CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

 Evanston High School features an Orange and Blue MONDO surface 160m indoor Track. Athletes were permitted to use 1/4 pyramid spikes. 

 The Wildkits Indoor Classic featured six outstanding teams, including: Waukegan, Morgan Park, Schaumburg, Chicago Northside, New Trier, and host Evanston.  

 The large size of the Teams made the Track Meet more fun in every event. New Trier High School arrived with five buses of athletes, and entered a record 210 athletes in the meet.

 The meet had a very strong field. In 2015, Evanston finished in second place at the Class 3A IHSA State Track & Field Championships. Morgan Park is also ranked among the top Teams in the Chicago Public League.

  Evanston Head Coach Don Michelin and staff hosted an outstanding meet. The meet had non-stop action, and in addition to all of the traditional Track events, Evanston had several special relays at the end of meet, including an Indoor Middle Distance Medley Relay (400m-160m-160m-800m). A special thanks to Evanston Head Coach Don Michelin and staff for a great experience.

 Individual events and relays were scored on the following point scale: 10-8-6-4-2-1.

 In the Varsity 55m High Hurdles, Northside Senior Garret Barch finished in fifth place overall with an outstanding time of 8.81. New Trier's Moriarty finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 9.00. Northside Junior Jack Nolan hurdled a PERSONAL BEST time of 10.83. Northside Junior Jay Borgwardt hurdled a PERSONAL BEST time of 11.10. Northside Junior Christian Guerrero Hurdled an official time of 11.30.

 In the Varsity 55m Dash, Schaumburg's Galovich finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 6.94. Northside Junior Jacob Cosby ran an outstanding time of 7.35.

 In the Varsity 4x800m Relay, Morgan Park won it with a 9:16.30. Evanston finished in second with a 9:24.96. Schaumberg finished in third place with a 9:33.43. Waukegan finished in fourth place with a 9:47.39. New Trier and Chicago Northside did not field a 4x800m Relay at the Evanston Indoor Classic.

 In the Varsity 3200m run, Northside Junior Kyle Friedler WON it with a PERSONAL BEST time of 9:58.62. It was the fastest Indoor 3200m time in the history of Northside College Prep. Captain Kyle Friedler also passed Alumni legend Malcolm Grba on the All Time list for the fifth fastest 3200m run time (Indoor and Outdoor) in Northside history! Based on 2015 qualifying times in the Class 2A 3200m run for the Indoor State Championships, Friedler may have already qualified for Indoor State. The Top 12 Athletes in the State compete for the Indoor State Title on March 26. Kyle Friedler could be the first Northside athlete to qualify this season for Illinois Prep Top Times, the Indoor State Championships. Kyle Frielder ran the first mile in 4:57, and then ran the final mile in 5:01 for a personal best time of 9:58.62.

 Friedler ran a personal best time of 9:58.62 on a 160m Track at Evanston High School. Friedler will have an opportunity to improve his time on a 200m Indoor Track, later in the season. 

 Northside Junior Arjuna Lemke also scored for the Chicago Northside Mustangs in the 3200m run with an official time of 12:33.66. Arjuna Lemke ran the first mile in 5:51, and then ran the final mile 6:42 for an official time of 12:33.66.

 In the Varsity 800m run, Northside Senior Danny Rosen cruised to victory in his first race of the season with an outstanding time of 2:05.49. Captain Danny Rosen ran 160m splits of 23, 24, 26, 26, and then ran the final 160m in 26 seconds for an outstanding time of 2:05.49. Northside has won the 800m run at the Evanston Indoor Classic for two consecutive years! Waukegan's Wynn finished in second place with an official time of 2:08.7. New Trier's Suchland finished in third place with an official time of 2:19.07. Evanston's Eovddi finished in fourth place with an official time of 2:20.09. New Trier's Govert finished in fifth place with an official time of 2:20.40. New Trier's Adkins finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 2:20.97.

 In the Varsity Pole Vault, ties were broken by awarding the higher place to the athlete with the least total misses in the competition. New Trier's O'Connor won it with a vault of 10'0. Schaumburg's Skomis finished in second place with a vault of 10'0. New Trier's Wrobel finished in third place with a vault of 9'6. New Trier's Nierman finished in fourth place with a vault of 9'0. Northside Junior Brendan Powers finished in fifth place with a PERSONAL BEST vault of 8'6!! Powers is closing in on the Northside school record (9'0). New Trier's Cascio finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a vault of 8'6.

 In the Varsity Shot Put, New Trier's Shoyp finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a throw of 43'5. Northside Junior Jacob Cosby had a season best throw of 40'2. Northside Junior Christion Guerrero had an outstanding throw of 27'5. Northside Senior Arjuna Lemke threw an official distance of 23'6. Northside Junior Miquel Garay threw a personal best 20'8. Northside Junior Vladimir Andrade threw an official distance of 20'4.

 Chicago Morgan Park had an impressive day in ALL of the jumping events. Morgan Park won the High Jump, Long Jump, and Triple Jump.

 In the Varsity High Jump, Morgan Park's Taylor won it with a leap of 6'1. Schaumburg's Enoch finished in second place with a jump of 6'1. New Trier's O'Connor finished in third place with a jump of 5'8. Evanston's Jones finsihed in fourth place with a jump of 5'6. Evanston's Coleman finished in fifth place with a jump of 5'6. Northside Junior Jacob Cosby finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a season best leap of 5'2. Northside Junior Brandon Banas jumped a personal best 5'0.

