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Tuesday, October 31
BOYS & GIRLS TRACK & FIELD TEAM MEETING, Friday, January 12, 2007, 3:27 pm Cafeteria
The Northside College Prep Boys and Girls Track & Field Team, will have a Team Meeting on Friday, January 12, 2007, in the Cafeteria, at 3:27 pm. The purpose of the meeting will be to introduce the new coaching staff, announce exciting plans for the 2007 season and our Team Schedule, Team Training Rules, and for prospective athletes to fill out Athletic profile forms.
If for any reason, you can't attend the January 12, 2007 Boys and Girls Track & Field Team Meeting, contact Head Mens and Womens Track Coach Jon Gordon at Jongordon9@aol.com or 773-935-1617.
Official Practice starts, Tuesday, January 16, 2007, at 3:45 pm. Basketball players, Swimmers, and Wrestlers, will not be required to attend practice until their respective season ends. All athletes must have a "Players" Record Card and "Physical" turned in prior to our first practice.
There will be a Parents Meeting for the Boys and Girls Track & Field Team, on Friday, January 26, 2007, from 6:30 - 8:00 pm, in the Cafeteria.
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Tuesday, December 12
KING / QUEEN of the QUARTER
The entire Northside College Prep Track and Field Team will have a 400m Time Trial on Friday, January 19, 2007 from 7 pm - 9 pm at North Park University brand new Indoor Track & Field Stadium. The Time Trial will help determine our initial Varsity, J.V., and Sophomore 4x400m Relay Teams. The Time Trial will also help the coaching staff plan racing strategy for the distance events, and help determine future training in all other events.
Gatorade and water will be provided for all Athletes. Awards will be given to the fastest Senior, Junior, Sophomore, and Freshman Athlete in the 400m Dash.
Friday, January 12
Record 120 Athletes attend Northside Track & Field Information Meeting
On Friday, January 12, 2007, 120 athletes attended the Northside Track & Field Information Meeting. The 2007 Northside Track & Field Team will be the largest sports Team in the history of Northside College Prep. Based on the Athletic profiles turned in at the meeting, Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon could only describe the 2007 Team with one word, "Awesome". Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon predicts that every school record will be broken in 2007 on our way to the State Meet.
Exciting plans for the 2007 season, include a season schedule that is second to none, Team Tailgate Partys, 2-3 buses for every meet, the use of an Indoor Track within half-mile of Northside, new hurdle and throws equipment, a major upgrade in the coaching staff, and a dramatic increase in new uniforms.
Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon has received several emails and phone calls from athletes that couldn't make the meeting, and expects the number of athletes on the Team to be close to 150 athletes by Tuesday, January 16, 2007.
If for any reason, you missed the Team meeting on Friday, January 12, 2007, contact Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon at Jongordon9@aol.com or 773-935-1617.
Friendly reminder, all athletes must have a "New" players record for Track season on or before our first practice, and a new "stamped" physical or a current "stamped" physical on file with the athletic department from a Fall or Winter sport.
Friday, January 19
KING OF THE QUARTER: PRESTON BUEHRER
2007 2006
Time Place Time Trial Time Drop
1. Preston Buehrer 60.47 Junior (1) 61.00 -0.53 second
2. Geoff Edwards 60.60 Senior (1) DNR N/A
3. Simon Vecchioni 60.66 Sophomore (1) 73.00 -12.34 seconds
4. Benjamin Garcia 60.80 Sophomore (2) 63.00 -2.20 seconds
5. Jose Chotto 60.87 Junior (2) 62.00 -1.13 seconds
6. Santino Merino 63.41 Junior (3) 66.00 -2.59 seconds
7. Jonathan Kittaka 64.80 Sophomore (3) 67.00 -2.20 seconds
8. Sean Kung 66.30 Junior (4) DNR N/A
9. Ted Kalaw 66.40 Sophomore (4) DNR N/A
10. James Casper-Shipp 67.40 Junior (5) DNR N/A
11. Martin Melto 68.10 Sophomore (5) DNR N/A
12. Andrew Czyszczon 68.59 Freshman (1) N/A N/A
13. Thomas Nguyen 68.70 Freshman (2) N/A N/A
14. Jaisong Yang 68.81 Freshman (3) N/A N/A
15. Christian Okoye 68.84 Junior (6) DNR N/A
16. Joey Paquette 69.00 Senior (2) 63.00 +6 seconds
17. Joe Kennedy 69.04 Junior (7) DNR N/A
18. Harold Jaffe 69.40 Junior (8) DNR N/A
19. Cooper Eben 70.39 Freshman (4) N/A N/A
20. Irfan Hussain 70.59 Junior (9) 67.00 +3.59 seconds
21. Nathan Michaelson 71.50 Sophomore (6) 85.00 -13.50 seconds
22. Andrew Jacobs 73.40 Junior (10) DNR N/A
23. Faraz Khan 74.00 Junior (11) 88.00 -14.00 seconds
24. Brad Eben 74.10 Junior (12) 73.00 +1.10 seconds
25. Peter Wilk 76.57 Freshman (5) N/A N/A
26. Vinh Nguyen 77.53 Junior (13) DNR N/A
27. Coleman Gailloreto 84.30 Sophomore (7) 84.00 +0.30 second
28. Nebiu Tadele 91.53 Freshman (6) N/A N/A
29. Prasanth Bijjam 95.71 Freshman (7) N/A N/A
Friday, January 19
QUEEN OF THE QUARTER: ANNA PARKS breaks school record with 64.90 400m Time Trial!
2007 2006
Time Place Time Trial Time Drop
1. Anna Parks 64.90 Sophomore (1) 68.00 -3.10 seconds
2. Carmen Abelson 72.10 Sophomore (2) DNR N/A
3. Kelly Varney 73.75 Junior (1) 72.00 +1.75 seconds
4. Hannah Geil-Deufeld 74.03 Freshman (1) N/A N/A
5. Rachel Kittaka 75.93 Junior (2) 75.00 +0.93 second
6. Jaye Gardiner 76.05 Senior (1) DNR N/A
7. Maria Torres 76.10 Sophomore (3) 76.00 +0.10 second
8. Deirdre Lee 76.80 Freshman (2) N/A N/A
9. Natalie Hanigan 78.75 Senior (2) DNR N/A
10. Bessie Nolan 78.80 Freshman (3) N/A N/A
11. Adaora Achufusi 79.86 Sophomore (4) N/A N/A
12. Jessica Galang 80.80 Senior (3) DNR N/A
13. Jennifer Kane 81.20 Sophomore (5) 77.00 +4.20 seconds
14. Kaitlin Renkosiak 84.20 Junior (3) DNR N/A
15. Julia Shimada 84.21 Junior (4) 86 -1.79 seconds
16. Jessica Tapia 96.50 Freshman (4) N/A N/A
17. Maham Haider 98.90 Freshman (5) N/A N/A
18. Geetha Bijjam 110.00 Sophomore (6) DNR N/A
Wednesday, February 7
WHITNEY YOUNG INVITATIONAL CANCELED; Mustangs will attend GBN 2/13/2007 New Trier Invite 2/20/07
On Thursday, February 1, 2007, Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon received a voice mail upon returning home from practice from Whitney Young Girls Head Coach Bob Geiger. The Whitney Young Invitational has been canceled due to paper work problems and full details would be given by Whitney Young later. The meet will not be re-scheduled.
Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon contacted Evanston High School Friday morning in an effort to find a replacement meet for Saturday. However, with one days notice and a full field, Evanston was unable to accomodate Northside for Saturday, but did offer Northside a spot in the meet for 2008.
At approximately 10 am, the phone started ringing off the hook, once word got out that the Mustangs were looking for a meet to add to their 2007 Schedule. The Mustangs received several invitations from their IHSA Sectional rivals.
A special thanks to Glenbrook North Boys Head Coach Matt Purdy for inviting the Mustangs to the Spartan Classic on Tuesday, February 13, 2007.
A special thanks to New Trier Boys Head Coach Jim Casey for inviting the Mustangs to the Trevians February 20, 2007 Invitational featuring Loyola, Lake View, Northside and host New Trier High School. The Mustangs also accepted an invitation for an April 17, 2007 Outdoor Meet at New Trier High School as well.
Practice will take place today at 3:45 pm.
Wednesday, February 7
Northside Womens Track Team is seeking an additional Indoor Meet for February 2007
The Northside Womens Track & Field is seeking an additional Indoor Meet to replace the cancelation of the February 3, 2007 Whitney Young Invitational.
Although, the 2007 Northside Womens Track & Field Schedule features almost double the amount of meets compared to 2006, the Team would like the opportunity to participate in an early season meet rather than a Team Inter-squad meet in February 2007.
Any coach who has an available spot for a Womens Team for a February Indoor Track Meet, Please contact Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon at 773-935-1617 or at Jongordon9@aol.com. Coach Gordon is willing to pay any entry fee at his own expense and the Team is willing to travel any distance. Thanks.
Wednesday, February 7
University of Chicago Throws Coach Anna Swisher to provide Clinic at Northside
Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon has arranged for the University of Chicago Throws Coach Anna Swisher to provide a technique clinic at Northside College Prep on Thursday, February 8, 2007, and Thursday, February 15, 2007, from 6:15 am - 7:15 am for the Northside College Prep Men and Women Throwers, complete with video tape analysis.
Anna Swisher is a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) and a USA Track & Field certified coach.
Swisher was a three-time New England College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) discus champion and three-time NESCAC All-Academic Team selection as a member of the track & field team at Williams College. The school record holder in the discus, Swisher earned a bachelor's degree in history and psychology from Williams in 2005.
During her prep career, Swisher was an Illinois All-State selection in the discus and shot put in 2001.
Tuesday, February 13
Glenbrook North High School closed due to snow, Meet Canceled, Mustangs will practice at 3:45 pm
Northside College Prep is open today. However, Glenbrook North High School was forced to close this morning due to the impact of the snow. Therefore, the meet scheduled for this afternoon was canceled, and will be re-scheduled this week.
Thursday, February 15
Northside Womens Track & Field Team to compete in Presidential Relays at DeLasalle High School on Monday 2/19
The Northside Womens Track & Field Team will compete in the Presidential Relays at DeLasalle High School on Monday, February 19, 2007. The bus will leave from Northside at 9:15 am on Monday.
We will be attending several meets that have unlimited entries this season. However, this is a VARSITY only meet, and we are only allowed 3 entries in most events, and only 2 entries in several events. In addition to the Varsity Events, there will be a Sophomore/Freshman 4x160m, 4x400m, low hurdles, and 55m Dash.
VARSITY WOMEN SHOT PUT
1. Kaitlin Renkosiak Junior
2. Jolanda Steier Junior
3. Jennifer Mensah Sophomore
VARSITY WOMEN LONG JUMP
1. Maria Torres Sophomore
2. Julie Bujnowski Senior
3. Hannah Gail-Denfeld Sophomore
VARSITY WOMEN TRIPLE JUMP
1. Maria Torres Sophomore
2. Gayatri Satam Sophomore
3. Kaitlin Renkosiak Junior
VARSITY WOMEN HIGH JUMP
1. Kelly Varney Junior
2. Chynna Moerlien Senior
3. Hannah Gail-Denfled Sophomore
VARSITY WOMEN 55 METER DASH
1. Natalie Hanigan Senior
2. Adaora Achufusi Sophomore
Sophomore/Freshman Girls 55 Meter Dash
1. Stephanie Sotomayor Sophomore
2. Miriam Bawany Sophomore
VARSITY WOMEN 55 METER HURDLES
1. Amy Perez Senior
2. Kelly Varney Junior
Sophomore/Freshman Girls 55 Meter Hurdles
1. Maria Zdunek Sophomore
2. Karen Li Freshman
VARSITY WOMEN 4x800m Relay
1. Julie Bujnowski Senior
2. Meghan Schmit Junior
3. Jaye Gardiner Senior
4. Carmen Abelson Sophomore
Alt. Marisa Buchheit, Bessie Nolan
VARSITY WOMEN 4x160m Relay
1. Natalie Hanigan Senior
2. Maria Torres Sophomore
3. Adaora Achufusi Sophomore
4. Kelly Varney Junior
Alt. Amy Perez, Alex Custer
Sophomore/Freshman Girls 4x160m Relay
1. Stephanie Sotomayor Sophomore
2. Gayatri Satam Sophomore
3. Karen Li Freshman
4. Maria Zdunek Sophomore
Alt. Mariam Bawany, Collen Hoffman, Simmone Seymour
VARSITY WOMEN 800m RUN
1. Anna Parks Sophomore
2. Jennifer Friedmann Sophomore
3. Hannah Geil-Denfeld Sophomore
VARSITY WOMEN 400m DASH
1. Julie Bujnowski Senior
2. Courtney Konow Junior
VARSITY WOMEN 1600m Run
1. Ani Zotti Sophomore
2. Carmen Abelson Sophomore
3. Jessica Galang Senior
VARSITY WOMEN 4x400m Relay
1. Julie Bujnowski Senior
2. Natalie Hanigan Senior
3. Kelly Varney Junior
4. Anna Parks Sophomore
Alt. Amy Perez, Meghan Schmit
Sophomore/Freshman 4x400m Relay
1. Alice Thatcher Sophomore
2. Mahaim Haider Freshman
3. Jessica Tapia Freshman
4. Bessie Nolan Freshman
Alt. Seymour, Hoffman
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Monday, February 19
Northside College Prep WINS President Day Invitational at De La Salle High School!!!
On Monday, February 19, 2007, the Northside College Prep Varsity Women's Track & Field Team traveled to De La Salle High School in Chicago, Illinois for the President Day Invitational. De La Salle High School is famous for their Alumni which includes Mayor Richard Daley.
The Team began the day by singing Happy Birthday to Northside Assistant Coach Jose Nebrida. Team Captains presented Nebrida with a Pie, and a nice card, which was signed by the entire Team. After completeing 152 Marathons, Jose Nebrida reached the youthful age of 65. It turned out to be an outstanding birthday for Jose Nebrida. His wife threw him a surprise party, and the Mustangs delivered the best present ever, a dramatic come from behind Team VICTORY at the President Day Invitational. The lady Mustangs are now off to a 6-0 start to the 2007 Track & Field Season!!!
The President's Day Invitational featured host De La Salle High School, Harper High School, Washington High School, Julian High School, Cage Park High School, and Dunbar High School.
The meet was an eight hour battle, that began with the Shot Put. Since January 2007, Northside throwers have been meeting with Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon every morning at 6:15 am in the weight room, and working on throwing technique in the gym, and in the hallways. The Mustangs dedication paid off at the President Day Invitational. Junior Kaitlin Renkosiak placed 4th overall with a throw of 22'1. Junior Jolanda Steier placed 5th overall with a personal best throw of 21'6. The Mustangs scored 9 points in the Shot Put.
In the 55 meter low hurdles, Freshman Karen Li won the Sophomore-Freshman division with a personal best time of 10.94. Sophomore Maria Zdunek finished second with a personal best time of 11.57.
In the Varsity 55 meter low hurdles, Junior Kelly Varney placed 4th with an outstanding time of 10.18. Senior Amy Perez placed 6th with a Personal Best time of 11.58. The Mustangs scored 8 points in the 55 meter low hurdles.
In the 55 meter dash Sophomore-Freshman Division, Sophomore Stephanie Sotomayor placed 8th with an outstanding time 8.91. Sophomore Mariam Bawany placed 11th with a personal best time of 9.78.
In the Varsity 55 meter dash, Senior Natalie Hanigan placed 8th with an outstanding time of 8.06. Sophomore Adoara Achufusi placed 11th with an outstanding time of 8.38. The Mustangs scored 1 point in the 55 meter dash.
In the 4x800m Relay, Senior Julie Bujnowski battled Harper for the lead on the opening leg with an outstaning 800m split of 2:56.87. After a nice exchange, Junior Meghan Schmit ran an outstanding 800m split of 2:59.95, and passed the baton to Senior Jaye Gardiner. Gardiner ran a personal best 800m split of 3:03.18, and passed the baton to Sophomore Carmen Abelson. Carmen Abelson anchored the relay to VICTORY with an outstanding time of 2:54.87 for the final 800 meters of the 4x800m Relay. The Mustangs scored 10 points in the 4x800m Relay.
In the Long Jump, Senior Julie Bujnowski had one jump left after the 4x800m relay, and it was her best jump of the day. Bujnowski jumped an outstanding 13'4.5 to place 6th overall. Sophomore Maria Torres placed 7th overall with an outstanding jump of 13'1.5. Junior Courtney Konow placed 9th overall with a personal best jump of 9'10. The Mustangs scored 5 points in the long jump.
In the High Jump, Junior Kelly Varney placed 3rd overall and secured 6 vital points for the mustangs with a jump of 4'0.
In the Triple Jump, Maria Torres placed 1st overall with a jump of 31'5. Sophomore Gayatri Satam placed 5th overall with a jump of 26'4. Junior Kaitlin Renkosiak placed 6th overall with a jump of 22'9.25. The Mustangs scored 17 points in the Triple Jump.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x160m Relay, Stephanie Sotomayor, Gayatri Satam, Karen Li, and Maria Zdunek combined for an outstanding time of 1:48.51 to place 5th overall.
In the Varisty 4x160m Relay, Senior Natalie Hanigan ran an impressive 23.81 split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Maria Torres. Torres ran an outstanding 24.15 split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Adaora Achufusi. A Julian runner colided with Achufusi causing her to hit the ground hard, but she quickly got up to secure vital points for the Mustangs with a 28.13 split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior Kelly Varney. Varney ran a 24.64 split on the final leg of the relay to finish 5th overall with an outstanding time of 1:40.65. The Mustangs scored 4 points in the 4x160m Relay.
In the Varsity 1600m run, the one-two punch of Sophomore Carmen Abelson (6:20) and Senior Jessica Galang (7:09) dominated the field, and placed first and second respectively. Abelson ran outstanding 800m splits of 3:09 and 3:11. Galang also ran outstanding 800m splits of 3:21 and 3:48. The Mustangs scored 18 points in the Mile.
In the Varsity 400m run, Senior Julie Bujnowski placed 5th with a time of 72.93. Junior Courtney Konow placed 7th with a Personal Best time of 76.13. The Mustangs scored 6 points in the 400m run.
After the 400m run, the Mustangs had moved into 2nd place overall, and were closing in on Dunbar High School with the 800m run and the 4x400m as the only remaining events.
The Mustangs had originally planned on Anna Parks, Jennifer Friedmann, and Hannah Geil-Denfeld running in the Varsity 800m run. However, Hannah Geil-Denfeld was sick, and Jennifer Friedmann did not show up to the Bus. Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon announced as the Team was getting off the Bus, that Freshman Bessie Nolan, and Senior Amy Perez would run in their place. Although both athletes have a Cross Country background, neither was planning on running in the 800m run at the meet. Both athletes showed great mental toughness, and determination with milestone performances.
In the 800m run, Harper's Paulette Murry quickly took the lead with a strong start. After two laps, Northsides Anna Parks, Bessie Nolan, and Amy Perez moved in front of Murry. The Mustangs then held of strong surges from Kiara Williams, Lavon Johnson, and Kenyetta Sadler. Sophomore Anna Parks finished first overall with an outstanding time of 2:42. Freshman Bessie Nolan finsihed second overall with a personal best time of 2:50. Senior Amy Perez finished third overall with a personal best time of 2:59. The Mustangs SWEPT the top three places in the 800m run! The Mustangs scored 24 points in the 800m run to put them a few points ahead of Dunbar High School for FIRST place in the President Day Invitational.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x400m Relay, Sophomore Alice Thatcher, Freshman Mahaim Hiader, Freshman Jessica Tapia, and Freshman Collen Hoffman combined for a 4x400m relay time of 6:29.30 to place second overall in the 4x400m relay.
After an eight hour battle, the meet was going to come down to the final event, the Varsity 4x400m Relay. The Mustangs had to stay ahead of Dunbar in the 4x400m Relay to win the meet. After a meeting with the coaching staff and Team Captains, with the President Day Invitational Championship on the line, the Mustangs changed the order of the 4x400m Relay. Junior Kelly Varney lead off the Relay with a 75.46 400 meter split. Senior Julie Bujnowski ran the second leg with a 73.44 400 meter split. Senior Natalie Hanigan ran the third leg with a 72.90 400 meter split. Sophomore Anna Parks anchored the Relay to 3rd place overall, and one place ahead of Dunbar High school to win the Invitational with a 67.00 400 meter split on the final leg of the 4x400m Relay with a final time of 4:48.90. The Mustangs scored 6 points in the 4x400m relay.
Team Scores: 1. Northside College Prep 145
2. Dunbar 137
3. Harper 68
4. Julian 66
5. De La Salle 52
6. Washington (Chicago) 25
7. Gage Park 15
VARSITY POINT LEADERS
1. Kelly Varney 13.5
2. Maria Torres 13.0
3. Carmen Abelson 12.5
4. Anna Parks 11.5
5. Julie Bujnowski 11.0
6. Amy Perez 9.0
7. Jessica Galang 8.0
7. Bessie Nolan 8.0
7. Kaitlin Renkosiak 8.0
8. Gayatri Satam 4.0
8. Jolanda Steier 4.0
9. Natalie Hanigan 3.5
10.Jaye Gardiner 2.5
10.Meghan Schmit 2.5
11.Courtney Konow 2.0
12.Adaora Achufusi 1.0
SOPHOMORE-FRESHMAN POINT LEADERS
1. Karen Li 11
2. Maria Zdunek 9
3. Stephanie Sotomayor 2
3. Alice Thatcher 2
3. Mahaim Haider 2
3. Jessica Tapia 2
3. Collen Hoffman 2
4. Gayatri Satam 1
WIN = What's Important Now?
We Are the Champions
Tuesday, February 20
Mustangs prepare for Niles West Invitational
On Tuesday, February 20, 2007, the entire Northside Mens Track & Field Team traveled to New Trier High School for the New Trier Indoor classic, which featured Loyola, New Trier, Northside College Prep, and Lake View High School.
The meet featured unlimited entries in all events, and was not scored. Although the meet was not scored, Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon will still score the meet, because Varsity letters are awarded at Northside based on Varsity points scored in all meets. Since their were four teams, points will be awarded through fifth place, and relay points will be awarded through third place.
The highlights of the meet include a 3rd place finish overall by Northside Senior Geoff Edwards in the Long Jump, with a jump of 18'1. Edwards placed third in a field that included the best jumpers in last years IHSA State Sectional.
Northside Junior Preston Buehrer placed 5th overall in the 800m run with an outstanding time of 2:20. Buehrer also ran a 5:18 in the Mile.
Northside Sophomore Simon Vecchioni dropped 7 seconds of his PR to finish 6th overall in the 800m run with a personal best time of 2:21. Northside Junior Erik Flores also ran an outstanding 800m time of 2:25. Northside Junior Brian Chhun also ran a personal best 800m time of 2:29.5. Northside Junior Harold Jaffe ran a personal best 800m time of 2:31.
Northside 4x145m relay, which included Omer Aba-Omer, Santino Merino, Martin Melto, and Geoff Edwards, combined for third place overall.
Northside 4x400m relay, which included a 58 400m split by Senior Geoff Edwards on the first leg, and awesome exchanges to Erik Flores to Simon Vecchioni, and was anchored to third place by Northside Captain Preston Buehrer, for a time of 4:11.
VARSITY POINTS SCORED
1. Geoff Edwards 4.0
2. Preston Buehrer 2.0
3. Erik Flores 0.5
3. Simon Vecchioni 0.5
3. Omer Aba-Omer 0.5
3. Martin Melto 0.5
3. Santino Merino 0.5
The Mustangs will compete in their first Invitational of the season, this Saturday, February 24, 2007, at Niles West High School. The Niles West Invitational, features three divisions, Freshman, Sophomore, and Varsity. Last season, the Northside Freshman won the Niles West Invitational, and the Sophomore and Varsity squads placed fourth.
This year the Mustangs will be seeking their first Varsity Invitational title of the season at Niles West. All Northside Freshman will compete in the Freshman division. However, the majority of the Sophomore squad will compete at the Varsity level, in an effort to help the Varsity bring home the Niles West Invitational Title.
Saturday, February 24
Benjamin Garcia places 2nd with 5.9 in 50m Dash at Niles West Invitational! Northside Hunter Speese 400m Champion! Varsity Mustangs 7-4! Freshman 9-2!
On Saturday, February 24, 2007, the Northside Mens Track & Field team traveled to Niles West High School in Skokie, Illinois for the Niles West Invitational. The Meet featured host Niles West High School, Loyola, Maine West, Waukegan, Foreman, Driscol, Jones, Luther North, Northside College Prep, South Shore, Tilden, and Crete-Monee.
Every Northside athlete showed great determination, and competed in multiple events to fight for every point in the meet. The Varsity Mustangs placed 5th overall, and the Northside Freshman upset Loyola to place 3rd overall!
In the Varsity Long Jump, Captain Geoff Edwards lead the Mustangs with a 16'5. Sophomore Martin Melto Jumped 16'2, and Junior Joe Kennedy jumped 14'5.
In the Freshman Long Jump, Hunter Speese placed second overall with a jump of 14'11.
Neal Capapas jumped 13'5, and Alejandro Valdivieso jumped 9'6.
In the Varsity Triple Jump, Junior Vingh Nguyen jumped 26'11.75 to place 7th overall.
In the Freshman Triple Jump, for the second consecutive year (2006 - Albert Lin), Northside had the Freshman Triple Jump Champion. Freshman Jaisong Yang won the Triple Jump with a personal best jump of 27'11.25.
In the Varsity High Jump, Sophomore Martin Melto, Junior Joe Kennedy, Freshman Hunter Speese (Freshman division) came into the high jump competition at a higher hight than the competition in order to conserve energy, and the strategy backfired, as they were unable to clear it, and would have been better off entering the competition at a lower height to secure vital points.
In the Varsity Shot Put, Benjamin Garcia threw a personal best 35'10.5, and is closing in on the school record. Senior Darrel Johnson improved '0.5 from the New Trier Indoor classic with a personal best throw of 30'6.5. Senior Robert Garcia improved 0'4 from the New Trier Indoor classic with a personal best throw of 26'10. Junior Irfan Hussain threw a personal best 24'3. Junior Vingh Nguyen also threw a personal best 21'6.
In the Freshman Shot Put, Tenzin Wangdhen threw a personal best 19'2.
In the Varsity 1000m run, Senior John Holler ran a 2:21 800m enroute to a personal best 1000m time of 2:59 to place 6th overall. Junior Erik Flores placed 9th overall with a personal best time of 3:09. Junior Santino Merino placed 12th overall with a personal best time of 3:19.
