On Friday, January 11, 2008, at 3:27 PM, the Northside College Prep Track & Field Team will have a Team Meeting in the Northside Cafeteria. The purpose of the meeting will be to introduce the finest coaching staff ever assembled, and more importantly, disclose exciting plans for the 2008 season that will make your Track & Field experience more FUN, including a new travel schedule, overnight trips, Team Pasta Partys, Team Tailgate Partys and more! Team schedules and Team training rules will be provided at the Team meeting. All prospective athletes must fill out an Athletic profile form at the Team Meeting. Please turn in a NEW Players Record Card and a copy of your Physical at the Team meeting. Thanks. A Coaching Staff and Team Captains dinner will follow the meeting at 5:00 pm at a local restaurant. The following morning, American Record Holder ALAN WEBB will be addressing the coaching staff. The Mustangs will be seeking their first City Title and the Class 2A State Championship in 2008.

DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?

 Mandatory Practice - Monday - Friday (3:45 pm - 5:45) - Beginning January 14, 2008. Any athlete that misses 13 days of practice during the indoor or outdoor season will be dismissed from the squad regardless of ability. If you have an interest in after school clubs and/or Musicals, the Northside Track & Field Team is not for you. We are looking for students who their teammates can depend on, and who are willing to make the sacrifices necessary to become an athlete. 

 Basketball players, Swimmers, and Wrestlers, will not be required to attend practice until their respective season ends. They will be given credit for attendance in practice by completing their Winter sport. Students preparing for final exams will also not be required to attend practice until their exams have concluded. 

 Distance runners will be required to train outside if it is 10 degrees or warmer. Dress appropriate for practice (hat and gloves required). Throwers need to be prepared to take 40 or more throws a practice. Weight Training will be mandatory after every practice for ALL events.

The Northside Coaching staff is looking for additional sprinters, hurdlers, jumpers, throwers, middle distance runners, and distance runners to join the Team. No experience is necessary to join the Northside Track & Field Team. We will make you great!! Everyone will get the opportunity to train for five months with the finest coaching staff in Chicago before we make our final roster cuts. However, any athlete that misses 13 or more practices during the Indoor or Outdoor season will be dismissed immediately from the squad.

If for any reason, you can't attend the Friday, January 11, 2008 Track & Field Team Meeting, contact Head Mens and Womens Track Coach Jon Gordon at Jongordon9@aol.com or 773-935-1617.

 On Friday, January 18, 2008, at 6:30 pm in the Northside College Prep cafeteria, the Northside Track & Field Booster Club will have their first meeting of the year. Appetizers (Shrimp Cocktail, BBQ Meatballs, Fresh Fruit) and drinks (Assorted Can Beverages and Bottled Water) will be provided.

This meeting will provide the Northside parents an oppotunity to meet the Track and Field coaching staff, learn about the Northside Track & Field program, learn about the NCAA Clearinghouse, Meet other Northside Parents, learn about Proper running shoes, and help us find volunteers to help with Team Tailgate parties and Pasta parties. Joining the Northside College Prep Track & Field Booster Club is free. There is no membership dues.

Benefits of the Northside Cross Country Booster Club include hosting Home meets, bringing Olympic athletes to Northside as guest speakers, hosting Tailgate parties after Meets for parents and athletes, and hosting Pasta parties before meets for the athletes during the season, and enhancing our season banquet.

 The entire Northside College Prep Track and Field Team will have Shot Put Trials on Friday, January 25, 2008 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. 

 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. 

2008 KING OF THE QUARTER:                   BRANDON COOPER

Past Winners:   Preston Buehrer            (2007)              60.47

                        Patrick O’Connor         (2006)              58.00

                                                Time                 Place                Time Trial         Time Drop

1. Brandon Cooper                  59.67               Junior (1)          66.00 (2006)    -6.33 Seconds

2. Benjamin Garcia                   60.07               Junior (2)          60.80               -0.73 Seconds

3. Wesley Laytham                   60.19               Freshman(1)     N/A                 N/A

4. Simon Vecchioni                   61.18               Junior (3)          60.66               +0.52 Seconds

5. Jonathan Kittaka                   61.46               Junior (4)          64.80               -3.34 Seconds

6. Neal Capapas                      62.37               Sophomore(1)  DNR                N/A

7. Erik Flores                           62.52               Senior (1)         63.00 (2006)    -0.48 Seconds

8. Luke Sobieraj                       62.81               Freshman(2)     N/A                 N/A

9. Chad Ware                          62.90               Coach (1)         N/A                 N/A

10. Brian Chhun                       63.41               Junior (5)          DNR                N/A

11.Charlie Mesimore                63.78               Freshman(3)     N/A                 N/A

12.Cooper Eben                       64.59               Sophomore(2)  70.39               -5.80 Seconds

13.Miles Austrevich                  65.00               Freshman(4)     N/A                 N/A

14.Andrew Czyszczon              65.33               Sophomore(3)  68.59               -3.26 Seconds

15. Santino Merino                   65.53               Senior (2)         63.41               +2.12 Seconds

16. Roldan Alegre                    67.01               Freshman(5)     N/A                 N/A

17. Peter Wilk                          67.34               Sophomore(4)  76.57               -9.23 Seconds

18. Jiasong Yang                      67.37               Sophomore(5) 68.81                -1.44 Seconds

19. Brandon Teng                     68.46               Junior (6)          N/A                 N/A

20. Rhiday Pandya                   69.20               Freshman(6)     N/A                 N/A

21. Fahad Sarvari                     70.53               Freshman(7)     N/A                 N/A

22. Forrest Cortes                    70.97               Sophomore(6)  N/A                 N/A

23. Adam Swiatlowski              71.24               Senior (3)         N/A                 N/A

24. Jerry Tran                           71.37               Senior (4)         68.00 (2006)    +3.37 Seconds

25. Luis Gaytan                        71.53               Freshman(8)     N/A                 N/A

26. Ted Kalaw                         71.59               Junior (7)          66.40               +5.19 Seconds

27. Eric Zuehlke                       72.44               Freshman(9)     N/A                 N/A

28. Sam Olver                          72.60               Sophomore(7)  DNR                N/A

29. Brad Eben                          73.11               Senior (5)         74.10               -0.99 Seconds

30. Hersh Perlmutter                 73.34               Freshman(10)   N/A                 N/A

31. Coleman Gailloreto             75.14               Junior (8)          84.30               -9.16 Seconds

32. David Marchfield                76.97               Junior (9)          N/A                 N/A

33. Nathan Michaelson             77.09               Junior (10)        71.50               +5.59 Seconds

34. Alex Aparicio                     77.21               Senior (6)         DNR                N/A

35. Naim Uddin                        78.78               Freshman(11)   N/A                 N/A

36. Khoa Nguyen                     80.34               Freshman(12)   N/A                 N/A

37. William Riley                      85.78               Freshman(13)   N/A                 N/A

 Engraved Medals will be awarded to the Top 5 Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshman.

2008 KING OF THE SHOT PUT:                  ALEX APARICIO

1.         Alex Aparicio               33’0                 Senior (1)

2.         Benjamin Garcia           32’5                 Junior (1)

3.         Ted Kalaw                   30’9                 Junior (2)

4.         Brandon Cooper          27’0                 Junior (3)

5.         Luke Sobieraj               25’7                Freshman (1)

6.         Vinh Nguyen                24’6                 Senior (2)

7.         Santino Merino             24’3                 Senior (3)

8.         Jiasong Yang                24’3                 Sophomore (1)

9.         Andrew Czyszczon       23’4                 Sophomore (2)

10.       Wesley Laytham           22’11               Freshman (2)

11.       Simon Vecchioni           22’4                 Junior (4)

12.       Sam Olver                    21’9                 Sophomore (3)

13.       Jonathan Kittaka           21’8                 Junior (5)

14.       Peter Wilk                    20’5                 Sophomore (4)

15.       Erik Flores                   20’4                 Senior (4)

16.       Miles Austrevich           19’7                 Freshman (3)

17.       Roldan Alegre              19’0                 Freshman (4)

18.       Forrest Cortes              18’9                 Sophomore (5)

19.       Hersh Perlmutter           18’8                 Freshman (5)

20.       Nathan Michaelson       18’7                 Junior (6)

21.       Adam Swiatlowski        18’4                 Senior (5)

22.       William Riley                17’9                 Freshman (6)

23.       Cooper Eben                17’8                 Sophomore (6)

24.       Fahad Sarvari               17’8                 Freshman (7)

25.       Luis Gaytan                  17’7                 Freshman (8)

26.       Brian Chhun                 17’2                 Junior (7)

27.       Brandon Teng               16’11               Sophomore (7)

28        Charlie Mesimore         16’0                 Freshman (9)

29.       Brad Eben                    16’0                 Senior (6)

30.       Khoa Nguyen               14’11               Freshman (10)

31.       Coleman Gailloreto       14’9                 Junior (8)

32.       Erik Zuehlke                 10’9                 Freshman (11)

33.       Rhiday Pandya              9’0                   Freshman (12)

34.       Naim Uddin                  9'0                   Freshman (13) 

Engraved Medals will be awarded to the Top 5 Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshman. 

2008 QUEEN OF THE QUARTER:                ANNA PARKS

Past Winners:   Anna Parks                 (2007)              64.90

                        Anna Parks                 (2006)              68.00

                                                2008                                        2007

                                                Time                 Place                Time Trial         Time Drop

2. Adaora Achufusi                  69.67               Junior (2)          79.86               -10.19 Seconds 

4. Bessie Nolan                        72.63               Sophomore(1)  78.80               -5.17 Seconds

6. Rachel Kittaka                      77.00               Senior (2)         75.93               +1.07 Seconds

7. Nina Coomes                       77.00               Freshman(1)     N/A                 N/A

8. Karen Li                               77.25               Sophomore(2)  DNR                N/A

9. Courtney Konow                  79.78               Senior (3)         DNR                N/A

11. Jennifer Friedmann              81.10               Junior (4)          DNR                N/A

12. Ani Zotti                             82.00               Junior (5)          DNR                N/A

13. Su Yang                             83.78               Freshman(2)     N/A                 N/A

14. Alyssa Sockol                    84.95               Senior (5)         N/A                 N/A

15. Alex Custer                        86.21               Senior (6)         DNR                N/A

16. Lynnette Ardies                  86.70               Junior (6)          N/A                 N/A

17. Robin Doherty                    89.56               Freshman(3)     N/A                 N/A

18. Caeleigh Renkosiak            89.58               Freshman(4)     N/A                 N/A

19. Sandra Azubuike                90.41               Junior (7)          N/A                 N/A

20. Alice Thatcher                    90.70               Junior (8)          DNR                N/A

21. Lindsey Shallberg               92.16               Freshman(5)     N/A                 N/A

22. Andrea Buiser                    92.59               Junior (9)          DNR                N/A

23. Merita Bushi                       95.90               Sophomore(3)  DNR                N/A

Medals will be awarded to the Top 5 Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshman

2008 QUEEN OF THE SHOT PUT:               COURTNEY KONOW

1. Courtney Konow                  Senior (1)                     29’5

2. Kaitlin Renkosiak                 Senior (2)                     24’1

3. Kelly Varney                        Senior (3)                     23’5

4. Karen Li                               Sophomore (1)            20’9

5. Sandra Azubuike                  Junior (1)                      20’3

6. Caeleigh Renkosiak              Freshman (1)                19’4

7. Anna Parks                          Junior (2)                      18’3

8. Lindsey Shallberg                 Freshman (2)                17’6

9. Adaora Achufusi                   Junior (3)                      17’3

10. Alyssa Sockol                    Senior (4)                     16’10

11. Lynette Ardies                    Junior (4)                      16’5

12. Ani Zotti                             Junior (5)                      16’3

13. Jennifer Friedmann              Junior (6)                      15’2

14. Jenny Kane                        Junior (7)                      14’7

15. Bessie Nolan                      Sophomore (2)             14’6

16. Robin Doherty                    Freshman (3)                14’0

17. Su Yang                             Freshman (4)                13’5

18. Merita Bushi                       Sophomore (3)             13’0

19. Andrea Buiser                    Junior (8)                      12’9

20. Alice Thatcher                    Junior (9)                      12’5

21. Alex Custer                        Senior (5)                     9’6

Medals will be awarded to the Top 5 Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshman

 On Thursday, January 31, 2008, the Northside College Prep Sophomore-Freshman Girls Team traveled to Winnetka, Illinois for the New Trier Girls Sophomore-Freshman Extravaganza Meet.  The Northside Mustangs placed third overall, and finished within 9 points of Second Place Niles North.

 In the Shot Put, Niles North Elizabeth won it with a throw of 25'2. Northside Sophomore Karen Li placed second overall with a throw of 20'7.25! Northside Freshman Nguyen Than threw the Shot Put a personal best 14'3.5 to place fifth overall.

 In the Long Jump, New Trier's Lurgraine won it with a jump of 13'8. Northside Freshman Ellie Brick placed sixth with a personal best jump of 11'5. Northside Freshman Lindsey Shallberg placed seventh with a personal best jump of 10'4.

 In the Triple Jump, New Trier's Brown won it with a jump of 31'0. Northside Freshman Linsey Shallberg placed fourth overall in the Triple Jump.

 In the High Jump, New Trier's Tunnat won it with a jump of 4'3. There was a three way tie for second place with jumps of 4'1. The tie was broken by awarding second place to the athlete with the least amount of misses during the competition. New Trier's Lyon was awarded second place with a jump of 4'1. Northside Freshman Ellie Brick was award third with a personal best jump of 4'1. New Trier's Medland finished fourth with a jump of 4'1. Northside Freshman Robyn Doherty finished seventh with a personal best jump of 3'7.

 In the 4x800m Relay, Niles North (12:36.2) held off the Northside Mustangs in an exciting finish (12:39.2) that came down to the last lap. Northside Sophomore Bessie Nolan ran a 2:49 800m split on the first leg of the 4x800m relay and made a nice exchange to Freshman Su Yang. Su Yang ran a personal best 3:08 800m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Merita Bushi. Merita Bushi ran a personal best 3:38 800m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Karlyn Gehring, with the Mustangs over a lap behind Niles North. Freshman Karlyn Gehring anchored the relay with a personal best 3:04 800m split to put the Mustangs within 3 seconds of Niles North at the finish, for a total time of 12:39.2.

 In the 400m Dash, Sophomore Yujia Hu ran a personal best time of 89.13.

 In the 4x145.45 Meters Relay, the Mustangs struggled with hand-offs, and moving to lane one to receive the baton, but still overcame several mistakes to finish in third place with a time of 79.97.

 In the 50 Yard Low Hurdles, Sophomore Karen Li finished in second place with a time of 9.38. Freshman Robyn Doherty ran a personal best time of 10.19. Freshman Lindsey Shallberg ran a personal best time of 10.55.

 In the 50 Yard Dash, Nina Coomes ran a personal best time of 7.23. Freshman Ashely Kossakowski ran a personal best time of 7.67. Freshman Nguyen Than ran a personal best time of 8.09.

 In the 800m run, Sophomore Yujuia Hu ran a personal best time of 3:35.14. Sophomore Merita Bushi ran a time of 3:40.

 In the 200m Dash, Freshman Ashley Kossakowski ran a personal best time of 34.37. Freshman Ellie Brick ran a personal best time of 36.77.

 In the Mile run, Freshman Su Yang placed fourth overall with a personal best time of 6:53.

 In the 4x400m Relay, Sophomore Karen Li, Freshman Robyn Doherty, Freshman Ashely Kossakowski, and Freshman Nina Coomes combined for an outstanding time of 5:12.40 to place second overall.

 The Northside Mustangs concluded the meet with a Team Huddle to celebrate the meet. 

 NORTHSIDE POINTS SCORED

 Karen Li       6.75

 Ellie Brick    2.00

 Su Yang       1.00

 Lindsay Shallberg   1.00

 Robyn Doherty         0.75

 Ashely Kossakowski 0.75

 Nina Coomes 0.75

 On Thursday, February 7, 2008, the Northside College Prep Varsity Women's Track Team traveled to Winnetka, Illinois to take on Central Suburban powerhouses Deerfield, Maine West, and New Trier High School in the Varsity Women's first meet of the 2008 Track & Field season. The Northside Mustangs had dramatic Team victories over Deerfield and Maine West! The Mustangs placed second overall with 57 points. Maine West placed third overall with 32 points. Deerfield placed fourth overall with 31 points. New Trier won the meet with 76 points. The point scale used was 6-4-3-2-1 for Individual events, and 6-4-2 for Relays.

  In the 4x800 meter relay, Northside Captain Rachel Kittaka ran a 2:47 on the first leg of the relay and made a nice exchange to Junior Ani Zotti. Ani Zotti ran a 2:52 800m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Bessie Nolan. The Mustangs were in fourth place behind Deerfield, New Trier, and Maine West when Nolan received the baton. Bessie Nolan moved the Mustangs from fourth place to third place by passing Maine West with a 2:44 800m split, and made a nice exchange to Northside Captain Anna Parks. Junior Anna Parks anchored the Mustangs from third place to second place by passing New Trier (11:13) with a 2:45 800m split!, for a total time of 11:08.

 In the Shot Put, Maine West's Michelle won it with a throw of 28'5.5. Northside Senior Courtney Konow placed third overall with a throw of 28 1/2! Northside Senior Kaitlin Renkosiak threw a personal best 24'8.5 Northside Junior Sandra Azubuike improved 2'0 with a personal best 22'10.25. Northisde Junior Anna Parks also improved 2'0 with a personal best throw of 20'5.5.

 In the Long Jump, New Trier's Callahan won it with a jump of 14'3.25. Northside Junior Maria Torres placed second overall with a jump of 14'0. Northside Junior Maria Zdunek jumped 12'1. Northside Junior Gayatri Satam jumped 10'11. Northside Junior Lynnette Ardies jumped a personal best 9'7.5.

 In the Triple Jump, Northside Junior Maria Torres WON it with a jump of 32'11! Northside Junior Gayatri Satam placed fifth overall with a jump of 26'8.75!

 In the High Jump, Northside Captain Kelly Varney placed second overall with a jump of 4'2. Northside Junior Jennifer Kane placed third over with a jump of 3'10.

  In the 400m Dash, New Trier's Callahan won it with a time of 69.71. Northside Junior Maria Zdunek ran a personal best time of 78.60. Northside Junior Gayatri Satam ran a personal best time of 79.26. Northside Junior Lynnette Ardies dropped 7 seconds off her PR with a personal best time of 79.49! Northside Senior Alex Custer ran a time of 91.21.

  In the 4x145.45 Meters Relay, the Mustangs had one of the most dramatic finishes ever seen in the four lap Relay. The Mustangs went from fourth to second in the final meters of the race. Northside Adaora Achufusi, Maria Torres, Jennifer Kane, and Kelly Varney combined for a 1:26.99 to place second over Maine West (1:27.00) and Deerfield (1:27.10) at the finish!!!

  In the 50 Yard Low Hurdles, New Trier's Riquiello won it with a time of 8.57. Northside Junior Jennifer Kane place second overall with a time of 8.70. Northside Senior Kelly Varney placed third overall with a time of 8.77. Northside Senior Alex Custer ran a personal best time of 9.30. Northside Junior Maria Zdunek ran a personal best time of 9.66. Northside Junior Lynnette Ardies ran a personal best time of 10.08.

 In the 50 Yard Dash, Maine West's Gallicelo won it with a time of 6.60. Northside Junior Maria Torres placed third overall with a personal best time of 6.75. Northside Junior Adaora Achufusi placed fifth overall with a personal best time of 6.79. Northside Junior Lynnette Ardies ran a personal best time of 7.48. Northside Senior Kaitlin Renkosiak ran a personal best time of 7.60. Northside Senior Alyssa Sockol ran a personal best time of 7.78. The Northside sprinters were very impressive. After the Mustangs 5 entries in the 50 Yard Dash completed their respective heats, the Mustangs watched New Trier, Deerfield, and Maine West send up to the starting line an additional 60 athletes in an attempt to see if they could overtake the leaders and score additional points. But the strength of the Mustangs sprinters outstanding times prevailed, and the Mustangs hanged on to a very impressive Third and Fifth place finish in the 50 Yard Dash!

 In the 800m Run, Maine West's Meir won it with a time of 2:39.03. Northside Sophomore Bessie Nolan placed fifth overall with a time of 2:50.96. Northside Junior Anna Parks finished in sixth with a time of 2:50.98.

 In the 200 Meter Dash, New Trier's one-two punch of Callahan (29.12) and Boglkaw (29.93) placed 1st and second overall. Northside Junior Adaora Achufusi placed third overall with an outstanding time of 29.96. Northside Junior Jeniifer Kane ran an oustanding time of 32.15. Northside Senior Kaitlin Renkosiak ran an outstanding time of 35.49. Northside Senior Alex Custer ran a personal best time of 36.68.

 Prior to the Mile, Northside Senior Rachel Kittaka and Northside Junior Ani Zotti were told by Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon that they would both need to place in the top five to insure Team victories over Maine West and Deerfield. Rachel Kittaka and Junior Ani Zotti responded by keeping themselves in the top 5 for the first three laps, and then taking the lead on lap four. Northside Senior Rachel Kittaka (6:05.26) had an impressive kick to the finish to hold off a challenge from Deerfield's Jarvis (6:05.64) to WIN the Mile. Northside Junior Ani Zotti ran an outstanding time of 6:07 to place third overall in her first mile race of the season!

 The 4x400m Relay has been one of the Mustangs spotlight events ever since their dramatic finish against Morgan Park in the City Championships last year. The Northside Mustangs, fans, spectators, and parents lined themselves around the Track to show their support for the 4x400m Relay. Once again, it would come down to the final lap against impressive Relay squads from New Trier (4:46.91), Maine West, and Deerfield. Northside Junior Adaora Achufusi ran an outstanding 400m split of 71.00 on the first leg of the 4x400m Relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Bessie Nolan. Bessie Nolan ran an outstanding 400m split of 74.00 on the second leg of the 4x400m Relay, and made a nice exchange to Senior Kelly Varney. Kelly Varney ran an outstanding 400m split of 74.00 on the third leg of the 4x400m Relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior Anna Parks. Captain Anna Parks quickly passed Deerfield, and it initially looked as if Maine West had too big of a lead for any possibility of them being caught, but Parks determination and heart prevailed, as she had an unbelievable finish and anchored the Mustangs to a second place finish over Maine West (4:48.66) with a 68.17 400m split, for a total time of 4:48.17!!!

 The Mustangs celebrated the meet with a Team Huddle, and are looking forward to taking on, among others, CPS Title favorite, Whitney Young, at the Bloom Invitational on Saturday, February 16, 2008 in Chicago Heights, Illinois. Medals and Team Trophies will be awarded at the Bloom Invitational. 

 A special thanks to New Trier Head Girls Coach Spagnoli for inviting the Mustangs to the meet, and providing the Mustangs with the opportunity to compete against the best teams from Central Suburban Conference, and for hosting an excellent meet.

VARSITY POINTS SCORED

1. Maria Torres                14

2. Kelly Varney                9

3. Jennifer Kane               8

4. Rachel Kittaka             7

5. Adaora Achufusi         6

6. Ani Zotti                     4

7. Bessie Nolan               3

8. Courtney Konow         3

9. Anna Parks                 2

10. Gayatri Satam            1 

 On Thursday, February 7, 2008, the Northside College Prep Junior Varsity Women's Track Team traveled to Winnetka, Illinois to take on Central Suburban powerhouses Deerfield, Maine West, and New Trier High School in the Junior Varsity Women's first meet of the 2008 Track & Field season. The Northside Mustangs edged Deerfield 31-26, but came up short against Maine West 34-31. New Trier won the the Junior Varsity division with 104 points. The point scale used was 6-4-3-2-1 for Individual events, and 6-4-2 for Relays.  

 In the 4x800m Relay, Northside Freshman Su Yang, Sophomore Yujuia Hu, Sophomore Merita Bush, and Junior Jennifer Friedmann combined for a outstanding time of 12:31.91 to place second overall.

 In the Triple Jump, Junior Alice Thatcher placed fourth overall with a personal best jump of 25'2.

 In the High Jump, Freshman Robyn Doherty placed third overall with a personal best jump of 3'10

 In the 400m Dash, Northside Freshman Ashley Kossakowski ran a time of 83.79.

 In the 4x145.45m Relay, Northside Junior Stephanie Sotomayor, Freshman Robyn Doherty, Freshman Lindsey Shallberg, and Freshman Nina Coomes combined for a time of 1:42.95 to place third overall.

 In the 50 Yard Low Hurdles, Sophomore Karen Li placed second overall with a time of 9.00. Junior Alice Thatcher placed fifth overall with a time of 9.87. Freshman Robyn Doherty ran an outstanding time of 10.02. Freshman Lyndsey Shallberg hurdled an outstanding time of 11.07.

 In the 50 Yard Dash, Freshman Nina Coomes placed fourth overall with a time of 7.46. Freshman Ashley Kossakowski ran a time of 7.87. Junior Stephanie Sotomayor ran a time of 7.95. Freshman Caeleigh Renkosiak ran a time of 8.01. Freshman Nguyen Than ran a time of 8.05. Junior Andrea Busier ran a time of 8.53.

 In the 800m run, Northside Sophomore Yujuia Hu placed fourth overall with a personal best time of 3:24. Northside Sophomore Merita Bushi placed fifth overall with a personal best time of 3:29.

 In the 200m Dash, Freshman Ashley Kossakowski ran a time of 35.68. Freshman Caeliegh Renkosiak ran a personal best time of 36.49. Junior Alice Thatcher ran a personal best time of 38.54. Junior Andrea Buiser ran a personal best time of 39.00.

 In the Mile, Northside Freshman Su Yang placed second overall with a personal best time of 6:30.33. Su Yang dropped 23 seconds in one week! Northside Junior Jennifer Friedmann placed fourth overall with an outstanding time of 7:00.00.

