CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

On Thursday, June 4, 2009, the Northside Track & Field Team will be honored with a Team Dinner and Awards Banquet at Hackney's, 1514 E. Lake Ave., Glenview, Illinois, in the "Old Shillelagh" Banquet room. It will be the the largest Sports banquet in the history of Northside College Prep.  

The Northside Track & Field awards banquet is one of the most meaningful events of the school year. It represents the official acknowledgement of the athletes accomplishments before the entire Team, administration, parents, and guests.

The following AWARDS will be announced at the banquet:

  FRESHMAN NUMERALS (Awarded to Freshman Athletes that participated in one or more meets and finished the season as a member of the Team. Awarded Numerals in their graduation year).

1. Hannah Doruelo, 2. Waters Cahill, 3. Vivian Lei, 4. Yuwei Lei, 5. Anastasia Rhodes, 6. Rosailie Abbey, 7. Christoper Ceisel, 8. Richard Do, 9. Patrick Duffy, 10. Daniel Graham, 11. Matt Hernandez, 12. Taylor Kuehn, 13. Derek Lin, 14. Mac Melto, 15. Luis Mesa, 16. Edgar Ortega, 17. Juan Ringor, 18. Cody Rios, 19. Jusuf Skelic, 20. Josh Williams.  

 FRESHMAN Participants (Freshman athletes that did not earn numerals, but are a member of the Team. No Award given):

1. Zobia Chunara, 2. Eghe Obaseki, 3. Melizza Salazar, 4. Thomas Trieu, 5. Sharif Khan 

2009 FRESHMAN ACADEMIC AWARD (Certificate)

Taylor Kuehn and Hannah Doruelo 

2009 FRESHMAN MOST IMPROVED AWARD (Engraved Black marble Plaque) 

Josh Williams and Hannah Doruelo 

2009 FRESHMAN MUSTANG AWARD (Certificate) 

Jusuf Skelic and Rosalie Abbey 

2009 FRESHMAN MVP AWARD (Certificate)

Mac Melto and Anastasia Rhodes 

SOPHOMORE LETTERS (Sophomore athletes that participated in one or more meets at the Sophomore level of competition, but did not score a Varsity point, and finished the season as a member of the Team. Awarded a Medium "N").

1. Gennesis Meza, 2. Tiffany Tran, 3. Jameel Ahmed, 4. Mohammed Ahmed, 5. Roland Alegre, 6. Damian Azubuike, 6. Jesus Bruno, 7. Andres Delgado, 8. Anton Garazha, 9. Luis Gaytan, 10. Mark Kharouta, 11. Lucas Kotowski, 12. Michael Loftus, 13. Ed Moreno, 14. Jimmy Nguyen, 15. Khoa Nguyen, 16. Rhiday Pandya, 17. Neel Patel, 18. Josh Pfest, 19. Zach Rosenberg, 20. Sam Ruiz, 21. Fahad Sarvari.    

SOPHOMORE Participants (Sophomore athletes that did not earn a letter, but are members of the Team. No Award).

1. Lilly Rong  

The following award was limited to ALL Sophomore athletes on the Team:  

2009 SOPHOMORE ACADEMIC AWARD (Certificate)

Michael Loftus  and Robin Doherty

2009 SOPHOMORE MOST IMPROVED AWARD (Engraved Black Marble Plaque)

Erik Zuehlke and Robin Doherty  

2009 SOPHOMORE MUSTANG AWARD (Engraved Black Marble Plaque)

Wesley Laytham and Nina Coomes 

2009 SOPHOMORE MVP AWARD (Engraved Black Marble Plaque with the MVP logo)

Charlie Mesimore, Katie Dugan, and Caeleigh Renkosiak 

JUNIOR VARSITY LETTERS (Seniors and/or Junior athletes that participated in one or more meets, but did not score a Varsity point and finished the season as a member of the Team. Awarded a Medium "N").

1. James Rey, 2. Saul Silveyra, 3. Neibu Tadele, 4. Lawrence Tran, 5. Rafael Confino, 6. Nathan Michaelson, 7. Sam Vergara, 8. Ted Kalaw, 9. Katy Ceisel, 10. Maham Haider, 12. Janette Szestowicki, 13. Jessica Tapia, 14. Coleman Gailloreto, 15. John Mejia.         

 JUNIOR VARSITY Participants (Junior Varsity athletes that did not earn a letter, but are members of the Team. No Award given.).

1. Jose Berrios, 2. Edward Cheng, 3. Yonas Zewdie, 4. Ben Garcia, 5. Ricky Martinez 

VARSITY LETTERS (Athletes that scored a Varsity point during the season or made the Mustangs IHSA Sectional Roster. Awarded a Large "N").

