Announcement
Wesley Laytham BREAKS SCHOOL RECORD in 800m with 2:00.72! Mac Melto BREAKS SCHOOL RECORD in 100m Dash with 11.34! Hunter Speese WINS High Jump!
On Saturday, April 24, 2010, the Northside Varsity Men, Sophomore-Freshman Boys, and Junior Varsity Boys traveled to River Park Track, in Chicago, Illinois for the Eric Nelson Track & Field Classic (formerly the Mustang Classic, renamed after Northside Alumni Eric Nelson). The Eric Nelson Track & Field Classic was the most successful sporting event in the history of Northside College Prep.
A special thanks to the Northside parents for serving as Field Event officials, Timers, Exchange zone judges, and helping with the Hurdle crew. A special thanks to Urban Prep Head Coach Derrick Brooms for serving as Head Timer. A special thanks to Northside Senior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss for his outstanding help throughout the meet. A special thanks to North Park University Head Coach Skip Stolley for providing Northside College Prep with Track & Field equipment and communications gear for the meet. A special thanks to former Northside Assistant Coach David Diaz for volunteering as Jumps official for the meet. Last, a special thanks to the IHSA Officials crew, led by IHSA Official Harry Kannry for an outstanding job.
Prior to the meet, IHSA Executive Director Marty Hickman announced that to better serve the students from IHSA member schools who participate, Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon has been appointed to the IHSA Advisory Committee for a three years term, through June 30, 2013.
The Eric Nelson Track & Field Classic featured scoring on three levels, Varsity, Sophomore-Freshman, and Junior Varsity divisions. The Varsity and Sophomore-Freshman divisions provided four entries in every event. The Junior Varsity division provided unlimited entries in ALL events. The Eric Nelson Track & Field Classic is one of the only meets in Chicago that provides for three scored divisions. The experience was priceless for the athletes and coaches.
Team Trophies were awarded to the top six teams in each level. Plaques were awarded to the top three athletes in ALL Varsity Field Events. Engraved Medals were awarded to the top three athletes in ALL Varsity Track Events. Engraved Medals were also awarded to the top three athletes in ALL Events in the Sophomore-Freshman division. Ribbons were awarded to the top three athletes in ALL Events in the Junior Varsity division. A Special thanks to Northside Assistant Coach Jose Nebrida for his very generous donation to the Awards fund.
Universal Sole provided EVERY athlete in the meet with a "Goody Bag" at the Medals Table, after they completed their first event. The Goody Bags contained a mini cliff bar, a coupon, and a cool surprise sports toy. Over 50 different kinds of sports toys were placed in the Goody Bags. Throughout the meet, athletes enjoyed the cliff bars and sports toys, and also had fun trading their surprise sports toys with athletes from other teams. A special thanks to Univeral Sole for their very generous donation to the Eric Nelson Track & Field Classic.
Northside Alumni Eric Nelson stressed that he wanted a Northside Victory more than anything. The Northside Mustangs responded with their greatest TEAM performance in the history of the program.
In the Varsity division, the Northside College Prep Varsity Men won the 2010 Eric Nelson Track & Field Classic with a meet record 222 points, and posted victories over: 2. Urban Prep (92 points), 3. Roosevelt (82 points), 4. Taft (45 points), 5. Walter Payton (28 points), and 6. U.P. East Garfield (0 points).
In the Sophomore-Freshman Boys division, Walter Payton won the 2010 Eric Nelson Track & Field Classic with 183 points, and posted victories over: 2. Urban Prep (119 points), 3. Northside (89 points), 4. U.P. East Garfield (40 points), 5. Roosevelt (15 points), and 6. Taft (0 points).
In the Junior Varsity Boys division, Urban Prep won the 2010 Eric Nelson Track & Field Classic with 166 points, and posted victories over: 2. Northside (27 points), 3. Walter Payton (0 points), Roosevelt (0 points), Taft (0 points), and U.P. East Garfield (0 points).
Individual Events and Relays were scored 10-8-6-4-2-1.
