), Junior Bessie Nolan (400m), Senior Adaora Achufusi (800m), and Senior Anna Parks (Mile) will compete for Northside Women in the Distance Medley Relay.
Sophomore Charlie Mesimore (1200m), Senior Eric Nelson (400m), Sophomore Wesley Laytham (800m), and Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss (Mile) will compete for the Northside Men in the Distance Medley Relay. Junior Steven Burke (Alt. 400m), and Junior Cooper Eben (Alt. 800/1200/Mile) will serve as alternates for the Mustangs.
The above ten athletes will leave for Bloomington, Illinois on Friday, March 27, 2009, and will be staying in luxury accomodations at Holiday Inn Suites, which is five minutes from the stadium. The athletes will be dining at the Olive Garden for dinner, and will have breakfast at the hotel on Saturday, March 28, 2009, before departing for the 2009 Illinois Prep Top Times Indoor Classic.
The Indoor State Championships (Illinois Prep Top Times Indoor Classic), takes place at the $15 million Shirk center on Saturday, March 28, 2009 in Bloomington, Illinois. The Shirk center is two-levels, 135,344-square foot complex, which features a 200-meter track, and upper deck seating.
Tuesday, March 24
Charlie Mesimore WINS Ostberg Indoor Championship 3200m and Mile at Fenton!!! Josh Williams earns a Plaque in the Triple Jump! Cody Rios Throws 35'8!
|  | | Charlie Mesimore, 3200m and Mile Champion |
On Tuesday, March 24, 2009, the Northside College Prep Sophomore-Freshman Boys traveled to Bensenville, Illinois to take on Buffalo Grove, Fenton, Lake Park, Niles North, St.Joseph, West Chicago, and Brooks College Prep in the 31st Annual Emil Ostberg Sophomore-Freshman Indoor Championships. It is the most competitive Sophomore-Freshman Indoor Meet in Illinois.
The Emil Ostberg Sophomore-Freshman Indoor Championships is named after two former Fenton athletes, who earned All-American honors during their collegiate careers. Jim Nichols (All-American in the 800m run) and Emil Ostberg (All-American in the 200m Dash). To earn All-American honors, a collegiate athlete has to place in the Top 8 in the Country at the NCAA National Track & Field Championships. Plaques were awarded to the Top 5 individual finishers and the Top 4 Relays in every event. Individual Events and Relays were scored 10-8-6-4-2-1.
In the Long Jump, Northside Freshman Mac Melto jumped an outstanding 16'4. Northside Freshman Josh Williams jumped an oustanding 15'9.
In the Triple Jump, Northside Freshman Josh Williams jumped an oustanding 32'2.5 to place fifth overall. Josh Williams was awarded a plaque for placing fifth overall.
In the High Jump, Northside Freshman Mac Melto placed sixth overall with a personal best jump of 5'2. Northside Freshman jumped an outstanding 4'8.
In the Shot Put, Northside Freshman Cody Rios threw the shot put a personal best 35'8 to place fifth overall. Cody Rios was awarded a Plaque for placing fifth overall.
In the 4x800m Relay, Northside Freshman Pat Duffy ran a 2:18 800m split on the first leg of the relay! It was Pat Duffy's first race since finishing in second place at the CPS Freshman Cross Country Championships. Duffy will be added as an alternate to the Mustangs Distance Medley Relay for Illinois Prep Top Times in place of alternate Cooper Eben, who will be on a college visit this weekend. Pat Duffy ran a 2:18 800m split, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Luis Gaytan. Luis Gaytan ran a 2:28 800m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice hand-off to Sophomore Erik Zuehlke. Erik Zuehlke ran a 2:29 800m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Jusuf Skelic. Jusuf Skelic ran a 2:22 800m split, to anchor the Mustangs to fourth place with a total time of 9:39.20. Pat Duffy, Luis Gaytan, Erik Zuehlke, and Jusuf Skelic were awarded Plaques for placing fourth overall.
In the 4x135 Yards Relay, Northside Freshman Richard Do ran an impressive 16.24 135 Yards split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Michael Loftus. Michael Loftus ran a 18.06 135 Yards split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice hand-off to Freshman Dan Graham. Dan Graham ran a 20.53 135 Yards split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Josh Pfest. Josh Pfest anchored the Mustangs with an impressive 18.16 135 Yards split, for a total time of 1:12 to finish in seventh overall.
In the 3200m run, Northside Sophomore Charlie Mesimore defended his title (2008, 11:02, 1st place), and won the Ostberg Sophomore-Freshman Indoor 3200m run for the second consecutive year with an outstanding time of 10:50! Charlie Mesimore ran the first mile in 5:17, and the second mile in 5:33 for an outstanding time of 10:50. Charlie Mesimore was awarded a plaque for winning the 3200m run. Niles North Aaron Sebhat finished in second place with a time of 10:54. Lake Park's John Oldenburg finished in third place with a time of 11:05.4. Niles North Muhammed Phattla finished in fourth place with a time of 11:17. Northside Freshman Taylor Kuehn ran the first mile in 5:32, and the second mile in 5:54 for an outstanding time of 11:26 to place fifth overall. Taylor Kuehn was awarded a Plaque for finishing fifth overall. Fenton's David Carroll completed the scoring by finishing sixth overall with a time of 11:52.
In the 50 Yards High Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter finished fifth overall with a personal best time of 7.58. Hersh Perlmutter was awarded a plaque for finishing fifth overall. Northside Freshman Derek Lin ran a time of 9.49.
In the 50 Yards Dash, Northside Freshman Richard Do ran a time of 6.47.
The "Jim Nichols" 800m run is the showcase event at the Ostberg Sophomore-Freshman Indoor Championships. A list of past winners is permenantly displayed, and a special award is given to the winner of the "Jim Nichols" 800m run in honor of Fenton All-American Jim Nichols. The 800m run at Fenton is 6.5 laps on a 135 Yards track.
