Announcement
Sophomore Alex Ortiz BREAKS THE FIVE MINUTE BARRIER to finish in FOURTH place in the VARSITY 1600m run with a personal best 4:55.90!!
After finishing in SECOND place in the Sophomore 800m run at the Niles West Wolves Indoor Classic, and most recently, finishing in THIRD place in the Sophomore 1600m run at the Evanston Wildkits Indoor Classic with a personal best time of 5:05.83, Northside Sophomore Alex Ortiz was promoted to the Varsity for the Glenbrook North Spartan Indoor Classic.
The five minutes barrier is the bench mark for elite high school milers.
In the Varsity 1600m run, Sophomore Alex Ortiz dropped 10 seconds (5:05.83) from the Evanston Wildkits Indoor Classic to finish in FOURTH place with a personal best time of 4:55.90. Alex Ortiz ran the first 800m in 2:24, and then ran the final 800m in 2:31 to BREAK THE FIVE MINUTES BARRIER to finish in FOURTH place overall with a PERSONAL BEST time of 4:55.90.
Alex Ortiz earned a Varsity letter in Track by scoring points in a Varsity race.
Alex Ortiz also ran the 22nd fastest 1600m time in the history of Northside!
After the historic race, Sophomore Alex Ortiz praised Northside Senior Adrian Black for encouraging him to stay with him throughout the race.
