CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

 On Friday, June 6, 2014, the Northside Track & Field TEAM will be honored at the East Bank Club. The East Bank Club is located at 500 N. Kingsbury Street, Chicago, Illinois 60654. Dinner will be served at 5:45 PM. The Northside Track & Field Banquet has been compared to the Heisman Trophy presentation.

 The Northside Track & Field awards banquet is one of the most meaningful events of the school year. It represents the official acknowledgement of the athletes accomplishments before the entire Team, administration, parents, and guests. A record 150 athletes, parents, and guests will be in attendance! 

 Among other awards, Varsity letters, Junior Varsity letters, Sophomore letters, and Freshman numerals will be awarded at the Track & Field Banquet. 

  The 2014 Northside Track season has been was one of the most successful seasons in the history of Northside College Prep. 30 athletes earned Watermelons and a plaque for breaking a school record in an individual event and/or relay! 

  After finishing in second place for three consecutive years (2011-2012-2013), the Northside Varsity Men WON their first Indoor City TEAM title! Trophies will be awarded at the Banquet to all 21 members of the Indoor City Championship Team, including Relay alternates, and athletes in attendance at the Indoor City Championships to support the TEAM! Northside also won individual City titles in the 4x800m, 800m, 1600m, and 4x400m Relay at the Indoor City Championships. 24K Gold Championship Rings will also be awarded to athletes that won individual titles in the 4x800m (Danny Rosen, Matthew Gomez, Max McCoy, Simon Kafka), 800m (Malcolm Grba), 1600m (Danny Rosen), and 4x400m Relay (Malcolm Grba, Simon Kafka, Danny Rosen, Tom Frejowski) at the Indoor City Championships.

 Northside also had Illinois Prep Top Times Indoor State qualifiers in the 800m run (Malcolm Grba) and 4x800m Relay (Danny Rosen, Simon Kafka, Tom Frejowski, and Matthew Gomez). Northside Junior Malcolm Grba reached the Medal Stand in the 800m run at Illinois Prep Top Times!

 At the Outdoor City Championships, Northside earned ALL CITY HONORS in the 4x800m Relay (Malcolm Grba, Max McCoy, Matthew Gomez, Cesar Rufino), 110m Hurdles (Lucien Fitzpatrick), 400m Dash (Tom Frejowski), High Jump (Lucien Fitzpatrick), Triple Jump (Lucien Fitzpatrick), 800m (Simon Kafka), 1600m (Danny Rosen), and Sophomore 3200m (Kyle Friedler).

 At the IHSA Sectional Championships, Northside earned ALL SECTIONAL HONORS in the Triple Jump (Lucien Fitzpatrick), 4x800m Relay (Matthew Gomez, Max McCoy, Nate Mendez, Cesar Rufino), 400m Dash (Tom Frejowski), 1600m (Danny Rosen), and 4x400m Relay (Malcolm Grba, Simon Kafka, Danny Rosen, Tom Frejowski). 

 Northside also qualified for the IHSA State Track & Field Championships for the SEVENTH consecutive year!! Since 2008, Northside is the only Track Program in the CPS that has qualified for the IHSA State Championships for seven consecutive years! It also the only Sport at Northside that has been to the State Championships for seven consecutive years.

 At the 2014 IHSA State Track & Field Championships, Northside Junior Tom Frejowski ran a personal best 50.82 400m dash. An IHSA State qualifying Medal will be presented to Tom Frejowski at the Banquet. 

 Northside also had several alumni become heros to the Team in NCAA Track & Field Meets  throughout the country! Wesley Laytham at Davidson. Charlie Mesimore at Cornell. Cooper Eben at Duke.

 Mac Melto and Patrick Brennan will be honored on Friday as the 2014 Northside Alumni of the Year. 

 In 2014, as a collegiate Sophomore, Mac Melto came within 0.35 of a second of competing for the National Title! Mac Melto ran a personal best 400m time of 46.94 for NCAA Division I DePaul Blue Demons. Melto also ran faster in the 400m Dash than NINE athletes at the 2012 London Olympics, including:

  In 2014, Mac Melto WON the Indoor Big East Title in the 400m Dash and 4x400m Relay. Mac Melto also WON the Outdoor Big East Title in the 400m Dash and 4x100m Relay. Mac Melto also earned multiple Medals in the 200m dash.

 A special Track & Field Trophy will be presented to Mac Melto as 2014 Northside Alumni of the Year.

 In 2013, as a high school senior, Patrick Brennan qualified for the IHSA State Track & Field Championships in a record four events, 4x800m Relay, 800m, 1600m, and 4x400m Relay. He was also the fourth Track athlete in the history of Northside to win the Senior Male Athlete of the Year Award.

 Since the Fall 2013, Northside Alumni legend Patrick Brennan received instruction and intense training as a member of the Notre Dame Boxing Team in preparation for the 2014 Bengal Bouts Boxing Tournament.

 The Bengal Bouts is an annual charity boxing tournament with the mantra: "Strong Bodies Fight, that Weak Bodies May Be Nourished". In 2014, the tournament was broadcasted on ESPN3, and raised over $100,000.00 for Holy Cross Missions in Bangladesh.