Announcement
4x800m Relay WINS! Malcolm Grba WINS 800m, 2nd in Mile, and anchors 4x400m Relay past Yorkville! Danny Rosen 3rd in Mile! Osborne 2nd in Triple Jump!
On Saturday, April 16, 2013, the Northside Sophomore-Freshman Boys traveled to Niles West High School in Skokie, Illinois for the 37th Annual Fred Zeedyk Invitational. Fred Zeedyk was an outstanding 400m runner for Niles West High School. The Fred Zeedyk Invitational has been held since 1976. The Fred Zydek Invitational is a highly competive meet. Fred Zydek would have been proud of the Mustangs performance on Saturday.
The meet featured Fenwick, Northside College Prep, Yorkville, Plainfield East, Rich Central, Metea Valley, Antioch, Huntley, Schurz, Harlem, Walter Payton, Mather, and host Niles West High School.
MEDALS were awarded to the top three individuals and relays. Ribbons were awarded for places fourth through sixth.
Individual events and relays were scored 10-8-6-4-2-1.
A year ago (2012), Northside finished in 13th place with zero points in the Sophomore division at the Fred Zydek Invitational. That changed dramatically on Saturday. The Northside Sophomore Team finished in fourth place overall with 63 points, and had a record of 9-3 on the day!
Huntley won the Fred Zydek Invitational with 110 points. Plainfield East finished in second place with 96 points. Metea Valley finished in third place with 95 points. Northside finished in fourth place with 63 points, and posted victories over: 5. Harlem (49 points), 6. Yorkville (45 points), 7. Rich Central (28 points), 8. Niles West (22 points), 9. Fenwick (16 points), 10. Walter Payton (15 points), 11. Antioch (14 points), 12. Mather (5 points), and 13. Schurz (0 points).
In the Sophomore 100m Dash Prelims, Northside Sophomore Gabriel Jiminez-Ekhman ran an outstanding time of 13.50. Northside Freshman Steven Kataba ran an official time of 14.94. Kataba was injured in the 100m dash, and was scratched from the remainder of his events.
In the Sophomore 110m High Hurdles Prelims, Northside Sophomore Matt Osborne QUALIFIED for the finals with an outstanding time of 20.64. Northside Sophomore Porter Abbey ran an outstanding time of 20.93.
In the Sophomore 3200m run, Northside Sophomore Adrian Black ran the first mile in 5:24, and then ran the final mile in 5:27 to finish in THIRD place overall with an official time of 10:51.14. Adrian Black was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in third place overall. Northside Sophomore Jack O'Donnell ran the first mile in 5:47, and then ran the final mile in 6:08 to finish in twelfth place overall with an outstanding time of 11:55.70.
In the Sophomore 200m Dash Prelims, Northside Freshman Jack Svoboda ran an outstanding time of 27.92. Northside Freshman Xavier Sigelko ran an outstanding time of 31.02.
In the Sophomore High Jump, Northside Sophomore Ari Perlmutter finished in fourth place with an outstanding jump of 5'4. Ari Perlmutter was awarded a RIBBON for finishing in fourth place overall. Northside Freshman Brendan Powers made three outstanding attempts at 4'10.
In the Sophomore Long Jump, Northside Sophomores Matt Osborne and Porter Abbey tied for tenth place with jumps of 15'10.
In the Sophomore Triple Jump, Northside Sophomore Matt Osborne finished in SECOND place overall with an outstanding jump of 35'05. Matt Osborne was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in SECOND place overall. Northside Sophomore Porter Abbey finished in fourth place with an outstanding jump of 34'7.50. Porter Abbey was awarded a RIBBON for finishing in fourth place overall.
In the Sophomore Shot Put, Northside Sophomore Ari Perlmutter finished in ninth place with an outstanding throw of 37'0. Northside Sophomore Tom Frejowski threw an outstanding 28'3.50.
In the Sophomore Discus, Northside Sophomore Malcolm Grba threw an outstanding 86'09. Northside Sophomore Ari Perlmutter threw an outstanding 60'02.
In the Sophomore Pole Vault, Northside Sophomore Declan Galleher made three outstanding attempts at 7'0.
