Announcement
Northside 4x800m Relay WINS! Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss runs 4:44.30 Mile! Byrne, Burke, Nelson, and Jemine BREAK SCHOOL RECORD in 4x200m Relay!!
On Friday, March 6, 2009, the Northside College Prep Varsity Mens Track & Field Team traveled to Henry Crown Stadium at the University of Chicago, to take on Mather, Wheaton Academy, University High, F.W. Parker, North Shore Country Day, Jones College Prep, and St. Ignatius in the University High Track & Field Extravaganza.
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 University High Head Coach Bud James for hosting an outstanding meet, and for providing a great Track & Field experience for all of the athletes and spectators.
Individual events and relays were scored on the following point scale: 10-8-6-4-2-1.
IHSA Sectional rival St. Ignatius won the meet with 116.20 points. Mather finished in second place with 84.70 points. Northside College Prep finished in third place with 65.70 points and posted victories over North Shore Country Day (57 points), University High (22.20 points), Jones College Prep (11 Points), F.W. Parker (7.20 points), and Wheaton Academy (7 points). The Northside Varsity Men now have a season record of 19-9!
There was only two field events contested at the meet, Long Jump and Triple Jump. There was no Shot Put or High Jump competition.
In the Long Jump, Northside Senior Martin Melto jumped a personal best 18'2 to place sixth overall to complete the scoring. Northside Senior John Byrne jumped a personal best 16'5 to finish second for the Mustangs. Northside Freshman Mac Melto jumped a personal best 16'2.50. Northside Freshman Yusuf Skelic jumped 15'1.50. Northside Sophomore Neel Patel jumped a personal best 14'11.00. Northside Freshman Josh Williams jumped a personal best 14'9.50. Northside Sophomore Michael Loftus jumped a personal best 13'1.25. Northside Sophomore Josh Pfest jumped a personal best 12'6. Northside Freshman Dan Graham jumped a personal best 11'2.
In the Triple Jump, Northside Senior Captain Eric Nelson placed third overall with an outstanding jump of 39'10.50. Northside Senior Martin Melto placed fourth overall with a personal best jump of 37'8. Northside Freshman Yusuf Skelic jumped a personal best 32'00. Northside Freshman Mac Melto jumped a personal best 30'2.50. Northside Freshman Josh Williams jumped a personal best 30'1.50.
In the Varsity 4x800m Relay "A", Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss broke the school record for 800m, on the first leg of the relay with 200m splits of 29, 32 (61 400m), 33, and 30.78, for a personal best 2:04.78 800m split, and made a nice exchange to Senior Brandon Cooper. On second leg of the relay, Brandon Cooper ran 200m splits of 32.22, 34 (66.22 400m), 35, and 32, for a 2:13.22 800m split, and made a nice hand-off to Senior Jon Kittaka. On the third leg of the relay, Jon Kittaka ran 200m splits of 32, 32 (64 400m), 34, and 33, for a 2:11 800m split, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Wesley Laytham. Wesley Laytham anchored the Mustangs to Victory, with 200m splits of 30, 33 (63 400m), 35, and 33 for a 2:11 800m split, for a total time of 8:40.80. It was the second fastest 4x800m Relay in the history of Northside. St. Ignatius finished in second place with an outstanding time of 8:51.70. North Shore Country Day, anchored by State Mile Champ Peter Callahan finished in third place with an outstranding time of 9:05.80. University High finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 9:16.80. Mather finished in fifth place with an outstanding time of 9:43. Jones College Prep completed the scoring with a time of 10:22.50.
In the Varsity 4x800m Relay "B", Northside Sophomore Luis Gaytan ran a personal best 2:22 800m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Michael Loftus. Michael Loftus ran 200m splits of 36, 37 (73 400m), 42, and 42 for a personal best 2:37 800m split, and made a nice hand-off to Junior Peter Wilk. Peter Wilk ran 200m splits of 39, 41 (80 400m), 44, and 42 for an 800m split of 2:46, and made nice exchange to Junior Andrew Czyszczon. Andrew Czyszczon anchored the Mustangs to Victory over North Shore Country Day's "B" Relay (11:18), with 200m splits of 34, 37 (71 400m), 41, and 37 for an 800m split of 2:29, for a total time of 10:14.50.
