CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

 The Emil Ostberg Sophomore-Freshman Indoor Championships is named after two former Fenton athletes, who earned All-American honors during their collegiate careers. Jim Nichols (All-American in the 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 & Field Championships. Plaques were awarded to the Top 5 individual finishers and the Top 4 Relays in every event. Individual Events and Relays were scored 10-8-6-4-2-1.

  In the Long Jump, Northside Freshman Mac Melto jumped an outstanding 16'4. Northside Freshman Josh Williams jumped an oustanding 15'9.

  In the Triple Jump, Northside Freshman Josh Williams jumped an oustanding 32'2.5 to place fifth overall. Josh Williams was awarded a plaque for placing fifth overall. 

  In the High Jump, Northside Freshman Mac Melto placed sixth overall with a personal best jump of 5'2. Northside Freshman jumped an outstanding 4'8.

  In the Shot Put, Northside Freshman Cody Rios threw the shot put a personal best 35'8 to place fifth overall. Cody Rios was awarded a Plaque for placing fifth overall.

  In the 4x800m Relay, Northside Freshman Pat Duffy ran a 2:18 800m split on the first leg of the relay! It was Pat Duffy's first race since finishing in second place at the CPS Freshman Cross Country Championships. Duffy will be added as an alternate to the Mustangs Distance Medley Relay for Illinois Prep Top Times in place of alternate Cooper Eben, who will be on a college visit this weekend. Pat Duffy ran a 2:18 800m split, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Luis Gaytan. Luis Gaytan ran a 2:28 800m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice hand-off to Sophomore Erik Zuehlke. Erik Zuehlke ran a 2:29 800m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Jusuf Skelic. Jusuf Skelic ran a 2:22 800m split, to anchor the Mustangs to fourth place with a total time of 9:39.20. Pat Duffy, Luis Gaytan, Erik Zuehlke, and Jusuf Skelic were awarded Plaques for placing fourth overall.

   In the 4x135 Yards Relay, Northside Freshman Richard Do ran an impressive 16.24 135 Yards split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Michael Loftus. Michael Loftus ran a 18.06 135 Yards split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice hand-off to Freshman Dan Graham. Dan Graham ran a 20.53 135 Yards split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Josh Pfest. Josh Pfest anchored the Mustangs with an impressive 18.16 135 Yards split, for a total time of 1:12 to finish in seventh overall.

   In the 3200m run, Northside Sophomore Charlie Mesimore defended his title (2008, 11:02, 1st place), and won the Ostberg Sophomore-Freshman Indoor 3200m run for the second consecutive year with an outstanding time of 10:50! Charlie Mesimore ran the first mile in 5:17, and the second mile in 5:33 for an outstanding time of 10:50. Charlie Mesimore was awarded a plaque for winning the 3200m run. Niles North Aaron Sebhat finished in second place with a time of 10:54. Lake Park's John Oldenburg finished in third place with a time of 11:05.4. Niles North Muhammed Phattla finished in fourth place with a time of 11:17. Northside Freshman Taylor Kuehn ran the first mile in 5:32, and the second mile in 5:54 for an outstanding time of 11:26 to place fifth overall. Taylor Kuehn was awarded a Plaque for finishing fifth overall. Fenton's David Carroll completed the scoring by finishing sixth overall with a time of 11:52.

  In the 50 Yards High Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter finished fifth overall with a personal best time of 7.58. Hersh Perlmutter was awarded a plaque for finishing fifth overall. Northside Freshman Derek Lin ran a time of 9.49. 

  In the 50 Yards Dash, Northside Freshman Richard Do ran a time of 6.47.

  The "Jim Nichols" 800m run is the showcase event at the Ostberg Sophomore-Freshman Indoor Championships. A list of past winners is permenantly displayed, and a special award is given to the winner of the "Jim Nichols" 800m run in honor of Fenton All-American Jim Nichols. The 800m run at Fenton is 6.5 laps on a 135 Yards track.  

  In 2008, Northside Freshman Wesley Laytham ran a 800m time of 2:21.30 in the Jim Nichols 800m run. However, Laytham had improved dramatically since his freshman year, and had run a 2:11 800m split as recently as Sunday, March 16, 2009 at the CPS Indoor Championships and was considered a top contender this year for the "Jim Nichols" 800m run. Upon arrival to Fenton, Laytham learned that he was seeded second in the 800m run this year to Niles North's Kosta Parazoglou. It was going to take no less than a 2:11 800m time to win it.