In the Sophomore 1000m run, Coleman Gailloreto placed 8th overall with a personal best time of 3:47.
In the Freshman 1000m run, Cooper Eben placed third overal with a personal best time of 3:27. Thomas Nguyen placed sixth overall with a personal best time of 3:32.
In the 55m High Hurdles, Freshman Andrew Czyszczon was promoted to the Varsity prior to the meet, and was the Mustangs top hurdler on all levels. Czyszczon ran a personal best time of 12.30. Senior Max Brown also ran a personal best time of 13.04. Junior Vingh Nguyen ran a time of 16.40.
The Varsity 50m Dash featured 36 athletes from 12 schools, and Northside Sophomore Benjamin Garcia placed 2nd overall with a personal best time of 5.90! Garcia just started his season this week, after completing a successful basketball season, and had an immediate impact for the Mustangs in multiple-events. Junior Jose Choto also ran an outstanding time of 6.70 in the 50m Dash. Junior Erik Flores ran an outstanding time of 6.90 in the 50m Dash.
In the Freshman 50m Dash, Northside teammates Sam Olver and Thomas Nguyen tied with a 7.4 Freshman Alejandro Valdivieso ran a time of 8.3.
In the Varsity 800m run, Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda ran a personal best time of 2:34. Freshman Andrew Czyszczon ran a personal best time of 2:38. Junior Joe Kennedy ran a personal best time of 2:49.
In the Sophomore 800m run, Ted Kalaw placed 4th overall with a personal best time of 2:30. Nathan Michaelson placed 10th overall with a time of 2:42.
In the Varsity 4x160m Relay, Junior Santino Merino ran a 22.77 160m split on the opening leg of the relay. Sophomore Martin Melto had trouble with the exchange, and there was a delayed hand-off, and then Melto made a nice recovery with an outstanding 22.30 160m split on the second leg of the relay. Junior Jose Choto ran an outstanding 21.51 160m split on the third leg of the relay. Senior Geoff Edwards anchored the Mustangs to 4th place with an outstanding 20.38 160m split on the final leg of the relay, for a combined time of 1:26.95.
In the Freshman 4x160m Relay, Sam Olver ran a 24.79 160m split on the opening leg of the relay. Cooper Eben made a nice exchange and ran an outstanding 24.39 160m split on the second leg of the 4x160m relay. Alejandro Valdivieso ran a 25.70 160m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Neal Capapas. Freshman Neal Capapas anchored the 4x160m relay to 4th place overall with an outstanding 22.28 160m split on the final leg of the relay, for a combined time of 1:37.28
In the Varsity 600m run, Junior Santino Merino secured vital points for the Mustangs by placing 5th overall with a personal best time of 1:50.90. Junior Irfan Hussain ran a personal best time of 1:54.8. Junior Faraz Khan ran a personal best time of 1:58.5.
In the Sophomore 600m run, Gustavo Hernandez placed third overall with a personal best time of 1:52.2
In the Freshman 600m run, Thomas Nguyen placed 5th overall with a personal best time of 1:59.0.
In the Varsity 400m run, Junior Erik Flores placed 6th overall with a time of 60.78.
Junior Geoff Edwards placed 7th overall with a time of 60.90. Senior Robert Garcia ran a time of 71.00.
In the Freshman 400m run, Hunter Speese won the 400m title with a personal best time of 63.0! Speese ran a 63 despite being accidently slowed by an official fifty meters before the finish line, and then still managed to re-start and hang-on for the victory. Freshman Peter Wilk ran a time of 70.0. Freshman Alejandro Valdivieso ran a time of 72.0.
In the Varsity 55m Low Hurdles, Freshman Andrew Czyszczon ran a personal best time of 11.24. Senior Max Brown made a nice recovery after a head first fall on the first hurdle, and ran a personal best time of 12.93.
In the Varsity Mile, one year ago, Senior Joe Terdik started the season with a 5:20 mile, and ended the season with a 4:37 School record. This year, the Mustangs have had two athletes start the season under 5:20. Junior Preston Buehrer (5:18 at New Trier Indoor Classic), and at the Niles West Invitational, Senior John Holler ran an outstanding time of 5:17.
Cuitlahuac Pineda also ran an outstanding Mile time of 5:38. Senior Joey Paquette also ran a great time of 5:45, in his first mile race of the season.
In the Freshman Mile, Jaisong Yang placed 4th overall with a personal best time of 5:40. Freshman Cooper Eben dropped 17 seconds in less than 4 days with a personal best mile time of 5:51!!
In the Varsity 200m Dash, Junior Erik Flores ran an outstanding time of 26.98. Junior Jose Choto also ran an outstanding time of 27.02.
In the Sophomore 200m Dash, Nathan Michaelson ran a time of 30.06.
In the Freshman 200m Dash, Hunter Speese placed third overall with a personal best time of 27.00. Freshman Neal Capapas dropped over a second, and placed fifth overall with a personal best time of 27.80. Freshman Sam Olver ran an outstanding time of 32.20
In the Varsity Weightmen Relay, Sophomore Benjamin Garcia lead-off with an impressive 20.34 160m split. Senior Darrel Johnson ran a personal best 27.86 160m split on the second leg of the relay. Senior Robert Garcia ran a 26.77 160m split on the third leg of the relay. Junior Vingh Nguyen anchored the relay to Third place with a personal best 24.66 160m split on the final leg of the relay, for a combined time of 1:39.63.
In the Varsity 4x400m Relay, Senior Geoff Edwards ran a 61.23 on the first leg of the Relay and made a nice exchange to Jose Choto. Junior Jose Choto ran a 63.91 on the second leg of the Relay and made a good exchange to John Holler. Senior John Holler ran a 64.06 on the third leg of Relay. Sophomore Benjamin Garcia anchored the relay to Third Place with a 65.80 on the final leg of the Relay, for a combined time of 4:15.00, to secure vital points for the Mustangs.
In the Freshman 4x400m Relay, Tenzin Wangdhen lead-off with a 76.34 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Cooper Eben ran a 72.09 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Thomas Nguyen ran a 72.96 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Peter Wilk anchored the relay to fourth place with a 72.90 400m split on the final leg of the 4x400m relay, for a combined time of 4:54.2
VARSITY POINTS
1. Benjamin Garcia 11.0
2. Santino Merino 3.5
3. Geoff Edwards 3.0
4. Jose Choto 3.0
5. John Holler 2.5
6. Martin Melto 1.5
7. Darrel Johnson 1.5
8. Robert Garcia 1.5
9. Vingh Nguyen 1.5
10. Erik Flores 1.0
SOPHOMORE POINTS
1. Gustavo Hernandez 6
2. Ted Kalaw 4
FRESHMAN POINTS
1. Hunter Speese 24
2. Jaisong Yang 14
3. Cooper Eben 8.5
4. Thomas Nguyen 4.0
5. Neal Capapas 3.5
6. Sam Olver 1.5
7. Alejandro Valdivieso 1.5
8. Peter Wilk 1.0
9. Tenzin Wangdhen 1.0
VARSITY POINTS SEASON LEADERS (2 Meets)
1. Benjamin Garcia 11.0
2. Geoff Edwards 7.0
3. Santino Merino 4.0
4. Jose Choto 3.0
5. John Holler 2.5
6. Preston Buehrer 2.0
7. Martin Melto 2.0
8. Darrel Johnson 1.5
9. Robert Garcia 1.5
10.Vingh Nguyen 1.5
11.Erik Flores 1.5
12.Simon Vecchioni 0.5
13.Omer Aba-Omer 0.5
Tuesday, March 6
Preston Buehrer drops 40 seconds in one year at Fenton Classic in Two Mile! Eric Nelson places 3rd in Shot Put! Albert Lin leads Mustangs!
On Tuesday, March 6, 2007, the Northside Mens Track & Field traveled to Bensenville, Illinois for the Fenton Indoor Classic. The Mustangs encourted a lot of setbacks prior to the meet, including the bus arriving 30 minutes late, and athletes Wemi Jemi, Shaheed Ghogha, Omer Aba-Omer, Darrel Johnson, Gustavo Hernandez, Max Brown not at the Meet without any notice to the coaching staff. Geoff Edwards and James Rey were also not at the meet due to illness. Jose Choto (ACT preparation), Brad Eben (SAT Preparation), Erik Flores (ACT Preparation), John Holler (Scholarship commitment), and Prasanth Bijjam all properly notified the coaching staff a week in advance that they would be unable to attend the meet. Therefore, due the missing athletes, the Mustangs were forced to call upon Freshman Hunter Speese, Neal Capapas, and Peter Wilk to compete at the Varsity level, and they all came through big for the Mustangs, scoring points in their very first Varsity meet. Also, several Varsity athletes took on additional events to help fill in for the missing Northside athletes.
In the Varsity Long Jump, Sophomore Albert Lin placed third overall with a personal best jump of 17'7.5. Lin lead the Mustangs in scoring by placing in four event with four Personal Records! Sophomore Martin Melto also had a personal best jump of 16'11. Freshman Hunter Speese jumped 14'6.75. Freshman Neal Capapas improved 1'0 for a personal best jump of 14'5!
In the Sophomore/Freshman Long Jump, Freshman Jaisong Yang jumped a personal record 13'6.
Prior to the Fenton Indoor Classic, Sophomore Albert Lin had not jumped in a meet since the 2006 IHSA Sectional Championships because Basketball season just recently ended. Albert Lin was also without track spikes because they are prohibited at Bison Stadium, and was forced to use basketball shoes. Despite the above circumstances, in his first meet of the season, in the Varsity Triple Jump, Albert Lin placed second overall with a personal best jump of 37'2!!!
In the Sophomore/Freshman Triple Jump, Freshman Jaisong Yang improved 1'0 for a personal best jump of 28'11. Yang placed third overall in the Sophomore/Freshman Triple Jump.
In the Varsity High Jump, Freshman Hunter Speese placed third overall with a personal best jump of 5'2. Junior Sean Kung also jumped a personal best 4'8.
In the Varsity 4x800m Relay, Senior Captain Patrick O'Connor appeared in his first meet in 2007. On the first day of practice this season, Patrick O'Connor suffered a stress fracture right below his knee. While recovering, Patrick O'Connor's strong leadership skills and determination have been priceless to the Mustangs. During his re-hab, O'Connor improved his strength dramatically, by becoming a member of 20 Pulls-Club with 21 Pull-ups, and increased his strength in Squats and Bench Press as well. While injuried, Patrick O'Connor primarily trained by running in the deep end (12 feet) of the Northside swimming pool, and even ran intervals in the pool as well. As the Mustangs gradually increase his mileage, he will have a major impact for the Mustangs, and was already the Mustangs top 800m runner and Miler at the Fenton Indoor Classic.
On the first leg of the Varsity 4x800m Relay, Patrick O'Connor ran an 800m time of 2:23 and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Simon Vecchioni. Sophomore Simon Vecchioni ran an 800m time of 2:29. On the third leg of the 4x800m Relay, Junior Santino Merino ran an 800m time of 3:07. Officials believe Merino may have ran an extra lap. Sophomore Brian Chhun anchored the relay to third place with an 800m split of 2:47, for a total time of 10:46.
The Sophomore/Freshman 4x800m Relay had to be scratched due Gustavo Hernandez not showing up to the meet, and Freshman Thomas Nguyen, Sophomore Nathan Michaelson, and Sophomore Ted Kalaw physicals expiring March 1, 2007.
In the Varsity 4x135 Yards Relay, Junior Santino Merino ran a 15.82 split on the first leg of the Relay. Freshman Peter Wilk ran a 17.59 split on the second leg of the Relay. Junior Sean Kung ran a 17.35 split on the third leg of the Relay. Freshman Neal Capapas anchored the Relay to third place with a 17.35 split, for a total time of 1:09.34.
In the Sophomore/Freshman 4x135 Yards Relay, Sophomore Coleman Gailloreto ran a 20.61 split on the 1st leg of the Relay. Freshman Sam Olver ran a 20.31 split on the second leg of the 4x135 Yards Relay. Freshman Neibu Tadele ran a 21.81 split on the third leg of the Relay. Freshman Tenzin Wangdhen anchored the Relay to third place with a 20.12 split, for a total time of 1:22.85.
In the Varsity 3200m run, the Mustangs were looking forward to taking on Fenton Track Star Nathan Smith. But after two impressive meets in the 3200m run this season, Smith was resting for the Mile, and not racing in the 3200m. With Smith not racing, the Mustangs knew at the starting line that it would be a battle between Northside athletes for the top places in the 3200m run.
In 2006, Northside Preston Buehrer placed third in the Varsity 3200m run at the Fenton Indoor Classic with a two mile time of 12:04. In 2007, Northside Captain Preston Buehrer dropped 40 seconds in one year to WIN the Fenton Indoor Classic 3200m run with an Outstanding time of 11:24 (5:30/5:54). Sophomore Jonathan Kittaka placed second overall with a time of 11:32 (5:31/6:03). Freshman Cuitlahuac Pineda placed third overall with an outstanding time of 12:03 (5:55/6:08). Junior Faraz Khan completed the scoring in the 3200m run by placing fourth overall with a time of 13:25 (6:11/7:14). Khan earned his first Varsity letter in Track by scoring in the meet. Senior Joey Paquette placed fifth overall with a time of 13:40 (6:20/7:20).
In Sophomore/Freshman 3200m run, Cooper Eben placed third overall with an outstanding time of 13:20 (6:08/7:12).
In the Varsity Shot Put, Senior Elliot Rembert threw a personal best 25'10. After completion of the Two Mile run, Junior Preston Buehrer threw the shot put 25'4. Senior Robert Garcia threw 24'7. Junior Irfan Hussain threw 23'0. Junior Vingh Nguyen tied his PR with a throw of 21'6.
In the Sophomore/Freshman Shot Put, Sophomore Captain Eric Nelson appeared in his first Track meet in 2007. Eric Nelson was one of the mustangs top jumpers, hurdlers, and sprinters in 2006. During an outstanding basketball season, Eric Nelson hurt his ankle, and is currently unable to run or jump, and has been limited to re-hab exercises and strength training. Eric Nelson has shown great dedication in the weight room, and has increased his strength dramatically, and just learned how to throw a Shot Put last Friday in an effort to help his teammates at the Fenton Indoor Classic. After only three standing throws in practice, Eric Nelson learned the glide. Eric Nelson showed great mental toughness and determination, and threw a Personal Best 34'10 to place Third overall in the Fenton Indoor Classic. In his first meet ever throwing a Shot Put, Eric Nelson threw 9'0 farther than his teammates and was within 2'2 of the school record!!
Freshman Alejandro Valdivieso threw a personal best 24'1 in the Sophomore/Freshman Shot Put. Freshman Tenzin Wangdhen threw a personal best 19'6 in the Shot Put. Freshman Neibu Tadele threw a personal best 18'6.
In the Varsity 50 Yard High Hurdles, Sophomore Albert Lin placed 3rd overall with a personal best time of 8.49.
In the Freshman 50 Yard High Hurdles, Freshman Andrew Czyszczon placed 4th overall with a personal best time of 9.46.
In the Varsity 800m run, Sophomore Simon Vecchioni ran an outstanding time of 2:27. Junior Harold Jaffe ran an outstanding time of 2:31. Sophomore Brian Chhun ran a time of 2:42, which was 5 seconds faster than his relay split in the 4x800m relay. Junior Andrew Jacob ran a time of 2:43. Junior Irfan Hussain ran a time of 2:48.
In the Sophomore/Freshman 800m run, Freshman Andrew Czyszczon placed fourth overall with a time of 2:42. Sophomore Coleman Gailloreto placed sixth overall with a time of 3:08.
In the Varsity 4x270 Yards Relay, the Mustangs upset Contant for 2nd place, with a total time of 2:30.46. Sophomore Martin Melto ran a 36.74 split on the first leg of the Relay. Freshman Peter Wilk ran a 39.87 split on the second leg of the Relay. Santino Merino ran a 35.59 split on the third leg of the Relay. Freshman Neal Capapas anchored the Relay to second place with a 38.46 split, for a total time of 2:30.46.
The Sophomore/Freshman 4x270 Yards Relay was scractched due to Gustavo Hernandez not showing up to the meet, and Freshman Thomas Nguyen, and Sophomore Nathan Michaelson physicals expiring March 1, 2007.
In the Varsity 400m run, Junior Sean Kung ran a personal best time of 65.14, dropping 1.16 seconds off his PR. Freshman Hunter Speese was in contention with the leaders, on a sub-60 pace through 300 meters, but the Athlete from Contant accidently stepped on the back of Speese's shoe during the race, causing the shoe to fly off. Hunter Speese showed great mental toughness staying in the race, but the incident caused both athletes to stop momentarily and Speese was unable to maintain the same speed with only one shoe. Based on an outstanding 300 meters prior to the accident, the Mustangs look forward to Speese next 400m race.
In Sophomore/Freshman 400m run, Freshman Sam Olver ran a personal best time of 74.23.
In the Varsity 50 Yard Int. Hurdles, Sophomore Albert Lin placed third overall with a time of 8.23. Junior Santino Merino placed fourth overall with a personal best time of 8.90 to secure vital points for the Mustangs.
In the Sophomore/Freshman 50 Yard Int. Hurdles, Freshman Andrew Czyszczon placed fourth overall with a personal best time of 9.43.
In the Varsity Mile Run, Senior Patrick O'Connor lead the Mustangs with a 5:27. Junior Preston Buehrer ran a 5:28. Sophomore Jonathan Kittaka ran a 5:33. Freshman Cuitlahuac Pineda ran a personal best time of 5:34. Junior Harold Jaffe ran a time of 5:42.
In the Sophomore/Freshman Mile Run, Freshman Jaisong Yang ran a personal best time of 5:33. Freshman Cooper Eben ran an outstanding time of 5:52.
In the Varsity 200m Dash, Freshman Hunter Speese ran an outstanding time of 27.47. Freshman Neal Capapas also ran an outstanding time of 28.10 Junior Sean Kung ran a personal best time of 29.17. Freshman Peter Wilk ran a time of 30.20.
In the Sophomore/Freshman 200m Dash, Sam Olver ran a time of 32.06.
In the Varsity Weightmans Relay, the Mustangs were unable to score any points because Senior Robert Garcia and Senior Elliot Rembert could not run one lap, leaving the Mustangs with only 2 available athletes for the Weightmans Relay. Irfan Hussain and Vingh Nguyen were both prepared to race in the Weightmans Relay, but it takes four athletes for a Relay. Northside Captain Preston Buehrer offered to run in the relay to help his teammates, but was already in four events, and IHSA rules only allow an athlete to participate in four events in a single meet. The Mustangs were forced to scratch the Relay, and sacerfice points.
In the Sophomore/Freshman Weightmans Relay, Freshman Neibu Tadele, Alejandro Valdivieso, and Tenzin Wangdhen were prepared to run, but Sophomore Gustavo Hernandez did not show up to the meet, so the Relay had to be scratched.
In the Sophomore/Freshman 4x405 Yards Relay, the Freshman were prepared to race. But Freshman Neal Capapas and Freshman Peter Wilk had to be promoted prior to the meet to the Varsity Team to replace missing Varsity athletes. Both Capapas and Wilk came through for the Mustangs, earning Varsity letters, by scoring points in the 4x270 Yards Relay. However, it left the Sophomore/Freshman 4x405 Relay without enough athletes for the 4x405 Yards Relay, so it had to be scratched.
In the Varsity 4x405 Yards Relay, Sophomore Martin Melto ran a 60.80 split on the first leg and made a nice exchange to Simon Vecchionni. Sophomore Simon Vecchionni ran a 60.65 split on the second leg of the relay. Sophomore Brian Chhun ran 62.41 split on the third leg of the relay. Junior Preston Buehrer, after running the 3200m run, and the Mile, anchored the 4x405 Yards Relay for the Mustangs to third place, with an outstanding 59.50 split, for a total time of 4:02.30.
The Meet featured three Teams, Fenton, Constant, and Northside College Prep. The point scale for Relays was 5-3, and for individual events was 5-3-2-1.
Fenton Indoor Classic Varsity Point Leaders
1. Albert Lin 9
2. Preston Buehrer 5
3. Jonathan Kittaka 3
4. Cuitlahuac Pineda 2
4. Hunter Speese 2
5. Santino Merino 1.75
6. Faraz Khan 1.0
7. Neal Capapas 0.75
7. Martin Melto 0.75
7. Peter Wilk 0.75
VARSITY POINTS SEASON LEADERS (3 Meets)
1. Benjamin Garcia 11.00
2. Albert Lin 9.00
3. Preston Buehrer 7.00
3. Geoff Edwards 7.00
4. Santino Merino 5.75
5. Jose Choto 3.00
5. Jonathan Kittaka 3.00
6. Martin Melton 2.75
7. John Holler 2.50
8. Cuitlahuac Pineda 2.00
8. Hunter Speese 2.00
9. Darrel Johnson 1.50
9. Robert Garcia 1.50
9. Vingh Nguyen 1.50
9. Erik Flores 1.50
10. Faraz Khan 1.00
11. Neal Capapas 0.75
11. Peter Wilk 0.75
12. Simon Vecchioni 0.50
12. Omer Aba-Omer 0.50
(Coming soon: Sophomore-Freshman Point Totals and Leaders)
Friday, March 9
Preston Buehrer breaks 5 minute barrier! Jose Choto 24.93 200m! 56.19 400m! Jonathan Kittaka 10:50 3200m run! 4x200m Relay School Record Broken!!
On Friday, March 9, 2007, the Northside College Mens Track & Field Team traveled to historic Henry Crown Field House at the University of Chicago for the UC Lab School Varsity Indoor Classic! The meet featured University High, Wheaton Academy, Northshore Country Day, Northside College Prep, and Westmont High School. It was by far the best indoor meet in the history of Northside College Prep.
In the 3200m run, Sophomore Jonathan Kittaka dropped 42 seconds for a personal best time of 10:50 to place third overall (5:17/5:33). Freshman Cuitlahuac Pineda dropped 20 seconds for a personal best time of 11:43 to place sixth overall (5:43/6:00). Freshman Cooper Eben dropped 58 seconds for a personal best time of 12:22 to place tenth overall (5:58/6:24). Junior Faraz Khan placed 11th overall with a personal best time 12:55 (6:03/6:52). Junior Brad Eben placed 12th overall with an outstanding time of 13:17 (6:15/7:02). Junior Irfan Hussain placed 14th overall with a time of 14:02 (6:47/7:15).
In the 55m Hudrles, Junior Santino Merino ran an outstanding time of 10.44 to place fifth overall. Freshman Andrew Czyszczon ran an outstanding time of 11.30 to place sixth overall.
In the 55m Dash, Junior Jose Choto ran an outstanding time of 7.10 to place fifth overall. Freshman Neil Capapas ran an outstanding time of 7.30. Junior Vinh Nguyen ran an outstanding time of 8.10
In the 4x800m Relay, Sophomore Simon Vecchioni ran the first leg of the relay in a personal best time of 2:18 and made a nice exchange to Brian Chhun. Sophomore Brian Chhun ran the second leg of the relay in an outstanding time of 2:33. Junior Harold Jaffe made up dramatic ground on the third leg of the relay with a personal best time of 2:26. Junior Erik Flores anhored the 4x800m relay to third place with an outstanding time of 2:29, for a total team time of 9:46.
THE MUSTANGS BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD IN THE 4x200M RELAY BY THREE SECONDS WITH A TIME OF 1:43.12. Junior Jose Choto lead off the relay against an intense field, including sprint powerhouse Westmont High School, with a personal best 24.93 200m split to put the Mustangs in the lead inches ahead of Westmont High School. Freshman Hunter Speese ran a 26.37 200m split on the second leg of the relay. Junior Santino Merino took the baton and ran an outstanding 26.67 200m split, and made a nice exchange to Captain Geoff Edwards. Senior Geoff Edwards anchored the relay to second place, with 25.45 200m split, and a NEW SCHOOL RECORD of 1:43.12!!!
The bench mark for elite high school milers is the five minute barrier. On Friday night, the Mustangs witnessed history, as Captain Preston Buehrer became the sixth athlete in the history of Northside to break the five minute barrier! Northside Junior Preston Buehrer ran the first 200m of the race in 32 seconds, and was at 69 seconds at 400m, and 1:47 through 600m, and 2:26 at 800m, and 3:06 through 1000m, and 3:47 at 1200m!, and 4:25 through 1400m, and had an outstanding kick on the final 200m for a personal best mile time of 4:59, and placed fifth overall. Preston Buehrer dropped 29 seconds from the Fenton Bison Indoor Classic!
Senior John Holler also had a dramatic performance in the Mile. Holler was at 33 seconds for the first 200m of the race, and was at 70 seconds at 400m, and 1:48 through 600m, and 2:28 at 800m, and 3:08 through 1000m, and 3:49 at 1200m!, and 4:31 through 1400m, and ran a personal best mile time of 5:06, and placed sixth overall. John Holler dropped 11 seconds from the Niles West Invitational! Senior John Holler could be the next Mustang to break the five minute barrier at the Kenwood Invitational on March 24, 2007.
Freshman Jaisong Yang also ran a personal best mile time of 5:23 (2:36/2:47). Freshman James Rey ran an outstanding time of 6:02 in his first high school Track Meet (2:55/3:07).
The 400m Dash was one for the ages. Freshman Hunter Speese ran a personal best time of 58.80 to place fourth overall! Senior Geoff Edwards ran an outstanding time of 59.40 to place fifth overall! Erik Flores ran a personal best time of 59.80 to place sixth overall! Freshman Neal Capapas ran his first 200m in 26 seconds, and a personal best 400m time of 61.60. Freshman Peter Wilk ran a personal best 400m time of 66.40.
In the 800m run, Sophomore Jonathan Kittaka ran a personal best time of 2:19 to place fourth overall. Sophomore Simon Vecchioni also ran an outstanding time of 2:19 to place fifth overall. Freshman Cuitlahuac Pineda ran a personal best time of 2:28. Junior Santino Merino ran a personal best time of 2:29. Freshman Andrew Czyszczon ran a personal best time of 2:32. Junior Jacob Andrews tied his PR with a time of 2:42.
In the 200m Dash, Geoff Edwards ran an outstanding time of 25.40 to place SECOND overall. Sophomore Martin Melto ran a personal best time of 26.61 to place sixth overall. Junior Erik Flores ran a time of 27.35.