1. Steven Burke, 2. John Byrne, 3. Brian Chhun, 4. Brandon Cooper, 5. Andrew Czyszcon, 6. Cooper Eben, 7. Patrick Duffy, 8. Muhammad Hossain, 9. Kevin Jaburek, 10. Wemi Jemine, 11. Jon Kittaka, 12. John Ko, 13. John Konow, 14. Taylor Kuehn, 15. Wesley Laytham, 16. Norman Lee, 17. Albert Lin, 18. Derek Lin, 19. Mac Melto, 20. Martin Melto, 21. Charlie Mesimore, 22. Eric Nelson, 23. Sam Olver, 24. Hersh Perlmutter, 25. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss, 26. Jusuf Skelic, 27. Luke Sobieraj, 28. Hunter Speese, 29. Simon Vecchioni, 30. Josh Williams, 31. Erik Zuehlke, 32. Carmen Abelson, 33. Adaora Achufusi, 34. Waters Cahill, 35. Nina Coomes, 36. Robin Doherty, 37. Hannah Doruello, 38. Katie Dugan, 39. Jennifer Kane, 40. Stella Han, 41. Ashely Kossakowski, 42. Yuwei Lei, 43. Bessie Nolan, 44. Anna Parks, 45. Caeleigh Renkosiak, 46. Anastasia Rhodes, 47. Gayatri Satam, 48. Lindsey Shallberg,  49. Maria Torres, 50. Maria Zdunek, and 51. Ani Zotti    

2009 CAL RIPKEN, JR. AWARD (Athletes with perfect/best attendance at meets and practices) 

Andrew Czyszczon and Adaora Achufusi 

2009 CITY CHAMPION PLAQUES (Athletes that won Indoor and/or Outdoor City Champion Titles at the Sophomore and/or Varsity level. Gold Plated Plaque with a Medal.) 

1. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss - Indoor - 800m Run

2. Charlie Mesimore - Outdoor - 3200m Run / 1600m Run

3. Eric Nelson - Indoor and Outdoor - High Jump   

2009 IHSA ALL SECTIONAL HONORS - BRONZE STATUES (Athletes that placed in the Top 6 in a Relay or individual event at the IHSA Sectional Championships).

1. Jon Kittaka - 4x800m Relay

2. Pat Duffy - 4x800m Relay

3. Jusuf Skelic - 4x800m Relay

4. Simon Vecchioni - 4x800m Relay

5. Wemi Jemine - 100m Dash, 200m Dash

6. Eric Nelson - High Jump, Triple Jump

7. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss - 3200m Run

8. Charlie Mesimore - Mile

9. Wesley Laytham - Mile

10. Anna Parks - 800m run

11. Maria Torres - Triple Jump, Long Jump

12. Caeleigh Renkosiak - Shot Put

2009 IHSA STATE QUALIFIER PLAQUES

 1. Eric Nelson - High Jump

 2. Maria Torres - Triple Jump 

2009 SCHOOL RECORD BREAKER PLAQUES (Athletes that broke a School Record in a Relay or individual event).

Including relays, 44 School Record breaker plaques will be distributed at the banquet!!! It was the highest number of SCHOOL RECORDS BROKEN by any TEAM in Illinois in 2009. 

2009 VARSITY ACADEMIC AWARD (Senior or Junior Athlete with the highest GPA on the Team. Large Silver Plaque with Academic Award logo and Medal)

Simon Vecchioni (Salutatorian 2009, National Merit Scholarship) and Adaora Achufusi (National Achievement Scholarship)   

2009 SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD (Sportsmanship Patch)

Hunter Speese and Bessie Nolan 

2009 SENIOR LEADERSHIP AWARD (Large engraved Black Marble Plaque with Leadership logo)

Eric Nelson, Simon Vecchioni, Adaora Achufusi, and Jennifer Kane 

2009 OUTSTANDING FRESHMAN AWARD (Plaque)

Mac Melto and Anastasia Rhodes    

2009 VARSITY MOST IMPROVED AWARD (Large engraved Black Marble Plaque)

Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss and Bessie Nolan   

2009 VARSITY MUSTANG AWARD (Large Silver plated plaque engraved with a Medal)

Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss and Jennifer Kane 

2009 MVP (Large Silver plated plaque engraved with a Medal)

Eric Nelson and Maria Torres 

2010 Womens Team Captains (5):        

Bessie Nolan, Robin Doherty, Nina Coomes, Anastasia Rhodes, Caeleigh Renkosiak   

2010 Mens Team Captains (5): 

Cooper Eben, Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss, Wesley Laytham, Charlie Mesimore, Hersh Perlmutter