 In the 4x400m Relay, Northside Sophomore Karen Li ran a 75.60 400m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Yujuia Hu. Yujuia Hu ran a 78.40 400m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Ashley Kossakowski. Kossakowski ran a 86.40 on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Robyn Doherty. Doherty anchored the Mustangs to second place with a 86.00 400m split, for a total time of 5:35.40!    

 On February 13, 2008, the Northside College Prep Mens Track & Field Team traveled to Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, Illinois to take on Maine West, Highland Park, and Glenbrook North in the Spartan Indoor Classic. Unofficially, the Mustangs finished in second place to host Glenbrook North. The meet was not scored.

   A year ago, Northside Junior Martin Melto, after a promising Track season as one of the Mustangs top jumpers and sprinters, broke his back and did not know if he would ever be able to compete again. In January 2008, Martin Melto did not pass medical tests, and wasn't able to start practices with his teammates on January 14, 2008. In February 2008, additional Medical tests were scheduled, and Martin Melto still did know if he would be able to compete at all this season. A couple of weeks ago, Martin Melto passed every medical test, and received great news from his doctors that he could begin training again. 

   However, on Tuesday afternoon, Martin Melto learned that he would not be allowed to compete in the Meet unless he passed EKG tests, and he would not have the results for 24 hours. With the Mustangs bus scheduled to leave at 3:00 pm for the meet, Martin Melto notified Northside Head Coach Tuesday night that he would not have his results in time, and would not be able to compete. On Wednesday, Martin Melto received good news at 3:15 pm and was officially cleared by doctors to compete. After receiving the good news, Martin Melto rushed back to Northside, not knowing if he had any chance of making it in time for the Mustangs departure to Glenbrook North. However, the Mustangs bus was outrageously 45 minutes late, and Martin Melto arrived to campus just in time to get on the bus. The only question that remained was could the Mustangs Bus make it to Glenbrook North in time for the Long Jump. Surprisingly, there was no traffic until the Mustangs reached Northbrook, Illinois. As the Mustangs entered the Indoor Track stadium at Glenbrook North "first call" for the Long Jump was announced. On Wednesday night, the comeback was complete, Martin Melto jumped a PERSONAL BEST of 17'7.25!!!

  In the Long Jump, in addition to Martin Melto's heroic jump, Northside Sophomore Jiasong Yang jumped 13'3. Northside Freshman Miles Austrevich also jumped a personal best 13'3 . Sophomore Kevin-Ryan Alavaraz jumped a personal best 12'5. Junior Brandon Teng Jumped a personal best 12'0.

   In the Shot Put, Northside Junior Ted Kalaw improved 3'0 and threw a personal best of 33'8!! Senior Brandon Quach threw a personal best 30'8.5. Senior Preston Buehrer threw a personal best 30'7. Junior Rafael Confino threw a personal best 30'3.5. Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon improved 5'0 and threw a personal best 28'11. Senior Vinh Nguyen improved 4'0 and threw a personal best 28'8. Freshman Luke Sobieraj threw 24'8. Junior Gus Hernandez threw 24'0.

  In the Triple Jump, Sophomore Jiasong Yang jumped 32'0.25! Senior Vinh Nguyen jumped 25'0. Freshman Roldan Alegre jumped 24'3.

  In the High Jump, Junior John Konow jumped a personal best 4'10. Junior Jerry Tran jumped a personal best 4'8.

  Although the Mustangs don't have any Pole Vault equipment of their own yet, Northside Senior Vinh Nguyen, travels with the Northside coaching staff three nights a week to Whitney Young after Track practice ends, to use their Pole Vault equipment from 6 pm - 8 pm, and to train with the best vaulters in the City and also work with DePaul Pole Vault Coach and Whitney Young Head Girls Track Coach Bob Geiger. On Wednesday night, Vinh Nguyen BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD with a vault of 8'0! The Mustangs previous record was 7'6, and was held by Simon Vecchioni.

  In the 4x800m Relay, the Mustangs depth showed, as they took two of the top three places in the Varsity 4x800m Relay!!!

  In Northside Relay, "A", Junior Brandon Cooper ran a 2:23 800m split on the first leg of the Relay. Junior Simon Vecchioni ran a 2:22 800m split on the second leg of the Relay. Junior Jiasong Yang ran a 2:25 800m split on the third leg of the Relay. On the fourth leg of the Relay, Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss anchored the Mustangs to second place with a 2:19 800m split for a total time of 9:29.

 In Northside Relay, "B", Freshman Wesley Laytham ran a 2:22 800m split on the first leg of the Relay. Freshman Luke Sobieraj ran a 2:28 800m split on the second leg of the Relay. Sophomore Cooper Eben ran a 2:25 800m split on the third leg of the Relay. On the fourth leg of the Relay, Freshman Charlie Mesimore anchored the Mustangs to third place with a 2:23 800m split for a total time of 9:38.

 In Northside Relay, "C", Freshman Luis Gaytan ran a 2:37 800m split on the first leg of the Relay. Freshman Miles Austrevich ran a 2:30 800m split on the second leg of the Relay. Freshman Fahad Savari ran a 2:44 800m split on the third leg of the Relay. On the fourth leg of the Relay, Sophomore Forrest Cortes ran a 2:43 800m split for a total time of 10:34.

  In the 55m High Hurdles, Freshman Hersh Perlmutter ran a personal best time of 10.60. Senior Santino Merino ran a personal best time of 10.62. Junior Nathan Michaelson ran a personal best time of 11.22. Freshman Khoa Nguyen ran a personal best time of 11.28. Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon ran a personal best time of 11.31.

 In the 50m Dash, Northside Junior Jerry Tran ran a 6.58. Sophomore Neal Capapas ran a 6.60. Senior Erik Flores ran a 6.73. Junior Brian Chhun ran a 6.86. Freshman Roldan Alegre ran a 6.89. Senior Santino Merino ran a 6.94. Freshman Naim Uddin ran a 7.00. Freshman Noel Lopez ran a 7.21. Sophomore Sam Olver ran a 7.23. Sophomore Peter Wilk ran a 7.28. Freshman Muhammad Hossain ran a 7.84. Sophomore Neibu Tadele ran a 8.01.

  In the 800m Run, Junior Brandon Cooper won it with a time of 2:26. Freshman Rhiday Pandya ran a personal best time of 2:35. Senior Adam Swiatlowski ran a time of 2:39. Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon ran a time of 2:40. Freshman Jonathan Kriston ran a personal best time of 2:41. Senior Brad Eben ran a time of 2:42. Junior Coleman Gailloreto ran a time of 2:45. Freshman William Riley ran a personal best time of 2:55.

  In the 400m Dash, Sophomore Neal Capapas ran a time of 61.17. Freshman Luke Sobieraj ran a personal best time of 61.92. Sophomore Martin Melto ran a personal best time of 63.68. Junior Brandon Teng dropped four seconds off his PR, with a personal best time of 64.73! Junior John Konow ran a personal best time of 68.64. Junior Ted Kalaw ran a time of 69.87. Junior Rafael Confino ran a personal best time of 70.00. Senior Brandon Quach ran a personal best time of 76.75.

  In the 4x160m Relay "A", Junior Jerry Tran ran a 21.40 160m split on the first leg of the Relay. Brian Chhun ran a 20.12 160m split on the second leg of the Relay. Erik Flores ran a 21.82 160m split on the third leg of the Relay. John Konow ran a 22.10 160m split on the final leg of the Relay to finish in third place with a time of 1:25.44.

 In the 4x160m Relay "B", Sophomore Peter Wilk ran a 24.15 160m split on the first leg of the Relay. Freshman Hersh Perlmutter ran a 23.96 160m split on the second leg of the Relay. Freshman Koa Nguyen ran a 23.97 on the third leg of the Relay. Freshman Noel Lopez ran a 22.22 160m split on the final leg of the relay, for a total time of 1:32.90.

 4x160m Relay "C" was scratched from the meet as a result of Junior David Marchfield, the third leg of the rely, not present at the meet.

 In the 55m Low Hurdles, Captain Santino Merino finished in fourth overall with an outstanding time of 9.86. Hersh Perlmutter ran a personal best time of 10.40. Junior Nathan Michaelson ran a personal best time of 11:00. Freshman Muhammad Hossain ran a personal best time of 11.69. Freshman Luis Gaytan ran a personal best time of 11.71.

 In 2006, Northside Mile School Record holder Joseph Terdik ran a 5:20 Mile in his first race of his Senior year, and he finished that season with a 4:37! This season, the Mustangs had several athletes under or around 5:20 in their first race of the season. 

 In the 1600m Run, Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran a Track PR of 5:04. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss had 160m splits of 28, 30, 32, 32, 32 (2:34 800m split), 31, 32, 32, 29, 26 (2:32 800m split), for a time of 5:04.

 In the 1600m Run, Sophomore Cooper Eben ran a Track PR of 5:16. Cooper Eben had 160m splits of 30, 31, 32, 31, 33 (2:37 800m split), 33, 33, 30, 32, 31 (2:39), for a time of 5:16.

 In the 1600m Run, Freshman Charlie Mesimore ran a time of 5:21. Charlie Mesimore had 160m splits of 28, 34, 34, 34, 34 (2:44 800m split), 34, 32, 31, 32, 28 (2:37 800m split), for a total time of 5:21.

 In the 1600m Run, Freshman Wesley Laytham ran a time of 5:26. Wesley Laytham had 160m splits of 28, 34, 34, 34, 35 (2:45 800m split), 34, 34, 34, 33, 26 (2:41 800m split), for a total time of 5:26.

 In the 1600m Run, Junior Simon Vecchioni ran a time of 5:29.  Simon Vecchioni had 160m splits of 29, 32, 32, 34, 33 (2:40 800m split), 35, 37, 34, 35, 28 (2:49 800m split), for a total time of 5:29.

 In the 1600m Run, Sophomore Jiasong Yang ran a time of 5:30. Jiasong Yang had 160m splits of 32, 30, 34, 34, 36 (2:46 800m split), 35, 33, 34, 33, 29 (2:44 800m split), for a total time of 5:30.

 In the 1600m Run, Senior Brad Eben ran a time of 5:49. Freshman Miles Austrevich ran a time of 5:53. Sophomore Forrest Cortes ran a time of 5:57. Senior Adam Swiatlowski ran a time of 5:57. Freshman Fahad Sarvari ran a time of 6:02. Freshman Luis Gaytan ran a time of 6:03.

 In the 200m Dash, Senior Erik Flores ran a time of 26.79. Senior Jerry Tran ran a time of 26.96. Sophomore Neal Capaps ran a time of 27.25. Junior Martin Melto ran a time of 28.00. Senior Santino Merino ran a time of 28.30. Sophomore Peter Wilk ran a time of 29.12 Junior Brandon Teng ran a time of 29.30. Freshman Hersh Perlmutter ran a time of 30.09. Sophomore Sam Olver ran a time of 30.90. Freshman Naim Uddin ran a time of 31.77. Freshman Muhammad Hossain ran a time of 33.61.

 Due to the length of the meet, the Throwers 4x160m Relay was canceled.

 In the 4x400m Relay, Northside Relay "A" ran a total time of 4:03.11. Junior Brandon Cooper ran a 58.68 400m split on the first leg of the Relay. Freshman Wesley Laytham ran a 63.22 400m split on the second leg of the Relay. Junior Simon Vecchioni ran a 60.62 400m split on the third leg of the Relay. Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss anchored the Mustangs with a 60.59 400m split, for a total time of 4:03.11.

 In the 4x400m Relay, Northside Relay "B" ran a total time of 4:10.87. Junior Brian Chhun ran a 61.00 400m split on the first leg of the Relay. Freshman Charlie Mesimore ran a 62.31 400m split on the second leg of the Relay. Sophomore Cooper Eben ran a personal best 62.77 400m split on the third leg of the Relay. Senior Erik Flores ran a 64.79 400m split on the final leg of the Relay, for a total time of 4:10.87.

 In the 4x400m Relay, Northside Relay "C" ran a total time of 4:34.12. Freshman Noel Lopez ran a 63.00 400m split on the first leg of the Relay. Freshman Roldan Alegre ran a 68.62 400m split on the second leg of the Relay. Sophomore Peter Wilk ran a 68.93 on the third leg of the Relay. Freshman Fahad Savari ran a 73.57 400m split on the final leg of the Relay, for a total time of 4:34.12.

 The Mustangs will travel to De La Salle High School on Monday for the President's Day Invitational, which features among others, 2007 IHSA State runner-up, East St.Louis High School.

 On Saturday, February 16, 2008, the Northside Varsity Women traveled to Bloom Trail High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois to take on host Bloom Trail High School, Rich East, Thornton, the Simeon Wolverines, Jefferson Jay Hawks, Oswego East Wolves, and CPS rivals, Stenmetz, and Whitney Young. Medals were awarded to the Top 3 places in all events, and a Team plaque was awarded to the Invitational Champion. The point scale used for Individual events and relays was 10-8-6-4-2-1.

 In the Long Jump, Whitney Young's Elisabeth Forte won it with a jump of 15'10. Rich East's Ijeoma Ibe placed second with a jump of 15'7.25. Simeon's Nakete Washington placed third with a jump of 15'2.25. Northside Junior Maria Torres placed fourth with a season best jump of 14'1.50". Thornton's Onnyse Clay placed fifth with a jump of 14'00.26. Bloom's Kalyssa McMillian placed sixth with a jump of 14'00.25. Northside Junior Maria Zdunek jumped a season best 12'1.

 In the Triple Jump, Whitney Young's Victoria Forte won it with a jump of 33'5.25. Bloom's Shamika Thomas placed second with a jump of 33'03.00. Northside Junior Maria Torres MEDALED by placing third overall with a jump of 32'10.25". Northside Junior Gayatri Satam scratched on all four jumps.

 In the High Jump, Thornton's Brianna McCullor won it with a jump of 4'11. Northside Senior Kelly Varney scored for the Mustangs by placing sixth overall with a season best jump of 4'3. Northside Junior Jennifer Kane jumped a season best 4'1.

 In the Shot Put, Rich East's Jasmine Murphy won it with a throw of 33'7. Northside Senior Courtney Konow scored for the Mustangs by placing fifth overall with a throw of 28'6. Whitney Young's Precious Walker completed the scoring by placing sixth overall with a throw of 26'02. Northside Senior Kaitlin Renkosiak threw 24'3.5.

 In the 4x800m Relay, Sophomore Yujuia Hu was unable to run due to a problem with her shoes, and an unknown need to leave the meet early. However, the Mustangs did not have any alternates for the 4x800m Relay with them at the meet. The only athletes available to run in Yujuia Hu's place were sprinters. Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon called upon Northside sprinter Lynette Ardies to run in Yujuia Hu's place. Lynette Ardies showed great dedication to the TEAM, and agreed to run in place of Yujuia Hu to help the Mustangs. Lynnette Ardies ran outstanding and came through big for the Mustangs. In the 4x800m Relay, Freshman Su Yang ran a 3:02.42 800m split on the first leg of the Relay and made a nice exchange to Freshman Karlyn Gehring. Gehring ran a 3:06.00 800m split on the second leg of the Relay, and made a nice exchange to Lynette Ardies. Junior Lynettee Ardies ran a personal best 3:19.00 800m split on the third leg of the Relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Bessie Nolan. Bessie Nolan anchored the Mustangs with a 2:59.00 800m split, to fourth place overall, for a total time of 12:26.

  In the 60 Yard Hurdles pre-lims, Northside Senior Kelly Varney WON her heat with a 10.78 to advance to the Finals! Northside Junior Jennifer Kane ran a time of 10.89. In the Finals, Senior Kelly Varney MEDALED by placing third overall with a season best time of 10.26!

  In the 55m Dash pre-lims, Junior Maria Torres ran a time of 7.64. Junior Adaora Achufusi ran a time of 8.18.

  In the 600 Yard Dash, Northside's one-two punch of Junior Anna Parks, and Freshman Karlyn Gehring MEDALED by placing 1st and 2nd overall. Northside Captain Anna Parks WON the race with a personal best time of 1:45.71. Freshman Karlyn Gehring placed 2nd overall with a personal best time of 1:46.64. Bloom's Kalyssa McMillian placed third with a time of 1:47.92. Whitney Young's Audriana Higginbotham placed forth with a time of 1:50.41. Stenmetz's Gonzalez placed fifth with a time of 1:57.28. Bloom's Elizabeth Nieken placed sixth with a time of 2:05.48 to complete the scoring. Whitney Young's Kristal Buzin placed seventh with a time of 2:06.08. Rich East's Denita Culbreath (2:11.49) edged Stenmetz Cervantes (2:11.67) at the line to place eighth and ninth respectively.

 In the 4x220 Yard Relay, Junior Adaora Achufusi ran a split of 30.55 on the first leg of the relay. Junior Maria Torres ran a split of 28.85 on the second leg of the relay. Junior Jennifer Kane ran a split of 31.25 on the third leg of the relay. Senior Kelly Varney anchored the relay with a 28.91 split for a total time of 2:00.06 to place sixth overall.

 In the Mile, Bloom Trail's Janina Roche won it with a time of 5:46.13. Senior Rachel Kittaka ran splits of 30, 33, 32, 33, 33, 35, 33, 33, 35, 34, 31 for a 6:02 Mile to place fourth overall. Junior Ani Zotti ran splits of 31, 31, 33, 32, 34, 35, 33, 33, 36, 34, 32 for a 6:04 Mile to place fifth overall.

 In the 440 Yard Dash, Junior Adaora Achufusi MEDALED by placing third overall with a time of 69.51. Junior Anna Parks was sixth overall with a time of 71.60.

 In the 880 Yard Dash, Whitney Young's Devyn Thompson won it with a time of 2:49.18. Sophomore Bessie Nolan MEDALED by placing 2nd overall with a time of 2:51.72. Freshman Su Yang placed eighth overall with a time of 3:05.81.

 In the 300 Yard Dash, Bloom Trail's Keara Allen-Wilson won it with a time of 39.87. Junior Anna Parks placed eighth overall with a time of 44.98. Junior Jennifer Kane placed ninth overall with a time of 48.81.

 In the 3200m run, Whitney Young's Lavinia Jurkiewicz won it with a time of 13:08.73. Senior Rachel Kittaka MEDALED by placing second overall with a time of 13:12 (6:36/6:36). Junior Ani Zotti MEDALED by placing third overall with a time of 13:20 (6:37/6:43).

 In the 4x400m Relay, Junior Adaora Achufusi ran a 400m split of 71.67 on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Bessie Nolan ran a 400m split of 76.72 on the second leg of the relay. Senior Kaitlin Renkosiak ran a 400m split of 80.40 on the third leg of the relay. Junior Anna Parks anchored the Mustangs with a 72.52 400m split, for a total time of 5:00.22.

 Whitney Young won the meet with 110 points, followed by Bloom Trail High School with 96 points. The Northside Mustangs scored 79 points to finish in third place, and posted victories over Rich East (65 points), Oswego (37 points), Thornton (32 points), Simeon (24 Points), Stenmetz (16 points) and Jefferson Jay Hawks (0 Points).

VARSITY POINTS SCORED

1. Rachel Kittaka          12

2. Anna Parks              11.50

3. Maria Torres            10.75

4. Karlyn Gehring         9

4. Bessie Nolan            9

5. Ani Zotti                   8

6. Kelly Varney            7.25

7. Adaoara Achufusi     6.75

8. Courtney Konow      2.00

9. Su Yang                   1.00

9. Lynette Ardies          1.00

10. Kaitlin Renkosiak   0.50

11. Jennifer Kane         0.25

SEASON VARSITY POINT LEADERS

1. Maria Torres                        24.75

2. Rachel Kittaka                     19.00

3. Kelly Varney                        16.25

4. Anna Parks                          13.50

5. Adaora Achufusi                  12.75

6. Ani Zotti                              12.00

6. Bessie Nolan                       12.00

7. Karlyn Gehring                     9.00

8. Jennifer Kane                       8.25

9. Courtney Konow                 5.00

10. Su Yang                            1.00

10. Lynette Ardies                   1.00

11. Kaitlin Renkosiak               0.50

All Athletes that score a Varsity point, and complete the season, earn a Varsity letter.  

 On Monday, February 18, 2008, the Northside Varsity Men and Varsity Women Track & Field Teams Traveled to De La Salle High School for the President's Day Invitational. It is one of the largest and most competive meets in Chicago, and 2007 IHSA State runner's up, East St.Louis High School, traveled all the way to Chicago for the meet, and left at 2:30 am on Monday morning to make it to De La Salle in time for the President's Day Invitational. The meet also featured Marshall High School, Urban Prep, Robeson, Dunbar, Marian Catholic, Hancock, Kelly, Kenwood, Corliss, Hubbard, and Von Steuben.

 It appears the Northside Varsity Women won the meet, and the Varsity Men where one of the top three Teams as well. However, De La Salle Head Coach McMiller has asked all schools to wait until his official score keeper gets out of the Hospital on Thursday, to score the meet, and does not want anyone else from De La Salle to score the meet but his longtime score keeper. All Teams have agreed to respect his wishes. The result sheets will be waiting for the official score keeper on Thursday to make the final tabulations. As a result, the Mustangs will also wait until Thursday to celebrate an awesome meet for both the Varsity Men and Women squads. However, Medals were distributed for the top 3 places in all events. Team Awards will be announced on Thursday.

 On February 19, 2008, the Northside Track Team traveled to De La Salle High School for the President's Day Invitational to take on East St.Louis, De La Salle, Marian Catholic, Kenwood, Corliss, Urban Prep, Chicago Marshall, Hubbard, Hancock, Kelly and Von Steuben. After several delays, including re-scoring the meet with the correct point scale, the Official results were re-released by De La Salle High School on March 3, 2008.

 East St. Louis won the meet. De La Salle finished in second place. Marian Catholic finished in third place. The Northside College Prep Varsity Men finished in fourth place (36 points) and posted victories over Kenwood (31), Corliss (30.50), Urban Prep (20), Chicago Marshall (19.50), Hubbard (18), Hancock (7), Kelly (4), and Von Steuben (3). The point scale used for events and Relays was 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1.

 In the Shot put, Junior Benjamin Garcia threw a season best 35'10 to place seventh overall. Junior Ted Kalaw threw a personal best 33'8. Senior Brandon Quach threw a personal best 32'0. Senior Alex Aparacio threw 28'4.

 In the Long Jump, Junior Martin Melto jumped 15'8. Freshman Dan Kosmala jumped 14'6.

 In the Triple Jump, Jiasong Yang jumped 31'3.

 In the High Jump, Northside athletes were unable to clear the opening height of 5'0.

 In the 3200m run, Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss placed second overall, and improved a minute and 16 seconds from his first 3200m race in 2007 (12:03), and ran a Track PR of 10:47 to become the newest member of the Mustangs Track & Field Distance Honor roll. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss was also approached by St.Francis University Head Track coach Drew Ludwick after the race. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran negative splits, with a 5:24 first mile, and a 5:23 final mile, for a total time of 10:47. Junior Jonathan Kittaka placed third overall with a time of 10:59, and improved 33 seconds from his first 3200m race in 2007 (11:32). Jonthan Kittaka ran splits of 5:24 for the first mile, and 5:35 for the second mile, for a total time of 10:59. Sophomore Forrest Cortes ran a 6:11 for the first mile, and a 6:41 on the final mile for an outstanding time of 12:52. Freshman Fahad Savari ran a 6:23 for the first mile, and 7:05 on the final mile for an outstanding time of 13:28.

 In the 55m High Hurldes, Freshman Hersch Perlmutter dropped 0.66 of a second for a personal best time of 9.94 to place sixth overall. Senior Santino Merino dropped 0.67 of a second for a personal best time of 9.95 to place seventh overall. Junior Nathan Michaelson dropped 0.94 of a second for a personal best time of 10.28 to place eighth overall. Freshman Khoa Nguyen dropped 0.45 of a second for a personal best time of 10.83.

 In the 55m Dash, Junior Benjamin Garcia ran an outstanding time of 7.19. Junior Brandon Cooper ran a personal best of 7.20.

 In the 4x800m Relay, Captain Simon Vecchioni ran a 2:23.99 800m split on the first leg of the Relay. Sophomore Cooper Eben ran a 2:26.50 800m split on the second leg of the Relay. Sophomore Cooper Eben made a nice exchange to Sophomore Jiasong Yang, and Jiasong Yang ran a 2:24.99 800m split on the third leg of the Relay. Freshman Noel Lopez earned his first Varsity letter by anchoring the Mustangs to fourth place to secure vital points with a 2:31.96 800m split, for a total time of 9:48.40.

 In the 400m Dash, Junior Brandon Cooper ran a time of 59.40. Junior Benjamin Garcia ran a time of 60.28.

 In the 4x160m Varsity Relay, Junior Martin Melto ran a 21.30 160m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Senior Santino Merino. Captain Santino Merino ran a 21.50 160m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Neal Capapas. Neal Capapas ran a 22.15 160m split on the third leg of the Relay. After a difficult exchange, Freshman Dan Kosmala anchored the Mustangs with a 25.01 160m split on the fourth leg of the Relay, for a total time of 1:29.96 to place eighth overall.

 In the 4x160m Sophomore-Freshman Relay, Freshman Hersch Perlmutter ran a 22.74 160m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Peter Wilk. Sophomore Peter Wilk ran a 22.50 160m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Andrew Czyszczon. Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon ran a 22.97 160m split on the third leg of the relay. Freshman Noel Lopez anchored the Mustangs with a 24.95 160m split for a total time of 1:33.16 to place sixth overall.

 In the 800m run, Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran a time of 2:16 to place fifth overall. Junior Jonathan Kittaka ran a time of 2:17.

 In the 200m Dash, Brandon Cooper ran a time of 27.11.

