CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

 On Friday, March 4, 2011, 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: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1.

 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 Stagg as he was sitting on the entrance steps 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 North Shore Country Day, St. Francis Parker, Jones College Prep, St. Ignatius, Northside College Prep, Whitney Young, Lombard Montini, Luther North, and host University High. A special thanks to University High Head Coach Bud James and staff for hosting an outstanding meet.

 St. Ignatius College Prep won the meet with 109 points. The Northside College Prep Varsity Men finished in second place with 84 points, and posted victories over 3. Lombard Montini (66 points), 4. University High (63 points), 5. Whitney Young (52.50 points), 6. Francis W. Parker (45.50 points), 7. North Shore Country Day (24.50 points), 8. Jones College Prep (12 points), and 9. Luther North (6 points). The Northside Mustangs were 7-1 on the day!!! Since the Spartan Indoor Classic, the Northside Varsity Men have a record of 9-1!!! 

 In the Long Jump, Northside Junior Josh Williams WON it with an outstanding jump of 19'7! Francis Parker Freshman Noah Wolff jumped 18'6.25 to finish in second place. University High Senior Julian DuBuclet finished in third place with a jump of 18'2.50. Montini Freshman Sam Rose finished in fourth place with a jump of 17'09.50. Monti Freshman Jack Brady finished in fifth place with a jump of 17'08.50. Whitney Young Junior Aj Hickerson finished in sixth place with a jump of 17'05.75. Whitney Young Junior Barrett Morrisette finished in seventh place with a jump of 17'02.50. Montini Freshman Jeremy Giderof finished in eighth place to complete the scoring with a jump of 16'09.00. Northside Freshman Lucien Fitzpatrick jumped an outstanding 15'11.25. Northside Sophomore Javier Mulero jumped an outstanding 15'04.00. Northside Freshman Walter Johnson-Geis jumped an outstanding 13'10.00. Northside Freshman Truman Brady jumped an outstanding 11'11.50.

 In the Triple Jump, Northside Junior Josh Williams WON it with a PERSONAL BEST jump of 38'11.50. Montini Freshman Ryan McAuley finished in second place with a jump of 36'03.50. Montini Sophomore Logan Goss finished in third place with a jump of 36'00.00. Montini Sophomore Ryan Starbeck finished in fourth place with a jump of 35'05.00. St. Ignatius Freshman Conor Dunham finished in fifth place with a jump of 35'02.50. Luther North Junior Erik Figueroa finished in sixth place with a jump of 33'08.50. Montini Junior Kevin Zirko finished in seventh place with a jump of 33'06.50. Montini Freshman David Criter finished in eighth place to complete the scoring with a jump of 31'01.25. Northside Freshman Jay Yu jumped a PERSONAL BEST 29'03.00. Northside Freshman Truman Brady jumped an outstanding 26'08.50. Northside Freshman Alex Theidmann jumped an outstanding 23'06.50.

 In the 4x800m "A" Relay, on the first leg of the relay, Northside Senior Charlie Mesimore ran 200m splits of 31, 33 (64 400m split), 34, and then ran a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 33 seconds on the final 200m for a 2:11.51 800m split, and made a perfect exchange to Northside Senior Erik Zuehlke. Mesimore DROPPED 8 seconds from the Spartan Indoor Classic. On the second leg of the relay, Northside Senior Erik Zuehlke ran 200m splits of 32, 34 (66 400m split), 36, and then ran a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 35 seconds on the final 200m for a 2:17.61 800m split, and made a nice exchange to Northside Junior Dan Graham. On the third leg of the relay, Northside Junior Dan Graham ran 200m splits of 33, 34 (67 400m split), 36, and then ran a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 35 seconds on the final 200m for a 2:18.35 800m split, and made a nice exchange to Northside Junior Pat Duffy. On the final leg of the relay, Northside Junior Pat Duffy ran 200m splits of 31, 33 (64 400m split), 38, and then ran a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 31 seconds on the final 200m, to outkick University High's Ben Bucheim-Jurrisson (9:02.00), and Jones College Prep's Josh Torres (9:03.00), with a 2:13.53 800m split, to anchor the Mustangs to SECOND PLACE overall with an official time of 9:01.00.

 In the 4x800m "B" Relay, Northside Sophomore Patrick Brennan ran a 2:30 800m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Robert Szmurlo. Robert Szmurlo ran a personal best 2:32 800m split on the second leg of the relay. Robert Szmurlo DROPPED 8 seconds from the Spartan Indoor Classic. On the third leg of the relay, Northside Sophomore Calvin Gang ran a 2:28 800m split, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Joel Deleon. Joel Deleon anchored the Mustangs to eigth place overall with a 2:27 800m split, for an official time of 9:57.00.

