CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

NORTHSIDE TRACK AND FIELD www.Mustangstf.com Head Coach Jon Gordon 773-935-1617 Mens Captains Womens Captains Associate Coach David Diaz 773-218-8411 Patrick O'Connor Julie Bujnowski Jumps Coach Adrian Hunter 773-994-9242 Preston Buehrer Natalie Hanigan Sprints Coach John Gallen 773-817-6694 Geoff Edwards Rachel Kittaka Assist. Coach Jose Nebrida Eric Nelson Kelly Varney Assist. Coach Rebecca Aneen Joey Paquette Maria Torres 2007 MENS IHSA STATE SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS!!! LOYOLA ACADEMY 1100 LARAMIE WILMETTE, IL 60091 FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2007 EARLY DISMISSAL 12:00 PM - BUS LEAVES AT 12:10 PM In January 2007, Coach Gordon sent the entire Team a letter that stated, inter alia, that unlike other sports, he wouldn't cut anyone from the roster during the first three days of practice, and that it would be a five months try out to determine our Varsity IHSA Sectional Roster. As of May 7, 2007, only athletes that are on our IHSA Varsity Sectional roster will be permitted to be at practice. There will be a Cross Country Team meeting on Tuesday, May 29, 2007. Our Track & Field Banquet will take place on Saturday, June 2, 2007. If you didn't make the Varsity Sectional Roster, and can answer "Yes" to all of the following questions, then you can honestly say you did everything possible to make the Varsity Team this year. We are looking forward to having you on the Team next year. Did you attend every practice? If you missed an afternoon practice did you come to a morning practice on the same day? Where you on time for every practice? Did you attend every meet? Did you attend meets that you were listed as an alternate for an event? Did you skip practices for work? Did you skip practices for vacation? Did you run during the whole warm-up? Did you run during the whole cool down? Did you cut a distance run short? Did you go to the weight room after every practice? However, if you can't answer, "Yes" to all of the above questions, then you definitely need to train more consistently and work harder to make the Varsity squad next year. All of the meets we competed in this season have just been practice until now. The real SEASON starts TODAY. All of the Teams now have a record of 0-0, and any Team in the State can win the State Title. The experience of competing or even as an alternate during the IHSA State series will be priceless and one that you will remember for the rest of your lives. On Friday, May 18, 2007, we will travel to Loyola Academy for the IHSA State Sectionals!! The top two athletes in every event and relay qualify for the 2007 IHSA State Championships!! There is automatic qualifying times, distances, and heights as well. However, the purpose of the automatic qualifying standards is to allow for more than two athletes to qualify for the State Championships if the athlete?s performance is worthy of it. You do not have to hit a qualifying standard to go to the State meet. You only have to finish in the Top 2 to qualify for the State Championships!! Also, it is important to remember, that WE are also competing for the TEAM title as well. The top 6 places score in the meet, and individual IHSA Sectional Medals will be awarded as well as TEAM Trophies. The athletes listed on the following pages have been selected to represent Northside College Prep in the 2007 IHSA State Sectionals on Friday, May 18, 2007 at Loyola Academy. We need EVERYONE listed on the following pages to be at every practice, and come to the meet prepared mentally and physically to race their best. The athlete with the most CONFIDENCE and a strong belief in his own abilities is the one who will run, jump, or throw their best at the IHSA State Sectionals. Several times, I've seen athletes defeat themselves before the gun goes off, because they did not believe in themselves. 