 In the Varsity 4x400m Relay, Junior Simon Vecchioni ran a 64.09 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Neal Capapas ran a 61.50 400m split on the second leg of the Relay. Senior Santino Merino ran a 62.84 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss anchored the Mustangs with a 60.21 400m split, for a total time of 4:08.22 to place eighth overall.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x400m Relay, Sophomore Cooper Eben ran a 67.71 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon ran a 66.31 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Freshman Fahad Sarvari ran a 72.63 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Sophomore Forrest Cortes anchored the relay with a 71.60 400m split, for a total time of 4:38.25 to place fifth overall.

1. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss                12.25

2. Jonathan Kittaka                               9.00

3. Hersch Perlmutter                             3.00

4. Santino Merino                                 2.50

3. Benjamin Garcia                               2.00

4. Simon Vecchioni                               1.50

5. Noel Lopez                                      1.25

6. Cooper Eben                                    1.25

7. Jiasong Yang                                    1.25

8. Nathan Michaelson                           1.00

9. Neal Capapas                                  0.50

10. Dan Kosmala                                 0.25

11. Martin Melto                                  0.25

1. Andrew Czyszczon                           2.00

2. Cooper Eben                                    1.00

3. Forrest Cortes                                  1.00

4. Fahad Sarvari                                   1.00

5. Hersch Perlmutter                             1.00

6. Peter Wilk                                        1.00

7. Noel Lopez                                      1.00

 On Saturday, February 23, 2008, the Northside Mens Track & Field team traveled to Niles West High School in Skokie, Illinois for the Niles West Wolves Invitational. The Meet was scored in three divisions and featured host Niles West High School, Loyola, Maine West, Waukegan, Roosevelt, Foreman, Driscol, Jones, Luther North, and Northside College Prep. The point scale used for Individual events and relays was 10-8-6-4-2-1.

 The Northside Varsity scored 35.5 points for fifth place, and posted victories over Driscoll, Luther North, Roosevelt, Foreman, and Jones. The Northside Varsity Men are now 13-7 to start the season. The Northside Freshman scored 125 points to finish in second place, and posted victories over Maine West (102), Loyola (61), Roosevelt (6), Jones (4), Waukegan (0), Driscoll (0), Luther North (0), and Foreman (0). The Northside Freshman lost the meet by ONE point to Niles West 126-125, and finished in SECOND OVERALL, despite being short entries in several events because they were missing Teammates, who are still learning if they have the dedication and character that it takes to be an athlete and a good teammate as well. Athletes that continue to miss multiple meets will be cut from the squad regardless of ability. The Northside Coaching staff is very proud of every athlete that showed up and competed in the meet.

  At Niles West, every Northside athlete that competed, showed great determination, character, and guts, and every Northside athlete competed in multiple events to fight for every point in the meet.

  In the Varsity Long Jump, Junior Martin Melto jumped 17'4.25. Junior John Konow jumped a personal best 15'6.

  In the Sophomore Long Jump, Kevin-Ryan Alvarez jumped a personal best 12'9.75 to place sixth overall.

  In the Freshman Long Jump, Luke Sobieraj placed third overall with a personal best jump of 16'8. Dan Kosmala placed second overall with a personal best jump of 15'4. Miles Austrevich jumped a personal best 14'6 to place fourth overall.

  In the Varsity Triple Jump, Junior Martin Melto jumped a personal best 36'2.5 to place fifth overall. Sophomore Jiasong Yang jumped 31'1. Junior Nathan Michaelson jumped a personal best 27'5.

  In the Freshman Triple Jump, Roldan Alegre jumped a personal best 31'2 to place second overall!

  In the Varsity Pole Vault, Senior Vinh Nguyen placed third overall and BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD with a vault of 8'6.

  In the Varsity High Jump, Sophomore Hunter Speese jumped 4'11. Junior John Konow jumped 4'7. Senior Jerry Tran jumped 4'7.

  In the Freshman High Jump, Northside athletes were unable to clear the opening height of 4'7.

  In the Varsity Shot Put, Junior Benjamin Garcia threw 34'10. Junior Ted Kalaw threw a personal best 33'11. Senior Brandon Quach threw a personal best 32'2. Senior Alex Aparicio threw 30'3. Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon threw 27'11. Senior Vinh Nguyen threw 27'6. Gus Hernandez threw a personal best 26'0. Irfan Hussain threw 23'1.

  In the Freshman Shot Put, Luke Sobieraj placed sixth overall with a throw of 24'1. Hersch Perlmutter threw 22'4. Miles Austrevich threw 22'0. Muhammad Hossain threw 21'9.5. Fahad Sarvari threw 17'5.5.

  In the Varsity 1000m Run, Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss placed fourth overall with a personal best time of 2:54. Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss went out in 32 seconds for the first 200m, and then ran the next five160m laps in 29, 29, 29, 28, and 27 (2:22 final 800m), for a personal best time of 2:54. It was also the second fastest 1000m time run by a CPS athlete this season, second to Mather's Ivan Cornell (2:50). Sophomore Cooper Eben placed seventh overall with a personal best time of 3:03. Cooper Eben went out in 34 seconds for the first 200m, and then ran the next five 160m laps in 28, 31, 31, 31, and 28, for a personal best time of 3:03. Sophomore Jiasong Yang placed tenth overall with a personal best time of 3:07. Jiasong Yang went out in 36 seconds for the first 200m, and then ran the next five 160m laps in 28, 32, 30, 31, and 30, for a personal best time of 3:07. Senior Brad Eben placed 15th overall with a personal best time of 3:20. Brad Eben went out in 37 seconds for the first 200m, and then ran the next five 160m laps in 28, 33, 34, 34, and 34, for a personal best time of 3:20. Junior Coleman Gailloreto placed 21st overall with a time of 3:41. Coleman Gailloreto went out in 38 for the first 200m, and then ran the next five 160m laps in 36, 35, 41, 35, and 36 for a time of 3:41.

  In the Freshman 1000m Run, Charlie Mesimore became the Niles West Wolves Invitational Champion with a personal best time of 2:55. Freshman Charlie Mesimore went out in 31 seconds for the first 200m, and then ran the next five 160m laps in 27, 29, 29, 31, and 28 (2:23 final 800m), to WIN the 1000m Run with a personal best time of 2:55. It was also the Third fastest 1000m time run by a CPS athlete this season. Fahad Sarvari placed tenth overall with a personal best time of 3:26. Freshman Fahad Sarvari went out in 35 seconds for the first 200m, and then ran the next five 160m laps in 31, 34, 35, 36, and 35 (2:51 final 800m), for a personal best time of 3:26.

  In the Varsity 55m High Hurdles, Senior Santino Merino ran a 10.54 to finish unofficially in sixth overall. Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon ran a personal best time of 10.70. Junior Nathan Michaelson ran a time of 11.53.

  In the Freshman 55m High Hurdles, Hersch Perlmutter became the Niles West Wolves Invitational Champion with a time of 10.20. Khoa Nguyen ran a time of 10.78 to place fourth overall. Muhammad Hossain ran a time of 11.70 to place sixth overall.

  In the Varsity 50m Dash, Sophomore Hunter Speese ran a season best time of 6.66. Junior Benjamin Garcia ran a time of 6.72. Junior Brandon Cooper ran a personal best time of 6.78. Senior Jerry Tran ran a time of 6.91. Junior Brandon Teng ran a personal best time of 6.97.

  In the Sophomore 50m Dash, Thomas Lee ran a personal best time of 7.20. Sam Olver ran a personal best time of 7.20. Kevin-Ryan Alvarez ran a personal best time of 7.30. Neibu Tadele ran a personal best time of 7.78.

  In the Freshman 50m Dash, Dan Kosmala ran a personal best time of 6.90 to place sixth overall. Naim Uddin ran a time of 7.57. Jameel Ahmed ran a personal best time of 7.60.

  In the Varsity 800m run, Captain Simon Vecchioni dropped 8 seconds from the President's Day Invitational, with an outstanding time of 2:16! Junior Simon Vecchioni went out in 27 seconds for the first 160m, and then ran the next four 160m laps in 26, 28, 27, and 28, to place fourth overall with an outstanding time of 2:16. It was also the seventh fastest 800m time run in the CPS this season. Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon ran a time of 2:37, with 160m splits of 27, 30, 33, 38, and 29. Senior Irfan Hussain ran a time of 2:38, with 160m splits of 30, 29, 32, 37, and 30. Junior Gus Hernandez ran a time of 2:50, with 160m splits of 30, 30, 33, 38, and 39.

  In the Freshman 800m run, Luke Sobieraj placed third overall with a personal best time of 2:27. Freshman Luke Sobieraj went out in 27 seconds for the first 160m, and then ran the next four 160m laps in 28, 30, 32, and 30, to place third overall with a personal best time of 2:27. Freshman Miles Austrevich placed fourth overall with an outstanding time of 2:31. Miles Austrevich went out in 28 seconds for the first 160m, and then ran the next four 160m laps in 29, 31, 33, and 30, for an outstanding time of 2:31. Freshman Luis Gaytan placed sixth overall with an outstanding time of 2:39. Luis Gaytan went out in 28 seconds for the first 160m, and then ran the next four 160m laps in 30, 33, 37, and 31 for an outstanding time of 2:39.

  In the Varsity 4x160m Relay, Sophomore Hunter Speese ran a 20.46 160m split on the first leg of the Relay. Senior Jerry Tran ran a 22.97 160m split on the second leg of the Relay. Junior Brian Chhun ran a 22.47 160m split on the third leg of the Relay. Junior John Konow anchored the Mustangs with a 21.75 160m split, to sixth place overall, for a total time of 1:27.65.

 In the Freshman 4x160m Relay, Roldan Alegre ran a 21.49 160m split on the first leg of the Relay. Khoa Nguyen ran a 26.35 160m split on the second leg of the Relay. Naim Uddin ran a 29.75 160m split on the third leg of the Relay. Jameel Ahmed anchored the Mustangs to fourth place with a 26.12 160m split, for a total time of 1:43.71 to place fourth overall.

  In the Varsity 600m Run, Sophomore Jiasong Yang placed second overall with a personal best time of 1:41. Senior Erik Flores finished fourth overall with an outstanding time of 1:45. Senior Brad Eben ran a time of 1:54.

  In the Freshman 600m Run, Fahad Savari placed second overall with a personal best time of 1:57. Jonathan Kriston placed fifth overall with a personal best time of 2:01.

  In the Varsity 400m Dash, Junior Brandon Cooper ran a personal best time of 58.60 to tie for fifth place overall. Sophomore Neal Capapas ran a personal best time of 59.28. Junior Brian Chhun ran a time of 63.57. Junior Martin Melto ran a time of 65.37.

  In the Sophomore 400m Dash, Thomas Lee ran a personal best time of 64.66. 

  In the Freshman 400m Run, Luke Sobieraj became the Niles West Wolves Invitational Champion with a personal best time of 60.60. Freshman Jameel Ahmed ran a personal best time of 71.11 to place fifth overall.

  In the Varsity 55m Low Hurdles, Senior Santino Merino finished unofficially in fifth place with a personal best time of 9.70. Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon ran a personal best time of 10.35. Junior Nathan Michaelson ran a personal best time of 10.67.

  In the Freshman 55m Low Hurdles, Hersch Perlmutter ran a personal best time of 9.72 to place third overall. Freshman Roldan Alegre ran a personal best time of 10.20 to place fifth overall. Freshman Khoa Nguyen ran a personal best time of 10.22 to place sixth overall. Freshman Muhammad Hossain ran a personal best time of 11.10.

  In the Mile, the bench mark for elite high school milers is the 5:00 minute barrier. In the Varsity Mile, Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss broke the five minute barrier for the first time in Track, with a Track PR of 4:57 to place sixth overall. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran the first 800m in 2:30, and then ran a negative split of 2:27, for a personal best Track PR of 4:57. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran 160m splits of 28, 30, 30, 32, 30, 30, 32, 30, 29, and 26 for a time of 4:57. Sophomore Cooper Eben ran a personal best time of 5:14. Cooper Eben ran the first 800m in 2:35, and ran the next 800m in 2:39 for a personal best time of 5:14 to place 12th overall. Cooper Eben ran 160m splits of 29, 30, 30, 34, 32, 32, 32, 33, 33, and 29 for a time of 5:14. Junior Simon Vecchioni ran the first 800m in 2:45, and then ran the next 800m in 2:52 for a time of 5:37 to place 17th overall. Simon Vecchioni ran 160m splits of 31, 32, 34, 34, 34, 34, 32, 37, 37, and 32 for a time of 5:37.

   In the Freshman Mile, Charlie Mesimore became the Niles West Wolves Invitational Champion with an Indoor personal best time of 5:05. Freshman Charlie Mesimore ran the first 800m in 2:33, and then ran a negative split of 2:32, to WIN the Mile with an Indoor Personal best time of 5:05. Mesimore ran 160m splits of 28, 31, 30, 32, 32, 30, 32, 31, 31, and 28 for a time of 5:05.

   In the Varsity 200m Dash, Sophomore Hunter Speese ran a time of 26.88. Senior Erik Flores ran a time of 27.17. Junior Martin Melto ran a time of 27.50. Junior Benjamin Garcia ran a time of 27.75. Junior Brandon Teng ran a time of 28.00. Senior Santino Merino ran a time of 28.03.

   In the Sophomore 200m Dash, Thomas Lee ran a time of 29.93. Sam Olver ran a time of 30.99. Neibu Tadele ran a time of 33.20.

   In the Freshman 200m Dash, Dan Kosmala ran a time of 27.94 to place fourth overall. Jameel Ahmed ran a time of 31.60. Naim Uddin ran a time of 31.72.

   In Varsity 4x160m Weightmen Relay, Junior Ted Kalaw ran a 23.24 160m split on the first leg of the relay. Junior Gus Hernandez ran a 23.72 160m split on the second leg of the relay. Senior Brandon Quach ran a 25.41 160m split on the third leg of the relay. Senior Vinh Nguyen ran a 23.50 160m split on the final leg of the relay for a total time of 1:35.87, to place fifth overall.

  In Freshman 4x160m Weightmen Relay, Fahad Savari ran a 22.80 160m split on the first leg of the relay. Hersch Perlmutter ran a 23.06 160m split on the second leg of the relay. Miles Austrevich ran a 23.47 160m split on the third leg of the relay. On the fourth leg, Freshman Muhammad Hossain ran a 25.44 160m split to finish in second place, less than a second behind, Maine West's SOPHOMORE squad, but the Mustangs still finished 9 SECONDS ahead of Maine West's Freshman squad to become the Niles West Wolves 4x160 Weightmen Relay Champions with a total time of 1:34.77. The Mustangs were unaware at the meet that they WON the event, and didn't know that Maine West had their Sophomore and Freshman squad in the same heat until the official results were released Monday afternoon.

  However, the Mustangs were unable to field a Freshman or Sophomore 4x400m Relay due to the number of missing athletes at Latin competitions, Math competitions, Musical practice, and family outings. As a result, vital points were lost, and if it happens again those athletes will not be welcome back to the Team, and should pursue other activities, regardless of ability. It is important for the Track Team to have athletes that their teammates can depend on. The Mustangs are looking for good teammates.

  In the Varsity 4x400m Relay, Captain Santino Merino ran a 400m split of 59.65 on the first leg of the Relay. Sophomore Neal Capapas ran a 63.37 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Junior Brian Chhun ran a 65.06 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Captain Simon Vecchioni ran a 61.41 400m split on the anchor leg of the relay, for a total time of 4:09.49 to place fifth overall.

 After the Niles West Wolves Invitational ended at 1:00 pm, Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon, and Assistant Coach Chad Ware went to the University of Chicago to attend a collegiate meet. Northside Assistant Coach Chad Ware was scheduled to run in the 3000m run, and was seeded 8th in a strong field. Despite only having animal crackers and bottled water the entire day, Chad Ware lined up against a field that consisted of college athletes from throughout the Midwest. Chad Ware went through the Mile in 4:44 and was in fourth place. The next lap, Chad Ware moved up to third place. On the very next lap, Chad Ware moved up to second place, and with 300m to go, Chad Ware took the lead to WIN the 3000m run with a personal best time of 8:48. Ware dropped 13 seconds off his personal record.

1. Jiasong Yang                        8.00

2. Vinh Nguyen                        6.50

3. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss    5.00

4. Simon Vecchioni                  4.50

5. Erik Flores                           4.00

6. Martin Melto                        2.00

7. Brandon Cooper                  1.50

8. Brian Chhun                         0.75

9. Ted Kalaw                           0.50

9. Gus Hernandez                     0.50

9. Brandon Quach                    0.50

9. Santino Merino                     0.50

9. Neal Capapas                      0.50

10. Hunter Speese                    0.25

10. Jerry Tran                           0.25

10. John Konow                       0.25

Any athlete that scores a Varsity point and completes the season earns a Varsity letter.

 On Tuesday, March 4, 2008, the Northside Varsity Men and Sophomore-Freshman Boys traveled to Bensenville, Illinois to Fenton High School, home of the Metro Suburban Conference Track and Field Champions. Fenton has won the Metro Suburban Conference Track & Field Championship the last two years, and famous alumni include Olympian Jim Spivey. The Fenton Indoor Classic featured Conant, Northside College Prep, Gordon Tech, and host Fenton High School. The point scale for individual events was 6-4-3-2-1, and 6-4-2 for Relays.

 In the Varsity High Jump, Northside Sophomore Hunter Speese placed fifth overall with a personal best jump of 5'4! Fenton's Larry Garrett placed fourth overall with an outstanding jump of 5'6. Northside Junior Wemi Jemine placed third overall with a personal best jump of 5'8! Conant's Matt Castillo placed second overall with a jump of 6'3. Northside Captain Eric Nelson BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD and WON the High Jump competition with a PERSONAL BEST Jump of 6'3!!! Northside Junior Eric Nelson had the least amount of total misses during the competition to WIN the tie breaker. Eric Nelson's new school record of 6'3 also AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFIES him for Illinois Prep Top Times (Indoor State)!!! The Mustangs have also been invited to send a Mens and Womens Distance Medley Relay (800-400-1200-1600) to Illinois Prep Top Times. The Mustangs will announce their individual entires for the Distance Medley Relay after their next meet on Friday, March 7, 2008.

  In the Varsity Shot Put, Northside Junior Eric Nelson BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD and placed SECOND overall in the Shot Put competition with a PERSONAL BEST throw of 40'8.5! Northside Junior Ted Kalaw threw a personal best throw of 37'0! Northside Junior John Ko threw a personal best throw of 36'4! Junior Rafael Confino threw a personal best throw of 30'9! Senior Alex Aparicio threw 29'5. Senior Vinh Nguyen threw a personal best throw of 28'2.5!

  In the Sophomore-Freshman Shot Put, Northside Sophomore Andrew Czysczon placed fourth overall with a personal best throw of 30'6.5! Freshman Muhammad Hossain threw a personal best throw of 22'0. Sophomore Sam Olver threw 21'5.5. Sophomore Neibu Tadele threw 19'8. Freshman Fahad Sarvari threw a personal best throw of 19'5.  

  In the Varsity Long Jump, Northside Junior Wemi Jemine jumped a personal best 18'4 to place third overall!

  In the Varsity Triple Jump, Northside Junior Eric Nelson jumped a personal best 39'5.5 to place second overall! Northside Junior Albert Lin jumped an outstanding 36'4 to place third overall!

  In the Varsity Pole Vault, Senior Vinh Nguyen attempted 9'0, and almost cleared it, but hit his trail leg on the cross bar on the way down. 

  In the Varsity 4x800m Relay, Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran a personal best 800m split of 2:13.99, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Wesley Laytham. Weslay Laytham ran a season best 800m split of 2:21.41, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Charlie Mesimore. Charlie Mesimore ran a season best 800m split of 2:20.97, and made a nice exchange to Junior Simon Vecchioni. Captain Simon Vecchioni anchored the Mustangs to third place with a 2:21.84 800m split for a total time of 9:18.21

  In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x800m Relay, Freshman Miles Austrevich ran a personal best 800m split of 2:29.52, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Erik Zuehlke. Erik Zuehlke ran a 2:48.37 800m split, and made a nice exchange Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon. Andrew Czyszczon ran a 2:40.38 800m split on the third leg of the relay. Freshman Rhiday Pandya ran a 2:41.01 800m split to anchored the Mustangs to third place with a total time of 10:39.28.

  In the Varsity 4x135 Yard Relay, Northside (67.46) upset host Fenton (67.80) to place third overall. Sophomore Hunter Speese ran a 15.64 135 yard split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Brian Chhun. Junior Brian Chhun ran a 17.41 135 yard split on the second leg of the relay. Junior Brandon Teng ran a 18.00 135 yard split on the third leg of the relay. Senior Erik Flores anchored the Mustangs to third place with a 16.41 135 Yard split for a total time of 67.46.

  In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x135 Yard Relay, Sophomore Sam Olver ran a 17.99 135 Yard split on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Peter Wilk ran a 18.53 135 Yard split on the second leg of the relay. Freshman Naim Uddin ran a 19.81 135 Yard split on the third leg of the relay. Freshman Jameel Ahmed anchored the Mustangs to third place with a 19.23 135 Yard split for a total time of 1:15.56.

  In the Varsity 3200m run, Conant's Ben Anderson won it with an outstanding time of 11:01. Northside Sophomore Cooper Eben ran the first mile in 5:26, and ran the final mile in 5:43, for a total time of 11:09 to place second overall! Sophomore Jiasong Yang ran the first mile in 5:35, and ran the final mile in 6:12, for a total time of 11:47 to place third overall! Conant's Caled Warner finished in fourth with a time of 12:23. Fenton's Alex Huang completed the scoring by finishing in fifth with a time of 12:25. Northside Senior Brad Eben ran the first mile in 6:03, and ran the final mile in 6:28, for a total time of 12:31 to finish in sixth overall. Northside Senior Adam Swiatlowski ran the first mile in 6:14, and ran the final mile in 6:43 for a total time of 12:57.

  In the Sophomore-Freshman 3200m Run, Northside Freshman Fahad Sarveri ran the first mile in 6:16, and ran the final mile in 6:31, for a personal best time of 12:47 to place Third overall! Fahad Sarveri dropped 41 seconds from the President's Day Invitational! Northside Sophomore Forrest Cortes ran the first mile in 6:18, and ran the final mile in 6:31, for a personal best time of 12:49 to place Fourth overall! Forrest Cortes dropped 3 seconds from the President's Day Invitational! Freshman Jonathan Kriston ran the first mile in 6:22, and ran the final mile in 6:31 for a personal best time of 12:53 to place Fifth overall! Freshman Luis Gaytan ran the first mile in 6:18, and ran the final mile in 7:07 for a time of 13:25.

  In the Varsity 50 Yard High Hurdles, Junior Albert Lin placed third overall with a personal best time of 8.5. Freshman Hersch Perlmutter placed fifth overall with a personal best time of 8.99. Senior Santino Merino placed sixth overall with a personal best time of 9.00.

  In the Sophomore-Freshman 50 Yard High Hurdles, Sophomore Andrew Czyszcon placed third overall with a personal best time of 9.23. Freshman Muhammad Hossain placed fourth overall with a personal best time of 9.40.

  In the Varsity 50 Yard Dash, Sophomore Hunter Speese ran a personal best 6.15. Junior Wemi Jemine ran a personal best 6.32. Junior John Ko ran a personal best time of 7.04.

  In the Sophomore-Freshman 50 Yard Dash, Freshman Noel Lopez ran a personal best time of 6.92. Freshman Naim Uddin ran a personal best time of 6.92. Freshman Jameel Ahmed ran a personal best time of 7.00.

  In the Varsity 800m run, Conant's Andrew Mueller won it with a time of 2:16.3. Northside Junior Simon Vecchioni finished in fifth place with a time of 2:21.

  In the Sophomore-Freshman 800m run, Fenton's Marco Caliendo won it with a time of 2:29.4. Northside Freshman Rhiday Pandya finished in fifth place with a time of 2:41. Freshman Erik Zuehlke finished in sixth place with a time of 2:43.

  In the Varsity 4x270 Yards Relay, the Northside Mustangs (2:24.2) upset Fenton (2:24.8) to finish in second place! Sophomore Hunter Speese ran a 33.90 270 yard split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Captain Santino Merino. Senior Santino Merino ran a 35.27 270 yard split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior Brandon Teng. Brandon Teng ran a 36.56 270 yard split, despite making the mistake of looking back during the race, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Hersch Perlmutter. Hersch Perlmutter anchored the Mustangs to second place with a 38.37 270 yard split for a total time of 2:24.2!

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x270 Yards Relay, Sophomore Sam Olver ran a 41.18 270 yard split on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Peter Wilk ran a 37.47 270 yard split on the second leg of the relay. Freshman Naim Uddin ran a 42.81 270 yard split on the third leg of the relay. Freshman Jameel Ahmed ancored the Mustangs to second place with a 40.28 270 yard split, for a total time of 2:41.74.

  In the Varsity 400m run, Fenton's Shan Sabri won it with a time of 58.90. Northside Senior Erik Flores finished in fifth place with a time of 61.41. Northside Junior Brian Chhun ran a time of 64.38.

  In the Sophomore-Freshman 400m run, Northside Sophomore Neibu Tadele ran a time of 74.00.

  In the Varsity 50 Yard Int. Hurdles, Northside Junior Albert Lin finished in third place with a personal best time of 7.91. Freshman Hersch Perlmutter finished in fourth place with a personal best time of 7.97. Senior Santino Merino finished in sixth place with a personal best time of 8.24.

  In the Sophomore-Freshman 50 Yard Int. Hurdles, Andrew Czyszczon finished in third place with a personal best time of 8.94. Freshman Muhammad Hossain finished in fourth place with a personal best time of 9.34.

