Announcement
They did it! Junior Steven Kataba, Junior Keith Jones, Junior Justin Washington, and Junior Garret Barch BREAK SCHOOL RECORD in the 4x200m Relay!
The Northside School Record for the 4x200m Relay has lasted since 2010 (1:36.50, Spartan Relays). The record was held by Alumni legends Nathaniel Agharese (Stanford), Hunter Speese (Notre Dame), Neal Capapas (Indiana), and Mac Melto (DePaul).
In the Varsity 4x200m Relay, Chicago Leo (Jamil Green, Tyler Goodwin, Harvey Moss, Zuriel Cook) won it with an official time of 1:34.98. The Chicago Northside Mustangs BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD to finish in SECOND place with an official time of 1:36.36. Northside Junior Steven Kataba ran a 200m split of 24.27, and made a nice exchange to Keith Jones. Northside Junior Keith Jones ran a 200m split of 24.23, and made a good exchange to Justin Washington. Northside Junior Justin Washington ran a 200m split of 24.37, and made a nice exchange to Garret Barch. Northside Junior Garret Barch anchored Northside to SECOND place, and a NEW SCHOOL RECORD with an impressive 22.83 200m split for an official time of 1:36.36. Steven Kataba, Keith Jones, Justin Washington, and Garret Barch were awarded WATERMELONS in practice on Thursday for BREAKING THE SCHOOL RECORD in the 4x200m Relay. Steven Kataba, Keith Jones, Justin Washington, and Garret Barch were also awarded MEDALS for finishing in second place in the 4x200m Relay. Steven Kataba, Keith Jones, Justin Washington, and Garret Barch will also receive Plaques at the June 5, 2015 Northside Track & Field Banquet for breaking the school record in the 4x200m Relay! Northside Sprints Coach Vernon James did an outstanding job with the 4x200m Relay.
Chicago Bulls College Prep finished in third place in the 4x200m Relay with an outstanding time of 1:39.69. Roosevelt finished in fourth place with an official time of 1:40.22. Von Steuben finished in fifth place with an official time of 1:59.04.