 After the athletes were lined up in their respective lanes, the gun was fired. Northside Sophomore Wesley Layham ran the first half lap in 9 seconds, and was at 28 seconds after 1.5 laps of the 6.5 laps race (800m run / 880 Yards). Wesley Laytham ran the next 135 yards in 22 seconds (50 seconds total time for 2.5 laps (337.50 Yards)), and then ran the next 135 yards in 19 seconds (69 seconds total time for 3.5 laps (472.50 Yards)) and found himself in the lead with a little over 300 yards to the finish!!! Wesley Laytham then ran the next 135 yards in 22 seconds (1:31 total time for 4.5 laps (607.50 Yards)). However, West Chicago's Guandi Sterle and Buffalo Grove's Eric Schiller passed Wesley Laytham for the lead, and at the same time Laytham felt the effects of a tough pool workout earlier in the day during PE class, and couldn't respond to Sterle's and Schiller's surge. Wesley Laytham ran the next 135 yards in 22 seconds (1:53 total time for 5.5 laps (742.50 Yards)). Wesley Laytham then ran the final 135 yards in 24 seconds, and three more runners passed him on the final lap. West Chicago's Guandi Sterle won it with a time of 2:11.0. Buffalo Grove's Eric Schiller finished in second place with a time of 2:11.8. Lake Park's Abrahm Pedraza finished in third place with a time of 2:14.3. Niles North's Kosta Parazoglou (pre-race favorite) finished in fourth place with a time of 2:16.2. Fenton's Patrick Bowles finished in fifth place with a time of 2:16.6. Northside Sophomore Wesley Laytham finished in sixth place with a time of 2:17.2 to complete the scoring. Wesley Laytham's effort was outstanding, and the Mustangs are looking forward to Wesley Laytham anchoring their 4x800m Relay on Thursday night at Lane Tech Relays.

  In the 4x270 Yards Relay, Northside Freshman Fabian Lara ran a 36.53 270 Yards split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Michael Loftus ran a 38.61 270 Yards split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Taylor Kuehn ran a 41.48 270 Yards split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Josh Williams anchored the Mustangs with an impressive 36.46 270 Yards split for a total time of 2:33.08 to finish in seventh place.

  In the 400m Dash, Northside Freshman Jusuf Skelic ran an outstanding time of 62.30 to place sixth overall to complete the scoring. Northside Sophomore Josh Pfest ran an outstanding time of 65.10.

  In the 50 Yards Intermediate Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter ran a time of 7.90.

  In the Mile, Northside Sophomore Charlie Mesimore looked very strong from the start, and quickly found himself in the lead, with no one near him, and ran the first 800m in 2:22, and then coasted the final 800m in 2:37 to WIN the Ostberg Mile with an outstanding time of 4:57. Charlie Mesimore looked back several times on the final lap, as he ran towards the finish line. It was the strongest he has looked in a race this year. Charlie Mesimore ran 135 Yards splits of 20, 21, 22, 22, 23, 24, 24, 23, 23, 26, 22, 22, and 25 for an outstanding time of 4:57. Mesimore is the first Northside athlete to ever win the Ostberg Mile. Buffalo Grove's Tom Piomko finished in second place with a time of 5:01. Lake Park's Abraham Pedraza finished in third place with a time of 5:03. Buffalo Grove's Jerome Atchrison finished in fourth place with a time of 5:05. Niles North's Kosta Pazogiou finished in fifth place with a time of 5:09. Fenton's MJ Harkins finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 5:11. Northside Sophomore Wesley Laytham ran the first 800m in 2:36, and the final 800m in 2:42 for a time of 5:18. Wesley Laytham wasn't feeling strong because of a pool workout earlier in the day, but gave an outstanding effort for the Team.

  In the 200m Dash, Northside Freshman Mac Melto ran an outstanding time of 27.21 to place sixth overall to complete the scoring. Northside Sophomore Josh Pfest ran an outstanding time of 28.70.

  In the 4x405 Yards Relay, Northside Freshman Jusuf Skelic ran a 56.98 split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Josh Pfest ran a 60.48 split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Mac Melto ran a 59.04 split on third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Charlie Mesimore anchored the Mustangs past Gwendolyn Brooks Prep with a 58.04 split, to place sixth overall with a time of 3:54.54.

  Lake Park won the meet. Niles North finished in second place. West Chicago finished in third place. Buffalo Grove finished in fourth place. Northside College Prep finished in fifth place with 37 points, and posted VICTORIES over Fenton (31 points), Gwendolyn Brooks Prep (26 points), and St.Jospeh (10 points). The Northside Sophomore-Freshman Boys Team now has a season record of 19-9!!!