Announcement
Erik Zuehlke WINS Indoor City 3200m run! Wesley Laytham WINS Indoor City 800m run! Hunter Speese THIRD in high jump! Cooper Eben THIRD in Mile!
Henry Crown Stadium features an athlete friendly atmosphere, upper deck seating, 200m Indoor Track and has been the host to numerous National meets, and local Championship meets as well. The Varsity letter was invented in the 1890s by Amos Alonzo Stagg as he was sitting on the entrance steps to Henry Crown Field house. The main wall of the stadium constains a list of field house records, which include several Olympians. The first Heisman Trophy winner (1935), Hay Berwanger is still listed on the all-time list for Henry Crown for the 55m Dash. Henry Crown Field house is a Chicago landmark that is rich in Track & Field history.
A special thanks to CPS Track & Field coordinator Thomas Smith for hosting an outstanding meet, and for providing a great Track & Field experience for all of the athletes and spectators.
This meet had the finest officiating crew in the State of Illinois, thanks to IHSA Official Richard Dust, and University of St.Francis Head Track Coach Drew Ludtke. Drew Ludtke had every member of his collegiate Team, study and take the certication exam to become a certified IHSA Official to help officiate the 2010 CPS Indoor Championship meet. Their efforts made it the best run meet in Illinois. In the past, members of various Chicago Public League coaching staffs had to officiate and coach the meet at the same time. The 2010 Indoor City Championships was the first time that the CPS Championship Indoor Meet had triple the officials needed to officiate a high school track meet, and no additional help was needed for the meet.
Prior to his outstanding collegiate coaching career, Drew Ludtke was an incredible collegiate athlete, and walked-on the 1998 LSSU Nationally ranked Cross Country Team (ranked 21st Nationally), and also placed in the top six in the 800m run. In addition to Cross Country, and Track, Ludtke was also a member of the LSSU Basketball Team. He was coached at LSSU in Track and Cross Country by D.J. Baars, who is a former collegiate teammate of Northside College Prep Head Coach Jon Gordon at Northern Michigan University in 1990. Drew Ludtke has been involved in competitive running since 1983, and both of his parents were Cross Country and Track coaches. It was great to see him at the meet on Sunday, and his athletes did an outstanding job officiating the 2010 CPS Indoor Championships.
A special thanks also to Northside Volunteer assistant Coach Jose Nebrida for handing out all of the Medals to the CPS Athletes, and enhancing the awards ceremonies.
A special thanks also to Northside Alumni Eric Nelson for traveling all the way to Chicago to cheer on the Mustangs at the 2010 Indoor City Championships.
Last, a meet with 46 teams, doesn't happen without all the CPS coaches briniging their respective Teams to the meet. Several Teams ran in a meet on Saturday, and still came to the meet on Sunday to make this meet happen. A special thanks to all of the CPS opposing coaches who made the sacerfices necessary for this meet to happen, by giving up their entire Sunday so the Indoor Championships would be a special experience for all of their athletes. It was the largest high school conference meet in Illinois, and Northside College Prep wants to thank every opposing team for coming to it.
It was also a very special day for the Northside Mustangs. The Northside Mustangs beat every Team in their IHSA Sectional, which was very important, and came away with two individual City Champions (3200m run, 800m run), and earned All City honors in the High Jump, 4x800m Relay, 400m Dash, and Mile. Numerous Personal records were also set throughout the night. The Mustangs earned a record number of medals at the Indoor City Championships, and surprised everybody but themselves with their outstanding TEAM performance.
Kenwood Academy and Urban Prep tied for first place with 62 points to win the 2010 Indoor city title. Congradulations to Urban Prep Head Coach Derrick Brooms! and Kenwood Academy Head Coach Phillip Wallace! Simeon finished in third place with 38 points.
Northside College Prep finished in fourth place, for the second consecutive year, with 27 points, and posted victories over: 5. Walter Payton (21 Points), 6. Orr Academy (18.5 points), 7. Robeson (18 points), 8. Jones College Prep (17 points), 9. Lincoln Park (15 points), 10. Calumet (12 points), 10. Fenger (12 points), 10. Chicago Vocational (12 points), 10. Clemente (12 points), 10. Dunbar (12 points), 15. Lake View (11.50 points), 16. Bogan (9 points), 17. Manley (8 points), 17. South Shore (8 points), 19. Kelly (6 points), 20. Hirsch Metro (4 points), 20. Von Steuben (4 points), 20. Raby (4 points), 20. Little Village (4 points), 24. Chicago Math & Science Academy (2 points), 25. Prosser (1 point), 25. Corliss (1 points), 25. Hubbard (1 point), 25. Harper (1 point).