1964 Olympic Gold Medalist, Billy Mills said it best, "A winner says I can do it in advance. Follow your dreams." Alternates During the CPS Championship series, almost every alternate was used, and in several cases the alternates listed were not at the meet when the TEAM needed them because they wrongly thought they would not compete. The best alternates prepare as if their going to race. The alternates that have come through for the TEAM in the past, have been the athletes that prepare physically and mentally that their going to race. In the event that you do not get to race, the experience will still be priceless and alternates also get a trip to the State Championship if the relay qualifies. REMEMBER ONE THING. WE ARE GOING TO THE IHSA STATE SECTIONALS TO QUALIFY AS MANY ATHLETES AS POSSIBLE FOR THE 2007 IHSA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS, BREAK AS MANY SCHOOL RECORDS AS POSSIBLE, AND SCORE AS MANY POINTS AS POSSIBLE. TO DO THIS, WE MUST HAVE A GREAT TEAM EFFORT WITH TOTAL CONCENTRATION ON RUNNING, JUMPING, AND THROWING AT OUR POTENTTIAL. THE TEAM THAT GOES IN WITH A REAL DESIRE, AN ATTITUDE OF MENTAL TOUGHNESS ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN DO, AN AGGRESSIVE APPROACH TO THE MEET AND A WILLINGNESS TO RUN WITH THEIR ABILITY AND CHALLENGE THEM SELF WILL WIN. IHSA Sectional Track & Field Time Schedule Friday, May 18, 2007, at Loyola Academy Schools: Amundsen, CICS, Lake View, Mather, Northside College Prep, Senn, Sullivan, Taft, Von Streuben, Deerfield, Evanston, Glenbrook South, Highland Park, Notre Dame, Ridgewood, Glenbrook North, Maine East, Niles North, Niles West, Loyola Academy, and New Trier. Team Scoring: 10-8-6-4-2-1 - All Events Track: The Loyola Academy Track has 8 lanes with a Polyurethane Surface. Only 1/4 inch spikes or smaller are permitted. Starting Blocks: Blocks will be provided by Loyola Academy Coaches Meeting (1:30 pm) Field Events (2:00 pm) Long Jump Triple Jump 1. Albert Lin 17'11 1. Eric Nelson 38'8 2. Wemi Jemine 14'11.25 2. Albert Lin 37'3.5 Discus Shot Put 1. Eric Nelson 91' 7 1.Eric Nelson 36' 11 2. Robert Garcia 82' 2 2.Darrel Johnson 32' 5 High Jump Pole Vault 1. Eric Nelson 6'2 1. Simon Vecchioni 7'6 2. Wemi Jemine 5'6 2. Vinh Nguyen 7'0 Running Events (2:30 pm) 100m Dash Preliminaries 1. Hunter Speese 12.27 (Ed Key Invitational) 2. Jose Choto 110m Hurdles Preliminaries 1. Albert Lin 19.90 2. Andrew Czyszczon 20.60 3200m Run (Heat One) 1. Jonathan Kittaka 10:32 (Kenwood Classic) 2. Cuitlahuac Pineda 11:11 (Deerfield) (Note: It will not be determined until the seed meeting, if our 3200m runners are in heat one or heat two)) 200m Preliminaries 1. Geoff Edwards 24.35 (Kenwood Classic) 2. Jose Choto 24.77 (Kenwood Classic) 4x800m Relay 3:30 m (9:06.00 - Spartan Relays) 1. Jiasong Yang 2:20 2. Nick Ruff 2:25 3. Santino Merino 2:26 4. Erik Flores 2:23 Alternates 1. Andrew Czyszczon 2:27 2. Cooper Eben 2:28 3. Harold Jaffe 2:28 4. Joey Paquette 2:35 4x100m Relay - (48.74 - 2007 Ed Key Invitational) 1. Hunter Speese 2. Preston Buehrer 3. Neal Capapas 4. Geoff Edwards Alternates 1. Brian Chhun 2. Wemi Jemine 3. Joey Paquette 4. Peter Wilk 3200m Run - (Heat Two) 1. Jonathan Kittaka 10:32 (Kenwood Classic) 2. Cuitlahuac Pineda 11:11 (Deerfield) (Note: It will not be determined until the seed meeting, if our 3200m runners are in heat one or heat two)) 110m High Hurdles Finals (Determined by Prelims) 100m Dash (Determined by Prelims) 800 Meter Run 1. John Holler 2:06.34 (Illinois Prep Top Times - 800m leg of DMR) 2. Simon Vecchioni 2:16.00 (Ed Key Invitational) 4x200m Relay - (1:43.12) 1. Hunter Speese 2. Santino Merino 3. Neal Capapas 4. Jose Choto Alternates Alt. Brian Chhun Alt. Wemi Jemine Alt. Peter Wilk Alt. Joey Paquette 400m Dash 1. Geoff Edwards 55.61 (Mather Invitational) 2. Erik Flores 56.90 (Spartan Relays) 300m Low Hurdles 1. Santino Merino 50.92 (New Trier Classic) 2. Andrew Czyszczon 53.83 (CPS Sophomore/Freshman Meet) Mile 1. Patrick O'Connor 4:48 2. Preston Buehrer 4:59 200 Meter Dash - Final (Determined by Prelims) 4x400m Meter Relay (3:55.34) 1. Erik Flores 56.90 2. John Holler 59.00 3. Preston Buehrer 59.00 4. Geoff Edwards 55.61 Alternates 1. Simon Vecchioni 2. Neal Capapas 3. Nick Ruff 4. Patrick O'Connor