CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

 On Friday, March 5, 2010, the Northside Varsity Men traveled to Henry Crown Field house at the University of Chicago for the University High Indoor Classic. Individual points and relays were scored on the following point scale: 10-8-6-4-2-1.

 Henry Crown Field house featured an athlete friendly atmosphere, upper deck seating, and the best 200m Indoor Track in Chicago. Henry Crown Field house has been the host to numerous National meets, and local Championship meets as well. The Varsity letter was invented in the1890s by Amos Alonzo Staqgg as he was sitting on the entrance stepts to Henry Crown Field house. The main wall of the stadium contains a list of field house records, which include several Olympians. The first Heisman Trophy winner (1935), Jay Berwanger is still listed on the all time list for Henry Crown Field house for the 55m dash. Henry Crown Field house is a Chicago landmark that is rich in Track & Field history.

The University High Indoor Classic at Henry Crown Field house, featured Wheaton Academy, North Shore Country Day, Mather, St. Francis Parker, Jones College Prep, St. Ignatius, Northside College Prep, Ace Tech Charter, Latin of Chicago, and host University High. A special thanks to University High Head Coach Bud James and staff for hosting an outstanding meet.

 St. Ignatuis College Prep won the University High Indoor Classic with 104 points. Mather finished in second place with 62 points. Northside College Prep finished in third place with 61 points, and posted victories over: University High (52 points), North Shore Country Day (32 points), Wheaton Academy (29 points), Jones College Prep (18 points), St. Francis Parker (12 points), Latin of Chicago (2 points), and Ace Tech Charter (0 points).

 In the Long Jump, St. Ignatius Senior Evans Thornton won it with an outstanding jump of 18'01. Northside Sophomore Josh Williams placed second overall with an outstanding jump of 17'3.5. St. Ignatius Senior Glenn Martin placed third overall with a jump of 17'2. North Shore Country Day Sophomore Carlos Hunter placed fourth overall with a jump of 16'7.50. Northside Sophomore Derek Lin placed fifth overall with a jump of 16'7. University High Junior Faiaz Khan placed sixth overall to complete the scoring with a jump of 16'6. Northside Senior Andrew Czyszczon jumped a personal best 15'3.50. Northside Sophomore Dan Graham jumped an outstanding 15'0. Northside Junior Eduardo Herrera jumped an outstanding 13'5. Northside Junior Ottmar Flores jumped 12'11.

 In the Triple Jump, Mather Sophomore Shakell Rosario won it with an outstanding jump of 38'02.00. Northside Sophomore Josh Williams placed second overall with an outstanding jump of 36'01.25. St. Ignatius Junior Robert Avena placed third overall with a jump of 34'10. Northside Sophomore Derek Lin placed fourth overall with an outstanding jump of 34'00.50. Northside Junior Noel Lopez placed fifth overall with an outstanding jump of 33'05.00. St. Ignatius Junior Michael Lenoch placed sixth overall to complete the scoring with a jump of 31'03.00. Northside Sophomore Dan Graham jumped an outstanding 30'04.00.

 In the 4x800m Relay, Northside Captain Wesley Laytham ran the first 400m in 63.00 seconds, and the final 400m in 64.96 to give the Mustangs the lead with an 800m split of 2:07.96 on the first leg of the 4x800m relay, and made a perfect exchange to Sophomore Pat Duffy. Pat Duffy ran the first 400m in 69 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 70 seconds, for an outstanding 800m split of 2:19.72 on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Dan Graham. Dan Graham ran the first 400m in 69 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 78 seconds, for an outstanding 800m split of 2:27.81, and made a nice exchange to Junior Danny Sobor. Danny Sobor ran the first 400m in 71 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 76 seconds, for an outstanding 800m split of 2:27.50, to anchor the Mustangs to fourth place overall, with a total time of 9:22.40.

 In the 4x200m Relay, Northside Freshman Nathaniel Agharese ran the first leg of the relay in a 200m split of 25.88, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Josh Williams. Josh Williams ran the second leg of the relay in a 200m split of 26.31, and made a nice exchange to Junior Noel Lopez. Junior Noel Lopez ran the third leg of the relay in a 200m split of 26.16, and made a nice exchange to Senior Hunter Speese. Northside Senior Hunter Speese outkicked Mather's Shaw to the finish with a 200m split of 25.57 to anchor the Mustangs to third place overall, with a total time of 1:43.92.

