Announcement
Norberto Nieves, John Kim, Jalen Miron, and Jack Vasilopoulos finish SECOND in the 4x800m Relay! Kris Ushijima finishes 5th in 3200m run! 4x400m 6th!
On Saturday, April 8, 2017, the Northside Sophomore-Freshman Boys TEAM traveled to Niles West High School in Skokie, Illinois for the 40th Annual Fred Zeedyk Invitational. Fred Zeedyk was an outstanding 400m runner for Niles West High School. The Fred Zeedyk Invitational has been held since 1976. The Fred Zydek Invitational is a highly competive meet. Fred Zydek would have been proud of the Chicago Northside Mustangs performance on Saturday.
The meet featured TEN schools, including, Fenwick, Northside College Prep, Yorkville, University High, Antioch, Huntley, Harlem, Mather, Northridge Prep, and host Niles West High School.
MEDALS were awarded to the top three individuals and relays. Ribbons were awarded for places fourth through sixth.
Individual events and relays were scored 10-8-6-4-2-1.
Inches and tenths make a champion.
In the Sophomore 4x800m Relay, Huntley won it with an official time of 9:23.23. Northside Sophomore Norberto Nieves ran an outstanding 800m split of 2:17.60, on the first leg of the relay, and made a good exchange to John Kim. Northside Sophomore John Kim ran an impressive 800m split of 2:21.43, and made a nice exchange to Jalen Miron. Northside Freshman Jalen Miron dropped 6.80 seconds (2:33.60) for a personal best 800m split of 2:26.80, and made a perfect exchange to Jack Vasilopoulos. Northside Freshman Jack Vasilopoulos dropped 1.10 seconds (2:25.00) with an impressive 800m split of 2:23.90 to anchor Chicago Northside to SECOND place, and past Antioch (9:31.27) with an outstanding time of 9:30.23. Norberto Nieves, John Kim, Jalen Miron, and Jack Vasilopoulos were awarded MEDALS for finishing in SECOND place overall. Antioch finished in third place with an official time of 9:31.27. Niles West finished in fourth place with an official time of 9:53.51. Yorkville finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 10:01.60. Walter Payton finished in seventh place with an official time of 10:19.34.
In the Sophomore 3200m, Northside Sophomore Kris Ushijima finished in FIFTH place with an outstanding time of 10:56.12. Kris Ushijima was awarded a RIBBON for finishing in fifth place overall. Northside Freshman Seth Karall dropped 18 seconds (11:52) to finish in tenth place with a PERSONAL BEST time of 11:34.87.
In the Sophomore 4x400m Relay, Northside Freshman Jeronimo Najarro ran a 62.40 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Seth Karall ran a 69.40 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Kris Ushijima ran a 64.90 on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Marcus Zinke anchored the Chicago Northside Mustangs to SIXTH place overall with an impressive 61.70 400m split for an official time of 4:18.40. Jeronimo Najarro, Seth Karall, Kris Ushijima, and Marcus Zinke earned RIBBONS by finishing in sixth place overall.
The Northside Sophomore Boys scored 11 points, and posted victories over Fenwick (8 points), Mather (4 points), and Northridge Prep (2.5 points).
For Official Results for the Fred Zeedyk Invitational: Niles West Fred Zeedyk Invitational
