Announcement
Patrick Brennan and Simon Kafka run school record pace! Northside Sophomore Adrian Black BREAKS THE FIVE MINUTES BARRIER!!!
In 2012, a time of 4:49 by Highland Park's Nudelman won the 1600m run at the Spartan Indoor Classic.
Prior to Wednesday, the fastest Northside 1600m run time at the Spartan Indoor Classic was a 4:49.20 (Cooper Eben, 2010).
The fastest time ever run for a Highland Park athlete at the Spartan Indoor Classic was a 4:40.00.
All of the above changed dramatically on Wednesday.
The Northside School record for the 1600m run is 4:34.88. It was run on a 400m Outdoor Track at Niles West High School.
On Wednesday, at Glenbrook North High School, Northside Senior Patrick Brennan ran the first 1120 meters of the race, at school record pace, on a 160m Track, in a constant battle for the lead position with Highland Park.
Northside Junior Simon Kafka also ran the first 1120 meters of the race at school record pace.
It was a great race from start to finish. Highland Park made history, by finishing in 1st (4:32.00), 2nd (4:34.10), 4th, and 5th place, respectively. Glenbrook North's Dan Cheung finished in third place.
Patrick Brennan finished in sixth place with an outstanding time of 4:46.20. Patrick Brennan ran 160m splits of 23, 27, 27, 28, and 30 for an 800m split of 2:15. Brennan then ran 160m splits of 30, 30 (3:15 for 1120m), 31, 30, and then ran the final 160m of the race in an EVEN split of 30 for an official time of 4:46.20. It was the fastest time ever run by a Northside athlete at Glenbrook North's 160m Indoor Track.
Northside Junior Simon Kafka BROKE THE FIVE MINUTES BARRIER with a personal best time of 4:54.20. Simon Kafka ran 160m splits of 23, 28, 28, 28, and 30 for an 800m split of 2:17. Simon Kafka then ran 160m splits of 29, 32 (3:18 for 1120m), 34, 31, and then ran the final 160m of the race in an EVEN split of 31 for an official time of 4:54.20.
Northside Sophomore Adrian Black dropped 14 seconds (5:09.36, Whitney Young Indoor Classic) and BROKE THE FIVE MINUTES BARRIER with a personal best time of 4:56.90. Adrian Black ran 160m splits of 27, 28, 29, 32, and 28 for an 800m split of 2:24. Adrian Black then ran 160m splits of 30, 30 (3:24 for 1120m), 31, 30, and then ran the final 160m of the race in 31 seconds for an official time of 4:56.90.
Northside Junior Cesar Rufino dropped 5 seconds (5:11.50, Niles West) with an outstanding time of 5:06.40. Cesar Rufino ran 160m splits of 26, 28, 28, 33, and 30 for an 800m split of 2:25. Cesar Rufino then ran 160m splits of 32, 33, 32, 33, and then ran the final 160m of the race in a NEGATIVE split of 31 seconds for an official time of 5:06.40.
Northside Freshman Danny Rosen ran the first 800m in 2:37, and then ran the final 800m in 2:51 for an outstanding time of 5:28.60.
Northside Freshman Gabe Stacey ran the first 800m in 2:42, and then ran the final 800m in 2:50 for an outstanding time of 5:32.70.
Northside Freshman Matthew Gomez ran the first 800m in 2:49, and then ran the final 800m in 3:01 for a personal best time of 5:50.40.
Northside Senior Calvin Gang ran the first 800m in 2:37, and then ran the final 800m in 3:15 for an outstanding time of 5:52.00.
Northside Freshman Geir Falck-Pedersen ran the first 800m in 2:51, and then ran the final 800m in 3:09 for a personal best time of 6:00.20.
In the 200m dash, A Highland Park athlete won it with a 24.50. Glenbrook Norh athletes finished in second (24.82), third (25.09), and fourth (26.15), respectively. Northside Sophomore Michael Walt finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a personal best time of 27.41. Freshman Keith Jones ran a personal best time of 27.46. Freshman Jack Svoboda ran a personal best time of 27.79. Sophomore Gabriel Jimenez-Ekman ran a personal best time of 28.22. Sophomore Calvin Kuhnen ran a personal best time of 28.34. Sophomore Alejandro Ballesteros dropped 0.91 of a second (30.22), and ran a personal best time of 29.31. Freshman Justin Washington ran an outstanding time of 29.39. Freshman Alejandro Linan ran a personal best time of 34.80.
In the Thrower's 4x160m Relay, Glenbrook North won it. Northside finished in second place with an official time of 1:34.52. Sophomore Alejanandro Ballesteros ran a 24.46 160m split on the first leg of the relay. Junior Henry Lothschutz ran a 23.40 160m split on the second leg of the relay. Junior Marek Dobrenko ran a 22.75 160m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Peter Kritikos anchored the Mustangs to SECOND place with a 23.91 160m split for an official time of 1:34.52.
In the 4x400m Relay, Highland Park won. Glenbrook North finished in second. Northside finished in third place with an official time of 4:03.40. Sophomore Malcolm Grba ran a 57.74 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Max McCoy ran a 64.81 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Sophomore Matt Osborne ran a 59.00 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Junior Simon Kafka anchored the Mustangs to third place with a 61.85 400m split for an official time of 4:03.40.
Glenbrook North and Highland Park tied for first place with 76 points. Northside finished in third place with 61 points. Maine West finished in fourth place with 8 points.
Northside Track & Field Athletes at the SPARTAN INDOOR CLASSIC, featured on Chicagoland Preps:
