CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

VARSITY POINTS SCORED

1. Rachel Kittaka                      12.50

2. Maria Torres                        12.00

3. Anna Parks                          11.25

4. Karlyn Gehring                     2.75

5. Ani Zotti                               2.50

5. Su Yang                               2.50

6. Adaora Achfusui                   0.25

6. Kelly Varney                        0.25