Announcement
Nicholas Brown, Steven Kataba, Justin Washington, and Keith Jones BREAK 4x160m Relay School Record!
Nicholas Brown, Steven Kataba, Justin Washington, and Keith Jones were honored at the East Bank Club with plaques at the Northside Track & Field Banquet for breaking the school record to WIN the 4x160m Relay at the Maine East Blue Demon Invitational!
The Varsity 4x160m Relay BROKE the SCHOOL RECORD (1:19.50) with an official time of 1:16.70.
Northside Sophomore Nicholas Brown ran a 20.05 160m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Steven Kataba. Senior Steven Kataba ran a 18.79 160m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Justin Washington. Northside Senior Justin Washington ran a 18.96 160m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a good exchange to Keith Jones. Northside Senior Keith Jones anchored Northside to FIRST PLACE with an impressive 18.61 160m split to BREAK THE SCHOOL RECORD with an official time of 1:16.70. The Chicago Northside Mustangs also came very close to the Stadium record!
Nicholas Brown, Steven Kataba, Justin Washington, and Keith Jones were awarded GOLD MEDALS for finishing in FIRST place overall in the 4x160m Relay. Deerfield finished in second place with an official time of 1:18.20. Vernon Hills finished in third place with an official time of 1:18.3. Glenbard East and Leyden finished in a fourth place tie with an official time of 1:18.9. Schaumburg finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 1:19.1.
Northside dropped 2.80 seconds from the Niles North Viking Invitational (1:19.50) to BREAK THE SCHOOL RECORD with an official time of 1:16.70. Nicholas Brown, Steven Kataba, Justin Washington, and Keith Jones received watermelons at practice for breaking the school record in the 4x160m Relay.
