CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

 On Saturday, April 9, 2011, the Northside Sophomore-Freshman Boys traveled to Niles West High School in Skokie, Illinois for the Fred Zeedyk Sophomore-Freshman Invitational.

 The meet featured Antioch, Fenwick, Plainfield East, Mather, Northside College Prep, Yorkville, Metea Valley, Rich Central, Huntley, Urbana and host Niles West.

  Medals were awarded for first place through third place. Ribbons were awarded for fourth place through sixth place. The meet was scored on the following point scale: 10-8-6-4-2-1.

  Northside had a record number of personal best performances at the Fred Zeedyk Sophomore-Freshman Invitational.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 100m Dash Semi-Finals, Northside Freshman Karl Heinz ran an outstanding time of 13.20. Northside Freshman Jay Yu ran an outstanding time of 14.17.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 110m Hurdle Semi-Finals, Northside Freshman Walter Johnson-Geis ran a personal best time of 20.65. Northside Freshman Alex Theidmann qualified for the Finals by placing in the top four of his heat with a personal best time of 22.00.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 3200m run, Northside Freshman Alex Gordon DROPPED 38 seconds for a personal best time of 11:58.23. Alex Gordon ran the first mile in 5:57, and then ran the final mile in 6:01 for a personal best time of 11:58.23. Northside Sophomore Brendan Kelly ran the first mile in 5:58, and then ran the final mile in 6:13 for an outstanding time of 12:11.56. Brendan Kelly DROPPED one minute and five seconds from the Lonnell Poole Invitational!

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 200m Dash Semi-Finals, Northside Freshman Walter Johnson-Geis ran a personal best time of 27.43. Northside Freshman Karl Heinz ran an outstanding time of 27.63.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman Shot Put and Discus, all Northside throwers were promoted to Varsity prior to the meet. 

 In the Sophomore-Freshman High Jump, Northside Freshman Truman Brady jumped a personal best 4'11. Northside Freshman Walter Johnson-Geis did not clear the opening height.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman Long Jump, Northside Freshman Alex Theidmann jumped an outstanding 12'11.25. Northside Sophomore Ifeanyichu Ndukwu jumped 9'11.5.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman Triple Jump, Northside Freshman Truman Brady jumped a personal best 28'3.75. Northside Freshman Jay Yu scratched on all three attempts.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x800m Relay, Northside finished in eighth place with an outstanding time of 9:46.92. Northside Sophomore Patrick Brennan ran a personal best 800m split of 2:20.82 on the first leg of the relay. Patrick Brennan ran the first 400m in 63 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 77 seconds for a 2:20.82 800m split, and then made a nice exchange to Freshman Robert Szmurlo. Robert Szmurlo ran the first 400m in 69 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 77 seconds for a personal best 800m split of 2:26.27, and then made a nice exchange to Sophomore Henry Tankus. Henry Tankus ran the first 400m in 75 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 82 seconds for a 800m split of 2:37.58, and then made a perfect exchange to Sophomore Calvin Gang. Calvin Gang ran the first 400m in 69 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 73 seconds for a personal best 800m split of 2:22.25, to anchor the Mustangs to eighth overall, with an outstanding time of 9:46.92.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x100m Relay, Northside Freshman Jay Yu ran a 14.58 100m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Angelo Perez ran a 12.47 100m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman David Huang ran a 17.76 100m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Truman Brady, anchored the Mustangs to ninth place, with a 15.39 100m split, for an official time of 60.20.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 110m Hurdle Finals, Northside Freshman Alex Theidmann DROPPED 1.34 seconds for a personal best time of 20.66.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 800m run, Northside Sophomore Henry Tankus ran the first 400m in 73 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 85 seconds for an official time of 2:38.60.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x200m Relay, Northside Freshman Jay Yu and Freshman Angelo Perez combined for a 63.32 for the first 400m of the relay. Northside Sophomore Andy Voung ran a 28.45 200m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Christian La Luz ran a 34.24 200m split on the anchor leg of the relay, for an official time of 2:06.01.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 400m run, Northside Freshman Robert Szmurlo placed second in his heat, and eighth overall with a personal best time of 62.07. Northside Sophomore Alex Bologna ran an outstanding time of 68.10.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 300m Hurdles, Northside Freshman Walter Johnson-Geis placed third in his heat, and tenth overall with a personal best time of 51.92. Northside Freshman Alex Theidmann ran a personal best time of 59.50.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 1600m Run, Northside Sophomore Patrick Brennan DROPPED 13 seconds for a personal best time of 5:10.30. Patrick Brennan ran the first 800m in 2:34, and then ran the final 800m in 2:36 for a personal best time of 5:10.30. Northside Sophomore Calvin Grang ran a personal best time of 5:34.90. Calvin Gang ran the first 800m in 2:42, and then ran the final 800m in 2:52 for a personal best time of 5:34.90.

 Northside didn't have any athletes in the 200m Finals or Sophomore-Freshman Weightman Relay.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x400m Relay, Northside Calvin Gang ran a 400m split of 61.01 on the first leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Patrick Brennan ran a 400m split of 62.85 on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Robert Szmurlo ran a 400m split of 64.62 on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Cesar Rufino ran as an emergency replacement for Freshman Karl Heinz, and ran a 400m split of 66.06, for an official time of 4:14.54. The Northside 4x400m Relay was later disqualified for inadvertently using a Freshman who competed in the Varsity division (Rufino).

 The Northside Sophomore-Freshman Boys will travel to Northbrook, Illinois on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 for the Spartan Invitational at Glenbrook North High school.