  In the Varsity Mile, Conant's Tyler Hinckley won it with a 4:48.2. Fenton's Nathan Smith finished in second with a time of 4:54.5. Northside Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss finished in third with a time of 4:59. Fenton's Raul Rosas finished in fourth with a time of 5:00. Fenton's Eric Hermanson finished in fifth with a time of 5:01. Northside Freshman Charlie Mesimore ran an outstanding time of 5:10 to finish in sixth place. Sophomore Cooper Eben ran a personal best time of 5:12 to finish in seventh place. Freshman Wesley Laytham ran an outstanding time of 5:21. Sophomore Jiasong Yang ran an outstanding time of 5:26. Senior Brad Eben ran a time of 5:55.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman Mile, Fenton's Michael Harkins won it with a time of 5:39. Fenton's Adrian Castillo finished in second with a time of 5:46. Gordon Tech's Justin Cagadas finished in third with a time of 5:47. Northside Freshman Miles Austrevich finished in fourth with a personal best time of 5:55. Fenton's Patrick Bowles finished in fifth with a time of 5:58. Northside Freshman Fahad Savari finished in sixth with a personal best time of 6:01. Sophomore Forrest Cortes finished in seventh with an outstanding time of 6:04. Freshman Jonathan Kriston ran a personal best time of 6:11. Freshman Luis Gaytan ran a time of 6:56.

  In the Varsity 200m Dash, Junior Eric Nelson ran a time of 27.06. Junior Wemi Jemine ran a time of 27.20. Sophomore Hunter Speese ran a time of 27.40.

  In the Sophomore-Freshman 200m Dash, Jameel Ahmed ran a time of 31.80.

  In the Varsity Weight Man's Relay (4x135 Yards), Junior Ted Kalaw ran a 17.96 split on the first leg of the relay. Junior Rafael Confino ran a 18.38 split on the second leg of the relay. Junior John Ko ran a 18.75 split on the third leg of the relay. Senior Alex Aparicio ran a 18.93 split on the final leg of the relay, to anchor the Mustangs to third place, with a total time of 74.02.

 In the Varsity 4x405 Yards Relay, Senior Santino Merino ran a 405 yard split of 55.80 on the first leg of the relay. Junior Brian Chhun ran a 58.22 split on the second leg of the relay. Senior Erik Flores ran a 56.71 split on the third leg of the relay. Junior Simon Vecchioni anchored the Mustangs to third place with a 56.25 split, for a total time of 3:46.98.

 In Sophomore-Freshman 4x405 Yards Relay, Freshman Erik Zuehlke ran a 405 yard split of 92.73 on the first leg of the relay. It appeared the entire field ran an extra 135 yards on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Sam Olver ran a 68.29 split on the second leg of the relay. Sophomore Peter Wilk ran a 61.28 split on the third leg of the relay. Freshman Rhiday Pandya ran a 64.25 split to anchor the Mustangs to third place with a total time of 4:46.55.

1. Eric Nelson                                      14.00

2. Albert Lin                                         9.00

3. Wemi Jemine                                    6.00

4. Cooper Eben                                    4.00

4. Hersch Perlmutter                             4.00

5. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss                3.50

6. Jiasong Yang                                    3.00 

7. Hunter Speese                                  2.50

8. Simon Vecchioni                               2.00

8. Erik Flores                                       2.00

9. Santino Merino                                 1.50

9. Brandon Teng                                   1.50

10. Brian Chhun                                     1.00

11. Charlie Mesimore                           0.50

11. Welsey Laytham                             0.50

11. Ted Kalaw                                     0.50

11. Rafael Confino                                0.50

11. John Ko                                         0.50

11. Alex Aparicio                                 0.50

1. Andrew Czyszczon                           8.50

2. Muhammad Hossain                         4.00

3. Fahad Sarvari                                   3.00

4. Miles Austrevich                               2.50

5. Forrest Cortes                                  2.00

5. Rhiday Pandya                                 2.00

5. Sam Olver                                        2.00

5. Peter Wilk                                        2.00

6. Naim Uddin                                      1.50

6. Jameel Ahmed                                  1.50

7. Jonathan Kriston                               1.00

7. Erik Zuehlke                                     1.00

SOPHOMORE-FRESHMAN SEASON POINTS LEADERS (4 Meets)

1. Luke Sobieraj                                   23.00

2. Charlie Mesimore                             20.00

3. Hersch Perlmutter                             19.50

4. Fahad Savari                                    14.50

5. Roldan Alegre                                  11.00

6. Miles Austrevich                               9.50

7. Dan Kosmala                                   9.00

8. Andrew Czyszczon                           8.50

9. Muhammad Hossain                         7.50

10. Khoa Nguyen                                 6.00

11. Jameel Ahmed                                4.50

12. Forrest Cortes                                3.00

12. Jonathan Kriston                             3.00

12. Peter Wilk                                      3.00

13. Thomas Lee                                   2.00

13. Sam Olver                                      2.00

14. Naim Uddin                                    1.50

15. Kevin-Ryan Alvaraz                       1.00

15. Luis Gaytan                                    1.00

15. Cooper Eben                                  1.00

15. Noel Lopez                                    1.00

15. Erik Zuehlke                                   1.00

 On Friday, March 7, 2008, the Northside College Prep Varsity Men Track & Field Team traveled to historic Henry Crown Field house at the University of Chicago for the UC Lab School Indoor Classic. Henry Crown Field house 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 contains a list of field house records, which include several Olympians. The first Heisman Trophy winner (1935), Jay Berwanger is still listed on the all-time list for Henry Crown for the 55m Dash. Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon was there the night Patrick Sullivan set the field house record in the 3000m (8:20) in 2004. Henry Crown Field house is a Chicago landmark that is rich in Track & Field history. It will also be the home of the 2008 Varsity Men and Women CPS All Star Meet on Sunday, March 16, 2008.

  The 2008 UC Lab School Indoor Classic meet featured University High, Wheaton Academy, Northshore Country Day, Luther North, Jones, and Northside College Prep. The point scale used to score the meet, was 10-8-6-4-2-1 for individual events and 10-8-6-4-2 for relays.

  In 2007, the Mustangs finished third in the meet. In 2008, the Mustangs WON the 2008 UC Lab School Indoor Classic with a total of 136 points! North Shore Country Day came in second with 94.5 points. Luther North came in third with 64.25 points. University High finshed in fourth with 59.50 points. Wheaton Academy finished in fifth place with 32 points. Jones finished in sixth place with 13.5 points.

 In the Long Jump, Northside Junior Wemi Jemine WON it with a jump of 17'04.00. Northside Junior Albert Lin tied North Shore Senior Shreve Fellars for second place with a jump of 17'00. Northside Junior Eric Nelson placed fourth overall with a jump of 16'11. Luther North Junior Tony Figueroa placed fifth with a jump of 16'9. University High Freshman Faiaz Khan completed the scoring with a jump of 16'04 to place sixth overall.

 In the Triple Jump, Northside Captain Eric Nelson WON it with a jump of 35'11. Northside Junior Albert Lin placed second overall with a jump of 35'00.50. North Shore Freshman Wilson Taylor finished in third place with a jump of 33'10. Luther North Sophomore Andy Nistor finished in fourth place with a jump of 32'7. Luther North Sophomore Ryan Muench finished in fifth place with a jump of 32'1.5. Wheaton Academy Freshman Peter Heidlauf finished in sixth place with a jump of 31'2.5. Northside Freshman Miles Austrevich finished in ninth place with a personal best jump of 29'1.50.

  In the 3200m Run, the Mustangs 1-2 punch, of Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss and Cooper Eben finished in first and second place! Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss won it with a personal best time of 10:34. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss dropped 13 seconds from the Fenton Indoor Classic. Sophomore Cooper Eben dropped 19 seconds off his PR, for a personal best time of 10:50 to place second overall. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss and Cooper Eben both made the Mustangs All-Time Distance honor roll with their outstanding performances. University High's Robert Meyer finished in third place with a time of 10:58. Wheaton Academy's Mike DeRenzo finished in fourth place with a time of 11:13. University High's Aaron Buikema (11:16) and Stephen Heinz (11:36) completed the scoring by finishing fifth and sixth respectively. Northside Senior Brad Eben dropped 30 seconds from the Fenton Indoor Classic for a personal best time of 12:01 to place seventh overall. Northside Freshman Jonathan Kirston dropped 41 seconds from the Fenton Indoor Classic for a Track PR of 12:12 to place eighth overall. Northside Sophomore Forrest Cortes was fourth fastest Sophomore in the meet, and dropped 27 seconds from the Fenton Indoor Classic for a Track PR of 12:21 to place ninth overall.

  In the 55m Hurdles, North Shore's Shaun Teamer won it with a time of 8.60. Luther North's Andy Nistor finished in second with a time of 9.30. Northside Freshman Hersch Perlmutter finished in third place with a time of 9.90. Wheaton Academy's Peter Heidluaf finished in fourth place with a time of 10.10. Northside Senior Santino Merino finished in fifth place with a time of 10.20. North Shore's Aaron Regunberg finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 10.30. Northside Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon finished in seventh place with a time of 10.50. Junior Albert Lin recovered quickly after hitting his trail leg on a hurdle to finished in eighth place with a time of 10.80. Freshman Muhammad Hossain finished in ninth place with a time of 11.40. Freshman Luis Gaytan finished in tenth place with a personal best time of 13.20.

 In the 55m Dash, Luther North's Nikko Glasper won it with a time of 6.80. North Shore's David Thomas finished in second place with a time of 6.90. Northside Junior Wemi Jemine, and Northside Sophomore Hunter Speese finished in a three-way tie for Third place with Luther North's Bryan Robinson with outstanding times of 7.00. Luther North's Steve Kohn, North Shore's Shreve Fellars, University's Faiaz Khan, and University's Joe Hurst finished in a four-way tie for Sixth place with a time of 7.10. Northside Senior Jerry Tran ran a time of 7.30. Northside Junior Brandon Cooper ran a time of 7.50. Northside Senior Kyle Diep ran a time of 7.80. Northside Junior John Ko ran a time of 8.00.

 In the 4x800m Relay "A", Junior Simon Vecchioni ran 200m splits of 32, 34, 37, 32.36, for a 800m split of 2:15.36 on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Jiasong Yang. Junior Jiasong Yang ran 200m splits of 33.64, 35, 36, and 36.11 for a 800m split of 2:20.75 on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Miles Austrevich. Freshman Miles Austrevich ran 200m splits of 32.89, 36, 37, 38.17 for a 800m split of 2:24.06 on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Senior Erik Flores. Erik Flores anchored the Mustangs to fourth place overall with 200m splits of 33.83, 36, 40, 39 for a 800m split of 2:28.83, for a total time of 9:29.

 In the 4x800m Relay "B", Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon ran an 800m split of 2:30.96 on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Erik Zuehlke. Erik Zuehlke ran a personal best 800m split of 2:40.12 on the second leg of the relay. Freshman Rhiday Pandya tied his PR with an 800m split of 2:35.03 on the third leg of the relay. Freshman Luis Gaytan anchored the Mustangs with an 800m split of 2:55, for a total time of 10:40.24.

 In the 600m Run, Luther North's Zach Tarcha won it with a time of 1:36.10. Northside Junior Brian Chhun finished in second overall with 200m splits of 29, 34, and 37.90 for a personal best 600m time of 1:40.90. Jones Danny Davidson finished in third place with a time of 1:41.60. Luther North's Greg Johnston finished in fourth place with a time of 1:43.10. Northside Senior Adam Swiatlowski finished in fifth place overall with 200m splits of 33, 39, and 37.90 for a personal best 600m time of 1:49.90. North Shore's Christoph Tries completed the scoring by finishing in sixth place with a time of 1:50.70. Northside Sophomore Peter Wilk finished in seventh overall with 200m splits of 32, 39, and 42 for a personal best 600m time of 1:53. Northside Junior Rafael Confino finished in ninth overall with 200m splits of 33, 37, and 43.4 for a personal best 600m time of 1:54.4. Northside Junior Ted Kalaw finished in tenth overall with 200m splits of 31, 43, and 40.7 for a personal best 600m time of 1:54.7. Northside Junior Coleman Gailloreto finished in 13th place overall with 200m splits of 35, 43, and 40.30 for a personal best 600m time of 1:58.20.

  In the 4x200m Relay "A", Sophomore Hunter Speese ran a 25.05 200m split on the first leg of the relay. Senior Santino Merino ran a 25.53 200m split on the second leg of the relay. Junior Albert Lin ran a 27.53 200m split on the third leg of the relay. Junior Wemi Jemine anchored the Mustangs to first in their heat, and Second overall with a 26.07 200m split for a total time of 1:44.18. The Mustangs came within in 2 seconds of the school record! 

  In the 4x200m Relay "B", Senior Jerry Tran ran a 26.11 200m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Kyle Diep. Senior Kyle Diep ran a 30.10 200m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Brandon Teng. Junior Brandon Teng ran a 27.20 200m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Brandon Cooper. Junior Brandon Cooper anchored the Mustangs with a 27.30 200m split for a total time of 1:50.71.

  The five minute barrier is the bench mark for elite high school milers. In 1966, American distance legend Steve Prefontaine ran a Mile PR of 5:00 his freshman year of High School Track & Field. On Friday, March 7, 2008, Northside Freshman Charlie Mesimore passed Steve Prefontaine's High School Freshman mark with a personal best time of 4:59!!!

  In the Mile, North Shore Junior Peter Callahan won it with an outstanding time of 4:46. University High Senior Philip Verma finished in second place with a time of 4:55. Northside Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran 200m splits of 34, 40, (74 400m), 38, 38 (2:30 800m), 37, 38, (3:45 1200), 39, and 33 to tie his personal best Track time of 4:57 to finish in third place overall. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran the first 800m in 2:30, and the second 800m in a negative split of 2:27 to tie his Track PR of a 4:57 to place third overall. Northside Freshman Charlie Mesimore ran 200m splits of 35, 40 (75 400m), 38, 39 (2:32 800m), 39, 38 (3:49 1200), 36, and 34 for a personal best time of 4:59! Charlie Mesimore ran the first 800m in 2:32, and the second 800m in a negative split of 2:27 for a personal best time of 4:59 to place fourth overall. Northside Cooper Eben ran 200m splits of 36, 39 (75 400m), 39, 39 (2:33 800m), 39, 40 (3:52 1200m), 38, 34 for a personal best time of 5:04! Cooper Eben ran the first 800m in 2:33, and the second 800m in a negative split of 2:31 for a personal best time of 5:04 to place fifth overall! Northside Freshman Wesley Laytham dropped 15 seconds from the Fenton Indoor Classic with a personal best time of 5:06 to complete the scoring by placing sixth overall! Wesley Laytham ran 200m splits of 36, 38 (74 400m), 40, 40 (2:34 800m), 41, 39 (3:54 1200m), 39, and 33 for a personal best time of 5:06! Wesley Laytham ran the first 800m in 2:34, and the second 800m in a negative split of 2:32 for a personal best time of 5:06 to place sixth overall! University High's Robert Meyer finished in seventh place with a time of 5:10. Luther North Senior Travis Brandt finished in eighth place with a time of 5:11. Northside Sophomore Jiasong Yang ran 200m splits of 37, 39 (76 400m), 40, 39 (2:35 800m), 41, 39 (3:55 1200m), 40, and 37 for a personal best time of 5:12! Jiasong Yang ran the first 800m in 2:35, and the second 800m in 2:37 for a personal best time of 5:12 to place ninth overall. Northside Sophomore James Rey ran the first 800m in 2:53, and the second 800m in 3:02 for an outstanding time of 5:55.

  In the 400m run, Northshore's Ivan Ramirez won it with an outstanding time of 57.00. Northside Captain Eric Nelson outkicked University High's Joe Hurst (57.80) to the finish line for second place overall with a personal best time of 57.11. It was the fastest 400m time run by a Northside athlete this season. University High's Joe Hurst finished in third place with a time of 57.80. University High's Ben Hain finished in fourth place with a time of 59.60. Northside Senior Erik Flores tied Jones Griffin Kelly for fifth place to complete the scoring with an outstanding time of 60.10. University High's Christopher Chang finished in seventh place with a time of 61.70. Northside Junior Brandon Cooper finished in eighth place with a time of 61.80. Northside Sophomore Sam Olver finished in 14th place with an outstanding time of 67.80. Northside Freshman Jameel Ahmed finished in 16th place with a personal best time of 67.90. Northside Freshman Naim Uddin finished in 20th place with a personal best time of 71.30.

 In the 800m run, North Shore Junior Peter Callahan won it with a time of 2:09.90. Wheaton Academy Senior Matt DeRenzo placed second with a time of 2:11.90. University High Senior Jarus Singh placed third with a time of 2:17.30. Northside Captain Simon Vecchioni out kicked North Shore Senior Shaun Teamer (2:18:10) to place fourth overall with an outstanding time of 2:17.70. Junior Simon Vecchioni ran 200m splits of 33, 35 (68.00 400m), and 35, 34.70 (69.70 2nd 400m) for an outstanding time of 2:17.70. University High Senior Philip Verma completed the scoring by placing sixth overall with a time of 2:20.60. Northside Freshman Miles Austrevich placed tenth overall with an outstanding time of 2:29.70. Miles Austrevich ran 200m splits of 35, 38 (73 400m), and 38, 38.70 (76.70 2nd 400m) for an outstanding time of 2:29.70. Northside Sophomore Forrest Cortes ran a personal best time of 2:38.00 to place 15th overall. Forrest Cortes ran 200m splits of 38, 40 (78 400m), and 44, 36 (80.00 2nd 400m) for a personal best time of 2:38. Cortes dropped 5 seconds off his PR. Freshman Jonathan Kriston ran a time of 2:42 to place 16th overall. Jonathan Kriston ran 200m splits of 39, 43 (82 400m), and (40, 37) for a time of 2:42 to place 16th overall. Northside Freshman Will Riley ran a time of 3:01. Will Riley ran 200m splits of 40, 42 (82 400m), and 48, 51 for a time of 3:01.

  In the 200m Dash, Luther North's Nikko Glasper won it with a time of 24.60. North Shore's David Thomas placed second with a time of 25.00. University High's Joe Hurst placed third with a time of 25.20. Northside Sophomore Hunter Speese ran an outstanding time of 25.60 to place fourth overall. Jones Washington Lnace placed fifth overall with a time of 26.40. Northside Junior Wemi Jemine completed the scoring by placing sixth overall with a personal best time of 26.70. Northside Sophomore Sam Olver ran a time of 29.10 to place 14th overall. Northside Freshman Hersch Perlmutter ran a personal best time of 29.20 to place 15th overall.

  In the 4x400m Relay "A", the Mustangs WON it with a season best 4x400m relay time of 3:56.83. Freshman Wesley Laytham ran a 57.21 400m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Captain Santino Merino. Senior Santino Merino ran a 59.53 400m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Charlie Mesimore. Charlie Mesimore ran a 60.97 400m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Captain Simon Vecchioni. Junior Simon Vecchioni ran a 59.12 400m split to anchor the Mustangs to victory with a season best 4x400m Relay time of 3:56.83. The Mustangs came within 2 seconds of the school record.

  In the 4x400m Relay "B", Sophomore Peter Wilk ran a 62.59 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Freshman Muhammad Hossain ran a 71.71 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Sophomore Neibu Tadele ran a 71.85 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Junior John Ko anchored the Mustangs with a 66.97 400m split for a total time of 4:33.12.

  The Northside Mustangs will be fielding TWO seperate Varsity squads next weekend. The Mustangs will be sending one Varsity squad to the Indoor City All Star Meet on Sunday, March 16, 2008, where the Mustangs will be seeking their first CPS Indoor title. Varsity athletes not competing in the Indoor City Championships, will be competing in the Bloom Invitational on Saturday, March 15, 2008. The Mustangs will also be competing in the Sophomore-Freshman Championships on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at Fenton.

   The Northside Mustangs Distance Medley Relay for Indoor State (Illinois Prep Top Times) on Saturday, March 29, 2008 will consist of Simon Vecchioni (800m), Eric Nelson (400m), Charlie Mesimore (1200m), and Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss (1600m). Alternates have yet to be determined.   

  WIN = What's Important Now?

1. Eric Nelson                                      22.00

2. Wemi Jemine                                    17.00

2. Albert Lin                                         17.00

3. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss              16.00

4. Cooper Eben                                    10.00

4. Hunter Speese                                  10.00

5. Brian Chhun                                      8.00

6. Simon Vecchioni                               7.50

7. Charlie Mesimore                             6.50

7. Santino Merino                                 6.50

8. Hersch Perlmutter                             6.00

9. Wesley Laytham                               3.50

10. Erik Flores                                     2.50

11. Adam Swiatlowski                         2.00

12. Jiasong Yang                                  1.00

12. Miles Austrevich                             1.00

Any athlete that scores a Varsity point and completes the season, will be awarded a Varsity letter.

1. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss                36.75

2. Eric Nelson                                      36.00

3. Albert Lin                                         26.00

4. Wemi Jemine                                    23.00

5. Simon Vecchioni                               15.50

6. Cooper Eben                                    15.25

7. Jiasong Yang                                    13.25

8. Hersch Perlmutter                             13.00

9. Hunter Speese                                  12.75

10. Santino Merino                               11.00

11. Brian Chhun                                   9.75

12. Jonathan Kittaka                             9.00

13. Erik Flores                                     8.50

14. Charlie Mesimore                           7.00

15. Vinh Nguyen                                  6.50

16. Wesley Laytham                             4.00

17. Martin Melto                                  2.25

18. Adam Swiatlowski                         2.00

18. Benjamin Garcia                             2.00

19. Brandon Cooper                            1.50

19. Brandon Teng                                 1.50

20. Noel Lopez                                    1.25

21. Neal Capapas                                1.00

21. Miles Austrevich                             1.00

21. Nathan Michaelson                         1.00

21. Ted Kalaw                                     1.00

22. Rafael Confino                                0.50

22. John Ko                                         0.50

22. Alex Aparicio                                 0.50

22. Gus Hernandez                               0.50

22. Brandon Quach                              0.50

23. Dan Kosmala                                 0.25

23. Jerry Tran                                       0.25

23. John Konow                                   0.25  

 On Friday, March 7, 2008, the Northside College Prep Varsity Women Track & Field Team traveled to historic Henry Crown Field house at the University of Chicago for the UC Lab School Indoor Classic. Henry Crown Field house 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 contains a list of field house records, which include several Olympians. Henry Crown Field house is a Chicago landmark that is rich in Track & Field history. It will also be the home of the 2008 Varsity Women CPS All Star Meet on Sunday, March 16, 2008.

  The 2008 UC Lab School Indoor Classic meet featured University High, Wheaton Academy, Northshore Country Day, Luther North, Jones, and Northside College Prep. The point scale used to score the meet, was 10-8-6-4-2-1 for individual events and 10-8-6-4-2 for relays.

  University High Won the meet with 138 points. The Northside Varsity Women finished in second place with 126 points. Jones finished in third place with 44 points. Luther North finished in fourth place with 22 points. Wheaton Academy finished in fifth place with 16 points. North Shore Country Day finished in sixth place with 12 points.

  In the Long Jump, Northside Junior Maria Torres WON it with a jump of 14'01.00 Junior Maria Zdunek finished in second place with a jump of 10'09.00. Freshman Lyndsey Shallberg finished in third place with a jump of 9'07.00.

  In the Triple Jump, Northside Junior Maria Torres WON it with a season best jump of 33'05.50. Senior Kelly Varney finished in second place with a jump of 29'04.

  In the 3200m Run, University High Sophomore Sherry Fu won it with an outstanding time of 12:31. Northside Senior Rachel Kittaka dropped 39 seconds from the Bloom Invitational for a season best time of 12:33 to place second overall. Northside Junior Ani Zotti dropped 44 seconds from the Bloom Invitational and tied her personal best time from 2007 IHSA Sectionals with a 12:36 to place third overall! It was also the fastest 3200m times run in the CPS this season, just a mere four seconds, and one second respectively, ahead of outstanding Whitney Young runner Rachel Jorvasky CPS leaderboard time of 12:37. University High Senior Katherine Zhou finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 13:03.

  In the 55m Hurdles, Northside Junior Jennifer Kane WON it with a time of 10.30. Northside Senior Kelly Varney finished in second place with a time of 10.40. University High Senior Maria Birukova finished in third place with a time of 10.50. Northside Senior Alex Custer tied for fourth place with Luther North's Amy Palermo with an outstanding time of 11.20 Northside Sophomore Karen Li completed the scoring by finishing in sixth place with a time of 11.30. Northside Freshman Robyn Doherty finished in seventh place with a time of 11.60. Northside Freshman Lyndsey Shallberg finished in tenth place with a time of 12.60.

  In the 55m Dash, University High Junior Leah SIbener won it with a time of 7.40. University High Junior Madeline Horn finished in second place with a time of 7.70. Jones Senior Jasmine Hughes finished in third place with a time of 7.80. University High Junior Monique Johnson finished in fourth place with a time of 7.90. University High Junior Alex Bullock finished in fifth place with a time of 8.00. North Shore Senior Kelly Powers completed the scoring by finishing in sixth place with a time of 8.20. Northside Freshman Ashley Kossakowski finished in 13th place with an outstanding time of 9.10. Northside Freshman Stella Han finished in 14th place with a personal best time of 9.30. Junior Stephanie Sotomayor finished in 16th place with a time of 9.40. Freshman Caeleigh Renkosiak finished in 18th place with a time of 9.50.

 In the 4x800m Relay, University High won it with an outstanding time of 10:49. The Northside Mustangs finished in second place with a time of 11:28. Northside Sophomore Bessie Nolan ran an 800m split of 2:43.74 on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Su Yang. Freshman Su Yang ran a personal best 800m split of 2:57, and made a nice exchange to Karlyn Gehring. Freshman Karlyn Gehring ran a personal best 800m split of 3:02, and made a nice exchange to Captain Anna Parks. Junior Anna Parks ran a 2:44 800m split, for a total time of 11:28 to place second overall.

