Announcement
Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss and Wesley Laytham place 1-2 in the 3200m run! Eric Nelson WINS High Jump! Hersh Perlmutter WINS Int Hurdles!
On Tuesday, March 10, 2009, the Northside Varsity Men traveled to Bensenville, Illinois to Bison Stadium for the Fenton Indoor Classic. Fenton is the home of the Metro Suburban Conference Track and Field Champions. Fenton has won the Metro Suburban Conference Track & Field Championship the last three years, and famous alumni include Olympian Jim Spivey.
The Fenton Indoor Classic featured Gordon Tech, Conant, Northside College Prep, and host Fenton. Individual Events were scored 6-4-3-2-1, and Relays were scored 6-4-2.
The Northside Varsity Men scored 63 points to finish in second place, and posted victories over Fenton (48 points), and Gordon Tech (22 points).
In the High Jump, Northside took 3 of the top 4 places. The Mustangs were led by Northside Senior Eric Nelson with an outstanding jump of 6’3 to WIN the meet. Conant’s Paul Kim finished in second place with a jump of 5’8. Northside Senior Wemi Jemine finished in third place with a jump of 5’6. Northside Freshman Yusuf Skelic finished in fourth place with a personal best jump of 4’10.
In the Long Jump, Conant’s Kyle Reid won it with a jump of 19’1. Conant’s Ian Hartsfield finished in second place with a jump of 18’9.5. Northside Senior Martin Melto placed 3rd overall with a personal best jump of 18’4. Conant’s Paul Kim finished in fourth place with a jump of 17’8.5. Conant’s Bryan Hudgins completed the scoring by finishing in fifth place with a jump of 16’11.5. Northside Senior Albert Lin jumped an outstanding 16’11. Northside Senior John Byrne jumped an outstanding 15’8.
In the Triple Jump, Conant’s Ian Hartsfield won it with a jump of 40’1. Northside Senior Eric Nelson finished in second place with an outstanding jump of 39’8. Conant’s Mark Krystinak finished in third place with a jump of 38’6. Northside Senior Albert Lin finished in fourth place with a jump of 36’9.5. Northside Senior Martin Melto finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with an outstanding jump of 36’5. Northside Freshman Yusuf Skelic jumped a personal best 33’7.
In the Shot Put, Northside Captain Eric Nelson threw an outstanding 38’3. Northside Senior Rafael Confino threw a personal best 36’7.
In the Pole Vault, Conant's Kyle Reid won it. Conant's Mark Krustinak finished in second place with a vault of 11'0. Fenton's Dan Mikos finished in third place with a vault of 10'0.
In the 4x800m Relay, Conant won it with a time of 9:41.5. Fenton finished in second place with a time of 9:46.4. Northside finished in third place with a time of 9:46.6. Northside Freshman Jusuf Skelic ran a 800m split of 2:20 on the first leg of the relay. Northside Senior Simon Vecchioni ran a 2:32 800m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Junior Andrew Czyszczon ran a 2:36 800m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Charlie Mesimore. Charlie Mesimore anchored the Mustangs to third place with a 2:15 800m split, for a total time of 9:46.6.
In the 4x135 Yards Relay, Northside Senior Martin Melto ran a 16.55 135 Yards split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Senior John Byrne. John Byrne ran an impressive 14.97 135 Yards split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice hand-off to Junior Steven Burke. Steven Burke ran a 17.43 135 Yards split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Senior Wemi Jemine. Wemi Jemine anchored the Mustangs to third place with a 16.07 135 Yards split, for a total time of 1:05.5.
In the 3200m run, the Northside Mustangs took four of the top five places, and were led by the one-two punch of Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss and Sophomore Wesley Laytham. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss WON it with a season best time of 10:17. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran a 5:03 for the first mile, and then ran the final mile in 5:14 for an outstanding time of 10:17. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran 135 Yard splits of 21, 24, 23, 24, 23, 23, 25, 20, 25, 24, 23, 25, 23, 25, 24, 23, 25, 25, 24, 25, 24, 25, 26, 24, 25 and 19 for a season best time of 10:17. It was also the fastest time ever run by a Northside athlete at Fenton. Sophomore Wesley Laytham finished in second place with a personal best time of 10:51. Wesley Laytham ran a 5:20 for the first mile, and then ran the final mile in 5:31 for a personal best time of 10:51. Wesley Laytham ran 135 Yard splits of 21, 25, 24, 25, 24, 23, 27, 23, 27, 25, 26, 24, 26, 25, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 24 and 22 for a personal best time of 10:51. Northside Junior James Rey finished in third place with an outstanding time of 11:58. Gordon Tech's Justin Cagadas finished in fourth place with a time of 11:59. Northside Senior Norman Lee earned a Varsity letter by placing fifth to complete the scoring with a personal best time of 13:09. Northside Senior Coleman Gailloreto ran a time of 13:45.
In the 50 Yard High Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter finished in second place with a personal best time of 7.6. Hersh Perlmutter dropped 1.3 seconds from last year!! Northside Senior Albert Lin finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a personal best time of 7.9. Albert Lin dropped 0.6 seconds from last year!!! Northside Junior Andrew Czyszczon ran a personal best time of 8.94.