In the Varsity High Jump, Northside Senior Hunter Speese won it with an outstanding jump of 5'6. Urban Prep Senior Byron Caulton finished in second place with a jump of 5'4. Ties were broken by awarding the higher place to the athletes with the least total number of misses during the competition. Northside Sophomore Josh Williams finished in third place with a jump of 5'0. Northside Sophomore Jusuf Skelic finished in fourth place with a jump of 5'0. Northside Sophomore Mac Melto finished in fifth place with a jump of 4'10.
In the Sophomore-Freshman High Jump, Northside Sophomore Daniel Swanson-Nystrom won it with a jump of 4'8. Walter Payton Freshman Lester Harris finished in second place with a jump of 4'6. Ties were broken by awarding the higher place to the athletes with the least total number of misses during the competition. Northside Sophomore Dan Graham finished in third place with a jump of 4'6. Northside Freshman Calvin Gang made three outstanding attempts at 4'6.
In the Junior Varsity High Jump, Northside Junior Andres Del Gado won it with a jump of 4'6. Northside Juniors Fermia Ma and Ottmar Flores made three outstanding attempts at 4'6.
In the Varsity Long Jump, prior to the meet, Northside Sophomore Josh Williams was seeded third in the competiton behind Urban Prep Senior Rayvaughn Hines and Urban Prep Junior Siende Lemon. Hines is one of the best jumpers in Chicago. No one expected Williams to win it. Northside Sophomore Josh Williams pulled off a dramatic upset with a jump of 17'7 to win it. Urban Prep Senior Rayvaughn Hines finished in second place with a jump of 17'4. Urban Prep Junior Siende Lemon finished in third place with a jump of 17'2.5. Northside Sophomore Derek Lin finished in fourth place with a jump of 16'2.5 to finish in fourth place. Roosevelt Junior Wilman Lopez finished in fifth place with a jump of 14'8.
In the Sophomore-Freshman Long Jump, Urban Prep Sophomore JaBrice Reese won it with a personal best jump of 17'8.5. Walter Payton Freshman Jeremy Rainey-Brown finished in second place with a jump of 15'5.5. Walter Payton Freshman Marquise Davien finished in third place with a jump of 14'9. Northside Sophomore Daniel Swanson-Nystrom finished in fourth place with a jump of 13'1.
In the Junior Varsity Long Jump, Urban Prep Senior Jonathan Leonard won it with a jump of 16'11.5. Urban Prep Junior Eric Chales finished in second place with a jump of 14'2. Urban Prep Junior James Cole finished in third place with a jump of 13'9.
In the Varsity Shot Put, Walter Payton Junior Mammedo Diallo won it with a throw of 35'8.5. Northside Senior Andrew Czyszczon finished in second place overall with a throw of 35'6. Roosevelt Junior Mario Hurtade finished in third place with a throw of 35'0.5. Roosevelt Senior Fred Gaterriez finished in fourth place with a throw of 33'10. Taft Senior Frankie Trimble finished in fifth place with a throw of 33'7. Roosevelt Junior Sadd Yasin finished sixth to complete the socring with a throw of 31'8.
In the Sophomore-Freshman Shot Put, Walter Payton Sophomore Omar Reyes won it with a throw of 35'9. Urban Prep Sophomore Vernon Cheecks finished in second place with a throw of 32'11.5. Urban Prep Sophomore Douglas Andrew finished in third place with a throw of 30'7. Walter Payon Sophomore Karl Johnson finished in fourth place with a throw of 29'7. Urban Prep Sophomore D. Washington finished in fifth place with a throw of 28'2.5. Northside Freshman Kapil Garg finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a throw of 26'8.5. Walter Payton Sophomore Maurice McKinney threw 26'4. Urban Prep Sophomore M. Reynolds threw 25'6. Northside Freshman Brandon Licuanan threw 25'5.5. U.P. East Garfield Darrell Thomas threw 23'9.5.
In the Junior Varsity Shot Put, Urban Prep Junior James Cole won it with a throw of 27'7.75. Northside Junior Ottmar Flores finished in second place with a throw of 25'7. Northside Junior Andres Del Gado finished in third place with a throw of 22'4.