 In the 600m Run, University High Junior Emily Kuo won it with a time of 1:50.10. University High Junior Madeline Horn finished in second place with a time of 1:55.60. Wheaton Academy Junior finished in third place with a time of 1:56.10. Jones Sophomore Katie Rothas finished in fourth place with a time of 1:57.10. University High Junior Ethel Yang finished in fifth place with a time of 1:58.30. Northside Junior Jennifer Friedmann completed the scoring by placing sixth overall with an outstanding time of 2:06. Jennifer Friedmann ran 200m splits of 38, 43, and 45 for a personal best 600m time of 2:06. Northside Sophomore Merita Bushi finished in tenth place with a personal best 600m time of 2:19. Merita Bushi ran 200m splits of 41, 48 and 50 for a personal best time of 2:19.

 In the 4x200m Relay, Junior Adaora Achufusi ran a 29.64 200m split on the first leg of the relay. Maria Torres ran a 28.47 200m split on the second leg of the relay. Jennifer Kane ran a 31.41 200m split on the third leg of the relay. Kelly Varney ran a 28.90 200m split to anchor the Mustangs to 2nd place with a total time of 1:58.42.

 In the Mile run, Wheaton Academy Junior Sarah Daly won it with a time of 5:50. University High Senior Shannon Kimball finished in second place with a time of 5:53. Northside Senior Rachel Kittaka finished in third place with an outstanding time of 5:57. Northside Junior Ani Zotti finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 6:02. University High Senior Katherine Zhou finished in fifth place with a time of 6:07. Sophomore Bessie Nolan completed the scoring by finishing in sixth place with a time of 6:10. Northside Freshman Su Yang finished in tenth place with a time of 6:29. Northside Freshman Karlyn Gehring finished in eleventh place with a time of 6:36.

 In 400m run, University High Junior Emily Kuo won it with a time of 64.30. Jones Senior Gaby Jones placed second with a time of 65.00. Jones Junior Olivia Carlize finished in third place with a time of 66.70. Northside Junior Adaora Achufusi finished in fourth place with a time of 67.80. University High Junior Monique Johnson finished in fifth place with a time of 69.00. University High Junior Alex Bullock finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 69.70. Northside Junior Maria Zduenk finished in 8th place with a time of 73.80. Northside Freshman Robyn Doherty finished in 14th place with a time of 83.10. Northside Freshman Stella Han finished in 15th place with a time of 83.40. Northside Senior Alex Custer finished in 17th place with a time of 84.50.

 In the 800m run, University High Junior Emily Kuo won the 800m run, right after winning the 400m run, with an outstanding time of 2:36.00. Northside Junior Anna Parks ran an outstanding time of 2:37 to place second overall. Anna Parks ran 200m splits of 35, 39 (74 first 400m), 44, 39 (73 second 400m) for an outstanding time of 2:37. Anna Parks ran the first 400m in 74, and ran a negative split of 73 in the final 400m for an outstanding time of 2:37. University High Senior Shannon Kimball and Luther North Freshman Stephanie Simpson tied for third with a time of 2:41. University High Sophomore Sherry Fu finished in fifth place with a time of 2:42. University High Sophomore Aoife MacMahon finished in sixth place with a time of 2:44. Northside Junior Jennifer Friedmann finished in ninth place with an outstanding time of 2:56. Jennifer Friedmann ran 200m splits of 40, 44 (84 first 400m), 47, and 45 (92 second 400m) for an outstanding time of 2:56. Northside Sophomore Merita Bushi finished in 13th place with an outstanding time of 3:18.

 In the 200m Dash, University High Junior Leah Sibener won it with a time of 28.00. Northside Junior Maria Torres finished in second place with a time of 29.20. Northside Senior Kelly Varney finished in third place with a time of 29.70. University High Junior Madeline Horn finished in fourth place with a time of 30.30. Jones Junior Ahsley Evans finished in fifth place with a time of 30.50. North Shore Senior Kelly Powers finished in sixth place with a time of 30.60. Northside Freshman Stella Han ran a personal best time of 36.20 to finish in 16th overall.

 In the 4x400m Relay "A", Sophomore Karen Li ran a 72.43 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Freshman Ashley Kossakowski ran a 78.87 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Sophomore Bessie Nolan ran a 73.29 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Junior Adaora Achufusi anchored the Mustangs to fourth place with a 72.50 400m split, for a total time of 4:57.09.

 In the 4x400m Relay "B", Freshman Karlyn Gehring ran a 74.43 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Junior Sandra Azubuike ran a 84.12 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Freshman Caeleigh Renkosiak ran a 92.00 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Freshman Su Yang ran a 79.47 400m split to anchor the Mustangs for a total time of 5:30.02.

 The Northside Mustangs will be seeking their first CPS Indoor title against, among others, favorite Kenwood Academy on Sunday, March 16, 2008. 

   The Northside Mustangs Distance Medley Relay for Indoor State (Illinois Prep Top Times) on Saturday, March 29, 2008 will consist of Anna Parks (800m), Adaora Achufusi (400m), Ani Zotti (1200m), and Rachel Kittaka (1600m). 

  On Saturday, March 15, 2008, the Northside Varsity Mens Track & Field Team traveled to Bloom High School in Chicago Heights, Illinois for the Bloom Township Track Madness Invitational. The meet featured 13 schools, including: King High School, Bloom Township, Crete-Monee, Marian Catholic, Rich East, Gary Westside, Bremen, Thorton Fractional North, Joilet Township, Rich South, Northside College Prep, Evergreen Park, and Orr High School.

  In the Shot Put, Northside Senior Brandon Quach threw a personal best 32'9.

  In the High Jump, Northside Sophomore Forrest Cortes, and Freshman Miles Austrevich, both made outstanding attempts at clearing 5'4.

  In the Pole Vault, with Senior Vinh Nguyen in Japan this week, the Mustangs had no entries. Vinh Nguyen will defend the CPS Indoor title on Monday, March 24, 2008 at Whitney Young High School.

  In the 55m High Hurdle prelims, Northside Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon ran a personal best time of 9.61.

  In the 55m Dash prelims, Northside Sophomore Neal Capapas ran a personal best 6.75. It was the fastest 55m time run by a Northside athlete this season. Sophomore Peter Wilk ran an outstanding time of 7.42. Sophomore Brandon Teng ran an outstanding time of 7.65.

  In the 4x800m Relay, Freshman Miles Austrevich ran a personal best 800m split of 2:23.72 on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Cooper Eben. Cooper Eben ran a personal best 800m split of 2:20.42 on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon. Andrew Czyszczon ran an 800m split of 2:34.78 on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Noel Lopez. Noel Lopez anchored the Mustangs to sixth place overall, with a 2:35.72 800m split, for a total time of 9:53.80.

  In the 3200m run, Senior Brad Eben ran the first mile in 5:53, and the second mile in 6:08 to tie his season best time of 12:01. Sophomore Forrest Cortes ran the first mile in a personal best 5:58, and the second mile in 6:19, for a personal best 3200m run time of 12:17. Forrest Cortes dropped 4 seconds off his personal best time.

  In the 4x200m Relay, Sophomore Peter Wilk ran a 200m split of 28.77 on the first leg of the relay. Freshman Noel Lopez ran a 200m split of 28.65 on the second leg of the relay. Sophomore Brandon Teng ran a 200m split of 28.60 on the third leg of the relay. Sophomore Neal Capapas anchored the mustangs with a 27.57 200m split for a total time of 1:53.59.

  In the 800m run, Junior Brian Chhun ran the first 400m in 68, and the second 400m in 78 for a personal best time of 2:26. Freshman Erik Zuehlke droped 4 seconds off his PR, for a personal best time of 2:36.

  In the 400m run, Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon won his heat with a personal best time of 63.62.

  In the 1600m run, Marian Catholic's Ryan Merriman won it with an outstanding time of 4:48. Breman's Eric Stadter finished in second place with an outstanding time of 5:00. Northside Sophomore Cooper Eben ran the first 800m in 2:33, and came from behind with a negative split of 2:30 to place third overall with a personal best time of 5:03. Cooper Eben was awarded a Medal for placing third overall in the meet. Freshman Miles Austrevich ran the first 800m in 2:53, and ran a negative split of 2:45, for a personal best time of 5:38. Miles Austrevich dropped 17 seconds off his PR, with an outstanding time of 5:38. Senior Brad Eben ran the first 800m in 2:49, and ran the second 800m in 2:58, for a personal best time of 5:47.

 In the 200m Dash, Freshman Noel Lopez ran a personal best time of 27.68. Senior Brandon Quach ran a personal best time of 31.81.

  In the 4x400m Relay, Sophomore Neal Capapas ran a personal best 400m split of 58.00 on the first leg of the relay. Junior Brian Chhun ran a 62.83 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Sophomore Peter Wilk ran a 62.10 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Sophomore Brandon Teng anchored the Mustangs with a 64.00 400m split, for a total time of 4:06.93.

  Prior to the meet, the Mustangs Sophomore 4x200m relay, was invited by CPS Track & Field Cordinator Thomas Smith to appear at the Indoor City Championships on Sunday, March 16, 2008 in a special Sophomore exhibition heat of the 4x200. Sophomore Peter Wilk, Freshman Noel Lopez, Sophomore Cooper Eben, and Sophomore Neal Capapas will represent the Mustangs in the Sophomore 4x200m exhibition heat at the Indoor City Championships this Sunday.

  After the meet, Senior Brad Eben took leadership honors, and lead the Mustangs in a Team huddle to celebrate the success of the meet, and victories over King High School, Orr High School, and Evergreen Park.

 Upon arrival back to Chicago, the entire Varsity Mens Track & Field Team, and coaching staff, walked over to IHOP for lunch to celebrate an outstanding conclusion to the regular Indoor season. The Varsity Indoor City Championships take place on Sunday, March 16, 2008. The Ostberg Indoor Sophomore-Freshman Championships takes place on Tuesday, March 18, 2008. The Varsity Indoor State Meet takes place on Saturday, March 29, 2008.

  The Mustangs will open up the Outdoor Track & Field season, on Saturday, March 22, 2008 at historic Walter Eckersal Stadium. After a coaching staff meeting, Northside College Prep announced that during the outdoor Track & Field season, the Mustangs will dismiss anyone from the squad who misses two meets, and/or nine days of practice. The Mustangs were limited to three athletes per event at the Bloom Invitational. As a result, the Mustangs had to leave over 30 athletes at home this weekend. Athletes who were entered in the Bloom Invitational, and did not show up to the meet, will be suspended from the Team indefinitely. The Mustangs have a roster of over 65 athletes, and the Mustangs left over 30 athletes at home on Saturday, who could have competed in place of the missing athletes if the athletes would have taken the time to notify the coaching staff that they could not attend the meet. The additional Team rules for Outdoor Track season, will help Northside bring home their first State Title in school history, and will provide every athlete on the Team, a Track & Field experience that is second to none.

  The Mustangs will have a Team Pasta Party after practice on Thursday, March 20, 2008 to celebrate the begining of Outdoor Track season. A Team / Parent Tailgate party will take place on Saturday, April 5, 2008 at River Park, after the Mather Invitational.

 On Sunday, March 16, 2008, the CPS Varsity Indoor Meet took place at the Unviersity of Chicago's historic Henry Crown Field House.

  The final 19 athletes in the High Jump included, Bogan's Kelvin Clark, Phillips Jeremy Chandler, Fenger's Willie Haynes, Clark's Pearson Darnell, Corliss Blake Ferguson, Harlan's Leeaundry Woolfolk, Urban Prep's Andre Young, Uplift's Sened Tesfay, Curie's Kenneth Woods, Lane Tech's Nic Anderson, Dunbar's Devante Shanklin, Kenwood's Jordan Speller, Harper's Jason Johnson, Steinmetz's Brandon Warrent, South Shore's Devin Glasper, Payton's Leroy Gordon, North Lawndale's Mark Hill, Simeon's Jack Ramsey, and Northside College Prep's Eric Nelson. The level of sportsmanship throughout the competition was outstanding. All 19 athletes cheered for each other, as each athlete cleared a height. 

  The High Jump competition started at 4'8, and then progressed to 5'0, 5'2, 5'4, 5'6, 5'8, 5'10, and when the bar was raised to 6'0, only four athletes remained, including, Northside College Prep's Eric Nelson, Simeon's Jack Ramsey, Currie's Kenneth Woods, and Walter Payton's Leroy Gordon. Northside College Prep Junior Eric Nelson and Currie's Kenneth Woods both cleared 6'0. Simeon's Jack Ramsey and Walter Payton's Leroy Gordon made three outstanding attempts at 6'0. The cross bar was then raised to 6'2 with only two jumpers remaining in the competition. Curie's Kenneth Woods made three outstanding attempts to clear 6'2. Northside Captain Eric Nelson cleared 6'2 on his first attempt to WIN the 2008 CPS Varsity Indoor High Jump Title!!!  

  The bar was then raised to 6'3.5 to attempt a new school record. On his first attempt, Eric Nelson jumped a personal best and new SCHOOL RECORD of 6'3.5!

  On Sunday, March 16, 2008, the Varsity Mens Track & Field Team traveled to Henry Crown Field House for the CPS Indoor Varsity Championship Meet to take on over 40 schools, including, Phillips, Lane Tech, Harper, Austin, Robeson, South Shore, Dunbar, Steinmetz, Kenwood, North Lawndale, Corliss, Hancock, Chicago Vocation, Brooks, Lincoln Park, Urban Prep, Clemente, Hubbard, Von Steuben, King, Harlan, Lake View, Walter Payton, Taft, Clark, Crane, Agriculture Science, Ace Tech, Collins, Bogan, Uplift, Hope Academy, Al Raby, Kelvyn Park, Kelly, Curie, Simeon, Morgan Park, Fenger and Senn.

  The Mustangs came within 3 points of winning the 2008 CPS Indoor Varsity Championship meet! Kenwood won the meet with 38 points. Morgan Park finished in second place with 36 points. Northside College Prep finished in third place with 35 points! It was the highest Indoor finish in the history of the program. The Mustangs did not even compete in the 55m Hurdles or 200m Dash, and still came within 3 points of winning the Indoor City Championships!

  In the Shot Put, Northside Captain Eric Nelson broke the SCHOOL RECORD and placed fourth overall with a personal best throw of 43'5! Eric Nelson was awarded a medal for placing fourth overall. A Special thanks to the Lane Tech and Lake View Coaching staff and athletes for loaning the Mustangs Shot Puts throughout the competition. The Mustangs had their Shot Put equipment stolen the day before the meet, at Bloom High School, and would not have been able to compete if it was not for the oustanding sportsmanship of Lane Tech and Lake View High Schools. 

  In the High Jump, Northside Junior Eric Nelson broke the SCHOOL RECORD with a personal best jump of 6'3.5 to WIN the CPS Indoor High Jump Title! Eric Nelson was awarded a medal for placing 1st overall.

  In the Triple Jump, Northside Junior Eric Nelson earned a Medal by placing sixth overall with an outstanding jump of 38'8.75.

  In the 55m Dash prelims, Northside Junior Wemi Jemine made the finals with a personal best time of 6.92. In the finals, Junior Wemi Jemine earned a Medal by placing fifth overall!

  In the 55m Hurdles, Junior Albert Lin had to be scratched from the meet due to illness.

  In the 4x800m Relay, Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran a 2:09.30 800m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Wesley Laytham. Freshman Wesley Laytham ran a 2:16.70 800m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Charlie Mesimore. Freshman Charlie Mesimore ran a 2:14.00 800m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior Jonathan Kittaka. Jonathan Kittaka ran a 2:13.69 800m split to anchor the Mustangs to second place, for a total time of 8:53.69. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss, Wesley Laytham, Charlie Mesimore, and Jonathan Kittaka were awarded Medals for placing 2nd in the CPS Indoor Championships.

  In the 800m Run, Junior Simon Vecchioni ran a personal best time of 2:13.32 to place fifth overall. Simon Vecchioni was awarded a Medal for placing fifth overall.

  In the 4x200m Relay, Senior Erik Flores ran a 26.68 200m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Santino Merino. Senior Santino Merino ran a 25.34 200m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Wesley Laytham. Wesley Laytham ran a 26.28 200m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior Wemi Jemine. Wemi Jemine ran a 25.69 200m split, to anchor the Mustangs to an outstanding time of 1:44.99.

  In the 400m run, Junior Eric Nelson ran a personal best time of 56.50. Eric Nelson is now within 0.89 seconds of Geoff Edwards 400m school record (55.61).

  In the Mile, Walter Payton's Jose Mora won it with a 4:48. Jose Mora dropped 8 seconds off his PR. Jose Mora gave up football this past fall, to run Cross Country, and focus on distance running year round, and it has really paid off for him. Jose Mora is one of the most improved runners in the CPS. Northside Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran a personal best time of 4:51 to place second overall. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran the first 800m in 2:29, and then ran a negative split of 2:22 for a personal best time of 4:51. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran 400m splits of 72, 77, 72, and 70 for an outstanding time of 4:51. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss was awarded a Medal for placing second overall. Lake View's Alex Agnafonov finished in third place with an outstanding time of 4:54. Lane Tech's Fernando Arroyo finished in fourth place with a time of 4:57.

  In the 200m Dash, Junior Wemi Jemine was scratched due to the length of the meet conflicting with evening church services. The Mustangs are looking forward to Wemi Jemine running the 200m Dash at the Bronco Invitational on Saturday, March 22, 2008.

  In the 4x400m Relay, Freshman Wesley Laytham ran a 55.96 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Wesley Laytham will attempt to break the school record in the 400m at the Ostberg Sophomore-Freshman Championships at Fenton High School on Tuesday, March 18, 2008. Senior Santino Merino ran a 58.91 400m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Charlie Mesimore. Charlie Mesimore ran a 59.84 400m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior Simon Vecchioni. Simon Vecchioni ran a 60.79 400m split, to anchor the Mustangs to third in their heat win an outstanding time of 3:55.50. The Mustangs 4x400m Relay dropped 1.33 seconds in less than a week, and are now within 1.35 seconds of the School Record.

VARSITY POINTS SCORED

1. Eric Nelson                                      15

2. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss                10

3. Wemi Jemine                                    2

3. Charlie Mesimore                             2

3. Wesley Laytham                               2

3. Simon Vecchioni                               2

3. Jonathan Kittaka                               2

1. Eric Nelson                                                  51.00

2. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss                            46.75

3. Albert Lin                                                     26.00

4. Wemi Jemine                                                25.00

5. Cooper Eben                                                21.25

6. Simon Vecchioni                                           17.50

7. Jiasong Yang                                                13.25

8. Hersch Perlmutter                                         13.00

9. Hunter Speese                                              12.75

10. Santino Merino                                           11.00

10. Jonathan Kittaka                                         11.00

11. Brian Chhun                                               9.75

12. Charlie Mesimore                                       9.00

13. Erik Flores                                                 8.50

14. Vinh Nguyen                                              6.50

15. Wesley Laytham                                         6.00

16. Martin Melto                                              2.25

17. Adam Swiatlowski                                     2.00

17. Benjamin Garcia                                         2.00

18. Brandon Cooper                                        1.50

18. Brandon Teng                                             1.50

18. Noel Lopez                                                1.50

19. Miles Austrevich                                         1.25

20. Neal Capapas                                            1.00

20. Nathan Michaelson                                     1.00

20. Ted Kalaw                                                 1.00

21. Rafael Confino                                            0.50

21. John Ko                                                     0.50

21. Alex Aparicio                                             0.50

21. Gus Hernandez                                           0.50

21. Brandon Quach                                          0.50

22. Andrew Czyszczon                                     0.25

22. Dan Kosmala                                             0.25

22. Jerry Tran                                                   0.25

22. John Konow                                               0.25

 On Sunday morning, March 16, 2008, the Northside Varsity Women traveled to historic Henry Crown Field house at the University of Chicago for the CPS Varsity Indoor Championship Meet.

 In the High Jump, Steinmeitz Lashell Holmes won it with a jump of 5'0. Simeon's Cheshi Poston and Imari Mason tied for second with jumps of 4'10. The tie was broken and second place was awarded to Simeon's Cheshi Poston for having the least amount of misses in the competition. CVOC's Dominique Anderson finished in fourth with a jump of 4'8. Lane Tech's Brittany Jones finished in fifth place with a jump of 4'6. Fengler's Angelica Reed finished in sixth with a jump of 4'6. Northside Senior Kelly Varney finished in seventh place with an outstanding jump of 4'4.

 In the Long Jump, Kenwood's Imari Mason won it with a jump of 17'1.50. South Shore's Stephanie Davis finished in second place with a jump of 15'2. Lane Tech's Idia Omogiate finished in third place with a jump of 15'1. Northside College Prep Junior Maria Torres broke the SCHOOL RECORD with a jump of 14'7 to place fourth overall. Maria Torres was awardeda MEDAL for placing fourth overall. CVOC's Lakendra Howse jumped 14'4.50 to place fifth overall. Simeon's Naketa Washington jumped 14'4 to complete the scoring by placing sixth overall.

  In the Shot Put, Kenwood's Kawanna Brooks won it with an outstanding throw of 30'8. Fenger's Brittney Jones finished in second with a throw of 30'3. Von Steuben's Natalie Mitrovic finished in third with a throw of 28'6. Clark's Ansherra Hilliard finished in fourth with a throw of 27'5. Lane Tech's Olivia Fuentes finished in fifth with a throw of 26'10. Clemente's Marie Medina finished in sixth with a throw of 25'3 to complete the scoring. Northside Freshman Caeleigh Renkosiak finished in 11th place with an outstanding throw of 21'5.50.

  In the Triple Jump, Kenwood's Kawanna Brooks won it with a jump of 36'6.75. Northside College Prep Junior Maria Torres jumped a season best 34'6.75 to place SECOND overall! Torres was awarded a MEDAL for placing second overall. Steinmetz Kierra Dye finished in third with a jump of 31'6. Robeson's Tierra Longbey finished in fourth with a jump of 30'10. Simeon's Shantille Swanagain finished in fifth with a jump of 30'7. CHAS's Selah Lee finished in sixth with a jump of 29'11.

  In the 55m Dash, Northside Junior Adaora Achufusi ran an outstanding time of 8.22

  In the 55m Hurdles, Northside Junior Jennifer Kane was scratched due to illness.

  In the 4x800m Relay, the Mustangs were seeded fourth going into the meet, and after the first 400m, the Mustangs found themselves in seventh place. The Mustangs came all the way back to WIN it! Northside Captain Rachel Kittaka ran the first 400m in 79 and ran an 82 for the second 400m, and passed four teams on her final quarter!, for a personal best 2:41.17 800m split (6 seconds time drop!), and made a nice exchange to Freshman Karlyn Gehring. Karlyn Gehring dropped 12 seconds off her PR, with a 2:50 800m split to move the Mustangs into first place. Freshman Su Yang maintained the lead on the third leg of the relay with a 2:55 800m split (2 seconds time drop!), and made a nice exchange to Ani Zotti. Junior Ani Zotti, anchored the Mustangs to victory, with an outstanding 2:47 800m split (5 seconds time drop!), for a total time of 11:13.86. Robeson finished in second place with a time of 11:25.46. Kenwood finished in third place with a time of 11:30.91. Lane Tech finished in fourth place with a time of 11:42.80. Harper finished in fifth place with a time of 11:42.86. Clemente completed the scoring by finished in sixth place with an outstanding time of 11:46.65.

 In the 800m run, Northside Junior Anna Parks WON it with an outstanding time of 2:38. Anna Parks ran 200m splits of 41, 39, 42, and 36 to win the 2008 CPS Indoor Varsity Meet title! Anna Parks was awarded a MEDAL for placing first overall. Lane Tech's Anna Chlopecki finished in second place with an outstanding time of 2:39.84. Harlen's Tikeyiah Johnson finished in third with a time of 2:48. Kenwood's Kateve Miller finished in fourth with a time of 2:51. Clemente's Andrea Jackson finished in fifth with a time of 2:51. Brook's Rachel Smith completed the scoring with a time of 2:52.84.

 In the 4x200m Relay, Northside finished in seventh place with an outstanding time of 1:59.54. Junior Adaora Achufusi ran a 28.18 200m split on the first leg of the relay. Junior Maria Torres ran a 30.97 200m split on the second leg of the relay. Junior Maria Zdunek ran a 30.75 200m split on the third leg of the relay. Senior Kelly Varney ran a 29.64 200m split to edge Lane Tech at the line to finish in seventh place, with a time of 1:59.54.

 In the 400m Run, Northside Junior Anna Parks earned a Medal by placing sixth overall with an outstanding time of 68.05.

 In the Mile, Northside Senior Rachel Kittaka WON it with a season best time of 5:55. Kenwood's Icy Snoddy finished in second place with a time of 6:18. Steinmetz's Jazmine Vazquez finished in third place with a time of 6:22. Von Steuben's Morghan Brandon finished in fourth place with a time of 6:23. Lane Tech's Teresita Pineda finished in fifth place with a time of 6:23.95. CVOC's Shana Williams finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 6:32.27.

 In the 200m Dash, Northside Junior Maria Torres finished in 13th place with an outstanding time of 29.49.

 In the 4x400m Relay, Northside (4:43.22) edged Lane Tech (4:43.64) to place sixth overall. Adaora Achufusi, Karlyn Gehring, Kelly Varney, and Anna Parks were awarded MEDALS for placing sixth overall. 

 The Meet featured over 40 schools and lasted over 5 hours. Kenwood Academy won the 2008 Indoor City Championship. The Mustangs finished in THIRD place overall, and were less than 3 points behind Second place Trophy winner, Harper. The Mustangs third place finish, tied the Mustangs highest finish in the history of the program. The Northside Varsity Women will have a re-match with Kenwood Academy at the Bronco Invitational on Saturday, March 22, 2008 at Eckersal Stadium.