In the 4x400m Relay, Junior Jose Choto ran a 56.19 400m split on the first leg of relay! Sophomore Simon Vecchioni ran a 59.97 400m split on the second leg of the 4x400m relay. Sophomore Brian Chhun ran a 62.21 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Captain Preston Buehrer anchored the relay to second place with a 61.09 400m split, for a total time of 3:59.46.
In the Triple Jump, U-High Sugaya jumped 41'11 to win it. Northside Vinh Nguyen jumped 24'1 to place fifth overall.
In the Long Jump, Senior Geoff Edwards jumped 16'7 to place third overall. Sophomore Martin Melto jumped 16'4 to place fourth overall. Junior Erik Flores jumped 14'4 to place fifth overall. Freshman Hunter Speese jumped 14'3.5 to place sixth overall. Freshman Jaisong Yang jumped 13'6 to place seventh overall. Freshman Neal Capapas jumped 12'3.5 to placed eighth overall.
The Mustangs were missing Joey Paquette, Albert Lin, and Wemi Jemmaine on Friday.
Westmont won the meet with 88 points. U-High placed second with 67 points. Northside College Prep placed third with 44 points. North Shore Country Day placed fourth with 22 points. Wheaton Academy placed fifth with 20 points. The Northside College Prep Mustangs were the only TEAM in the meet that scored at least 1 or more points in EVERY event. Points were awarded as 8-6-4-2-1 for individual events, and 8-6-4-2 for Relays.
VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT UC LAB SCHOOL INVITATIONAL
1. Geoff Edwards 12.50
2. Jonathan Kittaka 6.00
3. Jose Choto 4.00
4. Hunter Speese 3.50
4. Simon Vecchioni 3.50
5. Preston Buehrer 2.50
5. Santino Merino 2.50
5. Brian Chhun 2.50
6. Erik Flores 2.00
6. Martin Melto 2.00
7. Cuitlahuac Pineda 1.00
7. Harold Jaffe 1.00
7. Vinh Nguyen 1.00
The Mustangs will be sending a All Star Team to Proviso West High School Sunday, March 11, 2007 to compete in the 2007 CPS Varsity Indoor Championship. Medals will be awarded for the top 3 places, and ribbons for places fourth through sixth. The bus will leave at 8 am.
The Sophomore/Freshman Boys will competing at the Ostberg Indoor Championships at Fenton High School on Tuesday, March 20, 2007. Plaques will be awarded to the top 5 individual places, and top 4 relays. Entries will be posted on Tuesday, March 13, 2007.
A Team Pasta Party for the entire team and coaching staff will take place on Friday, March 23, 2007, at Park Place Towers, the night before the first outdoor meet of the 2007 season. The movie "Invincible" will be shown.
Friday, March 9
Northside Women WIN 4x800, 4x200, and 4x400m Relays at University of Chicago Lab School Indoor Classic! MUSTANGS WIN MEET!
On Friday, March 9, 2007, the Northside College Prep Womens Track & Field Team traveled to historic Henry Crown Field House to compete against Wheaton Academy, University High, Westmont H.S., and Northshore Country Day in the UC Lab School Indoor Classic. The points scale used for five teams, was 8-6-4-2-1 for Invidual events, and 8-6-4-2 for Relays.
Northside College Prep won the UC Lab School Invite with 91 points! Uhigh placed second with 84 points. Westmont High School placed third with 37 points. North Shore Country Day School placed fourth with 18 points. Wheaton Academy placed fifth with 4 points.
In the 3200m run, North Shore Country Day's Caitlin White won with an outstanding time of 13:18. Northside College Prep Senior Jessica Galang placed 3rd overall with a personal best time of 15:07.
In the 55m Hurdles, Kelly Varney placed first overall with an outstanding time of 9.40. Jennifer Kane ran a pesonal best time of 10.88. Karen Li ran an outstanding time of 11.10. Amy Perez ran an outstanding time of 11.50. Maria Zdunek ran a time of 11.75. Alex Custer ran a personal best time of 12.39.
In the 55m Dash, U-High A.McMahon won with a time of 7.6. The Mustangs were lead by Senior Natalie Hanigan with a time of 7.97. Hanigan placed fifth overall. Amy Perez ran an outstanding time of 8.18. Karen Li ran a time of 8.50. Derika Benton ran a time of 8.90. Stephanie Sotomayor ran a time of 9.20. Brittany Brown ran a personal best time of 9.48.
In the 4x800m Relay, Julie Bujnowski ran a 2:49 on the first leg of the relay. Meghan Schmit ran a 2:49 on the second leg of the relay. Jaye Gardiner ran a personal best time of 2:59 on the third leg of the relay. Freshman Bessie Nolan anchored the relay to first place, with a 800m split of 2:51, and a Team total time of 11:28. The Mustangs placed 1st in the 4x800m Relay.
In the 4x200m Relay, Natalie Hanigan ran a 30.16 200m split on the first leg of the relay and made a nice exchange to Maria Torres. Torres ran a 29.10 200m split! on the second leg of the relay. Adoara Achfusi ran a 28.58 200m split! on the third leg of the relay. Kelly Varney anchored the 4x200m Relay to 1st place, with a 29.76 200m split on the final leg of the relay, for a total time of 1:58.00. The Mustangs placed 1st in the 4x200m Relay.
In the Mile run, U-High Shannon Kimball won it. Carmen Abelson tied her season PR with an outstanding time of 6:22, to place fourth overall. Freshman Mahaim Haider placed 9th overall with a personal best time of 7:53. Freshman Jessica Tapia placed 10th overall with a time of 7:56.
In the 400m Dash, Westmont's Carolyn Kalafut won it. Julie Bujnowski ran a time of 70 seconds to place third overall. Courtney Konow ran a time of 75 seconds to place sixth overall. Alex Custer ran a time of 84 seconds. Andrea Buiser ran a personal best time of 93 seconds.
In the 800m run, Anna Parks WON with an outstanding time of 2:36. Parks ran 38 seconds for the first 200m, and was at 80 seconds for 400m, and 2:01 through 600m, and 2:36 to win the 800m run. Freshman Bessie Nolan placed 4th overall with an outstanding time of 2:51 (82/89). Nolan was at 39 seconds for the first 200m, and was at 82 seconds for 400m, and 2:09 through 600m, and 2:51 for 800m. Sophomore Monica Laytham had an outstanding 800m race in the first track meet of her high school career. Laytham was at 39 seconds for the first 200m, and was at 83 seconds for 400m, and 2:13 through 600m, and a Personal Best time of 2:59 for 800m (83/96). Monica Laytham placed fifth overall. Sophomore Jennifer Friedmann also had an outstanding 800m race in her first track meet of the season. Friedmann was at 41 seconds for the first 200m, and was at 86 seconds for 400m, and 2:17 through 600m, and an outstanding time of 3:09 for 800m (86/103). The Mustangs were very impressive in the 800m run.
In the 200m Dash, U-High's A. McMahon won with a time of 28.3. Maria Torres ran an outstanding time of 29.58 to place fifth overall. Jennifer Kane ran a time of 30.10. Karen Li ran a time of 31.40 in a photo finish with Kaitlin Renkosiak. Renkosiak dropped 2 seconds off her PR, for a personal best time of 31.50! Gayatri Satam ran a time of 32.20. Stephanie Sotomayor ran a time of 34.20.
In the 4x400m Relay, Julie Bujnowski ran a 400m split of 68.95 on the first leg of the relay and made a nice exchange to Kelly Varney. Kelly Varney ran a 72.61 400m split on the second leg of the 4x400m Relay. Natalie Hanigan ran a 71.44 400m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Anna Parks. Parks anchored the relay to 1st place with an outstanding 400m split of 68.40, for a total time of 4:41.40.
In the Triple Jump, Northside's Maria Torres placed 1st with a jump of 31'8.75. Kelly Varney placed second overall with a jump of 28'5. Amina Jambo placed fourth overall with a jump of 25'5. Courtney Knonow placed fifth overall with a jump of 25'2. Kaitlin Renkosiak placed 6th overall with a jump of 23'3.5.
In the Long Jump, Westmont's Rassiwalla tied for first with Maria Torres with a jump of 14'3.5. Northside's Julie Bujnowski jumped 13'10 to place third overall. Maria Zdunek placed fourth overall with a jump of 13'4. Gayatri Satam placed fifth overall with a jump of 12'4. Anna Parks placed sixth overall with a jump of 12'2.
VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT UC LAB SCHOOL INVITATIONAL
1. Maria Torres 18
1. Kelly Varney 18
2. Julie Bujnowski 12
3. Anna Parks 10
4. Natalie Hanigan 5
5. Jessica Galang 4
5. Carmen Abelson 4
5. Bessie Nolan 4
6. Meghan Schmit 2
6. Jaye Gardiner 2
6. Adaora Achfusi 2
6. Jennifer Kane 2
6. Amina Jambo 2
6. Maria Zdunek 2
7. Monica Laytham 1
7. Karen Li 1
7. Courtney Konow 1
7. Gayatri Satam 1
(Varsity letter will be awarded to all athletes that score a point this season
in a Varsity meet.)
The Varsity Women Mustangs have started the 2007 Track & Field Season 11-0!
WIN = What's Important Now?
Saturday, March 10
Northside College Prep to start POLE VAULT Program
Northside College Prep will be adding POLE VAULT to the Track & Field Program. This will help the Mustangs score more points at IHSA State Sectionals and IHSA State Championships this year.
Athletes interested in competing this season in Pole Vault will be required to practice Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 7:30 - 9:30 PM at Whitney Young with Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon and Northside Assoicate Coach David Diaz.
If you can make the additional time commitment to learn Pole Vault, and can do 9 or more pull-ups, contact Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon at Jongordon9@aol.com
 | | Benjamin Garcia | |
Saturday, March 10
Northside Women break 4x800m School record by 18 seconds! Northside Women WIN 800m, Mile, and 3200m at CPS Varsity Indoor Invitational! Torres 34'4!
On Saturday, March 10, 2007, the Northside Women Track & Field Team traveled to Henry Crown Field House for the CPS Varsity Indoor Invitational. The meet featured over 60 schools and 400 athletes! Team Trophies were awarded to the Top 3 Teams, and Individual Medals for places 1st through 3rd, and ribbons for places 4th through 6th.
The meet lasted approximately five hours and came down to the final event with Northside College Prep and Dunbar High School tied for third place with 44 points. The Mustangs 4x400m Relay came through and placed 2nd in the 4x400m Relay to take sole possession of Third place out of 60 schools! It was the highest Varsity Team finish in the history of Northside College Prep at the CPS Varsity Indoor Invitational. Several school records were also broken by the Northside College Prep Women, and the IHSA automatic state qualifying standards were approached as well.
In the Triple Jump, Sophomore Maria Torres BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD with a jump of 34'4 to place 2nd overall. Torres is now within 1'2 of the IHSA Automatic State Qualifying standard. Maria Torres has QUALIFIED for the Illinois Prep Top Times Invitational by jumping the automatic qualifying standard of 34'4. The Illinois Prep Top Times Invitational features the top athletes in the State in every event. The Illinois Prep Top Times Invitational takes place at Illinois Wesleyan on Saturday, March 31, 2007 in Bloomington, Illinois.
In the Shot Put, Kaitlin Renkosiak upset Whitney Young to place seventh overall.
In the Long Jump, Julie Bujnowski placed 9th overall with a jump of 12'10.
In the High Jump, Kelly Varney placed 6th overall with a jump of 4'2.
In the 3200m run, Junior Rachel Kittaka WON with an outstanding time of 12:29. Kittaka came within 8 seconds of the school record in her first meet of the season, and ran the fastest time indoors ever by a Northside female athlete for two miles. Kittaka was at 2:50 for 800m, 5:56 for the Mile, 9:13 for 1.5 Miles, and 12:29 for two miles. Kittaka was awarded a Gold Medal, and a 2007 CPS Champion bag.
In the 4x800m Relay, the Northside Varsity Women made history by breaking the SCHOOL RECORD by 18 secords. Sophomore Anna Parks lead off the first leg of the relay with an outstanding time of 2:33. Senior Julie Bujnowski ran a 2:49 800m split fot the second leg of the 4x800m Relay. Sophomore Carmen Abelson ran a 2:51 800m split for the third leg of the 4x800m Relay. Senior Mary Shelus, anchored the 4x800m Relay to FIRST PLACE and a NEW SCHOOL RECORD with a 2:32 800m split, and a total time of 10:45.70. All members of the Relay were awarded Gold Medals and 2007 CPS CHAMPION bags.
In the 55m Hurdles, Kelly Varney placed sixth overall.
In the 800m run, Sophomore Anna Parks came from behind to win the 2007 CPS Varsity Indoor Invitational title, with an outstanding time of 2:38.
In the 4x200m Relay, Natalie Hanigan ran a 31.07 200m split on the first leg of the Relay. Hanigan made a nice exchange to Maria Torres. However, an athlete from another team ran into Maria Torres after the exchange. Torres recovered, and ran a 30.88 200m split on the second leg of the 4x200m Relay. Adaora Achfusi ran a 31.55 200m split on the third leg of the 4x200m Relay. Kelly Varney anchored the 4x200m relay with a 29.64 200m split, for a total time of 2:03.14.
In the Mile, Sophomore Carmen Abelson had one of most impressive races of her career. Abelson was seeded fourth in the mile, and was in fifth place with three laps to go. Carmen Abelsson kept the lead pack within sight the whole race, and came from behind and took the lead with less than 150 meters to go, to WIN the 2007 CPS Indoor Mile! Abelson ran an outstanding time of 6:23 (3:10/3:13). Abelson was awarded a Gold Medal and a 2007 CPS CHAMPION bag.
In the 200m Dash, Jennifer Kane placed 11th with a time of 30.23.
In the 4x400m Dash, the Mustangs needed to beat Dunbar High School to break a tie for third place. The Mustangs not only beat Dunbar, but placed SECOND overall with an outstanding time of 4:42.74. Julie Bujnowski ran a 68.32 400m split on the first leg of the 4x400m Relay. Kelly Varney ran a 71.17 400m split on the second leg of the 4x400m Relay. Natalie Hanigan ran a 73.38 400m split on the third leg of the 4x400m Relay. Anna Parks anchored the 4x400m Relay to SECOND overall, with an outstanding 69.87 400m split, for a total time of 4:42.74.
CPS VARSITY INDOOR INVITATIONAL POINT TOTALS
1. Anna Parks 14.50
2. Carmen Abelson 12.50
3. Julie Bujnowski 8.50
4. Maria Torres 8.00
5. Kelly Varney 4.00
6. Mary Shelus 2.50
7. Natalie Hanigan 2.00
VARSITY POINT LEADERS (3 Meets scored)
1. Maria Torres 39.00
2. Anna Parks 36.00
3. Julie Bujnowski 31.50
4. Carmen Abelson 29.00
5. Kelly Varney 25.50
6. Jessica Galang 12.00
6. Bessie Nolan 12.00
7. Natalie Hanigan 10.50
8. Amy Perez 9.0
9. Kaitlin Renkosiak 8.0
10.Gayatri Satam 5.0
11.Jaye Gardiner 4.5
11.Meghan Schmit 4.5
12.Jolanda Steier 4.0
13.Adaora Achufusi 3.0
14.Mary Shelus 2.5
15.Courtney Konow 2.0
15. Jennifer Kane 2.0
15. Amina Jambo 2.0
15. Maria Zdunek 2.0
16. Monica Laytham 1.0
16. Karen Li 1.0
16. Courtney Konow 1.0
The above athletes have all earned a Varisty letter this season by scoring 1 or more points in a Varsity meet.
 | | Cuitlahuac Pineda and Jonathan Kittaka | |
Sunday, March 11
Patrick O'Connor places 2nd in CPS Indoor Mile! Northside 4x800m Relay 3rd place! Geoff Edwards runs 55.53 for 400m! Kittaka 2nd in 3200m! Pineda 4th
|  | | Patrick O'Connor |
On Sunday, March 11, 2007, the Northside Mens Track & Field Team traveled to Proviso West High School for the 2007 CPS Varsity Indoor All Star Meet. The meet featured over 60 schools, and lasted six hours. Medals were awarded to the top 3 places, and ribbons for places 4th through 6th.
In the 3200m run, Northside Jonathan Kittaka and Lincoln Park Derek Schnake ran toe to toe for sixteen laps. Schnake edged Kittaka at the finish with a outanding time of 10:44.5. Kittaka placed second overall and dropped 6 seconds off his PR, for a personal best time of 10:44.8 (5:14/5:30). Lake View's Alex Agafonov placed 3rd overall. Agafonov was also impressive in the 4x800m Relay, and 4x400m Relay (62.00 split) with short rest. Northside Cuitlahuac Pineda placed fourth overall and dropped 12 seconds off his PR, for a personal best time of 11:31 (5:45/5:46). Jonathan Kittaka was awarded a Silver Medal, and Cuitlahuac Pineda was awared a ribbon. Although the 3200m run is not scored at CPS Indoor meets, because not every team is allowed an entry, the invited field was outstanding.
In the High Jump, Sophomore Wemi Jemine did not show up to the meet, and the Mustangs were unable to substitute, costing the Mustangs vital points.
In the Long Jump, Senior Geoff Edwards jumped 16'7.
In the Triple Jump, Albert Lin did not show up to the meet, and the Mustangs were unable to substitute, costing the Mustangs vital points.
In the Shot Put, Eric Nelson was ranked among the top five in the City. But arrived late to the meet, due to a typos on the Meet Schedule, and will attempt to break Chris Zysko's school record in the Shot Put on March 20, 2007 at the Ostberg Sophomore-Freshman Championships.
In the 55m Dash, Benjamin Garcia ran a 7.10.
In the 55m Hurdles, Albert Lin did not show up to the meet, and the Mustangs were unable to substitute, costing the Mustangs vital points.
In the 4x800m Relay, Preston Buehrer dropped six seconds for a Personal Best 2:14 800m split on the first leg of the relay (65/69). Sophomore Simon Vecchioni ran a 2:24 800m split on the second leg of the relay. (68/76). Senior John Holler ran a personal best 2:17 800m split (66/71) on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Patrick O'Connor. O'Connor dropped 6 seconds from the Fenton Bison Indoor Classic for an outstanding 2:17 800m split (66/71) to anchor the Mustangs to THIRD PLACE overall, with a total time of 9:12. The Mustangs were awarded bronze medals.
In the 800m run, on short rest, Preston Buehrer ran an outstanding time of 2:19 (65/74) to place seventh overall.
Junior Jose Choto did not show up to the meet, due to alleged "cramps" when he woke up on Sunday morning. Northside Ironman Preston Buehrer came through for the Mustangs after running the 4x800m Relay, and 800m run, he anchored the 4x200m Relay within a second of the school record right after running the 800m run.
In the 4x200m run, Benjamin Garcia ran a 27.58 200m split on the first leg of the relay. Garcia stuter-stepped at the start, costing him time, but it can be easily corrected. After the start, Garcia ran strong, and made an impressive exchange to Junior Santino Merino. Merino ran a personal best 24.85 200m split and moved the Mustangs to fourth place in their heat. Senior Geoff Edwards passed two athletes on the curb to move the Mustangs to second place in their heat with an impressive 25.77 200m split, and made a nice exchange to Preston Buehrer. Captain Preston Buehrer held off an attempt to pass him in the first 100m, and then opened up a big lead with a 26.38 200m split, for a total time of 1:44.64. The Mustangs came within one second of breaking the school record, which was set on Friday (1:43.12) and almost broke it in back-to-back meets.
In the 400m Dash, Hunter Speese was unable to compete for Northside on Sunday due to a previously scheduled doctor's appointment for an injury from Basketball season. Speese notified Northside Head Coach on Friday, March 9, 2007, but the Mustangs were not allowed to make any substitutions after midnight on Wednesday, March 7, 2007 for the CPS Varsity Indoor All Star Meet. Therefore, the Mustangs had to sacerfice vital points. The 2007 400m Champion won it with an outstanding time of 56 seconds. Senior Geoff Edwards would later run a 55.53 400m split on the first leg of the 4x400m Relay. Edwards will definitely be running the 400m Dash for the Mustangs on March 24, 2007 at the Kenwood Classic.
In the 1600m run, a year ago (2006), Northside Patrick O'Connor placed 2nd overall in the CPS Varsity Indoor meet, and had a 15 seconds time drop off his season best time. Could he do it again? Northside assistant Coach John Gallen told O'Connor prior to the race that he would run a 5:08. O'Connor contested saying he wants to break 5 minutes. Gallen told him that if he breaks five, he would get him a sandwich. Gallen will be providing Patrick O'Connor with a lot of sandwiches this season.
Patrick O'Connor ran the first 200m in 33 seconds, and was in fifth place, but ahead of Lincoln Park. O'Connor went through 400m in 69 seconds, and was in fourth place. Patrick O'Connor went through 600m in 1:48, and had the top three runners within sight. O'Connor went through 800m in 2:27, and on pace to break five minutes. O'Connor went through 1000m in 3:08, and was closing quickly on the top three runners. Patrick O'Connor went through 1200m in 3:47! and moved to second place! O'Connor went through 1400m in 4:25, and had an awesome kick (34.84) to finish second overall with a 4:59.84! Patrick O'Connor dropped 28 seconds from the Fenton Bison Indoor Classic for a season best time of 4:59.84 and placed second overall in the CPS Varsity Indoor meet for the second consecutive year! Patrick O'Connor was awarded a silver medal, and enjoyed a sandwich too.
The Mustangs now feature two sub five minute milers (Patrick O'Connor and Preston Buehrer), and are awaiting word from Illinois Prep Top Times Indoor Invitational (3/31/07) for a possible invite in the Distance Medley Relay.
In the 200m Dash, Benjamin Garcia had a great start, and outstanding race, and dropped 2 seconds off his 4x200m split with an outstanding time of 25.21. The school record in the 200m Dash in 25.09, and was set in 2003 by Jonathan Miller. The Mustangs now have four athletes that are all within striking distance of breaking the record.
In the 4x400m Relay, Captain Geoff Edwards ran a personal best 400m split of 55.53!, which would have won the 400m Dash!, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Simon Vecchioni. Vecchioni ran a personal best time of 59.12!, and made a nice exchange to Junior Preston Buehrer. Captain Preston Buehrer, in his fourth running event of the day, ran an outstanding 61.91 400m split, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Benjamin Garcia. Benjamin Garcia, also in his fourth running event of the day, ran a 61.25 400m split, for a total time of 3:57.81. It was the second FASTEST 4x400m relay in the history of Northside College Prep. The Mustangs came within 0.48 seconds of a school record.
CPS VARSITY INDOOR ALL STAR MEET POINTS
1. Patrick O'Connor 9.50
2. Preston Buehrer 1.50
2. John Holler 1.50
2. Simon Vecchioni 1.50
VARSITY POINTS SEASON LEADERS (5 Meets)
1. Geoff Edwards 19.50
2. Preston Buehrer 11.00
2. Benjamin Garcia 11.00
3. Patrick O'Connor 9.50
4. Albert Lin 9.00
4. Jonathan Kittaka 9.00
5. Santino Merino 8.25
6. Jose Choto 7.00
7. Simon Vecchioni 5.50
7. Hunter Speese 5.50
8. Martin Melto 4.75
9. John Holler 4.00
10.Erik Flores 3.50
11.Cuitlahuac Pineda 3.00
12.Brian Chhun 2.50
13.Darrel Johnson 1.50
13.Robert Garcia 1.50
13.Vingh Nguyen 1.50
14.Harold Jaffe 1.00
14.Faraz Khan 1.00
14.Vinh Nguyen 1.00
15.Neal Capapas 0.75
15.Peter Wilk 0.75
16.Omer Aba-Omer 0.50
 | | Preston Buehrer |
Monday, March 12
Nine Northside Athletes will compete in the Illinois Prep Top Times Indoor Classic!
For the first time in Northside College Prep history, Nine Northside Athletes will compete in the Illinois Prep Top Times Indoor Classic in Bloomington, Illinois on Saturday, March 31, 2007, at the Illinois Wesleyan University Shirk Center.
The Illinois Prep Top Times Indoor Clasic features the best athletes in the State in every event and is viewed as the "Indoor State Championship".
Sophomore Maria Torres jumped the automatic qualifying standard (34'4) for the Illinois Indoor Prep Top Times Indoor Classic in the Triple Jump on Saturday, March 10, 2007 at the CPS Varsity Indoor Meet, at the University of Chicago. Maria Torres is currently ranked as one of the Top 14 athletes in the State.
The Mustangs have also been invited in the Men and Women Distance Medley Relay. The Distance Medley Relay consists of 1200m run, 400m run, 800m run, and a Mile.
Sophomore Ani Zotti, Senior Julie Bujnowski, Sophomore Anna Parks, and Junior Rachel Kittaka will compete for Northside Women in the Distance Medley Relay.
Senior Patrick O'Connor, Senior Geoff Edwards, Senior John Holler, and Junior Preston Buehrer will compete for the Northside Men in the Distance Medley Relay.
The above nine athletes will leave for Bloomington, Illinois on Friday, March 30, 2007, and will be staying at the Country Inn, which is five minutes from the Stadium, and is complete with an Indoor Pool and Spa. The athletes will be staying in suites, which include king size beds, microwave, refrigerator, and a separate living room.
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Wednesday, March 14
Four Northside Athletes Pole Vault! First time CPS athletes Pole Vault since 1982!
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Thanks to the efforts of Whitney Young Head Girls Track & Field Coach Bob Geiger, Pole Vault has returned to the CPS Outdoor City Championships for the first time since 1982. The addition of Pole Vault will help enable CPS schools to score up to 18 additional points in IHSA Sectional and State meets.
On Wednesday, March 14, 2007, and Thursday, March 15, 2007, Northside Athletes Vinh Nguyen, Natalie Hanigan, Simon Vecchioni, and Bessie Nolan, traveled with Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon to Whitney Young High School to train from 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm with gifted Whitney Young Pole Vault Coach Bob Geiger and his outstanding athletes.
Although the Mustangs have only had a couple of days of training, they have been impressive, and Northside Sophomore Simon Vecchioni will be the first athlete in the history of Northside College Prep to vault in a meet, on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at the Ostberg Sophomore-Freshman Championships at Fenton High School. Vecchioni will also be competing in the 4x800m Relay, 800m run, and 4x405 yards Relay.
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Friday, March 16
TEAM PASTA PARTY NIGHT BEFORE FIRST OUTDOOR TRACK MEET OF THE 2007 SEASON!
On Friday, March 23, 2007, the night before the first Outdoor Track & Field Meet of the season, there will be a Team Pasta Party for all members of the Northside College Prep Track & Field Team from 6:00 pm to 9:30 pm, at Park Place Towers, 655 W. Irving Park Road, 2nd Floor (Movie Theatre/Banquet Room).
