CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

 On Wednesday, February 15, 2012, the Northside College Prep Varsity Mens and Sophomore-Freshman Boys Track Team traveled to Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, Illinois for the Spartan Indoor Classic.   

 The Spartan Indoor Classic featured Highland Park, Maine West, Northside College Prep, and host Glenbrook North High School. Maine West competed mostly in field events and relays. 

 The meet was completed very efficiently, in less than 2 hours, and had non-stop action on the Track, which put the crowd on their feet at all times, and created a fun atmosphere for all participating Teams.

 The entire meet was finished, including the 4x400m relay, before the Shot Put Competition was even completed. A special thanks to Glenbrook North Head Coach Scott Lasky, Asst. A.D. Matt Purdy, Coaches John Glorioso, Bob LeBlanc, Steve Gross, and John Byrne for hosting an outstanding meet. 

  It was also a very friendly atmosphere as several reunions took place throughout the meet. Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon attended Glenbrook North from 1986-1990, and is a member of their athletic college wall of fame. Ken Roy and Kevin Wright (former coaches of Jon Gordon) served as the starter, and timer, respectively, for the meet.

 The meet was scored only on the Varsity level, in an effort to provide non-stop action on the track. The following point scale was used for individual events: 6-4-3-2-1, and 6-4-2 was used for scoring relays. 

 The finishes between Northside College Prep, Highland Park, and Glenbrook North were spectacular.

 A year ago, Northside scored only 59 points (2011) at the Spartan Indoor Classic. In 2012, Northside was without Team Captains Nathaniel Agharese, Ezra Edgerton, and Pat Duffy, and scored 82 points!

 Highland Park won the meet with 84 points. Northside finished in second place with 82 points. Glenbrook Northside finished in third place with 53 points. Maine West finished in fourth place with 3 points.

 Northside had a record of 2-1 on the day, and now have a season record of 24-7! The Northside Mustangs are also undefeated in Class 2A!  

 In the Shot Put, Highland Park's Nieto won it with a throw of 40'2. Highland Park's Downey finished in second place with a throw of 38'11.5. Highland Park's Corman finished in third place with a throw of 38'4.5. Maine West's Sheikh finished in fourth place with a throw of 36'9.5. Maine West's Wojsiaw finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a throw of 36'9. Northside Sophomore Henry Lothschutz threw a personal best 30'2. Northside Junior Kapil Garg threw a season best 30'2. Northside Freshman Ari Perlmutter threw an outstanding 29'1. Northside Senior Joseph Smith threw an outstanding 27'7. Northside Sophomore Alexander Pilski threw an outstanding 27'0.

 Highland Park scored 13 points in the Shot Put. Maine West scored 3 points in the Shot Put.

 In the Long Jump, Northside Senior Josh Williams WON it with a jump of 19'4.75. Glenbrook North Stu Calbertson finished in second place with a jump of 18'1.5. Highland Park John Bricker finished in third place with a jump of 18'0.5. Northside Sophomore Lucien Fitzpatrick finished in fourth place with a jump of 17'4.5. Northside Freshman Porter Abbey finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a jump of 16'3. Northside Freshman Matt Osborne jumped a personal best 15'5.50.

 Northside scored 9 points in the Long Jump. Glenbrook North scored 4 points in the Long Jump. Highland Park scored 3 points in the Long Jump.

 In the High Jump, Highland Park's Brickez came into the competition when the bar reached 5'8, and won it with a jump of 6'2. Highland Park's Philador finished in second place with a jump of 5'8. Glenbrook North's Seneorm finished in third place with a jump of 5'6. Northside Senior Josh Williams had only one miss during the entire competition, and finished in fourth place with a jump of 5'4. Northside Sophomore Lucien Fitzpatrick finished in fifth place to complete the scoring, with only two misses during the entire competition, with a jump of 5'4. Northside Sophomore Louie Koll jumped an outstanding 5'0. Northside Freshman Porter Abbey tied his personal record with a jump of 4'10. Northside Sophomore Joel Deleon and Northside Junior Brendan Kelly made three outstanding attempts at 4'6.

