CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

 On Friday, February 3, 2017, the Northside Varsity Track & Field TEAM traveled to Skokie, Illinois for the Niles West Wolves Indoor Classic.

 The Niles West Wolves Indoor Classic featured 11 schools, including Niles North, Northtown Academy, Taft, Northside College Prep, DePaul College Prep, Perspective Auburn, Perspetive MSA, Von Steuben, Mather, Curie, and host Niles West.

 A special thanks to Niles West Head Coach Chris Vivone, Distance Coach Michael Grossman, and staff for hosting an outstanding meet.

 Northside would also like to thank the IHSA Officials for an outstanding job officiating the Niles West Wolves Indoor Classic.

 The opening of the Indoor Track & Field season is a special day. A Track & Field meet features 18 events, with non-stop action on the Track, and events being run simutaneously in the Field, including Shot Put, Long Jump, Pole Vault, Triple Jump, and High Jump.

 The first recorded Track & Field meet dates back to the Anicent Olymic Games, in 776 B.C. in Olympia, Greece.

 In 2013, the Chicago Northside Varsity Men scored 54.50 points at Niles West.

 In 2014, the Chicago Northside Varsity Men scored 65.50 points at Niles West.

 In 2016, Northside attended the De La Salle Blue Invitational the week of the Niles West Indoor classic.

 In 2017, the Chicago Northside Varsity Men returned to Skokie, Illinois, and scored 74.00 points at the Niles West Wolves Indoor Classic!

 Individual events and Relays were scored 10-8-6-4-2-1.

 Northside College Prep keeps track of every point scored throughout the season. If an athlete scores a Varsity point in a Track meet, the athlete is awarded a Varsity letter. Every point scored is vital to the success of the TEAM.

Several Championship meets have been determined by a single point.

Northside had a BIG day on the scoreboard and in the record books as well.

The first Track event of the night was the 1000m run. The school record for the 1000m run was held by Alumni legend Malcolm Grba (Tulane) with a 2:45.62 in 2015. Grba also ran a 2:00.12 800m, and a 4:25.81 1600m during his high school career. In 2015, Malcolm Grba was honored at graduation with the Senior Male Athlete of the Year Award. 

In the Varsity 1000m run, Northside Senior Kyle Friedler ran the first 200m in 31 seconds, and then ran 160m splits of 25 seconds (56 seconds for 360m), 27 seconds (1:23 for 520m), an equal split of 27 seconds (1:50 for 680m), 28 seconds (2:18 for 840m) and then Friedler explosed on the final lap with a 160m NEGATIVE split of 26.70 to BREAK THE SCHOOL RECORD and WIN the 1000m run with an official time of 2:44.70. Northside Senior Sergio Soto finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an outstanding time of 3:02.00. Northside Junior Justin Bologna finished with an official time of 3:44.20.

 Kyle Friedler will be honored in practice this week with a Watermelon for breaking the school record in the 1000m run!

 Friedler also stunned the stadium crowd by winning the 1600m run right after he won the 1000m run!

 Kyle Friedler is the first Northside athlete to WIN both the 1000m run and 1600m run on the SAME day, at the Niles West Wolves Indoor Classic! Kyle Friedler scored 20 points at the Niles West Wolves Indoor Classic!

 No spikes were used in any of the events at Niles West. Athletes used racing flats on the 160m Track.

 Northside was impressive on the Track, and in the Field.

The 2016 IHSA Sectional Champions displayed dramatic improvement in the Field Events in the first meet of the season. Northside Hurdles and Jumps Coach David Diaz has done an outstanding job.

In 2016, Daniel Agbeo finished in 16th place at IHSA Sectional with a personal best jump of 15'4.

In ONE YEAR (2016 to 2017), Northside Junior Daniel Agbeo has improved almost 3 feet!!!