 In the Varsity Long Jump, Morgan Park's Taylor won it with a jump of 21'5.5. Evanston's Brian D. finished in second place with a jump of 20'1.75. Evanston's Michael H. finished in third place with a jump of 18'7.25. Morgan Park's Roberts finished in fourth place with a jump of 17'9. New Trier's O'Connor finished in fifth place with a jump of 16'8. O'Connor scored in the Pole Vault, High Jump, and Long Jump! New Trier's Nixon finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a leap of 16'0.25. Northside Junior Brian McManus jumped a season best 15'11. Northside Junior Jack Nolan jumped an official distance of 14'3.25. Northside Junior Jay Borgwardt made three outstanding attempts, but faulted on each attempt.

 In the Varsity Triple Jump, Morgan Park's Nowell won it with a jump of 44'4. Evanston's Wilburn finished in second place with a jump of 41'6. Waukegan's Harris finished in third place with a jump of 41'6. Evanston's Caines, son of Highland Park Head Track Coach, finished in fourth place with an outstanding jump of 36'7.5. New Trier's Shanfield finished in fifth place with a jump of 35'5. New Trier's Nixon finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a jump of 33'4.50. Northside Junior Brandon Banas finished in seventh place with an outstanding jump of 33'2.5. Northside Junior Jack Nolan made three outstanding attempts, but faulted on each attempt.

 In the Varsity 4x200m Relay, Northside finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 1:46.56. Northside Senior Garret Barch ran an impressive 200m split of 25.96 on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Jacob Cosby. Northside Junior Jacob Cosby ran an outstanding 200m split of 26.17 on the second leg of the relay, and made a good exchange to Brendan Powers. Northside Senior Brendan Powers ran an impressive 200m split of 27.59, and made a nice exchange to Brandon Banas. Northside Junior Brandon Banas anchored Northside to sixth place overall with an outstanding 200m split of 27.06 for an official time of 1:46.56.

 Northside Senior Steven Kataba missed the 9:10 am bus departure (scheduled for 9:00 am) to Evanston High School, and hiked five miles in very cold tempertaures, on his own, to attend the Evanston Indoor Classic just in time for the 400m Dash. Steven Kataba showed incredible determination, and it paid off in the 400m Dash.

 In the Varsity 400m dash, Evanston's Garron won it with an official time of 53.23. Northside Senior Steven Kataba was in last place with 160m left in the race, and did not give up. Steven Kataba outkicked the entire field in the final 160m to finish in SECOND place with a season best time of 56.69. Steven Kataba ran a pure guts race and scored EIGHT points for the TEAM. New Trier's Conteraton fnished in third place with an official time of 57.00. Waukegan's Harris finished in fourth place with an official time of 57.64. Evanston's Hampton finished in fifth place with an official time of 58.42. Morgan Park's Perkins finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 59.61. Northside Junior Jay Borgwardt ran an outstanding time of 61.34.

 In the Varsity 600m run, New Trier's Severino won it with an official time of 1:30.82. New Trier's Higgins finished in second place with an official time of 1:37.69. Northside Senior Troy Hu finished in THIRD place with an official time of 1:37.73. Waukegan's Carmona finished in fourth place with an official time of 1:39.28. Evanston's Ennis finished in fifth place with an official time of 1:39.95. Northside Junior Sergio Soto finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 1:40.21.

 In the Varsity 55m Low Hurdles, Northside Senior Garret Barch finished in THIRD place with an official time of 7.90. New Trier's Robitalle finished in fourth place with an official time of 8.29. New Trier's Moriarty finished in fifth place with an official time of 8.31. New Trier's Czamiak finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 8.66. Northside Junior Jack Nolan ran an outstanding time of 8.71. Northside Junior Christion Guerrero ran an official time of 10.00.

 In the Varsity 1600m run, Northside Junior Brian McManus finished in seventh place with an outstanding time of 5:06.75. Brian McManus ran the first 800m in 2:32, and then ran the final 800m in 2:34 for an official time of 5:06.75.

 In the Varsity 300m dash, Morgan Park's McCoy finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 40.34. Northside Junior Brandon Banas set the school record with a personal best time of 42.13.

 In the Varsity Weight Man's 4x160m Relay, Northside finished in fourth place with an official time of 1:35.10. Northside Junior Christion Guerrero ran a 24.20 on the first leg of the relay. Northside Junior Vladimir Andrade ran a 23.36 on the second leg of the relay. Northside Junior Miguel Garay ran a 23.31 on the third leg of the relay. Northside Junior Arjuna Lemke anchored Northside to fourth place with a 26.39 160m split for an official time of 1:35.10.

 In the Varsity Indoor Medley Relay (400m-160m-160m-800m), Northside finished in fourth place with an official time of 4:14.40. Northside Junior Sergio Soto ran a 61.12 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Junior Vladimir Andrade ran a 23.94 160m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Junior Miguel Garay ran a 23.00 160m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Senior Troy Hu anchored Northside to fourth place with an 800m split of 2:26.83 for an official time of 4:14.40.

 In the Varsity 4x400m Relay, Northside finished in fourth place with an official time of 3:57.00. Northside Junior Jay Borgwardt ran an impressive 58.79 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Junior Brian McManus ran a 60.71 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Junior Kyle Friedler ran a 60.46 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Senior Danny Rosen anchored Northside to fourth place with a 400m split of 57.45 for an official time of 3:57.00.

  Inches and tenths make a Champion. New Trier won the meet by ONE point, with 139 points. Evanston and Morgan Park tied for second place with 138 points.

 In one year, Chicago Northside improved from fifth place (2015) to fourth place (2016) with 67 points at the Evanston Indoor Classic, and posted victories over: 5. Schaumburg (52 points), and 6. Waukegan (44 points).

 After two meets, the Northside Varsity men have a record of 9-4.