Announcement
Erik Zuehlke WINS 3200m run! Wesley Laytham WINS 800m run! Cooper Eben WINS Mile! Josh Williams WINS Triple Jump!
On Wednesday, March 10, 2010, the Northside Varsity Men traveled to Bensenville, Illinois to Bison Stadium for the Fenton Indoor Classic. Fenton is the home of the Metro Suburban Conference Track and Field Champions. Fenton has won the Metro Suburban Conference Track & Field Championships, two of the last three years, and famous alumni include Olympian Jim Spivey.
The Fenton Indoor Classic featured Gordon Tech, Conant, Northside College Prep, and host Fenton. Individual Events were scored 6-4-3-2-1, and Relays were scored 6-4-2.
Northside College Prep, Fenton, and Conant pulled away early in the meet from Gordon Tech (47 points), and it came down to the final three events in the meet to determine the winner. Three teams were seperated by less than 5 points going into the final two events. It was one of the most exciting track meets of the season. Fenton edged Northside by a final score of 63.5 to 62.5. A special thanks to Fenton Head Coach John Kurtz for hosting an outstanding meet.
In the High Jump, Conant's Ben Bowers won it with a jump of 6'5. Northside Senior Hunter Speese finished in second place with a jump of 5'6. Fenton's Frank DiLauro finished in third place with a jump of 5'6. Northside Sophomore Dan Graham and Fenton's Conrad Gainski tied for fourth place to complete the scoring with a jump of 5'0. Northside Sophomore Josh Williams jumped 4'10. Northside Freshman Nathaniel Agharese jumped 4'10.
In the Long Jump, Conant's Shivam Patel jumped 19'9 to win it. Northside Sophomore Josh Williams jumped a PERSONAL BEST jump of 17'11.5 to place second overall. Conant's Brian Hudgions jumped 17'11 to place third overall. Conant's Joseph Mazurkewitz jumped 17'9.5 to place fourth overall. Conant's Michael Castrella jumped 17'9 to complete the scoring and place fifth overall. Northside Sophomore Derek Lin jumped 17'2.
In the Triple Jump, Northside Sophomore Josh Williams WON it with an outstanding jump of 35'1. Northside Sophomore Derek Lin placed second overall with a jump of 34'7. Northside Sophomore Dan Graham placed third overall with a jump of 32'5.
In the Pole Vault, Fenton's Lucas Linder won it with a vault of 10'6. Fenton's Dan Mikos placed second overall with a vault of 9'6.
In the Shot Put, Fenton's Mike Wojcek won it with a throw of 47'3.5. Conant's Steve Suffredin finished in second place with a throw of 46'2. Conant's George Nelson finished in third place with a throw of 45'4.5. Fenton's Freddie Joyner finished in fourth place with a throw of 40'10. Conant's Tim Fudala finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a throw of 39'8. Northside Senior Andrew Czyszczon improved 4'0 with a PERSONAL BEST throw of 36'5.5!!! Czyszczon could reach the 40'0 barrier by the indoor city championships. Northside Junior Jameel Ahmed threw an oustanding 26'1.5. Northside Junior Mohammed Ahmed threw a personal best 25'11. Northside Junior Ottmar Flores threw a personal best 25'6.25.
In the Sophomore-Freshman Shot Put, Northside Sophomore Cody Rios placed fourth overall with a throw of 32'1. Freshman Brandon Licuanan threw an outstanding 23'3. Freshman Kapil Garg threw 21'3. Freshman Rohail Memon threw 21'0.
In the Track events, Fenton features a unique Track, which is 13 laps for a mile, and 26 laps for two miles. The configuration of the Track, enables athletes to receive their splits every 135 yards of the race!