In the Varisty Long Jump, Northside Junior Daniel Agbeo jumped a PERSONAL BEST 18'3 to finish in second place overall! Agbeo also scored in the Shot Put (sixth place overall), and was among the Mustangs top sprinters in the 50m Dash and 200m. Daniel Agbeo scored 9 points at the Niles West Wolves Indoor Classic! Northside Junior Guy Lohoua jumped a personal best 16'9.75. Northside Senior Brian McManus jumped an outstanding 16'7. Northside Junior Jadd Oweimrin jumped a personal best 14'10. Northside Junior Osama Hassen jumped a personal best 13'8. Northside Junior Gus Kuhnen jumped a personal best 13'3. Northside Senior Jack Nolan made three outstanding attempts, but faulted on each attempt.

In the Varsity Triple Jump, Northside Senior Jack Nolan finished in second place with an outstanding jump of 34'2.

In the Varsity High Jump, Northside Junior Asher Rappaport finished in fourth place with a leap of 5'0. Northside Junior Gus Kuhnen jumped a personal best 4'6.

In the Varsity Shot Put, Northside Junior Daniel Agbeo finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a throw of 34'0. Northside Senior Matthew Kosova threw the shot put an official distance of 32'7. Northside Junior Nikola Burza threw the shot put an official distance of 27'8.5.

In the Varsity 55m Hurdles, Northside Senior Jay Borgwardt finished in fifth place with an official time of 9.11. Northside Junior Asher Rappaport hurdled an outstanding time of 9.40. Northside Senior Jack Nolan hurdled an official time of 9.78.

In the Varsity 50m Dash, Northside Sophomore Osazee Osaghae ran an outstanding time of 6.30. Northside Junior Jadd Oweimrin ran a personal best time of 6.60. Northside Junior Daniel Agbeo ran a personal best time of 6.80. Northside Junior Mason Sotomayor ran an official time of 7.10. Northside Junior Osama Hassan ran a personal best time of 7.46. Northside Junior Isreal Gomez ran a personal best time of 7.70. Northside Junior Xan Quang ran an official time of 7.90.

In the Varsity 800m run, Northside Senior Alex Ortiz finished in fourth place with an official time of 2:11.10. Northside Junior Jacob Yosowitz finished in fifth place with an official time of 2:15.0.

In the Varsity 4x160m Relay, Northside Junior Nick Brown ran a 21.26 160m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Carel Jones. Northside Junior Carel Jones ran an impressive 19.08 160m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Guy Lohoua. Northside Junior Guy Lohoua ran a 20.47 160m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a good exchange to Osazee Osaghae. Northside Sophomore Osazee Osaghae anchored the Northside Mustangs to FOURTH place with an impressive 19.51 160m split for an official time of 1:20.32.

In the Varsity 600m run, Northside Junior Justin Bologna ran an official time of 1:54.00.

In the Varsity 55m Low Hurdles, Northside Senior Jay Borgwardt ran an outstanding time of 8.89. Northside Junior Asher Rappaport hurdled an official time of 8.94. Northside Senior Jack Nolan hurdled an official time of 8.99. Northside Junior Nick Brown hurdled a personal best time of 9.26.

In the Varsity 1600m run, Northside Senior Kyle Friedler won it with an official time of 4:50.30. Northside Senior Brian McManus finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 5:03.00. Northside Senior Cole Makuch ran a personal best 5:35.00. Northside Senior Jack Webster ran an outstanding time of 5:35.50. Northside Senior Marcelo Lozano ran an official time of 5:46.00.

In the Varsity 200m dash, Northside Junior Guy Lohoua won it with an outstanding time of 25.15. Northside Juniors Carel Jones and Nick Brown tied for fifth place with an official time of 26.85. Northside Junior Jadd Oweimrin ran a personal best time of 26.91. Northside Junior Daniel Agbeo ran an outstanding time of 27.32. Northside Junior Mason Sotomayor ran an official time of 28.68. Northside Junior Isreal Gomez ran a personal best time of 30.21. Northside Junior Osama Hassen ran a personal best time of 30.31. Northside Junior Gus Kuhnen ran an official time of 32.95. Northside Junior Xan Quang ran an official time of 38.20.

In the Varsity 4x400m, Northside Senior Jay Borgwardt ran a 62.80 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Junior Jacob Yosowitz ran a 61.20 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Senior Sergio Soto ran a 61.10 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Senior Alex Ortiz anchored the Mustangs to THIRD place with a 60.10 400m split for an official time of 4:05.20.