 In the 3200m Run, Wheaton Academy Senior Michael DeRenzo won it with an outstanding time of 10:08.91. Northside Captain Cooper Eben dropped 5 seconds and ran a PERSONAL BEST time of 10:16.37 to place second overall! Senior Cooper Eben also tied Northside distance legend Patrick O'Connor with a 10:16 on the Northside Two miles all time list! Cooper Eben ran the first 400m in 74 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 76 seconds for an 800m split of 2:30, and then ran the next 400m in 77 seconds for a 1200m split of 3:47, and then ran the next 400m in 78 seconds for a Mile split of 5:05. Cooper Eben ran the next 400m in 78 seconds for a 2000m split of 6:23, and then ran the next 400m in 80 seconds for a 2400m split of 7:43, and then ran the next 400m in 79 seconds for a 2800m split of 9:02, and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 74 seconds for a PERSONAL BEST time of 10:16.37! Wheaton Academy Senior Kent Smith finished third overall with a time of 10:20.12. St. Ignatius Freshman Jack Keelan finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 10:25.99. Mather Sophomore Juan Mendez finished in fifth place with a personal best time of 10:28.18. University High Junior Thomas Aquino finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an outstanding time of 10:28.56. Northside Junior Erik Zuehlke DROPPED 22 SECONDS off his PR, and ran a PERSONAL BEST TIME of 10:49.35! Junior Erik Zuehlke also passed Northside legends Taylor Kuehn and Preston Buehrer on the Northside Two miles all time list! Erik Zuehlke ran the first mile in 5:18, and then ran the final mile in 5:31 for a personal best time of 10:49.35. In the second heat, Northside Sophomore Alex Seibt WON it with an outstanding time of 12:35.75. Alex Seibt ran the first mile in 6:29, and then ran the second mile in a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 6:06  to win the second heat with an outstanding time of 12:35.75. Northside Junior Zach Rosenberg finished in second place, in the second heat with an outstanding time of 12:44.59. Zach Rosenberg ran the first mile in 6:30, and then ran the second mile in a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 6:14 for an outstanding time of 12:44.59. Northside Freshman Brendan Kelly was not at the meet due to illness. 

 In the 55m Hurdles, St. Ignatius Senior Evans Thornton won it with a time of 7.67. Mather Junior Rahim Foster placed second overall with an outstanding time of 7.79. Mather Junior Marcus Griffith placed third overall with a time of 8.33. St. Ignatius Freshman Eliot Gibson placed fourth with a time of 9.03. Mather Sophomore Teandre Shaw placed fifth overall with a time of 9.53. North Shore Country Day Junior placed sixth overall to complete the scoring with a time of 9.85. Northside Sophomore Derek Lin ran an outstanding time of 9.96. Northside Senior Andrew Czyszczon ran a personal best time of 10.07. Northside Sophomore Luis Mesa ran an outstanding time of 11.34. Northside Junior Hersh Perlmutter ran a time of 13.00.

 In the 55m Dash, St.Ignatius Senior Glenn Martin won it with a time of 6.27. St. Ignatius Junior Mubarak Salami placed second overall with a time of 6.45. University High Senior Zack Reneau-Wedeen placed third overall with a time of 6.46. University High Junior Aldana Adrian placed fourth overall with a time of 6.64. Northside Senior Hunter Speese placed fifth overall with an outstanding time of 6.86. North Shore Country Day Sophomore Zach March placed sixth overall to complete the scoring with a time of 6.89. Northside Freshman Nathaniel Agharese ran an outstanding time of 7.02. Northside Sophomore Luis Mesa ran an outstanding time of 7.20. Northside Junior Ottmar Flores ran an outstanding time of 7.74. Northside Sophomore Richard Do and Northside Freshman Chaojie Gonzalez did not show up to the meet.

 In the 800m run, University High Junior Ben Bucheim-Jurisson won it with an outstanding time of 2:07.31. St. Ignatius Junior Jack Cross finished in second with an outstanding time of 2:08.69. Francis Parker Senior Mark McHale finished in third with a time of 2:09.74. Jones College Prep Sophomore Joe Olver finished in fourth with a time of 2:17.05. Jones College Prep Freshman Luke O'Connor finished in fifth with a personal best time of 2:17.43. Jones College Prep Junior Kurt Degillo placed sixth overall to complete the scoring with a time of 2:18.12. Northside Sophomore Dan Graham ran a time of 2:28.17. Northside Freshman Calvin Gang ran a time of 2:34.72. Northside Junior Eduardo Herrera ran a personal best time of 2:35.84. Northside Freshman Javier Mulero ran a personal best time of 2:36.52. Northside Junior Michael Loftus ran a time of 2:42.98. Northside Junior Kevin Aguilar ran a personal best time of 2:45.32. Northside Sophomore Jusuf Skelic was not at the meet due to illness. Northside Junior Dominic Sieminski and Northside Sophomore Pedro Juarez did not show up to the meet.