 In the 4x200m "A" Relay, Northside Freshman Lucien Fitzpatrick ran a 26.20 200m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior Ezra Edgerton. Ezra Edgerton ran a 26.22 200m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Junior Josh Williams. Josh Williams ran a 25.71 200m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Nathaniel Agharese. Nathaniel Agharese ran a 26.15 200m split, to anchor the Mustangs to Victory in their heat, and sixth overall with an official time of 1:44.28.

 In the 4x200m "B" Relay, Northside Freshman Karl Heinz ran a personal best 27.06 200m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Freshman Walter Johnson-Geis. Walter Johnson-Geis ran a 28.35 200m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Brandon Licuanan. Brandon Licuanan ran a 29.13 200m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Marcus McVane. Sophomore Marcus McVane ran a 28.62 200m split, and anchored the Mustangs to 13th overall with an official time of 1:53.30.

 In the 3200m run, Northside Freshman Cesar Rufino earned a Varsity letter by scoring in the meet, by placing fourth overall with a PERSONAL BEST time of 11:24.00. Cesar Rufino ran the first mile in 5:33, and then ran the final mile in 5:51 for a personal best time of 11:24.00. Northside Freshman Alex Gordon ran the first mile in 6:03, and then ran the final mile in 6:37 for a personal best time of 12:40.00. Northside Sophomore Nick Hill ran the first mile in 6:38, and then ran the final mile in 6:46 for an outstanding time of 13:24.00. Northside Sophomore Andy Voung ran the first mile in 6:43, and then ran the final mile in 6:58 for an outstanding time of 13:41.00. Northside Freshman Christian La Luz ran the first mile in 6:43, and then ran the final mile in 7:09 for an outstanding time of 13:52.00. Northside Freshman Henry Lothschutz ran the first mile in 6:51, and then ran the final mile in 7:33 for an outstanding time of 14:24.00. Northside Freshman David Huang ran the first mile in 7:20, and then ran the final mile 7:52 for a personal best time of 15:12.00.  

 In the 55m High Hurdles, St. Ignatius Freshman Conor Dunham won it with an outstanding time of 8.40. St. Ignatius Senior Jacob Rafinski finished in second place with an outstanding time of 8.50. Northside Senior Hersh Perlmutter finished in third place with an outstanding time of 9.00. North Shore Senior Michael Creatura finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 9.10. Montini Junior Eric Floeckher finished in fifth place with a time of 9.70. Montini Sophomore Ryan Starbeck finished in sixth place with a time of 9.80. Montino Sophomore Juliano Florio finished in seventh place with a time of 10.10. Luther North Sophomore Kyle Luna finished in eighth place to complete the scoring with a time of 10.20. Northside Freshman Walter Johnson-Geis finished in ninth place with an outstanding time of 11.00. Northside Freshman Truman Brady finished in tenth place with a personal best time of 12.20.

 In the 55m Dash, Northside Sophomore Nathaniel Agharese finished tenth overall with an outstanding time of 7.00. Northside Freshman Karl Heinz ran an outstanding time of 7.60. Northside Senior Jameel Ahmed ran an outstanding time of 7.90.

 In the 800m run, Northside Senior Wesley Laytham WON it with an outstanding time of 2:03.00. Wesley Laytham ran 200m splits of 26, 30 (56 400m split), 33, and 34 seconds to WIN the 800m run! University High Senior Ben Bucheim-Jurisson finished in second place with an outstanding time of 2:06.00. Francis Parker Senior Zach Peppin finished in third place with a time of 2:07. St. Ignatius Sophomore Andrew Reardon finished in fourth place with a time of 2:07.50. St. Ignatius Sophomore Sean Kampe finished in fifth place with a time of 2:08.00. North Shore Senior Adam Griffin finished in sixth place with a time of 2:11.00. Jones College Prep Sophomore Luke O'Connor, brother of Northside Alumni legend Patrick O'Connor, finished in seventh place with an outstanding time of 2:12.00. Whitney Young Junior Sam Barder finished in eighth place to complete the scoring with a time of 2:13.00. Northside Junior Pat Duffy ran an outstanding time of 2:17.00. Pat Duffy ran the first 400m in 60 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 77 seconds for a time of 2:17.00. Northside Junior Josh Williams ran an outstanding time of 2:22.00. Josh Williams ran the first 400m in 66 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 76 seconds for a time of 2:22.00. Northside Freshman Darek Duplaga ran the first 400m in 69 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 85 seconds for a personal best time of 2:34.00. Northside Sophomore Javier Mulero ran the first 400m in 74 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 87 seconds for a personal best time of 2:41.00. Northside Freshman Lucien Fitzpatrick ran the first 400m in 75 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 88 seconds for a personal best time of 2:43.00.