This was a very difficult meet to score a point in because of the number of Teams. The following schools finished tied for 29th place with 0 points: Ace Tech Charter, Agricultural Science, Austin Community High School, Bowen, CICS-Longwood, Corliss, Crane Tech Prep, Curie Metro, Du Sable, Dunbar, Frederick Douglas Academy, Gage Park, Gwendolyn Brooks, Hancock, Harper, Hubard, Harlan, Kelly, King, Manley, Marshall, Senn, North Lawndale, Prosser, Raby, South Shore, Taft, UIC College Prep, Uplift, and Wendell Phillips.
The Northside Mustangs had a record of 43-3 at the Indoor City Championships!!! The Mustangs will also have an expanded roster for the upcoming Varsity Outdoor Track & Field season, commencing April 3, 2010.
This was a special meet for the Mustangs, all of the Northside athletes made the most of the opportunity to compete in the 2010 Indoor City Championships.
In the Long Jump, Kenwood Academy's Keith Ross won it with an outstanding jump of 20'05.25. Urban Prep's Rayvaughn Hines finished in second place with an outstanding jump of 19'08.00. Chicago Vocational's Darius Smith finished in third place with a jump of 19'07.50. Raby's Eric Vortes finished in fourth place with a jump of 19'07.50. Simeon's Cywettnie Brown finished in fifth place with a jump of 19'05.00. Orr Academy's Carl Young finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a jump of 18'11.75. Northside College Prep Sophomore Josh Williams jumped a PERSONAL BEST 18'03.75 to place ninth overall.
In the Triple Jump, Kenwood Academy's Matthew Funches won it with an outstanding jump of 43'11.25. Urban Prep's Rayvaughn Hines finished in second place with an outstanding jump of 40'10.50. Orr Academy's Terrance Davis finished in third place with a jump of 40'08.00. Bogan's Jeremy Strong finished in fourth place with a jump of 39'06. Payton's Josh Estes finished in fifth place with a jump of 38'00.00. Corliss Keith Rucker finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a jump of 37'01.50. Northside College Prep Sophomore Josh Williams placed eighth overall with an outstanding jump of 36'07.00.
In the High Jump, Simeon's Devonte Elzy won it with a personal best jump of 6'0. Manley's Daniel McCurty finished in second place with a jump of 5'8. Northside Senior Hunter Speese tied for third place with Kenwood Academy's Brock Massie with a jump of 5'6. Orr Academy's Anton Buchanan, and Lake View's Abimbola Osundairo tied for fifth place with a jump of 5'4 to complete the scoring. Northside College Prep scored five points in the high jump.
In the Shot Put, Calumet's Bryant Spencer won it with a throw of 47'06.50. Lincoln Park's Quernellus Jones finished in second place with a throw of 45'05. Clemente's Samec Figueroa finished in third place with a throw of 44'06.50. Simeon's Jordan Diamond finished in fourth place with a throw of 43'00.75. Fenger Tijuan Bounds finished in fifth place with a throw of 42'01.50. Bogan's Odei Ash finished in sixth place with a throw of 40'07.50 to complete the scoring. Northside Senior Andrew Czyszczon threw an outstanding 35'03.75.
In the 3200m run, Northside Junior Erik Zuehlke DROPPED 32 seconds from the 2009 to 2010 Indoor City Championships to WIN it with an outstanding time of 10:57.26. Erik Zuehlke is the first Northside athlete to win the Indoor 3200m run since Dan Kittaka won it in 2006. Jones College Prep Freshman Kirby Lawson finished in second place with an outstanding time of 11:13.16. Gage Park Andrew Rodriguez finished in third place with a time of 11:17.13. Senn Milberhane Masho finished in fourth place with a time of 11:18. Lincoln Park's Andrew Zotti finished in fifth place with a time of 11:25. UIC College Prep's Danny Gonzalez finished in sixth place with a time of 11:29.01. Kenwood Academy's Wilson Tan finished in seventh place with a time of 11:29.63. Jones College Prep's Dan Whorf finished in eighth place with a time of 11:36.92. Payton's Jonathan Kamel finished in ninth place with a time of 11:38.00. The CPS did not award points for the 3200m run this year. Erik Zuehlke was awarded a Medal for winning the 2010 Indoor City Title in the 3200m run!
