Announcement
Charlie Mesimore WINS prelims with a 4:39 Mile!!! Mesimore anchors 4x800m and 4x400m Relay to Finals! Mac Melto BREAKS School Record with 53.47 400m!!
On Saturday, May 2, 2009, the Northside College Prep Sophomore-Freshman Boys Track & Field Team traveled to historic Walter Eckersall Memorial Stadium on the corner of 82nd Street and Yates in Chicago, Illinois for the CPS Sophomore-Freshman Boys City Championship Qualifying Meet.
In 1947, the City of Chicago built Walter Eckersall Memorial Stadium. Walter Eckersall set a ten-second-flat Illinois hundred-yard dash record in 1903 that stood for 25 years until the future Olympian Ralph Metcalfe broke it in 1928. Eckersall attended Hyde Park High School, and ran rings around opponents on the football field. He led his high school team to a 105-0 victory for the National Championship against Brooklyn Tech. Fifthteen year old Knute Rockne sneaked into the park to see it. Walter Eckersall became an All American at the University of Chicago in Track and Football, and was inducted into the College Football hall of fame. Amos Alonzo Stagg called Eckersall, "a selfless performer...marked by complete dedication".
Walter Eckersall would have been proud of the performances by the Northside Sophomore-Freshman Boys Team on Saturday. On Saturday, May 2, 2009, the Northside College Prep Sophomore-Freshman Track Team qualified a record 14 Athletes to the finals!!! The Mustangs qualifed 16 Entries (10 Running events, 4 Field Events, and 2 Relays) into the Finals.
Qualifiers for the CPS Sophomore-Freshman Track & Field FINALS Include:
1. Charlie Mesimore - 3200m Run, 4x800m, Mile, and 4x400m Relay
2. Mac Melto - High Jump, 400m, and 200m Dash
3. Josh Williams - High Jump, Triple Jump, and 4x400m Relay
4. Pat Duffy - 800m, 4x400m Relay, and 4x800m Relay
5. Jusuf Skelic - 800m, 4x400m, and 4x800m Relay
6. Hersh Perlmutter - 110m Hurdles and 300m Hurdles
7. Taylor Kuehn - 3200m Run and 4x800m Relay
8. Danny Sobor - 4x800m Relay and 4x400m Relay
9. Erik Zuehlke - 4x800m Relay and Mile
10. Allen Tu - Discus
11. Michael Loftus - 4x800m Relay
12. Luis Mesa - 4x400m Relay
13. Fahad Sarvari - 4x800m Relay
14. Josh Pfest - 4x400m Relay
In the High Jump, Northside Freshman Mac Melto, and Northside Freshman Josh Williams both QUALIFIED for the finals.
In the Shot Put, Northside Freshman Allen Tu threw a personal best 29'6. Northside Freshman Cody Rios, the Mustangs top thrower, did not show up to the meet. Rios will be dismissed from the squad.
In the Discus, Northside Freshman Allen Tu QUALIFIED for the finals, and is among the leaders with a personal best throw of 83'6!! Northside Freshman Cody Rios did not show up to the meet. Rios will be dismissed from the squad.
In the Long Jump, Northside Freshman Josh Williams jumped an outstanding 15'2. Northside Sophomore Ed Moreno did not show up to the meet. Moreno will be dismissed from the squad.
In the Triple Jump, Northside Freshman Josh Williams QUALIFED for the finals with a personal best jump of 33'3. Northside Freshman Derek Lin jumped a personal best 32'6.
In the 4x800m Relay, Northside Freshman Taylor Kuehn ran a 2:24 800m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Northside Sophomore Danny Sobor. Danny Sobor ran a personal best time of 2:23 on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Erik Zuehlke. Erik Zuehlke ran a 2:24 800m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Charlie Mesimore. Mesimore was given a speed limit for the anchor leg, and ran a 2:24 800m split to QUALIFY the Mustangs for the 4x800m Relay finals with a total time of 9:37.33.
In the 4x100m Relay, Northside Freshman Richard Do, Derek Lin, and Luis Mesa were ready to run. However, the relay was scratched because alternates Mohammed Ahmed, Kevin Aguilar, and Samuel Ruiz did not show up to the meet. Mohammed Ahmed, Kevin Aguilar, and Samuel Ruiz will be dismissed from the squad.
In the 110m Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter QUALIFED for the FINALS with the third fastest time in the meet, an outstanding time of 17.37.
In the 800m Run, Mather Sophomore Andrew Papageorgeiou won the prelims with an outstanding time of 2:10.10. Northside Freshman Pat Duffy QUALIFIED for the FINALS with an outstanding time of 2:13.90. Northside Freshman Jusuf Skelic QUALIFED for the FINALS with a personal best time of 2:15.70.
In the 4x200m Relay, Northside Freshman Richard Do ran a 27.07 200m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Derek Lin ran a 26.79 200m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Luis Mesa ran a 27.51 200m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Allen Tu ran a 29.18 200m split on the anchor leg of the relay, for a total time of 1:50.55.
In the 400m Dash, Northside Freshman Mac Melto BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD and won his heat with a personal best time of 53.47 to QUALIFY for the FINALS with the third fastest time overall!!! The difference between first and third is only a 1.10 seconds, and with both athletes in the same heat, it will be a great race.
In the 300m Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter ran an oustanding time of 46.95 to place sixth overall and QUALIFY for the FINALS!!!
The Mile was a race for the ages. Northside Sophomore Charlie Mesimore WON the prelims win a PERSONAL BEST time of 4:39.80. Charlie Mesimore ran the first 400m in 66 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 70 seconds (2:16 800m), and then the next 400m in 70 seconds (3:26 1200m), and then the final 400m in 73 seconds for a PERSONAL BEST time of 4:39.80 to WIN the prelims. Charlie Mesimore dropped 11 seconds, and ran his best race of the season, and is now within 3 seconds of breaking the school record for the Mile! Mather Freshman Juan Mendez finished in second place in the prelims with a time of 5:00.10 to qualify for the finals. Whitney Young Freshman Eric Shan finished in third place in the prelims with a time of 5:00.90 to qualify for the finals. Harlan Freshman Dominique Crutcher finished in fourth place in the prelims with a time of 5:01.40 to qualify for the finals. Roosevelt Freshman Jeffery Rector finished in fifth place in the prelims with a personal best time of 5:03.10 to qualify for the finals. Northside Sophomore Erik Zuehlke finished in sixth place in the prelims with a personal best time of 5:03.90 to qualify for the finals. Zuehlke is on the verge of becoming the sixth Northside athlete to break the five minute barrier this season. Erik Zuehlke ran the first 400m in 72 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 79 seconds (2:31 800m), and then ran the next 400m in 79 seconds (3:50 1200m), and then ran the final 400m in 73 seconds for a PERSONAL BEST time of 5:03.90.
In the 200m Dash, Northside Freshman Mac Melto ran an outstanding time of 24.37 to place fifth overall and QUALIFY for the FINALS!!!
In the 4x400m Relay, Northside Freshman Pat Duffy ran a personal best 57.69 400m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Freshman Josh Williams. Josh Williams ran a personal best 62.57 400m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Freshman Jusuf Skelic. Jusuf Skelic ran a personal best 59.74 400m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Charlie Mesimore. Charlie Mesimore, came through big for the Mustangs by anchoring Northside to the FINALS with a 58.92 800m split for a total time of 3:57.82!
The Northside Sophomore-Freshman Boys will travel to Hanson Stadium on Friday, May 8, 2009 for the CPS Sophomore-Freshman City Championships!!!
