Announcement
Northside prepares for IHSA State Track & Field Championships!!!
On Thursday, May 19, 2011, Northside Junior Mac Melto qualified for the State Championships in the 400m run with a school record time of 48.78.
On Friday, May 20, 2011, Mac Melto went back to work at practice to prepare for the State Championships with the help of Northside Senior Wesley Laytham. Melto and Laytham ran 8x100m repeats in 11 seconds!
On Monday, May 23, 2011, Mac Melto and Wesley Laytham ran 300m repeats at 90% in 38-40 seconds!
On Tuesday, May 24, 2011, Mac Melto and Wesley Laytham ran four laps of Ins and outs on the Track.
On Thursday, May 26, 2011, Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon, Sprints Coach Kwaku Attoh, Mac Melto, and Wesley Laytham will leave for Charleston, Illinois for the State Championships!
The IHSA announced this morning that the 400m run State prelims will commence at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois on Friday, May 27, 2011. Mac Melto will race in the 400m prelims at approximately 3:01 pm. After the Prelims, Wesley Laytham is racing at 7 pm in the open 800m run at the State Meet Open Races Under the Lights at O'Brien Stadium.
On Saturday, May 28, 2011, Mac Melto will race in the 400m Finals at approximately 2:55 pm.
The IHSA is going to broadcast the races live on the internet at IHSA.TV on Friday and Saturday.
