CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

 The meet featured 17 Teams, including Niles North, Niles West, Northtown Academy, Mather (3rd in the Chicago Public League in 2011),  Von Steuben, Marshall (IHSA Sectional opponent), Gordon Tech (IHSA Sectional opponent), Lincoln Park, Austin, Orr (IHSA Sectional opponent), Calumet Prespective Charter (2nd in the Chicago Public League in 2011), Walter Payton, Lake View, Schurz, Taft, and North Lawndale. 

 The following point scale was used for individual events and relays: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. Official scorer, Ron Campbell, finished the results at 4:30 am, on Monday, February 6, 2012. A special thanks to Niles West Head Coach Chris Vivone and staff for hosting an outstanding meet. 

  Niles West won the meet with 122 points. Niles North finished in second place with 92.50 points.The Northside Varsity finished in third place with 82.50 points and posted victories over: 4. North Lawndale (57 points), 5. Walter Payton (48.50 points), 6. Mather (45 points), 7. Calumet Perspectives (44.50 points), 8. Lake View (39 points), 9. Lincoln Park (32 points), 10. Marshall (22.50 points), 11. Orr (22 points), 12. Northtown (19 points), 13. Von Steuben (13 points), 14. Gordon Tech (9 points), 15. Schurz (1 point), 16. Taft (0 points), and Austin (0 points).

 The Northside Varsity Mustangs have a season record of 14-2, and are also undefeated against IHSA Class 2A competition! 

 In the High Jump, Calumet Perspectives Randolph won it with a jump of 5'8. Northside Sophomore Lucien Fitzpatrick finished in second place with a jump of 5'6. Northside Senior Josh Williams finished in third place with a jump of 5'6. Niles West Adrahtas finished in fourth place with a jump of 5'4. Marshall Davidson finished in fifth place with a jump of 5'4. Northside Sophomore Louie Koll and Niles West Green tied for sixth place with a jump of 5'0. Marshall Hayman finished in eighth place to complete the scoring with a jump of 5'0.

 In the Shot Put, Niles West Bramlett won it with a throw of 49'7.5. Walter Payton Harvey finished in second place with a throw of 46'11. Niles West Lee finished in third place with a throw of 42'10. Calumet Perspectives Fort finished in fourth place with a throw of 42'8.5. Lincoln Park Gordon finished in fifth palce with a throw of 42'3. Walter Payton Reyes finished in sixth place with a throw of 41'11. Gordon Tech Ortiz finished in seventh place with a throw of 40'3. Schurz McDonald finished in eighth place to complete the scoring with a throw of 39'0. Northside Senior Cody Rios threw 34'2.5. Northside Junior Kapil Garg threw 27'0. Northside Junior Brendan Kelly threw a personal best 20'0. Northside Sophomore Karl Heinz threw a personal best 19'6.5. Northside Junior Raymond Siddiqi threw a personal best 16'9.

 In the Pole Vault, Niles North Valaquez won it with a vault of 10'0. Niles North Ahmed finished in second place with a vault of 9'6. Niles West Cerik finished in third place with a vault of 7'0.

 In the Long Jump, Calumet Perspectives Lonnie Washington won it with a jump of 19'8. Mather Milz finished in second place with a jump of 18'8. Northside Senior Josh Williams finished in third place with a jump of 18'7.25. Northtown Auger finished in fourth place with a jump of 18'0.5. Mather Inoue finished in fifth place with a jump of 17'10.25. Walter Payton Harris finished in sixth place with a jump of 17'9. Marshall Blankenship finished in seventh place with a jump of 17'6.5. Marshall Hawkins finished in eighth place with a jump of 17'5.

 In the Triple Jump, Northtown Auger won it with a jump of 39'11. Mather Milz finished in second place with a jump of 39'7. Marshall Norwood finished in third place with a jump of 38'10.5. Calumet Perspectives Randolph finished in fourth place with a jump of 38'8. Orr Brown finished in fifth place with a jump of 37'9. Walter Payton Harris finished in sixth place with a jump of 37'3. Niles North Pou finished in seventh place with a jump of 36'11. Marshall Austin finished in eighth place to complete the scoring with a jump of 36'9.5.

 The first official points scored in the Track Events for the Mustangs came in the 1000m run. Northside Captain Dan Graham finished in fourth place with a personal best time of 2:52.50. Graham was also within 1.4 seconds of the Northside record for the 1000m run (Cooper Eben, 2:51.1, 2010). It was a very impressive race. Dan Graham ran the first 200m in 32 seconds, and then ran 160m splits of 26, 28, 30, 29, and a negative split of 28 on the final 160m for a personal best time of 2:52.50. Northside Junior Nick Hill ran a personal best time of 3:30. Northside Junior Imran Haluk Senlik lead the race for the first 360m, stopped a lap early, re-started, and then finished with a personal best time of 3:55. Imran Haluk Senlik displayed impressive leg speed and will be a great addition for the Mustangs in both the 400m and 800m.    

 In the 55m High Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Lucien Fitzpatrick WON his heat, and finished fourth overall with a personal best time of 9.37 (officially 9.40).

 In the 50m Dash, Northside Senior Mac Melto WON it with a personal best time of 6.00. Niles North Achim finished in second place with an outstanding time of 6.10. Northside Junior Nathaniel Agharese, North Lawndale MaGee, and Calumet Perspectives Williams tied for third place with an official time of 6.20. Niles West Jordan finished in sixth place with an official time of 6.30. Marshall Blackenship and Davidson tied for seventh place with an official time of 6.40.

