CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

 On Friday, February 27, 2015, the Northside Sophomore Boys Track and Field Team traveled to Niles West High School in Skokie, Illinois for the Niles North Vikings Relays.

 The Track was 160m, and no spikes were used in any of the events. 

 The meet featured IHSA rivals Libertyville, Notre Dame, Northside, Maine South, Niles West, New Trier, Maine West, and host Niles North.

 The meet was the most competitive meet the Mustangs attended this season, and as a result several Northside athletes ran or hurdled personal bests times in multiple events.

 Points were scored by placing as one of the top 6 individuals or Relays. MEDALS were awarded for the Top 3 places. RIBBONS were awarded for places fourth through sixth. The following point scale was used to score the meet: 10-8-6-4-2-1.

 In the Sophomore Long Jump, Northside Sophomore Brandon Banas jumped 16'0. At the De La Salle "East St. Louis Challenge" (2/28), Northside Sophomore Methew Geevarghese jumped a personal best 15'7.25.

 In the Sophomore High Jump, Northside Sophomore Jack Nolan jumped 4'6.

 In the Sophomore Shot Put, Northside Sophomore Carlos Saldana threw a personal best 26'3. Northside Sophomore Christian Guerrero threw an outstanding 25'0. Northside Freshman Jonathan Liu threw an outstanding 19'6. Northside Sophomore Khizar Nandoliya threw a personal best 17'9.

 In the Sophomore Triple Jump, Northside Sophomore Brandon Banas finished in THIRD place overall with a personal best jump of 35'4.25. Brandon Banas was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in third place overall. Northside Sophomore Jack Nolan jumped an outstanding 27'10.75.

 In the Sophomore 4x800m Relay, New Trier won it with an official time of 9:04.80. Niles West finished in second place with an official time of 9:25.70. The Chicago Northside Mustangs finished in THIRD place with an official time of 9:45.60. Kyle Friedler, Josh Borgwardt, Charlie Guthmann, and Alex Ortiz were awarded MEDALS for finishing in THIRD place overall. Notre Dame finished in fourth place with an official time of 9:46.90. Libertyville finished in fifth place with an official time of 10:03.30. Maine South finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 10:09.0.

 Northside Sophomore Kyle Friedler ran an impressive 800m split of 2:18.17 on the first leg of the 4x800m relay, and made a nice exchange to Josh Borgwardt. Friedler was awesome, and his strong first leg of the 4x800m relay put the Mustangs in good position to bring home Medals from the 4x800m Relay! Josh Borgwardt was an emergency replacement on the second leg of the relay for injured Sophomore Sergio Soto. Josh Borgwardt came through BIG for the TEAM by dropping ten seconds off his career best time in the 800m run!  Northside Sophomore Josh Borgwardt dropped 10 seconds (2:39) with a personal best 800m split of 2:29.44, and made a perfect exchange to Charlie Guthmann. Charlie Guthmann ran the fastest 800m time by a Northside Freshman this season!! Northside Freshman Charlie Guthmann ran a personal best 800m split of 2:36.06, and made a nice exchange to Alex Ortiz. Northside Sophomore Alex Ortiz ran a GREAT anchor leg to help the Chicago Northside Mustangs pass Notre Dame on the final lap to finish in THIRD place overall with an outstanding 800m split of 2:21.34, for an official time of 9:45.60. Kyle Friedler, Josh Borgwardt, Charlie Guthmann, and Alex Ortiz were awarded MEDALS for finishing in third place overall.

 At the De La Salle "East St. Louis Challenge" (2/28), Northside Freshman George McCoy ran a 2:49.49 800m split on the first leg of the 4x800m relay. Northside Sophomore Jack Webster dropped 13 seconds (2:59.38), and ran a 800m split of 2:46.70 on the second leg of the 4x800m relay. Northside Freshman Justin Bologna ran a 800m split of 3:04.23 on the third leg of the 4x800m relay. Northside Sophomore Jakob Lemke ran an impressive 2:36.59 800m split to anchor Northside to an official time of 11:17.01. 

