CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

 On Saturday, May 8, 2010, the Northside Varsity Men traveled to Hanson Stadium for the Chicago Public League Conference Championships. The CPS Varsity City Championship series, started on Wednesday, May 5, 2010 with prelims, and ended with finals on Saturday, May 8, 2010. It is one of the largest high school conference meets in the U.S.

  The meet featured non-stop action on the Track. The point scale used for individual events and relays was 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. The top eight athletes in each event were awarded medals, and earned All Conference honors.

  In the High Jump, Lane Tech Senior Adem Kljako won it with a jump of 6'0. Mather Junior Kenneth Murphy finished in second place with a jump of 6'0. SCA Junior Devonte Elzy finished in third with a jump of 5'10. Manly Senior Daniel McCurty finished in fourth with a jump of 5'10. Kenwood Academy Senior Brock Massie finished in fifth place with a jump of 5'10. Lane Tech Junior Mark Brand and Jones College Prep Junior Jerome Rhodes tied for sixth place with a jump of 5'8. Whitney Young Senior Stephan Devroe completed the scoring by placing eighth with a jump of 5'8. Northside Senior Hunter Speese cleared 5'6, and made three outstanding attempts at 5'8.

  In the 4x800m Relay, Lake View won it with a time of 8:31.80. Northside finished in ninth place with an official time of 9:03.34. Northside Sophomore Ezra Edgerton ran a 2:11.59 800m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Jusuf Skelic. Jusuf Skelic ran a 2:18.40 800m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Dan Graham. Dan Graham ran a 2:22.10 800m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Pat Duffy. Pat Duffy ran a 2:10.92 800m split to anchor the Mustangs to ninth place, with an official time of 9:03.34.  

  In the 3200m run, Roosevelt Sophomore Jeffery Rector won it with a personal best time of 9:48.09. Lane Tech Senior Kulaifi Haji finished in second place with an outstanding time of 9:48.81. Payton Senior Jose Mora finished in third place with a time of 9:58.75. Mather Sophomore Abe Haji finished in fourth place with a time of 10:02.99. Northside Senior Cooper Eben finished in fifth place with an outstanding time of 10:04.32. Cooper Eben ran the first mile in 4:58, and the final mile in 5:06 for an official time of 10:04.32. Cooper Eben was awarded a MEDAL for placing fifth overall. Mather Sophomore Juan Mendez finished sixth overall with a time of 10:08.96. Lane Tech Sophmore Lucas Beltran finished seventh overall with a time of 10:23.90. Whitney Young Sophomore Sam Barder completed the scoring by finishing in eighth place with a time of 10:36.87. Northside Junior Erik Zuehlke ran a PERSONAL BEST time of 10:44.21. Erik Zuehlke ran the first mile in 5:14, and the final mile in 5:30 for a personal best time of 10:44.21.

 In the 800m run, although the race went out in only sixty seconds, it was one of the most exciting races of the day. The race featured multiple lead changes, with Lane Tech Sophomore David Timlin, Northside Junior Wesley Laytham, and Lane Tech Dylan Allingham each making a surge with the lead during the final 500m. Lane Tech Junior Dylan Allingham won it with an outstanding time of 2:01.56. Northside Junior Wesley Laytham finished in second place with an official time of 2:02.00. Wesley Laytham was awarded a MEDAL for placing second overall. Lane Tech Sophomore David Timlin finished in third place with a time of 2:04. Roosevelt Sophomore Jeffery Rector finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 2:07.31. Lake View Senior Sergio Navas finished in fifth place with a time of 2:07.35. Kelly Sophomore Enrique Florentino finished in sixth place with a time of 2:07.51. Northside Sophomore Pat Duffy ran a PERSONAL BEST time of 2:08.98 to place seventh overall. Pat Duffy was awarded a MEDAL for placing seventh overall. Payton Senior Justin Speller completed the scoring by finishing in eighth place with an official time of 2:09.75.

 In the 1600m run, Lane Tech Senior Kulayifi Haji won it with an official time of 4:32.92. Lake View Junior Oscar Medina finished in second place with a time of 4:35.41. Payton Senior Jose Mora finished in third place with a time of 4:38.64. Roosevelt Sophomore Jeffery Rector finished in fourth place with a time of 4:40.60. Lake View Sophomore Eduardo Chavez finished in fifth place with an outstanding time of 4:43.94. Northside Junior Charlie Mesimore finished in sixth place with an outstanding time of 4:47.50. Charlie Mesimore ran the first 400m in 67 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 72 seconds for an 800m split of 2:19, and then ran the next 400m in 75 seconds for a 1200m split of 3:34, and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 73 seconds for an outstanding time of 4:47.50. Charlie Mesimore was awarded a Medal for placing sixth overall. Mather Sophomore Juan Mendez finished in seventh place with an official time of 4:49.78. Kenwood Academy Junior Joseph Laseter finished in eigth place to complete the scoring with a time of 4:50.75.

VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT CPS CHAMPIONSHIPS 

1. Wesley Laytham                               8.00 

2. Cooper Eben                                    4.00

3. Charlie Mesimore                             3.00

4. Pat Duffy                                          2.00

SEASON VARSITY POINTS LEADERS (14 MEETS):