In the Varsity Discus, Roosevelt Junior Mario Hurtado won it with a throw of 102'6. Walter Payton Junior Mammedu Diallo finished in second place with a throw of 101'5. Walter Payton Senior Curtis Nunnery finished in third place with a throw of 100'9. Roosevelt Junior Sadd Yasin finished in fourth place with a throw of 77'2. Northside Senior Andrew Czyszczon finished in fifth place with a throw of 74'1.5. Roosevelt Senior Fred Guiterriez finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a throw of 64'4. Taft Senior Frankie Trimble threw 57'8.
In the Sophomore-Freshman Discus, Walter Payton Sophomore Omer Reyes won it with a throw of 77'2. Urban Prep Sophomore D. Washington finished in second place with a throw of 67'4.5. Urban Prep Sophomore Vernon Cheeks finished in third place with a throw of 64'2. Northside Freshman Kapil Garg finished in fourth place with a throw of 63'2. Walter Payton Sophomore Mauria McKinney finished in fifth place with a throw of 61'8. Walter Payton Sophomore Karl Johnson finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a throw of 59'6. Roosevelt Sophomore Abraham Morales threw 58'7.75. Northside Freshman Brandon Licuanan threw 55'9.5. Urban Prep Sophomore Douglas Andrews threw 55'1.
In the Junior Varsity Discus, Urban Prep Junior James Cole won it with a throw of 82'3. Northside Junior Andres Del Gado finished in second place with a throw of 53'4.25.
In the Varsity Triple Jump, Northside Sophomore Josh Williams had an injury ending his day prematurely. After a brief visit to the hospital, Josh Williams returned to the meet to support his teammates. Josh Williams received good news at the hospital, and will be back to competition within four to five days. Urban Prep Senior Rayvaugh Hines fouled on all three attempts in the Triple Jump, and is also nursing a sore heal. Northside Sophomore Derek Lin WON it with a jump of 36'0. Northside Sophomore Jusuf Skelic finished in second place with a jump of 32'0. Roosevelt Junior Wilman Lopez finished in third place with a jump of 30'7.
In the Sophomore-Freshman Triple Jump, Walter Payton Freshman Lester Harris won it with a jump of 32'11. Walter Payton Freshman Jeremy Rainey-Brown finished in second place with a jump of 32'4. Northside Sophomore Dan Graham finished in third place with a jump of 30'6.
In the Junior Varsity Triple Jump, Urban Prep Senior Jonathan Leonard won it with a personal best jump of 39'0. Urban Prep Junior Eric Charles finished in second place with a jump of 35'10. Urban Prep Junior James Cole finished in third place with a jump of 29'11.
In the Varsity 3200m run, Roosevelt Sophomore Jeffery Rector started his first race of the day, out of four races (3200m run, 800m run, 1600m run, and 4x400m relay) with a 400m split of 63 seconds. Northside quickly learned that Rector takes every race out hard, and is a special athlete. Northside Senior Cooper Eben ran the first 400m of the 3200m run in 68 seconds. At the 800m mark, Jeffery Rector was at 2:18, and Cooper Eben was at 2:25. At the 1200m mark, Jeffery Rector was at 3:36, and Eben was at 3:42. At the Mile, Cooper Eben closed the gap to one second. Jeffery Rector was at 4:58, and Cooper Eben was at 4:59. Jeffery Rector ran the final mile in 5:10.06 to win it with an official time of 10:08.06. Cooper Eben ran the final mile in 5:15.56 to finish in second place with an official time of 10:14.56. Northside Junior Erik Zuehlke finished in third place with an official time of 11:17.37. Roosevelt Junior Jose Guerrero dropped 47 seconds off his seed time to place fourth overall with an official time of 11:26.16. Taft Junior Matt Grobelny finished in fifth place with an official time of 12:20.50. Northside Junior Ed Herrera completed the scoring by placing sixth overall with a personal best time of 12:35.72. With Roosevelt in the same IHSA Class AA Sectional with Lake View and Jones College Prep, it's going to be special in the distance events.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 3200m run, Walter Payton Sophomore Tommy Komendzinski won it with an outstanding time of 11:18.38. Roosevelt Freshman Ivan Hernandez finished in second place with a personal best time of 11:38.66. Northside Freshman Brendan Kelly DROPPED 25 SECONDS off his PR with a pesonal best time of 12:06.69 to finish third overall. Northside Freshman Patrick Brennan finished in fourth place with a personal best time of 12:18.00. Walter Payton Freshman Diego Rojas finished in fifth place with a time of 13:00.23. Northside Freshman Alex Bologna completed the scoring by finishing in sixth place with a time of 13:03.75.
