CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

 On Sunday, March 20, 2011, the Northside Varsity Mens All Star Track & Field Team traveled to Henry Crown Field House in Chicago, Illinois for the 2011 Indoor City Championships. Team Trophies were awarded to the Top two teams, and Medals were awarded to the Top 6 Individuals in each event.

 Henry Crown Stadium features an athlete friendly atmosphere, upper deck seating, 200m Indoor Track and has been the host to numerous National meets, and local Championship meets as well. The Varsity letter was invented in the 1890s by Amos Alonzo Stagg as he was sitting on the entrance steps to Henry Crown Field house. The main wall of the stadium constains a list of field house records, which include several Olympians. The first Heisman Trophy winner (1935), Hay Berwanger is still listed on the all-time list for Henry Crown for the 55m Dash. Henry Crown Field house is a Chicago landmark that is rich in Track & Field history.  

  A special thanks to CPS Track & Field coordinator Thomas Smith for hosting an outstanding meet, and for providing a great Track & Field experience for all of the athletes and spectators.

 A year ago, Northside finished in fourth place. That changed on Sunday morning. Northside doubled their TEAM score in one year! Northside has doubled their Team score at almost every meet this season, including Indoor City Championships!!! Simeon won the 2011 Indoor City Title, with 66 points, and Northside College Prep finished in SECOND place, with 59.30 points and posted victories over:  3. Mather (54 Points), 4. Whitney Young (50 points), 5. Perspectives Calumet (48 points), 6. Kenwood (45 points), 7. Lake View (22.30 points), 8. Payton (21 points), 9. Robeson (15 points), 10. Fenger (14 points), 11. Lane Tech (8 points), and 12. Dunbar (0.3 points). Northside had a record of 10-1 on the day! 

 This was a special meet for the Mustangs, all of the Northside athletes made the most of the opportunity to compete in the 2011 Indoor City Championships.

 Since the Spartan Indoor Classic, the Northside Mustangs have a record of 35-3!!!

 Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon, treated the Northside coaching staff to porterhouse steaks and crab legs at Angelino's on Montrose, after the meet, to celebrate the Mustangs SECOND place finish at the Indoor City Championships.

 Athletes will be awarded TEAM trophies for finishing in second place at the June 3, 2011 Track & Field Baqnuet.

 In the 4x800m Relay, Northside WON it with an official time of 8:47.46. Northside Junior Pat Duffy ran a 2:09.70 800m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Northside Senior Erik Zuehlke. Erik Zuehlke ran a 2:11.52 800m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Northside Junior Dan Graham. Dan Graham ran a 2:12.39 800m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Northside Junior Ezra Edgerton. Ezra Edgerton anchored the Mustangs to VICTORY with a 2:13.37 800m split, for an official time of 8:47.46. Pat Duffy, Erik Zuehlke, Dan Graham, and Ezra Edgerton were awarded Medals for winning the Indoor City 4x800m Relay Title! Lake View finished in second place, behind a strong performance from Oscar Medina, with an official time of 8:52.95. Mather finished in third place with an official time of 8:54.18. Kenwood Academy finished in fourth place with an official time of 8:56.69. Whitney Young finished in fifth place with an official time of 8:57.19. Payton finished in sixth place to complete the scoring, with an official time of 9:19.19.

 In the 55m Hurdles, Mather Senior Marcus Griffith won it with an outstanding time of 8.06. Simeon Senior Devonte Elzy finished in second place with an outstanding time of 8.06. Northside Senior Hersh Perlmutter finished in THIRD place with an outstanding time of 8.92. Whitney Young Senior Bobby Johnson finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 8.92. Perspectives Calumet Junior Elijah Stokley finished in fifth place with a time of 9.88. Payton Sophomore Lester Harris finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 10.18.

 In the 55m Dash, Whitney Young Junior Dakarai Howard won it with an official time of 6.76. Perspectives Calumet Sophomore Lonnie Washington finished in second place with an outstanding time of 6.81. Northside Junior Mac Melto finished in third place with an outstanding time of 6.84. Robeson Sophomore Devon Sanders finished in fourth place with a time of 6.87. Kenwood Academy Senior Adonis Elmore finished in fifth place with a time of 6.89. Payton Junior Justin Smith finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an outstanding time of 6.90.

 In the 800m Run, Northside Captain Wesley Laytham outkicked Kenwood Academy Junior Yusef Hoof (2:03.70) in the final meter to WIN it with an outstanding time of 2:03.68. Northside Senior Wesley Laytham ran 200m splits of 27, 30 (57 400m split), 32, 34 for an official time of 2:03.68. Wesley Laytham was awarded a Medal for winning the Indoor City 800m Title! Whitney Young Junior Nathan Beltran finsihed in third place with an outstanding time of 2:04.00. Lake View Junior Eduardo Chavez finished in fourth place with a time of 2:09.86. Mather Senior Andrew Papageorgeiou finished in fifth place with a time of 2:10.84. Simeon Senior Karmaine Jarmon finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 2:14.65. Lane Tech Senior Edwin Lira ran an outstanding time of 2:16.48.

 In the 4x200m Relay, Northside Sophomore Nathaniel Agharese ran a 23.73 200m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Freshman Lucien Fitzpatrick. Lucien Fitzpatrick ran a 25.91 200m split, and made a perfect exchange to Junior Ezra Edgerton. Ezra Edgerton ran a 25.49 200m split, and made a nice exchange to Junior Josh Williams. Josh Williams anchored the Mustangs to ninth overall, with a 25.69 200m split, for an official time of 1:41.44.