In the 4x800m Relay, Northside Sophomore Pat Duffy ran a 2:26 800m split on the first leg of the relay. Pat Duffy ran 135 yards splits of 20, 22, 23, 23, 24, 23, and a split of 11 seconds on the final 67.50 yards for an 800m split of 2:26. Northside Sophomore Dan Graham ran a 2:32 800m split on the second leg of the relay. Dan Graham ran 135 yards splits of 21, 24, 24, 26, 21, 24 and a split of 12 seconds on the final 67.50 yards for an 800m split of 2:32. Northside Sophomore Alex Seibt ran a 2:33 800m split on the third leg of the relay. Alex Seibt ran 135 yards splits of 22, 24, 24, 25, 24, 23 and a split of 11 seconds on the final 67.50 yards for an 800m split of 2:33. Northside Junior Eduardo Herrera ran 135 yards splits of 21, 24, 26, 25, 29, 26 and a split of 14 seconds on the final 67.50 yards for an 800m split of 2:45 on the fourth leg of the relay. Northside Junior Eduardo Herrera ran a 2:45 800m split, to anchor the Mustangs to 4th place overall with a total time of 10:17.74.
In the 4x135 Yards Relay, Northside finished in fourth place with a time of 1:10.31. Northside Junior Ottmar Flores ran a 135 yards split of 17.12 on the first leg of the relay. Northside Junior Jusuf Skelic ran a 135 yards split of 16.65 on the second leg of the relay. Northside Junior Jameel Ahmed ran a 135 yards split of 18.24 on the third leg of the relay. Northside Senior Sam Olver ran a 135 yards split of 18.30 on the fourth leg of the relay, for a total time of 1:10.31.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x135 Yards Relay, Northside Sophomore Luis Mesa ran a 135 Yards split of 18.44 on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Brandon Licuanan ran a 135 Yards split of 17.07 on the second leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Cody Rios ran a 135 Yards split of 18.84 on the third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Richard Do ran a 135 Yards split of 18.95, to anchor the Mustangs to third place with a total time of 1:13.30.
In the 3200m run, Northside Junior Erik Zuehlke WON it with an outstanding time of 11:20. Erik Zuehlke ran 135 yards splits of 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 28, 27, 26, 26, 27, 26, 24, 26 (5:40 Mile), 28, 24, 26, 26, 28, 28, 29, 28, 27, 26, 24, 24, and negative split of 22 on the final 135 yards to WIN it with an outstanding time of 11:20. Erik Zuehlke ran a 5:40 on the first mile, and an EVEN split of 5:40 on the second mile for an official time of 11:20. Fenton's David Carroll finished in second place with a time of 12:16.1. Northside Junior Eduardo Herrera finished in third place, and earned his first Varsity letter by scoring in a Varsity meet, with a personal best time of 13:42. Eduardo Herrera ran the first mile in 6:32, and then ran the final mile in 7:10 for a personal best time of 13:42. In his first meet of the season, Northside Freshman Alex Bologna finished in fourth place, and also earned his first Varsity letter by scoring in a Varsity meet, with a time of 15:14. Freshman Alex Bologna ran the first mile in 7:05, and then ran the final mile in 8:09 for a season best time of 15:14.
In the 50 Yards High Hurdles, Conant's Ben Bowers won it with an outstanding time of 6.9. Bowers also won the high jump with a jump of 6'5. Fenton's Dan Mikos finished in second place with a time of 7.6 Conant's Piraino Steven finished in third place with a time of 8.1. Northside Sophomore Derek Lin placed fourth overall with a personal best time of 8.2. Northside Senior Andrew Czyszczon finished in fifth place overall to complete the scoring with a personal best time of 9.0. Northside Junior Mohammed Hossain ran an outstanding time of 9.3.
In the 50 Yards Dash, Gordon Tech dominated it. Gordon Tech's Fuhad Akinbiy won it with a time of 5.5. Fenton's Jason Lobojko finished in second place with a time of 5.6. Gordon Tech's Felix Oppong finished in third place with a time of 5.7. Gordon Tech's Andre Birkus finished in fourth place with a time of 5.7. Gordon Tech's Andy McKenzie finished in fifth overall to complete the scoring with an outstanding time of 5.8. Northside Senior Hunter Speese ran an outstanding time of 5.9. Northside Freshman Nathaniel Agharese ran a time of 6.0. Northside Junior Ottmar Flores ran a time of 6.40. Northside Sophomore Jusuf Skelic ran a time of 6.45. Northside Senior Sam Olver ran a time of 6.60. Northside Junior Jameel Ahmed ran a time of 7.10.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 50 Yards Dash, Conant dominated it. Conant's Darius Cunningham won it with a time of 5.9. Conant's Jacoby Sims finished in second place with a time of 6.0. Conant's Kevin Otuby finished in third place with a time of 6.1. Fenton's Adrian Johnson finished in fourth place with a time of 6.2. Gordon Tech's Jorge Robn finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a time of 6.2. Northside Sophomore Richard Do ran a time of 6.45. Northside Sophomore Cody Rios ran a time of 6.80. Northside Sophomore Luis Mesa ran a time of 6.84. Northside Freshman Rohail Memon ran a time of 7.60. Northside Freshman Alex Park and Freshman Horrais Pervaiz did not show up to the meet.