In 2008, Northside Freshman Wesley Laytham ran a 800m time of 2:21.30 in the Jim Nichols 800m run. However, Laytham had improved dramatically since his freshman year, and had run a 2:11 800m split as recently as Sunday, March 16, 2009 at the CPS Indoor Championships and was considered a top contender this year for the "Jim Nichols" 800m run. Upon arrival to Fenton, Laytham learned that he was seeded second in the 800m run this year to Niles North's Kosta Parazoglou. It was going to take no less than a 2:11 800m time to win it.
After the athletes were lined up in their respective lanes, the gun was fired. Northside Sophomore Wesley Layham ran the first half lap in 9 seconds, and was at 28 seconds after 1.5 laps of the 6.5 laps race (800m run / 880 Yards). Wesley Laytham ran the next 135 yards in 22 seconds (50 seconds total time for 2.5 laps (337.50 Yards)), and then ran the next 135 yards in 19 seconds (69 seconds total time for 3.5 laps (472.50 Yards)) and found himself in the lead with a little over 300 yards to the finish!!! Wesley Laytham then ran the next 135 yards in 22 seconds (1:31 total time for 4.5 laps (607.50 Yards)). However, West Chicago's Guandi Sterle and Buffalo Grove's Eric Schiller passed Wesley Laytham for the lead, and at the same time Laytham felt the effects of a tough pool workout earlier in the day during PE class, and couldn't respond to Sterle's and Schiller's surge. Wesley Laytham ran the next 135 yards in 22 seconds (1:53 total time for 5.5 laps (742.50 Yards)). Wesley Laytham then ran the final 135 yards in 24 seconds, and three more runners passed him on the final lap. West Chicago's Guandi Sterle won it with a time of 2:11.0. Buffalo Grove's Eric Schiller finished in second place with a time of 2:11.8. Lake Park's Abrahm Pedraza finished in third place with a time of 2:14.3. Niles North's Kosta Parazoglou (pre-race favorite) finished in fourth place with a time of 2:16.2. Fenton's Patrick Bowles finished in fifth place with a time of 2:16.6. Northside Sophomore Wesley Laytham finished in sixth place with a time of 2:17.2 to complete the scoring. Wesley Laytham's effort was outstanding, and the Mustangs are looking forward to Wesley Laytham anchoring their 4x800m Relay on Thursday night at Lane Tech Relays.
In the 4x270 Yards Relay, Northside Freshman Fabian Lara ran a 36.53 270 Yards split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Michael Loftus ran a 38.61 270 Yards split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Taylor Kuehn ran a 41.48 270 Yards split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Josh Williams anchored the Mustangs with an impressive 36.46 270 Yards split for a total time of 2:33.08 to finish in seventh place.
In the 400m Dash, Northside Freshman Jusuf Skelic ran an outstanding time of 62.30 to place sixth overall to complete the scoring. Northside Sophomore Josh Pfest ran an outstanding time of 65.10.
In the 50 Yards Intermediate Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter ran a time of 7.90.
In the Mile, Northside Sophomore Charlie Mesimore looked very strong from the start, and quickly found himself in the lead, with no one near him, and ran the first 800m in 2:22, and then coasted the final 800m in 2:37 to WIN the Ostberg Mile with an outstanding time of 4:57. Charlie Mesimore looked back several times on the final lap, as he ran towards the finish line. It was the strongest he has looked in a race this year. Charlie Mesimore ran 135 Yards splits of 20, 21, 22, 22, 23, 24, 24, 23, 23, 26, 22, 22, and 25 for an outstanding time of 4:57. Mesimore is the first Northside athlete to ever win the Ostberg Mile. Buffalo Grove's Tom Piomko finished in second place with a time of 5:01. Lake Park's Abraham Pedraza finished in third place with a time of 5:03. Buffalo Grove's Jerome Atchrison finished in fourth place with a time of 5:05. Niles North's Kosta Pazogiou finished in fifth place with a time of 5:09. Fenton's MJ Harkins finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 5:11. Northside Sophomore Wesley Laytham ran the first 800m in 2:36, and the final 800m in 2:42 for a time of 5:18. Wesley Laytham wasn't feeling strong because of a pool workout earlier in the day, but gave an outstanding effort for the Team.
In the 200m Dash, Northside Freshman Mac Melto ran an outstanding time of 27.21 to place sixth overall to complete the scoring. Northside Sophomore Josh Pfest ran an outstanding time of 28.70.
In the 4x405 Yards Relay, Northside Freshman Jusuf Skelic ran a 56.98 split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Josh Pfest ran a 60.48 split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Mac Melto ran a 59.04 split on third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Charlie Mesimore anchored the Mustangs past Gwendolyn Brooks Prep with a 58.04 split, to place sixth overall with a time of 3:54.54.
Lake Park won the meet. Niles North finished in second place. West Chicago finished in third place. Buffalo Grove finished in fourth place. Northside College Prep finished in fifth place with 37 points, and posted VICTORIES over Fenton (31 points), Gwendolyn Brooks Prep (26 points), and St.Jospeh (10 points). The Northside Sophomore-Freshman Boys Team now has a season record of 19-9!!!