 In the 400m run, Northside Captain Mac Melto WON it with an outstanding time of 51.30. Northside Junior Mac Melto was awarded a Medal for winning the Indoor City 400m Title! Mather Senior Rahiem Foster finished in second place with a time of 52.96. Simeon Junior Cywettnie Brown finished in third place with a time of 53.08. Kenwood Academy Junior Charlie Wiley finished in fourth place with a time of 54.54. Lane Tech Junior Gabriel Mendoza finished in fifth place with a time of 55.66. Robeson Senior Andrew Jones finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 56.11.

 In the 1600m run, Lake View Senior Oscar Medina won it with a time of 4:39.92. Whitney Young Junior Eric Shan finished in second place with a time of 4:40.55. Kenwood Academy Senior Joseph Laseter finished in third place with a time of 4:47.17. Northside Senior Erik Zuehlke served as an emergency medical replacement for Northside Freshman Simon Kafka. Erik Zuehlke ran 400m splits of 73, 76 (2:29 800m split), 77 (3:46 1200m split), and a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 73 seconds on the final 400m for an outstanding time of 4:59.31. Payton Junior Porter Truax finished in fifth place with an outstanding time of 5:00.60. Lane Tech Senior Jimmy Orellana finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 5:16.82.

 In the 200m Dash, Perspectives Calumet Sophomore Lonnie Washington won it with a time of 23.33. Whitney Young Junior Dakarai Howard finished in second place with a time of 23.55. Fenger Junior Shavell Lucas finished in third place with a time of 23.65. Simeon Senior Damarius Reed finished in fourth place with a time of 23.99. Northside Sophomore Nathaniel Agharese finished in fifth place with an outstanding time of 24.13. Payton Junior Justin Smith finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an outstanding time of 24.25.

 In the Shot Put, Kenwood Academy Junior Phillip Martin won it with a throw of 43'10. Perspectives Calumet Senior Eric Johnson finished in second place with a throw of 43'05. Payton Junior Omar Reyes finished in third place with a throw of 42'03. Whitney Young Junior Jim Daniels finished in fourth place with a throw of 41'06.50. Mather Junior Jarell Smith finished in fifth place with a throw of 38'07. Simeon Junior Shaquille Joyner finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a throw of 38'00. Northside Senior Allen Tu threw a personal best 33'02.

 In the Long Jump, Simeon Junior Cywettnie Brown won it with a jump of 20'07. Perspectives Calumet Sophomore Lonnie Washington finished in second place with a jump of 20'05. Mather Senior Kenneth Murphy finished in third place with a jump of 19'04. Northside Junior Josh Williams finished in fourth place with an outstanding jump of 19'00. Kenwood Academy Junior Dixon Romeo finished in fifth place with a jump of 18'08. Whitney Young Junior AJ Hickerson finished in sixth place to complete the socring with a jump of 17'09.

 In the High Jump, Simeon Senior Devonte Elzy won it with an outstanding jump of 6'1. Mather Senior Kenneth Murphy finished in second place with a jump of 6'0. Perspectives Calumet Sophomore Christopher Randolph finished in third place with a jump of 5'6. Kenwood Academy Junior Deon Morrissette tied with Payton Junior Perry Howell for fourth place with a jump of 5'4. Northside Freshman Lucien Fitzpatrick, Lake View Junior Jon Light, and Dunbar Freshman Antoine Clark tied for sixth place to complete the scoring with jumps of 5'2.

 Due to the fast pace of the meet, the 4x400m Relay was run before the Triple Jump started. This made the Triple Jump more difficult. In the 4x400m Relay, Robeson won it with an outstanding time of 3:29.88. Simeon finished in second place with an outstanding time of 3:30.83. Northside finished in third place with an outstanding time of 3:38.92. Northside Junior Mac Melto ran a 51.95 400m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Northside Junior Josh Williams. Josh Williams ran a 56.56 400m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Junior Ezra Edgerton. Ezra Edgerton ran a 55.03 400m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Northside Senior Wesley Laytham. Wesley Laytham anchored the Mustangs to third place overall, with a 54.78 400m split, for an official time of 3:38.92. Mac Melto, Josh Williams, Ezra Edgerton, and Wesley Laytham were awarded Medals for finishing third overall. Kenwood Academy finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 3:40.91. Mather finished in fifth place with a time of 3:46.58. Whitney Young finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 3:48.32.

 In the Triple Jump, Mather Junior Shakell Rosario won it with a jump of 39'10.50. Simeon Junior Cywettnie Brown finished in second place with an outstanding jump of 39'04.50. Perspectives Calumet Sophomore Christopher Randolph finished in third place with a jump of 38'07. Lane Tech Sophomore Jason Gutierrez finished in fourth place with a jump of 37'05.50. Payton Sophomore Lester Harris finished in fifth place with a jump of 37'01.50. Northside Junior Josh Williams finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an outstanding jump of 36'09.00.

 Northside College Prep finished in SECOND place overall at the Indoor City Championships. It was the best TEAM performance at Indoor City Championships in the history of Northside College Prep!

 A special THANKS to Freshman Joel Deleon, Sophomore Patrick Brennan, Freshman Cesar Rufino, and Freshman Karl Heinz for serving as Relay alternates. All of the above relay alternates were rewarded with a pineapple for coming to the meet, ready to run, in case anyone went down. Thanks again.

VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT INDOOR CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS 

1. Mac Melto                                     17.50

2. Wesley Laytham                             11.50

3. Erik Zuehlke                                    6.50

3. Josh Williams                                   6.50

4. Hersh Perlmutter                              6.00

5. Ezra Edgerton                                  4.00

6. Pat Duffy                                         2.50

6. Dan Graham                                    2.50

7. Nathaniel Agharese                         2.00

8. Lucien Fitzpatrick                            0.30

SEASON VARSITY POINTS SCORED TOTAL (6 Meets) 

1. Josh Williams                                 79.25 

2. Wesley Laytham                            51.00