 Highland Park scored 11 points in High Jump. Glenbrook North scored 3 points in High Jump. Northside scored 2 points in High Jump.

 In the Triple Jump, Highland Park Alex Huymann won it with a jump of 38'8.50. Northside Senior Josh Williams finished in second place with a jump of 36'7.5. Highland Park Michael Delk finished in third place with a jump of 36'4. Glenbrook North Daniel Amram finished in fourth place with a jump of 35'4.5. Northside Sophomore Louie Koll finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a jump of 32'9. Northside Senior Dan Graham jumped an outstanding 32'7.

 Highland Park scored 9 points in Triple Jump. Northside scored 5 points in Triple Jump. Glenbrook North scored 2 points in Triple Jump.

 In the 4x800m Relay, Northside scratched their original Varsity line up, because Ezra Edgerton and Pat Duffy were unavailable, and rested Patrick Brennan and Cesar Rufino for the Mile. Four Freshman ran in their place, and finished in third place overall!!! Highland Park won it with a time of 9:16.45. Glenbrook North finished in second place with a time of 10:12.34. Highland Park and Glenbrook North both ran an extra lap (160m) on the same leg of the 4x800m Relay. Northside Freshman finished in third place with an official time of 10:26.10, and also finished ahead of the Northside Junior Varisty 4x800m Relay. Northside Freshman Max McCoy ran a personal best 2:29 800m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Jack O'Donnell. Freshman Jack O'Donnel ran a personal best 2:39 800m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Connor Fulton. Connor Fulton ran a 2:38 800m split, and the baton was dropped during the exchange, and Northside Freshman Adrian Black quickly picked up the baton, and began running. Northside Freshman Adrian Black passed the Northside Junior Varsity squad, among others, and anchored the Mustangs to third overall to complete the scoring with a 2:40 800m split, for an official time of 10:26.10! The Northside Junior Varsity 4x800m Relay, ran an official time of 10:30.62. Northside Junior Raymond Siddiqi ran the first 800m in 2:27, and made a nice exchange to Northside Junior Imran Haluk Senlik. Imran Haluk Senlik ran the second leg of the relay with a 2:38 800m split, and made a nice exchange to Junior Nick Hill. Nick Hill ran a 2:45 800m split, and made a nice exchange to Junior Brendan Kelly. Brendan Kelly ran a 2:40 800m split, to anchor the Northside Junior Varsity 4x800m to an official time of 10:30.62.

 Highland Park scored 6 points in the 4x800m Relay. Glenbrook North scored 4 points in the 4x800m Relay. Northside scored 2 points in the 4x800m Relay.

 In the 55m High Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Lucien Fitzpatrick WON it with a personal best time of 8.20. It was one of the fastest 55m High Hurdles times ever recorded in the history of Northside College Prep! Lucien Fitzpatrick dropped 0.85 of a second off his personal record! Highland Park finished in 2nd (9.00), 3rd (9.10), 4th (9.20), respectively. Northside Freshman Matt Osborne finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a personal best time of 10.44. Northside Sophomore Joel Deleon ran a personal best time of 11.90. Northside Freshman Ari Perlmutter fell on one of the final hurdles, and showed great mental toughness, and made an incredible recovery, and sprinted to the finish for an outstanding time of 12.90.

 Highland Park scored 9 points in the 55m High Hurdles. Northside scored 7 points in the 55m High Hurdles.

 In the 50m Dash, Northside Senior Mac Melto WON it with an outstanding time of 6.10. Glenbrook North sprinters finished in 2nd (6.28, rounded to 6.30), and 3rd (6.30), respectively. Northside Freshman Tom Frejowski ran a personal best time of 6.59 (rounded to 6.60) to finish in fourth place. A Glenbrook North sprinter completed the scoring by finishing in fifth place with a time of 6.80. Northside Sophomore Jay Yu ran an impressive time of 6.91. Northside Freshman Calvin Kuhnen ran a personal best time of 7.10. Northside Freshman Harry Winters ran a personal best time of 7.70. 

