Announcement
Thank You Northside Parents, Coaches, Volunteers, Athletes, and Officials
The 2015 Chicago Northside IHSA Sectional Championship meet provided a very special Track & Field experience for all participants.
Medals were awarded to the Top 6 Athletes in each event. Goody bags were also given to all participants on every team. A special thanks to the Rosen Family, the Lowenthal Family, the McManus Family, and the Northside Coaching Staff for helping make over 350 goody bags for the IHSA Sectional Championships.
Concordia University was spectacular. It is one of the best venues for a Track & Field meet.
A hospitality room in the Press Box (Sky Box) with food and drink was provided by Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon for all visiting coaches and Northside parents.
A full course Pasta Dinner was also provided to all 16 Coaching Staffs at the Chicago Northside Seed Meeting on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 by Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon.
A special thanks to former Northside Sprints Coach Mark Morgan for serving as the clerk of the course, and for checking in over 350 athletes.
The Team would also like to thank Northside Distance Coach Patrick O'Connor, Sprints Coach Vernon James, and Throws Coach Erasmo De La Cruz for helping with all of the heavy lifting of equipment before and after the meet, and for their outstanding coaching during the meet.
The Team would also like to thank Northside Athletic Director Andrew Mayer for all of his help in preparation and meet management for the IHSA Sectional Championship meet.
Northside would also like to thank IHSA Official Michael W. Gibbs for serving as Meet Referee for the 2015 Chicago Northside IHSA Sectional.
Northside would also like to thank IHSA Official James J. Garvey for serving as the Head Starter.
Northside would also like to thank IHSA Official Michael E. Schnable for serving as the Assistant Starter.
Northside would also like to thank Clark Jillson of AccuRace Timing Services. The meet was finished in record time thanks to the tremendous efforts of Clark Jillson. Clark Jillson also published the official results immediately after each event was finished on the wall. Team scores were also provided after each event.
AccuRace Timing is also the official timer for the Eric Nelson Classic, William Penn University, the University of Wisconsin, IIlinois State, Marquette University, Ashford University, University of Dubuque, Grand View University, North Central, Knox College, and Macalester College.
Last, the Northside Coaching Staff would like to thank all of the Northside athletes that helped collect admissions, Distribute Awards, provided hip numbers for athletes, helped with the Hurdle Crew, and set up Hurdles for the 110m Hurdles and the 300m Hurdles. Hours after the meet ended, Northside athletes stayed at Concordia Univeristy putting away the Hurdles, covering the Long Jump pit, and covering the Triple Jump Put. Thanks again.