In the 55m Hurdles, St.Ignatius Senior Jacob Swider-Rodgers won it with a time of 8.00. Mather Sophomore Rahim Foster finished in second place with a time of 8.30. Mather Senior Isiah Flowers finished in third place with a time of 8.60. St.Ignatius Senior Jeremiah Sheehy finished in fourth place with a time of 8.80. Mather Junior Sergio Martinez and Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter tied for fifth place to complete the scoring with a personal best time of 9.20. Northside Sophomore Muhammad Hossain hurdled a personal best time of 11.00. Northside Sophomore Josh Pfest ran an outstanding time of 11.30.
In the 55m Dash, North Shore Country Day Senior David Thomas won it with an outstanding time of 6.50. St. Ignatius Junior Glenn Martin finished in second place with an outstanding time of 6.60. Northside Senior Eric Nelson finished in third place with a personal best time of 6.70, which is the provisional QUALIFYING time for Indoor State (Illinois Prep Top Times). It would be Eric Nelson's third event at Indoor State. Nelson has already qualified for Indoor State in the High Jump, and the Distance Medley Relay. North Shore Country Day Junior Curtis Wulfsoh, and Parker Senior TC Eley tied for fourth place with a time of 6.90. Northside Senior Wemi Jemine, Mather Senior Jiminez, Parker Junior Berggren, University High Sophomore Adrian, and St. Ignatius Sophomore Mubarak Salami tied for 6th place to complete the scoring with a time of 7.00. Northside Junior Steven Burke ran a time of 7.10.
In the 3200m run, Mather Freshman Abe Haji won it with a personal best time of 10:23.06. St. Ignatius Junior Jimmy Connelly finished in second place with a time of 10:28.01. Northside Sophomore Charlie Mesimore placed third overall, with a personal best time of 10:30.06. Charlie Mesimore ran 200m splits of 36, 39 (75 400m), 39, 40 (2:34 800m), 38, 40 (3:52 1200m), 41, 39 (5:12 Mile), 39, 39, (6:30 2000m), 40, 40 (7:50 2400m), 40, 42 (9:12 2800m), 40, and 38 for a personal best time of 10:30.06. Jones College Prep Senior Griffin Kelly finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 10:32. University High Senior Aaron Buikema finished in fifth place with a time of 10:35. Northside Junior Cooper Eben completed the scoring by finishing in sixth place with an outstanding time of 10:40. Cooper Eben ran 200m splits of 36, 40 (76 400m), 39, 40 (2:35 800m), 39, 40 (3:54 1200m), 41, 40 (5:15 Mile), 41, 41 (6:37 2000m), 41, 42 (8:00 2400m), 41, 40 (9:21 2800m), 39, 40 for an outstanding time of 10:40.05. Northside Sophomore Fahad Sarvari ran a personal best time of 11:24. Fahad Sarvari ran 200m splits of 38, 40 (78 400m), 41, 40 (2:39 800m), 43, 42 (4:04 1200m), 44, 44 (5:32 Mile), 44, 45 (7:01 2000m), 44, 45 (8:30 2400m), 42, 38 (10:00 2800m), 45 and 39 for a personal best time of 11:24. Northside Sophomore Erik Zuehlke ran a personal best time of 11:35. Erik Zuehlke ran 200m splits of 38, 40 (78 400m), 41, 40 (2:39 800m), 43, 43 (4:05 1200m), 43, 44 (5:32 Mile), 44, 45 (7:01 2000m), 44, 45 (8:30 2400m), 49, 49 (10:08 2800m), 47, and 40 for a personal best time of 11:35. Northside Freshman Juan Ringor ran the first mile in 5:53, and then ran a 6:10 for the second mile for a personal best time of 12:03. Northside Freshman Joseph Smith ran the first mile in 5:48, and then ran a 6:46 for a personal best time of 12:34.
Prior to Friday, March 6, 2009, the Northside College Prep school record for the 4x200m Relay was held by Hunter Speese, Santino Merino, Neal Capapas, and Brian Chhun and was set in May 2007 at the IHSA Sectional Championships with a 1:42.18.
