Announcement
Danny Rosen WINS Class 2A State Title in the 800m! Kyle Friedler BREAKS SCHOOL RECORD in 3200m! Keith Jones reaches the MEDAL stand in the 200m!
On Friday, March 25, 2016, Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon, Distance Coach Michael Giberson, Sprints Coach Mathew Madera, Northside Senior Danny Rosen, Junior Kyle Friedler, Junior Alex Ortiz, Junior Brian McManus, Senior Violet Sackett, Junior Fiona Casey, Sophomore Sara McCoy, Junior Anna Pasek, Junior Sylwia Balata, Freshman Erin Franke, Freshman Faith Zehfuss, and Freshman Erin Goldman traveled to Bloomington, Illinois for the Indoor State Championships (Illinois Top Times).
The Mustangs stayed at Eastland Suites in Bloomington, Illinois. The suites contain two floors of rooms with a staircase, two bathrooms, Plasma Televisions, and a full size kitchen with a large refigerator and microwave. A special thanks to Northside Principal Kelly Mest and Athletic Director Andrew Mayer for the wonderful accomodations.
After Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon treated the TEAM to a fine dinner at Olive Garden at his own expense, Northside returned to the hotel to rest up for the Indoor State Championships.
On Saturday, March 26, 2016, the Indoor State Championships took place at the Shirk Center in Bloomington, Illinois. The stadium was filled to its capacity, with people standing in the upper deck just to get a glimpse of the meet. Indoor State was also broadcasted live on the internet at runnerspace.com.
The stadium at Illinois Wesleyan University featured a 200m Track, multipurpose room for Team camps, warm-up room for athletes adjacent to the track, upper deck seating, a video screen, showing the results of all the events throughout the meet, and a play-by-play announcer who gave live commentary on every event that took place.
The Northside School Record (9:37) for the 3200m run has lasted since 2004. It was the oldest school record at Northside College Prep. It was held by John Krumsee. John Krumsee was coached in the sport of Cross Country by Principal Kelly Mest.
In High School, John Krumsee won the individual CPS City Cross Country Title, and also won the individual IHSA Regional Cross Country Titles during his Junior and Senior year. In College, he was the number one runner for NCAA Division I Creighton from Sophomore through Senior year, and holds all of their collegiate distance records. John Krumsee graduated from Creighton with a degree in Economics.
Northside Junior Kyle Friedler has won the Indoor City Title in the 3200m run for two consecutive years (2015 and 2016). Most recently, Kyle Friedler ran a personal best of 9:49.43 to win the 2016 Indoor City Title and Qualify for the Indoor State Championships.
In Bloomington, Illinois, on Saturday, March 26, 2016, Kyle Frielder was issued race number 730 for the Class 2A Indoor State Championships (Illinois Top Times) for the 3200m run.
In the 3200m run, Northside Captain Kyle Friedler ran the first 400m in 73 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 70 seconds (2:23 800m), and then ran the next 400m in 71 seconds (3:34 1200m), and then ran the next 400m in 72 seconds (4:46 1600m), and then ran the next 400m in 72 seconds (5:58 2000m), and then ran the next 400m in 72 seconds (7:10 2400m), and then ran the next 400m in 74 seconds (8:24 2800m), and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 68.77 seconds to BREAK THE SCHOOL RECORD (9:37) with a personal best time of 9:32.77.
Northside Junior Kyle Frielder ran the first mile in 4:46, and then ran an EVEN split of 4:46 on the final mile to finish in fifth place in Illinois with a personal best time of 9:32.77. Kyle Friedler dropped 17 seconds (9:49.43) off his best time with a NEW school record of 9:32.77. Kyle Friedler was honored at Illinois Top Times on the MEDAL stand with a very impressive medal for finishing fifth in Illinois! Kyle Friedler will also be honored again in practice on Monday with a Watermelon for breaking the school record in the 3200m run!!
Prior to Saturday, only one Northside athlete (Mac Melto, 400m, 2012) had ever won an event at Illinois Top Times (Indoor State Championships). Northside alumni legend Mac Melto is currently a Senior at NCAA Division I DePaul, and has won five Big East Titles during his collegiate career. Melto still holds the Illinois Top Times meet record for the Class 2A 400m (49.25).
On Saturday, March 26, 2016, Northside Senior Danny Rosen made history by becoming the second athlete in Northside history to WIN an event at the Indoor State Championships.
In the 800m run, Northside Captain Danny Rosen was tripped on the very first turn of the race. Rosen did not give up. Rosen recovered instantely, and immediately worked his way back to the front of the pack. Danny Rosen ran the first 200m in 29 seconds, and then ran the next 200m in 32 seconds (61 400m), and then ran the next 200m in 29 seconds (1:30 600m), and then ran the final 200m in 30 seconds to WIN the Class 2A 800m run! Danny Rosen ran the first 400m in 61 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 59.16 seconds to WIN the 800m run with an official time of 2:00.21! Danny Rosen was honored at Illinois Top Times on the MEDAL stand with a very impressive medal for finishinig FIRST in Illinois!
In the 1600m run, Northside Junior Danny Rosen ran the first 800m in 2:17, and then ran the final 800m in a NEGATIVE split of 2:15.56 to finish in 11th place with an outstanding time of 4:32.56.
In the 200m Dash, Northside Senior Keith Jones finished in 8th place to reach the MEDAL stand with an outstanding time of 23.50. In a nice ceremony, Keith Jones was awarded a Medal for finishing in 8th place in Illinois!