The Pasta Party will be prepared by famous Chicago Chef Frankie Janisch of "The Spot". The menu will include: Cheesey Garlic bread with a Tuscan sauce, Home Sweet Home Salad (House greens with a hand blended poppy-seed dressing), Phinner's Basil Chicken Pasta (Sauteed Chicken breast, garlic, basil, white wine, cream, and plum tomatoes), Pesto Pasta (Basil, garlic, olive oil, pecan nuts, & cheese), and Eggplant Parmesian (Thinly sliced eggplant, fried and hand rolled w/goat cheese, topped with home made Tuscan sauce, then baked) for our vegeterian teammates.
The team will also watch the Movie, "Invincible", starring Mark Wahlberg, the true story of Vince Papale, a former collegiate decathlete, and unemployed teacher, who tryouts for the Philadelphia Eagles, despite no collegiate football experience, and makes the TEAM against all odds through pure determination and guts.
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 | | Eric Nelson throws the shot put 36'9 to score vital points for the Mustangs | |
Tuesday, March 20
Mustangs upset Niles North in 4x800m Relay! Jonathan Kittaka runs 5:04 Mile! Eric Nelson throws Shot Put 36'9!!!
|  | | Simon Vecchioni and Hunter Speese |
On Tuesday, March 20, 2007, the Sophomore-Freshman Boys Track and Field Team traveled to Fenton High School in Bensenville, Illinois to compete against eight of the best Sophomore-Freshman Teams in Illinois. The meet featured Buffalo Grove High School, Niles North, Lake Park, West Chicago, Fenton High School, Northside College Prep, Brooks College Prep, and St.Joseph.
The Meet was one of the best organized meets that the Mustangs attended during the 2007 Indoor season. The meet was named after two former Fenton athletes, who earned All-American honors during their collegiate careers. Jim Nichols (All-American in 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 and Field Championships. Fenton awarded Team Trophys to the Top 3 Teams, and Plaques for the Top 5 individual finishers and Top 4 Relays in every event.
In the Shot Put, it was the best competition the state has seen this season. All sixteen throwers were outstanding, and it took something special to score and place in the top six in this meet. Freshman Alejandro Valdivieso threw a personal best 25'6. Captain Eric Nelson won his flight, and scored vital points for the Mustangs by placing 6th overall with a Personal Best throw of 36'9!! Nelson is now within 0'3 of the school record!! Lake Park's Dan Block broke the meet record, and stadium record, with an IHSA automatic state qualifying throw of 53'5.5. Block's throw went past the Shot Put area, and into the High Jump take-off area. It was by far the best Shot Put competition the Mustangs have been in this season.
In the High Jump, there were several ties. The ties were broken by awarding the higher place to the athlete with the least number of total misses during the high jump competition. Northside Freshman Hunter Speese placed 7th out of sixteen jumpers, with a jump of 5'0. Sophomore Wemi Jemine earned a plaque by placing 4th overall with a jump of 5'6. Niles North Randell Smith placed second with a jump of 6'0. Buffalo Grove's Matt Newman won it with a jump of 6'0.
In the Pole Vault, after only one day of practice, Northside Sophomore Simon Vecchioni made history by becoming the first Northside Athlete to compete in Pole Vault in a meet. Vecchioni came close to clearing 6'6 on his first attempt, but came down on the cross bar as he was clearing it. It was an outstanding first meet pole vaulting for Simon Vecchioni. Vecchioni learned steps, had solid pole vault plants, and was able to release the bar with ease. Vecchioni will resume pole vault practice on Thursday night, and will set the school record in his next meet.
In the Long Jump, Sophomore Martin Melto scored for the Mustangs by placing 6th overall with a personal best jump of 17'5.75. Melto improved by 0'6.75! Sophomore Wemi Jemine jumped an outanding 14'11.25.
In the Triple Jump, Freshman Jiasong Yang jumped a personal best 34'7.5. Yang's performance is even more impressive considering he raced the two mile prior to jumping, and still improved his PR 5'8.5 after racing the two mile!! Sophomore Albert Lin secured vital points for the Mustangs by placing fourth overall with a personal best jump of 37'3.5! Lin was awarded a plaque for placing fourth in the meet.
In the 4x800m Relay, the Mustangs placed 5th a year ago, with Brandon Cooper (2:27), Santino Merino (2:40), Simon Vecchioni (2:40), and Eric Ullrich (2:40) earning a plaque. In 2007, the Mustangs were seeded fourth. However, Sophomore Brian Chhun, who ran a 2:33 800m split at the UC Lab School Invite was unable to make the meet. Who would be able to replace Chhun's speed in the relay? The Mustangs hopes of a top four finish in the Relay looked bleak. As the bus pulled into Fenton High School, Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon announced Freshman Nickolas Ruff would replace Chhun in the 4x800m Relay. Freshman Nickolas Ruff showed great determination and came through big for the Mustangs. The Mustangs upset Niles North to finish second overall with a total time of 9:42.
On the first leg of the 4x800m relay, Sophomore Simon Vecchioni ran an outstanding time of 2:22, which was 18 seconds faster than a year ago. Sophomore Jonathan Kittaka ran an outstanding time of 2:23 on the second leg of the 4x800m Relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Nickolas Ruff. Ruff ran a personal best time of 2:33, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Cuitlahuac Pineda. Pineda passed Niles North on the anchor leg of the 4x800m relay with a personal best 2:24 800m split, to secure a second place overall for the Mustangs, with an outstanding total time of 9:42. Simon Vecchioni, Jonathan Kittaka, Nickolas Ruff, and Cuitlahuac Pineda were awarded the Second place plaque in the 4x800m Relay after the meet.
In the 4x135 Yards Relay, Martin Melto, Sam Olver, Nebiu Tadele, and Peter Wilk, combined for an outstanding time of 76.2 to place seventh overall.
In the 3200m run, Freshman Jaisong Yang ran a personal best time of 11:47 to place seventh overall. Freshman Cooper Eben ran an outstanding time of 12:37.
In the 50 Yard High Hurdles, Freshman Andrew Czyszczon ran a personal best time of 8.90. Sophomore Albert Lin ran a time of 8.95.
In the 50 Yard Dash, Sophomore Wemi Jemine ran an outstanding time of 6.20. Freshman Hunter Speese ran a time of 6.31.
In the 800m run, Sophomore Simon Vecchioni ran an outstanding time of 2:24. Freshman Andrew Czyszczon tied his personal best with an outstanding time of 2:32.
In the 4x270 yards relay, Sophomore Martin Melto ran an outstanding time of 36.35 on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Shaheed Ghogha. Ghogha ran a 270 yards split of 36.98. Sophomore Albert Lin ran an outstanding split of 36.56 on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Neal Capapas. Freshman Neal Capapas anchored the relay to fifth overall with a split of 37.36, and a total time of 2:27.25.
In the 400m run, Freshman Hunter Speese ran a time of 65.06. Freshman Peter Wilk ran a time of 66.95.
In the 50 Yard Intermediate Hurdles, Albert Lin ran an outstanding time of 8.47. Freshman Andrew Czyszczon ran a personal best time of 8.63.
In the Mile run, Lake Park's Craig Watson won it with a personal best time of 4:57. Buffalo Grove's Mike Galla placed second with a 4:58. Lake Park's Steve Krauss placed third with a 4:59. Northside Sophomore Jonathan Kittaka ran a personal best 5:04 (2:28 / 2:36) to place fourth overall. Freshman Cuitlahuac Pineda ran a personal best time of 5:24 (2:39 / 2:45). Jonathan Kittaka was awarded a plaque for placing fourth overall.
In the Emil Ostberg 200m run, Sophomore Wemi Jemine (27.6), and Freshman Hunter Speese (27.7) placed 5th and 6th respectively. Jemine was awarded a plaque for placing fifth overall.
In the 4x405 Yards Relay, Sophomore Simon Vecchioni ran an outstanding time of 55.55 on the first leg of the relay and made a nice exchange to Andrew Czyszczon. Freshman Andrew Czyszczon ran a 59.73 split on the second leg of the relay. Freshman Neal Capapas ran a 60.97 split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Peter Wilk. Freshman Peter Wilk anchored the Mustangs to fifth overall with an outstanding 62.29 split, for a total time of 3:58.54.
(Coming soon: Sophomore/Freshman Point Totals)
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Saturday, March 24
Geoff Edwards breaks School Records! John Holler runs 2:10 800m! Kittaka wins 3200m! Patrick O'Connor and Preston Buehrer take 1-2 in the Mile!
On Saturday, March 24, 2007, the Northside College Prep Varsity Mens Track & Field Team traveled to historic Walter Eckersall Memorial Stadium on the corner of 82nd Street and Yates in Chicago, Illinois for the Kenwood Classic.
In 1947, the City of Chicago built Walter Eckersall Memorial Stadium. Walter Eckersall set a ten-second-flat Illinois hundred-yard dash record in 1903 that stood for 25 years until the future Olympian Ralph Metcalfe broke it in 1928. Eckersall attended Hyde Park High School, and ran rings around opponents on the football field. He lead his high school team to a 105-0 victory for the National Championship against Brooklyn Tech. Fifthteen year old Knute Rockne sneaked into the park to see it. Walter Eckersall became an All American at the University of Chicago in Track and Football, and was inducted into the College Football hall of fame. Amos Alonzo Stagg called Eckersall, "a selfless performer...marked by complete dedication".
Walter Eckersall would have been proud of the performance by the Northside Varsity Men at the 2007 Kenwood Classic. The meet featured over thirty schools including: Amundsen, Bogan, Bronzeville, Brooks, Calumet, CICS, Clemente, Corliss, Curie, Driscoll, Dunbar, Dyett, Grays Lake, Harlan, Hubar, IL Science, Immaculate Conception, Julian, Kelvyn Park, Kennedy, Lake View, Marshall, Mather, Morgan Park, Morton, Northridge, Park, Payton, Providence, South Shore, Benedict, Steinmetz, Sullivan, Von Steuben, Quigley Prep, and Washington. The point scale used for the meet was 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1, with eight places scoring.
The Northside Mustangs finished fourth overall, and were within 5.5 points of second place, despite not competing in the Weightman's Relay and High Jump. The Mustangs posted 32 victories on the day!
In the open 800m, the Mustangs were led by Freshman Andrew Czyszczon with a personal best time of 2:25. Junior Adam Swiatlowski ran an outstanding time of 2:26. Freshman Nickolas Ruff dropped 4 seconds in less than a week for a personal best 800m time of 2:29. Freshman Cooper Eben ran a personal best time of 2:33. Senior Joey Paquette ran a season best time of 2:34. Sophomore Nathan Michaelson ran a personal best time of 2:36. Junior Brad Eben ran a time of 2:37. Junior Faraz Khan ran a time of 2:39. Freshman James Rey ran a personal best time of 2:47. Freshman Jared Goldstein ran a personal best time of 2:49. Junior Vinh Nguyen ran a personal best time of 2:50. Sophomore Coleman Gailloreto ran a personal best time of 2:53.
In the Discus, Preston Buehrer threw a personal best of 75'0.
In the Shot put, Robert Garcia threw a personal best of 27'2.5. Junior Vinh Nguyen threw a personal best of 24'8.5, an improvement of over 3'0!.
In the 3200m run, Jonathan Kittaka outkicked Lakeview's Areki to the finish to win it with a personal best time of 10:32 (5:11/5:21). Kittaka was awarded a medal for first place. Preston Buehrer ran a personal best time of 10:50 (5:19/5:31) to place fifth overall and secure vital points for the Mustangs. GRN's Cerk finished in sixth place with a time of 10:55. Mather's Hernandez finished in seventh place with a time of 11:12. Driscol's Woosley finished in eigth place with a time of 11:20 to complete the scoring.
In the 4x100m Relay, Sophomore Martin Melto ran a 12.29 100m split on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Brian Chhun ran a 12.51 100m split on the second leg of the relay. Junior Erik Flores ran a 13.64 100m split on the third leg of the relay. Junior Jose Choto ran a 12.16 100m split on the fourth leg of relay, for a combined time of 50.60.
In the 4x800m Relay, Senior John Holler dropped 7 seconds off his personal best time for an outstanding 2:10 800m split, and made a nice exchange to Junior Harold Jaffe. Jaffe ran a personal best time of 2:21 on the second leg of the 4x800m Relay. Freshman Cuitlahuac Pineda ran a personal best time of 2:20 on the third leg of the 4x800m Relay. Senior Patrick O'Connor anchored the 4x800m Relay to fourth place overall with a season best 2:15 800m split, for a total time of 9:06.
In the 110m Hurdles, Andrew Czyszczon ran a personal best time of 22.47. Junior Santino Merino recovered instantly from a fall, and ran a personal best time of 24.32.
In the 100m Dash, Preston Buehrer placed third in his heat, with a personal best time of 12.41. Buehrer came within .27 of the school record (12.14).
In the 800m run, Senior John Holler ran the first quarter in 62 seconds, and ran the second quarter in 68 seconds to place fifth overall with a personal best time of 2:10 (62/68). Holler came within 1.39 seconds of the the school record (2:08.61). Sophomore Jonathan Kittaka placed ninth overall in the 800m run with a personal best time of 2:16 (64/72).
The Mustangs had to scratch the weightmen's Relay due Eric Nelson missing the bus, and relay alternate Alejandro Valdivieso did not show up to the meet.
In the 4x200m Relay, Sophomore Martin Melto ran a 26.79 200m split on the first leg of the relay. Junior Santino Merino ran a 25.80 200m split on the second leg of the relay. Sophomore Brian Chhun ran a 26.55 200m split on the third leg of the relay. Freshman Neal Capapas ran a 25.56 split on the fourth leg of the relay, for a combined time of 1:45.10.
A year ago, Geoff Edwards ran his first 400m race ever as part of the 4x400m relay at the Kenwood Classic with a 64 seconds 400m split. In 2007, at the same meet, one year later, in the 400m Dash, Senior Geoff Edwards BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD with a personal best time of 56.70 to place third overall! The record was previously held by Danny Garcia (56.92, 2003). Edwards was awarded a Medal for placing third overall. Junior Jose Choto ran an outstanding time of 60.06.
In the 300m Hurdles, Junior Santino Merino ran a personal best time of 52.70. Freshman Andrew Czyszczon ran a personal best time of 57.10.
In the 1600m run, the Mustangs one-two punch of Patrick O'Connor and Preston Buehrer yielded 18 points for Northside. The maximum points a Team can score in an event is 18. Senior Patrick O'Connor broke away from Kenwood's Whitfield in the final 400 meters to win it with an outstanding time of 5:01 (2:30/2:31). Junior Preston Buehrer was in fifth place, and outkicked Mather's Garth (5:11), ILMS Olilvie (5:10), and Kenwood's Whitfield (5:08) in the final 200 meters to place second overall with an outstanding time of 5:05 (2:31/2:34). Patrick O'Connor and Preston Buehrer were awarded Medals for placing 1st and 2nd in the Mile.
In the 200m Dash, Senior Geoff Edwards and Junior Jose Choto toed the line to attempt to break Jonathan Miller 200m Dash School record (25.09, 2003), and score vital points for the Mustangs. Choto and Edwards both came through for the Team. Jose Choto placed fifth overall with a personal best time of 24.77. Geoff Edwards BROKE HIS SECOND SCHOOL RECORD OF THE DAY with a personal best time of 24.35 to tie for third place overall with Morgan Park's Turner. Edwards was awarded a Medal for placing Third in the 200m Dash. Thanks to the efforts of Jose Choto and Geoff Edwards, the Mustangs scored 9.5 points in the 200m Dash!
In the 4x400m Relay, the Mustangs placed 2nd overall, with a time of 3:59.48. Freshman Neal Capapas ran an outstanding 58.83 400m split on the first leg of the Relay. Sophomore Brian Chhun ran an outstanding 61.44 400m split on the second leg of the Relay. Junior Erik Flores ran an outstanding 60.33 400m split on the third leg of the Relay and made a nice exchange to Senior John Holler. Holler anchored the Mustangs to second place overall with a 58.88 400m split, for a total time of 3:59.48.
KENWOOD CLASSIC TEAM SCORES
1. Morgan Park 119.30
2. GRN 71.00
3. South Shore 68.00
4. NORTHSIDE COLLEGE PREP 65.50
5. Kenwood 45.00
6. ILMS 43.00
7. Mather 32.00
8. Payton 30.30
9. Hubbard 29.00
10. Julian 24.00
11. Corliss 21.50
12. Brooks College Prep 19.00
13. Northridge 17.00
14. Clemente 13.30
15. Driscoll 13.00
16. IMC 11.00
17. Sullivan 8.50
18. Lake View 8.00
19. Curie 4.00
20. Others 0.00
KENWOOD CLASSIC VARISTY POINT LEADERS
1. Preston Buehrer 12.00
2. Geoff Edwards 11.50
3. Patrick O'Connor 11.25
4. Jonathan Kittaka 10.00
5. John Holler 7.25
6. Jose Choto 5.00
7. Erik Flores 2.00
7. Brian Chhun 2.00
7. Neal Capapas 2.00
8. Cuitlahuac Pineda 1.25
8. Harold Jaffe 1.25
VARSITY POINTS SEASON LEADERS (6 Meets)
1. Geoff Edwards 31.00
2. Preston Buehrer 23.00
3. Patrick O'Connor 19.75
4. Jonathan Kittaka 19.00
5. Jose Choto 12.00
6. John Holler 11.25
7. Benjamin Garcia 11.00
8. Albert Lin 9.00
9. Santino Merino 8.25
10.Simon Vecchioni 5.50
10.Hunter Speese 5.50
10.Erik Flores 5.50
11.Martin Melto 4.75
12.Brian Chhun 4.50
13.Cuitlahuac Pineda 4.25
14.Neal Capapas 2.75
15.Harold Jaffe 2.25
16.Darrel Johnson 1.50
16.Robert Garcia 1.50
17.Vingh Nguyen 1.50
18.Faraz Khan 1.00
18.Vinh Nguyen 1.00
19.Peter Wilk 0.75
20.Omer Aba-Omer 0.50
Saturday, March 24
Natalie Hanigan breaks school record in 100m Dash! Courtney Konow breaks school record in Shot Put! Rachel Kittaka breaks school record in Mile!
On Saturday, March 24, 2007, the Northside College Prep Women Varsity Track & Field Team traveled to historic Walter Eckersall Memorial Stadium for the 2007 Kenwood Classic, featuring Amundsen, Bogan, Bronzeville, Brooks, Calumet, CICS, Clemente, Corliss, Curie, Driscoll, Dunbar, Dyett, Grays Lake, Harlan, Hubbard, IL Science, Immaculate Conception, Julian, Kelvyn Park, Kennedy, Lake View, Marshall, Mather, Morgan Park, Morton, Northridge, Parker, Payton, Providence, South Shore, Benedict, Steinmetz, Sullivan, Von Steuben, Quigley Prep, and Washington.
Meghan Schmit, Amina Jambo, Gabrielle Frankel, Alice Thatcher, Chynna Moerlin, Amy Perez, and Courtney Quigley did not show up to the meet. The bus was scheduled to leave at 7:45 am, but left at 7:55 am. Ani Zotti missed the bus, and left a message on Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon's answering machine. Despite missing several athletes, the Mustangs overcame it, and had one of their best meets of the season, and several school records were broken. The Northside Women placed fourth overall, and posted 32 victories on the day!
In the open 800m run, Andrea Buiser ran a personal best time of 3:25. Mahaim Haider ran a personal best time of 3:28. Freshman Jessica Tapia ran a personal best time of 3:29.
In the Shot Put, Junior Courtney Konow BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD with a personal best throw of 28'1. The record was previously held by Maggie Kosycarz (24'9, 2003). Konow placed sixth overall.
In the High Jump, Jennifer Kane placed sixth overall with a jump of 4'0.
In the Triple Jump, Maria Torres placed second overall with a jump of 32'4. Torres was awarded a Medal for placing second. Kelly Varney placed 6th overall with a jump of 27'11.5.
In the 3200m Run, Senior Jaye Gardiner placed sixth overall with a personal best time of 13:58. Senior Jessica Galang ran a time of 15:51.
In the 4x100m Relay, Karen Li ran a 15.59 100m split on the first leg of the 4x100m Relay. Maria Zdunek ran a 15.26 100m split on the second leg of the 4x100m Relay. Gayatri Satam ran a 14.00 100m split on the third leg of the 4x100m Relay, and Senior Natalie Hanigan anchored the 4x100m relay with a 14.67 100m split, for a combined time of 59.52.
In the 4x800m Relay, Anna Parks ran a 2:37 800m split on the first leg of the Relay. Freshman Bessie Nolan ran a 2:45 800m split on the second leg of the Relay. Sophomore Monica Laytham ran a 2:54 800m split on the third leg of the Relay and made a nice exchange to Captain Rachel Kittaka. Junior Rachel Kittaka anchored the 4x800m relay to victory with a 2:39 800m split, for a total time of 10:55.94. Anna Parks, Bessie Nolan, Monica Laytham, and Rachel Kittaka were awarded Medals for placing 1st overall.
In the 100m Hurdles, Kelly Varney placed seventh overall with a time of 18.90. Jennifer Kane ran an outstanding time of 19.90.
In the 100m Dash, Senior Natalie Hanigan BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD with a personal best time of 14.25. The record was previously held by Isis Jackson (14.38, 2003).
In the 800m Run, Sophomore Anna Parks won it with an outstanding time of 2:41. Parks was awarded a Medal for placing first in the 800m run. Freshman Bessie Nolan ran an outstanding time of 2:51.
In the Weightwomen's 4x100m Relay (athletes required to have competed in Discus and/or Shot Put this season to be on the Relay), Stephanie Sotomayor ran a 15.16 100m split on the first leg of the Relay. Kaitlin Renkosiak ran 15.44 100m split on the second leg of the Relay. Jennifer Mensah ran a 19.00 100m split on the third leg of the Relay. Courtney Konow anchored the relay to fourth place with a 15.21 100m split, for a combined time of 64.81.
In the 4x200m Relay, Senior Natalie Hanigan and Sophomore Maria Torres had trouble making the hand-off, and as a result Hanigan ran a 32.04 200m split on the first leg of the Relay. Torres recovered with an outstanding 28.43 200m split on the second leg of the Relay. Adaora Achufusi ran a 29.01 200m split on the third leg of the Relay. Kelly Varney anchored the 4x200m Relay with an outstanding 26.00 200m split, for a combined time of 1:57.48.
In the 400m Dash, Julie Bujnowski placed fourth overall with a time of 66.80.
In the 300m Hurdles, Maria Zdunek ran an outstanding time of 60.03. Alex Custer had trouble seeing the first hurdle in the afternoon fog, and then had an outstanding recovery in which she flew over every hurdle for a time of 73.31.
In the 1600m run, there was a very impressive field, including IHSA Sectional Champion Venessa Dain of Driscoll High School in Addison, Illinois. Dain was one of the top finishers in last year's state meet. Rachel Kittaka rose up to the challenge. Rachel Kittaka and Venessa Dain ran toe to toe lap after lap. They went through 400m in 77 seconds, 800m in 2:45, and 1200m in 4:13. They were still toe-to-toe in the final 300 meters. Dain edged Kittaka in the final 20 meters of the race to win it. Rachel Kittaka placed second overall and BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD with a personal best time of 5:40.00. Kittaka was awarded a Medal for placing second overall. Sophomore Jennifer Friedmann ran a personal best time of 7:03 in the first mile race of her career.
In the 200m Dash, Maria Torres ran an outstanding time of 28.75. Adaora Achufusi ran a time of 29.20.
In the 4x400m Relay, the Mustangs won it, with a combined time of 4:40.30. Julie Bujnowski ran a 65.04 400m split, and made a nice exchange to Courtney Konow. Konow ran a 75.96 400m split. Senior Natalie Hanigan ran a 68.70 400m split on the Third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Anna Parks. Parks was feeling sick after the 4x800m, and 800m run, and was originally scratched from the relay. However, she felt better before the race started and asked to be put back in. Parks returned just in time to anchored the Mustangs to victory with an outstanding 70.60 400m split, for a combined time of 4:40.30. Julie Bujnowski, Courtney Konow, Natalie Hanigan, and Anna Parks were awarded medals for placing first overall.
NORTHSIDE VARSITY WOMEN KENWOOD CLASSIC POINT TOTALS
1. Anna Parks 15.00
2. Rachel Kittaka 10.50
3. Maria Torres 8.00
4. Julie Bujnowski 7.50
5. Courtney Konow 6.75
6. Kelly Varney 5.00
7. Jaye Gardiner 3.00
7. Jennifer Kane 3.00
8. Natalie Hanigan 2.50
8. Bessie Nolan 2.50
8. Monica Laytham 2.50
9. Kaitlin Renkosiak 1.25
9. Stephanie Sotomayor 1.25
9. Jennifer Mensah 1.25
We have received confirmation of 70 of the 74 points the Mustangs scored in the meet, and are still waiting for the finals results from the Long Jump, Discus, 100m Dash, and Relays to determine who scored the remaining four points in the meet. As soon as we receive final results from Kenwood we will adjust the point totals accordingly.
VARSITY POINT LEADERS (4 Meets scored)
1. Anna Parks 51.00
2. Maria Torres 47.00
3. Julie Bujnowski 39.00
4. Kelly Varney 30.50
5. Carmen Abelson 29.00
6. Bessie Nolan 14.50
7. Natalie Hanigan 13.00
8. Jessica Galang 12.00
9. Rachel Kittaka 10.50
10.Courtney Konow 9.75
11.Kaitlin Renkosiak 9.25
12.Amy Perez 9.00
13.Jaye Gardiner 7.50
14.Gayatri Satam 5.00
14.Jennifer Kane 5.00
15.Meghan Schmit 4.50
16.Jolanda Steier 4.00
17.Monica Laytham 3.50
18.Adaora Achufusi 3.00
19.Mary Shelus 2.50
20.Amina Jambo 2.00
20.Maria Zdunek 2.00
21.Stephanie Sotomayor 1.25
21.Jennifer Mensah 1.25
22.Karen Li 1.00
The above athletes have all earned a Varisty letter this season by scoring 1 or more points in a Varsity meet.
Friday, March 30
Eric Nelson WINS High Jump with a personal best jump of 5'10! Jonathan Kittaka runs 4:56.40 Mile! Whitney Young's Griffin Lawler 4:42.7
On Friday, March 30, 2007, the Northside Men's Track and Field Team traveled to Hanson Stadium on the corner of Fullerton and Central in Chicago, Illinois for the Lane Tech Relays.
