CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

 On Thursday, May 16, 2013, the Northside Varsity Men traveled to Hanson Stadium in Chicago, Illinois for the IHSA Sectional Championships.

 In 2012, Northside finished in fourth place with 57 points at the same IHSA Sectional, and qualified athletes for State in the 4x800m Relay and Long Jump.

 In 2013, Northside returned to the same IHSA Sectional, and qualified 17 athletes for State in Shot Put, High Jump, Pole Vault, Triple Jump, 110m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles, 800m, 1600m, 3200m, 4x800m Relay, and 4x400m Relay!!

 Northside also WON their first IHSA Men's Sectional title is the history of Northside College Prep with 180 points!! Northside won the IHSA Sectional Title by 98 points! It was the largest margin of Victory in the history of Illinois!

 In a nice ceremony following the meet, Northside received the IHSA Sectional Championship plaque! A Banner will also be hoisted on the GYM wall!! It is the first Men's Sectional Title in any sport in the history of Northside College Prep!  

 Chicago Northside won the 2013 IHSA Sectional Title with a record 180 points, and posted victories over: 2. Norridge Ridgewood (82 points), 3. Chicago Urban Prep Bronzeville (42 points), 4. Chicago UIC (41 points), 5. Chicago Marshall (35 points), 6. Chicago Bulls College Prep (33 points), 7. Chicago Prosser (29 points), 7. Kelvyn Park (29 points), 9. Chicago Orr Academy (27 points), 10. Chicago Gordon Tech (18 points), 11. Chicago Muchin (11 points), 12. Chicago CICS/Northtown (10 points), 13. Chicago Senn (6 points), 14. Westinghouse (0 points), 15. Manley (0 points), 16. Crane (0 points), and 17. Urban Prep West (0 points).

 Northside had a record of 16-0 on the day to WIN the 2013 IHSA Sectional Title! Northside is now one more victory away from the State Title!

 2013 IHSA Northside State Qualifiers include:

1. Porter Abbey - 4x400m Relay

2. Adrian Black - 3200m run

3. Patrick Brennan - 4x800m Relay, 800m, 1600m, 4x400m Relay

4. Lucien Fitzpatrick - High Jump, Triple Jump, 110m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles  

5. Tom Frejowski - 4x400m Relay   

6. Matthew Gomez - 4x800m Relay, 4x400m Relay  

7. Malcolm Grba - 4x800m Relay, 800m, 1600m, 4x400m Relay

8. Simon Kafka - 4x800m Relay, 4x400m Relay

9. Max McCoy - 4x800m Relay

10. Nate Mendez - 4x800m Relay

11. Matt Osborne - 300m Hurdles, 4x400m Relay 

12. Ari Perlmutter - Shot Put

13. Danny Rosen - 4x800m Relay, 4x400m Relay 

14. Cesar Rufino - 3200m run

15. Raymond Siddiqi - 4x800m Relay

16. Xavier Sigelko - Pole Vault

17. Jay Yu - Pole Vault 

Chicagoland Preps coverage of the IHSA Sectional Championships: http://www.chicagolandpreps.com/NCP_Track_2013.php 

Milesplits coverage of the IHSA Sectional Championships: http://il.milesplit.com/meets/145649/results/250948 

Fox Radio's Mike North coverage of the IHSA Sectional Championships: http://northtonorth.com/mikenorthchannel/category.php?cat=highschool

High School Meet of the week: http://northtonorth.com/blogs/HighSchool.php