 In the 800m run, All City 800m runner, Senior Pat Duffy, injured his hamstring on the first lap. The Niles West trainer gave the Northside coaching staff a good medical report, and there is a chance he will be back in time for the Lonnell Poole Invitational. Duffy had to be scratched from the Mile and the 4x400m Relay. Northside Junior Patrick Brennan ran an outstanding time of 2:19. Northside Junior Brendan Kelly also competed for the Mustangs. The Northside Coaching staff was getting Pat Duffy medical help, and missed Kelly's race, and will have his time as soon as we receive the official non-scorer results.

 In the 4x160m Relay, Northside finished in 8th place with an official time of 1:32.73. Northside Junior Imran Haluk Senlik ran a 22.54 split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior Nick Hill. Nick Hill ran a 24.91 split on the second leg of the relay, and made a good exchange to Senior Cody Rios. Cody Rios ran a 23.84 split on the third leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Sophomore Karl Heinz. Karl Heinz anchored the Mustangs to 5th place with a impressive 21.44 split for an official time of 1:32.73.

 In the 600m run, Niles West 2011 State 800m qualifier Neal Omar won it with an outstanding time of 1:29.80. Niles West Helton finished in second place with an official time of 1:31.2. Northside Senior Dan Graham finished in third place with an official time of 1:33.00. Dan Graham dropped 14 seconds (1:47) from his last 600m race at Niles West! Graham was also at practice on Monday morning at 6:00 am, running 1200m repeats at River Park Track. Graham notifies the coaching staff in advance, anytime he has an afternoon schedule conflict, so he does not miss a day of practice. Niles West Pinto and Walter Payton Bejaberg tied for fourth place with a time of 1:35.80. Walter Payton Smith finished in sixth place with a time of 1:36.30. Mather Gaona finished in seventh place with a time of 1:36.8. A Mather runner also finished in eighth place to complete the scoring with a time of 1:37.90.

 In the 400m run, there were multiple errors by officials and the Northside coaching staff in the 400m run. First, the official inadvertently made an error, and didn't allow Mac Melto to run in the fast heat. Several Teams had multiple runners in the fast heat of the 400m, while Niles West didn't allow Northside to have any athletes in the fast heat. As soon as the coaching staff didn't see Melto in the fast heat, they went to the starting line to make sure Melto was allowed to run in the next heat. Melto had a big lead in the second heat of the 400m, and was unaware of the location of the finish line, and stopped for several seconds because he thought the race was over. When he saw the other runners continuing on to the other side of the track after he stopped, Mac Melto showed great presense by re-starting, and winning his heat of the 400m with an incredible finish at the line to secure vital points for the Mustangs. Mac Melto won his heat, and finished tied for third overall with a time of 56.40 in the 400m. Melto scored 23.50 points for the Mustangs by winning the 50m Dash, placing second in the 200m, and tieing for third in the 400m.

 The official results had North Lawndale Jordan in first place with a time of 54.90. North Lawndale MaGee in second place with a time of 55.7. North Lawndale Gwdy and Northside Mac Melto tied for third place with a 56.40. Niles West Aubain in fifth place with a 56.6. Niles West Bard in sixth place with a 57.40. Lake View Argan in seventh place with a 57.90. Von Steuben Gulan was listed as finishing in eighth place to complete the scoring with a 58.50. 

 In the 55m Low Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Lucien Fitzpatrick finished SECOND in his heat, and third overall with a personal best time of 8.49.

 In the 1600m run, Northside Junior Patrick Brennan ran an outstanding time of 5:17. In 2006, Northside legend Joseph Terdik started the season with a 5:20 mile, and then ended the season wtih a 4:37 at IHSA Sectionals. Brennan is capable of a similar time drop this season. Northside Junior Raymond Siddiqi ran a personal best time of 5:34. Raymond Siddiqi ran the first 800m in 2:45, and then ran the final 800m in 2:49 for a personal best time of 5:34.

 In the 200m Dash, the official results have North Lawndale Terry Magee listed as winning it with a 24.40. The Northside coaching staff watched all the heats to see if anyone would beat Melto's time in the first heat (24.60). The Northside coaching staff saw one athlete run a 24.40 from Calumet Perspectives to win it, and believe an error was made on the name and school of the first place athlete. Northside Senior Mac Melto won the fast heat, and finished in second place overall with a time of 24.60. Niles West Glotzer finished in third place with a time of 25.20. Gordon Tech Taylor finished in fourth place with a 25.2. Marshall Davidson and Mather Walker tied for fifth place with a 25.4. Gordon Tech Finlay finished in seventh place with a 25.5. Calumet Perspectives Williams finished in eighth place with a 26.0.

 In the 4x160m Weightmen Relay, Northside Junior Brendan Kelly, Junior Raymond Siddiqi, Senior Cody Rios, and Sophomore Karl Heinz combined for a 1:35.20 to finish fourth overall.

 In the 4x400m Relay, Northside finished in sixth place with a time of 4:01.48. Northside Senior Dan Graham ran a 57.61 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Senior Josh Williams ran a 62.59 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Junior Patrick Brennan ran a 59.90 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Louie Koll ran a 61.38 400m split, to anchor the Mustangs to sixth place with an official time of 4:01.48.

VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT NILES WEST WOLVES INDOOR CLASSIC 

1. Mac Melto                                         23.50 

2. Lucien Fitzpatrick                               19.00 

3. Josh Williams                                     12.75 

4. Dan Graham                                      11.75 

5. Nathaniel Agharese                             5.00