CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

On Friday, May 15, 2009, the Northside Varsity Women traveled to Concorida University for the IHSA Sectional Championship. The meet started at Concorida University and finished in Oak Park River Forest's Field house with one of the most exciting Triple jump competitions in the history of the state.

It rained during the entire meet, but the IHSA ruled that the meet must go forward despite the conditions. The IHSA did allow for the Pole Vault, High Jump, Long Jump and Triple Jump to take place indoors at nearby Oak Park River-Forest High School.

In the Shot Put, Northside Sophomore Caeleigh Renkosiak threw an outstanding 29'09.25 to place sixth overall. Caeleigh Renkosiak was awarded a Medal for placing sixth overall. Northside Sophomore Katie Dugan threw an outstanding 26'07.75 to place tenth overall.

In the Discus, Northside Sophomore Caeleigh Renkosiak threw a personal best 83'04 to place eighth overall. Northside Sophomore Katie Dugan threw an outstanding 76'04 to place tenth overall.

In the 4x800m Relay, Northside did not field an entry for Sectionals.

In the 4x100m Relay, Northside finished in 12th place with a time of 65.20. 

In the 3200m run, Northside Senior Carmen Abelson ran a season best time of 13:00.20 to place ninth overall. It was only Abelson's third meet of the season, and a 7 seconds time drop from the City Championships!! 

In the 100m Hurdles, Northside Senior Jennifer Kane ran an outstanding time of 20.11 to place 13th overall.

In the 100m Dash, Northside Freshman Vivian Lei ran a personal best time of 15.14 to place 18th overall. Northside Freshman Rosailie Abbey ran a personal best time of 15.20 to place 19th overall.

In the 800m Run, Northside Senior Anna Parks ran a season best time of 2:25.07 to place fifth overall. Anna Parks was awarded a Medal for placing fifth overall. Anna Parks ran the first 400m in 67 seconds, and the final 400m in 78 seconds for a season best time of 2:25.07. Anna Parks dropped 9 seconds from City Championships!!

In the 4x200m Relay, Northside was disqualified for an exchange zone violation.

In the 400m Dash, Northside Senior Adaora Achufusi BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD with a personal best time of 64.00!!! Adaora Achufusi's time of 64.00 was also faster than the Mustangs 4x100m Relay!!! Adaora Achufusi placed seventh overall despite being seeded in the slow heat. Northside Sophomore Nina Coomes placed 16th overall with an outstanding time of 70.70.

In the 300m Hurdles, Northside Senior Maria Zdunek placed 18th overall with an outstanding time of 60.60. Northside Sophomore Robin Doherty placed 19th overall with an outstanding time of 64.10.

In the Mile, Northside Junior Bessie Nolan placed tenth overall with an outstanding time of 5:50.50. Northside Senior Ani Zotti broke the six minute barrier with a season best time of 5:58.58 to place 12th overall.

In the 200m Dash, Northside Freshman Rosailie Abbey placed 20th overall with a personal best time of 31.84. Northside Freshman Vivian Lei placed 21st overall with a personal best time of 32.34.

In the 4x400m Relay, Northside Senior Anna Parks, Senior Adaora Achufusi, Freshman Hannah Doruelo, and Sophomore Nina Coomes combined for a time of 4:32.00 to place seventh overall.

After the 4x400m Relay, ALL of the Teams boarded their respective buses for Oak Park River Forest High School for the High Jump, Long Jump, and Triple Jump.

In the High Jump, Northside Sophomore Robin Doherty finished in 12th place with an outstanding jump of 4'4. Northside Senior Maria Torres was scratched from the competition to rest for the Long Jump and Triple Jump.

In the Long Jump, Northside Senior Maria Torres jumped an outstanding 15'9.50 to place fifth overall. Maria Torres was awarded a Medal for placing fifth overall. Northside Freshman Anastasia Rhodes jumped an outstanding 11'10.00.

In the Triple Jump, the final event of the day, Northside Senior Gayatri Satam jumped an outstanding 28'09.50!, but did not make it into the finals. Northside Senior Maria Torres jumped an outstanding 34'04.00 to qualify for the finals, with the number one seed!! The Mustangs began to celebrate. However, the Northside celebration was premature. In the finals, St. Patrick's Nora Turek jumped a personal best 34'08.00 and Lane Tech's Desi Murray jumped a personal best 35'01.00. Maria Torres was no longer the number one seed. Maria Torres would need to jump higher than 34'08 to qualify for the State Championships, and higher than 35'01 to win the meet. Maria Torres responded by jumping 35'03.00 to WIN the IHSA Sectional Title and Qualify for the State Championships!!! and BREAK THE SCHOOL RECORD!!! The Mustangs honored Maria Torres with a Team Huddle, and then the Mustangs took a victory lap led by Torres around the Indoor Track at Oak Park River Forest High School to celebrate an outstanding season. Maria Torres was awarded a Medal for placing first overall.

A special thanks to Northside Alumni Preston Buehrer and Natalie Hanigan for coming to Concordia University and Oak Park River Forest High School to support the Team. Northside finished in 8th place in the IHSA Sectional with 15 points.

Northside Senior Maria Torres will leave on Thursday afternoon for the IHSA State Championships!!!, along with Northside coach David Diaz.  

(Coming soon: Varsity Point Totals)