SOPHOMORE-FRESHMAN POINTS SCORED AT OSTBERG CHAMPIONSHIPS
1. Charlie Mesimore 20.25
2. Mac Melto 2.25
2. Jusuf Skelic 2.25
3. Hersh Perlmutter 2.00
3. Taylor Kuehn 2.00
3. Cody Rios 2.00
3. Josh Williams 2.00
4. Wesley Laytham 1.00
4. Erik Zuehlke 1.00
4. Pat Duffy 1.00
4. Luis Gaytan 1.00
5. Josh Pfest 0.25
SOPHOMORE SEASON POINT TOTALS (4 Meets)
1. Josh Pfest 22.25
2. Charlie Mesimore 20.25
3. Fahad Sarvari 18.00
4. Muhammad Hossain 16.50
5. Ed Moreno 16.00
6. Luis Gaytan 14.50
7. Erik Zuehlke 13.00
8. Andres Del Gado 10.00
9. Neel Patel 9.00
10. Roldan Alegre 8.00
11. Khoa Nguyen 7.75
12. Zach Rosenberg 6.00
13. Rhiday Pandya 4.00
13. Damian Azubuike 4.00
14. Nico Salzetta 3.75
15. Jameel Ahmed 3.50
16. Mohammed Ahmed 3.00
17. Hersh Perlmutter 2.00
18. Wesley Laytham 1.00
19. Mark Kharouta 0.75
20. Jesus Bruno 0.25
FRESHMAN SEASON POINT TOTALS (4 Meets)
1. Mac Melto 41.25
2. Derek Lin 41.00
3. Dan Graham 36.50
4. Josh Williams 35.00
5. Cody Rios 26.00
6. Jusuf Skelic 24.75
7. Taylor Kuehn 11.00
8. Chris Ceisel 9.50
9. Luis Mesa 6.75
10. Joseph Smith 6.50
10. Juan Ringor 6.50
11. Matt Hernandez 5.25
11. Richard Do 5.25
12. Edgar Ortega 2.00
13. Pat Duffy 1.00
 | | Hersh Perlmutter |
 | | Cody Rios | |
|  | | Cody Rios |
 | | Jusuf Skelic, Erik Zuehlke, Luis Gaytan |
Wednesday, March 25
Northside WINS Urban Prep Relays!!! Sophomore Danny Sobor anchors the Mustangs Distance Medley Relay to Second place at Urban Prep Relays!!
On Wednesday, March 25, 2009, the Northside College Prep Sophomore-Freshman Boys Track & Field Team traveled to Ted Haydon Stadium at the University of Chicago for the first Outdoor Track & Field meet of the season. The 2nd Annual Sophomore-Freshman Urban Prep Relays Meet is organized by Urban Prep Head Boys Track & Field Coach Derrick Brooms.
Derrick Brooms is a University of Chicago Alumni, and a member of the University of Chicago Athletic Hall of Fame. Derrick Brooms was the 1996 Amos Alonzo Stagg Medal receipient, and was a two-time UAA Sprint Champion in indoor and outdoor Track & Field. He was also an NCAA All-American, and two time UAA Player of the year as a wide receiver and kick-off returner for the Maroons from 1992-1995. In 1995, Derrick Brooms led the nation with a 35.2 yard kickoff return average as he helped lead Chicago to an 8-2 record. Many athletes that played against him, have said that Brooms was so fast that he could not be tackled, and literaly controlled the outcome of a game. During the off-season, Derrick Brooms was the guest of honor of several Northside sprint coaching staff meetings.
On Wednesday, Brooms returned to the University of Chicago to host the best Sophomore-Freshman Relay Meet in Chicago. The meet featured host Urban Prep, Northside College Prep, North Lawndale, Perspectives-Calumet and Leo. Leo is the alma matter of Northside High Jump Coach Cordell Lewis.
The meet had non-stop action, and had a unique relay format, in which every event, including field events were scored as a Relay. The total distance jumped or thrown by a Team (Top 2 athletes) determined the winner of each field event. The total time ran by a Team (Top 2 athletes) determined the winner of the distance events (3200m run and Mile). The athletes also had the priviledge of running on the nicest Outdoor Track in Chicago. The University of Chicago's Outdoor Track at Ted Haydon Stadium was just recently resurfaced prior to the meet.
Medals were awarded to the top 3 Relays in each event, and Ribbons were awarded for fourth through sixth place. The Point scale for all events was 10-8-6-4-2. Every point scored was vital to the outcome of the meet.
Northside College Prep and Leo tied for the Team Title for FIRST PLACE with 94 points!!!, and posted VICTORIES over Urban Prep (84 points), Perspectives-Calumet (48 points) and North Lawndale (32 points). The Northside Sophomore-Freshman Boys now have a season record of 22-9-1!
In the Shot Put, the top two athletes throws were combined for each school's Team score. Leo won it with a combined distance of 68'2 (Owens 37'1.50 and Bailey 31'1). Urban Prep finished in second with a combined distance of 63'7 (White 35'5.50 and Cheeks 28'2.25). Northside College Prep finished in third place with a combined distance of 60'3. Northside Freshman Cody Rios lead the Mustangs with a throw of 34'1.50. Northside Freshman Fabian Lara threw a personal best 26'2. Northside Sophomore Allen Tu also threw a personal best 25'5.50. Cody Rios, Fabia Lara, and Allen Tu were awarded bronze medals for finishing in third place. Persepctives-Calumet finished in fourth place with a combined distance of 31'1.50.
In the Discus, the top two athletes throws were combined for each school's Team score. Leo won it with a combined distance of 144'3 (Owens 76'2 and Sanders 68'1). Northside College Prep finished in second place with a combined distance of 138'0. Northside Freshman Cody Rios lead the Mustangs with a personal best throw of 78'1.50. Northside Sophomore Allen Tu threw a personal best 59'10.50. Northside Sophomore Mohammad Ahmed threw a personal best 45'7.50. Cody Rios, Allen Tu, and Mohammad Ahmed were awarded silver medals for finishing in second place. Urban Prep finished in third place with a combined distance of 129'9 (White 83'4.50 and Cheeks 45'4.50). Perspectives-Calumet finished in fourth place with a combined distance of 41'11.