In the Exhibition 4x800m Relay, Junior Erik Flores ran a personal best 800m time of 2:22 (67/75) on the first leg of the Relay. Sophomore Brian Chhun tied his PR with a 2:29 (72/77) 800m split on the second leg of the Relay. Freshman Cooper Eben also tied his PR with a 2:33 (74/79) 800m split on the third leg of the Relay. Senior Joey Paquette anchored the 4x800m Relay with a 2:35 (75/80) 800m split, for an outstanding total time of 9:59.
In the Exhibition 4x200m (A), Vinh Nguyen, Sam Olver, Tenzin Wangdhen, and Peter Wilk combined for a total time of 1:59.93.
In the Exhibition 4x200m (B), Thomas Nguyen (30.00), Nathan Michaelson (27.92), Brad Eben (34.94), and Robert Garcia (29.10) combined for a total time of 2:01.96.
In the Exhibition 4x200m (C), Coleman Gailloreto (42.00), Neibu Tadele (32.55), Alejandro Valdivieso (31.84), and Prasanth Bijjam (31.84) combined for a total time of 2:18.23
In the Long Jump, Sophomore Martin Melto placed sixth overall with a jump of 16'3.50. Sophomore Albert Lin placed seventh overall with a jump of 16'2.25.
In the Triple Jump, Sophomore Albert Lin placed fifth overall with a jump of 35'10.00. Jaisong Yang jumped 29'8.00.
In the Shot put, Robert Garcia placed 19th overall with a personal best throw of 28'4.
In the Discus, Vinh Nguyen threw a personal best throw of 51'4. Gustavo Hernandez threw a personal best throw of 51'2.
In the High Jump, Sophomore Eric Nelson High Jumped for the first time in the 2007 season, after recovering from an off-season ankle injury. The conditions were windy and rainy. Captain Eric Nelson picked up where he left off in 2006, by tieing for FIRST PLACE with Marshal's Maurice Balnton with a personal best jump of 5'10. The tie was broken, by the total of misses in the competition, and Nelson had the least misses, and was awarded sole possession of first place. Mather's Duryea Briscoe placed third with a jump of 5'8. Northside Sophomore Wemi Jemine placed forth with a personal best jump of 5'6. Walter Payton's Leroy Gordon placed fifth with a jump of 5'4.
In the Distance Medley Relay, Sophomore Jonathan Kittaka ran a 3:42 (68/76/78) on the 1200m leg of the Relay. Junior Santino Merino ran a personal best 61 seconds on the 400m leg of the Relay. Sophomore Simon Vecchioni ran a 2:28 (67/81) on the 800m leg of the Relay. Freshman Cuitlahuac Pineda anchored the Distance Medley Relay to fifth place with a 5:22 Mile (75/85/86/76) for a total time of 12:33.40.
In the 100m Dash, Sophomore Martin Melto ran a personal best time of 12.69. Sophomore Brian Chhun ran a personal best time of 13.06.
In the 110m Hurdles, Albert Lin ran a season best 20.15 to place seventh overall. Santino Merino dropped 4 seconds off his PR, for a personal best time of 20.89 to place ninth overall.
In the 4x100m Relay, Martin Melto, Santino Merino, Brian Chhun, and Jose Choto TIED the SCHOOL RECORD with a combined time of 50.47. The 2003 Alumni now share the record with Martin Melto, Santino Merino, Brian Chhun, and Jose Choto.
In the 4x800m Relay, Junior Harold Jaffe ran a 2:24 on the first leg of the Relay. Adam Swiatlowski ran a 2:36 on the second leg of the Relay. Freshman Nick Ruff ran a 2:33 on the third leg of the Relay. Freshman Cuitlahuac Pineda anchored the Relay to fifth place with a 2:29 800m split, for a total time of 10:02.
In the Mile, Whitney Young Senior Griffin Lawler won it with a 4:42.70. Whitney Young's Dave Cordova placed second with a time of 4:52.50. Whitney Young Senior Ethan Heppner finished in third place with an outstanding time of 4:53.20. Northside Sophomore Jonathan Kittaka broke the five minute barrier with a personal best time of 4:56.40 to place fourth overall. The five minute barrier is the bench mark for elite high school milers. Mather's Marcus Jabir ran a time of 5:00.70 to place fifth overall. Lane Tech's Fernando Arroyo ran a time of 5:00.90 to place sixth overall. Lane Tech's Gerardo Gonzalez ran a time of 5:03.07 to place seventh overall. Lane Tech's Irving Albarrain ran a time of 5:06.40 to place eighth overall. Lake View's Sirak Areki ran a time of 5:08.30 to place ninth overall. Lake View's Alex Agafonov ran a time of 5:21.30 to place tenth overall. Northside Sophomore Simon Vecchioni ran a personal best time of 5:26.60. Simon Vecchioni dropped 19 seconds off his PR! Freshman Jaisong Yang ran an outstanding time of 5:28.30.
In the 4x200m Relay, Erik Flores, Santino Moreno, Neal Capapas, and Jose Choto combined for an outstanding time of 1:47.38.
In the 4x400m Relay, Neal Capapas ran a 59.4 on the first leg of the Relay. Sophomore Simon Vecchioni ran a 61.30 on the second leg of the Relay. Junior Erik Flores ran a 60.25 on the third leg of the Relay. Junior Jose Choto anchored the 4x400m Relay to 8th place, with a total time of 4:01.20.
Team Scores: Lane Tech 114.50, Mather 93, Whitney Young 60.50, Chicago Marshal 47, NORTHSIDE COLLEGE PREP 39, Walter Payton Prep 24, Clemente 19.50, Orr 19, Dunbar 19, Prosser 18.50, Lincoln Park 18, Lake View 13, Schurz 12, Von Steuben 5, Jones 5, others 0.
NORTHSIDE VARSITY POINTS SCORED - LANE TECH RELAYS
1. Eric Nelson 10.00
2. Albert Lin 8.00
3. Jonathan Kittaka 6.00
4. Wemi Jemine 5.00
5. Martin Melto 3.00
6. Cuitlahuac Pineda 2.00
7. Simon Vecchioni 1.25
8. Nickolas Ruff 1.00
8. Santino Merino 1.00
8. Harold Jaffe 1.00
8. Adam Swiatlowski 1.00
9. Jose Choto 0.25
9. Erik Flores 0.25
9. Neal Capapas 0.25
VARSITY POINTS SEASON LEADERS (7 Meets)
1. Geoff Edwards 31.00
2. Jonathan Kittaka 25.00
3. Preston Buehrer 23.00
4. Patrick O'Connor 19.75
5. Albert Lin 17.00
6. Jose Choto 12.25
7. John Holler 11.25
8. Benjamin Garcia 11.00
9. Eric Nelson 10.00
10.Santino Merino 9.25
11.Martin Melto 7.75
12.Simon Vecchioni 6.75
13.Cuitlahuac Pineda 6.25
14.Erik Flores 5.75
15.Hunter Speese 5.50
16.Wemi Jemine 5.00
17.Brian Chhun 4.50
18.Harold Jaffe 3.25
19.Neal Capapas 3.00
20.Vinh Nguyen 2.50
21.Darrel Johnson 1.50
21.Robert Garcia 1.50
22.Nick Ruff 1.00
22.Faraz Khan 1.00
22.Adam Swiatlowski 1.00
23.Peter Wilk 0.75
24.Omer Aba-Omer 0.50
The above athletes have earned a Varsity letter this season by scoring at the Varsity level.
 | | Patrick O'Connor runs a 4:53.7 Mile on the anchor leg of the DMR! | |
Friday, March 30
Northside Women WIN Lane Tech Relays!!! Kaitlin Renkosiak wins Discus with school record throw of 72'00! Konow wins shot put! Hanigan 13.84 100m!
On Friday, March 30, 2007, the Northside Womens Track and Field Team traveled to Hanson Stadium in Chicago, Illinois for the Lane Tech Relays. For the first time in school history, the Mustangs WON the Lane Tech Relays by scoring a record 74.50 points. The Mustangs posted victories over second place, Dunbar (64.00), third place, Lane Tech (58.50), fourth place, Walter Payton Prep (55.00), fifth place, Jones (41), sixth place, Marshall (34), Lake View (27), Prosser (24), Mather (23), Von Steuben (23), Schurz (10), 21st Centry (8), Clemente (7), Hope (4), and Whitney Young (3).
In the Exhibition 4x200m Relay, Alice Thatcher ran a 200m split of 40.05. Stephanie Sotomayor ran a 36.38 200m split on the second leg of the Relay. Kaitlin Renkosiak ran a 33.15 200m split on the third leg of the Relay. Jennifer Kane anchored the 4x200m Relay with a 28.42 200m split, for a total time of 2:18.00.
In the Exhibition 4x800m Relay, Alice Thatcher ran a 800m split of 3:35 (90/125). Maham Haider ran a 800m split of 3:28 (100/108). Jessica Tapia ran a 800m split of 3:33 (100/113). Andrea Busier anchored the relay with a 3:44 (105/119) 800m split.
In the Long Jump, Maria Zdunek jumped 12'7 to place sixth overall.
In the Triple Jump, Kelly Varney won it with a personal best jump of 29'3.50.
Northside throwers have been arising at 5 am every morning this season to make to school in time for 6:15 am practices in the weight room and in the theatre hallway to practice shot put technique. The Northside throwers have also been attending Thursday morning clinics with the University of Chicago Throwers Coach Anna Swisher, and Whitney Young throwers Coach Anthony Jamison to practice Discus technique. The Mustangs have only recently been able to throw outside in the afternoon. The Mustangs dedication to morning and afternoon practices paid off on Friday night.
In the Shot Put, Courtney Konow won it with a throw of 26'10. Kaitlin Renkosiak tied for fifth place with a personal best throw of 24'2.50.
In the Discus, Kaitlin Renkosiak BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD and WON THE MEET with a personal best throw of 72'0! Stephanie Sotomayor threw the discus 40'01 to finish in 12th place.
In the Distance Medley Relay, Monica Laytham ran a 4:42 (87/102/93) on the 1200m leg of the DMR, Courtney Konow ran a 79 on the 400m leg of the DMR, Meghan Schmit ran a 2:53 (83/90) on the 800m leg of the DMR, and Jaye Gardiner anchored the Mustangs to second place overall, with a 6:47 (98/106/113/96) on the 1600m leg of the DMR, for an outstanding time of 15:27.50.
In the 100m Dash, Natalie Hanigan BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD with a personal best time of 13.84. Amy Perez ran a personal best 100m time of 14.59.
In the 110m Hurdles, Kelly Varney BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD and WON THE MEET with a personal best time of 18.50. Jennifer Kane tied her PR to place fifth overall with a time of 19.90.
In the Mile, Walter Payton Prep's Alexis Caldero won it with an outstanding time of 6:17. Northside Senior Jessica Galang placed seventh overall with a time of 7:31.40. Freshman Jessica Tapia placed ninth overall with a time of 7:59.56. Freshman Maham Haider placed tenth overall with a time of 7:59.58.
In the 4x100m Relay, Karen Li (15.97), Adaora Achufusi (13.29), Maria Zdunek (15.68), and Natalie Hanigan (13.61) combined for a time of 58.55 for ninth place.
In the 4x800m Relay, Amy Perez ran an outstanding 3:02 800m split on the first leg of the Relay. Monica Laytham ran a 2:58 800m split on the second leg of the Relay. Meghan Schmit ran a 2:55 800m split on the third leg of the relay. Jaye Gardiner anchored the 4x800m Relay with an outstanding 2:59 800m split for a total time of 11:55, to place third overall.
In the 4x200m Relay, Natalie Hanigan ran a 31.59 200m split on the first leg of the Relay. Adoara Achufusi ran a 29.91 200m split on the second leg of the Relay. Jennifer Kane ran a 30.41 200m split on the third leg of the Relay. Kelly Varney ran a 28.21 200m split and anchored the Relay to a time of 2:00.30, and fifth place overall.
In the 4x400m Relay, Karen Li ran a personal best 71.74 400m split on the first leg of the Relay. Kaitlin Renkosiak ran a 76.26 split on the second leg of the Relay. Courtney Konow ran a 79.00 split on the third leg of the 4x400m Relay. Natalie Hanigan anchored the 4x400m Relay, with a 73.28 split for a combined time of 5:00.28, to place fifth overall.
LANE TECH RELAYS - NORTHSIDE VARSITY POINTS SCORED
1. Kelly Varney 21.00
2. Kaitlin Renkosiak 14.50
3. Courtney Konow 13.00
4. Jennifer Kane 5.00
5. Monica Laytham 3.50
5. Jaye Gardiner 3.50
5. Meghan Schmit 3.50
6. Maria Zdunek 3.00
7. Jessica Galang 2.00
7. Natalie Hanigan 2.00
8. Amy Perez 1.50
9. Karen Li 1.00
9. Adaora Achufusi 1.00
VARSITY POINT LEADERS (5 Meets scored)
1. Kelly Varney 51.50
2. Anna Parks 51.00
3. Maria Torres 47.00
4. Julie Bujnowski 39.00
5. Carmen Abelson 29.00
6. Kaitlin Renkosiak 23.75
7. Courtney Konow 22.75
8. Natalie Hanigan 15.00
9. Bessie Nolan 14.50
10.Jessica Galang 14.00
11.Rachel Kittaka 10.50
11.Amy Perez 10.50
12.Jaye Gardiner 11.00
13.Jennifer Kane 10.00
14.Meghan Schmit 8.00
15.Monica Laytham 7.00
16.Maria Zdunek 5.00
16.Gayatri Satam 5.00
17.Jolanda Steier 4.00
17.Adaora Achufusi 4.00
18.Mary Shelus 2.50
19.Karen Li 2.00
19.Amina Jambo 2.00
20.Stephanie Sotomayor 1.25
20.Jennifer Mensah 1.25
The above athletes have all earned a Varisty letter this season by scoring 1 or more points in a Varsity meet.
 | | John Holler breaks the school record in the 800m with a time of 2:06.34! | |
Saturday, March 31
John Holler 2:06.34 800m! Geoff Edwards 55.62 400m! Preston Buehrer 3:33.04 1200m! Patrick O'Connor 4:53.70 Mile! Records broken at Indoor State Meet
|  | | After running 55.62 400m! Geoff Edwards makes a nice exchange to Preston Buehrer |
On Friday, March 30, 2007, Senior John Holler, Senior Geoff Edwards, Junior Preston Buehrer, and Senior Patrick O'Connor traveled to Bloomington, Illinois to prepare for the Distance Medley Relay in the Illinois Prep Top Times Invitational ("Illinois Indoor State Championships"). The meet features the best athletes in the State in every event. The athletes stayed in deluxe accomadations, at the Country Inn. All of the athletes stayed in suites that were complete with King Size beds, refrigerator, microwave, a seperate living room, multiple televisions, a swimming pool, and fitness center. Friday evening, the Mustangs dined at the Olive Garden, and then spent the rest of the evening enjoying the amenities of the hotel. The hotel was filled with the best athletes from around the State, and resembled an Olympic Village.
On Saturday, March 31, 2007, the Mustangs traveled to a indoor stadium at Illinois Wesleyan University for the Illinois Prep Top Times Invitational. The stadium was at full capacity, and all athletes were kept in a large turf room, until it was time for the meet officials to bring them on to the Track for their respective event. After the 200m Dash reached its conclusion, the Mustangs were brought onto the Track for the Distance Medley Relay. The Distance Medley Relay (herein "DMR") consisted of 800m, 400m, 1200m, and the Mile. The school record for the DMR was 11:59, set in 2006 by Joseph Terdik, Preston Buehrer, Daniel Kittaka, and Bobby Ziegler. John Holler, Geoff Edwards, Preston Buehrer, and Patrick O'Connor Mustangs BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD in the Distance Medely Relay by over 30 seconds, with an outstanding time of 11:28.70.
Senior John Holler led off the Distance Medley Relay with a 27 seconds split for the first 200m of the 800m leg of the DMR, and followed it was a 32 seconds split on the second 200m, for a 59 seconds 400m split. Holler ran another 32 seconds split on the third 200m, for a 1:31 600m split. Holler finished the 800m leg of the Distance Medley Relay with a 35.34 200m, for a NEW SCHOOL RECORD of 2:06.34 for the 800m run!!
John Holler made a nice exchange to Captain Geoff Edwards. Senior Geoff Edwards ran the first 200m of the 400m leg of the DMR in 24.66 seconds. Edwards ran a 30.96 split on the second 200m, for a 55.62 400m split!!!
Geoff Edwards made a nice exchange to Captain Preston Buehrer. Junior Preston Buehrer ran the first 200m of the 1200m leg of the DMR in 29.04 seconds. Buehrer ran a 36 seconds split on the second 200m of the 1200m leg of the DMR for a 400m split of 65 seconds. Buehrer ran the second 400m split (36/38) in 74 seconds, for an 800m split of 2:19. Preston Buehrer showed great endurance by running a second consecutive 74 seconds 400m split (36/38) on the final 400m of the 1200m leg of the DMR, for a personal best 1200m split of 3:33.04!!!
Preston Buehrer made a nice exchange to Captain Patrick O'Connor. Senior Patrick O'Connor ran the first 200m of the 1600m leg of the DMR in 30 seconds. O'Connor ran a 35 seconds split on the second 200m of the 1600m leg of the DMR for a 400m split of 65 seconds. O'Connor ran the second 400m split (35/38) in 73 seconds, for an 800m split of 2:18. Patrick O'Connor ran the third 400m split (38/40) in 78 seconds, for a 1200m split of 3:36. Patrick O'Connor ran the final 400m (39/38.70) in 78.70 seconds, for a season best mile time of 4:53.70!!! O'Connor anchored the Mustangs to a NEW SCHOOL RECORD of 11:28.70!!
The Mustangs celebrated the new school records in the Mens and Womens Distance Medley Relays and Maria Torres outstanding performance in the Triple Jump on the bus with sparkling grape juice, and a dinner stop in Briadwood, Illinois at Antonia's fine Italian Cuisine (home of the largest Pizza Puffs in the world).
The Mustangs first home meet of the season will take place on Saturday, April 7, 2007, at River Park Track for the Mather Invitational.
 | | Preston Buehrer holds off Schaumberg |
 | | Anna Parks | |
Saturday, March 31
Northside Women upset Glenbrook South, Lake Zurich, and Argo in DMR at Illinois Prep Top Times!
|  | | Rachel Kittaka runs a birthday PR of 5:38.2 in the mile! |
On Friday, March 30, 2007, Sophomore Anna Parks, Senior Julie Bujnowski, Sophomore Ani Zotti, Junior Rachel Kittaka, and Sophomore Maria Torres traveled to Bloomington, Illinois to prepare for the Illinois Prep Top Times Invitational ("Illinois Indoor State Championships"). The meet features the best athletes in the State in every event. The athletes stayed in deluxe accomadations, at the Country Inn. All of the athletes stayed in suites that were complete with King Size beds, refrigerator, microwave, a seperate living room, multiple televisions, a swimming pool, and fitness center. Friday evening, the Mustangs dined at the Olive Garden, and then spent the rest of the evening enjoying the amenities of the hotel. The hotel was filled with the best athletes from around the State, and resembled an Olympic Village.
On Saturday, March 31, 2007, the Mustangs traveled to a indoor stadium at Illinois Wesleyan University for the Illinois Prep Top Times Invitational. The stadium was at full capacity, and all athletes were kept in a large turf room, until it was time for the meet officials to bring them on to the Track for their respective event. Trophies were awarded to the Top 3 Athletes and/or Relays in each event, and Medals were awarded for places 4th-6th.
After the National anthem, Maria Torres was brought onto the Track and to the long jump pit. Maria Torres was the youngest jumper to qualify for the meet, and jumped 33'06.25, 33'07.25, and 33'08.25 to finish 19th in the State.
After the 200m Dash reached its conclusion, the Mustangs Distance Medely Team was brought onto the Track. The Distance Medley Relay (herein "DMR") consisted of 800m, 400m, 1200m, and the Mile. The school record for the DMR was 14:54, set in 2006 by -Anna Parks, Julie Bujnowski, Rachel Kittaka, and Maruja Yoshimura. Anna Parks, Julie Bujnowski, Ani Zotti, and Rachel Kittaka BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD in the Distance Medely Relay by over a minute!, with an outstanding time of 13:28.20!!! The Mustangs upset Lake Zurich (13:33.84), Glenbrook South (14:06.31), and Argo (14:06.33), to finish 9th overall, and were within 2.5 seconds of reaching the Medal stand.
Distance Medley Results
1 Palatine 13:08.02
2 Chicago St. Ignatius 13:14.94
3 Chicago Whitney Young 13:21.92
4 West Chicago 13:22.96
5 Skokie Niles West 13:23.86
6 Downers Grove South 13:25.76
7 Tinley Park Andrew 13:26.71
8 Rockton Hononegah 13:27.50
9 Chicago Northside College Prep 13:28.21
10 Lake Zurich 13:33.84
11 Glenview Glenbrook South 14:06.31
12 Argo 14:06.33
Sophomore Anna Parks led off the Distance Medley Relay with a 34 seconds split for the first 200m of the 800m leg of the DMR, and followed it was a 36 seconds split on the second 200m, for a 70 seconds 400m split. Parks ran another 43 seconds split on the third 200m, for a 1:53 600m split. Anna Parks finished the 800m leg of the Distance Medley Relay with a 39 seconds 200m split, for an outstanding 800m time of 2:32.
Anna Parks made a nice exchange to Julie Bujnowski. Senior Julie Bujnowski ran the first 200m of the 400m leg of the DMR in 31.00 seconds. Bujnowski ran a 33.57 split on the second 200m, for a 64.57 400m split!!!
Julie Bujnowski made a nice exchange to Ani Zotti. Sophomore Ani Zotti ran the first 200m of the 1200m leg of the DMR in 34.43 seconds. Zotti ran a 41 seconds split on the second 200m of the 1200m leg of the DMR for a 400m split of 75.43 seconds. Zotti ran the second 400m split (44/44) in 88 seconds, for an 800m split of 2:43.43. Ani Zotti a 91 seconds 400m split (45/46) on the final 400m of the 1200m leg of the DMR, for a personal best 1200m split of 4:13.43!!!
Ani Zotti made a nice exchange to Captain Rachel Kittaka. Junior Rachel Kittaka ran the first 200m of the 1600m leg of the DMR in 35 seconds. Kittaka ran a 37 seconds split on the second 200m of the 1600m leg of the DMR for a 400m split of 72 seconds. Kittaka ran the second 400m split (43/45) in 88 seconds, for an 800m split of 2:40. Rachel Kittaka ran the third 400m split (48/44) in 91 seconds, for a 1200m split of 4:12. Rachel Kittaka ran the final 400m (46/40.20) in 86.20 seconds, a negative split, for a personal best mile time of 5:38.20!!! Rachel Kittaka, on her birthday, anchored the Mustangs to a NEW SCHOOL RECORD of 13:28.21!!
The Mustangs celebrated the new school records in the Mens and Womens Distance Medley Relays and Maria Torres outstanding performance in the Triple Jump on the bus with sparkling grape juice, and a dinner stop in Briadwood, Illinois at Antonia's fine Italian Cuisine (home of the largest Pizza Puffs in the world).
The Mustangs first home meet of the season will take place on Saturday, April 7, 2007, at River Park Track for the Mather Invitational.
 | | Rachel Kittaka, Julie Bujnowski, Anna Parks, Ani Zotti |
Wednesday, April 4
PINEAPPLE CHALLENGE WINNERS
On Wednesday, April 4, 2007, after four grueling 600m repeats in 28 degrees weather, and high winds, Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon challenged the Mustangs to hit a fifth 600m repeat at Mile Goal pace.
Jonathan Kittaka, Preston Buehrer, Cuitlahuac Pineda, Santino Merino, Irfan Hussain, Robert Garcia, Joey Paquette, and James Rey all earned a Pineapple by running their final 600m repeat at Mile Goal pace. Ani Zotti came within one second of earning a pineapple.
Who will win the next Pineapple challenge?
 | | Amy Perez | |
Saturday, April 7
Northside Women improve from 12th to 3rd place at the Mather Invitational in one year! Kelly Varney breaks Discus School Record! 72'01!
|  | | Jaye Gardiner |
On Saturday, April 7, 2007, the Northside College Prep Womens Track & Field Team traveled to River Park Track on North Park University's campus for the 7th annual Mather Invitational. With temperatures near 20 degrees, the Mustangs set up a Team Tent complete with walls to protect the athletes from high winds, and drank hot chocolate in addition to gatorade and water. The Long Jump and Triple Jump were canceled due to the sand pit being frozen. Despite the conditions, the Mustangs had one of their best meets of the season.
In 2006, the Northside Women placed 12th at the Mather Invitational. In 2007, the Northside Women brought home the Third Place Team Trophy!!! The Mustangs went from 12th to 3rd place in one season, and were by far the most improved Team in the meet. Medals were awarded to the top six athletes in each event. The scoring scale for the meet was 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1.
Lane Tech won the meet with 108.50 points, Mather placed second with 76.50 points, NORTHSIDE COLLEGE PREP placed third with 67 points, and posted victories over Whitney Young (54), Steinmetz (42), Julian (39), Seton Academy (36), Fenger (27), Jones (27), Walter Payton (25), Prosser (25), Foreman (15), Clemente (9), Von Steuben (9), South Shore (6), Schurz (2), and others (0).
In the open Mile, Northside parent David Parks (Father of Anna Parks) came prepared to race, and wore his high school jersey (Carroll high school, in Washington D.C.) and medaled by running an outstanding mile time of 5:41. Parks went through the first 400 meters in 70 seconds, and was at 2:34 for 800m, and 4:11 for 1200m, and 5:41 for the Mile.
Northside Freshman Jessica Tapia ran a 7:46 in the open Mile. Freshman Mahaim Haider ran a time of 7:53. Andrea Buiser ran a time of 8:24. Sophomore Alice Thatcher ran a personal best time of 8:58.
In the Discus, Kelly Varney won it with a NEW SCHOOL RECORD throw of 72'01! Kelly Varney was awarded a Medal for winning the Discus. Kaitlin Renkosiak placed fourth in the Discus with a throw of 56'02. Renkosiak was awarded a Medal for placing fourth overall in the Discus.
In the Shot Put, Kelly Varney placed fifth overall with a personal best throw of 24'02.25. Kaitlin Renkosiak placed sixth overall with a personal best throw of 23'10.00.