VARSITY POINTS SCORED

1. Rachel Kittaka                      12.50

2. Maria Torres                        12.00

3. Anna Parks                          11.25

4. Karlyn Gehring                     2.75

5. Ani Zotti                               2.50

5. Su Yang                               2.50

6. Adaora Achfusui                   0.25

6. Kelly Varney                        0.25

  On Tuesday, March 18, 2008, 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 30th Annual Emil Ostberg Sophomore-Freshman Indoor Championships.

 The Email 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, Freshman Miles Austrevich jumped a personal best 15'1.

 In the Shot Put, Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon threw 29'9.5.

 In the 50 Yard High Hurdles prelims, Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon ran a time of 8.90.

 In the 50 Yard Dash prelims, Freshman Noel Lopez ran a personal best time of 6.70.

 In the 50 Yard Int. Hurdles prelims, Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon ran a time of 9.30.

 In the 4x800m Relay, Freshman Wesley Laytham ran a 2:16.53 800m split on the first leg of the relay to put the Mustangs in the lead, and made a nice exchange to Cooper Eben. Sophomore Cooper Eben maintained the lead with a 2:19.53 800m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon. Andrew Czyszczon ran an outstanding 2:32.37 800m split to keep pace with Lake Park, Fenton, and Buffalo Grove. Freshman Miles Austrevich ran an oustanding 2:25.87 800m split to pass Buffalo Grove, and anchor the Mustangs to Third place overall, with an outstanding time of 9:34.30. Wesley Laytham, Cooper Eben, Andrew Czyszczon, and Miles Austrevich were awarded plaques for finishing third overall.

 In the 4x135 Yards Relay, unknown to the officials, sand had drifted from the long jump pit to the outside lanes. On the first leg of the Relay, Sophomore Forrest Cortes fell hard when he ran over a patch of sand near the long jump pit, but he immediately got back up, and ran an outstanding 21.58 split on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Sam Olver ran a 21.50 split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Peter Wilk. Peter Wilk ran a 17.19 split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to anchor Noel Lopez. Freshman Noel Lopez anchored the Mustangs to fourth in their heat with a 17.30 split, for a total time of 1:16.67.

  In the Two Mile Run, Northside Freshman Charlie Mesimore WON it with an outstanding time of 11:02. Mesimore ran the first Mile in 5:31, and ran an even split of 5:31 on the second mile, for a total time of 11:02 to WIN the 2008 Ostberg Sophomore-Freshman Two Mile Run! Charlie Mesimore was awarded a plaque for finishing first place overall. West Chicago's DJ Muzzy finished in second place with a time of 11:11. Buffalo Grove's Tyler Berman finished in third place with a time of 11:22. Buffalo Grove's Eric Schiller finished in fourth place with a time of 11:25. Lake Park's Trevor Murphy finished in fifth place with a time of 11:26. Lake Park's Pat Dimpsey finished in sixth place with a time of 11:29 to complete the scoring.

  In the 800m run, Freshman Wesley Laytham ran an outstanding time of 2:21.30. Sophomore Forrest Cortes ran an outstanding time of 2:39.81.

  In the 4x270 Yards Relay, the Mustangs finished in sixth place with an outstanding time of 2:30.15. Sophomore Sam Olver ran a 38.56 270 Yard split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Peter Wilk. Sophomore Peter Wilk ran a 36.15 270 Yard split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Cooper Eben. Cooper Eben ran a 38.41 270 Yard split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Noel Lopez. Noel Lopez ran a 37.03 270 Yard split, to anchor the Mustangs to sixth place overall, with a total time of 2:30.15.

  In the 400m run, Freshman Wesley Laytham finished in sixth overall with an outstanding time of 60.10. Sophomore Neal Capapas finished in seventh overall with an outstanding time of 62.80.

  In the Mile, Buffalo Grove's Mike Galla won it with an outstanding time of 4:50. Lake Park Luke Nally finished in second with a time of 4:51.5. Lake Park's Abraham Pedraza finished in third place with a time of 5:01.2. Fenton's Eric Hermansen finished in fourth place with a time of 5:01.6. Northside Freshman Charlie Mesimore finished in fifth place with an outstanding time of 5:01.7. Buffalo Grove's Ryan Poter completed the scoring by finishing in sixth place with an outstanding time of 5:03.3. Northside Freshman Charlie Mesimore was awarded a plaque for finishing fifth overall. Charlie Mesimore earned plaques in both the 2 Mile and Mile run.

  In the 200m Dash, Sophomore Peter Wilk ran an outstanding time of 28.70. Sophomore Sam Oliver ran an outstanding time of 29.70.

  In the 4x405 Yards Relay, the Mustangs were seeded in the slow heat (1st heat), and it is rare that a relay in the slow heat, will over take the times of the Teams in the fast heat. The Mustangs new that had to win their heat to have any chance of going home with plaques in the 4x405 Yards Relay. On the first leg of the relay in the first heat, the Mustangs quickly found themselves in second place, behind West Chicago, despite Neal Capapas running a 57.22 405 Yards split on the first leg of the relay. West Chicago had a 40 yard lead, and it looked like they were uncatchable. On the next 3 legs of the Relay, the heart and determination of the Mustangs prevailed. Sophomore Cooper Eben ran an outstanding 59.06 405 Yards split on the second leg of the relay, to stay within 40 yards of West Chicago. Freshman Miles Austrevich ran a 58.06 405 Yards split on the third leg of the relay, to close within 35 yards of West Chicago. Freshman Wesley Laythan anchored the Mustangs with a 55.66 405 Yards split for dramatic upset victory (3:50.00) over West Chicago (3:50.90) to WIN the first heat of 4x405 Yards Relay!!

 Plaques are awarded to the Top 4 Relays in the Fenton Ostberg Sophomore-Freshman Championships. The Mustangs now had to wait to see if their time would place them in the top 4 of the fast heat. In the second heat of the 405 Yards Relay, Niles North won it with an outstanding time of 3:36.3. Buffalo Grove finished in second with an outstanding time of 3:41.3. Fenton finished in third place with a time of 3:49.9. Lake Park finished in fourth place to tie the Mustangs with a time of 3:50.00. As a result of the tie, the points were split between Lake Park, and Northside College Prep, and each Team was awarded 3 points for fourth place. However, there was only 4 plaques for fourth place, so the Head Coach from Lake Park and Northside were called to the scorers table for a coin toss to determine who goes home with the plaques. The Mustangs informed Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon that they wanted to go with "Tails" in the coin toss. Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon called "Tails" in the air, and the Mustangs won the coin toss!, and were awarded the plaques for fourth place overall!

 The Northside Mustangs will be going to Eckersall Stadium on Saturday, March 22, 2008, to take on 25 Teams in the Bronco Invitational!

 The Bronco Invitational has been canceled due to the condition of the Field Event areas and Eckersall Stadium. Although, it turned out to be a beautiful day by 9 am, Kenwood Academy had to make the decision based on the conditions at 6:55 am this morning, and the wind shield factor, included 15-20 mph winds before sunrise. At this time, the meet has been re-scheduleded for Saturday, March 29, 2008. The Northside Varsity Men and Women Track Team will be leaving at 7:30 am for the Bronco Invitational on Saturday, March 29, 2008. 

 The Northside Sophomore-Freshman Boys Track Team will be leaving at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 for the Urban Prep Relays at the University of Chicago Ted Haydon Outdoor Stadium. All athletes and/or guardians must sign a waiver of liability to compete in the meet. However, Northside Athletes are covered by the CPS insurance policy at all times. If you can't make this meet for any reason, notify Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon at jongordon9@aol.com immediately. Thanks. 

  The Northside Varsity Men and Women Track Team will be leaving at 2:10 pm on Thursday, March 27, 2008 for the Len Jareczek Relays at Lane Tech's state of the art, brand new 6-lane rubber Outdoor track, which is complete with a discus cage, two shot put rings, two long jump pits, pole vault pit, and a high jump area. This meet will require an early dismissal from classes. If you can't make this meet for any reason, notify Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon at jongordon9@aol.com immediately. Thanks.  

  Illinois Prep Top Times (Indoor State) Qualifiers, Eric Nelson (High Jump, 400m leg of DMR), Simon Vecchioni (800m leg of DMR), Charlie Mesimore (1200m leg of DMR), Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss (1600m leg of DMR), Adaora Achufusi (400m leg of DMR),  Anna Parks (800m leg of DMR), Ani Zotti (1200m leg of DMR), and Rachel Kittaka (1600m leg of DMR) will leave at 3:45 pm sharp on Friday, March 28, 2008 for Bloomington, Illinois. Athletes will be staying in luxury Suites, and after the Team checks into the hotel, the Team will leave for Dinner, and then return to the hotel. On Saturday, March 29, 2008, after breakfast, the Team will leave for Illinois Wesleyan University for the Indoor Championships! All permission slips will be provided on Monday, March 24, 2008, and must be signed and returned by Tuesday, March 25, 2008. Thanks. If any questions, contact Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon at Jongordon9@aol.com or 773-935-1617.

 On Monday, March 24, 2008, Northside Senior Alyssa Sockol traveled to Whitney Young High School for the 2008 CPS Indoor Pole Vault Championships. The Northside College Prep School record for Pole Vault is 6'0, and is held by Natalie Hanigan. The 2008 CPS Indoor Pole Vault Championships started at the opening height of 4'6.

 Northside Senior Alyssa Sockol started the competition by clearing 4'6 on her first attempt. Whitney Young's Jola Szkodon also cleared 4'6 on her first attempt. The crossbar was then raised to 5'0.

 Northside Senior Alyssa Sockol cleared 5'0 on her first attempt. Whitney Young's Jola Szkodon cleared 5'0 on her third attempt. Whitney Young's Hannah Watson came into the competition at 5'0, and cleared 5'0 on her second attempt. The crossbar was then raised to 5'6.

 Northside Senior Alyssa Sockol cleared 5'6 on her second attempt. Whitney Young's Hannah Watson also cleared 5'6 on her second attempt. Whitney Young's Jola Szkodon made three outstanding attempts at 5'6, but was unable to clear it. The crossbar was then raised to 6'0.

 Northside Senior Alyssa Sockol missed on her first two attempts at 6'0. On her third attempt, Alyssa Sockol was over 6'0, but accidently hit the bar with her hand as she was pushing the pole away. Whitney Young's Hannah Watson also made three outstanding attempts at 6'0, but was unable to clear it.

 The bar was then raised to 6'6, and Whitney Young's Doneri Mayhay, and Whitney Young's Ivory Mills entered the competition, and both athletes cleared it on their first attempt.

 The bar was then raised to 7'0, and Whitney Young's Doneri Mayhay cleared it on her second attempt, and Whitney Young's Ivory Mills cleared it on her third attempt.

 The bar was then raised to 7'6, and Whitney Young's Ivory Mills cleared it on her second attempt. Whitney Young's Doneri Mayhay was unable to clear it after three outstanding attempts at 7'6.

 The bar was then raised to 8'0, and Whitney Young's Ivory Mills was unable to clear it after three outstanding attempts at 8'0.

  Whitney Young's Ivory Mills was awarded a Medal for placing first overall. Whitney Young's Doneri Mayhay was awarded a Medal for placing second overall. Northside Senior Alyssa Sockol was awarded a Medal for placing third overall.

   The Mustangs first Outdoor season meet with Pole Vault, will take place on Thursday, March 27, 2008 at Lane Tech.

  On Friday morning, March 24, 2008, Northside College Prep announced the purchase of thousands of dollars of Pole Vault equipment, and the purchase of new discus, and outdoor Shot Put equipment. A special thanks to Northside Principal Barry Rodgers, and Northside Athletic Director Daisy Simbulan for their continued commitment to excellence in Track & Field, and helping Northside Athletes work towards their ultimate goal of bringing the State Championship Title to Northside College Prep.

  On Friday evening, March 24, 2008, Northside Senior Vinh Nguyen traveled to Whitney Young for the 2008 CPS Indoor Pole Vault Championships. Medals were awarded to the Top three vaulters. 

  Vinh Nguyen spent spring break in Japan, and arrived in Chicago at 4 am, with very little sleep, but was ready to do his best for the Mustangs.

  It was the most intense and exciting Pole Vault competition in the history of the CPS. Spectators were visible on the main floor of the Gym, as well as in the upper deck stands.

  The opening height for the 2008 CPS Indoor Pole Vault Championships was 6'0. The spectators in the upper deck cheered loudly throughout the competition as each vaulter cleared a new height. Whitney Young's Richard cleared it on his second attempt. Northside Senior Vinh Nguyen cleared it on his first attempt. The crossbar was then raised to 6'6.

   Whitney Young's Richard cleared 6'6 on his first attempt. Whitney Young Freshman David Rogers came into the competition, and also cleared 6'6 on his first attempt. In addition to Pole Vaulting, Freshman David Rogers also runs Cross Country in the Fall for the Whitney Young Dolphins. After a brief nap, Northside Senior Vinh Nguyen awakened, but failed to clear 6'6 on his first attempt. Vinh Nguyen then responded by immediately clearing 6'6 on his second attempt. The crossbar was then raised to 7'0.

   Whitney Young's Richard cleared 7'0 on his first attempt, with an amazing helicoptor kick in mid-air, and the crowd cheered as he cleared 7'0. Whitney Young Freshman David Rogers then cleared 7'0 on his first attempt. Northside Senior Vinh Nguyen also cleared 7'0 on his first attempt. The crossbar was then raised to 7'6.

    Whitney Young's Richard cleared 7'6 on his third attempt. Whitney Young Freshman David Rogers cleared 7'6 on his second attempt. Whitney Young Sophomore Max Davis came into the competition, and cleared 7'6 on his first attempt. In addition to Pole Vaulting, Sophomore Max Davis is a multi-sport athlete, and also runs Cross Country in the Fall for the Whitney Young Dolphins. Northside Senior Vinh Nguyen also cleared 7'6 on his first attempt.

     The crossbar was then raised to 8'0, and the final rounds of the competition were the most exciting in CPS Pole Vault history. Spectators climbed down from the upper deck stands to the main floor to witness history being made. Four outstanding Vaulters remained, with three Medals, and the CPS Indoor Title at stake.

     Whitney Young's Richard failed to clear 8'0 on his first attempt. Whitney Young Freshman David Rogers failed to clear 8'0 on his first attempt. Whitney Young Sophomore Max Davis failed to clear 8'0 on his first attempt. Northside Senior Vinh Nguyen failed to clear 8'0 on his first attempt.

     Whitney Young's Richard failed to clear 8'0 on his second attempt. Whitney Young Freshman David Rogers vaulted a personal best 8'0 on his second attempt! Whitney Young Sophomore Max Davis failed to clear 8'0 on his second attempt. Northside Senior Vinh Nguyen cleared 8'0 on his second attempt!

     An athlete is out of the competition, once they have three misses at any height. The crowd was initially silent, as they knew this could be the final vault for Whitney Young's Richard and Whitney Young's Max Davis. On Whitney Young Richard's third attempt, he vaulted a personal best of 8'0!!! The entire stadium then began to clap in support of Max Davis as he approached the runway for his final attempt at 8'0. As Max Davis ran down the runway with his pole, the entire crowd was standing on their feet, and clapping. Whitney Young Sophomore Max Davis responded with an awesome vault to clear 8'0!!!.

     The cross bar was then raised to 8'6, and all four vaulters still remained in the competition, with three Medals, and the CPS Indoor Title on the line. All four athletes failed to clear 8'6 on all three attempts, despite each athlete coming very close to clearing it on every attempt.

     Total misses were tallied to break the initial four-way tie for first place, before a Vault off for the CPS Title would begin. Whitney Young's Richard had 8 misses during the competition and was awarded fourth place. Whitney Young Sophomore Max Davis, Whitney Young Freshman David Rogers, and Northside Senior Vinh Nguyen each had 5 misses during the competition. Whitney Young Sophomore Max Davis was awarded third place because he had two misses at 8'0, while David Rogers and Vinh Nguyen had only one miss at 8'0. Whitney Young Sophomore Max Davis was awarded a Medal for placing third overall.

      The cross bar was then set again at 8'6, and David Rogers and Vinh Nguyen were each given one more attempt (fourth attempt) to break the tie for first place. Whitney Young's David Rogers came very close, but was not able to clear 8'6. Northside Senior Vinh Nguyen also came very close, but was not able to clear 8'6.

      The cross bar was then lowered to 8'0. If both athletes clear 8'0, the bar would then be raised to 8'3. If only one athlete clears it, then the tie would be broken. Whitney Young Freshman David Rogers missed on his first attempt. Northside Senior Vinh Nguyen then missed on his first attempt. Whitney Young Freshman Dave Rogers missed on his second attempt. Northside Senior Vinh Nguyen then cleared 8'0 to win the 2008 CPS Indoor Pole Vault Championships. Northside Senior Vinh Nguyen was awarded a Medal for placing first overall. Whitney Young Freshman Dave Rogers was also awarded a Medal for placing second overall.

      If you missed the opportunity to see Richard, Max, David, and Vinh Vault for the CPS Indoor Pole Vault Championships, all of the above outstanding athletes will be vaulting again, this Thursday, at Len Jareczek Relays at Lane Tech at 2501 W. Addison Street in Chicago, Illinois in the first Outdoor Track meet of the season. The meet will start at 2:45 pm, and the Pole Vault competition will start at approximately 3:30 pm. 

 On Wednesday, March 26, 2008, 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 inaugural Urban Prep Sophomore-Freshman Relays Meet was 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 helped lead Chicago to an 8-2 record. On Wednesday, Brooms returned to the University of Chicago to host the newest, and one of the best Sophomore-Freshman Relay Meets in Chicago.

  The inaugural meet, featured Urban Prep, Northside College Prep, Leo, Collins Academy, North Lawndale Prep, and Chicago Agriculture and Science. Medals were awarded to the top 3 athletes in each event, and Ribbons were awarded for fourth through sixth place. The Point scale for individual events and relays was 10-8-6-4-2-1. 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. Among those in attendance, included University of Chicago Head Track Coach Chris Hall.

   Northside College Prep WON the meet with 132 Points! Urban Prep finished in second place with 98 points. Leo finished in third place with 81 points. Chicago Agriculture and Science finished in fourth place with 38 points. North Lawndale finished in fifth with 22 points. Collins Academy finished in sixth place with 11 points.

  In the Shot Put, Northside Freshman Jordan Jackson WON it with a personal best throw of 31'0. Jordan Jackson was awarded a Gold Medal for finishing in first place. Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon fnished in second with an outstanding throw of 29'9. Andrew Czyszczon was awarded a Silver Medal for finishing in second place. Northside Sophomore Sam Olver finished in eighth with a personal best throw of 23'3.5.

 In the Discus, Northside Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon finished in second place with a personal best throw of 70'6. Andrew Czyszczon was awarded a Silver Medal for finishing in second place. Freshman Jordan Jackson threw a personal best 56'5. Northside Sophomore Kevin-Ryan Alvarez threw a personal best 40'4.

 In the Triple Jump, Northside Freshman Miles Austrevich earned a Ribbon by placing fifth overall with a personal best jump of 29'11.

 In the Long Jump, Northside Sophomore Hunter Speese jumped 15'5. Northside Sophomore Kevin-Ryan Alvarez jumped a personal best 12'11.

 In the Sprint Medley Relay, Freshman Peter Wilk ran a 100m split of 13.29 and made a nice exchange to Freshman Noel Lopez. Noel Lopez ran a 13.34 100m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Hunter Speese. Hunter Speese quickly passed Leo, and moved the Mustangs into 2nd place, with a 24.82 200m split, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Neal Capapas. Neal Capapas heald off a surge from Chicago Agriculture & Science to anchor the Mustangs with a 59.82 400m split, for a total time of 1:51.27. Peter Wilk, Noel Lopez, Hunter Speese, and Neal Capapas were awarded Silver Medals for placing second overall!

  In the 4x800m Relay, Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon ran a season best 2:29.87 800m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Erik Zuehlke. Erik Zuehlke ran a 2:38.97 800m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Rhiday Pandya. Rhiday Panday ran a personal best 2:31.53 800m split, and passed both Urban Prep, and Leo to put the Mustangs in first place before making an exchange to Freshman Miles Austrevich. Miles Austrevich anchored the Mustangs to victory with a 2:30.25 800m split, for a total time of 10:10.62. Leo finished in second place with a time of 10:15.63. Urban Prep finished in third place with a time of 10:51. Collins Academy finished in fourth place, and was followed by North Lawndale Prep, and Chicago Agriculture and Science. Gold Medals were awarded to Andrew Czyszczon, Erik Zuehlke, Rhiday Pandya, and Miles Austrevich for finishing in first place overall!

  In the 4x100m Relay, Freshman Hunter Speese ran a 12.03 100m split, and made a nice exchange to Hersch Perlmutter. Freshman Hersch Perlmutter ran a 12.22 100m split, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Brandon Teng ran a 13.72 100m split, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Peter Wilk. Peter Wilk anchored the Mustangs to third place with a 13.44 100m split, for a total time of 51.41. Hunter Speese, Hersch Perlmutter, Brandon Teng, and Peter Wilk were awarded Bronze Medals for placing third overall.

  In the 3200m Run, Northside Sophomore Cooper Eben WON it with an personal best time of 10:47. Cooper Eben ran the first 800m in 2:32, and went through the Mile in 5:18 (2:32/2:46), and went through the 1.5 Mile mark in 8:07 (2:49 800m split), and finished with a personal best time of 10:47 (2:40 final 800m split). Cooper Eben lapped the entire field on the final lap, and was awarded a Gold Medal for placing first overall! Northside Sophomore James Rey, and Urban Prep's Brandon Warren ran toe to toe for the first 800m (2:53), and were still running toe to toe through the Mile in 6:06. Northside Sophomore James Rey broke away for a 3 second lead at the 1.5 mile mark (9:22), and finished with a personal best time of 12:33 to finish in second place overall! James Rey was awarded a Silver Medal for placing second overall! Urban Prep's Brandon Warren ran a personal best time of 12:50, it was a PR by over 10 seconds, to place third overall! Urban Prep's Brandon Warren was awarded the Bronze Medal!

  In the 4x200m Relay, Sophomore Hunter Speese ran a 24.69 200m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Neal Capapas. Sophomore Neal Capapas ran a 25.72 200m split on the second leg of the relay. Freshman Noel Lopez ran a 28.84 200m split on the third leg of the relay. Freshman Hersch Perlmutter anchored the Mustangs to third place with a 25.81 200m split, for a total time of 1:45.31. Northside Sophomore Hunter Speese, Sophomore Neal Capapas, Freshman Noel Lopez, and Freshman Hersch Perlmutter were awarded Bronze Medals for finishing in third place overall!

  In the 4x100m Thrower's Relay, Freshman Jordan Jackson ran a 14.60 100m split on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Sam Olver ran a 13.35 100m split on the second leg of the relay. Sophomore Kevin-Ryan Alvarez ran a 14.34 100m split on the third leg of the relay. Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon anchored the Mustangs to Victory with a 14.00 100m split, for a total time of 56.29. Northside Freshman Jordan Jackson, Sophomore Sam Olver, Sophomore Kevin-Ryan Alvarez, and Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon were awarded Gold Medals for finishing in first place overall in the 4x100m Thrower's Relay!

  In the Distance Medley Relay, Freshman Luis Gaytan ran a personal best 2:36.72 800m split on the first leg of the Relay, and made nice exchange to Freshman Rhiday Pandya. Rhiday Pandya ran a personal best 65.47 400m split on the second leg of the Relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Erik Zuehlke. Erik Zuehlke ran a 4:31.88 1200m split on the third leg of the relay. Sophomore James Rey anchored the Mustangs to second place overall with a 6:07 Mile split, for a total time of 14:21. Northside Freshman Luis Gaytan, Rhiday Pandya, Erik Zuehlke, and Sophomore James Rey were awarded Silver Medals for placing second overall.

  In the Middle Distance Medley Relay, Freshman Christopher Nguyen ran a personal best 33.11 200m split on the first leg of the Relay. Freshman Hersch Perlmutter ran a 30.38 200m split on the second leg of the relay. Sophomore Neibu Tadele ran a 72.47 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Freshman Will Riley anchored the Mustangs to third place with a 2:57.91 800m split, for a total time of 5:13.87. Christopher Nguyen, Hersch Perlmutter, Neibu Tadele, and Will Riley were awarded Medals for placing third overall.

  In the Mile, Northside Sophomore Cooper Eben ran toe to toe with North Lawndale Brandon Thorpe for the first 400m, with a 68. Cooper Eben then broke away from Brandon Thorpe at the 800m mark, with a 78 second quarter for an 800m split of 2:26. Eben was on pace to break the five minute barrier, and everyone had their eyes glued to the stadium scoreboard. Cooper Eben ran the next 400m in 80, and went through 1200m in 3:46. Cooper Eben ran the last 400m in 75 to WIN the Mile with a personal best time of 5:01. Cooper Eben was awarded a Gold Medal for placing first overall. The Mustangs are looking forward to Cooper Eben's next attempt to break the five minute barrier at the Bronco Invitational on Saturday, March 29, 2008. While Cooper Eben was chasing history, Northside Freshman Miles Austrevich caught North Lawndale's Brandon Thorpe and Northan Lawndale's Niram Moss at the 1200m, with a 4:27 (82/93/92) to put the Mustangs in position for a possible 1-2 finish. Miles Austrevich outkicked Brandon Thorpe to the finish with a 79 split for the last 400m, for a total time of 5:46 to place second overall. Miles Austrevich was awarded a Silver Medal for placing second overall. North Lawndale's Brandon Thorpe finished third overall with an outstanding time of 6:00.16. Northside Freshman Luis Gaytan finished in fourth place overall with an outstanding time of 6:07. Luis Gaytan was awarded a Ribbon for placing fourth overall. North Lawndale's Miram Moss finished in fifth place with an outstanding time of 6:25. Collins Academy's Marco Trevino completed the scoring by placing sixth with a time of 6:41.

  (Coming Soon: 4x400m results, plus individual point totals!)

   WIN = What's Important Now? 

