On Saturday, October 10, 2009, at the 11th Annual Dan Huston Collegiate Invitational, in Waverly, Iowa, Northside Alumni Jon Kittaka (Carleton College) and Northside Alumni Jordan Stacey (Cornell) raced each other for the first time since they were high school teammates in September 2005.
Carleton College edged Cornell in the meet by a score of 132-134. The race between the two former Northside Athletes was even tighter than the Team scores. Carleton Freshman Jon Kittaka ran an 8K PR of 28:21 to place 103rd overall, and Cornell Senior Jordan Stacey ran an outstanding 8K time of 28:23 to place 104th overall.
In the William College Purple Valley Classic, Northside Alumni Santino Merino placed 144th overall for Oberlin College!
In the Les Duke Invitational, Northside Alumni Rachel Kittaka placed 65th overall for Carleton College with a 6K PR of 25:50!
Several Northside Alumni have written the TEAM letters this season, which will be distributed during the upcoming IHSA State Series.