CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

 On Tuesday, April 24, 2012, the Northside Varsity Men traveled to Lake Forest Academy in Lake Forest, Illinois to take on the Caxys in a dual meet.

 Lake Forest Academy features a multi-million dollar track, hockey rink, and extensive athletic facilities. The campus is surrounded by woods, complete with running trails. All Lake Forest Academy students are required to compete in Track and one other sport as a graduation requirement. Lake Forest Academy had multiple athletes and relays in every event.

 Across from the Track & Field Stadium, the Chicago Bears Indoor Practice facility could be seen behind the stadium score board. Lake Forest Academy was excellent hosts.

 In 2011, the Northside Varsity Men finished in the top 2 in the indoor city championships, and in the top 4 in the outdoor city championships, and the mustangs went on to post victories over Lane Tech and Palatine in the Class 3A State Championships!

 Despite the Mustangs success in 2011, Northside was unable to beat Lake Forest Academy. That changed on Tuesday, as the Mustangs upset Lake Forest Academy by a score of 76-61!!! 

 A year ago (2011), Northside had 55 wins at this point in the season. In 2012, the Northside Mustangs now have a season record of 70-23!!! It is the best record in the history of the program. 

 Individual events were scored 5-3-1, and relays were scored 5-0.

 In the Shot Put, Northside Freshman Ari Perlmutter threw a personal best 34'3 to finish in third place to complete the scoring. Northside Junior Kapil Garg threw an outstanding 31'8. Northside Sophomore Louis Koll threw a personal best 31'4.5. Northside Junior Ifeanyichu Ndukwu threw an outstanding 30'6. Northside Sophomore Henry Lothschutz threw 28'10.50. Northside Sophomore Alexander Pilski threw 28'0.50. Northside Junior Olabode Faleti threw 21'1.5. Northside Freshman Declan Galleher threw 18'8.

 In the Discus, Northside Freshman Ari Perlmutter threw a personal best 80'1. Northside Junior Ifeanyichu Ndukwu threw an outstanding 77'10. Northside Sophomore Henry Lothschutz threw an outstanding 77'0. Northside Junior Kapil Garg an improved by 1'1 with an outstanding throw of 76'1. Northside Sophomore Alexander Pilski threw 58'9. Northside Junior Olabode Faleti had a throw of 58'6. Northside Freshman Declan Galleher had a throw of 47'1.

 In the Long Jump, Northside Senior Josh Williams won it with a jump of 18'10. Northside Sophomore Lucien Fitzpatrick finished in second place with a jump of 17'5. Northside Freshman Porter Abbey finished in third place to complete the scoring with a jump of 16'6.

 In the Triple Jump, Northside Senior Josh Williams won it with a jump of 37'4. Northside Freshman Ari Perlmutter finished in second place with a jump of 36'4. Northside Freshman Matt Osborne finished in third place to complete the scoring with a jump of 34'1.

 In the High Jump, Northside Sophomore Lucien Fitzpatrick finished in second place with a leap of 5'6. Northside Freshman Ari Perlmutter finished in third place to complete the scoring with a jump of 5'4. 

 In the 4x800m Relay, Northside WON it with a season best time of 8:32.55. Northside is now within 4 seconds of the school record!!! The mustangs also ran the second fastest time this season in the IHSA Marshall Sectional! The top two teams in each sectional automatically advance to the State Championships. Northside is working hard to go to Charleston, Illinois in May. Northside Senior Dan Graham ran the first leg of the relay in an 800m split of 2:06.74, and then made a perfect exchange to Junior Patrick Brennan. Patrick Brennan ran the second leg of the relay in an 800m split of 2:09.43, and then made a nice exchange to Senior Pat Duffy. Pat Duffy ran the third leg of the relay in an 800m split of 2:11.94, and then made a perfect exchange to Senior Ezra Edgerton. Ezra Edgerton anchored the Mustangs to VICTORY with an impressive 2:04.44 800m split for an official time of 8:32.55.