 Northside scored 8 points in the 50m Dash. Glenbrook North scored 8 points in the 50m dash.

 In the 800m run, Northside Senior Dan Graham WON it with a personal best time of 2:09.20. Dan Graham ran 160m splits of 22, 24, 26, 28, and 29 for a personal best time of 2:09.20. Dan Graham passed Northside Alumni legend Joseph Terdik on the 800m All Time list. Graham has also run a 2:04 800m split on a 4x800m Relay at IHSA Sectionals in 2011. Highland Park Henry Carlson finished in second place with an official time of 2:18.12. Northside Sophomore Robert Szmurlo finished in third place with an official time of 2:21.80. Northside Sophomore Joel Deleon finished in fourth place with an official time of 2:28.00. Highland Park Brandon Goldlant finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 2:30.00. Northside Sophomore Henry Lothschutz dropped 3 seconds for a personal best time of 2:42. Northside Sophomore Andrew Donchak ran a time of 2:58. Northside Freshman Declan Galleher dropped 2 seconds for a personal best time of 3:18.

 Northside scored 11 points in the 800m run. Highland Park scored 5 points in the 800m run.

 In the 4x160m Relay, Highland Park won it. Glenbrook North finished in second place. Northside finished in third place to complete the scoring. Northside Freshman Ari Perlmutter ran a 22.70 160m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Freshman Porter Abbey. Porter Abbey ran a 22.91 160m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Matt Osborne. Matt Osborne ran a 20.00 160m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a good exchange to Northside Sophomore Louie Koll. Louie Koll anchored the Mustangs to 3rd place overall, with a 21.48 160m split for an official time of 1:27.09.

 Highland Park scored 6 points in the 4x160m Relay. Glenbrook North scored 4 points in the 4x160m Relay. Northside scored 2 points in the 4x160m Relay.

 In the 400m Dash, Northside Senior Mac Melto WON it with an outstanding time of 54.27. Northside Freshman Tom Frejowski won his heat, and placed second overall with a personal best time of 57.50. A highland park athlete finished in third place overall with an official time of 60.10. Glenbrook North runners finished in fourth (61.50), and fifth (61.60), respectively. Northside Freshman Calvin Kuhnen ran an outstanding time of 68.46.

 Northside scored 10 points in the 400m dash. Glenbrook North scored 3 points in the 400m dash. Highland Park scored 3 points in the 400m dash.

 In the 55m Low Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Lucien Fitzpatrick WON it with an outstanding time of 8.40. A highland park hurdler finished in second place with a time of 9.00. Glenbrook North hurdlers finished in third (9.50), and fourth (9.80), respectively. Northside Freshman Matt Osborne finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with an outstanding time of 10.55.

 Northside scored 7 points in the 55m Low Hurdles. Glenbrook North scored 5 points in the 55m Low Hurdles. Highland Park scored 4 points in the 55m Low Hurdles.

 In the 1600m run, Highland Park Lucas Nudelman won it with an official time of 4:49.80. Northside Junior Patrick Brennan finished in SECOND place and BROKE THE FIVE MINUTES BARRIER with a personal best time of 4:50.20. The five minute barrier is the bench mark for elite high school milers. Patrick Brennan dropped 13 seconds off his best time! Patrick Brennan also passed Dan Kittaka (4:54) on the Northside 1600m run All-Time list! Patrick Brennan also ran the second fastest indoor 1600m time in the Chicago Public League this season (David Timlin, 4:44.62). It's only February, and Patrick Brennan is already within 20 seconds of the automatic qualifying time for the IHSA State Championships (4:30.44). Brennan is also within 16 seconds of the Northside School Record (4:34.88, Ezra Edgerton). Highland Park Ari Feldman finished in third place with an official time of 4:58.10. Glenbrook North athletes finished in fourth (5:09), and fifth (5:15), respectively, to complete the scoring. Northside Sophomore Cesar Rufino ran an outstanding time of 5:19.40. Northside Sophomore Alex Gordon ran an outstanding time of 5:42.50. Northside Junior Nick Hill ran an outstanding time of 5:48.50. Northside Freshman Adrian Black ran an outstanding time of 5:50.70. Northside Junior Brendan Kelly ran an outstanding time of 5:50.80. Northside Freshman Max McCoy ran an outstanding time of 5:50.90. Northside Freshman Jack O'Donnell ran a personal best time of 5:51.30. Northside Freshman Connor Fulton ran a personal best time of 5:51.60.

