Announcement
Charlie Mesimore WINS 3200m! Cooper Eben places second in 3200m! Wesley Laytham WINS Mile with 4:44.62!
On Monday, May 5, 2008, the Northside Sophomore-Freshman Boys Track Team traveled to Hanson Stadium in Chicago, Illinois for the CPS Outdoor Championships. It was a very big day for the Northside Mustangs. Individual Events and Relays were scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1.
In the 4x800m Relay, Freshman Wesley Laytham ran the first 400m in 63 seconds, and the final 400m in 66 seconds for a personal best 800m split of 2:09.12, and made a nice exchange to Luis Gaytan. Freshman Luis Gaytan ran the first 400m in 71 seconds, and the final 400m in 77 seconds for a personal best 800m split of 2:28.34, and made a nice exchange to Andrew Czyszczon. Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon ran the first 400m in 71 seconds, and the final 400m in 76 seconds for a season best 800m split of 2:27.31, and made a nice exchange to Jiasong Yang. Sophomore Jiasong Yang ran the first 400m in 66 seconds, and the final 400m in 74 seconds to tie his personal best time of 2:20.22, and anchor the Mustangs to fifth overall with a total time of 9:24.99. Wesley Laytham, Luis Gaytan, Andrew Czyszczon, and Jiasong Yang were awarded a Medal for placing fifth overall.
In the 3200m run, Freshman Charlie Mesimore WON the CPS Outdoor Sophomore-Freshman Championship with an outstanding time of 10:46. Charlie Mesimore ran the first Mile in 5:25 and ran a negative split of 5:21 for the final Mile for a total time of 10:46 to win the City Title! Charlie Mesimore was awarded a Medal for placing first overall. Sophomore Cooper Eben finished second with an outstanding time of 10:51.57. Cooper Eben ran the first Mile in 5:27 and ran a negative split of 5:24 for the final Mile for a total time of 10:51.57. Cooper Eben was awarded a Medal for placing second overall. Charlie Mesimore and Cooper Eben scored the Mustangs a total of 18 points in the 3200m run. Whitney Young's Matt Sebek finished third with an outstanding time of 10:52.37.
In the 110m Hurdles, Freshman Hersh Perlmutter placed seventh overall with an outstanding time of 18.92, earning All City Honors.
In the 800m run, Sophomore Cooper Eben ran the first 400m in 66 seconds, and the final 400m in 73 seconds for an outstanding time of 2:19 to place eighth overall.
In the 300m Hurdles, Freshman Hersh Perlmutter BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD and placed fifth overall with a personal best time of 46.98. Hersh Perlmutter earned a Medal for placing fifth overall.
The Mile was one for the ages, with an outstanding race between Northside Freshman Wesley Laytham, Northside Freshman Charlie Mesimore, Whitney Young Freshman Julian Deville, and Lane Tech Freshman Max Silva. It was one of the most exciting races in the meet. Northside Freshman Charlie Mesimore took the lead on the first lap with a 67 seconds 400m split. Northside Freshman Wesley Laytham and Whitney Young Freshman Julian Deville followed with a 68 seconds 400m split. Freshman Charlie Mesimore ran his second 400m in 73 seconds, for an 800m split of 2:20. Freshman Wesley Laytham and Freshman Julian Deville followed with a 74 seconds 400m split on their second 400m, for an 800m split of 2:22. At 1200m, Freshman Charlie Mesimore (75 seconds third 400m split) and Freshman Wesley Laytham (73 seconds third 400m split) were tied for the lead with an outstanding 1200m split of 3:35. With 350m to go, Wesley Laytham took the lead, with Mesimore and Deville following closely behind. Northside Freshman Wesley Laytham ran the final 400m in 69 seconds for a personal best time of 4:44.62 to WIN the City Title. It was the fastest Mile time by a Northside athlete this season, and was within 7 seconds of the School Record. Wesley Laytham was awarded a Medal for placing first overall. Whitney Young Freshman Julian Deville finished in second place with an outstanding time of 4:46.03. Julian Deville was awarded a Medal for placing second overall. Northside Freshman Charlie Mesimore ran the final 400m in 78 seconds to finish in third place overall with an outstanding time of 4:53.48. Charlie Mesimore was awarded a Medal for placing third overall. Wesley Laytham and Charlie Mesimore combined for 16 points for the Mustangs in the Mile! Lane Tech Freshman Max Silva ran a personal best time of 5:02 to place fourth overall. Max Silva was awarded a Medal for placing fourth overall.
In the 200m Dash, Northside Sophomore Hunter Speese earned a Medal by placing fifth overall with an outstanding time of 24.63.
In the 4x400m Relay, Freshman Noel Lopez ran a 57.89 400m split on the first leg of the Relay. Sophomore Neal Capapas ran a 58.11 400m split on the second leg of the Relay. Freshman Charlie Mesimore ran a 62.27 400m split on the third leg of the Relay. Freshman Wesley Laytham anchored the Mustangs with a 58.97 400m split, to edge Mather by .01 of a second at the finish with a total time of 3:57.24 to place sixth overall! Noel Lopez, Neal Capapas, Charlie Mesimore, and Wesley Laytham were awarded Medals for placing sixth overall.
Sophomore-Freshman Points Scored
1. Charlie Mesimore 16.75
2. Wesley Laytham 11.75
3. Cooper Eben 9.00
4. Hersh Perlmutter 6.00
5. Hunter Speese 4.00
6. Luis Gaytan 1.00
6. Andrew Czyszczon 1.00
6. Jiasong Yang 1.00
7. Noel Lopez 0.75
7. Neal Capapas 0.75