In the Sophomore 4x800m Relay, Northside Freshman Danny Rosen ran the first 400m in 63 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 72 seconds for a 2:15.00 800m split to put the Mustangs in the lead on the first leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Sophomore Max McCoy. Max McCoy ran the first 400m in 66 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 73 seconds for a 2:19.70 800m split, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Tom Frejowski. Tom Frejowski ran the first 400m in 70 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 77 seconds for a 2:27.87 800m split, and made a perfect exchange to Freshman Matthew Gomez. Matthew Gomez ran the first 400m in 65 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 75 seconds for a 2:20.37 800m split to anchor the Mustangs to VICTORY with an official time of 9:23.69. Danny Rosen, Max McCoy, Tom Frejowski, and Matthew Gomez were awarded Gold MEDALS for winning the 4x800m Relay. Metea Valley finished in second place with an official time of 9:25.25. Fenwick finished in third place with an official time of 9:34.87. Yorkville finished in fourth place with an official time of 9:37.57. Huntley finished in fifth place with an official time of 9:43.02. Harlem finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 10:01.57. Plainfield East finished in seventh place with an official time of 10:15.48. Walter Payton finished in eighth place with an official time of 10:16.13. Niles West finished in ninth place with an official time of 10:16.69. Mather finished in tenth place with an official time of 10:51.71.
In the Sophomore 4x100m Relay, Northside edged Fenwick (55.84) to finish in tenth place with an official time of 54.49. Northside Sophomore Gabriel Jiminez-Ekhman ran a 12.62 100m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Jack Svoboda ran a 13.27 100m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Xavier Sigelko ran a 14.54 100m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Connor Fulton ran a 13.26 100m split to anchor the Mustangs to tenth place with an official time of 54.59.
In the Sophomore 110m High Hurdles Finals, Northside Sophomore Matt Osborne dropped 2.32 seconds from the prelims (20.64) to finish in fifth place overall with an outstanding time of 18.32. Matt Osborne was awarded a RIBBON for finishing in fifth place overall.
In the Sophomore 800m run, Northside Sophomore Malcolm Grba ran the first 400m in 63 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 65 seconds to WIN the 800m run with an official time of 2:08.76. Malcolm Grba won the Sophomore 800m run by over seven seconds. Malolm Grba was awarded a GOLD MEDAL for winning the 800m run. Metea Valley Sophomore Ben Casselman finished in second place with an official time of 2:15.92. Rich Central Sophomore Thomas Brown finished in third place with an official time of 2:16.27. Mather Freshman Nugent O'Neal finished in fourth place with an official time of 2:17.37. Brendan McGrath finished in fifth place with an official time of 2:19.13. Huntely Freshman Levi DeZwarte finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 2:19.29. Northside Sophomore Max McCoy ran the first 400m in 65 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 74 seconds to finish in seventh place with an outstanding time of 2:19.92. Mather Freshman Joseph Rodriguez finished in eighth place with an official time of 2:21.11. Antioch Freshman Mickey West finished in ninth place with an official time of 2:22.68. Harlem Freshman Scott Kirker finished in tenth place with an official time of 2:23.50. Sophomore Mike Fenters finished in eleventh place with an official time of 2:23.94. Yorkville Sophomore Cole Fisher finished in twelfth place with an official time of 2:25.51.
In the Sophomore 4x200m Relay, Northside edged Fenwick and Mather to finish in eighth place with an official time of 1:52.25. Northside Sophomore Gabriel Jiminez-Ekhman ran an impressive 200m split of 26.68 on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Xavier Sigelko. Xavier Sigelko ran a 30.05 200m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a good exchange to Sophomore Connor Fulton. Connor Fulton ran a 27.70 200m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Jack Svoboda. Jack Svoboda ran a 27.80 200m split to anchor the Mustangs to eighth place with an official time of 1:52.25.
In the Sophomore 400m Dash, Northside Sophomore Tom Frejowski finished in fifth place with an official time of 56.04. Tom Frejowski was awarded a RIBBON for finishing in fifth place overall. Northside Freshman Matthew Gomez finished in eleventh place with an official time of 60.83.
In the Sophomore 300m Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Matt Osborne finished in fifth place with an official time of 47.26. Matt Osborne was awarded a RIBBON for finishing in fifth place overall. Northside Sophomore Porter Abbey finished in elventh place with an outstanding time of 48.57.