In the 4x800m Relay, Monica Laytham ran a 2:58 800m split on the first leg of the Relay. Jaye Gardiner ran a 3:00 800m split on the second leg of the Relay. Amy Perez ran a 2:58 800m split on the third leg of the relay. Junior Rachel Kittaka anchored the relay to third place overall with a 2:51.90 800m split, for a total time of 11:47.90. Monica Laytham, Jaye Gardiner, Amy Perez, and Rachel Kittaka were awarded Medals for placing third overall.
In the 4x100m Relay, Karen Li ran a 16.17 100m split on the first leg of the Relay. Amy Perez ran a 15.76 100m split on the second leg of the Relay. Maria Zdunek ran a 15.67 100m split on the third leg of the Relay. Gayatri Satam anchored the Relay to a eighth place finish overall, with a 16.06 100m split, for a total time of 1:03.66.
In the 3200m run, Jessica Galang finished in ninth overall with a time of 17:17. Galang ran the first mile in 8:04, and finsihed with a 9:13 mile.
In the 100m Hurdles, Senior Amy Perez finished in fifth place with an outstanding time of 22.95. Perez was awarded a Medal for placing fifth overall. Sophomore Alice Thatcher scored vital points for the Mustangs by placing seventh overall with a personal best time of 25.17.
In the 100m Dash, Sophomore Adaora Achufusi placed 19th overall with an outstanding time of 15.56. Senior Amy Perez, in her fourth event of the day, placed 22nd overall with a time of 15.90.
In the 800m run, Monica Laytham ran 83 seconds for her 400m, and was in ninth place with 300 meters, and passed four athletes in the final 300 meters to place fifth overall with an outstanding time of 2:52 (83/90). Laytham was awarded a medal for placing fifth overall.
In the 4x200m Relay, Kaitlin Renkosiak, Karen Li, Adaora Achufusi, and Gayatri Satam, combined for a time of 2:08.45 to place sixth overall. Renkosiak, Li, Achufusi, and Satam were awarded Medals for placing sixth overall.
In the 400m run, Freshman Jessica Tapia placed 14th overall with a time of 88.05. Freshman Mahaim Haider placed 15th overall with a time of 94.45.
In the 300m Hurdles, Sophomore Maria Zdunek placed third overall with an outstanding time of 59.99. Zdunek came within one second of breaking the school record. Maria Zdunek was awarded a medal for placing third overall. Sophomore Alice Thatcher placed seventh overall with an outstanding time of 78.64.
In the Mile, 2006 State Cross Country qualifiers, Whitney Young's Rachel Joravsky (5:36.8) and Devyn Thompson (5:40.41) placed first and second overall. Northside Junior Rachel Kittaka ran an outstanding race, 78 seconds for the first 400m, 2:47 at the 800m, 4:17 for 1200m, and a 5:47 Mile to place third overall. Rachel Kittaka was awarded a Medal for placing third overall. Sophomore Anna Parks in her first Mile race of her career, placed fourth overall with an outstanding time of 5:51. Parks went through the 400m in 81 seconds, and was at 2:53 for the 800m, 4:25 for 1200m, and a 5:51 Mile to place fourth overall. Anna Parks was awarded a Medal for placing fourth overall.
In the 200m Dash, Sophomore Adaora Achufusi placed 12th overall with a time of 31.57.
In the 4x400m Relay, Captain Rachel Kittaka ran a 74.58 400m split on the first leg of the Relay. Kaitlin Renkosiak ran a 75.22 400m split on the second leg of the Relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Monica Laytham. Monica Laytham ran a 75.66 400m split on the third leg of the Relay. Freshman Karen Li anchored the Relay to third place overall, with a 76.51 400m split, for a total time of 5:01.97. Rachel Kittaka, Kaitlin Renkosiak, Monica LAytham, and Karen Li were awarded a Medal for placing third overall.
The Mustangs will travel to Deerfield High School on Tuesday to face IHSA Sectional rivals Deerfield and Glenbrook North High school in a triangular meet. Senior Natalie Hanigan and Freshman Bessie Nolan will become the first female athletes in the history of Northside to Pole Vault at the Deerfield Invitational.
VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT THE MATHER INVITATIONAL
1. Kelly Varney 14.00
2. Kaitlin Renkosiak 10.25
3. Rachel Kittaka 9.00
4. Monica Laytham 7.00
5. Maria Zdunek 6.25
6. Amy Perez 5.75
7. Anna Parks 5.00
8. Alice Thatcher 4.00
9. Karen Li 2.50
10. Jaye Gardiner 1.50
11. Adaora Achufusi 0.75
12. Gayatri Satam 0.25
2007 VARSITY POINTS LEADERS (7 Meets scored)
1. Kelly Varney 65.50
2. Anna Parks 56.00
3. Maria Torres 47.00
4. Julie Bujnowski 39.00
5. Kaitlin Renkosiak 34.00
6. Carmen Abelson 29.00
7. Courtney Konow 22.75
8. Rachel Kittaka 19.50
9. Amy Perez 16.25
10.Natalie Hanigan 15.00
11.Bessie Nolan 14.50
12.Monica Laytham 14.00
12.Jessica Galang 14.00
13.Jaye Gardiner 12.50
14.Maria Zdunek 11.25
15.Jennifer Kane 10.00
16.Meghan Schmit 8.00
17.Gayatri Satam 5.25
18.Adaora Achufusi 4.75
20.Karen Li 4.50
21.Jolanda Steier 4.00
21.Alice Thatcher 4.00
22.Mary Shelus 2.50
23.Amina Jambo 2.00
24.Stephanie Sotomayor 1.25
24.Jennifer Mensah 1.25
The above athletes have all earned a Varisty letter this season by scoring points in a Varsity meet.
 | | Monica Laytham |
 | | Jose Choto anchors the Mustangs to a school record in the 4x100m Relay! | |
Saturday, April 7
Northside Varsity Men place 4th at Mather Invitational! Geoff Edwards 55.61 400m! Eric Nelson 5'10 High Jump! 4x100 New School Record! Buehrer 12.31!
|  | | Santino Merino |
On Saturday, April 7, 2007, the Northside Varsity Men Track and Field Team traveled to River Park Track on North Park University Campus for the 7th Annual Mather Invitational. The conditions included 20 degrees weather and a few snow flurries. The Long Jump and Triple Jump were canceled because the sand pit was frozen. During the winter, the Mustangs are without an indoor track, and spend a lot of time training in difficult conditions at River Park and were well prepared for the unseasonable weather. As a result, the Mustangs had one of their best meets of the season in the toughest conditions.
In 2006, the Northside Men placed 11th at the Mather Invitational. In 2007, the Northside Men finished in fourth place, within 2 points of the Third Place Trophy. The Mustangs jump from 11th place to 4th place in one year was by far the most improved Team in the meet. Mather High School won the meet. Lane Tech finished in second. Marshal finished in third with 56 points. NORTHSIDE COLLEGE PREP finished in fourth with 54 points, and posted victories over Walter Payton (38 points), Prosser (37 points), Lincoln Park (36 points), South Shore (36 points), CICS (27 points), Clemente (24 points), Julian (22 points), Steinmetz (8 points), Seton Academy (4 points), Urban Prep (3 points), Foreman (1 point), Von Steunben (1 point), and others (0 points). Medals were awarded to the top six athletes in each event, and the scoring scale used was 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1.
In the open mile, Northside Alumni Daniel Kittaka earned a Medal with an outstanding time of 5:03. Daniel Kittaka went through 400m in 69 seconds, and was at 2:25 for 800 meters, 3:42 for 1200 meters, and 5:03 (2:25/2:38) for the Mile.
Junior Harold Jaffe ran an outstanding time of 5:36 (2:43/2:53). Senior Joey Paquette ran an outstanding time of 6:03 (2:53/3:10). Freshman Andrew Czyszczon ran an outstanding time of 6:10 (2:46/3:24). Freshman James Rey ran a time of 6:16 (3:00/3:16). Junior Faraz Khan ran a time of 6:17 (3:05/3:12). Freshman Peter Wilk had raced no distance longer than 400m prior to the race, and ran an outstanding time of 6:18 (3:04/3:14).
In the High Jump, Marshall Senior Maurice Blanton won it with a jump of 6'0. Northside Captain Eric Nelson placed third overall, and tied his personal best with a jump of 5'10. Nelson also scored for the Mustangs in the Shot Put and Discus. Eric Nelson was awarded a Medal for placing third overall in the High Jump.
In the Shot Put, Eric Nelson placed seventh overall with an outstanding throw of 36'5.25. Senior Robert Garcia placed 19th with a throw of 27'11.
In the Discus, Eric Nelson placed seventh overall with a personal best throw of 81'11. Preston Buehrer placed ninth overall with a personal best throw of 76'01, and came within 2'0 of scoring in four events in one meet.
In the 4x800m Relay, Preson Buehrer ran a 2:21 800m split (64/77) on the first leg of the Relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Simon Vecchioni. Vecchioni ran a 2:32 800m split (67/85) on the second leg of the relay. Junior Erik Flores ran a 2:32 800m split on the third leg of the relay. Harold Jaffe anchored the Mustangs to fifth place overall, with a 2:31 800m split (68/83), for a total time of 9:56. Preston Bueher, Simon Vecchioni, Erik Flores, and Harold Jaffe were awarded Medals for placing fifth overall.
In the 4x100m Relay, Senior Geoff Edwards lead off with a 12.16 100m split, and made a nice exchange to Junior Santino Merino. Merino ran an outstanding 12.34 100m split, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Brian Chhun. Brian Chhun ran an outstanding 12.76 100m split and made a nice exchange to Jose Choto. Junior Jose Choto anchored the Mustangs to ninth overall, with a 12.60 100m split, and a NEW SCHOOL RECORD of 50.46! The previous school record was 50.47, and was set in 2003, and had lasted for four years.
In the 3200m run, Mather Senior Carlos Hernandez won it with a time of 10:31.40. Lane Tech Senior Joel Wojcik placed second with a time of 10:37.80. Northside Sophomore Jonathan Kittaka finished in third place overall with an outstanding time of 10:38 (5:07/5:31). Lane Tech Sophomore Fernando Arroyo placed fourth with a time of 10:49. Mather Senior Darko Golub placed fifth with a time of 10:51. Lincoln Park Junior Derek Schnake finished sixth with a time of 10:56. Northside Freshman Cuitlahuac Pineda finished seventh with a personal best time of 11:28 (5:37/5:51). Pineda dropped 3 seconds off his personal best time. Clemente Sophomore Thomas Gray-Cole completed the scoring by placing eighth. Jonathan Kittaka was awarded a Medal for placing third overall.
In the 110m Hurdles, Junior Santino Merino placed eighth overall to score vital points for the Mustangs with an outstanding time of 21.93. Freshman Andrew Czyszczon placed tenth overall with a time of 24.52.
In the 100m Dash, Northside Captain Preston Buehrer placed 4th overall with a personal best time of 12.31. Buehrer is now within .17 of a second of Jonathan Miller's 2003 school record (12.14).
In the 800m run, Freshman Cuitlahuac Pineda placed eigth overall with an outstanding time of 2:24.91. (67/77) Sophomore Simon Vecchioni placed 17th overall with a time of 2:31 (72/79).
In the 4x200m Relay, Erik Flores ran a 26.43 200m split on the first leg of the relay. Santino Merino ran a 26.71 200m split on the second leg of the relay. Freshman Neal Capapas ran a 27.13 200m split on the third leg of the relay. Junior Jose Choto anchored the Mustangs to seventh overall with a 26.66 200m split, for a total time of 1:46.93.
In the 400m run, Senior Geoff Edwards BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD with a personal best time of 55.61 to place third overall. Edwards was awarded a Medal for placing third overall.
In the 300m Hurdles, Junior Santino Merino placed 11th overall with an outstanding time of 51.83. Freshman Andrew Czyszczon placed 15th overall with an outstanding time of 60.76.
In the Mile, Mather Senior Carlos Hernandez won it with a time of 4:55.16. Lincoln Park Junior Derek Schnake finished in second with a time of 4:58.33. Mather Senior Darko Golub finished in third with a time of 5:01.47. Northside Sophomore Jonathan Kittaka finished in fourth with a time of 5:01.73. Kittaka went through 400m in 67 seconds, and was at 2:22 at the 800m, and went through 1200m in 3:45, and finished with a time of 5:01 (67/75/83/76). Jonathan Kittaka was awarded a Medal for placing fourth overall. Lane Tech Senior Joel Wojcik finished in fifth place with a time of 5:07. Lincoln Park Junior Henry Mattingly finished in sixth place with a time of 5:08. Northside Junior Preston Buehrer finished in seventh place with a time of 5:14. Buehrer went through 400m in 69 seconds, and was at 2:30 at 800m, and went through 1200m in 3:55, and finished with a time of 5:14 (69/81/85/79). Clemente Sophomore Thomas Gray-Cole completed the scoring by placing eighth overall.
In the 200m, Geoff Edwards placed fourth overall with an outstanding time of 24.52. Jose Choto placed seventh overall with an outstanding time of 25.61. Geoff Edwards was awarded a Medal for placing fourth overall.
In the 4x400m Relay, Freshman Neal Capapas lead off with a 60.15 400m split. Brian Chhun ran a 60.26 400m split on the second leg of the 4x400m relay. Erik Flores ran a 60.20 400m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Simon Vecchioni. Simon Vecchioni anchored the Mustangs to sixth overall with a 62.76 400m split, for a total time of 4:03.37. Neal Capapas, Brian Chhun, Erik Flores, and Simon Vecchioni were awarded Medals for placing sixth overall.
VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT MATHER INVITATIONAL
1. Geoff Edwards 11.00
2. Jonathan Kittaka 11.00
3. Eric Nelson 10.00
4. Preston Buehrer 8.00
5. Cuitlahuac Pineda 3.00
6. Jose Choto 2.50
7. Erik Flores 2.25
8. Simon Vecchioni 1.75
9. Santino Merino 1.50
10. Neal Capapas 1.25
11. Harold Jaffe 1.00
12. Brian Chhun 0.75
VARSITY POINTS SEASON LEADERS (9 Meets)
1. Geoff Edwards 42.00
2. Jonathan Kittaka 36.00
3. Preston Buehrer 31.00
4. Eric Nelson 20.00
5. Patrick O'Connor 19.75
6. Albert Lin 17.00
7. Jose Choto 14.75
8. John Holler 11.25
9. Benjamin Garcia 11.00
10.Santino Merino 10.75
11.Cuitlahuac Pineda 9.25
12.Simon Vecchioni 8.50
13.Erik Flores 8.00
14.Martin Melto 7.75
15.Hunter Speese 5.50
16.Brian Chhun 5.25
17.Wemi Jemine 5.00
18.Neal Capapas 4.25
18.Harold Jaffe 4.25
19.Vinh Nguyen 2.50
20.Darrel Johnson 1.50
20.Robert Garcia 1.50
21.Nick Ruff 1.00
21.Faraz Khan 1.00
21.Adam Swiatlowski 1.00
22.Peter Wilk 0.75
23.Omer Aba-Omer 0.50
The above athletes have earned a Varsity letter this season by scoring at the Varsity level.
 | | Preston Buehrer runs a 12.31 in the 100m Dash, and scores in the Mile and 4x800 |
 | | Jonathan Kittaka and Preston Buehrer | |
Tuesday, April 10
Jonathan Kittaka WINS 3200m run at Deerfield! Eric Nelson WINS High Jump! Geoff Edwards breaks 100m Record! Albert Lin breaks 110m Hurdle Record!
|  | | Geoff Edwards |
On Tuesday, April 10, 2007, the Northside College Prep Mens Track Team traveled to Deerfield, Illinois for the 2007 Deerfield Classic, featuring IHSA Sectional rivals Glenbrook North High School, and Deerfield High School. The weather was unseasonably cold, but the Mustangs thrivied and continued to break records in the most difficult conditions. There was three teams in the meet, and individual scoring went through fourth place on the following scale: 5-3-2-1. Points in Relays were awarded for first and second only, on the following scale: 5-3.
In the High Jump, Sophomore Eric Nelson missed on his first attempt of the day at 5'2, and then cleared every height on the first try for the remainder of the competition, and WON the High Jump with a personal best jump of 5'10. After winning the competition, Nelson attempted 6'0, and came very close to clearing it, and it appeared that he had the height and that his head just didn't stay back. Eric Nelson had an outstanding meet. Deerfield took second with a jump of 5'8. Northside Sophomore Wemi Jemine and Glenbrook North's Knoll tied for third with a jump of 5'4. Wemi Jemine won the tiebreaker by having less total misses in the competition. Deerfield's Blake placed fifth, and Glenbrook North Kosma placed sixth with a jump of 5'2. Northside Freshman Hunter Speese jumped 4'10.
In the Pole Vault, Sophomore Simon Vecchioni had three excellent attempts at 8'0, and Junior Vinh Nguyen also had three quality vaults.
In the Shot put, Deerfield's McIntyre won it with a throw of 43'11. Deerfield's Danos took second with a throw of 41'11.5. Glenbrook North's Strauss took third with a throw of 41'7. Northside Sophomore Eric Nelson completed the scoring with a throw of 36'0.5 for fourth place. Northside Senior Darrell Johnson threw a personal best throw of 31'8. Northside Senior Robert Garcia threw 28'6.5. Freshman Alejandro Valdivieso threw 24'9.5. Sophomore Gustavo Hernandez threw 23'11. Junior Vinh Nguyen threw 21'3.5. Senior Joey Paquette threw a personal best throw of 18'10.5.
In the Discus, Deerfield's Rixon won it with a throw of 137'11. Deerfield's McIntyre placed second with a throw of 122'1. Glenbrook North's Klimo placed third with a throw of 115'4. Deerfield's Hilo completed the scoring with a throw of 112'9 for foruth place. Northside Senior Robert Garcia threw a personal best throw of 77'8. Sophomore Gustavo Hernandez threw a personal best throw of 59'11. Hernandez improved by 8'9! Senior Darrell Johnson threw a personal best throw of 59'0. Junior Vinh Nguyen threw a personal best throw 56'6. Freshman Alejandro Valdiviesto threw a personal best throw of 47'8. Freshman Tenzin Wangdhen threw a personal best throw of 44'2.
In the Long Jump, Deerfield's Miller won it with a jump of 18'7.75. Deerfield's Glass placed second with a jump of 17'3.5. Northside Sophomore Albert Lin placed third with a jump of 17'3. Northside Senior Geoff Edwards completed the scoring with a jump of 16'11.5 for fourth place. Northside Sophomore Martin Melto jumped 16'7.75. Northside Freshman Hunter Speese jumped 13'10.
In the Triple Jump, Deerfield's Glass won it with a jump of 41'4. Deerfield's Alecassis placed second with a jump of 38'0.75. Glenbrook North's Lee placed third with a jump of 37'3.5. Deerfield's Anderson completed the scoring with a jump of 36'1.5. Northside Sophomore Albert Lin Jumped 35'10. Northside Freshman Jiasong Yang jumped 31'3.
In the Varsity 4x800m Relay, Sophomore Simon Vecchioni ran the first 400m in 64 seconds and finished with a 2:24 800m split (64/80), and made a nice exchange to Junior Santino Merino. Santino Merino ran the first 400m in 72 seconds and finished with a 2:26 800m split (72/74). Freshman Andrew Czyszczon ran a 2:35 800m split (67/88) on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior Erik Flores. Erik Flores anchored the Mustangs to third place, with a 2:25 800m split (67/78) for a total time of 9:50.
In the Junior Varsity 4x800m Relay, Robert Garcia ran a 2:36 800m split (70/86) on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Adam Swiatlowski. Junior Adam Swiatlowski ran a 2:46 800m split (83/83). Junior Brad Eben ran a 2:45 800m split (76/89) on the third leg of the relay. Senior Joey Paquette anchored the Mustangs with a 2:35 800m split (76/79) for a total time of 10:42.
In the Varsity 4x100m Relay, Martin Melto ran a 13.58 100m split on the first leg of the Relay. Junior Sean Kung ran a 12.55 100m split on the second leg of the relay. Freshman Neal Capapas ran a 12.54 100m split on the third leg of the Relay. Junior Jose Choto ran a 12.10 100m split on the fourth leg of the Relay, for a total time of 50.77.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x100m Relay, Freshman Sam Olver ran a 13.84 100m split on the first leg of the Relay. Sophomore Nathan Michaelson ran a 14.18 100m split on the second leg of the Relay. Freshman Tenzin Wangdhen ran a 14.89 100m split on the third leg of the relay. Freshman Neibu Tadele ran a 16.89 100m split on the anchor leg of the relay, for a total time of 59.80.
In the Junior Varsity 4x100m Relay, Sophomore Coleman Gailloreto ran a 14.75 100m split on the first leg of the relay. Senior David Velasco ran a 17.59 100m split on the second leg of the relay. Freshman Prasanth Bijjam ran a 15.19 100m split on the third leg of the relay. Sophomore Gustavo Hernandez ran a 14.73 100m split on the anchor leg of the relay. for a total time of 62.26.
In the 3200m run, there were 37 runners on the Track at once, and Sophomore Jonathan Kittaka won it with a time of 10:49. Kittaka was at 70 for 400m, 2:26 for 800m, 3:48 for 1200m, and 5:12 for the first Mile. Kittaka ran the second Mile in 5:37 for a total time of 10:49 to win it. Glenbrook North's Brenden Boyer placed second overall with a time of 11:03. Junior Preston Buehrer was at 70 for 400m, 2:29 for 800, 3:53 for 1200m, and 5:19 for the first Mile. Buehrer ran the second Mile in 5:50 for a total time of 11:09 to place third overall. Freshman Cuitlahuac Pineda completed the scoring by placing fourth overall with a Personal Best time of 11:11 (74/2:38/4:05/5:32/5:39). Pineda dropped 17 seconds off his PR and the Mustangs took three out of the top four places in the 3200m run. Northside Freshman Jaisong Yang placed eighth overall with an outstanding time of 11:59 (5:47/6:12). Freshman Cooper Eben placed tenth overall with a personal best time of 12:12 (6:03/6:09). Junior Faraz Khan placed 13th overall with a time of 13:08 (6:21/6:47).
In the 110m Hurdles, Sophomore Albert Lin BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD with an outstanding time of 20.00. Freshman Andrew Czyzczon ran an outstanding time of 23.40. Junior Santino Merino ran a time of 23.50. Junior Sean Kung ran a personal best time of 25.10.
In the 100m Dash, Senior Geoff Edwards BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD with an outstanding time of 12.02 to place second overall. The school record (12.12) was set in 2003 at the City Championships by Jonathan Miller and it lasted for fours years. Freshman Hunter Speese ran a personal best time of 12.44. Junior Preston Buehrer ran a time of 12.70. Junior Erik Flores ran a time of 12.77. Freshman Sam Olver ran a personal best time of 14.10. Senior David Velasco ran a time of 15.26. Freshman Prasanth Bijjam ran a time of 15.60.
In the 800m run, Junior Irfan Hussain ran a time of 2:44 (78/86). Sophomore Coleman Gailloreto ran a time of 3:07 (80/107).
In the Varsity 4x200m Relay, Junior Sean Kung ran a 27.67 200m split on the first leg of the Relay. Junior Santino Merino ran a 26.35 200m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Neal Capapas. Freshman Neal Capapas ran a 26.75 200m split on the third leg of the relay. Junior Jose Choto anchored the relay to third place with a 25.19 200m split, for a total time of 1:45.96.
In the Junior Varsity 4x200m Relay, Freshman Sam Olver ran a 29.00 200m split on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Nathan Michaelson ran a 29.00 200m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Tenzin Wangdhen. Freshman Tenzin Wangdhen ran a 33.00 200m split on the third leg of the relay. Freshman Neibu Tadele anchored the relay with a 36.00 200m split, for a total time of 2:07.
In the 400m run, Freshman Peter Wilk ran a personal best time of 66.29. Junior Irfan Hussain ran a 68.80. Sophomore NAthan Michaelson ran a time of 69.10.
In the 300m Hurdles, Freshman Andrew Czyszczon ran an outstanding time of 55.80. Junior Sean Kung ran a personal best time of 56.40. Junior Vinh Nguyen ran a time of 62.40.
In the 1600m run, Northside Sophomore Jonathan Kittaka placed 3rd overall with an outstanding time of 5:08. Kittaka went through 400 meters in 72 seconds, and 2:30 for 800 meters, and 3:54 for 1200m, and 5:08 for the Mile. (72/78/84/74). Junior Preston Buehrer lost circulation in his feet during the mile due to the cold weather, and showed incredible mental toughness staying in the race. Buehrer went through 400 meters in 72 seconds, and 2:32 for 800 meters, and 4:01 for 1200m, and 5:22 for the Mile (72/80/89/81). After the race, Preston Buehrer's feet were examined by the Deerfield High School medical trainer and he was scratched from the rest of his events (4x400). By the following day, he was able to return to practice with no discomfort. Freshman Cuitlahuac Pineda ran an outstanding time of 5:26. Pineda went through 400 meters in 73 seconds, and 2:37 for 800 meters, and 4:05 for 1200m, and 5:26 for the Mile (73/84/88/81). Sophomore Simon Vecchioni ran an outstanding time of 5:40 for the Mile (74/86/96/84). Freshman Jaisong Yang ran a time of 5:48 for the Mile (80/86/92/90). Junior Adam Swiatlowski ran an outstanding time of 6:02. Freshman Thomas Nguyen ran a personal best time of 6:10. Freshman Cooper Eben ran an outstanding time of 6:12. Junior Faraz Khan ran a time of 6:15.
In the 200m Dash, Erik Flores ran a personal best time of 25.80. Santino Merino ran a time of 25.90. Freshman Hunter Speese ran a time of 26.10. Peter Wilk ran a time of 28.24. Sam Olver ran a time of 29.00.
In the Varsity 4x400m Relay, Junior Jose Choto ran a 57.96 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Freshman Neal Capapas ran a 62.97 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Junior Erik Flores ran a 61.03 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Sophomore Simon Vecchioni anchored the relay to third place with a 60.05 400m split, for a total time of 4:02.05.
VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT DEERFIELD CLASSIC
1. Jonathan Kittaka 7
2. Eric Nelson 6
3. Geoff Edwards 4
4. Preston Buehrer 2
4. Wemi Jemine 2
4. Albert Lin 2
5. Cuitlahuac Pineda 1
VARSITY POINTS SEASON LEADERS (10 Meets)
1. Geoff Edwards 46.00
2. Jonathan Kittaka 43.00
3. Preston Buehrer 33.00
4. Eric Nelson 26.00
5. Patrick O'Connor 19.75
6. Albert Lin 19.00
7. Jose Choto 14.75
8. John Holler 11.25
9. Benjamin Garcia 11.00
10.Santino Merino 10.75
11.Cuitlahuac Pineda 10.25
12.Simon Vecchioni 8.50
13.Erik Flores 8.00
14.Martin Melto 7.75
15.Wemi Jemine 7.00
16.Hunter Speese 5.50
17.Brian Chhun 5.25
18.Neal Capapas 4.25
18.Harold Jaffe 4.25
19.Vinh Nguyen 2.50
20.Darrel Johnson 1.50
20.Robert Garcia 1.50
21.Nick Ruff 1.00
21.Faraz Khan 1.00
21.Adam Swiatlowski 1.00
22.Peter Wilk 0.75
23.Omer Aba-Omer 0.50
The above athletes have earned a Varsity letter this season by scoring at the Varsity level.
 | | Hunter Speese |
 | | Carmen Abelson | |
Tuesday, April 10
Amy Perez breaks school record in 300m Hurdles! Kaitlin Renkosiak breaks school record in Discus! Courtney Konow breaks school record in Shot Put!
|  | | Jennifer Kane |
On Tuesday, April 10, 2007, the Northside College Prep Womens Track Team traveled to Deerfield, Illinois for the 2007 Deerfield Classic, featuring rivals Glenbrook North High School and Deerfield High School. The weather was unseasonably cold, but the Mustangs thrivied and continued to break records in the most difficult conditions. There was three teams in the meet, and individual scoring went through fourth place on the following scale: 5-3-2-1. Points in Relays were awarded for first and second only, on the following scale: 5-3.
In the Pole Vault, Senior Natalie Hanigan and Freshman Bessie Nolan had three quality vaults, but did not clear a height.
In the Triple Jump, Maria Torres won it with a jump of 30'6. Deerfield's Fogt placed second with a jump of 29'4. Glenbrook North's Atlas placed third with a jump of 28'11. Glenbrook North's Angel completed the scoring by placing fourth with a jump of 27'11.5. Northside Sophomore Gayatri Satam jumped 27'8. Northside Derika Benton scratched on all three attempts.
In the Long Jump, Glenbrook North's Clark won it with a jump of 14'8.5. Northside Senior Julie Bujnowski placed second with a jump of 13'7.25. Glenbrook North's Atlas placed third with a jump of 13'4. Deerfield's Winter completed the scoring by placing fourth with a jump of 13'3.5. Northside Sophomore Maria Torres jumped 13'2. Sophomore Maria Zdunek jumped 12'5.5. Sophomore Gayatri Satam jumped 11'10.25.
In the Shot Put, Northside Junior Courtney Konow BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD and WON THE MEET with a throw of 28'10. Deerfield's Raven placed second with a throw of 27'11. Deerfield's Kelly placed third with a throw of 26'1.5. Northside Junior Kelly Varney completed the scoring by placing fourth with a throw of 25'7.5. Northside's Kaitlin Renkosiak had an outstanding throw of 23'7.75. Northside Sophomore Brittany Brown had a personal best throw of 18'2.5. Northside's Jennifer Mensah threw 15'0.
In the Discus, Northside Kaitlin Renkosiak BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD and WON THE MEET with a throw of 73'9! Northside Kelly Varney placed second with a throw of 70'8. Deerfield's Leslie placed third with a throw of 70'5.5. Deerfield's Mariam completed the scoring by placing fourth with a throw of 69'7. Northside's Courtney Konow threw 66'1. Northside's Jennifer Mensah threw 40'10. Northside's Brittany Brown threw 35'2.5. Northside Sophomore Stephanie Sotomayor threw 29'6.5.
In the Varsity 4x800m Relay, Glenbrook North won it with a time of 10:41. Deerfield placed second with a time of 10:50. Northside placed third with a time of 11:33. Northside Freshman Bessie Nolan ran the first leg in a time of 2:51. Senior Amy Perez ran the second leg in a time of 3:03. Sophomore Monica Laytham ran the third leg in a time of 2:57. Sophomore Carmen Abelson anchored the relay to third place with a time of 2:42, for a total time of 11:33.
In the Junior Varsity 4x800m Relay, Jessica Galang ran a 3:15 on the first leg of the Relay, and made a nice exchange to Andrea Buiser. Buiser ran a time of 3:39 on the second leg of the Relay. Freshman Mahaim Haider ran a time of 3:31 on the third leg of the Relay. Freshman Jessica Tapia ran a time of 3:31 on the fourth leg of the relay, for a total time of 13:56.
In the Varsity 4x100m Relay, Jennifer Kane ran a 14.65 100m split on the first leg of the Relay. Freshman Karen Li ran a 15.12 100m split on the second leg of the Relay. Maria Zdunek ran a 14.88 100m split on the third leg of the Relay. Sophomore Adaora Achufusi anchored the Mustangs with an impressive 13.56 100m split on the fourth leg of the relay, for a total time of 58.21.
In the Junior Varsity 4x100m Relay, Sophomore Stephanie Sotomayor, Derika Benton, Ursula Moreno-Vanderlaan, and Alex Custer combined for an outstanding time of 66.03.
In the Varsity 3200m run, Northside Junior Rachel Kittaka, and Sophomore Ani Zotti placed first and second respectively against an impressive field, that included 37 athletes. Rachel Kittaka went through 400m at 79 seconds, and was at 2:50 for 800m (79/91), and went through 1200m in 4:23 (79/91/93), and ran the first mile in 5:58 (79/91/93/95). Rachel Kittaka went through 2000m at 7:35, and was at 9:13 for 2400m, and went through 2800m in 10:53 and finished in first place with an outstanding 3200m time of 12:27 (79/91/93/95/97/98/100/94). Sophomore Ani Zotti went through 400m at 87 seconds, and was at 3:02 for 800m (87/95), and went through 1200m in 4:37 (87/95/95), and ran the first mile in 6:14 (87/95/95/97). Ani Zotti went through 2000m in 7:52, and was at 9:30 for 2400m, and went through 2800m in 11:10 and finished in second place with a personal best 3200m time of 12:45 (87/95/95/97/98/98/100/95). The Mustangs scored a total of eight points in the 3200m run!
In the Varsity 100m Hurdles, Jennifer Kane placed third with a time of 21.10. Northside Freshman Karen Li ran a personal best time of 21.20.
In the Varsity 100m Dash, Sophomore Anna Parks ran a personal best time of 14.03. Senior Natalie Hanigan ran an outstanding time of 14.13. Sophomore Adaora Achufusi ran a time of 14.50. Sophomore Maria Zdunek ran a time of 15.30. Sophomore Derika Benton ran a time of 16.10. Sophomore Stephanie Sotomayor ran a time of 16.60.
In the Varisty 800m run, Anna Parks came from behind to win it with an outstanding time of 2:36 (80/76). Monica Laytham placed fifth overall with an outstanding time of 2:56 (85/91). Freshman Bessie placed sixth overall with a time of 3:01 (86/95). Sophomore Jennifer Friedmann ran a personal best time of 3:06 (90/96) to place ninth overall. Jennifer Friedmann dropped three seconds off her PR!
In the Varsity 4x200m Relay, Senior Julie Bujnowski ran an outstanding 200m split of 29.03 on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Maria Torres ran a 29.12 200m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Jennifer Kane. Jennifer Kane ran a 30.50 200m split on the third leg of the relay. Senior Amy Perez anchored the Relay to third place with a 30.51 200m split for a total time of 1:59.16.
In the Junior Varsity 4x200m Relay, Stephanie Sotomayor ran a 33.00 200m split on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Gayatri Satam ran 32.00 200m split on the second leg of the relay. Ursela Moreno-Vanderlaan ran a 40.00 200m split on the third leg of the relay. Junior Alex Custer anchored the relay with an outstanding 29.85 200m split, for a total time of 2:14.85.
In the Varsity 400m Run, Julie Bujnowski ran a personal best time of 65.21 to place third overall. Senior Natalie Hanigan ran an outstanding time of 69.00. Sophomore Adaora Achufusi ran an outstanding time of 70.21. Freshman Karen Li ran an outstanding time of 73.40.
In the Varsity 300m Hurdles, Senior Amy Perez BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD and placed third overall with a personal best time of 57.10. Sophomore Maria Zdunek ran a season best time of 59.50. Junior Alex Custer ran an outstanding time of 71.60.
In the Varsity 1600m Run, Captain Rachel Kittaka ran a time of 5:55 (2:50/3:05) to place second overall. Sophomore Ani Zotti ran a time of 6:01 to place third overall. Sophomore Carmen Abelson ran a time of 6:09. Jessica Galang ran a time of 7:30. Jessica Tapia ran a time of 7:39. Mahaim Haider ran a time of 7:51.
In the 200m Dash, Sophomore Adaora Achufusi ran an outstanding time of 29.8. Freshman Karen Li ran an outstanding time of 31.90. Junior Alex Custer ran a time of 36.04.
In the Varsity 4x400m Relay, Senior Julie Bujnowski ran a 64.66 400m split on the first leg of the Relay. Kaitlin Renkosiak ran a 77.09 400m split on the second leg of the Relay. Sophomore Monica Laytham ran a 76.91 400m split on the third leg of the Relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Anna Parks. Anna Parks anchored the Mustangs to third place with a 69.05 400m split, for a total time of 4:47.71.
VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT DEERFIELD
1. Rachel Kittaka 8
2. Ani Zotti 5
2. Julie Bujnowski 5
2. Maria Torres 5
2. Courtney Konow 5
2. Kaitlin Renkosiak 5
2. Anna Parks 5
3. Kelly Varney 4
4. Amy Perez 2
4. Jennifer Kane 2
2007 VARSITY POINTS LEADERS (8 Meets scored)
1. Kelly Varney 69.50
2. Anna Parks 61.00
3. Maria Torres 52.00
4. Julie Bujnowski 44.00
5. Kaitlin Renkosiak 39.00
6. Carmen Abelson 29.00
7. Courtney Konow 27.75
8. Rachel Kittaka 27.50
9. Amy Perez 18.25
10.Natalie Hanigan 15.00
11.Bessie Nolan 14.50
12.Monica Laytham 14.00
12.Jessica Galang 14.00
13.Jaye Gardiner 12.50
14.Jennifer Kane 12.00
15.Maria Zdunek 11.25
16.Meghan Schmit 8.00
17.Gayatri Satam 5.25
18.Ani Zotti 5.00
19.Adaora Achufusi 4.75
20.Karen Li 4.50
21.Jolanda Steier 4.00
21.Alice Thatcher 4.00
22.Mary Shelus 2.50
23.Amina Jambo 2.00
24.Stephanie Sotomayor 1.25
24.Jennifer Mensah 1.25
The above athletes have all earned a Varisty letter this season by scoring points in a Varsity meet.
 | | Natalie Hanigan |
Chariots Of Fire
Tuesday, April 17
Simon Vecchioni places 3rd in Pole Vault! Eric Nelson Triple Jumps 38'8! Northside 4x800m Relay upsets New Trier!
On Tuesday, April 17, 2007, the Northside Mens Track & Field Team traveled to Winnetka, Illinois for the New Trier Classic, featuring Maine East and host New Trier High School. The meet featured three schools, and was scored 5-3-2-1 for individual events, and 5-3 for relays.
In the Triple Jump, Northside Sophomore Eric Nelson triple Jumped for the first time since the 2006 City Championships, and on his second jump of the day, jumped a personal best jump of 38'8 to place third overall. Nelson is now within 1'4 of the school record! Sophomore Albert Lin triple jumped 35'8 to place fourth overall.
In the Long Jump, New Trier's Nynn jumped 20'5 to win it. Maine East's Wilson jumped 18'4.5 to place second. New Trier's Bittman jumped 17'10 to place third. Northside Sophomore Albert Lin completed the scoring with a jump of 17'5 on his final jump to place fourth overall.
In the Shot Put, Maine East's Kwiazkowski won it with a throw of 48'0. Maine East's Fernandez placed second with a throw of 45'8. New Trier's Zapt placed third with a throw of 39'8.5 Maine East's Maciek placed fourth with a throw of 39'3. The Mustangs were lead by Sophomore Eric Nelson with a throw of 34'10. Northside Senior Darrel Johnson threw a personal best throw of 32'5.5. Senior Robert Garcia threw a personal best 30'6. Sophomore Gustavo Hernandez threw 24'2.
In the Discus, Maine East's Kwiazkowski won it with a throw of 119'0. New Trier's Zapt placed second with a throw of 117'0. Maine East's Fernandez placed third with a throw of 96'2. Northside Sophomore Eric Nelson completed the scoring by placing fourth with a personal best throw of 81'5. Senior Robert Garcia threw a personal best 80'7. Senior Darrel Johnson threw a personal best 71'3. Sophomore Gustavo Hernandez threw a personal best throw of 65'8. Junior Vinh Nguyen threw 54'9.
In the High Jump, Captain Eric Nelson won it with a jump of 5'6, which was also the opening height for Pole Vault. Sophomore Wemi Jemine placed second with a jump of 5'2. Sophomore Albet Lin and Freshman Andrew Czyszczon attempted 4'10.
In the Pole Vault, the field consisted of 10 athletes with two from Northside, and the remaining eight were from New Trier and Maine East. This season, Northside College Prep and Whitney Young became the first Chicago Public High Schools to Pole Vault since 1982. The Mustangs don't have any Pole Vault equipment of their own, and after the rest of the Northside Track & Field Team goes home for the day, the Mustangs have been training two nights a week at Whitney Young High School from 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm. The Mustangs have also been training with borrowed Poles on the soccer fields in back of Northside College Prep after practice without a Pole Vault pit. The Mustangs hard work paid off on Tuesday night. Northside Junior Vinh Nguyen had three quality attempts at the opening height of 5'6. Northside Sophomore Simon Vecchioni made history on his first attempt at 5'6, by clearing it, and setting the school record. With Maine East and New Trier's experienced vaulters, including Grant, Myers, Colby, Parks, Christian, Connor, Maximus remaining in the competition there was little chance that Vecchioni would place in the meet. But Simon Vecchioni shocked everyone but himself. The height was moved up to 6'0, and Simon Vecchioni cleared it on his first attempt. New Trier's Connor cleared it on his third attempt. The height was then moved up to 6'6. Colby was eliminated, and Simon Vecchioni cleared it on his second attempt! The height was then moved up to 7'0. Simon Vecchioni cleared it on his first attempt! New Trier's Connor cleared it on his third attempt. The height was then moved up to 7'6. Only Grant, Parks, Christian, Connor, and Vecchioni remained in the competition. On his third attempt, Northside Sophomore Simon Vecchioni BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD for the fifth time in a row with a personal best Vault of 7'6 to put him in Third Place! New Trier's Christian and Connor put themselves in a first place tie by clearing 8'0, and waited nervously for the Northside athlete to attempt 8'0. Between vault attempts, athletes generally put their sweats back on and relax, or double check their steps, or decide to switch to a bigger pole. What did Simon Vecchioni do? He is one of Northside's top middle distance runners, so inbetween vault attempts, he went to the starting line on the Track for the 800m run, and got off to a slow start (69) for the first 400m, but came back strong in the final 300m, to come within one second of his PR with an outstanding time of 2:19. Vecchioni then made three quality attempts at 8'0. New Trier's Christian and Connor made three attempts at 8'6, but failed to clear it. The tie for first place was broken by adding the total misses during the competition, and Christian was awarded first place with a vault of 8'0. Simon Vecchioni set the school record at 7'6 and also became the first Northside athlete to score points in Pole Vault by placing third overall.
In the Varsity 4x800m Relay, Junior Erik Flores ran a 800m split of 2:23 (67/76) on the first leg of the relay. Junior Santino Merino ran a 800m split of 2:27 (73/74) on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Jonathan Kittaka. When Kittaka received the baton, the Mustangs were in fourth place, and had not one, but three 4x800m relay teams to overcome. Jonathan Kittaka ran a 65 for the first 400m, and a 2:15 800m split (65/70) to put the Mustangs in second place, and made a nice exchange to Captain Preston Buehrer. Preston Buehrer ran negative splits for a 2:16 800m split (70/66), and anchored the Mustangs to first place, for a total time of 9:21.
In the 4x100m Relay, Hunter Speese ran a 11.52 100m split, Nathan Michaelson ran a 14.33 100m split, Neal Capapas ran a 12.57 100m split, and Peter Wilk anchored the relay with a 13.10 100m split, for a combined time of 51.52.
In the 3200m Run, New Trier's Harvall won it with an outstanding time of 10:37. New Trier's Hansen placed second with a time of 10:37.4 New Trier's Neetherie placed third with a time of 10:43.4. New Trier's Karprzek completed the scoring by placing fourth with a time of 10:46.4. Northside Freshman Cuitlahuac Pineda was sixth overall with an outstanding time of 11:13 (5:32/5:41). Northside Freshman Jaisong Yang ran a personal best time of 11:36 (5:37/5:59) to place eighth overall. Northside Junior Harold Jaffe ran an outstanding time of 11:51 (5:35/6:16). Northside Freshman James Rey ran a personal best time of 12:44 (6:12/6:32).
In the 110m Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Albert Lin placed fifth overall with an outstanding time of 20.24. Freshman Andrew Czyzczon placed seventh overall with a personal best time of 21.63.
In the 100m Dash, Northside Freshman Hunter Speese placed fourth overall with a personal best time of 12.40. Sophomore Wemi Jemine ran a personal best time of 12.73. Junior Erik Flores ran a time of 12.80. Freshman Sam Olver ran a personal best time of 13.35. Freshman Prasanth Bijjam ran a time of 16.21.
In the 800m run, New Trier's Nelson won it with a time of 2:13.50. Northside Sophomore Simon Vecchioni placed sixth overall with an outstanding time of 2:19.
Junior Adam Swiatlowski ran a time of 2:35. Junior Joey Paquette ran a time of 2:37. Sophomore Gustavo Hernandez ran a time of 2:38.
In the Varsity 4x200m Relay, Preston Buehrer ran a 25.87 200m split on the first leg of the Relay. Santino Merino ran a 26.07 200m split on the second leg of the Relay. Neal Capapas ran a 27.33 200m split on the third leg of the relay. Junior Erik Flores ran a 25.23 200m split, and anchored the Mustangs to third place, for a total time of 1:44.70.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x200m Relay, Sam Olver ran a 28.00 200m split on the first leg of the Relay. Nathan Michaelson ran a 31.00 200m split on the second leg of the Relay. Freshman Thomas Nguyen ran a 28.00 200m split on the third leg of the Relay. Freshman Peter Wilk anchored the Relay with 29.50 200m split, for second place, with a total time 1:56.50.
In the Varsity 400m run, David Velasco ran a time of 71.69.
In the Varsity 300m Hurdles, Northside Junior Santino Merino placed seventh overall with a personal best time of 50.92. Freshman Andrew Czyszczon ran a personal best time of 54.02. Junior Vinh Nguyen ran a personal best time of 61.58.
In the Varsity 1600m run, New Trier's Quirke won it with an outstanding time of 4:50.90. Northside Sophomore Jonathan Kittaka placed second overall with an outstanding time of 4:59 (69/2:25/3:45/4:59). Maine East's Zielinkski placed third overall with a time of 5:03.4. New Trier's Welch placed fourth overall to complete the scoring with a time of 5:04. Northside Junior Preston Buehrer placed seventh overall with a time of 5:13 (73/2:33/3:56/5:13). Northside Junior Harold Jaffe tied his PR with a time of 5:36 (75/2:38/4:09/5:36). Junior Brad Eben had his best race of the season with a personal best time of 5:58 (77/2:46/4:23/5:58).
In the Sophomore-Freshman 1600m run, Jaisong Yang ran an outstanding time of 5:35 (83/2:38/4:08/5:35). Freshman James Rey ran a personal best time of 6:04 (85/2:55/4:31/6:04).
In the Varsity 200m Dash, Zdanowski won it with a time of 24.20. New Trier's Masuda placed second with a time of 24.8. Wilson placed third with a time of 25.00. Northside Freshman Hunter Speese completed the scoring by placing fourth overall with a personal best time of 25.20. Sophomore Gustavo Hernandez ran a time of 34.09. Freshman Prasanth Bijjam ran a time of 35.79.
In the Varsity 4x400m Relay, Sophomore Simon Vecchioni ran a 60.80 400m split, and made a nice exchange to Santino Merino. Junior Santino Merino ran a 61.58 400m split on the second leg of the 4x400m Relay. Freshman Neal Capapas ran a 61.12 400m split on the third leg of the 4x400m Relay. Junior Erik Flores anchored the Mustangs to second place with a 59.73 400m split, for a total time of 4:03.27.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x400m Relay, Sam Olver ran a 67.77 400m split. Sophomore Nathan Michaelson ran a 68.72 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Freshman Peter Wilk ran a 65.51 400m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Andrew Czyszczon. Freshman Andrew Czyszczon ran a 63.04 400m split, and anchored the Mustangs to second place, for a total time of 4:25.04.
VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT NEW TRIER CLASSIC
1. Eric Nelson 8.00
2. Jonathan Kittaka 4.25
3. Wemi Jemine 3.00
4. Simon Vecchioni 2.75
5. Erik Flores 2.00
5. Hunter Speese 2.00
5. Albert Lin 2.00
5. Santino Merino 2.00
6. Preston Buehrer 1.25
7. Neal Capapas 0.75
VARSITY POINTS SEASON LEADERS (11 Meets)
1. Jonathan Kittaka 47.25
2. Geoff Edwards 46.00
3. Preston Buehrer 34.25
4. Eric Nelson 34.00
5. Albert Lin 21.00
6. Patrick O'Connor 19.75
7. Jose Choto 14.75
8. Santino Merino 12.75
9. John Holler 11.25
9. Simon Vecchioni 11.25
10.Benjamin Garcia 11.00
11.Cuitlahuac Pineda 10.25
12.Erik Flores 10.00
12.Wemi Jemine 10.00
13.Martin Melto 7.75
14.Hunter Speese 7.50
15.Brian Chhun 5.25
16.Neal Capapas 5.00
17.Harold Jaffe 4.25
18.Vinh Nguyen 2.50
19.Darrel Johnson 1.50
19.Robert Garcia 1.50
20.Nick Ruff 1.00
20.Faraz Khan 1.00
20.Adam Swiatlowski 1.00
21.Peter Wilk 0.75
22.Omer Aba-Omer 0.50
The above athletes have earned a Varsity letter this season by scoring at the Varsity level.
Saturday, April 21
Mary Shelus breaks school record in 800m run! 4x100m and Weightwomens Relay break school Records! Ani Zotti Wins 3200m! Rachel Kittaka wins 1600m!
On Saturday, April 21, 2007, the Northside Varsity Womens Track & Field Team traveled to Eckersal Stadium for the Ed Key Invitational. The meet features over 20 schools, and the Mustangs placed fourth overall, and broke FIVE school records in the meet!!!!!
In the Discus, Kaitlin Renkosiak WON and BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD with a throw of 75'10. Kelly Varney placed third overall with a throw of 71'9.
In the Shot Put, Kaitlin Renkosiak placed sixth overall with a throw of 24'2.5. Kelly Varney placed ninth overall with a throw of 23'04.
In the Long Jump, Maria Torres jumped 13'7. Julie Bujnowski jumped 12'11.
In the High Jump, Jennifer Friedman jummped a personal best 3'10 to place eighth overall. Alex Custer had three quality attempts at 3'8.
In the Triple Jump, Maria Torres placed second overall with a jump of 32'9. Maria Zdunek did not show up to the meet.
In the 3200m run, Ani Zotti WON it with a personal best time of 12:43 (6:14/6:29). Anna Parks placed third overall with a personal best time of 12:48.2 (6:16/6:32.2).
In the 4x100m Relay, Jennifer Kane ran a 14.07 100m split on the first leg of the relay. Maria Torres ran a 13.13 100m split on the second leg of the relay. Adaora Achufusi ran a 13.71 100m split on the third leg of the relay. Senior Natalie Hanigan anchored the Mustangs to a NEW SCHOOL RECORD with a 14.06 100m split, for a total time of 54.97.
In the 4x800m Relay, Senior Mary Shelus ran a 2:34 800m split (73/81) on the first leg of the Relay, and made a nice exchange to Senior Amy Perez. Amy Perez ran a 2:45 personal best 800m split (75/90) on the second leg of the relay. Sophomore Jennifer Friedman ran a 2:58 personal best 800m split (84/94) on the third leg of the relay. Senior Julie Bujnowski anchored the Mustangs to FIRST PLACE with a 2:43 800m split(78/85), for a total time of 11:00.
In the 100m Hurdles, Kelly Varney placed eighth with a time of 19.75. Jennifer Kane scratched from the Hurdles.
In the 100m Dash, results will be posted as soon as the F.A.T. timing results are made available.
In the 800m run, Senior Mary Shelus WON it and broke the SCHOOL RECORD with a personal best time of 2:30.81 (70/80). Sophomore Ani Zotti placed fifth overall with a time of 2:51 (84/87).
In the Weightwomen's 4x100m Relay, Stephanie Sotomayor ran a 15.49 100m split on the first leg of the relay. Kaitlin Renkosiak ran a 14.82 100m split on the second leg of the relay. Adaora Achufusi ran a 13.45 100m split on the third leg of the relay. Kelly Varney anchored the Mutstangs to a NEW SCHOOL RECORD with a 13.60 100m split, and a total time of 57.36.
In the 4x200m Relay, Natalie Hanigan ran a 29.14 200m split on the first leg of the relay. Jennifer Kane ran a 28.27 200m split on the second leg of the relay. Adaora Achufusi ran a 29.45 200m split on the third leg of the relay. Maria Torres anchored the Mustangs to sixth place, with a 29.72 200m split, for a total time of 1:56.58.
In the 400m Dash, Julie Bujnowski ran a 67.02 to place third overall. Karen Li did not show up to the meet.
In the 300m Hurdles, Senior Amy Perez broke the SCHOOL RECORD with a time of 55.03. Alex Custer ran a personal best time of 68.00. However, we are still waiting for official F.A.T. scoring in this event, and will post it as soon as it becomes available.
In the 1600m Run, Captain Rachel Kittaka WON it, with an outstanding time of 5:42 (2:44/2:58). Jessica Galang ran a time of 7:20 (3:25/3:55).
In the 200m Dash, results will be posted as soon as F.A.T. timing results are made available.
In the 4x400m Relay, the Mustangs were disqualified for cutting in before the curve on the second leg of the relay. However, the Mustangs ran outstanding. Adaora Achufusi ran a 65.25 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Amy Perez ran a 69.66 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Rachel Kittaka ran a 74.14 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Julie Bujnowski ran a 68.13 400m split on the anchor leg of the relay for a total time of 4:37.18.
VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT ED KEY INVITATIONAL
1. Kaitlin Renkosiak 15.00
2. Ani Zotti 14.00
3. Mary Shelus 12.50
4. Rachel Kittaka 10.00
5. Kelly Varney 9.00
6. Maria Torres 8.75
7. Julie Bujnowski 8.50
8. Anna Parks 6.00
9. Jennifer Friedman 3.50
10. Adaora Achufusi 2.75
11. Amy Perez 2.50
12. Stephanie Sotomayor 2.00
13. Natalie Hanigan 0.75
13. Jennifer Kane 0.75
2007 VARSITY POINTS LEADERS (9 Meets scored)
1. Kelly Varney 78.50
2. Anna Parks 67.00
3. Maria Torres 60.75
4. Kaitlin Renkosiak 54.00
5. Julie Bujnowski 52.50
6. Rachel Kittaka 37.50
7. Carmen Abelson 29.00
8. Courtney Konow 27.75
9. Amy Perez 20.75
10.Ani Zotti 19.00
11.Natalie Hanigan 15.75
12.Mary Shelus 15.00
13.Bessie Nolan 14.50
14.Monica Laytham 14.00
14.Jessica Galang 14.00
15.Jennifer Kane 12.75
16.Jaye Gardiner 12.50
17.Maria Zdunek 11.25
18.Meghan Schmit 8.00
19.Adaora Achufusi 7.50
20.Gayatri Satam 5.25
21.Karen Li 4.50
22.Jolanda Steier 4.00
22.Alice Thatcher 4.00
23.Jennifer Friedman 3.50
24.Stephanie Sotomayor 3.25
25.Amina Jambo 2.00
26.Jennifer Mensah 1.25
The above athletes have all earned a Varisty letter this season by scoring points in a Varsity meet.
Saturday, April 21
Mustangs bring home 2nd Place Trophy at Ed Key Invite! Kittaka 2nd in 3200m! 1600m! Nelson throws Discus 91'7! 5'10 High Jump! 4x400m School Record!
On April 21, 2007, the Northside Varsity Mens Track & Field Team traveled to Eckersal Stadium for the Ed Key Invitational. The meet featured over 20 schools and is named after Ed Key, who was a long time high school coach in Illinois, and had numerous State Champions in the 100m dash. Ed Key would have enjoyed the Mustangs performance on Saturday. For the first time in school history, the Northside Mustangs brought home the 2nd place Trophy from the Ed Key Invitational, and were within six points of first place, despite a couple of Northside athletes leaving the meet early before they had completed all of their events.
In the Discus, Captain Eric Nelson took third in his flight and sixth overall with a personal best throw of 91'7. Senior Robert Garcia took fourth in his flight, and ninth overall with a personal best throw of 82'2.
In the Shot Put, Sophomore Eric Nelson came within 0'2 of the school record with a personal best throw of 36'11. Senior Darrel Johnson threw 31'7.
In the High Jump, Sophomore Eric Nelson placed 2nd overall with a jump of 5'10. Nelson came close to clearing 6'0, and hit the bar with his elbow on the way down. Sophomore Simon Vecchioni placed fifth overall with a personal best jump of 5'2. Simon Vecchioni was also awarded a black belt on Saturday evening, the highest honor you can receive in Karate.
In the Triple Jump, Captain Eric Nelson placed third overall with a jump of 38'2. Junior Vinh Nguyen placed fifth overall with a personal best jump of 26'4.
In the Long Jump, Sophomore Brian Chhun jumped a personal best 14'9. Vinh Nguyen jumped 12'6.
In the 3200m run, the one-two punch of Jonathan Kittaka and Preston Buehrer combined for 13 points! Jonathan Kittaka placed second overall with an outstanding time of 10:36 (5:05/5:31). Captain Preston Buehrer placed fourth overall with an outstanding time of 10:58 (5:17/5:41).
In the 4x100m Relay, Freshman Hunter Speese ran a 12.09 100m split on the first leg of the Relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior Erik Flores. Erik Flores ran a 12.14 100m split on the second leg of the relay. Freshman Neal Capapas ran a 12.16 100m split on the third leg of the relay. Junior Jose Choto, on his birthday, anchored the Mustangs to a NEW SCHOOL RECORD with a 12.35 100m split, for a total time of 48.74.
In the 4x800m Relay, Sophomore Simon Vecchioni ran a personal best 2:16 800m split(64/72) on the first leg of the Relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior Erik Flores. Erik Flores ran a 2:24 800m split (71/73) on the second leg of the relay. Junior Harold Jaffe ran a 2:22 800m split (71/71) on the third leg of the relay. Junior Santino Merino, anchored the Mustangs to sixth overall with a 2:24 800m split (66/78), for a total time of 9:26.
In the 110m Hurdles, Freshman Andrew Czyszczon placed fourth overall with a time of 21.80.
In the 100m Dash, Freshman Hunter Speese ran a personal best time of 12.27. Junior Preston Buehrer ran an outstanding time of 12.46.
In the 800m run, Senior John Holler placed fourth overall with an outstanding time of 2:08.22 (59/69). Junior Harold Jaffe ran in place of Senior Geoff Edwards (injuried hamstring) and ran an outstanding time of 2:22 (69/73).
In the Weightmen's 4x100m Relay, Senior Robert Garcia ran a 14.44 100m split on the first leg of the Relay. Sophomore Gustavo Hernandez ran a 13.00 100m split on the second leg of the Relay. Senior Joey Paquette ran a 12.92 100m split on the third leg of the Relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior Vinh Nguyen. Vinh Nguyen anchored the Mustangs to second place, with a 14.16 100m split, for a total time of 54.52.
In the 4x200m Relay, Freshman Hunter Speese ran a 24.07 200m split on the first leg of the Relay. Sophomore Santino Merino ran a 25.82 200m split on the second leg of the Relay. Freshman Neal Capapas ran a 25.18 200m split on the third leg of the Relay. Junior Erik Flores had difficulty with the exchange and ran a 28.21 200m split on the anchor leg of the relay, for a total time of 1:43.28.
In the 400m run, Junior Preston Buehrer placed second in his heat, with a personal best time of 58.40. Junior Jose Choto left the meet early, and had to be scratched from the 400m run.
In the 300m Hurdles, Junior Santino Merino placed fifth overall with a time of 51.42. Freshman Andrew Czyszczon placed seventh overall with a personal best time of 53.19.
In the 1600m run, Jonathan Kittaka placed second overall with a time of 4:59 (2:30/2:29). Junior Harold Jaffe ran in place of Senior John Holler, who left the meet early, and ran a personal best time of 5:20 (2:35/2:45) to place sixth overall and score vital points for the Mustangs.
In the 200m Dash, Santino Merino and Neal Capapas ran in place of Jose Choto and Hunter Speese because both athletes left the meet early. Neal Capapas hand-held time was 24.99. Santino Merino hand-held time was 25.41. F.A.T. times will be posted as soon as we receive the official results.
In the 4x400m Relay, Junior Erik Flores ran a personal best 400m split of 56.33 on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Brian Chhun. Brian Chhun ran a personal best 400m split of 57.81 on the secoond leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Neal Capapas. Neal Capapas ran a 59.93 400m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Captain Preston Buehrer. Preston Buehrer anchored the Mustangs to second place in their heat, and sixth overall with a 61.27 400m split, for a NEW SCHOOL RECORD of 3:55.34!
VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT ED KEY INVITATIONAL
1. Eric Nelson 17.00
2. Jonathan Kittaka 16.00
3. Andrew Czyszczon 7.00
4. Vinh Nguyen 6.00
5. Preston Buehrer 5.75
6. John Holler 5.00
7. Simon Vecchioni 4.75
7. Santino Merino 4.75
8. Harold Jaffe 3.75
9. Gustavo Hernandez 2.00
9. Robert Garcia 2.00
9. Joey Paquette 2.00
10. Erik Flores 1.50
11. Neal Capapas 0.75
11. Brian Chhun 0.75
VARSITY POINTS SEASON LEADERS (12 Meets)
1. Jonathan Kittaka 63.25
2. Eric Nelson 51.00
3. Geoff Edwards 46.00
4. Preston Buehrer 40.00
5. Albert Lin 21.00
6. Patrick O'Connor 19.75
7. Santino Merino 17.50
8. John Holler 16.25
9. Simon Vecchioni 16.00
10.Jose Choto 14.75
11.Erik Flores 11.50
12.Benjamin Garcia 11.00
13.Cuitlahuac Pineda 10.25
14.Wemi Jemine 10.00
15.Vinh Nguyen 8.50
16.Harold Jaffe 8.00
17.Martin Melto 7.75
18.Hunter Speese 7.50
19.Andrew Czyszczon 7.00
20.Brian Chhun 6.00
21.Neal Capapas 5.75
22.Robert Garcia 3.50
23.Joey Paquette 2.00
23.Gustavo Hernandez 2.00
24.Darrel Johnson 1.50
25.Nick Ruff 1.00
25.Faraz Khan 1.00
25.Adam Swiatlowski 1.00
26.Peter Wilk 0.75
27.Omer Aba-Omer 0.50
The above athletes have earned a Varsity letter this season by scoring at the Varsity level.
Friday, April 27
Mustangs upset Glenbrook North and Highland Park in 4x1 Mile Relay at Spartan Relays! Kittaka 4:52! SIX NEW SCHOOL RECORDS!!!
On Friday, April 27, 2007, the Northside College Prep Varsity Men Track & Field Team traveled to Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, Illinois at William Lutz Stadium for the 45th Annual Spartan Relays. The Spartan Relays is the most competitive Relays meet in Illinois, and the field included York, Lake Zurich, Deerfield, Glenbrook South, Maine South, Vernon Hills, Loyola, Northside College Prep, Highland Park, New Trier, Stevenson and host Glenbrook North. All events, including field events, were relays, and the meet was scored on the following scale: 10-8-6-4-2-1. Medals were awarded for first through third place, and ribbons were awarded for fourth through sixth place. The meet was the most well-run meet the Mustangs attended this season.
In the Discus, four throwers from each school were given three trials, and the Team scored was determined by the total distance of each school. The Mustangs were without Sophomore Eric Nelson due to illness, and Senior John Holler took his place with a personal best throw of 58'1. Senior Darrel Johnson threw a personal best 76'8. Junior Preston Buehrer threw a personal best 77'11. Senior Robert Garcia threw 80'10, for a Team total of 293'04.
In the Shot Put, Darrel Johnson threw 30'6. Robert Garcia threw 30'4. Vinh Nguyen threw 23'00. Joey Paquette threw a personal best 20'10.25, for a Team total of 104' 7.25.
In the High Jump, Albert Lin, Simon Vecchioni, and Hunter Speese had three quality attempts at 5'0. Geoff Edwards jumped a personal best 5'0.
In the Long Jump, Albert Lin jumped a personal best 17'11. Brian Chhun jumped 13'0. Vinh Nguyen jumped 12'10, and Jiasong Yang jumped 11'0, for a Team total of 54'8.
In the High Hurdle Shuttle Relay (4x110m), Highland Park (1:26.50), and Vernon Hills (1:27.30), edged Northside (1:27.80) in the first heat. Northside Freshman Andrew Czyszczon ran a 22.01 110m split on the first leg of the relay. Junior Santino Merino ran a 22.09 110m split on the second leg of the relay. Freshman Jaisong Yang ran a 23.23 110m split on the third leg of the relay. Sophomore Albert Lin anchored the Mustangs, with a 20.46 110m split for a NEW SCHOOL RECORD of 1:27.80.
The 4x800m Relay, featured nationally ranked York High School and Loyola as the favorites. Northside Junior Preston Buehrer ran a 63 for the first 400m, and a 2:15 800m split (63/72) on the first leg of the 4x800m Relay, and made a nice exchange to Jonathan Kittaka. Sophomore Jonathan Kittaka ran a 2:16 (67/69) on the second leg of the Relay. Sophomore Simon Vecchioni ran a 2:21 800m split (63/78) on the third leg of the Relay. Senior John Holler ran a 2:14 800m split (62/72), and anchored the Mustangs over host Glenbrook North High School (9:35.10), with a time of 9:06! Loyola won it with an outstanding time of 8:01.20. York ran a time of 8:26.70. Vernon Hills held off Northside with a time of 9:05.10.
In the 4x100m Relay, the Mustangs upset New Trier (49.60) and Vernon Hills (49.60) with an outstanding time of 49.37. Freshman Hunter Speese ran a 12.17 100m split on the first leg of the Relay. Erik Flores ran a 12.82 100m split on the second leg of the Relay. Freshman Neal Capapas ran a 12.66 100m split on the third leg of the Relay. Jose Choto anchored the Mustangs with a 11.62 100m split for a total time of 49.37. It was the second fastest 4x100m Relay in Northside history.
In the Distance Medley Relay, Freshman Cuitlahuac Pineda ran an outstanding 1200m time of 3:47 (70/78/79) on the first leg of the relay. Freshman Andrew Czyszczon ran a 64 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Junior Santino Merino ran a 2:27 800m split (70/77) on the third leg of the relay. Junior Harold Jaffe anchored the Distance Medley Relay with a 5:24 Mile, for a total time of 12:42.
In the Middle Distance Medley Relay, Sophomore Brian Chhun ran a 25.38 200m split on the first leg of the relay. Senior Joey Paquette ran a 31.03 200m split on the second leg of the relay. Freshman Neal Capapas ran a 60.05 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Sophomore Simon Vecchioni anchored the Mustangs, with a 2:25.64 800m split, for a NEW SCHOOL RECORD of 4:22.10
In the Sprint Medley Relay, Freshman Hunter Speese ran a 11.94 100m split on the first leg of the Relay. Junior Erik Flores ran a 12.66 100m split on the second leg of the Relay. Junior Jose Choto ran a 25.05 200m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Captain Geoff Edwards. Senior Geoff Edwards anchored the Mustangs, and passed Highland Park High School and Vernon Hills, with a 55.39 400m split!, for a NEW SCHOOL RECORD of 1:44.94.
Seventeen years ago (1990), Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon helped the Glenbrook North Spartans win the 4x1 Mile Relay at Spartan Relays. In 2007, Could the Northside College Prep Mustangs beat his alma matter for him in the 4x1 Mile? Yes!! On the first leg of the 6400m Relay (4x1 Mile), Captain Preston Buehrer ran an outstanding Mile split of 5:05 (71/79/81/74), and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Jonathan Kittaka. Jonathan Kittaka ran a personal best Mile split of 4:52 (71/76/75/70), and made a nice exchange to Senior John Holler. John Holler ran an outstanding Mile Split of 5:07 (71/79/79/78) and made a nice exchange to Freshman Cuitlahuac Pineda. Cuitlahuac Pineda anchored the Mustangs and outkicked Highland Park (20:17) in the final 200m to the finish with a personal best Mile split of 5:12 (71/82/83/76), for a NEW SCHOOL RECORD of 20:16.30. The Mustangs edged Highland Park (20:17) at the finish, and upset host Glenbrook North (20:56).
In the 4x200m Relay, Freshman Hunter Speese ran a 24.73 200m split on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Santino Merino ran a 26.18 200m split on the second leg of the relay. Freshman Neal Capapas ran a 25.27 200m split on the third leg of the relay. Erik Flores anchored the Mustangs, with a 27.02 200m split, for a total time of 1:43.30.
In the Low Hurdle Shuttle Relay (4x110m), Sophomore Albert Lin ran a 16.62 110m split on the first leg of the relay. Junior Vinh Nguyen ran a 19.08 110m split on the second leg of the relay. Freshman Andrew Czyszczon ran 18.48 110m split on the third leg of the relay. Junior Santino Merino anchored the Mustangs, with a 16.31 110m split, for a NEW SCHOL RECORD of 1:10.49.
In the Weightmens Relay, Preston Buehrer ran a 12.70 100m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Vinh Nguyen. Junior Vinh Nguyen ran a 12.85 100m split on the second leg of the relay. Senior Joey Paquette ran a 12.77 100m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to John Holler. Senior John Holler anchored the Mustangs to a fifth place tie, with Highland Park, with a 12.88 100m split, for a total time of 53.20 to break the SCHOOL RECORD! Preston Buehrer, Vinh Nguyen, Joey Paquette, and John Holler were awarded a ribbon for tieing for fifth place.
In the 4x400m Relay, Junior Erik Flores ran a 56.90 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Brian Chhun ran a 57.97 400m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior Jose Choto. Jose Choto ran a 62.45 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Sophomore Simon Vecchioni anchored the Mustangs, with an outstanding 60.85 400m split, for a total time of 3:58.17.
VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT SPARTAN RELAYS
1. Preston Buehrer 0.375
1. Vinh Nguyen 0.375
1. Joey Paquette 0.375
1. John Holler 0.375
VARSITY POINTS SEASON LEADERS (13 Meets)
1. Jonathan Kittaka 63.25
2. Eric Nelson 51.00
3. Geoff Edwards 46.00
4. Preston Buehrer 40.37
5. Albert Lin 21.00
6. Patrick O'Connor 19.75
7. Santino Merino 17.50
8. John Holler 16.62
9. Simon Vecchioni 16.00
10.Jose Choto 14.75
11.Erik Flores 11.50
12.Benjamin Garcia 11.00
13.Cuitlahuac Pineda 10.25
14.Wemi Jemine 10.00
15.Vinh Nguyen 8.87
16.Harold Jaffe 8.00
17.Martin Melto 7.75
18.Hunter Speese 7.50
19.Andrew Czyszczon 7.00
20.Brian Chhun 6.00
21.Neal Capapas 5.75
22.Robert Garcia 3.50
23.Joey Paquette 2.37
24.Gustavo Hernandez 2.00
25.Darrel Johnson 1.50
26.Nick Ruff 1.00
26.Faraz Khan 1.00
26.Adam Swiatlowski 1.00
27.Peter Wilk 0.75
28.Omer Aba-Omer 0.50
The above athletes have earned a Varsity letter this season by scoring at the Varsity level.
Friday, April 27
11 Northside Athletes qualify for CPS Sophomore-Freshman Girls City Championships! Carmen Abelson runs 6:07 Mile! Karen Li throws Discus 52'9!
On Friday, April 27, 2007, the Northside Sophomore-Freshman Girls traveled to Hanson Stadium in Chicago, Illinois for CPS Sophomore-Freshman Girls Qualifying Meet for City Championships. The Top 12 field event athletes, Top 12 in Distance events, and Top 8 in sprinting event athletes qualify for the City Championships, which will be held on Friday, May 4, 2007.
Due to a late arriving bus, the Mustangs were unable to compete in the 100m dash or the Sprint Medley Relay.
In the Long Jump, Sophomore Maria Zdunek jumped 10'10 to qualify for the City Championships. Sophomore Amina Jambo did not show up to the meet, and had to be scratched.
In the Triple Jump, Sophomore Gayatri Satam jumped 27'8 to qualify for the City Championships. Sophomore Amina Jambo did not show up to the meet, and had to be scratched from the Triple Jump. Substitutions are prohibited during the CPS Championships series.
In the Discus, Karen Li qualifed for the CPS Championships with a personal best throw of 52'9. Jennifer Mensah threw 33'04.
In the Shot Put, Brittany Brown threw 17'4. Jennifer Mensah threw 13'8.
In the High Jump, Sophomore Monica Laytham qualified for City Championships with a jump of 3'6.
In the 4x800m Relay, Northside College Prep qualifed for City Championships with a time of 12:29.55.
In the 4x100m Relay, Northside College Prep ran at ime of 62.73.
In the 100m Hurdles, Karen Li ran a time of 21.76. Alice Thatcher ran a time of 24.51.
In the 800m run, Freshman Bessie Nolan qualified for City Championships with a time of 2:50.33. Freshman Maham Haider ran a time of 3:21.41.
In the 4x200m Relay, Northside College Prep ran a time of 2:12.67.
In the 400m Dash, Karen Li ran a time of 73.25. Jessica Tapia ran a time of 84.74.
In the 300m Hurdles, Maria Zdunek qualifed for City Championships with a time of 60.95. Alice Thatcher ran a time of 72.58.
In the Mile, Carmen Abelson qualified for City Championships with a time of 6:07. Monica Laytham ran an outstanding time of 7:07.90.
In the 200m Dash, Ursula Moreno-Vanderlaan ran a time of 36.29. Sophmore Stephanie Sotomayor left the meet before her event, costing the Mustangs vital points.
In the 4x400m Relay, Northside College Prep qualifed for City Championships with a time of 5:31.67.
The following athletes qualified for Northside College Prep for the 2007 CPS Sophomore-Freshman Championships:
1. Karen Li - Discus
2. Maria Zdunek - Long Jump, 300m Hurdles
3. Gayatri Satam - Triple Jump
4. Monica Laytham - High Jump, 4x800m Relay, 4x400m Relay
5. Jessica Tapia - 3200m run
6. Carmen Abelson - 3200m run, 1600m run
7. Bessie Nolan - 4x800m Relay, 800m run, 4x400m Relay
8. Alice Thatcher - 4x800m Relay
9. Mahaim Haider - 4x800m Relay, 4x400m Relay
10. Ursula Moreno-Vanderlaan - 4x400m Relay
11. Andrea Buiser - 4x400m Relay
The bus will leave at 1:45 pm for the Sophomore-Freshman City Championships on Friday, May 4, 2007.
Saturday, April 28
Freshman Nick Ruff runs 60.10 400m! Jaisong Yang 5:19 Mile! Cooper Eben 5:32 Mile! Freshman 4x800m Relay runs 9:44! Yang 2:20! Ruff 2:25!
On Saturday, April 28, 2007, the Northside College Prep Sophomore-Freshman Boys Track & Field Team traveled to Eckersal Stadium in Chicago, Illinois for CPS Qualifying Meet for City Championships. The Top 12 Field Events athletes, Top 12 Distance Events athletes, and Top 8 Sprinting Events athletes qualified for the City Championships.
In the Discus, Sophomore Gustavo Hernandez threw 65'0. Freshman Alejandro Valdivieso threw a personal best 50'8.
In the Shot Put, Freshman Alejandro Valdivieso threw 25'3. Sophomore Gustavo Hernandez threw 19'8.
In the Long Jump, Thomas Nguyen jumped 12'10. The Mustangs were without Sophomore Martin Melto (17'5.75) due to a back injury.
In the Tripe Jump, Jiasong Yang qualified for City Championships with a jump of 31'7.
In the High Jump, Neibu Tadele had three quality attempts at 4'8. Tenzin Wangdhen did not show up to the meet.
In the 4x800m Relay, Clemente was disqualifed at the starting line for wearing jewelry, and Lane Tech was disqualified for a relay card infraction. The Northside College Prep 4x800m Relay qualified for City Championships and featured an all Freshman relay. Freshman Andrew Czyszczon ran a 2:27 800m split (70/77), and made a nice exchange to Nick Ruff. Freshman Nick Ruff ran the first 400m in 74 seconds, and then ran NEGATIVE SPLITS, with the second 400m in 71 seconds for a personal best 2:25 800m split (74/71), and then made a nice exchange to Cooper Eben. Freshman Cooper Eben ran a personal best 2:32 800m split (74/78), and made a great exchange to Jiasong Yang. Freshman Jiasong Yang anchored the Mustangs to 2nd in their heat, and fifth overall, to qualify for CPS City Championships, with a 2:20 800m split (66/74), for a total time of 9:44.
In the 4x100m Relay, Freshman Sam Olver ran a 12.44 100m split on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Nathan Michaelson ran a 13.85 100m split on the second leg of the relay. Freshman Thomas Nguyen ran a 14.25 100m split on the third leg of the relay. Freshman Peter Wilk ran a 13.57 100m split to anchor the Mustangs to a total time of 54.11.
In the 100m Hurdles, Freshman Andrew Czyszczon qualified for City Championships with an outstanding time of 21.89.
In the 100m Dash, Freshman Peter Wilk ran a personal best time of 13.69. Sam Olver ran a time of 14.27.
In the 800m run, Freshman James Rey ran a personal best time of 2:45 (78/87). Sophomore Coleman Gailloreto ran a time of 2:57 (80/97).
In the 4x200m Relay, Freshman Sam Olver ran a 28.49 200m split on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Nathan Michaelson ran a 30.31 200m split on the second leg of the relay. Freshman Thomas Nguyen ran a 27.73 200m split on the third leg of the relay. Freshman Peter Wilk ran a 28.90 200m split on the anchor leg of relay, for a total time of 1:55.43. However, an IHSA official "DQ" Northside for allegedly stepping outside of the line on the anchor leg of the relay.
In the 400m Dash, Freshman Nick Ruff ran a personal best time of 60.10. Freshman Jared Goldstein ran a personal best time of 71.86.
In the 300m Hurdles, Freshman Andrew Czyszczon ran a time of 53.83. Sophomore Gustavo Hernandez ran a personal best time of 57.57.
In the 1600m Run, Jaisong Yang qualified for City Championships by dropping six seconds off his PR, with a personal best time of 5:19 (70/80/85/84). Freshman Cooper Eben dropped 14 seconds off his PR, with a personal best time of 5:32 (76/87/87/82). Eben missed qualifying for City Championships in the mile by only 1 second. However, Cooper Eben will be racing in the 3200m run in the City Championships, and also helped the 4x800m Relay qualify for City Championships.
In the 200m Dash, Freshman Nick Ruff ran a personal best time of 28.59. Freshman Alejandro Valdivieso ran a time of 31.13.
In the 4x400m Relay, Freshman Sam Olver ran a personal best 66.25 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Nathan Michaelson ran a personal best 67.90 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Freshman Peter Wilk ran a personal best 64.94 400m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Andrew Czyszczon anchored the Mustangs with a personal best 61.48 400m split, for a total time of 4:20.57.
The following athletes qualified for CPS Sophomore-Freshman City Championships:
1. Jiasong Yang - Triple Jump, 3200m Run, 1600m Run
2. Cooper Eben - 3200m Run
3. Andrew Czyszczon - 4x800m Relay, 110m Hurdles
4. Nick Ruff - 4x800m Relay
5. James Rey - 4x800m Relay
6. Coleman Gailloreto - 4x800m Relay Alt.
7. Jared Goldstein - 4x800m Relay
8. Gustavo Hernandez - 4x800m Relay Alt.
The bus will leave at 1:45 pm on Friday, May 4, 2007, to Hanson Stadium for the City Championships.
Monday, April 30
Northside has record number of athletes in the CPS qualifying meet! Mustangs selected for 99% of the events!!!
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