 Highland Park scored 9 points in the 1600m run. Northside scored 4 points in the 1600m run. Glenbrook North scored 3 points in the 1600m run.

 In the 200m Dash, Northside Senior Mac Melto WON it with an outstanding time of 24.20. Glenbrook North sprinters finished in 2nd (25.37), 3rd (25.91), and 4th (26.80), respectively. Northside Freshman Tom Frejowski finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a personal best time of 27.20. Northside Senior Joseph Smith ran an outstanding time of 27.71. Northside Sophomore Jay Yu ran an outstanding time of 28.55. Northside Junior Imran Haluk Senlik ran a personal best time of 29.56. Northside Freshman Harry Winters ran a personal best time of 30.37. Northside Freshman Calvin Kuhnen ran a personal best time of 31.35.

 Glenbrook North scored 9 points in the 200m Dash. Northside scored 7 points in the 200m dash.

 In the Throwers 4x160m Relay, Glenbrook North won it with an official time of 1:37.10. Northside finished in second place with an official time of 1:41.61. Northside Junior Kapil Garg ran a 160m split of 28.32 on the first leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Alexander Pilski ran a 26.32 160m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Henry Lothschutz ran a 24.31 160m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Senior Joseph Smith ran a 22.66 160m split on the final leg of the relay, for an official time of 1:41.61.

 Glenbrook North scored 6 points in the throwers relay. Northside scored 4 points in the throwers relay.

 The Varsity Teams scores going in the final event (4x400m Relay) were: Highland Park 78, Northside 78, Glenbrook North 53, and Maine West 3.

 In the Varsity 4x400m Relay, Highland Park won it with an official time of 3:53.40. Northside finished in second place with an official time of 3:58.32. Northside Senior Dan Graham ran a 58.19 400m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Senior Josh Williams. Josh Williams ran an impressive 58.63 400m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Joel Deleon. Joel Deleon ran a 60.50 400m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Louie Koll. Louie Koll ran a 61.00 400m split, to anchor the Mustangs to SECOND place, with an official time of 3:58.32. Glenbrook North finished in third place.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x400m Relay, Northside WON it with an official time of 4:04.73. Freshman Porter Abbey ran a 62.09 400m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Robert Szmurlo. Robert Szmurlo ran a 61.36 400m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Freshman Ari Perlmutter. Ari Perlmutter ran a 61.19 400m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Tom Frejowski. Tom Frejowski anchored the Mustangs to Victory!, with a 60.09 400m split, for an official time of 4:04.73. Highland Park finished in second place. Glenbrook North finished in third place.

 The Northside Boys and Girls Track & Field Team will travel to Henry Crown Fieldhouse at the University of Chicago on Friday, March 2, 2012, for the University High Co-ed Invitational. It will be the first time the Northside Mustangs will race on a 200m Indoor Track this season.

"Northside shines at Glenbrook North" by Rob Valentin: www.Chicagolandpreps.com

Patrick Brennan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dac7QqYZ9V4&list=UUGYzS79TXuKH_ReIAUuGdAQ&index=4&feature=plcp

Dan Graham: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZLF7Hzi4_4&feature=BFa&list=UUGYzS79TXuKH_ReIAUuGdAQ&lf=plcp

Mac Melto: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgposnVSErw&feature=BFa&list=UUGYzS79TXuKH_ReIAUuGdAQ&lf=plcp

Lucien Fitzpatrick: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sSTnafLNbg&feature=BFa&list=UUGYzS79TXuKH_ReIAUuGdAQ&lf=plcp