Announcement
Danny Rosen, Simon Kafka, Matthew Gomez, and Malcolm Grba WIN 4x800m Relay!
In the 4x800m Relay, Northside Sophomore Danny Rosen put Northside in the lead by running 160m splits of 23, 25, 25, 25, and then ran the final 160m in an EVEN split of 25.82 seconds for an 800m split of 2:03.82, and made a nice exchange to Senior Simon Kafka. Simon Kafka opened up the lead by running 160m splits of 25, 25, 26, 27, and then ran the final 160m in a NEGATIVE split of 24.89 seconds for an 800m split of 2:07.89, and made an exchange to Sophomore Matthew Gomez. Matthew Gomez ran 160m splits of 26, 26, 28, 32, and then ran the final 160m in a NEGATIVE split of 25.65 seconds for an 800m split of 2:17.65, and made an exchange to Junior Malcolm Grba. Malcolm Grba cruised to Victory with 160m splits of 24, 24, 27, 25, and then ran the final 160m in 26.23 seconds for an 800m split of 2:06.23 for an official time of 8:35.59. Highland Park finished in second place with an official time of 8:44.70. Glenbrook North finished in third place to complete the scoring with an official time of 9:07.00.
In the Sophomore 4x800m Relay, Northside Freshman Alex Ortiz ran an 800m split of 2:25.00 on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Kyle Frielder ran an 800m split of 2:30.00 on the second leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Sarrin Chethik ran an 800m split of 2:31.00 on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Brian McManus anchored Northside with a 2:31.92 800m split for an official time of 9:57.92.
After the Varsity 4x800m Relay, the Team scores were: Highland Park 31, Glenbrook North 27, Northside 23, and Maine West 11.
In the 55m High Hurdles, Highland Park finished in 1st (7.81), and 2nd (8.11). Northside Senior Lucien Fitzpatrick finished in third place with an official time of 8.12. Northside Junior Porter Abbey finished in fourth place with an official time of 9.12. Northside Junior Matt Osborne finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 9.30. Northside Junior Nick Jean-Baptiste finished in sixth place with a personal best time of 10.40. Northside Freshman Jack Nolan ran an outstanding time of 12.44.
After the 55m High Hurdles, the Team scores were: Highland Park 41, Northside 29, Glenbrook North 27, and Maine West 11.
In the 50m Dash, Glenbrook North finished in 1st (6.10), 3rd (6.20), and 4th (6.30) respectively. A Highland Park runner finished in 2nd (6.18). Northside Sophomore Steven Kataba finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a personal best time of 6.48. Northside Freshman Brandon Banas ran a personal best time of 6.63. Northside Freshman Jacob Cosby ran a personal best time of 6.75. Northside Sophomore Keith Jones ran an outstanding time of 6.79. Northside Freshman Josh Borgwardt dropped 0.30 of a second (7.50) for a personal best time of 7.20. Northside Freshman Christian Guerrero ran a personal best time of 7.50. Northside Junior Harry Winters ran an outstanding time of 7.60.
After the 50m Dash, the Team scores were: Highland Park 45, Glenbrook North 38, Northside 30, and Maine West 11.