In the Varsity 4x100m Relay, Urban Prep won it with an official time of 45.19. Northside (Agharese, Lin, Capapas, Jaburek) finished in second place with an official time of 47.09. Taft finished in third place with an official time of 48.98.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x100m Relay, Urban Prep won it with an official time of 47.09. Urban Prep East Garfield (Murphy, Anderson, Luster, Tate) finished in second place with an official time of 54.52. Northside (McVane, Swanson-Nystrom, Licuanan, Mesa) finished in third place with an official time of 55.09.
In the Junior Varsity 4x100m Relay, Urban Prep won it with an official time of 48.97.
In the Varsity 4x800m Relay, Northside won it with an official time of 9:11.75. Northside Sophomore Pat Duffy ran an 800m split of 2:10 on the first leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Jusuf Skelic ran an 800m split of 2:23 on the second leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Alexander Seibt ran an 800m split of 2:27 on the third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Ezra Edgerton anchored the Mustangs to victory with an 800m split of 2:11.75, for a total time of 9:11.75. Roosevelt (Lopez, Ramos, Rangal, Joseph) finished in second place with an outstanding time of 9:51.56.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x800m Relay, Walter Payton (Truak, Kamel, Learner, Bejabeng) won it with an official time of 9:36.07. Urban Prep finished in second place with an official time of 10:25.25. Northside finished in third place with a time of 11:13.80. Northside Freshman Calvin Gang ran an 800m split of 2:33 on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Andy Voung ran an 800m split of 2:50 on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Brendan Kelly ran an 800m split of 3:02 on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Alex Bologna anchored the Mustangs to third place with an 800m split of 2:48, for a total time of 11:13.80.
In the Varsity 110m Hurdles, Northside Junior Hersh Perlmutter won it with an outstanding time of 16.81. Urban Prep Junior Jamil Boldian finished in second place with an outstanding time of 17.20. Northside Senior Andrew Czyszczon finished in third place with an outstanding time of 19.60.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 110m Hurdles, Walter Payton Freshman Lester Harris won it with a time of 19.44. Walter Payton Freshman Jeremy Ramey-Brown finished in second place with a time of 19.59. Northside Sophomore Luis Mesa finished in third place with a time of 23.94. Northside Freshman Marcus McVane had an outstanding effort, and was injured on the final hurdle.
In the Junior Varsity 110m Hurdles, Urban Prep Senior Necho Hopkins won it with an outstanding time of 21.19.
In the Varsity 100m Dash, Urban Prep Senior Jamal Minor won it with an official time of 11.30. Northside Sophomore Mac Melto finished in second place and BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD with a personal best time of 11.34. Mac Melto will be awarded a Watermelon in practice for breaking the school record, and plaque at the Northside Track & Field banquet. Northside Freshman Nathaniel Agharese finished in third place with a personal best time of 11.37. Urban Prep Senior Siende Lemon finished in fourth place with an official time of 11.68. Northside Senior Neal Capapas finished in fifth place with an official time of 11.90. Northside Senior Kevin Jaburek finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 12.25. Roosevelt Junior Wilman Lopez ran an oustanding time of 12.59. Taft Sophomore Brandon Scales ran an outstanding time of 12.72.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 100m Dash, Urban Prep Sophomore Rashid Williams won it with an official time of 11.32. U.P. East Garfield Freshman Jamal Murphy finished in second place with an official time of 11.42. Urban Prep Sophomore JaBrice Reese finished in third place with an official time of 11.83. U.P. East Garfield Freshman Michael Anderson finished in fourth place with an official time of 12.17. Walter Payton Sophomore Jermaine Taylor finished in fifth place with an official time of 12.32. Roosevelt Maurico Prade finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 13.25. U.P. East Garfield Freshman DiAndre Carracter ran outstanding time of 13.45.