In the Long Jump, the top two athletes jumps were combined for each school's Team score. North Lawndale won it with a combined distance of 37'5 (Bey 19'1 and Hardnett 18'4). North Lawndale has very impressive Sophomore and Freshman jumpers. Leo finished in second place with a combined distance of 36'7 (Howard 18'7 and Blackwell 18'0). Northside finished in third place with a combined distance of 26'7. Northside Freshman Derek Lin lead the mustangs with a jump of 13'5. Northside Sophomore Michael Loftus jumped an oustanding 13'2. Northside Sophomore Danny Sobor jumped a personal best 12'4. Derek Lin, Michael Loftus, and Danny Sobor were awarded bronze medals for finishing in third place. Perspectives-Calumet finished in fourth place with a score of 16'10. Urban Prep finished in fifth place on the strength of a single jumper, Riley, with an outstanding jump of 16'2.
In the Triple Jump, Northside College Prep won it with a combined distance of 61'3!! Northside Freshman Derek Lin lead the mustangs with a jump of 30'9. Northside Freshman Josh Williams jumped an outstanding 30'6 after anchoring the Mustangs 4x400m Relay. Derek Lin and Josh Williams were awarded Gold Medals for winning the Triple Jump.
In the Sprint Medley Relay (100-100-200-400), Perspectives-Calumet won it with an outstanding time of 1:44.64. Leo finished in second place with a time of 1:46.90. Urban Prep finished in third place with a time of 1:49.60. Northside College Prep finished in fourth place with a time of 2:03.60. Northside Freshman Richard Do ran a 12.20 100m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Luis Mesa. Luis Mesa ran a 16.50 100m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice hand-off to Freshman Josh Williams. Josh Williams ran a 27.65 200m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Dan Graham. Dan Graham anchored the Mustangs to fourth place with a 66 seconds 400m split for a total time of 2:03.60. Richard Do, Luis Mesa, Josh Williams, Dan Graham were awarded a ribbon for placing fourth overall. North Lawndale finished in fifth place with an outstanding time of 2:05.42.
In the 4x800m Relay, Leo won it with an outstanding time of 10:23.4. Northside College Prep finished in second place with a time of 10:26.1. Northside Sophomore Danny Sobor ran the first 400m in 69 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 79 seconds for a personal best 800m split of 2:28.61, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Michael Loftus. Michael Loftus ran the first 400m in 72 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 83 seconds for a personal best 800m split of 2:35.49, and made a nice hand-off to Sophomore Zach Rosenberg. Zach Rosenberg ran the first 400m in 88 seconds, and as soon as heard his 400m split, Rosenberg shifted into high gear, and ran the final 400m in a negative split of 74 seconds for a 800m split of 2:42.66, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Fabian Lara. Fabian Lara ran the first 400m in 76 seconds and the final 400m in 83 seconds for a personal best 800m split of 2:39, to anchor the Mustangs to second place overall with a total time of 10:26.1. Danny Sobor, Michael Loftus, Zach Rosenberg, and Fabian Lara were awarded silver medals for finishing in second place. Urban Prep finished in third place with an outstanding time of 11:13.1.
In the 4x100m Relay, Urban Prep Sophomores and Freshman served notice to their Varsity, by breaking their school record with an outstanding time of 46.31 to win it. Leo finished in second place with an outstanding time of 46.53. Perspectives-Calumet finished in third place with a time of 47.96. North Lawndale finished in fourth place with a time of 48.60. Northside College Prep finished in fifth place with a time of 56.09. Northside Freshman Derek Lin ran a 11.35 100m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Mohammed Ahmed ran a 15.62 100m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Andres Del Gado ran a 15.52 100m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Dan Graham anchored the Mustangs with a 13.54 100m split, for a total time of 56.09. Derek Lin, Mohammed Ahmed, Andres Del Gado, and Dan Graham were awarded ribbons for finishing in fifth place.
In the 3200m run, the top two athletes times from each team were combined to determine their team score. Northside College Prep won it with a combined time of 23:53. Northside Sophomore Luis Gaytan and Freshman Juan Ringor battled toe to toe for 8 laps for first place, and it came down to the final 100m. Luis Gaytan pulled away to win it with an outstanding time of 11:55. Northside Sophomore Luis Gaytan ran the first mile in 5:50, and then ran the final mile 6:05 for an outstanding time of 11:55. Northside Freshman Juan Ringor dropped six seconds off his personal best time to finish in second place with an outstanding time of 11:57. Juan Ringor ran the first mile in 5:52, and then ran the final mile in 6:05 for a personal best time of 11:57. The Mustangs combined time of 23:53 won them the Gold Medal. Luis Gaytan and Juan Ringor were awarded Gold Medals for winning the 3200m run. Urban Prep finished in second place with an outstanding combined time of 27:09 (Brown 13:30 and Whitehorn 14:09). Brown and Whitehorn were awarded silver medals for finishing in second place.
In the 4x200m Relay, Perspectives-Calumet won it with a time of 1:42.2. Leo finished in second place with a time of 1:42.4. Urban Prep finished in third place with a time of 1:45.4. Northside College Prep finished in fourth place with a time of 1:57.1 Northside Freshman Richard Do ran a 28.79 200m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Luis Mesa ran a 29.66 200m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Cody Rios ran a 31.29 200m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Josh Williams anchored the Mustangs to fourth place with a 28.12 200m split, for a total time of 1:57.86. Richard Do, Luis Mesa, Cody Rios, and Josh Williams were awarded ribbons for finishing in fourth place. North Lawndale finished in fifth place with an outstanding time of 2:02.6.