 In the 400m run, the automatic qualifying time for Illinois Prep Top Times (Indoor State) is 52.24. Northside dominated the 400m run with three athletes placing in the top five. Northside Junior Mac Melto ran the first 200m in 24 seconds to take the lead, and then ran the final 200m in 27 seconds to WIN the 400m run and QUALIFY for Illinois Prep Top Times with an outstanding time of 51.70! It was one of the fastest indoor times in Illinois this year. St. Ignatius Senior Mubarak Salami finished in second place with an outstanding time of 54.30. University High Senior Justin Algee finished in third place with an outstanding time of 55.50. Northside Sophomore Nathaniel Agharese finished in fourth place with a PERSONAL BEST time of 55.70. Northside Junior Dan Graham finished in fifth place with a PERSONAL BEST time of 57.00. Montini Junior Mitch Lydon finished in sixth place with an outstanding time of 57.50. North Shore Senior Wilson Taylor finished in seventh place with an outstanding time of 58.20. University High Peter Zhang finished in eighth place to complete the scoring with an outstanding time of 59.00.

 In the 1600m run, Northside Senior Charlie Mesimore placed seventh overall to secure vital points for the Mustangs with an official time of 5:00.00. Charlie Mesimore ran 400m splits of 69, 77 (2:26 800m split), 75 (3:41 1200m split), and 79 seconds for a time of 5:00.00. Northside Senior Erik Zuehlke tied for eighth place with an outstanding time of 5:01.00. Erik Zuehlke ran 400m splits of 71, 78 (2:29 800m split), 78 (3:47 1200m split), and then ran a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 74 seconds for an official time of 5:01.00. Northside Freshman Simon Kafka tied for eighth place to complete the scoring with a PERSONAL BEST time of 5:01.00. Kafka is now two seconds away from breaking the five minute barrier. Simon Kafka ran 400m splits of 72, 78 (2:30 800m split), 78 (3:48 1200m split), and then ran a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 73 seconds for an official time of 5:01.00. Noirthside Sophomore Patrick Brennan ran a PERSONAL BEST time of 5:19.00. Patrick Brennan DROPPED 24 SECONDS from the Spartan Indoor Classic. Patrick Brennan ran 400m splits of 75, 85 (2:40 800m split), 85 (4:05 1200m split), and then ran a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 74 seconds for an official time of 5:19.00. Northside Freshman Cesar Rufino ran an outstanding time of 5:25.00. Cesar Rufino ran 400m splits of 72, 84 (2:36 800m split), 88 (4:04 1200m split), and then ran a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 81 seconds for an official time of 5:25.00. Northside Freshman Joel Deleon ran a PERSONAL BEST time of 5:31.00. Joel Deleon DROPPED 7 SECONDS from the Spartan Indoor Classic. Joel Deleon ran 400m splits of 75, 85 (2:40 800m split), 88 (4:08 1200m split), and then ran a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 83 seconds for an official time of 5:31.00. Northside Sophomore Calvin Gang ran an outstanding time of 5:41.00. Calvin Gang ran 400m splits of 75, 89 (2:44 800m split), 92 (4:16 1200m split), and then ran a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 85 seconds for an outstanding time of 5:41.00. Northside Sophomore Henry Tankus ran 400m splits of 77, 89 (2:46 800m split), 94 (4:20 1200m split), and then ran the final 400m in 95 seconds for an official time of 5:55.00.     

 In the 200m Dash, Northside Senior Ottmar Flores ran a time of 27.70. Northside Senior Andres Del Gado ran a time of 28.80.

 In the 4x400m "A" Relay, Northside Junior Mac Melto and Whitney Young Marquis Jackson ran toe to toe for 200m, and then Melto took the lead with a 53.41 400m split, and made a perfect exchange to Northside Junior Dan Graham. On the second leg of the relay, Dan Graham ran a 59.13 400m split, and made a nice exchange to Senior Charlie Mesimore. On the third leg of the relay, Charlie Mesimore opened up the lead and ran a 59.28 400m split, and made a perfect exchange to Northside Senior Wesley Laytham. Wesley Laytham anchored the Mustangs to Victory, with a 55.44 400m split for an official time of 3:47.26.

 The 4x400m "B" Relay, was the final race of the night, and it began at midnight. Northside's Freshman started the meet on Friday, and finished on Saturday with a strong performance in the 4x400m Relay. Northside Freshman Lucien Fitzpatrick ran a 64.64 400m split, and made a perfect exchange to Freshman Karl Heinz. On the second leg of the relay, Karl Heinz ran a 66.93 400m split, and made a perfect exchange to Freshman Walter Johnson-Geis. Walter Johnson ran a 69.51 400m split, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Robert Szmurlo. Robert Szmurlo anchored the Mustangs past Francis Parker with a 67.37 400m split, for an official time of 4:28.45.