Announcement
Eric Nelson WINS City High Jump Title! Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss places 2nd in 3200m run! and 3rd in the Mile! Eben 5th in 3200m! Kittaka 5th in 800m!
On Saturday, May 9, 2009, the Northside Varsity Men and Varsity Women traveled to Hanson Stadium in Chicago, Illinois for the CPS City Championships. This would be the Mustangs final meet prior to the IHSA Sectional Championships at Concordia University on Friday, May 15, 2009 (Varsity Women), and Saturday, May 23, 2009 (Varsity Men). Northside College Prep will merge the Varsity and Sophomore-Freshman Teams into ONE Team for the IHSA Sectional Championships. The CPS Varsity City Championship series, started on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 with prelims, and ended on Saturday, May 9, 2009.
In the Girls Long Jump, Northside Senior Maria Torres BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD with a jump of 16'3.75 to place fourth overall. Maria Torres was awarded a Medal for placing fourth overall.
In the Boys Long Jump, Northside Senior Martin Melto jumped an outstanding 17'9.75. Northside Senior Albert Lin failed to attend the Long Jump prelims. As a result, he was eliminated from the finals.
In the Girls Triple Jump, Northside Senior Maria Torres jumped an outstanding 33'07.00 to place fifth overall. Maria Torres was awarded a Medal for placing fifth overall.
In the Boys Triple Jump, Northside Senior Eric Nelson jumped an outstanding 40'00.00 in the middle of a High Jump competition, to place seventh overall to score vital points for the Mustangs.
In the Girls Shot Put, the Mustangs had no qualifiers.
In the Boys Shot Put, Northside Senior Eric Nelson threw an outstanding 40'07.00. Northside Senior John Ko threw an outstanding 37'00.00.
In the Girls Discus, the Mustangs had no qualifiers.
In the Boys Discus, Northside Senior Eric Nelson threw an outstanding 102'05.50.
In the Girls High Jump, Northside Seniors Maria Torres and Jennifer Kane were not permitted to jump by the CPS in the prelims, after arriving late to the meet from an AP Exam.
In the Boys High Jump, it was one of the best City finals in recent years, with four athletes clearing 6'0 for a four-way tie. Northside Senior Eric Nelson was the only athlete in the competition to clear 6'0 with no misses. As a result, Eric Nelon was awarded first place, and his second consecutive Varsity City High Jump Title!! Morgan Park Junior and State Long Jump Champion Nigel Jolly finished in a second place tie with Whitney Young Junior Cameron Allen with personal best jumps of 6'0. Prosser Senior Evan Brown also cleared 6'0 to finish in fourth place. Harlan Junior Trevor Gills finished in fifth place with a jump of 5'10. Manley Junior Daniel McCurty, Whitney Young Junior Stephan Devroe, and Lane Tech Senior Diatre Brown finished in a sixth place tie to complete the scoring with a jump of 5'08. Northside Senior Eric Nelson overcame having to compete in Discus, Shot Put, and Triple Jump prelims during the High Jump competition, and a locked up hamstring, to defend his title. The Northside Coaching staff owes Eric Nelson a lot of Gatorade.
(Coming soon: Complete results, including a photo finish in the 3200m run!, in which there was only 1.5 seconds between first and second!)
