Announcement
Northside runs fastest 4x800m Relay time of the season in historic race at Varsity City Championships! Lucien Fitzpatrick High Jumps 5'10!
On Saturday, May 4, 2013, the Northside Varsity Men traveled to Hanson Stadium for the Varsity Chicago Public League Championships.
The Chicago Public League is the largest Conference in the United States, and features over 70 High Schools. The Top 8 individuals or Relays in each event earn Medals and All City Honors.
In the High Jump, Northside Junior Lucien Fitzpatrick finished in fourth place with a leap of 5'10. Lucien Fitzpatrick earned All City Honors and was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in fourth place overall.
In the Triple Jump, Northside Junior Lucien Fitzpatrick finished in eigth place to complete the scoring with a jump of 38'02. Lucien Fitzpatrick earned All City Honors and was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in eighth place overall.
In the 110m Hurdles, Northside Junior Lucien Fitzpatrick finished in THIRD place overall with an outstanding time of 15.64.
In the 4x800m Relay, Jones College Prep won it with an official time of 7:54.80. Jones College Prep broke the meet record, which had lasted since 1978! Whitney Young finished in second place with an official time of 8:04.48. Lane Tech finished in third place with an official time of 8:09.58. Northside ran their fastest 4x800m Relay of the season in the historic race! Northside Senior Patrick Brennan ran the first 400m in 57 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 66 seconds for an 800m split of 2:03.38, and made a perfect exchange to Junior Cesar Rufino. Cesar Rufino ran the first 400m in 62 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 69 seconds for an 800m split of 2:11.15, and made a perfect exchange to Senior Raymond Siddiqi. Raymond Siddiqi ran the first 400m in 63 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 69 seconds for an 800m split of 2:12.98, and made a perfect exchange to Junior Simon Kafka. Simon Kafka anchored the Mustangs past Steinmetz (8:36.66) to finish in fourth place overall by running the first 400m in 60 seconds, and then running the final 400m in 65 seconds for a personal best 800m split of 2:05.14 for an official time of 8:33.05. Patrick Brennan, Cesar Rufino, Raymond Siddiqi, and Simon Kafka earned All City Honors, and were awarded MEDALS for finishing in fourth place overall.
In the 1600m run, Northside Senior Patrick Brennan outkicked Lane Tech Sophomore Pavlo Hutsalyuk (4:42.31) to the finish line to finish in seventh place overall with an outstanding time of 4:41.06. Patrick Brennan ran the first 400m in 66 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 71 seconds (2:17 800m), and then ran the next 400m in 75 seconds (3:32 1200m), and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 69 seconds for an official time of 4:41.06.
Northside Junior Lucien Fitzpatrick (185.50 points) is now within 10 points of breaking the school record for the most points scored in a season! (Mac Melto, 194.75, 2012).
VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT CHICAGO PUBLIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS
1. Lucien Fitzpatrick 12.00
2. Patrick Brennan 3.25
3. Simon Kafka 1.25
3. Cesar Rufino 1.25
3. Raymond Siddiqi 1.25
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 (17 Meets)
1. Lucien Fitzpatrick 185.50
2. Patrick Brennan 121.50
3. Malcolm Grba 97.75
4. Matt Osborne 90.75
5. Porter Abbey 68.00
6. Nathaniel Agharese 65.50
7. Cesar Rufino 45.25
8. Danny Rosen 29.75
9. Adrian Black 28.50
9. Ari Perlmutter 28.50
10. Simon Kafka 27.00
11. Raymond Siddiqi 20.25
12. Tom Frejowski 16.00
12. Calvin Gang 16.00
13. Spencer Parts 15.00
14. Alex Gordon 13.00
15. Max McCoy 12.00
16. Alejandro Ballesteros 11.00
17. Robert Szmurlo 10.00
18. Henry Lothschutz 9.50
18. Kapil Garg 9.50
19. Stefan Roeseller 9.00
19. Walter Johnson-Geis 9.00
20. Gabriel Jimenez-Ekhman 8.75
21. Jay Yu 8.25
22. Marshan Milsap 7.50
23. Nate Mendez 6.25
24. Lawrence Riley 6.00
25. Jack Svoboda 5.75
26. Michael Walt 4.75
27. Matthew Gomez 4.50
27. Gabe Stacey 4.50
28. Steven Kataba 4.00
29. Calvin Kuhnen 3.50
30. Alex Bologna 3.00
31. Keith Jones 2.25
32. Emmet Hilly 2.00
33. Patrick Andrade 1.50
34. Peter Kritikos 1.00
34. Marek Dobrenko 1.00
34. Sarrin Chethik 1.00
34. Max Guthmann 1.00
34. Connor Fulton 1.00
34. Geir Falck-Pedersen 1.00
34. Harry Winters 1.00
35. Kamil Koczwara 0.25
All athletes listed above have earned a VARSITY LETTER this season by scoring a Varsity point!