In the Distance Medley Relay (1200-400-800-1600), Leo won it with an outstanding time of 13:50.80. Northside College Prep finished in second place with an outstanding time of 13:53.10. On the first leg of the relay (1200m), Northside Sophomore Michael Loftus dropped 23 seconds off his PR, for a personal best 1200m time of 4:17. Michael Loftus ran the first 400m in 80 seconds, and then ran the second 400m in 98 seconds (2:58 800m), and then ran the final 400m in a negative split of 79 second for a personal best 1200m time of 4:17, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Zach Rosenberg. On the second leg of the relay (400m), Zach Rosenberg shocked everyone but himself, by running an impressive 66.80 400m split, and then made a nice exchange to Freshman Fabian Lara. On the third leg of the relay (800m), Fabian Lara ran the first 400m in 81 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 83 seconds for a 800m split of 2:44.44, and then made a nice exchange to Sophomore Danny Sobor. On the final leg of the relay (Mile), Danny Sobor anchored the Mustangs to second place with an impressive finish, by running the first 400m in 78 seconds, and then ran the second 400m in 89 seconds (2:47 800m), and then ran the next 400m in 90 seconds (4:17 1200m), and then ran final 400m in a negative split of 87 seconds, for a personal best mile time of 5:44, for a total time of 13:53.10. Michael Loftus, Zach Rosenberg, Fabian Lara, and Danny Sobor were awarded silver medals for finishing in second place overall. Urban Prep finished in third place with an outstanding time of 15:21.2.
In the 1600m Medley Relay (200-200-400-800), Leo won it with a time of 4:20.6. North Lawndale finished in second place with a time of 4:37.3. Northside College Prep finished in third place with a time of 4:52.78. Northside Sophomore Mohammad Ahmed ran a 200m split of 27.57 on the first leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Andres Del Gado ran a 200m split of 33.14 on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Luis Mesa ran a 400m split of 70.60 on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Dan Graham anchored the Mustangs to fourth place with an 800m split of 2:41.40 (79 / 82.4) for a total time of 4:52.78. Mohammad Ahemed, Andres Del Gado, Luis Mesa, and Dan Graham were awarded bronze medals for finishing in third place overall. Urban Prep finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 5:37.
In the Mile, the top two athletes times from each team were combined to determine their team score. Northside College Prep won it with a combined time of 11:42.70. Northside Sophomore Luis Gaytan won it with a time of 5:48.30. Northside Freshman Juan Ringor finished in second place overall with a time of 5:54.40. Perspectives-Calumet's Sawyer finished in third place overall with a time of 6:09. Urban Prep's Bohanan finished in fourth place overall with a time of 6:19. Northside Sophomore Zach Rosenberg finished in fifth place overall with a time of 6:20.3. Urban Prep's Whitehorn finished in sixth place overall with a time of 7:16.40. Urban Prep finished in second place with a combined time of 13:35.70. Luis Gaytan, Juan Ringor, and Zach Rosenberg were awarded Gold Medals for winning the Mile.
In the Throwers 4x100m Relay, Northside College Prep won it with a time of 56.70. Northside Freshman Cody Rios ran the first leg of the relay with a 14.90 100m split, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Allen Tu. Allen Tu ran an impressive 11.69 100m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Fabian Lara. Fabian Lara ran a 17.07 100m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Mohammad Ahmed. Mohammed Ahmed anchored the mustangs to first place, with a 12.14 100m split, for a total time of 56.70. Leo finished in second place with a time of 60.40. Urban Prep finished in third place with a time of 74.10.
In the 4x400m Relay, Perspectives-Calumet won it with a time of 3:49.9. Urban Prep finished in second place with a time of 4:05.2. North Lawndale finished in third place with a time of 4:14.3. Leo finished in fourth place with a time of 4:27.70. Northside College Prep finished in fifth place with a time of 4:28.67. Northside Freshman Dan Graham ran an outstanding 63.97 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Andres Del Gado ran a 70.89 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Luis Gaytan ran a 67.60 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Josh Williams anchored the Mustangs to fifth place with a 66.21 400m split for a total time of 4:28.67. Dan Graham, Andres Del Gado, Luis Gaytan, and Josh Williams were awarded ribbons for finishing in fifth place overall.
SOPHOMORE-FRESHMAN POINTS SCORED AT URBAN PREP RELAYS
1. Cody Rios 10.50
1. Luis Gaytan 10.50
2. Juan Ringor 10.00
3. Fabian Lara 9.50
4. Derek Lin 8.50
5. Josh Williams 7.50
6. Michael Loftus 7.00
7. Allen Tu 6.50
8. Mohammed Ahmed 4.50
9. Danny Sobor 4.00
9. Zach Rosenberg 4.00
10. Luis Mesa 3.50
11. Dan Graham 3.00
12. Andres Del Gado 2.50
13. Richard Do 2.00
We Are the Champions
Thursday, March 26
Northside 4x800m Relay and 4x200m Relay break school records!!! Hersh Perlmutter breaks school record in 110m Hurdles!!! Cooper Eben 4:48 Mile!!!
On Thursday, March 26, 2009, the Northside Varsity Men and Varsity Women Track & Field Team traveled to Lane Tech High School in Chicago, Illinois for the Len Jareczek Relays.
The meet featured Mather, Whitney Young, Northside College Prep, Jones College Prep, Marshall, Lake View, Payton, Lincoln Park, Schurz, Urban Prep, Roosevelt, Southshore, and host Lane Tech.
Complete results and Team scores are being delayed until Monday by Lane Tech, the host school because of Illinois Prep Top Times weekend, and the complete results will be posted on dyestat on Monday morning. However, we have a recap of some of the highlights, including three Northside school records.
In the Varsity Men Distance Medley Relay, Northside Freshman Jusuf Skelic ran the first leg of the Distance Medley Relay (1200m). Jusuf Skelic ran the first 400m in 67 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 80 seconds (2:27), and then ran the final 400m in 75 seconds for a personal best 1200m time of 3:42.92, and made a nice exchange to Senior Brian Chhun. Brian Chhun ran the second leg of the Distance Medley Relay (400m). Brian Chhun ran an outstanding 400m time of 58.92, and then made a nice hand-off to Senior Simon Vecchioni. Simon Vecchioni ran the first 400m in 71 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 75 seconds for an 800m split of 2:26.87. Simon Vecchioni made a perfect hand-off to Sophomore Erik Zuehlke. Erik Zuehlke ran the first 400m in 76 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 84 seconds (2:40), and then ran the next 400m in an even split of 84 seconds (4:04), and then ran the final 400m in a negative split of 75 seconds for a personal best 5:19 Mile, for a total time of 12:28. The Mustangs unofficially finished in seventh place.
