CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

 IHSA Official Richard J. Miller was named the starter for the Sectional Championships, along with IHSA Officials Robert Anderson and Michael W. Gibbs.

 Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon was named to the IHSA Sectional Games Committee. 

 The opening height for High Jump will be 5'4. The opening height for Pole Vault will be 8'6.

 The Coaching Staffs of 16 High Schools then waited throughout the evening to learn if their athletes made it into to the top flight for field events or the "fast" heat for the Track Events. The "Seed" meeting lasted for hours, as the Heats for each event were slowly revealed.

 Northside Coaches were excited to learn on Tuesday evening, that Northside Junior Tom Frejowski is seeded #3 in the 400m Dash with a 51.08. Tom Frejowski is the fastest Junior in the Sectional. The Top two seeds were Proviso East Senior Frederick Burks (51.05) and North Lawndale Senior Terry McGee (50.11). McGee has a 2014 outdoor season best 400m time of 51.10. There is also only a 0.03 of a second difference between Frejowski (51.08)  and Burks (51.05). The Top two finishers automatically advance to the IHSA State Championships.

 Northside Senior Simon Kafka (2:00.32) and Junior Malcolm Grba (2:00.52) made the fast heat in the 800m run. 

 Additional athletes in the fast heat of the 800m run include: Jones College Prep Junior Anthony Solis (2:04.46), Whitney Young Freshman Evan Radomski (2:02.75), Taft Junior Abraham Tobias (2:02.60), Lane Tech Junior Arturo Cardiel (2:02.14), Steinmetz Senior Alexis Sarabia (running in the 3200m run prior to the 800m), Jones College Prep Junior Markiyan Protsiv, Lane Tech Junior Pavlo Hutsalyuk, and Whitney Young Junior Kevin Ma.

 Northside Alumni legend Wesley Laytham was the #5 seed in 2010, when he qualified for the IHSA State Championships in the 800m run.

 Northside Sophomore Danny Rosen (4:25.30) is also seeded in the fast heat of the 1600m run. Danny Rosen broke the five minute barrier for the first time in February, and is now the fastest Sophomore in the IHSA Sectional meet with a 4:25.30! Rosen is the most improved Sophomore in Illinois. 

 If Rosen finishes in the top 2 in the Sectional, or runs a 4:22.04 1600m, he would automatically qualify for the IHSA State Championships!

 Additional athletes in the fast heat of the 1600m run include: Oak Park River Forest Junior Paul Clancy (4:42.10), Whitney Young Sophomore Charles Sandberg (4:41.36), Lake View Senior Luis Gomez (4:41.21), Steinmetz Senior Alexis Sarabia (4:40.41), Lane Tech Junior Luis Ramirez (4:39.74), Lincoln Park Senior Michael Stubna (4:37.43), Jones College Prep Sophomore Alex Behle (4:36.90), Taft Junior Abraham Tobias (4:35.87), Whitney Young Senior Michael Perez (4:32.24), St. Ignatius Senior Taylor Dugas (4:30.16), Oak Park River Forest Sophomore Jack Monaghan (4:29.10), Jones College Prep Junior Kyle Maloney, Lane Tech Senior David Schmieg,  and St. Ignatius Senior Chris Korabik.   

 Northside Freshman Kyle Friedler has the fastest "seed" time in Section I of the 3200m run. Northside Junior Adrian Black is seeded #6 in Section II of the 3200m.

 Northside Senior Lucien Fitzpatrick is in the Top flight for High Jump and Triple Jump. Fitzpatrick is also in the "FAST" heat for the 300m Hurdles.

 Northside Junior Ari Perlmutter is in the Top flight for Shot Put. Northside Junior Porter Abbey is in the Top flight for Long Jump. 

 Northside is also in the "FAST" heat in the 4x800m Relay and the 4x400m Relay at IHSA Sectional Championships!