In the Junior Varsity 100m Dash, Urban Prep Senior Jonathan Leonard won it with an official time of 11.91. Urban Prep Senior Esko Peterson finished in second place with an official time of 12.06. Urban Prep Junior Jarquis Owens finished in third place with an official time of 12.25. Urban Prep Senior Cameron Barnes finished in fourth place with an official time of 12.69. Northside Senior Sam Olver finished in fifth place with an official time of 13.56. Northside Junior Andres Del Gado completed the scoring by finishing in sixth place with an official time of 13.97.
In the Varsity 800m run, Northside Junior Wesley Laytham ran the first 400m in 57 seconds, and final 400m in 63 seconds to BREAK THE SCHOOL RECORD with a personal best time of 2:00.72. Wesley Laytham will be awarded a Watermelon in practice for breaking the school record, and plaque at the Northside Track & Field banquet. Roosevelt Sophomore Jeffery Rector dropped 3 seconds, and ran a personal best 800m time of 2:04.14 to place second overall. Northside Sophomore Pat Duffy ran a PERSONAL BEST time of 2:09.29 to place third overall. Taft Junior Francis Mbogga finished in fourth place with a personal best time of 2:15.06. Taft Sophomore Raul Zuniga finished in fifth place with a personal best time of 2:15.56. Taft Junior Steren Garatolo finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a personal best time of 2:20.75. Northside Junior Luis Gaytan ran a time of 2:26.46. Roosevelt Junior Alan Rangel ran a time of 2:34.45.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 800m run, Walter Payton Sophomore Porter Traux won it with an outstanding time of 2:13.87. Northside Sophomore Dan Graham DROPPED 10 SECONDS OFF his PR, with a personal best time of 2:14.16 to place second overall. Dan Graham ran the first 400m in 64 seconds, and the final 400m in 70 seconds for a personal best time of 2:14.16. Northside Sophomore Taylor Kuehn tied his personal best time of 2:24.34 to place third overall. Urban Prep Sophomore Shonde Bohanan finished in fourth place with an official time of 2:27.91. Walter Payton Sophomore Sam Learner finished in fifth place with an official time of 2:29.51. Urban Prep Freshman Malik Battle finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 2:38.09. Roosevelt Freshman Ivan Hernandez ran a personal best time of 2:38.84. Northside Freshman Andy Voung ran a personal best time of 2:46.20. Roosevelt Sophomore Anthony Flores ran an outstanding time of 2:52.51.
In the Varsity 4x200m Relay, Urban Prep won it with an outstanding time of 1:35.81. Northside (Agharese, Capapas, Skelic, and Jaburek) finished in second place with an outstanding time of 1:41.91. Taft finished in third place with an outstanding time of 1:44.39.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x200m Relay, Urban Prep won it with a time of 1:47.30. Northside Freshman Rohail Memon and Freshman Horrais Pervaiz did not show up to the meet, and the relay was scratched.
In the Junior Varsity 4x200m Relay, Urban Prep won it with a time of 1:47.90.
In the Varsity 400m Dash, Northside Sophomore Mac Melto won it with an outstanding time of 53.13. Taft Junior Kevin Hart finished in second place with a time of 56.30. Urban Prep Senior Byron Caulton finished in third place with a time of 57.78. Taft Junior Andre Dutka finished in fourth place with a time of 57.92. Roosevelt Josimen Joseph finished in fifth place with a time of 59.22. Taft Senior Francis Mbogga completed the scoring by finishing in sixth place with a time of 60.15.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 400m Dash, Walter Payton Sophomore Preston Betabeng won it with a time of 57.53. Urban Prep Sophomore Eric Brown finished in second place with a time of 57.94. Roosevelt Freshman Maurico Prada finished in third place with a time of 64.66. U.P. East Garfield Sean Stigger finished in fourth place with a time of 73.41. U.P. East Garfield Geremie Catchings finished in fifth place with a time of 80.06.