In the Varsity Men 100m Dash, Northside Junior Steven Burke ran a personal best time of 12.48.
In the Varsity Men 110m Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter broke the school record with a personal best time of 18.08! Northside Sophomore Muhammed Hossain ran a personal best time of 22.90. Hersh Perlmutter will be awarded a Watermelon on Monday for breaking the school record, and will receive a plaque at the June Track Banquet.
In the Varsity Women 4x800m Relay, Northside Senior Adaora Achufusi ran a personal best 2:30.84 800m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior Bessie Nolan. Bessie Nolan ran a 2:43 800m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Senior Anna Parks. Anna Parks ran a 2:39.82 800m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice hand-off to Senior Maria Zdunek. Maria Zdunek anchored the Mustangs to first place, with a 3:01.79 800m split, for a total time of 10:55.45. Adaora Achufusi, Bessie Nolan, Anna Parks, and Maria Zdunek were awarded gold medals for winning the 4x800m Relay.
In the Varsity Men 4x800m Relay, Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran the first 400m in 60 seconds, and the final 400m in 63 seconds, for a personal best 2:03.07 800m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Pat Duffy, in the second high school track race of his career, ran the first 400m in 63 seconds, and the final 400m in 74 seconds, for a personal best 2:17.16 800m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Charlie Mesimore ran the first 400m in 59 seconds, and the final 400m in 68 seconds, for a personal best 2:07.34 800m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Wesley Laytham ran the first 400m in 63 seconds, and the final 400m in 66 seconds for a personal best 2:09.65 800m split, to anchor the Mustangs to first place, and a NEW SCHOOL RECORD of 8:37.61. The previous record was set in 2003 (8:38.10), and was held by David Zaya, John Krumsee, Connor O'Shea, and Danny Garcia. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss, Pat Duffy, Charlie Mesimore, and Wesley Laytham were awarded gold medals for winning the 4x800m Relay, and will receive Watermelons on Monday for breaking the school record, and plaques at the June Track banquet.
In the Varsity Men 4x200m Relay, Northside Senior Martin Melto ran a 25.45 200m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Senior Brian Chhun ran a 26.17 200m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Mac Melto ran a 23.12 200m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Senior Wemi Jemine anchored the Mustangs to first place in their heat with a 24.19 200m split, and a NEW SCHOOL RECORD of 1:38.93. Martin Melto, Brian Chhun, Mac Melto, and Wemi Jemine will receive Watermelons on Monday for breaking the school record, and plaques at the June Track banquet.
In the Varsity Mile, Northside Junior Cooper Eben placed third overall with an unofficial personal best time fo 4:48. Cooper Eben ran the first 400m in 67 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 75 seconds (2:22 800m), and then ran the next 400m in 75 seconds (3:37), and then ran the final 400m in a negative split of 71 seconds for a personal best time of 4:48. Cooper Eben was awarded a Medal for placing third overall. Northside Freshman Taylor Kuehn dropped 10 seconds off his PR, with a personal best time of 5:14. Northside Senior Simon Vecchioni dropped 5 seconds off his PR, with a personal best time of 5:18.
In the Exhibition Mile, over 100 athletes lined up on the Track. Northside Assistant Coach Brian Hague came down from the stands and joined them, and won the exhibition mile. Hague ran the first 400m in 63 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 71 (2:14 800m), and then ran the 400m in 76 seconds (3:30), and then ran the final 400m in a negative split of 73 seconds for an outstanding mile time of 4:43. Northside Freshman Jusuf Skelic ran a personal best time of 5:30. Northside Senior Norman Lee ran a personal best time of 5:45. Northside Senior Coleman Gailloreto ran an outstanding time of 6:09.
(Coming soon: Complete results, and Varsity Point Totals)
Thursday, March 26
Former Lane Tech Athlete Don Tomaska (Uncle of Northside Freshman Josh Williams) gives amazing speech to commence 2009 Len Jareczek Relays!
On Thursday, March 26, 2009, the Northside Varsity Men and Varsity Women Track & Field Team traveled to Lane Tech High School in Chicago, Illinois for the Len Jareczek Relays.
The meet featured Mather, Whitney Young, Northside College Prep, Jones College Prep, Marshall, Lake View, Payton, Lincoln Park, Schurz, Urban Prep, Roosevelt, Southshore, and host Lane Tech.
It was the first Varsity outdoor meet of the 2009 Track season. The weather was perfect, and Lane Tech Head Coach Kris Roof, Assistant Coach Tony Jones, and staff created a wonderful atmosphere for a great meet.
Prior to the start of the meet, Lane Tech Head Coach Kris Roof honored Lane Tech legendary coach Len Jareczek in an amazing ceremony, in which Lane Tech Miler Haji presented Len Jareczek's wife and daughter with flowers, and a former Lane Tech Athlete, Don Tomaska, gave a great speech about the career of Len Jareczek. Len Jareczek lead Lane Tech to a State Cross Country Title in the 1960s, and numerous City Track titles.
Don Tomaska, Uncle of Northside Freshman Josh Williams, finished 42nd overall in the 1966 State Cross Country Championships, to help Lane Tech finish fourth overall in the State Championships. He also finished fourth overall in the Mile in the 1967 City Outdoor Track & Field Championships to his brother, Denny Tomaska, who won the Mile for Lane Tech in the 1967 City Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Denny Tomaska, and twin brother, Don Tomaska (Uncles of Northside Freshman Josh Williams) had a reunion with Lane Tech Coaching legend Len Jareczek in November 2007, just two months before he passed away. His health was failing, and over 70 former Lane Tech athletes, many from out of state, returned to Chicago to see him one last time, after nearly 40 years away. Len Jareczek received an award at the reunion for meritorious service to the City of Chicago signed by Mayor Daley.