In the 4x800m Relay, after running a 10:17 at the Fenton Indoor Classic, Northside didn't know if they could even consider reaching the medal stand at Indoor City Championships this year. Northside College Prep shocked everybody but themselves, by dropping ONE Minute and five seconds from the Fenton Indoor Classic with an official time of 9:12.43 to place third overall, and earn All City Honors!!! Northside Junior Noel Lopez came into the meet with a personal record of 2:24, and in preparation for the meet got up at 6:15 am every morning with the coaching staff for practice. Noel Lopez hard work paid off, and he DROPPED NINE SECONDS on the first leg of the relay, for a PERSONAL BEST 800m split of 2:15, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Pat Duffy. The Northside Mustangs were in fifth place when Pat Duffy received the baton. The top six places earn medals and score points. Sophomore Pat Duffy DROPPED SIX SECONDS from his season best time of 2:19, and ran a season best 800m split of 2:13 to put the Mustangs in fourth place!, and made a perfect exchange to Northside Junior Danny Sobor. The Northside Mustangs were in fourth place when Danny Sobor received the baton. Junior Danny Sobor DROPPED SIX SECONDS from his season best time of 2:27, and ran a PERSONAL BEST 800m split of 2:21 to put the Mustangs in third place!, and made a perfect exchange to Junior Erik Zuehlke. The Northside Mustangs were in third place when Erik Zuehlke received the baton. Erik Zuehlke was an emergency replacement for Sophomore Jusuf Skelic, who was having chest pains upon arrival to the meet. Jusuf Skelic was scratched from the meet. The question remained, could Erik Zuehlke, hang on to third place, after just winning the 3200m run indoor title for Northside. Erik Zuehlke showed incredible mental toughness and closed the gap on the top two teams, and held off Payton to secure Third place for the Mustangs with an 800m split of 2:21, for an official time of 9:12.43. It was the first time Northside Junior Noel Lopez, Sophomore Pat Duffy, Junior Danny Sobor, and Junior Erik Zuehlke appeared at the Indoor City Championships in the 4x800m relay, and they came through big for the TEAM and scored vital points. Noel Lopez, Pat Duffy, Danny Sobor, and Erik Zuehlke were awarded Medals for placing third overall! Lake View won it with an official time of 9:03.04. Jones College Prep finished in second place with an official time of 9:03.55. Northside College Prep finished in third place with an official time of 9:12.43. Payton finished in fourth place with a time of 9:16.29. Orr Academy finished in fifth place with a time of 9:16.54. Kenwood Academy finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 9:16.90.
In the 55m Hurdles, Kenwood Academy Keith Ross won it with a time of 8.26. Simeon Devonte Elzy finished in second place with a time of 8.71. Urban Prep's Jamil Boldian finished in third place with a time of 8.77. Hirsch Metro's Jabair Mbwelra finished in fourth place with a time of 8.85. Manley's Daniel McCurty finished in fifth place with a time of 9.14. Hubbard's Cotney Lewis finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 9.21. Northside Junior Hersh Perlmutter came into the meet with a PR of 8.60, but finished in eleventh place with a a time of 10.66. Perlmutter made the mistake of easing up at the end of the prelim race, before he reached the finish line, when he saw the heat winner cross the line. The Northside Mustangs are looking forward to Hersh Perlmutter running in the 110m and 300m Hurdles in their first Varsity Outdoor Track meet on April 3, 2010.
In the 55m Dash, Urban Prep's Jamal Minor won it with a time of 6.75. Orr Academy's Carol Young finished in second place with a time of 6.76. Clemente's Melvin Jackson finished in third place with a time of 6.79. Bogan's Jamel Donald finished in fourth place with a time of 6.82. Payton's Justin Smith finished in fifth place with a time of 6.85. Kenwood Academy Malcolm Brown finished in sixth place with a time of 6.86. Northside Freshman Nathaniel Agharese seed time was 7.32, and were still waiting for his official time in the prelims.
In the 800m run, Northside Captain Wesley Laytham took the lead from the start, and looked strong the entire race, and ran 200m splits of 27, 31 (58 400m), 33 (1:31) through 600 meters. On the final 200m, Wesley Laytham turned his body back a couple of times to look at the field behind him, and ran a 200m split of 36 for an outstanding time of 2:07.66 to WIN the 2010 Indoor 800m Title! Wesley Laytham was awarded a Gold Medal for winning the Indoor City 800m run! Northside College Prep has won the 800m run two consecutive years at Indoor City Championships (Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss, 2009). Fenger's Rodney Lloyd finished in second place with an outstanding time of 2:11.25. Kelly's Enrique Florentino finished in third place with an outstanding time of 2:13.05. Von Steuben Nikitas Papageorgiu finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 2:15.02. Payton's Jimmy Brown finished in fifth place with a time of 2:16.34. Jones College Prep Freshman phenom Armando Rodriguez finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an outstanding time of 2:17.55. King's Academy James Simmons finished in seventh place with a time of 2:19.31. Kenwood Academy's Omar Tall finished in eighth place with a time of 2:19.72.
