Announcement
Northside 4x800m Relay earns MEDALS at the Chicago Public League Championships!
Prior to the Spartan Relays (May 2), Northside Captain Malcolm Grba donated blood to the American Red Cross. Malcolm Grba is an incredible person, and his donation will make a difference, and save lives.
However, it takes an athlete's body two to four weeks to replace the red blood cells (the cells that deliver oxygen to muscles and tissues).
High-performance competitive athletes notice a marginal decrease in exercise tolerance for a week after the donation. Malcolm Grba had a resting heart rate of 77, after donating blood. It has recently returned to 48.
Malcolm Grba ran in the 4x800m Relay during the CPS Varsity Championships, and the mustangs hope to have him at full strength in time for the 800m run at IHSA Sectionals.
Northside ran the SAME four Athletes in the 4x800m Relay at both the CPS Prelims and the CPS Finals.
Captain Malcolm Grba, Junior Max McCoy, Sophomore Matthew Gomez, and Senior Cesar Rufino ran an official 4x800m Relay time of 8:55.07 at the CPS Prelims.
The SAME four Athletes dropped nine seconds in the finals to reach the MEDAL stand by finishing in sixth place overall with an official time of 8:46.11.
In the 4x800m Relay, Northside Junior Malcolm Grba ran the first 400m in 60 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 63 seconds for an 800m split of 2:03.60, and then made a perfect exchange to Junior Max McCoy. Max McCoy ran the first 400m in 65 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 67 seconds for a personal best 800m split of 2:12.60, and then made a nice exchange to Sophomore Matthew Gomez. Matthew Gomez ran the first 400m in 65 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 69 seconds for an 800m split of 2:14.67, and then made an exchange to Senior Cesar Rufino. Cesar Rufino anchored the Mustangs to sixth place by running the first 400m in 61 seconds, and then running the final 400m in 72 seconds for an 800m split of 2:13.51 for an official time of 8:46.11. Malcolm Grba, Max McCoy, Matthew Gomez, and Cesar Rufino were awarded MEDALS for earning All City Honors in the 4x800m Relay.
In the 3200m run, Northside Junior Adrian Black ran the first mile in 5:04, and then ran the final mile in 5:13 to finish in ninth place with an official time of 10:17.12.