In the 50 Yard Dash, Gordon Tech's Andy Birkus won it with a time of 5.8. Conant's Lane Kendall finished in second with a time of 5.8. Fenton's Jason Lobojko and Justin Southward tied for third and fourth respectively with a time of 5.9. Gordon Tech's Neil Duckworth completed the scoring by placing fifth overall with a time of 5.9. Northside Junior Steven Burke ran an outstanding time of 6.10. Northside Senior Wemi Jemine ran an outstanding time of 6.10. Northside Senior Rafael Confino ran a time of 6.66. Northside Junior Sam Olver ran a time of 6.70.
In the 800m run, Conant's Ben Anderson won it with a time of 2:26.5. Conant's Muhammed Tayyab finished in second place with a time of 2:26.8. Conant's Ryan Mueller finished in third place with a time of 2:27.2. Gordon Tech's Jim Carroll finished in fourth place with a time of 2:27.7. Northside Freshman Jusuf Skelic finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a time of 2:31.6. Northside Junior Peter Wilk ran an outstanding time of 2:35. Northside Junior Andrew Czyszczon ran a time of 2:36.
In the 4x270 Yards Relay, Northside Senior Martin Melto ran a 36.03 270 Yards split on the first leg of the relay. Senior John Byrne ran a 34.20 270 Yards split on the second leg of the relay. Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter ran a 37.30 270 Yards split on the third leg of the relay. Junior Steven Burke ran a 34.20 270 Yards split to anchor the Mustangs to third place with a official time of 2:25.5.
In the 400m Run, Northside Senior Simon Vecchioni ran a time of 66.83. Northside Senior Rafael Confino ran a time of 77.13.
In the 50 Yards Intermediate Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter won it with a personal best time of 7.5. Conant's Mark Krustinak finished in second place with an outstanding time of 7.6. Fenton's Dan Mikos finished in third place with a time of 7.7. Northside Senior Albert Lin finished in fourth place with a time of 7.8. Gordon Tech's Daniel Jones finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a time of 8.0.
In the Mile, Fenton's Nathan Smith won it with a time of 4:44.70. Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss finished in second place with an outstanding time of 4:53. Conant's Pablo Ramirez finished in third place with a time of 4:54.2 Fenton's Justin Smith finished in fourth place with a time of 4:55.8. Conant's Mohammed Tayyab finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a time of 5:04.8.
In the 200m Dash, Northside Senior Simon Vecchioni ran a season best time of 29.20. Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter ran an outstanding time of 29.60.
In the 4x405 Yards Relay, the official mis-counted the laps, and didn't allow an exchange to take place at the end of the first leg of the relay, so the first leg of the relay was 550 Yards! Also, athletes lost time on the first leg of the relay, when they attempted to stop at the 405 Yards mark. Northside Junior Steven Burke ran 82.53 550 Yards split on the first leg of the 4x405 Yards Relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Wesley Laytham. Wesley Laytham ran a 56.61 405 Yards split on the second leg of relay, and made a nice hand-off to Northside Junior Peter Wilk. Peter Wilk ran a 59.30 405 Yards split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss. Cuit Pineda Y ouniss ran a 54.77 405 Yards split to outkick Conant to the finish to anchor the Mustangs to second place with an official time of 4:12.50. Fenton finished in fourh place with a time of 4:13.1.
VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT FENTON INDOOR CLASSIC
1. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 11.00
2. Hersh Perlmutter 10.50
3. Eric Nelson 10.00
4. Wesley Laytham 5.00
4. Albert Lin 5.00
4. Martin Melto 5.00
5. Wemi Jemine 3.50
5. Jusuf Skelic 3.50
6. James Ray 3.00
7. Steven Burke 2.00
8. John Byrne 1.00
8. Peter Wilk 1.00
8. Norman Lee 1.00
9. Charlie Mesimore 0.50
9. Simon Vecchioni 0.50
9. Andrew Czyszczon 0.50
VARSITY POINTS SCORED - SEASON TOTAL (5 Meets)
1. Eric Nelson 39.50
2. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 38.25
3. Hersh Perlmutter 23.50
4. Charlie Mesimore 21.75
5. Jon Kittaka 20.75
6. Martin Melto 19.00
7. Steven Burke 13.00
8. Wesley Laytham 10.50
9. Luke Sobieraj 8.00
10. Brandon Cooper 7.75
11. Wemi Jemine 7.20
12. John Konow 6.00
13. Albert Lin 5.00
14. Jusuf Skelic 4.50
15. Cooper Eben 4.25
16. James Rey 3.50
17. Hunter Speese 3.25
18. Brian Chhun 3.00
19. John Byrne 2.50
19. Simon Vecchioni 2.50
19. Kevin Jaburek 2.50
20. Mac Melto 2.00
20. Ed Moreno 2.00
20. Sam Olver 2.00
20. Andrew Czyszczon 2.00
21. Sam Vergara 1.50
21. Rafael Confino 1.50
21. Saul Silveyra 1.50
22. Nathan Michaelson 1.00
22. Peter Wilk 1.00
22. Norman Lee 1.00
All Athletes that score a Varsity point in any meet during the season, earn a Varsity letter.