In the Sophomore 1600m run, Fenwick Sophomore Salvatore Flight won it with an official time of 4:52.82. Northside Sophomore Malcolm Grba finished in SECOND place with an outstanding time of 4:55.43. Malcolm Grba was awarded a Silver MEDAL for finishing in second place overall. Northside Sophomore Malcolm Grba ran the first 400m in 75 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 73 seconds (2:28 800m), and then ran the next 400m in 76 seconds (3:44 1200m), and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 71 seconds for an outstanding time of 4:55.43. Northside Freshman Danny Rosen dropped 12 seconds (5:22) to finish in THIRD place with a personal best time of 5:10.27. Danny Rosen was awarded a Bronze MEDAL for finishing in third place overall. Northside scored a total of 14 points in the 1600m run!! Danny Rosen ran the first 400m in 77 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 80 seconds (2:37 800m), and then ran the next 400m in an EVEN split of 80 seconds (3:57), and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 73 seconds for a personal best time of 5:10.27. Yorkville Freshman Jake Firrantello finished in fourth place with an official time of 5:15.82. Yorkville Freshman Thor Hester finished in fifth place with an official time of 5:16.66. Northside Sophomore Wesley Chan finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 5:16.75.
In the Sophomore 200m Dash Finals, Rich Central Freshman Franklin Hunt won it with an official time of 23.10.
In the Sophomore 4x400m Relay, Northside came from behind on the final leg of the relay to upset Yorkville (4:09.82) for sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 4:05.31. Northside Sophomore Max McCoy ran a 60.16 400m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Danny Rosen. Danny Rosen ran a 61.39 400m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Gabriel Jiminez-Ekhman. Gabriel Jiminez-Ekhmann dropped two seconds (67.95) and ran a personal best 400m split of 65.66, and made a perfect exchange to Northside Sophomore Malcolm Grba. Malcolm Grba came from behind, and caught Yorkville anchor Jake Firrantello to put the Mustangs on the scoreboard in the 4x400m Relay with a 57.61 400m split for an official time of 4:05.31. Yorkville finished in seventh place with an official time of 4:09.82. Antioch finished in eighth place with an official time of 4:10.28. Mather finished in ninth place with an official time of 4:16.93. Niles West finished in tenth place with an official time of 4:19.73. Rich Central finished in eleventh place with an official time of 4:24.48. Max McCoy, Danny Rosen, Gabriel Jiminez-Ekhman, and Malcolm Grba were awarded RIBBONS for finishing in sixth place overall.
SOPHOMORE-FRESHMAN POINTS SCORED AT FRED ZDYEK INVITATIONAL
1. Malcolm Grba 18.25
2. Matt Osborne 12.00
3. Danny Rosen 8.75
4. Adrian Black 6.00
5. Tom Frejowski 4.50
6. Ari Perlmutter 4.00
6. Porter Abbey 4.00
7. Max McCoy 2.75
8. Matthew Gomez 2.50
9. Gabriel Jiminez-Ekhman 0.25
Every point scored is vital to the success of the TEAM. The outcome of a Championship meet has come down to a single point on several occassions.
SOPHOMORE TOTAL POINTS SCORED (5 Meets)
1. Matt Osborne 70.00
2. Malcolm Grba 56.25
3. Porter Abbey 55.00
4. Ari Perlmutter 46.50
5. Adrian Black 24.50
6. Tom Frejowski 16.50
7. Max McCoy 14.25
8. Jack O'Donnell 12.50
9. Michael Walt 8.00
10. Declan Galleher 6.50
11. Connor Fulton 6.00
12. Gabriel Jimenez-Ekhman 4.75
13. Calvin Kuhnen 2.50
13. Alejandro Ballesteros 2.50
14. Mana Hilmara 2.00
FRESHMAN TOTAL POINTS SCORED (5 Meets)
1. Matthew Gomez 43.75
2. Danny Rosen 39.50
3. Steven Kataba 22.00
4. Gabe Stacey 16.25
5. Jack Svoboda 14.50
6. Peter Kritikos 12.50
7. Keith Jones 10.50
8. Geir Falck-Pedersen 9.00
9. Sarrin Chethik 8.00
10. Alejandro Serrano 5.75
11. William Kang 5.00
12. Justin Washington 4.00
13. Hyunwoo Ward 3.50
14. Ronald Rodriguez 2.00
15. Xavier Sigelko 1.00
WIN = What's Important Now?
