Announcement
Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 4:52 Mile! Charlie Mesimore 4:54 Mile! Wesley Laytham breaks five minute barrier with 4:57 Mile!
The five minute barrier is the bench mark for elite high school milers. In 1966, American distance legend Steve Prefontaine ran a Mile PR of 5:00 his freshman year of High School Track & Field. On Saturday, April 5, 2008, Northside Freshman Wesley Laytham passed Steve Prefontaine's High School Freshman mark with a personal best time of 4:57.50!!!
Payton Sophomore Jose Mora won the Mile with a personal best time of 4:43.52. Mather Junior Eddie Torres finished in second place with an outstanding time of 4:49.17. Lake View Senior Alex Agafonov finished in third place with an outstanding time of 4:50.00. Northside Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 4:52.60! Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss was awarded a Medal for placing fourth overall. Northside Freshman Charlie Mesimore finished in fifth place with a personal best time of 4:54.19! Charlie Mesimore was awarded a Medal for placing fifth overall. Lincoln Park Senior Derek Schnake finished in sixth place with an outstanding time of 4:56.92. Northside Freshman Wesley Laytham finished in seventh place with a personal best time of 4:57.50. Mather Junior Justen Garth completed the secoring by placing eighth overall with an outstanding time of 4:59.24.
VARSITY POINTS SCORED
1. Eric Nelson 23.00
2. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 11.00
3. Charlie Mesimore 5.50
4. Jonathan Kittaka 5.00
5. Cooper Eben 4.00
6. Wesley Laytham 3.50
7. Hersch Perlmutter 2.00
7. Albert Lin 2.00
7. John Ko 2.00
8. Brandon Cooper 1.50
8. Simon Vecchioni 1.50
9. Santino Merino 0.50
9. Erik Flores 0.50
9. Brandon Teng 0.50
9. Neal Capapas 0.50
