Announcement
2008 MENS IHSA STATE SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS!!!
DEERFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
1959 N. Waukegan Road
Deerfield, IL 60015
FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2008
EARLY DISMISSAL 2:45 PM - BUS LEAVES AT 3:00 PM
In January 2008, Coach Gordon sent the entire Team a letter that stated, that unlike other sports, he wouldn’t cut anyone from the roster during the first three days of practice, and that it would be a five months try out to determine our Varsity IHSA Sectional Roster.
As of May 6, 2008, only athletes that are on our IHSA Varsity Sectional roster will be permitted to be at practice. There will be a Cross Country Team meeting on Tuesday, May 27, 2008 at 3:39 pm. Our Track & Field Banquet will take place on Thursday, May 29, 2008.
If you didn’t make the Varsity Sectional Roster, and can answer “Yes” to all of the following questions, then you can honestly say you did everything possible to make the Varsity Team this year. We are looking forward to having you on the Team next year.
Where you on time for every practice? Did you attend every meet? Did you attend meets that you were listed as an alternate for an event? Did you skip practices for vacation? Did you run during the whole warm-up? Did you run during the whole cool down? Did you cut a training run short? Did you go to the weight room after every practice? Did you do your “Core” workouts with the Team? If you can’t answer, “Yes” to all of the above questions, then you definitely need to train more consistently and work harder to make the Varsity squad next year.
All of the meets we competed in this season have just been practice until now. The real SEASON starts TODAY. All of the Teams now have a record of 0-0, and any Team in the State can win the State Title. The experience of competing or even as an alternate during the IHSA State series will be priceless and one that you will remember for the rest of your lives.
On Friday, May 16, 2008, we will travel to Deerfield High School for the IHSA State Sectionals!! The top two athletes in every event and relay qualify for the 2008 IHSA State Championships!! There is automatic qualifying times, distances, and heights as well. However, the purpose of the automatic qualifying standards is to allow for more than two athletes to qualify for the State Championships if the athlete’s performance is worthy of it. You do not have to hit a qualifying standard to go to the State meet. You only have to finish in the Top 2 to qualify for the State Championships!! Also, it is important to remember, that WE are also competing for the TEAM title as well. The top 6 places score in the meet, and individual IHSA Sectional Medals will be awarded as well to the top 6 athletes and/or Relays in each event.
The athletes listed on the following pages have been selected to represent Northside College Prep in the 2008 IHSA State Sectionals on Friday, May 16, 2008 at Deerfield High School. We need EVERYONE listed on the following pages to be at every practice, and come to the meet prepared mentally and physically to race their best. The athlete with the most CONFIDENCE and a strong belief in his own abilities is the one who will run, jump, or throw their best at the IHSA State Sectionals. Several times, I’ve seen athletes defeat themselves before the gun goes off, because they did not believe in themselves. 1964 Olympic Gold Medalist, Billy Mills said it best, “A winner says I can do it in advance. Follow your dreams.”
Alternates
During the CPS Championship series, several alternates were used in Relays, and in several cases the alternates listed were not at the meet when the TEAM needed them because they wrongly thought they would not compete. The best alternates prepare as if their going to race. The alternates that have come through for the TEAM in the past, have been the athletes that prepare physically and mentally that their going to race. In the event that you do not get to race, the experience will still be priceless and alternates also get a trip to the State Championship if the relay qualifies.
REMEMBER ONE THING….
WE ARE GOING TO THE IHSA STATE SECTIONALS TO QUALIFY AS MANY ATHLETES AS POSSIBLE FOR THE 2008 IHSA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, BREAK AS MANY SCHOOL RECORDS AS POSSIBLE, AND SCORE AS MANY POINTS AS POSSIBLE.
TO DO THIS, WE MUST HAVE A GREAT TEAM EFFORT WITH TOTAL CONCENTRATION ON RUNNING, JUMPING, AND THROWING AT OUR POTENTTIAL. THE TEAM THAT GOES IN WITH A REAL DESIRE, AN ATTITUDE OF MENTAL TOUGHNESS ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN DO, AN AGGRESSIVE APPROACH TO THE MEET AND A WILLINGNESS TO RUN WITH THEIR ABILITY AND CHALLENGE THEM SELF WILL WIN.