 The Niles North Viking Relays featured PRELIMS in the 55m High Hurdles, 50m Dash, and 55m Low Hurdles. The Top 4 athletes in each HEAT of the PRELIMS qualified for the FINALS.

 There was also Exhibition heats in the 55m High Hurdles, 50m Dash, 55m Low Hurdles, and the 1600m run. There was a record 80 athletes in the Exhibition 1600m run at the Niles North Viking Relays. 

 In the Sophomore 55m High Hurdles Prelims, Northside Sophomore Christian Guerrero hurdled an outstanding time of 11.10. Northside Freshman phenom Asher Rappaport worked on improving his technique by using fours steps instead of five steps, and ran an official time of 12.21. Rappaport would later put it all together in the 55m Low Hurdles for a special performance.

 In the Sophomore 55m High Hurdles Exhibitition, Northside Sophomore Jack Nolan hurdled a personal best time of 11.10.

 In the Sophomore 50m Dash Prelims, Northside Freshman Nick Brown ran a personal best time of 6.70. Northside Freshman Carel Jones ran an outstanding time of 6.90.

 In the Sophomore 50m Dash Exhibition, Northside Sophomore Khizar Nandoliya dropped 0.27 of a second (7.47) with a personal best time of 7.20.

  At the De La Salle "East St. Louis Challenge" 55m Dash (2/28), Northside Sophomore Methew Geevarghese ran a personal best time of 7.83.

 In the Sophomore 55m Low Hurdles Prelims, Northside Freshman Asher Rappaport QUALIFIED for the FINALS with a personal best time of 9.30. Northside Sophomore Jack Nolan ran an official time of 10.00.

 In the Sophomore 55m Low Hurdles Exhibition, Northside Sophomore Christian Guerrero ran an official time of 10.00.

 In the Sophomore 1600m run Exhibition, Northside Freshman Nathan Rosell ran the first 800m in 3:50, and then ran the final 800m in 4:06 for an official time of 7:56.02. There was a record 80 athletes in the 1600m run Exhibition.

 The FINALS of the Niles North Viking Relays featured 55m High Hurdles, 50m Dash, Distance Medley Reley, 4x160m Relay, Weight-man 4x160m Relay, 55m Low Hurdles, 1600m run, 200m dash, and 4x400m Relay.

 Northside had no qualifiers in the Sophomore 55m High Hurdles Finals, and 50m Dash Finals.

 In the Sophomore 55m High Hurdles Finals, Niles West Aristov won it with an official time of 8.8. Notre Dame's Burnett finished in second place with an official time of 9.4. New Trier's Moriarty finished in third place with an official time of 9.5. Niles North's R. Mathee finished in fourth place with an official time of 9.6. Libertyville's Haidvogel finished in fifth place with an official time of 9.9. Libertyville's Tang finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 10.1.

 In the Sophomore 50m Dash Finals, Niles North's Friend won it with an official time of 6.2. New Trier's Chen finished in second place with an official time of 6.4. Niles North's Creed finished in third place with an official time of 6.5. Maine West's Robinson finished in third place with an official time of 6.6. Maine South's Pusateri finished in fifth place with an official time of 6.61. Notre Dame's Schackleford finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 6.62.

 The Northside School record for the Distance Medley Relay is 11.03.99 (2009). 

 In the Sophomore Distance Medley Relay, Niles West won it with an official time of 11:48.1. New Trier finished in second place with an official time of 12:30.2. Maine South finished in third place with an official time of 12:49.10. Libertyville finished in fourth place with an official time of 13:22.70. Niles North finished in fifth place with an official time of 13:23.20. Notre Dame finished in sixth place with an official time of 13:42.1. Maine West finished in seventh place. Northside finished in eighth place with an official time of 15:05.62.