Len Jareczek was a tough love type of guy that wasn't interested in excuses. He would work his athletes hard but fairly, and did not play favorites. He treated his athletes as young men versus children. Len Jareczek sought out used track shoes and clothing for those runners who came from poor families. He was known to give a needy family money out of his own pocket, and once provided a family with furniture he heard they needed.
Len Jareczek gave his athletes an awareness of how good they could be, what they needed to do to achieve it, but never made those decisions for them. Denny Tomaska was winless his first three years of his high school career, but Len Jareczek stayed patient with him. Denny Tomaska had the first victory of his career in the Mile, in a dual meet in the hallways of Lane Tech during Indoor Season of his Senior year. He then won his next three races in a row, and at the 1967 Outdoor CPS City qualifying meet, he won his heat in the Mile, and his brother Don, won the other heat in the mile. At the 1967 Outdoor CPS Track & Field Championships, he managed to win the mile, while his brother finished in fourth overall. All the hard work, the coach's patience and encouragement finally paid off after three years. Former Lane Tech Mile Champion, Denny Tomaska, stated that it was "The greatest single achievement without a doubt in my life. Got the great big handshake after the race from the coach, as I received the smallest treasure ever...one small 1st place bar to put on my letterman's sweater. I will never forget the experience as long as I live."
On Thursday, March 26, 2009, Lane Tech Head Coach Kris Roof and Staff hosted a meet in honor of former Lane Tech Coach Len Jareczek, that many alumni said would have made Jareczek proud.
Saturday, March 21
Northside Track Team / Parents Pasta Party: Friday, April 3, 2009, 6 pm - 7:00 pm
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On Friday, April 3, 2009, the Northside College Prep Men and Women Track & Field Teams and Northside Track Parents will be having a TEAM Pasta Party following practice, in the Northside Cafeteria, from 6 pm - 7:00 pm. Villa Palermo Catering will provide the Mustangs with Grilled Chicken Penne Pasta, Chicken Alfredo Pasta, Penne Pasta with Marinara, Fresh Bread, Garden Salad, and bottled water. All expenses are 100% paid by the Northside Track & Field Coaching staff.
The Pasta Party will be a great morale booster and provide the Mustangs with proper nutrition for the Mustang Classic, and provide Northside parents with extra energy to help out with our home meet on Saturday, April 4, 2009.
The Mustang Classic is the first HOME meet in the history of Northside College Prep, and features Mather (Men & Women), Taft (Men & Women), Steinmetz (Women), Urban Prep (Men), and host Northside College Prep (Men & Women). The meet will be scored on three levels, Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Sophomore-Freshman division. Team Trophies will be awarded to the top four teams on the Varsity level, and Team Trophies will also be awarded to the top two teams on the Junior Varsity and Sophomore-Freshman levels.
USA Track & Field Gold Medals will be awarded for first place at the Mustang Classic, in every event on all three levels (Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Sophomore-Freshman). Track & Field Engraved Silver Medals will be awarded for second place on all three levels (Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Sophomore-Freshman). Track & Field Engraved Bronze Medals will be awarded for third place and fourth place on the Varsity level. Engraved Medals will also be awarded for first through fifth place on the Varsity level for the 3200m run, 800m run, and the Mile. "Goodie Bags" will also be provided to all athletes in the meet by Universal Sole. The meet will be scored on the following point scale for individual events: 6-4-3-2-1, and 6-4-2 for Relays.
Please feel free to bring friends and family to the Pasta Party who are interested in volunteering to help us with our home meet on April 4, 2009. No experience is necessary. We will teach you everything you need to know at the Pasta Party, to help out as a timer (16 timers needed), hurdle crew (12 people needed), and/or a score keeper (10 score keepers needed). We need as many volunteers as possible to make this meet a success. Please email Jongordon9@aol.com in advance, if you can help out with our home meet. Thanks.
At the conclusion of the Pasta Party, Northside parents and volunteers will meet with Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon for meet assignments, training, and equipment distribution (stop watches). Northside Track T-shirts will be given to all volunteers (while supplies last). THANKS.
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Saturday, March 28
Northside Distance Medley Relay breaks school record and MEDALS at Indoor State!! Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss anchors Mustangs with 4:34.49 Mile!!!
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On Friday, March 27, 2009, Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon, Assistant Coaches Jose Nebrida, Kate Cook, Adrian Hunter, Kwaku Attoh, Team Trainer Ryan Whitt, Parent Chaperone Philip Nelson, and Northside Athletes Charlie Mesimore, Wesley Laytham, Eric Nelson, Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss, Steven Burke, Simon Vecchioni, Adaora Achufusi, Bessie Nolan, and Anna Parks traveled to Bloomington, Illinois for the Indoor State Championships (Illinois Prep Top Times).
The Mustangs stayed at Holiday Inn Suites. The hotel was complete with a refrigerator and microwave in every suite, fitness center, Ninetendo, Internet, first run movies, and the NCAA basketball tournament was featured on every television. A special thanks to Northside Principal Barry Rodgers and Northside Athletic Director Andrew Mayer for the wonderful accomadations.
The Team dined at Olive Garden the night before Illinois Prep Top Times. The Bloomington Olive Garden was the most popular place in town, and the University of Wisconsin Womens Softball Team, and the Distance Medley Relay Teams of Highland Park, and several other schools filled the restaurent to capacity. After an extensive wait for a table, the Mustangs had gourmet meal courtesy of the Northside coaching staff, and returned to Holiday Inn Suites for the evening.