  In the 400m Dash, St. Ignatius Senior Alcacos Bolaris won it with an outstanding time of 52.24. University High Senior Zack Reneau-Wedeen placed second with a time of 53.57. North Shore Country Day Senior Ivan Ramirez plcaed third with a time of 54.49. Mather Sophomore placed fourth overall with a personal best time of 54.80. University High Junior Jonathan Jou placed fifth with a time of 55.91. St. Ignatius Senior John Darby placed sixth overall to complete the scoring with a time of 56.65. Northside Junior Noel Lopez ran a personal best time of 57.78. Northside Sophomore Pat Duffy ran an outstanding time of 59.43. Northside Senior Andrew Czyszczon ran an outstanding time of 62.64. Northside Senior Sam Olver ran a personal best time of 68.89.

  In the Mile, Mather Sophomore Abe Haji won it with a personal best time of 4:45.00. Wheaton Academy Senior Michael DeRenzo finished in second place with an outstanding time of 4:48.33. Northside Junior Wesley Laytham finished in third place with a season best time of 4:48.91. Wesley Laytham ran the first 400m in 70 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 74 seconds for a 800m split of 2:24, and then ran the next 400m in 72 seconds for a 1200m split of 3:36, and then ran the final 400m in an EVEN SPLIT of 72 for a season best time of 4:48.91. St. Ignatius Freshman Andrew Reardon placed fourth overall with a time of 4:50.32. Latin of Chicago Senior Brendan O'Hara placed fifth overall with a time of 4:51.77. Jones College Prep Freshman Jamison Dale placed sixth overall to complete the scoring with a personal best time of 4:52.47. Northside Senior Cooper Eben ran an outstanding time of 4:52.69. Cooper Eben ran the first 400m in 70 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 72 seconds for an 800m split of 2:22, and then ran the next 400m in 78 seconds for a 1200m split of 3:38, and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 74 seconds for an outstanding time of 4:52.69. The five minute barrier is the bench mark for elite high school milers. After running a personal best time of 10:49 in the 3200m run, Northside Junior Erik Zuehlke continued his outstanding day, by breaking the FIVE MINUTE BARRIER for the first time with a personal best time of 4:59.18. Erik Zuehlke ran the first 400m in 72 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 74 seconds for an 800m split of 2:26, and then ran the next 400m in 78 seconds for a 1200m split of 3:44, and then Erik Zuehlke made history by running a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 75 seconds to BREAK THE FIVE MINUTE BARRIER with a PERSONAL BEST time of 4:59.18. Northside Junior Danny Sobor ran a personal best time of 5:20. Danny Sobor ran the first 400m in 77 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 81 seconds for an 800m split of 2:38, and then ran the next 400m in 83 seconds for a 1200m split of 4:01, and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 79 seconds for a personal best time of 5:20. Northside Sophomore Alex Seibt ran a personal best time of 5:38.83. Alex Seibt ran the first 400m in 82 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 86 seconds for an 800m split of 2:48, and then ran the next 400m in 87 seconds for a 1200m split of 4:15, and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 83 seconds for a personal best time of 5:38.83. Northside Freshman Patrick Brennan was not at the meet due to illness.

 In the 200m Dash, St. Ignatius Junior Mubarak Salami won it with an outstanding time of 23.77. Northside Senior Hunter Speese placed second overall with a PERSONAL BEST time of 24.86. Francis Parker Senior Zach Dookeran placed third overall with an outstanding time of 24.92. Wheaton Academy Sophomore Joel Swick placed fourth overall with an outstanding time of 25.32. Northside Freshman Nathaniel Agharese placed fifth overall with a PERSONAL BEST time of 25.56. University High Junior Aldana Adrian placed sixth overall to complete the scoring with an outstanding time of 25.92. Northside Junior Ottmar Flores ran a PERSONAL BEST time of 27.69. Northside Junior Hersh Perlmutter left the meet early, due to illness.

 In the 4x400m Relay, Northside placed sixth overall with a time of 4:02.62. Northside Junior Noel Lopez ran the first 400m in 57.27 seconds, and then made a nice exchange to Senior Andrew Czyszczon. Andrew Czyszczon ran a 400m split of 64.12 seconds and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Josh Williams. Josh Williams ran a 400m split of 61.03 seconds and made a perfect exchange to Sophomore Pat Duffy. Pat Duffy anchored the Mustangs to sixth overall with a 400m split of 60.20, for a total time of 4:02.62.

VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT UNIVERSITY HIGH INDOOR CLASSIC 

1. Josh Williams                                17.75 

2. Hunter Speese                               11.50 

3. Cooper Eben                                   8.00 

4. Wesley Laytham                              7.00 

5. Derek Lin                                        6.00