 In the 4x100m Relay, Northside finished in second place with an official time of 51.49. Northside Sophomore Jay Yu ran a 100m split of 11.34 on the first leg of the relay, and made a good exchange to Northside Sophomore Louie Koll. Louie Koll ran a 12.93 100m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Northside Freshman Calvin Kuhnen. Calvin Kuhnen ran a 13.63 100m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Porter Abbey. Porter Abbey ran a 13.60 100m split to anchor the Mustangs to second place with an official time of 51.49.

 In the 3200m run, Northside Sophomore Cesar Rufino ran the first mile in 5:18, and then ran the second mile in 5:32 to WIN it with an official time of 10:50.54. Northside Freshman Max McCoy dropped 25 seconds (11:57) to finish in SECOND place with a personal best time 11:32.21. Max McCoy ran the first mile in 5:37 and then ran the final mile in 5:55 for an official time of 11:32.21. Northside Freshman Jack O'Donnell ran the first mile in 6:00, and then ran the final mile in 6:08 for an official time of 12:08.00. Northside Sophomore Andrew Donchak ran an official time of 13:46.00.

 In the 110m Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Lucien Fitzpatrick WON it with an official time of 17.40. Northside Sophomore Stefan Roeseller finished in third place to complete the scoring with an official time of 20.33. Northside Freshman Matt Osborne ran an outstanding time of 21.52. Northside Sophomore Joel Deleon ran an official time of 23.42.

 In the 100m Dash, Northside Junior Nathaniel Agharese WON it with an official time of 11.23. Northside Sophomore Jay Yu ran a time of 13.29. Northside Freshman Elijah Hernandez ran a time of 13.42. Northside Freshman Calvin Kuhnen ran an official time of 14.09. Northside Junior Olabode Faleti ran an official time of 15.02.

 In the 800m run, Northside Sophomore Robert Szmurlo ran a pure guts race from start to finish, and dropped 4 seconds (2:16.47) to finish in SECOND place with a personal best time of 2:12.83. Robert Szmurlo ran the first 400m in 61 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 71 seconds for an official time of 2:12.83. Northside Freshman Connor Fulton ran the first 400m in 65 seconds and then ran the final 400m in 81 to finish in third place with an official time of 2:26.40.

 In the 4x200m Relay, Northside finished in second place with an official time of 1:49.36. Northside Sophomore Jay Yu ran the first 200m in 26.14, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Calvin Kuhnen. Calvin Kuhnen ran a 200m split of 27.57, and made a good exchange to Northside Freshman Jack O'Donnell. Jack O'Donnell ran a 200m split of 29.96, and made a perfect exchange to Freshman Elijah Hernandez. Elijah Hernandez anchored the Mustangs to second place with a 25.69 200m split for an official time of 1:49.36.

 In the 400m Dash, Lake Forest Ivanuskus won it with an official time of 51.74. Northside Senior Josh Williams finished in second place with an official time of 55.12. Northside Sophomore Louie Koll finished in third place to complete the scoring with an official time of 59.70. Northside Freshman Porter Abbey ran a personal best time of 60.09. Northside Freshman Max McCoy ran a personal best time of 62.51.

 In the 300m Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Lucien Fitzpatrick WON it with an official time of 45.69. Northside Freshman Matt Osborne finished in third place to complete the scoring with a personal best time of 47.98. Northside Sophomore Stefan Roeseller finished in fourth place with a personal best time of 48.63. Northside Sophomore Joel Deleon finished in fifth place with a personal best time of 49.34.

 In the 1600m run, Lake Forest Friske won it with an official time of 4:31.86. Northside Junior Patrick Brennan finished in SECOND place with an official time of 4:46.65. Northside Junior Raymond Siddiqi dropped 4 seconds (5:09.90) to finish in third place to complete the scoring with a personal best time of 5:05.35. Northside Sophomore Cesar Rufino finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 5:08.57. Northside Freshman Adrian Black dropped 6 seconds (5:17.90) to finish in fifth place with a personal best time of 5:11.53.