Announcement
WOW! Malcolm Grba drops 9 seconds to WIN the 1600m run with a personal best 4:27.76!! Rosen WINS 800m! 2:00.69! Ortiz and Frielder finish 2-3 in 3200!
The meet featured Deerfield High School, Northside College Prep, and host Glenbrook North.
It was a very friendly atmosphere as several reunions took place throughout the meet. Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon attended Glenbrook North from 1986-1990, and is a member of their athletic college wall of fame.
The meet was completed very efficiently, and had non-stop action on the Track, which put the crowd on their feet at all times, and created a fun atmosphere for all participating Teams. The sound system at William Lutz Stadium was also fantastic.
A special thanks to Glenbrook North Head Coach Scott Lasky, and Assistant Coaches Byrne, Gross, and Vincent for hosting an outstanding meet.
Glenbrook North is a very talented Team. They won the Central Suburban League Indoor Title, and also upset Jones College Prep to win the Indoor State Title in the 4x800m Relay. Deerfield also has a great Team every year.
Individual Events were scored on the following point scale: 5-3-2-1.
Relays were scored on the following point scale: 5-3.
At the Spartan Classic, Northside had some of the BEST performances in the history of the program.
In the Varsity 1600m run, Northside Captain Malcolm Grba ran the first 400m in 68 seconds, and then he broke the field to take the lead with a NEGATIVE split of 67 seconds (2:15 800m split), and then he ran the next 400m in another NEGATIVE split of 66 seconds (3:21 1200m split), and then he ran the final 400m in an EVEN split of 66 seconds to WIN the 1600m run with a PERSONAL BEST time of 4:27.76. Malcolm Grab ran the first 800m in 2:15, and then ran the final 800m in a NEGATIVE split of 2:12 for an official time of 4:27.76. Malcolm Grba dropped nine seconds (4:36.00) for a personal best time of 4:27.76. It was one of the most incredible performances ever at the Glenbrook North Spartan Classic. Spectators were amazed, and everyone was congragulating Chicago Northside Senior Malcolm Grba for his awesome finish to WIN the 1600m run with a 4:27.76!! Malcolm Grba also passed Alumni legends Patrick Brennan, Charlie Mesimore, Ezra Edgerton, and Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss for the second fastest time in Northside history! Grba is now within four seconds of the automatic qualifying time for the IHSA State Track & Field Championships!
In the Varsity 800m run, Northside Junior Danny Rosen raced members of the Glenbrook North Indoor State Championship (Illinois Top Times) 4x800m Relay Team. Danny Rosen ran the first 400m in 58 seconds to take the lead, and was then challenged by Glenbrook North phenom Jason Golden. Rosen outkicked Golden in the final 400m with a 62.69 seconds split to WIN the 800m run with an outstanding time of 2:00.69. Northside Junior Philip Wdowiak finished in fourth place with a personal best time of 2:12.00. Philip Wdowiak dropped seven seconds (2:19) to finish in fourth place with a personal best time of 2:12.00. Philip Wdowiak ran the first 400m in 62 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 70 seconds for an outstanding time of 2:12.00. Additional finishers for Northside in the 800m run included: Sophomore Jakob Lemke (2:27.14), Sophomore Vladimir Andrade (2:35.15), and Freshman Mason Sotomayor (2:45.00).