After an impressive Time Trial on Wednesday, March 4, 2009, Northside Senior John Byrne was added to the Mustangs 4x200m Relay, along with Junior Steven Burke, Senior Eric Nelson, and Senior Wemi Jemine.
On Friday, March 6, 2009, in the Varsity 4x200m Relay "A", the Northside Mustangs made history. Senior John Byrne ran a 24.92 200m split on the first leg of the relay, and made the exchange to Junior Steven Burke. Steven Burke ran a 26.06 200m split, and made a nice exchange to Senior Eric Nelson. Eric Nelson ran a 25.26 200m split, and made a nice exchange to Senior Wemi Jemine. Senior Wemi Jemine anchored the Mustangs to third place with a 24.96 200m split, to BREAK THE SCHOOL RECORD with a school record time of 1:41.20!!! Senior John Byrne broke a school record in the very first race of his high school Track career. It was also the first 4x200m Relay ever run in by Junior Steven Burke. Northside Senior Eric Nelson now holds the School Record in the 4x200m Relay, Distance Medley Relay, Shot Put, Discus, Triple Jump, and High Jump. Senior John Byrne, Junior Steven Burke, Senior Eric Nelson, and Senior Wemi Jemine will be rewarded with Watermelons on Monday for breaking the school record, and will also receive a commorative plaque at the Track & Field Banquet in June 2009. University High finished in fourth place with a time of 1:41.30. North Shore Country Day School finished in fifth place with a time of 1:44.30. Jones College Prep fnished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 1:47.10.
In the Varsity 4x200m Relay "B", Northside Senior Martin Melto ran a 200m split of 25.20 on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Josh Pfest ran a 200m split of 27.53 on the second leg of the relay. Freshman Josh Williams ran a 200m split of 28.20 on the third leg of the relay. Freshman Mac Melto anchored the Mustangs with a 26.67 200m split, for a total time of 1:47.60.
In the 800m run, North Shore Country Day Senior, and defending State Mile Champion Peter Callahan won it for the second consecutive year with an outstanding time of 2:02.40. Callahan dropped 7 seconds from last year. Northside Senior Jon Kittaka outkicked Mather Senior Alex Soraporu (2:12.00) to finish second place overall with an outstanding time of 2:11.60. Jon Kittaka ran 200m splits of 32, 33 (65 400m), 35, and 31.60 for an outstanding time of 2:11.60. St. Ignatius Junior Jon Darby finished in fourth place with a time of 2:13.90. Parker Sophomore Oakleigh Thorne finished in fifth place with a time of 2:18.40. Northside Freshman Yusuf Skelic finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a personal best time of 2:18.80. Yusuf Skelic ran 200m splits of 32, 33 (65 400m), 36, and 37.80 for a personal best time of 2:18.80. Northside Sophomore Luis Gaytan ran a time of 2:33.20. Northside Freshman Dan Graham ran a time of 2:37.20. Northside Junior Peter Wilk ran a time of 2:39.20.
In the 400m Dash, North Shore Country Day Junior Ivan Ramirez won it with an outstanding time of 54.70. Mather Junior Sergio Martinez finished in second place with a time of 55.50. University High Senior Matt Fitzpatrick finished in third place with a time of 56.30. St. Ignatius Senior Dan Miller finished in fourth place with a time of 57.60. St. Ignatius Junior Sebastian Adams finished in fifth place with a time of 58.70. Northside Freshman Mac Melto completed the scoring by finishing in sixth place with a personal best time of 59.10. Northside Sophomore Neel Patel ran a time of 70.60.