On Saturday, March 28, 2009, the Mustangs had breakfast at Holidays Inn Suites before departing to the Shirk Center. The $15 million stadium was filled to capacity upon arrival, with every seat in the upper deck of the stadium filled. The Mustangs received their race numbers upon checking-in, and were placed in a large turf room adjacent to the stadium to put their belongings in, and set up a Team Camp. Right next to the turf room, a special gymnasium was used for event check-in, and to run warm-ups. The athletes had access to stands on the main floor, that were roped off from the Track, and were able to witness amazing races, including State Cross Country Champion Jeff Thode in the Mile, Lane Tech's Chris Kyles in the 55m Dash, Whitney Young's Raena Rhone in the 400m run, and great field event feats throughout the day, including Lake Park's Dan Block in the Shot Put, Rollowing Meadows Mick Viken in the Pole Vault, and Northside's Eric Nelson in the High Jump.
The Northside athletes witnessed an incredible Track meet throughout the day, as they waited for the showcase event, the Distance Medley Relay. Prior to Saturday, Northside had never brought home a medal from the Indoor State Championships in the Distance Medley Relay, and had a school record of 11:25.65.
The Distance Medley Relay featured 20 Teams, and to reach the Medal stand (Top 8 Teams) the Mustangs would have to get past among others, Hoffman Estates, Geneva, Lake Zurich, and a Mather Distance Medley Relay that featured Ivan Cornell as anchor, and a Conant Distance Medley Relay that featured State Champ Jeff Thode, and quarter-mile / pole vault star Kyle Reid. The Mustangs rose up to the challenge and SMASHED THE SCHOOL RECORD BY 21.66 SECONDS with an official time of 11:03.99, for a new school record to place 8th overall to reach the Medal stand for the first time in Northside history with upset victories over Lake Zurich (11:04.88), Conant (11:08.57), Geneva (11:18.04), Hoffman Estates (11:19.27), Plainfield South (11:19.61), Downers Grove South (11:21.13), Mather (11:22.12), Aurora Central Catholic (11:32.31), St.Patrick (11:50.98), Marian Catholic (11:57.51), and others.
Northside Sophomore Charlie Mesimore lead off for the Mustangs in the 1200m leg of the Distance Medley Relay. Mesimore put the Mustangs in great position, by taking the lead early, and keeping the Mustangs in the top 3 in their heat, on the 1200m leg of Distance Medley Relay with a personal best time of 3:23.44. Charlie Mesimore ran 200m splits of 32, 34 (66 400m), 34, 35 (2:15 800m), 35, and 33 seconds on the final 200m for a personal best time of 3:23.44. Charlie Mesimore ran one of his best races of the season, and put the Mustangs in third place on the first exchange. Charlie Mesimore also made a perfect hand-off to Sophomore Wesley Laytham.
Northside Sophomore Wesley Laytham ran the 800m leg of the Distance Medley Relay for the Mustangs. Wesley Laytham is used to being the anchor on Northside relays, and he showed the mental toughness of an anchor on the second leg of the relay, by picking up ground, and holding off challenges from several teams to keep the Mustangs in third, by running 200m splits of 29, 34 (63 400m), 34, and 32 seconds on the final 200m for a personal best time of 2:09.12. Wesley Laytham ran his best race of the season, and made a nice exchange to Senior Eric Nelson.
Northside Senior Eric Nelson ran the 400m leg of the Distance Medley Relay for the Mustangs. Eric Nelson hurt his hamstring on the first turn, but his awesome competiveness kept him running, and he ran the first 200m in 27 seconds, and the final 200m 29.87 for an outstanding 400m split of 56.87. Eric Nelson ran outstanding despite the injury, and made a perfect hand-off to Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss.
Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran the Mile leg of the Distance Medley Relay for the Mustangs. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss quickly put the Mustangs into third place in their heat, with a 30 seconds split on his first 200m!, and then ran 200m splits of 34 (64 400m), 34, 36 (2:14 800m), 36, 35 (3:25 1200m), 36, and the final 200m in 33 seconds for a personal best time of 4:34.49. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD in the Mile! The Mustangs school record in the Mile was previously held by Joseph Terdik (4:37.20, 2006 IHSA Sectional Championships). Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss anchored the Mustangs to third place in their heat, and 8th overall to reach the Medal stand for the first time in Northside history, with a new SCHOOL RECORD in the Distance Medley Relay of 11:03.99!! The Mustangs smahed the previous school record by 21.66 seconds!! It was the largest margin that a Northside school record had ever been broken.
Charlie Mesimore, Wesley Laytham, Eric Nelson, and Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss will be honored at practice on Monday, and will receive Watermelons for breaking the school record, and will also receive a plaque at the June Track & Field banquet.
A special thanks to Northside Junior Steven Burke, and Northside Senior Simon Vecchioni for serving as alternates for the Distance Medley Relay, and having a positive impact on their teammates.
The Northside Track & Field Team will be having a Team / Parents Pasta Party at 6:00 pm on Friday, April 3, 2009 in the Northside Cafeteria, the night before, the first home meet in the history of Northside College Prep. We need as many parent volunteers as possible to help out with our first home meet to make it a success.
The Mustang Classic will take place on Saturday, April 4, 2009, at River Park (Argyle and Francisco) and will feature Urban Prep, Taft, Steinmetz, Mather, and host Northside College Prep. Over $1,500.00 in Trophies and engraved Medals will be awarded at the inaugural Mustang Classic. IHSA #1 ranked Official Harry Kannry will serve as the starter, and is traveling all the way from Western Springs, Illinois for the event. National High School Track & Field association members Patty Amedio and Yolando Vicens will serve as score keepers, along with 16-20 Northside parent volunteers as additional score keepers (Three divisions, co-ed, Varsity, Junior Varsity, Sophomore-Freshman), Timers, and as part of the hurdle crew. The Meet will start with a Coaches meeting at approximately 8:30 am on Saturday, April 4, 2009.
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