Announcement
Northside Sophomore Osazee Osaghae ranked SECOND in the IHSA St. Ignatius Sectional in both the 100m Dash and 200m Dash!
On Tuesday, May 16, 2017, Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon traveled to St. Ignatius College Prep in Chicago, Illinois for the IHSA Boys Sectional Seed Meeting.
St. Ignatius hosted the 2017 IHSA Sectional Seed Meeting, and provided Food and beverages for all of the visiting coaches.
The IHSA announced at the Seed meeting that Steve Battle will be the Head Starter. Battle finished second in State in the Long Jump during his high school career, and has also served as an IHSA Official at the Eric Nelson Classic.
The IHSA also named Jacklyn Slaughter as the Assistant Starter. Clifford Pensyl was named the meet referee.
Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon, Lane Tech Head Coach Kris Roof, Taft Head Coach James Bleicher, and St. Ignatius Head Coach Ed Ernst were named to the Games Committee.
The highlight of the Seed Meeting, included Norhside Sophomore Osazee Osaghae being ranked as #2 in BOTH the 100m Dash and 200m Dash in the entire sectional. The Top two times in every running event automatically qualify for STATE. Athletes can also qualify for STATE by running an automatic qualifying time.
Northside will also be seeking to qualify additional athletes for the IHSA State Track and Field Championships in the 4x100m Relay, 4x200m Relay, 1600m, and 3200m.
Northside is also in excellent position to score TEAM points in the majority of the events, going into the IHSA Sectional meet. The Top 6 athletes or relays score points in each event. Medals are awarded for places first through sixth.
The Northside Varsity Men will depart from Northside at 12:50 pm to travel to Concordia University on Friday, May 19, 2017 for the IHSA Sectional Championship Meet.
Electronic devices rules apply. No music, headphones, or cell phones in the infield of the Track or competition area.
Athletes must stay off the track infield and outside of the area of competition until it is time to check-in for their event. Athletes must warm-up outside of the Track.
TIME SCHEDULE
1:30 pm Gates open for Teams
2:30 pm Field Events Commence
4:00 pm National Anthem
4:05 pm 4x800m Relay
4:20 pm 4x100m Realy
4:30 pm 3200m run
4:55 pm 110m High Hurdles
5:05 pm 100m Dash
5:20 pm 800m Dash
5:35 pm 4x200m Relay
5:50 pm 400m Dash
6:05 pm 300m Hurdles
6:25 pm 1600m run
6:40 pm 200m Dash
7:00 pm 4x400m Relay
