Announcement
Northside Field Events dominate Sophomore-Freshman Girls Track & Field Extravaganza at New Trier!
On Thursday, February 5, 2009, the Northside Sophomore-Freshman Girls Team traveled to Winnetka, Illinois for the New Trier Sophomore-Freshman Girls Track & Field Extravaganza. New Trier Girls Head Coach Bob Spagnoli, hosts the ultimate Sophomore-Freshman Indoor Track meets in Illinois, which feature unlimited entries, and a friendly atmosphere for all participants. Each Team is also provided their own "cardio cage" for warm-up and Team meetings, complete with plasma televisions, which are strategically placed alongside New Trier's Indoor Track. Individual events were scored 5-3-2-1, and Relays were scored 5-3. Northside did not enter any distance runners in the Sophomore-Freshman meet.
The New Trier Sophomore-Freshman Girls Track Team is one of the largest in Illinois, with over 100 athletes, and it is rare for a small Team to come to Winnetka and overcome their numbers advantage in an unlimited entry meet. However, the Northside Sophomore-Freshman Girls found a way to do it.
Northside College Prep jumped to a surprising 17-8 lead over New Trier at the conclusion of the Field Events, before the Track events even started.
In the Shot Put, Northside Sophomores Caeleigh Renkosiak (25'11) and Katie Dugan (22'9) secured vital points for the Mustangs, by placing first and second overall!! Niles North Sophomore Shabrea White finished in third with an outstanding throw of 20'4. Northside Sophomore Tiffany Tran also threw a personal best 15'2.5 to place fourth overall for the Mustangs!
In the Long Jump, New Trier Sophomore Schectman won it with a jump of 13'9. Northside Freshman Anatasia Rhodes placed third overall with a jump of 13'0! Northside Sophomore Lindsey Shallberg jumped a personal best 11'5!
In the Triple Jump, Northside Freshman Anatasia Rhodes placed second overall with a personal best jump of 23'6!!
In the High Jump, Northside Sophomore Robin Doherty placed second overall with a personal best jump of 4'2! Northside Freshman Anatasia Rhodes placed fifth overall with a personal best jump of 3'10!
In the 4x800m Relay, New Trier won it with a 11:22.83.
In the 400m Dash, Northside Sophomore Ashley Kossawkoski placed fourth overall with a personal best time of 80.00. Northside Freshman Gennesis Meza ran a personal best time of 91.10.
In the 4x145.45 meters Relay, Northside Freshman Hannah Lea Dorvelo, Rosailie Abbey, Vivian Lei, and Sophomore Stella Han combined for an outstanding time of 1:42.18 to place third overall.
In the 50 Yard Low Hurdles, New Trier Sophomore Hafter won it with an outstanding time of 8.94. Northside Sophomore Robin Doherty finished in third with a personal best time of 9.18.
In the 50 Yard Dash, Northside Sophomore Robin Doherty ran a personal best time of 7.47. Northside Freshman Vivian Lei ran a personal best time of 7.78. Northside Sophomore Stella Han ran a personal best time of 7.87. Northside Freshman Hannah Lea Dorvelo ran a personal best time of 7.88. Northside Freshman Rosailie Abbey ran a personal best time of 8.19.
In the 800m Run, Niles North Sophomore Williamson won it with a time of 2:50.65.
In the 200m Dash, Northside Sophomore Ashely Kossakowski ran a personal best time of 34.37. Northside Freshman Rosailie Abbey ran a personal best time of 35.34. Northside Sophomore Stella Han ran a personal best time of 36.24. Northside Freshman Vivian Lei ran a personal best time of 36.41.
In the 1600m Run, Niles North Sophomore Williamson won it with a time of 6:22.
In the 4x400m Relay, Northside Sophomore Ashley Kossakowski, Lindsey Shallberg, Robin Doherty, and Freshman Hannah Lea Dorvelo combined for a 5:35.80 to place third overall.
A special thanks to Northside Coach David Diaz for purchasing pizza for the entire Team at the conclusion of the meet, at his own expense.
NORTHSIDE SOPHOMORE-FRESHMAN GIRLS POINT LEADERS
1. Caeleigh Renkosiak 5.0
1. Robin Doherty 5.0
1. Anatasia Rhodes 5.0
2. Katie Dugan 3.0
3. Tiffany Tran 1.0
3. Ashley Kossakowski 1.0
The Northside Sophomore-Freshman Girls will travel to Evanston High School on February 13, 2009 for the Wildkits Indoor Classic.