In the Mile, Mather Senior Ivan Coronel won it with an outstanding time of 4:42.10. Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss finished in second place with a personal best time of 4:44.30. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran 200m splits of 34, 34 (68 400m), 38, 38 (2:24 800m), 36, 37 (3:37 1200m), 35, and 32 for a personal best time of 4:44.30. Wheaton Academy Junior Michael DeRenzo finished in third place with an outstanding time of 4:45.20. Jones College Prep Senior Griffin Kelly finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 4:51.90. St. Ignatius Senior Everett Mumford finished in fifth place with a time of 4:55.60. Wheaton Academy Senior Shai Weinstein finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 4:57.80. Northside Sophomore Charlie Mesimore ran an outstanding time of 5:00.70. Mesimore ran 200m splits of 35, 37 (72 400m), 36, 39 (2:27 800m), 39, 39 (3:45 1200m), 38, and 37 for an outstanding time of 5:00.70. Northside Sophomore Wesley Laytham dropped 6 seconds from Niles West Wolves Invitational for an outstanding time of 5:01.10. Laytham ran 200m splits of 35, 38 (73 400m), 37, 39 (2:29 800m), 38, 39 (3:46 1200m), 39, and 36 for an outstanding time of 5:01.10. Northside Junior Cooper Eben ran a time of 5:10.60. Cooper Eben ran 200ms splits of 35, 38 (73 400m), 37, 39 (2:29 800m), 39, 39 (3:47 1200m), 39 and 44 for a time of 5:10.60. Northside Junior James Rey ran an outstanding time of 5:48. James Rey ran the first 800m in 2:46, and then ran the final 800m in 3:02 for an outstanding time of 5:48. Northside Sophomore Zack Rosenberg dropped 18 seconds for a personal best time of 5:57. Zack Rosenberg ran the first 800m in 3:01, and then ran a negative split of 2:56 for the final 800m for a personal best time of 5:57.
In the 200m Dash, Northside Senior Wemi Jemine placed fifth overall with an outstanding time of 25.10. Northside Senior Eric Nelson ran an outstanding time of 25.80. Northside Senior John Byrne ran a personal best time of 26.00.
In the Varsity 4x400m Relay "A", Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran a 56.14 400m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior Steven Burke. Steven Burke ran a 57.35 400m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice hand-off to Senior Jon Kittaka. Jon Kittaka ran a 59.00 400m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Senior Brandon Cooper. Brandon Cooper ran a 58.61 400m split, to anchor the Mustangs to 4th place, with a total time of 3:51.10.
In the Varsity 4x400m Relay "B", Northside Freshman Yusuf Skelic ran a 60.12 400m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Senior Peter Wilk. Peter Wilk ran a 64.32 400m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice hand-off to Junior Andrew Czyszczon. Andrew Czyszczon ran a 63.19 400m split, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Josh Pfest. Josh Pfest ran a 62.97 400m split, to anchor the Mustangs to 3rd place, with a total time of 4:10.60.
VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT UNIVERSITY HIGH TRACK & FIELD EXTRAVAGANZA
1. Eric Nelson 13.50
2. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 11.50
2. Jon Kittaka 11.50
3. Charlie Mesimore 6.00
4. Martin Melto 5.00
5. Wemi Jemine 3.70
6. Brandon Cooper 3.50
7. Wesley Laytham 2.50
7. Steven Burke 2.50
8. John Byrne 1.50
8. Hersh Perlmutter 1.50
9. Yusuf Skelic 1.00
9. Cooper Eben 1.00
9. Mac Melto 1.00
VARSITY POINTS SCORED - SEASON TOTAL (4 Meets)
1. Eric Nelson 29.50
2. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 27.25
3. Charlie Mesimore 21.25
4. Jon Kittaka 20.75
5. Martin Melto 14.00
6. Hersh Perlmutter 13.00
7. Steven Burke 11.00
8. Luke Sobieraj 8.00
9. Brandon Cooper 7.75
10. John Konow 6.00
11. Wesley Laytham 5.50
12. Cooper Eben 4.25
13. Wemi Jemine 3.70
14. Hunter Speese 3.25
15. Brian Chhun 3.00
16. Kevin Jaburek 2.50
17. Mac Melto 2.00
17. Simon Vecchioni 2.00
17. Ed Moreno 2.00
17. Sam Olver 2.00
18. John Byrne 1.50
18. Sam Vergara 1.50
18. Rafael Confino 1.50
18. Saul Silveyra 1.50
18. Andrew Czyszczon 1.50
19. Yusuf Skelic 1.00
19. Nathan Michaelson 1.00
20. James Rey 0.50
All Athletes that score a Varsity point in any meet during the season, earn a Varsity letter.
