CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

 On Friday, July 8, 2011, Eight Time Big 12 Champion, 2004 800m Olympian, American Indoor Collegiate 800m Record Holder (1:45.88), and University of Missouri Sprints Coach, Derrick Peterson, came to Chicago for an in house recruitment visit with Northside Captain Mac Melto. Melto ran a personal best 48.78 400m last Track season, and is one of the top returning 400m runners in Illinois.

 Northside Captain Mac Melto earned All State Honors in the 400m. Northside is honoring Mac Melto for his outstanding season, by placing on permanent display in the school trophy case, a large IHSA State Meet Picture of Mac Melto passing a runner in the State Championships. The photograph is carved in the shape of the State of Illinois. Northside Alumni and former IHSA State Qualifiers Eric Nelson, Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss, and Wesley Laytham are the only other Northside athletes to have this honor.