In the 800m run, Northside Captain Wesley Laytham won it with an outstanding time of 2:14.65. Weslay Laytham ran 135 Yards splits of 17, 19, 19, 22, 23, 23, and 11 seconds on the final 67.50 yards, for an outstanding time of 2:14.65. Conant's Dyanna Nikhil finished in second place with a time of 2:19.5. Conant's Matt Rajawski finished in third place with a time of 2:25.5. Fenton's Pat Bowles finished in fourth place with a time of 2:28.8. Conant's Steven Pirano completed the scoring by finishing in fifth place with a time of 2:29.1.
In the 4x270 Yards Relay, Conant held off Northside at the finish with an official time of 2:17.3 to win it. Northside finished in second place with an official time of 2:18.51. Fenton completed the scoring by finishing in third place with an official time of 2:22.1. Northside Freshman Nathaniel Agharese ran a 270 yards split of 34.05 seconds on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Josh Williams. Josh Williams ran a 270 yards split of 33.30 seconds on the second leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Sophomore Jusuf Skelic. Jusuf Skelic ran a 270 yards split of 34.31 seconds on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Dan Graham. Dan Graham anchored the Mustangs to second place overall, with a 270 yards split of 36.80 seconds for a total time of 2:18.51. This relay, consisting of all Sophomores and Freshman, finished in second place in the Varsity division!!, and would have won the Sophomore division by 7 seconds! Northside's school record in the 4x200m of 1:38.93, is definitely going down this year.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x270 Yards Relay, Conant won it with an outstanding time of 2:25.70. Northside finished in second place with an official time of 2:37.80. Northside Sophomore Luis Mesa ran a 270 Yards split of 37.56 on the first leg of the relay. Freshman Brandon Licuanan ran a 270 Yards split of 39.36 on the second leg of the relay. Sophomore Cody Rios ran a 270 Yards split of 40.33 on the third leg of the relay. Sophomore Richard Do ran a 270 Yards split of 40.55 on the fourth leg of the relay, to anchor the Mustangs to second place with a time of 2:37.80.
In the 400m Dash, Gordon Tech's Joshua Willis won it with a time of 60.20. Fenton's Ray Brown finished in second place with a time of 60.50. Gordon Tech's Socrates Montiel finished in third place with a time of 61.90. Fenton's Ray Thomas finished fourth place with a time of 62.90. Conant's Mark Zielinski finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a time of 64.90. Northside Junior Ottmar Flores ran an outstanding time of 70.18. Northside Junior Andres Delgado did not show up to the meet. Northside Sophomores Pat Duffy and Dan Graham had to be pulled out of the event, because they were needed as replacements in multiple relays. The Mustangs were left with only one athlete for the 400m Dash. A lot of untapped points were lost by Northside in this event. With an expanding roster for the Outdoor season, this will be a temporary setback.
In the 50 Yards Low Hurdles, Northside dominated it, by taking three of the top five places. Conant's Joseph Mazurkewitz won it with an outstanding time of 7.1. Northside Sophomore Derek Lin placed second overall with a personal best time of 8.1. Fenton's Chris Butz finished in third place with a time of 8.6. Northside Senior Andrew Czyszczon finished in fourth place with a time of 8.6. Northside Junior Mohammed Hossain completed the scoring by placing fifth overall with a personal best time of 8.8. Northside Junior Mohammed Ahmed ran an outstanding time of 10.00.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 50 Yards Low Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Luis Mesa placed fourth overall with an outstanding time of 9.6.