In the Junior Varsity 400m Dash, Urban Prep Senior Esko Peterson won it with a time of 62.03. Northside Senior Sam Olver finished in second place with a time of 66.69.
In the Varsity 300m Hurdles, Urban Prep Senior Jamil Boldian won it with an official time of 42.72. Northside Junior Hersh Perlmutter finished in second place with an outstanding time of 44.82. Northside Senior Andrew Czyszczon finished in third place with a personal best time of 48.75.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 300m Hurdles, Walter Payton Freshman Jeremy Rainey-Brown won it with an outstanding time of 46.43. Walter Payton Freshman Lester Harris finished in second place with a personal best time of 49.03. Northside Sophomore Luis Mesa finished in third place with an outstanding time of 54.16.
In the Junior Varsity 300m Hurdles, Urban Prep Senior Necho Hopkins won it with an outstanding time of 47.98.
In the Varsity 1600m run, Roosevelt Sophomore Jeffery Rector won it with a personal best time of 4:39.01. Northside Junior Charlie Mesimore DROPPED TEN SECONDS from Lake Forest Academy Dual meet with an outstanding time of 4:43.16 to finish in second place. Charlie Mesimore ran the first 400m toe to toe with Jeffery Rector in 62 seconds, and then ran the next 400m toe to toe with Rector in 72 seconds (2:14 800m), and then ran the next 400m toe to toe with Rector in 73 seconds (3:27 1200m), and then ran the final 400m in 76 seconds to finish in second place with an official time of 4:43.16. Northside Junior Wesley Laytham ran the first 400m in 65 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 78 seconds (2:23 800m), and then ran the next 400m in 73 seconds (3:36 1200m), and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 70 seconds to finish in third place with an official time of 4:46.87. Northside Senior Cooper Eben ran the first 400m in 68 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 76 seconds (2:24 800m), and then ran the next 400m in 75 seconds (3:39 1200m), and then ran the final 400m in an EVEN SPLIT of 75 seconds to finish in fourth place with an official time of 4:54.58. Northside Junior Erik Zuehlke ran the first 400m in 69 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 77 seconds (2:26 800m), and then ran the next 400m in 81 seconds (3:47 1200m), and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 77 seconds to finish in fifth place with an official time of 5:04.31. Taft Senior Tom Czerwinski finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 5:17.28. Roosevelt Junior Jose Guerrero finished in seventh place with a time of 5:23.20. Roosevelt Senior Angel Rangel finished in eighth place with a time of 5:25.00. Taft Sophomore Raul Zuniga finished in ninth place with a time of 5:37.00.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 1600m run, Walter Payton Sophomore Tommy Komendzinski won it with an official time of 5:17.34. Walter Payton Sophomore Jonathan Kamel finished in second place with an official time of 5:17.88. Northside Sophomore Taylor Kuehn ran the first 400m in 76 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 83 seconds (2:39 800m), and then ran the next 400m in 84 seconds (4:03 1200m), and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 76 seconds to finish in third place with a time of 5:19.00. Northside Freshman Patrick Brennan finished in fourth place with a personal best time of 5:36.66. Roosevelt Freshman Ivan Hernandez finished in fifth place with an official time of 5:44.71. Northside Freshman Calvin Gang completed the scoring by finishing in sixth place with a time of 6:00.25. Walter Payton Freshman Diego Rojas ran a time of 6:19.00. Urban Prep's Peake ran a time of 6:20.00. Roosevelt Freshman Leonardo Bicio ran a time of 6:21.60. Roosevelt Sophomore Anthony Flores ran a time of 6:41.09.