 Northside Freshman Kyle Lowenthal ran an outstanding 1200m split of 4:08.39. Northside Freshman Charlie Guthmann ran a personal best time of 66.77. Northside Freshman Mason Sotomayor ran an outstanding 800m split of 2:43.96. Northside Freshman Sebastien Vondrak anchored the relay with a 1600m split of 7:06.50 for an official time of 15:05.62.

 In the Sophomore 4x160m Relay, Niles North won it with an official time of 1:18. New Trier finished in second place with an official time of 1:22.3. Maine South finished in third place with an official time of 1:23.2. Maine West and Niles West tied for fourth place with an official time of 1:24.3. Northside finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an outstanding time of 1:24.4.

  Northside Freshman Nick Brown ran an impressive 20.84 160m split on the first leg of the 4x160m relay, and made a nice exchange to Carel Jones. Northside Freshman Carel Jones ran an outstanding 21.19 160m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a good exchange to Josh Borgwardt. Northside Sophomore Josh Borgwardt ran an outstanding 21.92 160m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Brandon Banas. Northside Sophomore Brandon Banas anchored the Mustangs with an impressive 20.45 160m split for an outstanding time of 1:24.4. Nick Brown, Carel Jones, Josh Borgwardt, and Brandon Banas were awarded a RIBBON for finishing in sixth place overall.

 In the Sophomore Throwers 4x160m Relay, Northside Sophomore Khizar Nandoliya ran a 22.30 160m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Jonathan Liu ran a 25.13 160m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Carlos Saldana ran a 28.39 160m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Christian Guerrero anchored Northside to SECOND place with a 23.47 160m split for an outstanding time of 1:39.29. Khizar Nandoliya, Jonathan Liu, Carlos Saldana, and Christian Guerrero were awarded MEDALS for finishing in second place overall.

 In the Sophomore 55m Low Hurdles Finals, Northside Freshman Asher Rappaport finished in seventh place overall with an outstanding time of 9.50.

 In the Sophomore 1600m run, New Trier's Blood won it with a 4:45.30. Northside Sophomore Alex Ortiz dropped 3.60 seconds (4:55.90) to finish in SECOND place with a personal best time of 4:52.30. Alex Ortiz was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in second place overall. Alex Ortiz ran the 18th fastest 1600m time in the history of Northside, and passed Alumni legend Dan Kittaka on the All Time list. Alex Ortiz ran the first 800m in 2:25, and then ran the final 800m in 2:27 for a personal best time of 4:52.30. Northside Sophomore Kyle Friedler finished in THIRD place with an outstanding time of 4:52.70. Kyle Friedler ran the first 800m in 2:24, and then ran the final 800m in 2:28 for an outstanding time of 4:52.70. Kyle Friedler was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in THIRD place overall. Northside scored 14 points in the 1600m run!! Libertyville's Tam finished in fourth place with an official time of 4:55.3. Niles West Villegas finished in fifth place with an official time of 4:59.30. New Trier's Baakkonen finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a 5:03.90.

 In the Sophomore 200m Dash, Northside Freshman Carel Jones ran a personal best time of 27.60. Northside Freshman Nicholas Brown ran a personal best time of 27.80.

 In the Sophomore 4x400m Relay, Northside Sophomore Josh Borgwardt ran a 62.22 400m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Kyle Friedler. Northside Sophomore Kyle Friedler ran a 65.06 400m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Alex Ortiz. Northside Sophomore Alex Ortiz ran a 63.62 400m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Brandon Banas. Northside Sophomore Brandon Banas anchored the Mustangs to sixth place overall with a 60.75 400m split for an official time of 4:11.90. Josh Borgwardt, Kyle Friedler, Alex Ortiz, and Brandon Banas were awarded RIBBONS for finishing in sixth place overall.

 New Trier won the Sophomore division with 86 points. Niles West finished in second place with 82 points. Niles North finished in third place with 77 points. Maine South finished in fourth place with 76 points. Notre Dame finished in fifth place with 53 points. Northside finished in sixth place with 36 points. Maine West finished in seventh place with 27 points. Libertyville finished in eighth place with 26 points.