 On Thursday, March 27, 2008, the Northside Varsity Men traveled to Lane Tech Stadium for the Lane Tech Len Jarezek Relays. Prior to the meet, the meet was re-named in honor of Lane Tech coaching legend Len Jarezek. Among his accomplishments, Jarezek was the last Cross Country coach to bring a State Championship to Chicago, and his 4x400m Relay set a national record. Jarezek would have been proud of the efforts of the Lane Tech coaching staff made to make this meet happen. The conditions were the toughest anyone has ever seen, with 10-15 mph winds, hail, rain, and snow. However, none of the above conditions stopped the meet from happening. The meet was stopped after three events due to lighting, and all scores were finalized, and Medals were awarded for the Top 3 places in each event. The scoring scale used for individual events and relays was 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1.

  Northside College Prep WON the meet with 25 points. Lane Tech and Mather tied for second place with 22 points.

  In the Distance Medley Relay, Mather's Eddie Torres outkiced Lincoln Park's Jacob Cetera to win the the Distance Medley Relay with a time of 11:43.10. Lincoln Park finished in second place with 11:43.90. Lane Tech's Devonne Rice, Gerardo Gonzalez, Irfing Albarrain, and Kent Frayan combined for an outstanding time of 11:58 to place third overall. Lake View's Sirak Areki, Romeo Jurardo, Michael Tran, and Alex Agafonov combined for an outstanding time of 12:05 to place fourth overall. Northside Junior Simon Vecchioni ran a 72 on the first 400m, and 84 on the second 400m for a 2:38 800m split, and ran a 77 on the final 400m for a 3:55 1200m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Senior Santino Merino ran a 59 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Wesley Laytham ran a 60.00 on his first 400m to make up ground, and a 83 on his second 400m for a 2:23 800m split, and made a nice exchange to Junior Jonathan Kittaka. Jonathan Kittaka anchored the Mustangs to fifth place with a 5:02 Mile to secure fifth place, and earn four points for the Mustangs. Schurz finished in sixth place with a time of 13:45. Marshall finished in sixth place with a time of 15:38.

  In the High Jump, Northside Captain Eric Nelson won it with a jump of 5'10. Payton Prep's LeRoy Gordon finished in second place with a jump of 5'8. Northside Junior Wemi Jemine finished in third place with a jump of 5'6. Lane Tech's Adem Makic finished in fourth place with a jump of 5'4. South Shore's Eugene Crenshaw finished in fifth place with a jump of 5'2. The remaining athletes were unable to clear a height in the difficult conditions. The Mustangs scored a total of 16 points in the High Jump.

  In the Shot Put, Lane Tech's Laken Tomlinson won it with a personal best throw of 47'7. Mather's Ameen finished in second place with a personal best throw of 44'8. Curie's Christopher Bell finished in third place with a throw of 40'6. Northside Junior Eric Nelson finished in fourth place with a throw of 40'5. Mather's Ethan Rodriguez finished in fifth place with a throw of 36'6. Lake View's Trevor Heyser finished in sixth place with a throw 34'7. Marshall's Jerome Jones finished in seventh place with a throw of 32'7. Lane Tech's Korey Dodds completed the scoring by placing 8th with a throw of 31'9. Northside Junior John Ko threw 31'8 to finish 9th overall.

   VARSITY POINTS SCORED

    1. Eric Nelson         15

    2. Wemi Jemine       6

    3. Wesley Laytham   1

    3. Simon Vecchioni   1

    3. Santino Merino      1

    3. Jonathan Kittaka    1

On Thursday, March 27, 2008, the Northside Varsity Women traveled to Lane Tech Stadium for the Lane Tech Len Jarezek Relays. Prior to the meet, the meet was re-named in honor of Lane Tech coaching legend Len Jarezek. Among his accomplishments, Jarezek was the last Cross Country coach to bring a State Championship to Chicago, and his 4x400m Relay set a national record. Jarezek would have been proud of the efforts of the Lane Tech coaching staff made to make this meet happen. The conditions were the toughest anyone has ever seen, with 10-15 mph winds, hail, rain, and snow. However, none of the above conditions stopped the meet from happening. The meet was stopped after four events due to lighting, and all scores were finalized, and Medals were awarded for the Top 3 places in each event. The scoring scale used for individual events and relays was 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. Lane Tech won the meet on the strength of taking first place in the Shot Put, and Distance Medley Relay. 

  In the Shot Put, Lane Tech's Shanita Polk won it with a throw of 29'11. Northside Senior Alyssa Anderson BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD and placed second overall with a personal best throw of 29'10. Alyssa Anderson was awarded a Silver medal for placing second overall. Curie's Bryanna Johnson finished in third place with a throw of 29'1.50. Northside Senior Courtney Konow finished in fourth place with a throw of 28'10.5. Lane Tech's Brenda Gamboa finished in fifth place with a throw of 28'7.50. Lane Tech's Durrah Jazyme finished in sixth place with a throw of 27'6. Payton Prep's Courtney Young finished in seventh place with a throw of 27'0. Von Steuben Natalie Mitrovic finished in eighth place with a throw of 26'8 to complete the scoring.

 In the 100m Dash, Chicago Marshall's Meelun McCray won it with a time of 13.85. Northside Junior Adaora Achufusi finished in 8th place with an outstanding time of 14.68. Northside Senior Karolina Maslanka finished in 12th place with a time of 16.88.

 In the Distance Medley Relay, Northside Junior Anna Parks, Sophomore Karen Li, Freshman Su Yang, and Sophomore Bessie Nolan combined for a third place finish with a time of 14:53.

 In the High Jump, Mather's Ashely Alamgir won it with a jump of 4'4. Payton Prep's Courtney Young finished in second place with a jump of 4'0.

 VARSITY POINTS SCORED

  1. Alyssa Anderson     8

  2. Courtney Konow    5

  3. Anna Parks             1.50

  3. Karen Li                 1.50

  3. Su Yang                  1.50

  3. Bessie Nolan           1.50

  4. Adaora Achufusi      1.00 

  On Friday, March 28, 2008, Northside Junior Eric Nelson, Junior Simon Vecchioni, Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss, Freshman Charlie Mesimore, Junior Ani Zotti, Junior Anna Parks, Junior Adaora Achufusi, and Sophomore Bessie Nolan traveled to Bloomington, Illinois in preparation for the Illinois Prep Top Times Invitational (Indoor State). The Northside Mustangs stayed at Holiday Inn Suites, and dined at the Olive Garden for dinner, and enjoyed all the amenities of the hotel as a reward for qualifying for the Indoor State Championships.

  On Saturday morning, March 29, 2008, the Mustangs traveled to Shirk Center at Illinois Wesley University for the Indoor State Championships. Every seat in the stadium was filled, and there was standing room only available to watch the best athletes in Illinois compete for the Indoor title. Medals were awarded to the Top 8 Athletes in each event. During the meet, Athletes were kept in a large turf room, and a warm-up gym adjacent to the stadium, and the athletes were only brought into the stadium when it was time for their respective event. Coaches were given floor passes, but were kept in a roped off seated area in the infield of the Track. A talented announcer gave the play by play call of every event throughout the meet. A jumbo-tron screen also displayed the results instantly as runners crossed the finish line in every event. The High Jump Pit was in the south end of the Stadium, and faced the main floor and upper deck seating sections of the stadium, and the height of the crossbar was displayed to the crowd with a four digit performance indicator with 10" digits, large enough to be seen in the last row of the upper deck.     

   In the High Jump, a record 22 athletes hit the automatic qualifying height during the Indoor season to qualify for the Indoor State Championships. As a result, the opening height was set at 6'2. This was the highest opening height ever in the history of Illinois Prep Top Times. A year ago, the opening height was 5'11.

   Northside Captain Eric Nelson cleared the opening height of 6'2 on his second attempt. Central Cathlolic's Anthony Kelly had three outstanding attempts at 6'2, but was unable to clear it. Conant's Fuad Agoro also made three outstanding attempts at 6'2, and was unable to clear it. Romeoville's Brandon McBryde was also unable to clear 6'2. Crete-Monee Vanalari Hope had three outstanding attempts at 6'2, but was unable to clear it. Hillcrest's Harold Smith also made three outstanding attempts at 6'2, and was unable to clear it. Evanston's Williams Desmen also was also unable to clear 6'2. Mundelien's Adam Bassett had three outstanding attempts at 6'2, but was unable to clear it. Palatine's Nick Busch also made three outstanding attempts at 6'2, and was unable to clear it. Rich East High School's Kavlin X was also unable to clear 6'2. 

   The crossbar was then raised to 6'4, with 13 athletes remaining in the competition. On his second attempt, Northside Junior Eric Nelson BROKE the SCHOOL RECORD with a personal best jump of 6'4! Niles West's Brett Carducci had three outstanding attempts at 6'4, but was unable to clear it. Oak Park's Joe McGregor also made three outstanding attempts at 6'4, and was unable to clear it. Wheeling's Jarrett Austin was also unable to clear 6'4. Evanston's Josh Perryman had three outstanding attempts at 6'4, but was unable to clear it. Buffalo Grove's Matt Newman also made three outstanding attempts at 6'4, and was unable to clear it. Homewood Flossmoor's Maurice Jackson received a loud cheer from the crowd on every attempt, but was unable to clear it.

  The crossbar was then raised to 6'5, with 7 athletes remaining in the competition. Plainfield Central's Mark Baron was unable to clear 6'5, and finished in 7th place after a five way tie for third place was broken by the total number of misses in the competition. Defending IHSA Sectional Champion Glenbrook South's Ryan Hindes tied for fifth place after the five way tie for third place was broken by the total number of misses in the competition. Hindes only had one miss at 6'2, and 6'4. Northside Junior Eric Nelson had his BEST jump of the season on his final attempt at 6'5 and was over the bar, and just clipped it with his toe on the way down to finish tied for fifth place after the five way tie for third place was broken by the total number of misses in the competition.Nelson only had one miss at 6'2, and 6'4. Eric Nelson was Awarded a Medal for placing fifth overall in State! Lanphier's Cheldon Brown finished in second place with a jump of 6'5. Urbana's Mykhail Chambers won it with a jump of 6'10. It was the most exciting and greatest high jump competition in the history of Northside College Prep.

  After the High Jump competition was completed, Northside Junior Eric Nelson began his warm-up for the 400m leg of the Distance Medley Relay. Northside Junior Eric Nelson, Junior Simon Vecchioni, Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss, and Freshman Charlie Mesimore were attempting to break the Northside Distance Medley Relay school record of 11:28.70. The Distance Medley Relay "DMR" Order, consisted of Charlie Mesimore (1200m leg), Simon Vecchioni (800m), Eric Nelson (400m), and Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss (1600m leg). In order to break the school record, the Mustangs would need every member of the relay to run a PR. Freshman Charlie Mesimore ran a 1200m personal best time of 3:29. On the 800m leg, Junior Simon Vecchioni tied his 800m PR with an outstanding 2:13 800m split. On the 400m leg of the DMR, Northside Junior Eric Nelson passed two runners, and ran faster than Geoff Edwards 400m school record time of 55.61, with a 54.40 400m split, and made a nice exchange to Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss. Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss chased down the legendary Palatine High School Distance Medley Relay Team with a personal best 4:48 Mile split, for a NEW SCHOOL RECORD of 11:25.65!           

 On Saturday, March 29, 2008, Northside Freshman Charlie Mesimore, Junior Simon Vecchioni, Junior Eric Nelson, and Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss broke the SCHOOL RECORD in the Distance Medley Relay at the Illinois Prep Top Times Invitational with a time of 11:25.65. Freshman Charlie Mesimore ran a 3:29 1200m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Captain Simon Vecchioni. Junior Simon Vecchioni ran the first 200m in 30 seconds, and then ran the next 200m in 33 seconds for a 400m split of 63 seconds, and then ran the next 200m in 36 seconds for a 600m split 99 seconds, and then ran the final 200m in 34.63 seconds, for an personal best 800m split of 2:13.63!

 On Saturday, March 29, 2008, Northside Freshman Charlie Mesimore, Junior Simon Vecchioni, Junior Eric Nelson, and Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss broke the School Record in the Distance Medley Relay with a 11:25.65. Northside Freshman Charlie Mesimore ran a 3:29.00 1200m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior Simon Vecchioni. Simon Vecchioni ran a 2:13.63 800m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior Eric Nelson. Eric Nelson ran a 54.40 400m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran the first 200m in 32.97 seconds, and then ran the next 200m in 35 seconds, for a 400m split 67.97 seconds, and then ran the next 200m in 36 seconds for a 600m split of 1:43.97, and then ran the next 200m in 38 seconds for a 800m split of 2:21.97, and then ran the next 200m in 36 seconds, for a 1000m split of 2:57.97, and then ran the next 200m in 38 seconds for a 1200m split of 3:35.97, and then ran the next 200m in 37 seconds for a 1400m split of 4:12.97, and then ran the final 200m in 35.68 seconds, for a PERSONAL BEST MILE SPLIT of 4:48.62!, and a new School Record of 11:25.65!

On Friday, March 28, 2008, Northside Junior Ani Zotti, Junior Anna Parks, Junior Adaora Achufusi, and Sophomore Bessie Nolan traveled to Bloomington, Illinois in preparation for the Illinois Prep Top Times Invitational (Indoor State). The Northside Mustangs stayed at Holiday Inn Suites, and dined at the Olive Garden for dinner, and enjoyed all the amenities of the hotel as a reward for qualifying for the Indoor State Championships.

  On Saturday morning, March 29, 2008, the Mustangs traveled to Shirk Center at Illinois Wesley University for the Indoor State Championships. Every seat in the stadium was filled, and there was standing room only available to watch the best athletes in Illinois compete for the Indoor title. Medals were awarded to the Top 8 Athletes in each event. During the meet, Athletes were kept in a large turf room, and a warm-up gym adjacent to the stadium, and the athletes were only brought into the stadium when it was time for their respective event. Coaches were given floor passes, but were kept in a roped off seated area in the infield of the Track. A talented announcer gave the play by play call of every event throughout the meet. A jumbo-tron screen also displayed the results instantly as runners crossed the finish line in every event.

  In the Varsity Women's Distance Medley Relay, Northside Junior Anna Parks dropped 11 seconds off her personal best time with a 4:11 1200m split on the first leg of the relay. Anna Parks ran the first 200m in 35 seconds, and ran the next 200m in 40 seconds, for a 400m split of 75 seconds, and then ran the next 200m in 42 seconds, for a 600m split of 1:57, and then ran the next 200m in 44 seconds, for a 800m split of 2:41, and then ran the next 200m in 46 seconds, for a 1000m split of 3:27, and then ran the final 200m in 43 seconds, for a personal best 1200m time of 4:11, and made a nice exchange to Bessie Nolan.

  Sophomore Bessie Nolan ran the first 200m of the 800m leg of the Distance Medley Relay in 35 seconds, and then ran the next 200m in 39 seconds, for a 400m split of 74 seconds, and then ran the next 200m in 42 seconds for a 600m split of 1:56, and then ran the final 200m in 40.93 seconds, for a personal best 800m time of 2:36.93!, and made a nice exchange to Adaora Achufusi.

  Junior Adaora Achufusi ran the first 200m of the 400m leg of the Distance Medley Relay in 31.87 seconds, and then ran the final 200m in 33.90 seconds, for a personal best 400m split of 65.77 seconds!, and made a nice exchange to Ani Zotti.

  Junior Ani Zotti anchored the Mustangs to a 13:39.23 Distance Medley Relay time with a personal best 5:45 Mile! Ani Zotti ran the first 200m in 37.30 seconds, and then ran the next 200m in 41 seconds, for a 400m split of 78.30 seconds, and then ran the next 200m in 44 seconds, for a 600m split of 2:02.30, and then ran the next 200m in 44 seconds, for a 800m split of 2:46.30, and then ran the next 200m in 46 seconds, for a 1000m split of 3:32.30, and then ran the next 200m in 45 seconds, for a 1200m split of 4:17.30, and then ran the next 200m in 44 seconds, for a 1400m split of 5:01.30, and then ran the final 200m in 44 seconds, for a personal best 5:45.30 Mile to anchor the Mustangs to an oustanding time of 13:39.23. Ani Zotti ran within 5 seconds of the school record in the Mile! 

 On Saturday, March 29, 2008, Northside College Prep Varsity Men and Varsity Women traveled to Eckersall Stadium for the Bronco Invitational.

  The Northside Varsity Men WON the Bronco Invitational with a score of 110, and posted victories over Steinmetz (107), Kenwood (105), Immaculate Conception (86), Urban Prep (82), Corliss (68), Parker (57), Hope (40), and Marshall (30).

  The Morton Varsity Women won the Bronco Invitational with a score of 182. Kenwood Academy finished in second place. The Northside Varsity Women finished in THIRD Place with a score of 89, and posted victories over Dunbar (66), Steinmetz (54), South Shore (53), Fenger (43.5), Marshall (19.5), Hope (10), and Immaculate Conception (9).

(Coming soon: Amazing upset Victory at Eckersall Stadium as the Northside Varsity Men beat 11 Schools to WIN the Bronco Invitational, including the Indoor City Champions and host Kenwood Academy!!!, highlights include Preston Buehrer anchors the 4x200m with 24 split! and scores in the Discus!, Brandon Cooper breaks school record in 400 with a 55.57, Hersch Perlmutter breaks school record in 110m hurdles!, Northside 4x400 break school record!, record was broken by: Erik Flores, Santino Merino (yes, Patrick O'Connor owes Santino some gloves and/or pac-man shirt for this record), Neal Capapas, and Brandon Cooper!), Jonathan Kittaka and Cooper Eben take 1-2 in 3200m run and Mile!, Wesley Laytham and Miles Austrevich score big points for the Mustangs in the 800m run, and 4x800m Relay takes 4th!, Hunter Speese comes within .01 of Geoff Edwards legendary 100m Dash record!, Northside Varsity Women place third at Bronco Invitational, and Courtney Konow and Kelly Varney break school discus record!!! over 80 feet!!! Su Yang finishes second in the 3200m run. Kelly Varney has a big day in the 100m Hurdles! All of the remaining Pineapples in Chicago are being delivered to Northside on Monday for school record breakers from this past weekend's meets!!!)

VARSITY WOMEN POINTS SCORED

1. Courtney Konow                  16.50

2. Kelly Varney                        15.25

3. Su Yang                               13.00

4. Gayatri Satam                       9.25

5. Alice Thatcher                      8.00

6. Karen Li                               5.00

7. Karolina Maslanksa              4.25

8. Maria Zdunek                       4.00

9. Ashley Kossakowski            3.50

10. Robin Doherty                    3.00

11. Karlyn Gehring                   2.00

12. Jennifer Kane                     1.75

13. Merita Bushi                       1.25

13. Lynette Ardies                    1.25

14. Caeleigh Renkosiak            1.00 

VARSITY MEN POINTS SCORED

1. Jonathan Kittaka                   18.00

2. Santino Merino                     17.00

3. Cooper Eben                        14.00

4. Andrew Czyszczon               9.25

5. Brandon Cooper                  8.50

6. Hersch Perlmutter                 8.00

7. Wesley Laytham                   6.25

8. Martin Melto                        6.00

9. Miles Austrevich                   4.25

10. Erik Flores                         3.75

11. Neal Capapas                    3.25

12. Preston Buehrer                  2.75

13. Alex Aparicio                     2.00

13. Spencer Rosenfeld              2.00

14. Hunter Speese                    1.25

14. Brad Eben                          1.25

15. Jerry Tran                           0.50

 On Saturday, April 5, 2008, the Northside Varsity Women traveled to River Park Track in Chicago, Illinois for the 8th Annual Mather Invitational. The Mather Invitational features over 900 athletes, and over 30 Teams. Relays and Individual events were scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. Medals were awarded to the top 6 Relays and Individuals. Team Trophies were awarded to the top two teams. 

  Whitney Young edged Lane Tech 101.00 to100.50 to win the 2008 Mather Invitational. Whitney Young is now the favorite to win the 2008 City title. Kenwood Academy finished in third with 87 points. Mather finished in fourth with 85 points. Northside Varisy Women finished in fifth place with 55 points, and posted victories over Payton 38, Maine East 37, Dunbar 30.50, Steinmetz 27, Jones 21, Prosser 19, Fenger 15, Marshall 11, South Shore 11, Curie 8, Lincoln Park 8, Seton Academy 7, Lake View 1, Taft 1, Roosevelt 0, Von Steuben 0, Schurz 0, Kennedy 0, Little Village 0, Amundsen 0, CICS-Northtown 0, Douglass 0, and Chicago Academy 0.

  In the Shot Put, Northside Senior Alyssa Anderon placed third overall and BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD with a personal best throw of 31'2.50. Alyssa Anderson was awarded a Medal for placing third overall. Northside Senior Courtney Konow placed ninth overall with a throw of 26'0. Northside Senior Kaitlin Renkosiak placed 15th overall with a throw of 24'2.

  In the Discus, Northside Senior Courtney Konow placed fourth overall with a throw of 77'08. Courtney Konow was awarded a Medal for placing fourth overall. Northside Senior Kelly Varney placed fifth overall with a throw of 77'05. Kelly Varney was awarded a Medal for placing fifth overall. Northside Senior Kaitlin Renkosiak placed 9th overall with a throw of 71'11.

  In the High Jump, Northside Junior Maria Torres placed fourth overall and BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD with a personal best jump of 4'8. Maria Torres was awarded a Medal for placing fourth overall. Northside Senior Christina Prucnal completed the scoring by placing 8th overall with a personal best jump of 4'6. Northside Senior Karolina Maslanka placed 10th overall with a personal best jump of 4'4.

  In the Long Jump, Junior Maria Torres placed eighth overall and BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD with a personal best jump of 15'5! Junior Gayatri Satam placed 17th overall with an oustanding jump of 13'8. Junior Maria Zdunek placed 18th overall with a personal best jump of 13'6.50.

  In the Triple Jump, Junior Maria Torres placed second overall with an outstanding jump of 33'11.50. Maria Torres was awarded a Medal for placing second overall. Northside Junior Gayatri Satam placed 9th overall with an outstanding jump of 28'7. Northside Junior Alice Thatcher placed 12th overall with a personal best jump of 27'00.25.

  In the 4x800m Relay, Bessie Nolan, Karlyn Gehring, Jennifer Friedmann, and Anna Parks combined for an oustanding time of 11:07.70 to place fourth overall. Medals were awarded to Bessie Nolan, Karlyn Gehring, Jennifer Friedmann, and Anna Parks for placing fourth overall.

  In the 100m Dash, Freshman Robin Doherty ran a personal best time of 15.81.

  In the 200m Dash, Freshman Ashley Kossakowski ran an outstanding time of 33.61. Freshman Lyndsey Shallberg ran a personal best time of 34.42. Freshman Caeliegh Renkosiak ran an outstanding trime of 35.07.

  In the 400m Dash, Junior Adaora Achufusi placed 8th overall and BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD with a personal best time of 64.29. Freshman Nina Coomes placed 13th overall and ran a personal best time of 69.38. Freshman Ashley Kossakowski placed 23rd overall and ran an outstanding time of 78.35.

  In the 800m run, Northside Captain Anna Parks placed sixth overall with an outstanding time of 2:37.56. Anna Parks was awarded a Medal for placing sixth overall. Northside Sophomore Bessie Nolan placed ninth overall with an outstanding time of 2:43.98. Northside Junior Jennifer Friedmann ran an outstanding time of 3:03.05.

   In the 3200m Run, Northside Junior Ani Zotti placed fourth overall with a personal best time of 12:26.32. Ani Zotti was awarded a Medal for placing fourth overall. 

  In the Mile, Northside Junior Ani Zotti ran a time of 6:18 to place tenth overall.

  In the 100m Hurdles, Northside Senior Kelly Varney placed fourth overall with an outstanding time of 18.80. Kelly Varney was awarded a Medal for placing fourth overall. Northside Junior Jennifer Kane placed ninth overall with a time of 19.59. Northside Freshman Robin Doherty placed 11th overall with a personal best time of 21.33.

  In the 300m Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Karen Li placed 11th overall with a personal best time of 54.68. Northside Junior Maria Zdunek placed 15th overall with a personal best time of 58.30. Northside Freshman Robin Doherty placed 20th overall with a personal best time of 63.14.

  In the 4x400m Relay, Northside placed third overall with an official time of 4:28.00. Adaora Achufusi, Bessie Nolan, Kelly Varney, and Anna Parks were awarded Medals for placing third overall.

  Following the meet, the Northside Varsity Women traveled back to Northside College Prep for a Team / Parent Tailgate Party. However, the Northside Coaching staff left their clipboard at the Tailgate party, so relay splits will be coming on Monday. A special thanks to all of the Northside parents for hosting a wonderful Tailgate party.

 On Saturday, April 5, 2008, the Northside Varsity Men traveled to River Park Track in Chicago, Illinois for the 8th Annual Mather Invitational. The Mather Invitational features over 900 athletes, and over 25 Teams. All of the best Track Teams in Chicago were in attendance. Relays and Individual events were scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. Medals were awarded to the top 6 Relays and Individuals. Team Trophies were awarded to the top two teams.

 The Northside Varsity Men finished in second place overall. It was the highest finish at the Mather Invitational in the history of the program. The Mustangs were awarded a Team Trophy for placing second overall. Northside scored a total of 63 points, and posted victories over Payton (54), Fenger (53), Kenwood (48, Defending Indoor City Champions), Seton Academy (43), Curie (34), Lincoln Park (31), Steinmetz (31), Prosser (30), Marshall (22), Urban Prep (19), South Shore (18), Lake View (14), Lane Tech (13.50), Jones (6), Schurz (5), Von Steuben (5), Amundsen (1), Taft (0), Little Village (0), CICS-Northtwon (0), Douglass (0), Roosevelt (0), and Chicago Academy (0).  

