Announcement
Northside Sophomore 4x800m Relay comes within 10 seconds of the Medal stand at the Maine East Invitational
On Saturday, March 7, 2015, the Northside Sophomore Boys traveled to Maine East High School for the 49th Annual Blue Demon Invitational. It was the Mustangs second appearance in Northside history at the Blue Demon Invitational.
Former All State 800m runner, and Head Coach of the Maine East Track & Field Team, Scott Schultes, invited Northside to be a part of the 49th Annual Blue Demon Invitational. The meet is limited to ten Teams, and Northside accepted the invitation to be a part of a great indoor meet.
Maine East has a long history of hosting the best Track meets in the Central Suburban league. The competition is always outstanding. They have also hosted Indoor Pentathlons at the start of every indoor track season. The Track is 160m and allows athletes to use 1/8 Pyramid spikes. Maine East also features upper deck stadium seating.
The 49th Annual Blue Demon Invitational featured Deerfield, Glenbard East, Leyden, Maine West, New Trier, Northside, Schaumburg, Northridge, Vernon Hills, and host Maine East.
The meet featured FOUR Sophomore-Freshman events, the Shot Put, 4x800m Relay, 4x160m Relay, and 4x400m Relay.
Medals were awarded to the top six athletes or Relays in each event.
Individual events and relays were scored on the following point scale: 10-8-6-4-2-1.
In the Sophomore 4x800m Relay, New Trier won it with a 9:05.4. Deerfield finished in second place with a 9:14.90. Northridge finished in third place with a 9:54.7. Leyden finished in fourth place with a 9:55.80. Vernon Hills finished in fifth place with a 10:00.4. Maine West finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a 10:02.0. Northside finished in seventh place with an official time of 10:12.40.
Northside Sophomore Josh Borgwardt ran a PERSONAL BEST 800m split of 2:28.30 on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Mason Sotomayor. Northside Freshman Mason Sotomayor ran a PERSONAL BEST 800m split of 2:39.88 on the second leg of the relay, and made a good exchange to Kyle Lowenthal. Northside Freshman Kyle Lowenthal ran a PERSONAL BEST 800m split of 2:35.04 on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Brian McManus. Lowenthal ran the fastest 800m split by a Northside Freshman this season. Northside Sophomore Brian McManus anchored Northside to seventh place overall with a 2:29.18 800m split for an official time of 10:12.40.
