Announcement
WOW! Mac Melto breaks 4 SCHOOL RECORDS!!! 10.70! 100m dash!, 48.30! 400m run!, 22.10!, & 21.80 200m dash! Melto scores 28 points! Williams jumps 19'7
On Saturday, April 7, 2012, the Northside Varsity Men traveled to Niles West High School in Skokie, Illinois for the Paul Gans Invitational.
The meet featured Antioch, Fenwick, Plainfield East, Mather, Northside College Prep, Yorkville, Metea Valley, Walter Payton, Rich Central, Huntley, Urbana and host Niles West.
The Northside Coaching Staff awards Watermelons for ALL school records broken at every meet. Athletes also receive a School Record plaque at the Northside Track & Field Banquet. Northside had FOUR SCHOOL RECORDS broken in the 100m Dash, 400m run, and 200m Dash at the Paul Gans Invitational!
Medals were awarded for first place through sixth place. The meet was scored on the following point scale: 10-8-6-4-2-1.
The Northside Varsity Men posted BIG victories over Antioch (25 points), Mather (19 points), Walter Payton (14 points), and Fenwick (6 points).
The Northside Varsity Men now have a season record of 68-22!!!
In the Varsity 100m Dash Semi-Finals, Northside Senior Mac Melto WON his heat and BROKE the SCHOOL RECORD with a personal best time of 10.70. A year ago, Melto ran a 11.30 in the same meet. Mac Melto earned a Watermelon for breaking the school record in the 100m Dash Semi-Finals!!
In the Sophomore-Freshman 100m Dash Semi-Finals, Northside Sophomore Jay Yu ran a personal best time of 12.75. Northside Freshman Calvin Kuhnen dropped 1.01 seconds for a personal best time of 13.01.
In the Varsity 110m Hurdles Semi-Finals, Northside Freshman Matt Osborne ran a personal best time of 20.90.
In the Shot Put, Northside Freshman Ari Perlmutter threw a personal best 33'5. Northside Sophomore Henry Lothschutz threw an outstanding 30'9.
In the Discus, Northside Sophomore Henry Lothschutz threw an outstanding 83'3.
In the Pole Vault, Northside Freshman Ari Perlmutter made three outstanding attempts at 8'0.
In the High Jump, Northside Freshman Ari Perlmutter finished in seventh place with a personal best jump of 5'7. Northside Junior Ify Nduwku jumped a personal best 5'3.
In the Long Jump, Northside Senior Josh Williams finished in sixth place with an outstanding jump of 19'7.25. Northside Freshman Matt Osborne jumped an outstanding 16'3.25.
In the Triple Jump, Northside Senior Josh Williams jumped 36'4.5. Northside Freshman Matt Osborne jumped a personal best 34'7.
In the Varsity 200m Dash Semi-Finals, Northside Senior Mac Melto WON his heat and BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD with a personal best time of 22.10. Mac Melto also earned his SECOND Watermelon of the day, for breaking the SCHOOL RECORD in the 200m Dash Semi-Finals!!
In the Sophomore-Freshman 200m Dash Semi-Finals, Northside Freshman Calvin Kuhnen ran a personal best time of 27.10. Northside Sophomore Jay Yu ran an outstanding time of 27.20.
In the Varsity 4x800m Relay, Northside earned Medals by placing sixth overall with an official time of 8:51.95. Northside Senior Dan Graham ran the first 400m in 58 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 67 seconds for a 2:05.57 800m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Cesar Rufino ran the first 400m in 65 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 70 seconds for a personal best 2:15.45 800m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Robert Szmurlo ran the first 400m in 64 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 72 seconds for a personal best 2:16.47 800m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Senior Joseph Smith anchored the Mustangs to sixth overall by running the first 400m in 62 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 72 seconds for a 2:14.46 800m split, for an official time of 8:51.95. Dan Graham, Cesar Rufino, Robert Szmurlo, and Joseph Smith were awarded MEDALS for finishing in sixth place.
In the Varsity 4x100m Relay, Northside had to scratch this event due to Spring Break. However, Northside has a very special 4x100m Relay planned for Tuesday at the Deerfield Warrior Track & Field Classic.
In the Varsity 3200m Run, Northside had to scratch this event due to Spring Break. However, nine athletes are scheduled to compete in the 3200m run for Northside on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at the Deerfield Warrior Track & Field Classic.
In the Varsity 100m Dash Finals, Northside Senior Mac Melto tied the SCHOOL RECORD and finished in SECOND place with a personal best time of 10.70. Mac Melto was awarded a Silver Medal for finishing in second place.
In the Varsity 800m run, Northside had to scratch this event due to Spring Break.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 800m run, Northside Freshman Max McCoy ran the first 400m in 69 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 73 seconds for a personal best time of 2:22.35. Northside Freshman Connor Fulton dropped 6 seconds (2:28) by running the first 400m in 67 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 75 for a personal best time of 2:22.50.