In the 4x200m Relay, Urban Prep won it with an outstanding time of 1:34.43. Robeson finished in second place with a time of 1:36.60. Simeon finished in third place with a time of 1:36.68. Kenwood Academy finished in fourth place with a time of 1:38.54. Dunbar Vocational finished in fifth place with a time of 1:39.60. Harper finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 1:39.63. Northside Freshman Nathaniel Agharese ran a 200m split of 25.33 on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Josh Williams. Josh Williams ran a 200m split of 25.41, and made a nice exchange to Junior Noel Lopez. Noel Lopez ran a 200m split of 27.40, and made a perfect exchange to Senior Hunter Speese. Hunter Speese ran a 200m split of 24.79 to anchor the Mustangs to a total time of 1:42.93.
In the 400m Dash, Dunbar's Deon Sanders won it with an outstanding time of 52.15. Simeon's Brown finished in second with a time of 52.91. Lincoln Park's Lee finished in third place with a time of 53.91. Urban Prep's Marlon Marshall finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 54.02. Calumet's Spencer Williams finished in fifth place with a time of 54.18. Kenwood Academy's Malcolm Brown finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 54.27. Northside Junior Wesley Laytham ran an outstanding time of 55.59.
In the 1600m Run, Payton's Jose Mora won it with an outstanding time of 4:39.74. Jones College Prep Freshman Jamison Dale finished in second place with a personal best time of 4:47.15. Northside Captain Cooper Eben ran a great race, and finished in third place with an outstanding time of 4:48.49. Cooper Eben was awarded a Medal for placing third overall. Cooper Eben ran 200m splits of 35, 35 (70), 36 (1:46), 35 (2:21 800m), 37 (2:58), 36 (3:34 1200m), 37 (4:11), and a EVEN SPLIT of 37 on the final 200m for an outstanding time of 4:48.49. Kenwood Academy's Joseph Laseter finished in fourth place with a time of 4:54.07. Chicago Math and Science's Espoire Habimana finished in fifth place with a time of 5:06.45. Lincoln Park's Tory Moore finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 5:06.61.
In the 200m Dash, Northside Senior Hunter Speese ran an outstanding time of 25.14.
In the 4x400m Relay, Northside Freshman Nathaniel Agherese went through the first 200m in personal best 25.0, and then after 75m more, he was spiked from behind, tripped, and hit the ground hard, and rolled to the outside lanes. Nathaniel Agherese was on the ground close to ten seconds, and there was no thought that the Northside 4x400m relay would continue. But Nathaniel Agherese got back up, and ran, and finished with a 65.00 400m split, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Pat Duffy. Pat Duffy ran a 56.91 400m split, and made a perfect exchange to Junior Noel Lopez. Noel Lopez ran a 58.43 400m split, and made a nice exchange to Junior Wesley Laytham. Wesley Laytham ran a 54.56 400m split, for an outstanding time of 3:54.90.
VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT INDOOR CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS (including 3200m run)
1. Erik Zuehlke 11.50
2. Wesley Laytham 10.00
3. Cooper Eben 6.00
4. Hunter Speese 5.00
5. Pat Duffy 1.50
5. Danny Sobor 1.50
5. Noel Lopez 1.50
SEASON VARSITY POINTS LEADERS (7 MEETS):
1. Wesley Laytham 54.50
2. Cooper Eben 52.50
3. Josh Williams 30.75
4. Hunter Speese 28.50
5. Noel Lopez 24.25
6. Mac Melto 23.00
7. Erik Zuehlke 20.50
8. Luke Sobieraj 19.75
9. Derek Lin 16.00
10. Hersh Perlmutter 15.50
11. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 12.00
12. Geoffrey Gould 9.00
13. Dominic Sieminski 7.00
14. Dan Graham 6.50
15. Andrew Czyszczon 6.25
16. Nathaniel Agharese 5.00
17. Danny Sobor 4.50
18. Kevin Jaburek 3.75
19. Pat Duffy 3.25
20. Eduardo Herrera 3.00
20. Fahad Sarvari 3.00
20. Ed Moreno 3.00
21. Jusuf Skelic 2.50
22. Alex Bologna 2.00
22. Ottmar Flores 2.00
23. Luke Kotowski 1.50
23. Mark Kharouta 1.50
23. Jimmy Nguyen 1.50
23. Mohammed Ahmed 1.50
24. Nick Ruff 1.25
24. Steven Burke 1.25
25. Alexander Seibt 1.00
25. Mohammed Hussain 1.00
26. Sam Olver 0.50
The above athletes have ALL earned a Varsity letter this season! On two occassions, Northside has lost a meet by a single point this season. Every point scored is vital to the success of the TEAM. Inches and Tenths make a Champion!