 Over 900 athletes competed at the Mather Invitational, and the top individual point scorers in the Meet were Mather Junior Stephen Olopo and Northside Junior Eric Nelson. Northside Captain Eric Nelson lead the Mustangs with 23 points, by winning the High Jump, placing third in the Shot Put, placing 5th in the Discus, and placing 6th in the Triple Jump. Eric Nelson was awarded a Medal in all four events.

 In the High Jump, Northside Junior Eric Nelson broke the SCHOOL RECORD and the MEET RECORD with a personal best jump of 6'5! Curie Senior Kenneth Woods finished in second place with a jump of 5'8. Payton Senior LeRoy Gordon finished in third place with a jump of 5'8.

 In the Long Jump, Northside Junior Albert Lin completed the scoring by placing 8th overall with a personal best jump of 18'5.50! Northside Junior Martin Melto placed 9th overall with a personal best jump of 18'5.25!

 In the Shot Put, Northside Junior Eric Nelson placed third overall with an outstanding throw of 42'6.50. Northside Junior John Ko placed 20th overall with a throw of 32'5.50. Northside Freshman Jordan Jackson placed 39th overall with a throw of 26'9.50.

 In the Discus, Junior Eric Nelson placed fifth overall with a personal best throw of 103'04! Junior John Ko placed 7th overall with a personal best throw of 98'08! Senior Preston Buehrer placed 9th overall with a personal best throw of 86'09!

 In the Triple Jump, Eric Nelson broke the SCHOOL RECORD with a personal best Jump of 40'1.50! The record was previously held by Jelani Thompson, who jumped 40'1 at the 2003 CPS Outdoor Championships. Northside Junior Albert Lin completed the scoring by placing 8th overall with a personal best jump of 37'5.75. Junior Martin Melto placed 10th overall with an outstanding jump of 35'5.00.

 In the 4x800m Relay, Northside Junior Brandon Cooper ran a 2:07.70 800m split on the first leg of the Relay. Junior Simon Vecchioni ran a 2:16.10 800m split on the second leg of the Relay. Freshman Charlie Mesimore ran a personal best 2:12.00 800m split on the third leg of the Relay. Freshman Wesley Laytham anchored the Mustangs with a 2:12.20 800m split, for a total time of 8:48.20 to place Third overall! Brandon Cooper, Simon Vecchioni, Charlie Mesimore, and Wesley Laytham were awarded Medals for placing Third overall.

 In the 4x100m Relay, Senior Jerry Tran, Senior Erik Flores, Sophomore Neal Capapas, and Senior Preston Buehrer combined for a 50.14! Senior Preston Buehrer, in his second meet back, after 11 months of not being able to run due to a muscle wrapped around an artery in his leg, a February surgery, and weeks of re-hab, including walking with a cane, Northside Captain Preston Buehrer anchored the Mustangs to victories over Kenwood Academy, Amundsen, Payton, Lake View, Roosevelt, Schurz, Little Village, CICS-Northtown, and Chicago Academy. Preston Buehrer is listed on the Mustangs Distance Honor roll in both the 1600m run and the 3200m run, and during his athletic career has competed in every Track event from 100m to the 3200m run, including the Shot Put and Discus. In his first meet back on March 29, 2008, Buehrer competed in four events, and scored for the Mustangs in the Discus and anchored the Mustangs 4x200m Relay, to give the Mustangs a five point victory (110-105) over Kenwood Academy, the defending City Champions, and the Mustangs first ever Bronco Invitational Title. Preston Buehrer is on pace to return to the Mustangs 4x800m Relay by City Championships. During the time period he was injured and couldn't run, Preston Buehrer did not miss a single practice other than for Medical Treatment, to take the ACT, and Spring break. His leadership, mental toughness, and work ethic has been an inspiration to every athlete on the Team. Preston Buehrer has more determination and guts than any athlete on the planet, and the Mustangs are looking forward to his return to the 800m run at the Deerfield Track & Field Classic on Tuesday, April 8, 2008.

 In the 3200m run, Mather Junior Ivan Coronel won it with an outstanding time of 10:14.40. Lake View Senior Alex Agafonov placed second overall with an outstanding time of 10:22.33 Northside Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss placed third overall with a personal best time of 10:25.58. Northside Junior Jonathan Kittaka placed fourth overall with a personal best time of 10:31.94. Northside Sophomore Cooper Eben placed fifth overall with a personal best time of 10:35.83. Lincoln Park Senior Henry Mattingly placed sixth overall with an outstanding time of 10:55. Lincoln Park Junior Jacob Cetera placed seventh overall with an outstanding time of 11:12.94. Steinmetz Freshman Andres Mahmud completed the scoring by placing eighth overall with an outstanding time of 11:15.64. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss, Jonathan Kittaka, and Cooper Eben were awarded Medals for placing third, fourth, and fifth respectively.

 In the 110m hurdles, Northside Freshman Hersch Perlmutter placed seventh overall with an outstanding time of 19.82. Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon placed 14th overall with an outstanding time of 20.81. Senior Santino Merino placed 16th overall with an outstanding time of 21.28.

 In the 100m Dash, Northside Senior Jerry Tran ran an outstanding time of 13.01. Northside Junior Brandon Cooper ran an outstanding time of 13.05.

 In the 800m run, Northside Junior Jonathan Kittaka ran an outstanding time of 2:14. Northside Sophomore Cooper Eben ran a personal best time of 2:15. Northside Junior Simon Vecchioni ran an outstanding time of 2:17.

 In the 4x200m Relay, Northside Sophomore Brandon Teng, Senior Santino Merino, Sophomore Neal Capapas, and Senior Erik Flores scored for the Mustangs by placing 7th overall with an outstanding time of 1:43.69, and posted victories over Mather, Urban Prep, Amundsen, Payton, Lincoln Park, Little Village, Douglass, Schurz, Chicago Academy, Lake View, and South Shore.

 In the 400m Run, Northside Junior Brandon Cooper ran an outstanding time of 55.68. Freshman Noel Lopez ran an outstanding time of 58.22. Northside Senior Preston Buehrer ran an outstanding time of 62.78.

 In the 300m Hurdles, Santino Merino ran a personal best time of 48.81. Freshman Hersch Perlmutter ran a personal best time of 49.16. Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon ran a personal best time of 50.98.

  The five minute barrier is the bench mark for elite high school milers. In 1966, American distance legend Steve Prefontaine ran a Mile PR of 5:00 his freshman year of High School Track & Field. On Saturday, April 5, 2008, Northside Freshman Wesley Laytham passed Steve Prefontaine's High School Freshman mark with a personal best time of 4:57.50!!! 

  Payton Sophomore Jose Mora won the Mile with a personal best time of 4:43.52. Mather Junior Eddie Torres finished in second place with an outstanding time of 4:49.17. Lake View Senior Alex Agafonov finished in third place with an outstanding time of 4:50.00. Northside Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 4:52.60! Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss was awarded a Medal for placing fourth overall. Northside Freshman Charlie Mesimore finished in fifth place with a personal best time of 4:54.19! Charlie Mesimore was awarded a Medal for placing fifth overall. Lincoln Park Senior Derek Schnake finished in sixth place with an outstanding time of 4:56.92. Northside Freshman Wesley Laytham finished in seventh place with a personal best time of 4:57.50. Mather Junior Justen Garth completed the secoring by placing eighth overall with an outstanding time of 4:59.24.   

VARSITY POINTS SCORED

1. Eric Nelson                                      23.00

2. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss                11.00

3. Charlie Mesimore                             5.50

4. Jonathan Kittaka                               5.00

5. Cooper Eben                                    4.00

6. Wesley Laytham                               3.50

7. Hersch Perlmutter                             2.00

7. Albert Lin                                         2.00

7. John Ko                                           2.00

8. Brandon Cooper                              1.50

8. Simon Vecchioni                               1.50

9. Santino Merino                                 0.50

9. Erik Flores                                       0.50

9. Brandon Teng                                   0.50

9. Neal Capapas                                  0.50

 The Deerfield Track & Field Classic was canceled this afternoon, due to thunder storms. Athletes from Northside College Prep, Glenbrook North, and Deerfield High School look forward to the Deerfield Track & Field Classic every year. Prior to the start of the meet, Deerfield Seniors are honored in their final home meet of the season, by walking 100m with their parents on the Track between two lines of Deerfield athletes. As each athlete completes the walk with their parents, the Deerfield Coaching staff anounces over the stadium speakers, each Senior athlete's career highlights, most memorable Track moments, and their future collegiate plans. After all of the Deerfield Seniors have completed their final 100m walk on Senior night, the Field Events commence. In addition to outstanding competition between the three squads, the meet also offers all three teams unlimited entries in every event. The meet is highly competitive and participation friendly at the same time. The Mustangs, Warriors, and Spartans are also IHSA Sectional rivals, and look forward to the meet every year. The meet has been re-scheduled for Monday, April 21, 2008.

  The Mustangs also added the New Trier Invitational to their schedule, for Wednesday, April 16, 2008 for the Varsity Men, J.V. Boys, and Sophomore/Freshman Boys. The Varsity Men have also been invited to Windy City Relays on Saturday, April 19, 2008, and will take on Track Powerhouses, among others, East St.Louis (2nd in State in 2007), and Wallace (One of the Top Track Teams in Indiana) at Hanson Stadium. 

  Although the Deerfield Track & Field Classic was canceled Tuesday, the Northside College Prep Mustangs did have practice to prepare for the upcoming Ed Key Invitational.

 On Saturday, April 12, 2008, the Northside Varsity Women traveled to Lane Stadium in Chicago, Illinois for the Ed Key Invitational to take on host Kenwood Academy (defending Indoor City Champions and President's Day Invitational Champions), CICS - Longwood, Lane Tech, Hope, IMSA, Little Village, Austin, Corliss, Marshall, Fenger, Clark, Dunbar, and Bollingbrook. The Ed Key Invitational is named after former Kenwood Academy coaching legend Ed Key, who coached multiple athletes to the State Title in the 100m Dash.The point scale used for Individual events and relays was 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. Medals were awarded to the top three places in each event. Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon awarded Watermelons for all School Records. Team Trophies were awarded to the top two teams.  

  Although Lane Stadium, has been a Chicago landmark forever, in March 2008, Lane Stadium re-opened with a brand new all weather Track, 2 rings for Shot Put, Discus cage, and four runways for Long Jump and Triple Jump. However, prior to Saturday, all meets hosted at the new stadium were not completed due to lightning. It seems as if there is a permanent rain cloud that sits above the Indians new stadium. On Saturday, April 12, 2008, despite the freezing rain and some of the worst conditions the Mustangs have competed in this season, Kenwood Academy Head Coach Patrick Simon determination to complete the first meet ever at the newly re-opened Lane Stadium prevailed.

  Bolingbrook won the Meet with 153 points. The Northside Varsity Women were awarded a Team Trophy for placing SECOND overall with 135 points, and posted victories over Kenwood Academy (116), Dunbar (57), Fenger (42), Clark (39), Marshall (16), Corliss (13), Austin (8), Little Village (7), IMSA (6), Hope (2), CICS - Longwood (1), and Lane Tech (1).

  With the raining coming down, 15 mph winds, and temperatures in the 30s, it did not appear that it would be ideal weather for meet records, school records or even personal records in any event. However, the conditions were the same for all athletes in the meet, and the primary focus would be winning each event, rather than a time goal.

  In the 3200m Run, Northside Junior Ani Zotti wanted to do more than just win the race, she wanted to break the school record, and her determination and mental toughness prevailed against freezing rain and 15 mph winds. Junior Ani Zotti went out in 88 seconds for the first 400m, and then 94 seconds for the next 400m, for an 800m split of 3:02. Zotti then ran the next 400m in 95 seconds, for a 1200m split of 4:37. Ani Zotti then ran the next 400m in 93 seconds for a Mile split of 6:10. Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon informed Zotti, she was on pace to break the school record. Northside Assistant Coach Chad Ware gave Zotti her 400m lap splits as he ran across the Track in excitement. A week earlier, Zotti had run a 6:17 in the Mile at the Mather Invitational, and now with a Mile to go in the 3200m Run, Ani Zotti was running faster than her previous Mile race, and on pace to break Rachel Kittaka (12:21) school record in the 3200m run. Ani Zotti ran the next 400m in 92 seconds for a 2000m split of 7:42. Junior Ani Zotti ran the next 400m in 93 seconds for a 2400m split of 9:15. Ani Zotti ran the next 400m in 93 seconds for a 2800m split of 10:48. With 400m to go, Ani Zotti was on pace to break the school record and the meet record! Northside Junior Ani Zotti ran the final 400m in 89 seconds to WIN the 3200m run and BREAK THE SCHOOL RECORD and the MEET RECORD with a personal best time of 12:17. Ani Zotti also ran negative splits, running the first mile in 6:10, and  the final mile in 6:07 for a personal best time of 12:17. Ani Zotti was also awarded a Medal for winning the 3200m run!

  One of the characteristics of Championship Teams, is they have athletes that will step forward and make personal sacerificies to help their Team Win, and put the Team's goals first, before individual goals and outside interests. This requires an athlete to be at every meet, ready to race, and care about their teammates so much, that they don't want to let them down by not showing up to the meet. Track is a unique sport, that requires every athlete to be present to win a meet. The difference between winning and losing is generally one-two athletes not being present. The Northside distance runners, sprinters, throwers, and jumpers all rely on each other every week.

  Although the Mustangs had many athletes demonstrate those qualities on Saturday, one of the athletes that came through big to help her teammates upset Kenwood Academy was Northside Captain Anna Parks. Rather than go on a Family vacation to Minnesota, Anna Parks came to practice on Friday and offered to race in the 3200m run and the 1600m run, for a teammate who was sick, even though she is primarily a 400m/800m runner. Anna Parks could have been on vacation this past weekend, or even at a school club activity, instead she came to practice on Friday, and to the meet ready to race and help her teammates. Anna Parks scored 18 points in the meet, including, winning the mile, and helped put the Mustangs over the top.

  In the 3200m Run, Anna Parks ran a 6:27 (3:11/3:26) for the first mile, and finished the second mile in 6:30 (3:19/3:11), for a total time of 12:57.40 to place second overall! Anna Parks was awarded a Medal for placing second overall!

 In the High Jump, the Lane Stadium high jump pit was as small as a queen size bed, and was filled with water. Despite these condition, Northside Junior Maria Torres WON it with a jump of 4'7. Northside Senior KArolina Maslanka finished in seventh place with a jump of 4'0. 

 In the Long Jump, Northside Junior Maria Torres placed sixth overall with a jump of 13'9. Junior Gayatri Satam placed seventh overall with a jump of 13'7.

 In the Triple Jump, Northside Junior Gayatri Satam placed third overall with a jump of 24'4.5. Maria Torres was scratched from the Triple Jump.

 In the Shot Put, Northside Senior Alyssa Anderson placed fifth overall with a throw of 27'7. Northside Senior Courtney Konow placed sixth overall with a throw of 26'10.

  In the Discus, Northside Senior Courtney Konow placed second overall with a throw of 79'8.5. Northside Senior Kelly Varney finished in fifth place with a throw of 69'5.

 In the 4x100m Relay, Freshman Robin Doherty ran a 16.39 100m split on the first leg of the Relay. Freshman Nina Coomes ran a 16.98 100m split on the second leg of the relay. Lynette Ardies ran a 14.63 100m split on the third leg of the relay. Courtney Konow anchored the Mustangs to tenth place with a 15.20 100m split, for a total time of 63.20.  

 In the 4x800m Relay, Freshman Karlyn Gehring ran a 2:55 800m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Karen Li. Karen Li ran a personal best 3:01 800m split on the second leg of the relay. Su Yang ran a 2:57 800m split on the third leg of the Relay, and made a nice exchange to Bessie Nolan. Bessie Nolan anchored the Mustangs to victory with a 2:44 800m split, for a total time of 11:37.

  In the 100m Hurdles, Kenwood Freshman Nia Munson won it with a time of 18.00. Northside Senior Kelly Varney finished in second place with a time of 18.90. Junior Jennifer Kane finished in fourth place with a time of 22.40.

  In the 100m Dash, Bolingbrook Senior Mennane Boyd won it with an outstanding time of 12.6. Northside Freshman Nina Coomes ran a personal best time of15.70. Northside Freshman Robin Doherty ran a time of 16.50.

  In the 800m Run, Bessie Nolan, who has PR for 800 meters of 2:36, dug herself a hole early, by getting off to a slow start in the 800m run with an 87 on her first 400m. Bessie Nolan then ran a negative split of 85 to pass two runners and win the 800m run with a time of 2:52.8. Nolan was awarded a Medal for finishing first overall. Dunbar Freshman Dynasty Williams finished in second place with a time of 2:52.9. Bolingbrook Senior Ali Rollins finished in third place with a time of 2:57.7. Northside Freshman Su Yang ran an outstanding time of 2:59 to place fourth overall. Dunbar Senior Kenya Shellto finished in fifth place with a time of 3:03. Little Village Freshman Angelica Samperio finished in sixth place with a time of 3:09. Little Village Freshman Stephanie Abeja finished in seventh place with a time of 3:33.2. Clark Sophomore Misha McGlory completed the scoring and finished in eighth place with a time of 3:58.0.

 In the 4x200m Relay, Maria Zdunek ran a 31.83 200m split on the first leg of the relay. Nina Coomes ran a 35.37 200m split on the second leg of the relay. Courtney Konow ran a 32.47 200m split on the third leg of the relay. Maria Torres ran the anchor leg with one hand on the baton, and the other hand was holding her pants from falling off, for a 36.43 200m split, to place 9th overall with a total time of 2:14.1.

 In the 400m run, Junior Adaora Achufusi was scratched from the event. Northside Freshman Ashley Kossakowski arrived to the meet after the last heat of the 400m run had been completed.

 In the 300m Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Karen Li finished in fourth overall with a time of 60.1. Northside Junior Maria Zdunek finished in fifth overall with a time of 64.6.

 In the Mile, Northside Junior Anna Parks ran the first 400m in 85 seconds, and the next 400m in 90 seconds for an 800m split of 2:55. Anna Parks ran the next 400m in 92 seconds for a 1200m split of 4:27. Anna Parks ran the final 400m in 91 seconds to win the Mile with an outstanding time 5:58.1. Anna Parks was awarded a Medal for finishing first overall in the Mile. Northside Junior Ani Zotti ran the first 400m in 86 seconds, and the next 400m in 91 seconds for an 800m split of 2:57. Ani Zotti ran the next 400m in 95 seconds for a 1200m split of 4:32. Ani Zotti ran the final 400m in 96 seconds for a time of 6:08 to place second overall! Ani Zotti was awarded a Medal for finishing second overall in the Mile.

 In the 200m Dash, Northside Senior Kelly Varney placed second overall for the Mustangs with an outstanding time of 29.1. Northside Freshman Ashley Kossakowski placed seventh overall for the Mustangs with a time of 35.6.

 The Mustangs did not have enough alternates available to run the 4x400m Relay, and the event was scratched.

 On Saturday, April 12, 2008, the Northside Varsity Men traveled to Lane Stadium in Chicago, Illinois for the Ed Key Invitational to take on host Kenwood Academy (defending Indoor City Champions), Leo, Fenger, Hubbard, IMSA, Urban Prep, Dunbar, Marshall, Clark, Corliss, Hope, Little Village, Austin, Chicago Academy, and Crane. The Ed Key Invitational is named after former Kenwood Academy coaching legend Ed Key, who coached multiple athletes to the State Title in the 100m Dash.The point scale used for Individual events and relays was 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. Medals were awarded to the top three places in each event. Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon awarded Watermelons for all School Records. Team Trophies were awarded to the top two teams.

 Leo won the Meet with 124 points. Northside College Prep earned a Team Trophy by placing second overall with 106 points, and posted victories over Fenger (72.5), Hubbard (67), IMSA (59.50), Kenwood (54), Urban Prep (46), Dunbar (33), Marshall (25), Clark (18.50), Corliss (15), Hope (13), Little Village (9), Austin (8), Chicago Academy (4), and Crane (3).

 The Mustangs were lead in scoring by Junior Eric Nelson (23 points) and Sophomore Cooper Eben (14 points). Eric Nelson became the first athlete in Northside history to score over a 100 points in a season, and currently has a season total of 115.50 points and Track season doesn't even end until June.

 In the Shot Put, Northside Junior Eric Nelson placed second overall with a throw of 39'10.5. Northside Junior John Ko placed 11th overall with a throw of 32'3.5.

 In the Discus, Eric Nelson placed third overall with a throw of 100'1. John Ko placed fourh overall with a throw of 94'3.

 In the High Jump, the pit at Lane Stadium is as small as a queen size bed and was filled with water from the rain. It was almost to the extent of high jumping into a steeple chase pit. Northside Junior Eric Nelson won it with a jump of 5'10, and after there was a problem with the runway and pit on his first attempt at 6'1, Nelson didn't take any more jumps as a safety precaution. Northside Junior Wemi Jemine placed second overall with a personal best jump of 5'8.

 In the Long Jump, Northside Junior Albert Lin placed fourth overall with an outstanding jump of 17'11.75". Northside Junior Martin Melto placed seventh overall with a jump of 16'10.

 In the Triple Jump, Albert Lin and Martin Melto were scratched from the event.

 In the 3200m Run, Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran the first Mile in 5:18, and the final Mile in 5:19 for a total time of 10:37 to Win the 3200m run. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss was awarded a Medal for finishing first overall. Sophomore Cooper Eben ran the first Mile in 5:22, and the final mile in 5:21 for a total time of 10:43 to place second overall. Cooper Eben was awarded a Medal for finishing second overall.

 In the 4x100m Relay, Freshman Noel Lopez (12.89), Senior Santino Merino, Sophomore Neal Capapas, and Senior Erik Flores combined for a 51.40 to place 9th overall. Unfortunately, three of the splits are water-logged to the point were their unreadable.

 In the 4x800m Relay, Junior Brian Chhun ran a personal best 2:19 800m split on the first leg of the Relay. Junior Simon Vecchioni ran a 2:18 800m split on the second leg of the Relay. Senior Preston Buehrer ran a 2:37 800m split on the third leg of the Relay. Freshman Wesley Laytham anchored the Mustangs to third place overall with a 2:16 800m split, for a total time of 9:30. Brian Chhun, Simon Vecchioni, Preston Buehrer, and Wesley Laytham were awarded a Medal for placing third overall.

 In the 110m Hurdles, Junior Albert Lin placed sixth overall with an outstanding time of 19.30. Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon placed 9th overall with a time of 21.10.

 In the 100m Dash, Sophomore Neal Capapas placed 11th overall with a personal best time of 12.6. Junior Wemi Jemine placed 21st overall with an outstanding time of 13.30.

 In the 800m Run, Northside Junior Brandon Cooper ran the first 400m in 63 seconds, and the final 400m in 69 seconds for a time of 2:12 to win the 800m Run. Brandon Cooper was awarded a Medal for placing first overall. Northside Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss fell at the start of the race, injuring his arm, and got back up and completed the first 400m in 66 seconds, and the final 400m in 75 seconds for a time of 2:21 to place sixth overall.

 In the 4x200m Relay, Junior Martin Melto ran a 25.77 200m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Senior Santino Merino. Santino Merino ran a 26.81 200m split on the second leg of the Relay. Sophomore Neal Capapas ran a 26.09 200m split on the third leg of the Relay. Senior Erik Flores anchored the Mustangs with a 26.83 200m split, to place fifth overall, with a total time of 1:45.5.

 In the 400m Run, Fenger Senior Tony Bowman won it with a time of 54.0. Urban Prep Sophomore Marlon Marshall placed second overall with a time of 55.3. Leo Senior Isaac Smith placed third overall with a time of 55.60. IMSA Freshman Abe Lee placed fourth overall with a time of 55.90. Hubbard Sophomore Devonta Avery placed fifth overall with a time of 56.50. Corliss Junior Tremayne Dumas placed sixth overall with a time of 58.60. Urban Prep Freshman Siende Lemon placed seventh overall with a time of 59.30. Junior Simon Vecchioni completed the scoring by placing 8th overall and edging Fenger Junior Jerome Powell (59.70) with an outstanding time of 59.40.

 In the 300m Hurdles, Senior Santino Merino placed sixth overall with an outstanding time of 52.39. Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon ran a time of 56.98.

 In the Mile, Northside Freshman Wesley Laytham and Sophomore Cooper Eben went out in 74 seconds for the first 400m, and then ran the next 400m in 81 seconds for a 2:35 800m split, and then ran the next 400m in 80 seconds for a 3:55 1200m split. On the final lap, Wesley Laytham ran the final 400m in 69 seconds, to pass IMSA Senior Scott Ogilvie (5:04.7) at the line, with an outstanding time of 5:04.3 to win the Mile. Wesley Laytham was awarded a Medal for finishing first overall. Cooper Eben ran the final 400m in 73 seconds to finish third overall with an outstanding time of 5:08. Cooper Eben was awarded a Medal for placing third overall. Hubbard Senior Oscar Hernandez finished in fourth place with a time of 5:10.60. Kenwood Senior Maris Smith finished in fifth place with a time of 5:19. Kenwood Senior Chris Radford finished in sixth place with a time of 5:30.60. IMSA Junior Anthony Knuckey finished in seventh place with a time of 5:43.10. Northside Senior Brad Eben finished in eighth place with a time of 5:50, but did not count in the scoring because the Mustangs were only allowed two entries. Chicago Academy Junior Sean Choate was awarded eighth place with a time of 5:52.90 to complete the scoring.

 In the 200m Dash, Northside Senior Santino Merino ran a time of 27.70. Northside Junior Martin Melto did not make it to the starting line in time for his event.

 The Mustangs scratched the 4x400m relay due to the amount of unavailable alternates.

 The Northside Varsity Men, Junior Varsity Boys, and Sophomore-Freshman Boys will travel to New Trier High School on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 to take on New Trier, and Maine East in a Triangular Meet.