CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

 In the IHSA Sectional 4x100m Relay, Chicago UIC won it with an official time of 46.93. Chicago Orr Academy finished in second place to qualify for State with an official time of 47.01. Chicago Bulls College Prep finished in third place with an official time of 48.00. Chicago Kelvyn Park finished in fourth place with an official time of 50.56. CICS/Northtown finished in fifth place with an official time of 51.28. Chicago Northside came within 5 seconds of qualiyfing for State, and finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 52.11. Northside Freshman Jack Svoboda, Sophomore Calvin Kuhnen, Freshman Justin Washington, and Sophomore Harry Winters were awarded Medals for finishing in sixth place overall.

 After the 4x100m Relay, Northside had scored a total of 77 points, with 66 points in the Field Events (Pole Vault 18, Triple Jump 16, High Jump 12, Shot Put 8, Long Jump 6, and Discus 6), 10 points in the 4x800m Relay, and 1 point in the 4x100m Relay. Northside needed a total of six more points in the remaining events to clinch their first IHSA Sectional Title!

 Northside turned to Adrian Black and Cesar Rufino in the next event, the 3200m run, to get the remaining points to officially clinch the title. Black and Rufino came through for the Team by scoring 18 points in the 3200m run to clinch the IHSA Sectional Title!!

 In the IHSA Sectional 3200m run, Northside Sophomore Adrian Black ran the first mile in 5:20, and then ran a NEGATIVE split of 5:12 to WIN the IHSA Sectional Title with an official time of 10:32.50. Adrian Black was awarded an IHSA Sectional Champion MEDAL for winning the 3200m run. Northside Junior Cesar Rufino ran the first mile in 5:20, and then ran the final mile in 5:26 to finish in SECOND place and QUALIFY for the IHSA State Championships with an official time of 10:47.63. Cesar Rufino was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in second place. CICS/Northtown Sophomore Bryan Gonzalez finished in third place with an official time of 11:32.06. Muchin Junior David Yanez finished in fourth place with an official time of 11:33.23. Chicago Bulls College Prep Junior Steven Orta finished in fifth place with an official time of 12:06.50. Kelvyn Park Junior Mateo Martinez finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 12:32.57.

 Northside scored 18 points in the 3200m run, to clinch their first IHSA Sectional title with 95 points. With nine events remaming, Northside was on pace to score the most points in a Sectional meet in the history of the State of Illinois. However, the focus was now on Northside qualifying additional athletes for the State meet.

 In the IHSA Sectional 110m Hurdle Finals, Northside Junior Lucien Fitzpatrick won the 110m Hurdles to QUALIFY for STATE with an official time of 15.63. Lucien Fitzpatrick was awarded an IHSA Sectional Champion MEDAL for winning the 110m Hurdles. Orr Academy Senior Jordan Scott finished in second place with an official time of 16.84. Northside Sophomore Matt Osborne finished in THIRD with a personal best time of 17.47. Matt Osborne was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in third place. Marshall Sophomore Samuel Davis finished in fourth place with an official time of 18.14. Norridge Ridgewood Junior Mike Liacopolis finished in fifth place with an official time of 21.32. Norridge Ridgewood Freshman Adam Bonifaciuk was disqualified after a false start.

 In the IHSA Sectional 100m Dash Finals, it featured Kelvyn Park Senior Jamal McNeeley. In 2012, Jamal McNeeley finished second in State in the 100m dash, and won the State Title in the 200m dash. In 2013 at IHSA Sectional 100m Dash Finals, Kelvyn Park Senior Jamal Mc Neeley WON the 100m Dash with an official time of 10.93. UIC Junior Koran Ward finished in second place to qualify for State with an official time of 11.20. Urban PRep Junior Jeffery Allgood finished in third place with an official time of 11.20. Marshall Senior Jeremiah Westbrooks finished in fourth place with an official time of 11.41. Marshall Senior Edward Lenon finished in fifth place with an official time of 11.62. Orr Academy Junior Kevin Funches finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 11.79. Northside Freshman Jack Svoboda ran an outstanding time of 12.64. Jack Svoboda has emerged this season as the Mustangs top Freshman sprinter, and has tremendous work ethic. Northside Sophomore Gabriel Jiminez-Ekman also emerged this season as one of the Mustangs top sprinters. Gabriel Jiminez-Ekhman had to scratch from the 100m Dash due to a hip injury. Gabriel Jiminez-Ekhman had a great season, and has been a strong anchor for the Mustangs in both the 4x100m and 4x200m Relays, and a points scorer for Northside in the 200m dash. Jack Svoboda and Gabriel Jiminez-Ekman both have big futures for Northside.