Announcement
Alex Ortiz runs an impressive 2:07.64 800m at the Indoor City Championships!
In the 800m run, Northside Captain Alex Ortiz finished in fourth place with an impressive time of 2:07.64. Northside Junior Alex Ortiz broke free from a crowded start to run the first 200m in 30 seconds, and then ran the next 200m in 33 seconds for a 400m split of 63 seconds. Alex Ortiz then ran the next 200m in a NEGATIVE split of 31 seconds for a 600m split of 1:34, and then ran the final 200m in 33 seconds to finish in fourth place in Chicago to secure vital points for the Mustangs with an outstanding time of 2:07.64.
In 2015, Alex Ortiz fastest open INDOOR 800m time was a 2:14.19.
In 2016, Alex Ortiz ran a open INDOOR 800m time of 2:07.64 at the Indoor City Championships, for a time drop of 6.55 seconds from 2015 to 2016!!
Ortiz also had a BIG day in the 4x400m Relay. He split a personal best 56.29 400m to put Northside on the MEDAL stand.