In the Mile, Northside Captain Cooper Eben won it with an outstanding time of 4:53. Cooper Eben ran the first 800m in 2:23, and the final 800m in 2:30 for an outstanding time of 4:53. Cooper Eben ran 135 Yards splits of 20, 21, 23, 22, 23, 23, 22, 24, 22, 24, 24, 22, and 23 for an outstanding time of 4:53. Fenton's Rob Howe finished in second place with a time of 5:00.7. Conant's Troy Cunningham finished in third place with a time of 5:03.4. Fenton's M.J. Harkin finished in fourth place with a time of 5:13. Northside Sophomore Alexander Seibt completed the scoring by finishing in fifth place with a time of 5:31.9.
In the 200m Dash, Gordon Tech's Felix Oppong won it with a time of 25.5. Gordon Tech's Andre Birkus finsihed in second place with a time of 26.1. Conant's Bobby Igtomasi finished in third place with a time of 26.5. Fenton's Jason Lobojko finished in fourth place with a time of 26.5. Conant's Michael Lastrella finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a time of 26.6. Northside Senior Sam Olver dropped 1.30 seconds for a personal best time of 30.20.
In the 4x405 Relay, Gordon Tech won it with a time of 3:36.7. Conant finished in second place with a time of 3:40.8. Northside finished in third place with a time of 3:41.72. Fenton finished in fourth place with a time of 3:52.0. Northside Sophompre Jusuf Skelic ran a 55.77 split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Nathaniel Agharese ran a 56.61 split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Pat Duffy ran a 54.85 split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Junior Wesley Laytham anchored the Mustangs to third place overall with a 54.49 split, for a total time of 3:41.72.
VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT FENTON INDOOR CLASSIC
1. Josh Williams 11.00
2. Derek Lin 10.00
3. Wesley Laytham 6.50
4. Cooper Eben 6.00
4. Erik Zuehlke 6.00
5. Dan Graham 5.50
6. Hunter Speese 4.00
7. Andrew Czyszczon 3.00
7. Eduardo Herrera 3.00
8. Alex Bologna 2.00
9. Jusuf Skelic 1.50
9. Nathaniel Agharese 1.50
10. Alexander Seibt 1.00
10. Mohammed Hossain 1.00
11. Pat Duffy 0.50
SEASON VARSITY POINTS LEADERS (6 MEETS):
1. Cooper Eben 46.50
2. Wesley Laytham 44.50
3. Josh Williams 30.75
4. Hunter Speese 23.50
5. Mac Melto 23.00
6. Noel Lopez 22.75
7. Luke Sobieraj 19.75
8. Derek Lin 16.00
9. Hersh Perlmutter 15.50
10. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 12.00
11. Erik Zuehlke 9.00
11. Geoffrey Gould 9.00
12. Dominic Sieminski 7.00
13. Dan Graham 6.50
14. Andrew Czyszczon 6.25
15. Nathaniel Agharese 5.00
16. Kevin Jaburek 3.75
17. Eduardo Herrera 3.00
17. Fahad Sarvari 3.00
17. Ed Moreno 3.00
17. Danny Sobor 3.00
18. Jusuf Skelic 2.50
19. Alex Bologna 2.00
19. Ottmar Flores 2.00
20. Pat Duffy 1.75
21. Luke Kotowski 1.50
21. Mark Kharouta 1.50
21. Jimmy Nguyen 1.50
21. Mohammed Ahmed 1.50
22. Nick Ruff 1.25
22. Steven Burke 1.25
23. Alexander Seibt 1.00
23. Mohammed Hussain 1.00
24. Sam Olver 0.50
The above athletes have ALL earned a Varsity letter this season!
SOPHOMORE POINTS SCORED AT FENTON
1. Cody Rios 3.25
1. Luis Mesa 3.25
2. Brandon Licuanan 1.25
2. Richard Do 1.25
SEASON SOPHOMORE POINTS LEADERS (5 Meets)
1. Josh Williams 69.50
2. Derek Lin 34.00
3. Dan Graham 32.50
4. Jusuf Skelic 24.00
5. Pat Duffy 19.50
6. Luis Mesa 14.75
7. Ezra Edgerton 13.50
8. Cody Rios 12.25
9. Nathaniel Agharese 11.50
10. Joseph Smith 7.50
11. Richard Do 6.2512. Horrais Pervaiz 3.00
13. Pedro Juarez 1.50
13. Alex Seibt 1.50
13. Kapil Garg 1.50
14. Brandon Licuanan 1.25