In the Varsity 200m Dash, Urban Prep Senior Jamal Minor won it with an official time of 23.72. Northside Sophomore Mac Melto finished in second place with an official time of 23.74. Northside Freshman Nathaniel Agharese finished in third place with an official time of 24.48. Taft Senior Josh Dobbins finished in fourth place with an official time of 26.35. Urban Prep Byron Caulton finished in fifth place with an official time of 27.34.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 200m Dash, U.P. East Garfield Freshman Jamal Murphy won it with a personal best time of 23.56. Murphy will be among the favorites to win the CPS Freshman City Title. Urban Prep Sophomore JaBrice Reese finished in second place with a personal best time of 24.85. Walter Payton Freshman Marquise Davion finished in third place with a time of 25.28. U.P. East Garfield Michael Anderson finished in fourth place with a time of 28.31. U.P. East Garfield Freshman Sean Stigger finished in fifth place with a time of 32.21. U.P. East Garfield Freshman Geremie Catching finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 35.32.
In the Junior Varsity 200m Dash, Urban Prep Junior Jarquis Owens won it with a time of 26.09.
In the Varsity 4x400m Relay, Northside won it with an outstanding time of 3:42.95. Northside Sophomore Pat Duffy ran a 54.68 400m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Senior Neal Capapas. Neal Capapas ran a 57.54 400m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Junior Charlie Mesimore. Charlie Mesimore ran a 57.87 400m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Junior Wesley Laytham. Wesley Laytham anchored the Mustangs to victory with a 52.86 400m split, for a total time of 3:42.95. Taft finished in second place with a time of 3:52.72. Roosevelt finished in third place with a time of 4:01.17. Walter Payton finished in fourth place with a time of 4:09.28.
Sophomore-Freshman 4x400m Relay, Walter Payton won it with an outstanding time of 4:06.59. Urban Prep finished in second with a time of 4:08.75. Northside (Graham, Swanson-Nystrom, Mesa, Kuehn) finished in third place with a time of 4:17.72.
In the Junior Varsity 4x400m Relay, Urban Prep won it with an official time of 4:14.26.
VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT ERIC NELSON TRACK & FIELD CLASSIC
1. Mac Melto 28.00
2. Andrew Czyszczon 22.00
3. Wesley Laytham 18.50
4. Hersh Perlmutter 18.00
5. Jusuf Skelic 16.50
6. Josh Williams 16.00
6. Nathaniel Agharese 16.00
6. Derek Lin 16.00
7. Cooper Eben 12.00
8. Pat Duffy 11.00
9. Charlie Mesimore 10.50
10. Hunter Speese 10.00
11. Neal Capapas 8.50
12. Erik Zuehlke 8.00
13. Kevin Jaburek 5.00
14. Ezra Edgerton 2.50
14. Alexander Seibt 2.50
15. Eduardo Herrera 1.00
SEASON VARSITY POINTS LEADERS (12 MEETS):
1. Wesley Laytham 111.25
2. Cooper Eben 89.25
3. Mac Melto 85.00
4. Josh Williams 63.55
5. Hunter Speese 55.00
6. Hersh Perlmutter 50.50
7. Derek Lin 37.50
8. Erik Zuehlke 36.75
9. Nathaniel Agharese 33.25
10. Andrew Czyszczon 29.25
11. Charlie Mesimore 29.00
12. Jusuf Skelic 28.55
13. Noel Lopez 24.25
14. Pat Duffy 20.50
15. Luke Sobieraj 19.75
16. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 12.00
17. Kevin Jaburek 10.50
18. Neal Capapas 10.00
19. Dan Graham 9.25
20. Geoffrey Gould 9.00
21. Dominic Sieminski 8.00
22. Ezra Edgerton 7.00
23. Danny Sobor 5.00
23. Eduardo Herrera 5.00
24. Alexander Seibt 3.50
25. Fahad Sarvari 3.00
25. Ed Moreno 3.00
26. Mohammed Ahmed 2.50
27. Alex Bologna 2.00
27. Ottmar Flores 2.00
28. Luke Kotowski 1.50
28. Mark Kharouta 1.50
28. Jimmy Nguyen 1.50
29. Nick Ruff 1.25
29. Steven Burke 1.25
30. Mohammed Hussain 1.00
31. Sam Olver 0.50
(Coming soon: Sophomore-Freshman and Junior Varsity Points leaders)
