Announcement
Sophomore Steven Kataba, Sophomore Keith Jones, Freshman Brandon Banas, and Sophomore Philip Wdowiak WIN 4x135 Yards Relay!
The highlight of the meet was the 4x135 Yards Relay. Steven Kataba, Keith Jones, Brandon Banas, and Philip Wdowiak were above and beyond awesome. Northside Sprints Coach Wayne Edelman and the Northside sprinters were incredible!
Prior to 2014, the highest a Northside Team had ever placed in the Ostberg Sophomore 4x135 Yards Relay was sixth place. That changed dramatically on Tuesday.
On the first leg of the 4x135 Yards Relay, Northside Sophomore Steven Kataba ran a personal best 16.64 135 Yards split, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Keith Jones. Keith Jones ran a personal best 15.79 135 Yards split, and made a good exchange to Freshman Brandon Banas. Brandon Banas ran a personal best 16.95 135 yards split, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Philip Wdowiak. Philip Wdowiak anchored the Mustangs to VICTORY with an impressive 16.62 135 Yards split for an official time of 1:06.00. It was the first OSTBERG SOPHOMORE 4x135 Yards Relay TITLE in Northside history! Steven Kataba, Keith Jones, Brandon Banas, and Philip Wdowiak were honored with engraved PLAQUES for WINNING the 4x135 Yards Relay. West Chicago finished in second place with an official time of 1:06.7. Lake Park finished in third place with an official time of 1:06.8. Fenton finished in fourth place with an official time of 1:07.60. St.Joseph finished in fifth place with an official time of 1:10.50. Chicago Lindbloom finished in sixth place with an official time of 1:15.0. Steven Kataba, Keith Jones, Brandon Banas, and Philip Wdowiak will attempt the Northside School Record for the 4x100m Relay (44.88) during the upcoming Outdoor Track & Field season.
In the 3200m run, Lindbloom Sophomore Walmer Saavedra won it with an official time of 10:55.7. Fenton Felipe Ruiz finished in second place with an official time of 11:32.0. Northside Sophomore Sarrin Chethik finished in THIRD place with a PERSONAL BEST time of 11:35.90. Sarrin Chethik ran the first mile in 5:43, and then ran the final mile in 5:52 for a personal best time of 11:35.90. Sarrin Chethik was awarded a PLAQUE for finishing in third place overall. West Chicago Danny McComb finished in fourth place with an official time of 11:44.3. Northside Freshman Brian McManus finished in fifth place with a season best time of 11:52.90. Brian McManus ran the first mile in 5:47, and then ran the final mile in 6:05 for a season best time of 11:52.90. Brian McManus was awarded a PLAQUE for finishing in fifth place overall. Fenton Antonio Aguilera finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 12:54.70.
In the 50 Yards High Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Justin Washington WON it with a personal best time of 7.60. Justin Washington was awarded an engraved PLAQUE for winning the 50 Yards High Hurdles. Northside Sophomore Garret Barch finished in SECOND place with a personal best time of 8.50. Garret Barch was awarded an engraved PLAQUE for finishing in second place in the 50 Yards High Hurdles. Northside Hall of Fame Hurdles Coach Ed Wallace had the top 2 hurdlers in the meet!
In the 50 Yards Dash, Northside Sophomore Philip Wdowiak finished in THIRD place with an outstanding time of 6.20. Philip Wdowiak was awarded a PLAQUE for finishing in third place overall. Northside Sophomore Steven Kataba finished in fifth place with an official time of 6.60. Steven Kataba was awarded a PLAQUE for finishing in fifth place overall.
In the "Jim Nichols" 880 Yards run, Northside Freshman Alex Ortiz outkicked Fenton Nico Falco (2:28.20) to finish in THIRD place overall with an outstanding time of 2:25.70. Alex Ortiz was awarded an engraved PLAQUE for finishing in third place overall. Northside Freshman Miguel Garay ran a personal best time of 2:45.00.
In the 4x270 Yards Relay, Northside Sophomore Keith Jones ran an impressive 33.97 270 Yards split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Garret Barch. Garret Barch ran a 35.53 270 Yards split on the second leg of the relay, and made a good exchange to Freshman Jacob Cosby. Jacob Cosby ran a 36.32 270 Yards split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Philip Wdowiak. Sophomore Philip Wdowiak anchored the Mustangs to THIRD place with a 38.07 270 Yards split for an official time of 2:24.40. Keith Jones, Garret Barch, Jacob Cosby, and Philip Wdowiak were awarded engraved PLAQUES for finishing in third place overall!
In the 440 Yards Dash, Northside Freshman Brandon Banas finished in SECOND place with an official time of 60.70. Brandon Banas was awarded an engraved PLAQUE for finishing in second place overall. Northside Freshman Josh Borgwardt finished in fifth place with an official time of 64.70. Josh Borgwardt was awarded an engraved PLAQUE for finishing in fifth place overall.
In the 50 Yards Int. Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Justin Washington won it with an official time of 7.90. Justin Washington was awarded an engraved PLAQUE for finishing in first place! Northside Sophomore Keith Jones finished in fourth place with a personal best time of 8.9. Keith Jones was awarded an engraved PLAQUE for finishing in fourth place overall!
In the "Art Siemers Mile", Northside Freshman Kyle Friedler finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a personal best time of 5:27.20. Kyle Friedler DROPPED 13 SECONDS (5:40) from the Bison Indoor Classic! Kyle Frielder ran the first 800m in 2:40, and then ran the final 800m in 2:47.20 for an official time of 5:27.20. Northside Freshman Christian Thorsberg ran an outstanding time of 5:40.00. Christian Thorsberg ran the first 800m in 2:45, and then ran the final 800m in 2:55 for an official time of 5:40.00.
In the "Emil Ostberg 220 Yards Dash", Northside Freshman Brandon Banas tied for fourth place with an official time of 27.60. Northside Sophomore Justin Washington ran an outstanding time of 30.23.
In the 4x405 Yards Relay, Northside Freshman Brian McManus ran a personal best 405 Yards split of 59.15 on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Alex Ortiz ran a personal best 405 Yards split of 59.76 on the second leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Steven Kataba ran an impressive 405 Yards split of 56.22 on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Josh Borgwardt anchored the Mustangs to THIRD place with a personal best 405 Yards split of 58.40 for an official time of 3:53.70. Brian McManus, Alex Ortiz, Steven Kataba, and Josh Borgwardt were awarded engraved PLAQUES for finishing in third place overall.
