Announcement
Lucien Fitzpatrick BREAKS SCHOOL RECORD in 110m Hurdles! Patrick Brennan 2:02.77 800m!! Brennan SECOND in the 1600m run!! Cesar Rufino 10:24.26 3200m!
On Saturday, April 6, 2013, the Northside Varsity Men traveled to Niles West High School in Skokie, Illinois for the 43rd Annual Paul Gans Invitational. Paul Gans was an outstanding three sports athlete, who finished 2nd in State in the 200m Dash. He also held the school records for Niles West in the 100m, 200m, 400m and Long Jump. The Paul Gans Invitational has been held since 1970. Paul Gans would have been proud of the Mustangs performance on Saturday.
The meet featured Fenwick, Northside College Prep, Yorkville, Plainfield East, Rich Central, Metea Valley, Antioch, Huntley, Schurz, Harlem, Walter Payton, Mather, and host Niles West High School.
MEDALS were awarded to the top six individuals and relays. The Northside Coaching Staff awards Watermelons for ALL school records broken at every meet.
Individual events and relays were scored 10-8-6-4-2-1.
In the Varsity 100m Dash Prelims, Northside Senior Nathaniel Agharese did not finish. Northside Junior Lawrence Riley was scratched, after not showing up to the meet.
In the Varsity 110m Hurdles Prelims, Northside Junior Stefan Roeseller ran an outstanding time of 21.89. Northside Junior Lucien Fitzpatrick QUALIFIED for the finals with an outstanding time of 16.99.
In the Varsity 200m Dash Prelims, Northside Junior Kamil Koczwara ran a personal best time of 30.71. Northside Senior Nathaniel Agharese scratched.
In the Varsity High Jump, Northside Junior Lucien Fitzpatrick finished in fourth place with a leap of 5'6. Lucien Fitzpatrick was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in fourth place overall.
In the Varsity Pole Vault, Northside Junior Jay Yu made three outstanding attempts at 8'0.
In the Varsity Triple Jump, Northside Junior Lucien Fitzpatrick finished in fifth place with an outstanding jump of 37'10. Northside Junior Jay Yu jumped a personal best 35'2.
In the Varsity Shot Put, Northside Junior Henry Lothschutz threw an outstanding 31'9. Northside Junior Kamil Koczwara threw a personal best 26'10.50.
In the Varsity Discus, Northside Junior Henry Lothschutz threw an outstanding 99'04. Northside Freshman William Kang threw a personal best 24'07.
In the Varsity 4x800m Relay, Northside Senior Calvin Gang ran the first 400m in 69 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 81 seconds for an 800m split of 2:30.01 on the first leg of the relay. Northside Junior Nate Mendez ran the first 400m in 67 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 84 seconds for an 800m split of 2:31.63 on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Geir Falck-Pedersen ran the first 400m in 71 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 86 seconds for an 800m split of 2:37.45 on the third leg of the relay. Northside Junior Robert Szmurlo ran the first 400m in 67 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 79 seconds for an 800m split of 2:26.17 to anchor the Mustangs to 11th place with an official time of 10:02.53.
In the Varsity 4x100m Relay, Northside edged Mather (53.38) to finish in tenth place with an official time of 51.93. Northside Junior Walter Johnson-Geis ran a 100m split of 12.50 on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior Stefan Roeseller. Stefan Roeseller ran a 100m split of 12.76 on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Northside Freshman Justin Washington. Justin Washington ran a 100m split of 12.63 on the third leg of the relay, and made a good exchange to Northside Junior Jay Yu. Jay Yu anchored the Mustangs to tenth place with a 13.31 100m split for an official time of 51.93.
In the Varsity 3200m run, Northside Junior Cesar Rufino dropped 21 seconds for a personal best time of 10:24.26. Cesar Rufino passed Northside Alumni legend Jon Kittaka (10:25) on the 3200m run All Time list. Cersar Rufino ran the first mile in 5:06, and then ran the final mile in 5:18 to finish in eighth place with a personal best time of 10:24.26. Northside Senior Raymond Siddiqi dropped 10 seconds, and broke the eleven minutes barrier with a personal best time of 10:53.96. Raymond Siddiqi ran the first mile in 5:17 and then ran the final mile in 5:36 to finish in twelfth place with a personal best time of 10:53.96.
In the Varsity 110m Hurdles Finals, Northside Junior Lucien Fitzpatrick BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD to finish in fourth place with a personal best time of 15.92. The record was previously held by Northside Alumni legend Hersh Perlmutter (16.13). Lucien Fitzpatrick was awarded a Medal for finishing in fourth place overall. Lucien Fitzpatrick will also be honored at practice on Monday with a Watermelon for breaking the school record in the 110m Hurdles! Lucien Fitzpatrick will also receive a plaque at the Northside Track & Field Banquet on May 31, 2013 for breaking the school record.
In the Varsity 100m Dash Finals, Harlem Senior Kevin Witcik won it with an official time of 10.94.