In the Varsity 4x200m Relay, Northside finished fourth in their heat with an official time of 1:46.70. Northside Freshman Elijah Hernandez ran a personal best 26.58 200m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Senior Josh Williams. Josh Williams ran a 25.09 200m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior Ify Nduwku. Ify Nduwku ran a 27.29 200m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Robert Szmurlo. Robert Szmurlo ran a 27.76 200m split to anchor the Mustangs to fourth in their heat with an official time of 1:46.70.
In the Varsity 400m run, Northside Senior Mac Melto WON the 400m run, and BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD with a personal best time of 48.30!! Mac Melto was awarded a Gold Medal for winning the 400m run! Mac Melto also earned his THIRD Watermelon of the day, for breaking the SCHOOL RECORD in the 400m run!!! Antioch Leroy Champman finished in second place with an official time of 49.60. Meta Valley King finished in third place with an official time of 49.90. Niles West Neal Omar finished in fourth place with an official time of 50.0. Plainfield East Thelamague finished in fifth place with an official time of 50.40. Rich Central Nash finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 51.70.
In the Varsity 300m Hurdles, Northside had to scratch this event due to hurdlers training in France and New York during Spring Break. Hurdlers Lucien Fitzpatrick, Joel Deleon, Stefan Roeseller, Patrick Andrade, and Walter Johnson-Geis all return to Chicago for the Deerfield Warrior Classic on Tuesday, April 10, 2012.
In the Varsity 1600m run, Northside Sophomore Cesar Rufino ran the first 800m in 2:25, and then ran the final 800m in 2:37 for a personal best time of 5:02.00. Northside Junior Raymond Siddiqi ran the first 800m in 2:33, and then ran the final 800m in 2:52 for a time of 5:25.30.
In the Varsity 200m Dash, Northside Senior Mac Melto WON the 200m dash, and BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD with a personal best time of 21.80!! Mac Melto was awarded a Gold Medal for winning the 200m Dash! Mac Melto scored 28 points at the Paul Gans Invitational!!! Mac Melto also earned his FOURTH Watermelon of the day, for breaking the SCHOOL RECORD in the 200m Dash!!!
In the Varsity 4x400m Relay, Northside Senior Josh Williams ran a 56.80 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Ari Perlmutter ran a 59.70 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Cesar Rufino ran a 60.00 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Robert Szmurlo anchored the Mustangs with a 60.80 400m split, for an official time of 3:57.21.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x400m Relay, Northside Freshman Max McCoy ran a 63.15 400m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Calvin Kuhnen. Calvin Kuhnen ran a 62.56 400m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a good exchange to Freshman Elijah Hernandez. Elijah Hernandez ran a 62.60 400m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Connor Fulton. Connor Fulton ran a 61.66 400m split, to anchor the Mustangs to an official time of 4:09.97.
VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT PAUL GANS INVITATIONAL
1. Mac Melto 28.00
2. Josh Williams 1.00
3. Dan Graham 0.25
3. Cesar Rufino 0.25
3. Robert Szmurlo 0.25
3. Joseph Smith 0.25
VARSITY SEASON POINTS SCORED TOTAL (11 MEETS)
1. Mac Melto 183.25
2. Josh Williams 123.00
3. Lucien Fitzpatrick 101.00
4. Dan Graham 58.75
5. Ezra Edgerton 48.00
6. Patrick Brennan 43.25
7. Nathaniel Agharese 43.00
8. Cesar Rufino 25.25
9. Tom Frejowski 17.50
10. Joseph Smith 16.75
11. Joel Deleon 14.00
12. Matt Osborne 12.00
13. Louie Koll 11.25
13. Raymond Siddiqi 11.25
13. Brendan Kelly 11.25
13. Robert Szmurlo 11.25
14. Walter Johnson-Geis 10.00
14. Nate Mendez 10.00
15. Pat Duffy 9.50
16. Porter Abbey 8.25
17. Stefan Roeseller 8.00
18. Henry Lothschutz 7.00
19. Ari Perlmutter 6.00
20. Jay Yu 5.50
21. Max McCoy 4.00
22. Adrian Black 3.00
23. Karl Heinz 2.75
24. Nick Hill 2.25
25. Cody Rios 1.75
26. Fabian Lara 1.50
26. Connor Fulton 1.50
26. Ify Nduwku 1.50
27. Elijah Hernandez 1.00
27. Kapil Garg 1.00
27. Alexander Pilski 1.00
27. Calvin Kuhnen 1.00
28. Jack O'Donnell 0.50
29. Imran Haluk Senlik 0.25
All of the above individuals have earned a Varsity letter by scoring in a Varsity meet this season. Many times the outcome of a Championship meet came down to a single point. Every point scored is vital to the success of the TEAM.