IHSA Sectional Track & Field Time Schedule
Friday, May 16, 2008, at Deerfield High School
Schools: Amundsen, CICS/Northtown, Mather, Northside College Prep, Senn, Sullivan, Taft, Uplift, Deerfield, Evanston, Glenbrook South, Highland Park, Notre Dame, Ridgewood, Glenbrook North, Maine East, Maine South, Niles North, Niles West, Loyola Academy, and New Trier.
Team Scoring: 10-8-6-4-2-1 – All Events
Field Events (4:30 pm)
Long Jump Triple Jump
1. Albert Lin 18’5.50 Junior 1. Albert Lin 37’5.75
2. Martin Melto 18’5.25 Junior 2. Martin Melto 35’1
Discus Shot Put
1. Eric Nelson 116’1 Junior 1.Eric Nelson 43’5
2. John Ko 98’6 Junior 2. John Ko 37’9
High Jump
1. Eric Nelson 6’6 Junior2. Wemi Jemine 5’8 Junior
Running Events (Semifinals: 5:30 pm)
100m Dash Preliminaries
1. Wemi Jemine 11.10 (Relay Split) Junior
2. Hunter Speese 12.03 Sophomore
110m Hurdles Preliminaries
1. Hersh Perlmutter 18.56 Freshman
2. Albert Lin 19.30 Junior
3200m Run (Heat One)
1. Jonathan Kittaka 10:25 Junior
2. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 10:25 Sophomore(Note: It will not be determined until the seed meeting, if our 3200m runners are in heat one or heat two))
200m Dash Preliminaries
1. Wemi Jemine 22.00 (Relay Split) Junior
2. Santino Merino 23.60 Senior
Running Events (Finals: 6:30 pm)
4x800m Relay – 3:30 pm
1. Preston Buehrer 2:25 Senior
2. Jiasong Yang 2:20 Sophomore3. Andrew Czyszczon 2:27 Sophomore
4. Brian Chhun 2:21 Junior
Alternates
1. Luis Gaytan 2:28 Freshman
2. Brad Eben 2:30 Senior
3. James Rey Sophomore
4. Forrest Cortes Sophomore
4x100m Relay
1. Hunter Speese Sophomore
2. Brandon Teng Sophomore
3. Neal Capapas Sophomore
4. Wemi Jemine Junior
Alternates
1. Martin Melto Junior
2. Santino Merino Senior
3. Erik Flores Senior
4. Noel Lopez Freshman
3200m Run – (Heat Two)
1. Jonathan Kittaka 10:25 Junior
2. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 10:25 Junior(Note: It will not be determined until the seed meeting, if our 3200m runners are in heat one or heat two))
110m High Hurdles Finals
(Determined by Prelims)
100m Dash
(Determined by Prelims)
800 Meter Run
1. Simon Vecchioni 2:12 Junior
2. Cooper Eben 2:14 Sophomore
4x200m Relay
1. Martin Melto Junior
2. Santino Merino Senior
3. Neal Capapas Sophomore4. Erik Flores Junior
Alternates
Alt. Noel Lopez Freshman
Alt. Brandon Teng Sophomore
Alt. Peter Wilk Sophomore
Alt. Sam Olver Sophomore
400m Dash
1. Brandon Cooper 55.57 Junior
2. Preston Buehrer Senior
300m Low Hurdles
1. Hersh Perlmutter 46.98 Freshman
2. Santino Merino 48.81 Senior
Mile
1. Wesley Laythem 4:44 Freshman
2. Charlie Mesimore 4:53 Freshman
200 Meter Dash – Final
(Determined by Prelims)
4x400m Meter Relay
1. Hunter Speese Sophomore
2. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss Sophomore
3. Brandon Cooper Junior
4. Eric Nelson Junior
Alternates
1. Noel Lopez Freshman
2. Neal Capapas Sophomore
3. Simon Vecchioni Junior4. Jonathan Kittaka Junior