In the Varsity 800m run, Northside Senior Patrick Brennan dropped 3 seconds for a personal best time of 2:02.77. Patrick Brennan passed Northside Alumni legend Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss (2:03.16) for the second fastest open 800m run time in the history of Northside College Prep!! Patrick Brennan ran a pure guts race, and ran toe to toe with the leaders with tremendous determination to the finish line. Patrick Brennan ran the first 400m in 60 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 62 seconds to finish in fourth place with a personal best time of 2:02.77. Patrick Brennan was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in fourth place overall. Northside Freshman Max Guthmann ran the first 400m in 69 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 84 seconds for an outstanding time of 2:33.21. In the Mustangs pre-meet Time Trial, Northside Sophomore Connor Fulton ran the first 400m in 75 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 82 seconds for an outstanding time of 2:37.00. Northside Freshman Sarrin Chethik ran the first 400m in 78 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 85 seconds for a personal best time of 2:43.0. Sarrin Chethik was awarded a Pineapple for running a personal best time in the Time Trial.
In the Varsity 4x200m Relay, Northside finished in eleventh place with an official time of 1:59.10. Northside Junior Jay Yu ran a 200m split of 27.01 on the first leg of the relay. Northside Junior Kamil Koczwara ran a 200m split of 30.56 on the second leg of the relay. Northside Junior Stefan Roeseller ran a 200m split of 28.55 on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Sarrin Chethik ancohed the Mustangs with a personal best 32.19 200m split for an official time of 1:59.10.
In the Varsity 400m Dash, Northside Senior Calvin Gang finished in 13th place with a personal best time of 58.82. Northside Junior Robert Szmurlo finished in 19th place with an outstanding time of 66.38.
In the Varsity 300m Hurdles, Northside Junior Lucien Fitzpatrick finished in eighth place with an official time of 46.60. Northside Freshman Justin Washington outkicked Metea Valley Junior Sreejith Panicker (59.36) to the finish line with a personal best time of 57.21.
In the Varsity 1600m run,Northside Senior Patrick Brennan ran the first 400m in 70 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 74 seconds for an 800m split of 2:24.00. Patrick Brennan was behind the entire field of runners at the 800m mark, and then quickly moved up to the front three runners. Patrick Brennan ran the next 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 71 seconds for a 1200m split of 3:35.00. Patrick Brennan then ran the final 400m in another NEGATIVE split of 64.80 seconds, and outkicked Mather Junior Deivi Tahiraj (4:40.77) to the finish line with an outstanding time of 4:39.80 to finish in SECOND place overall. Niles West Senior Geoge Webb won it with an official time of 4:39.42. Patrick Brennan was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in second place overall. Patrick Brennan ran the first 800m in 2:24.00, and then ran the final 800m in a nine second negative split of 2:15.80 for an official time of 4:39.80. Patrick Brennan's finish was spectacular, and an opposing coach ran up to the Northside Coaching staff and yelled "Brennan has wheels!!".
As a High School Freshman (2010), Patrick Brennan ran a 2:31 800m and a 5:45 Mile at the Paul Gans Niles West Invitational. As a High School Senior (2013), Patrick Brennan ran a 2:02 800m and a 4:39 Mile at the Paul Gans Niles West Invitational!!
In the first heat of the 1600m run, Northside Junior Cesar Rufino ran the first 400m in 74 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 77 seconds (2:31 800m split), and then ran the next 400m in 79 seconds (3:50 1200m split), and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 77 seconds for an official time of 5:07.00.
In the Varsity 200m Dash Finals, Harlem Senior Kevin Witcik won it with an official time of 22.40.
In the Varsity 4x400m Relay, Northside scratched their relay, due to Raymond Siddiqi and Nate Mendez having to leave the meet early.
The Northside Varsity finished in 9th place with 22 points, and posted victories over: 10. Metea Valley (19.50 points), 11. Rich Central (6 points), 12. Fenwick (4.50 points), and 13. Schurz (0 points).
VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT PAUL GANS NILES WEST INVITATIONAL
1. Patrick Brennan 12.00
2. Lucien Fitzpatrick 10.00
Every point scored is vital to the success of the TEAM. The outcome of a Championship meet has come down to a single point on several occassions.
SEASON VARSITY POINTS SCORED TOTALS (11 Meets)
1. Lucien Fitzpatrick 114.00
2. Patrick Brennan 93.50
3. Malcolm Grba 82.50
4. Matt Osborne 74.00
5. Porter Abbey 66.00
6. Nathaniel Agharese 64.50
7. Cesar Rufino 40.50
8. Adrian Black 26.50
9. Simon Kafka 23.75
10. Danny Rosen 22.00
11. Calvin Gang 15.25
12. Spencer Parts 15.00
13. Raymond Siddiqi 14.00
14. Ari Perlmutter 13.50
15. Max McCoy 12.00
15. Alex Gordon 12.00
16. Alejandro Ballesteros 11.00
17. Tom Frejowski 9.50
17. Kapil Garg 9.50
18. Stefan Roeseller 9.00
19. Walter Johnson-Geis 8.50
20. Robert Szmurlo 8.25
21. Marshan Milsap 7.50
22. Jay Yu 6.00
22. Lawrence Riley 6.00
23. Gabriel Jimenez-Ekhman 5.75
24. Henry Lothschutz 5.00
25. Michael Walt 4.75
26. Steven Kataba 4.00
27. Jack Svoboda 3.75
28. Matthew Gomez 3.50
28. Calvin Kuhnen 3.50
29. Gabe Stacey 3.00
30. Keith Jones 2.25
31. Emmet Hilly 2.00
32. Patrick Andrade 1.50
33. Alex Bologna 1.25
34. Peter Kritikos 1.00
34. Marek Dobrenko 1.00
All athletes listed above have earned a VARSITY LETTER this season by scoring a Varsity point!
