Announcement
Northside Alumni legends Mac Melto and Wesley Laytham compete in SAME collegiate Track Meet in Charlotte, North Carolina!!!
On Saturday, March 22, 2014, the Charlotte 49er Classic took place at Irwin Belk Track & Field Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was the first NCAA meet, that featured two former Northside All Time Greats in the SAME collegiate Track & Field meet.
Mac Melto holds six Northside School Records in the 100m, 200m, 400m, 4x100m Relay, 4x200m Relay, and 4x400m Relay. Mac Melto is currently a Sophomore in College, and competes for NCAA Division I DePaul, and was most recently the BIG EAST Indoor Champion in the 400m and 4x400m Relay. Melto also holds the school record for DePaul in the 4x400m Relay.
Wesley Laytham holds six Northside School Records in the 800m run, 4x400m Relay, 4x100m Relay, Sprint Medley Relay, 4x1600m Relay, and the Distance Medley Relay. Wesley Laytham is currently a Junior in College, and competes for NCAA Division I Davidson. Laytham has run collegiate personal bests of 1:54.86 for the 800m, and 3:59.79 for the 1500m. Laytham is also listed as one of the top ten fastest 800m runners in the history of Davidson.
At the Charlotte 49er Classic, both athletes competed in the SAME collegiate Track Meet. It was the first time two former Northside athletes competed in the same collegiate Track meet. Mac Melto ran a personal best 47.49 in the 400m dash, and another personal best of 21.66 in the 200m dash. Wesley Laytham ran an outstanding time of 1:57.43 for Davidson in the 800m run.
On Sunday, March 23, 2014, Northside will be competing in the Indoor City Championships. Northside has finished as a TEAM, in the Top 2 in the Indoor City Championships for three consecutive years (2011-2012-2013). The streak was started by Melto and Laytham, and their teammates in 2011.
