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Northside Senior Max McCoy WINS heat and runs personal best 400m time of 57.80!
Northside Senior Max McCoy worked hard in the off-season to improve his physical strength. One of the benefits of his hard work in the weight room, and on the roads is improved quarter speed.
In the 400m Dash, Northside Senior Max McCoy came from behind to pass a Maine East runner to WIN his heat with a PERSONAL BEST time of 57.80.
Max McCoy is an incredible athlete. He has been one of the cornerstones to the Northside 4x800m Relay. He has helped Northside to a Sophomore City Title in the 4x800m (2013), and a Varsity Indoor City Title in the 4x800m (2014). Max McCoy also has a career personal record in the 1600m run of 4:54.88.
With his improved speed and strength in the 400m, Max McCoy will soon have NEW personal records in the 800m and 1600m to follow his outstanding performance at Maine East.
Junior Steven Kataba stops before finish line, and still runs a 25.20 200m dash!! Garret Barch runs 25.70 200m Dash!! Deerfield WINS Invitational
In the 200m Dash, Northside Junior Steven Kataba ran an outstanding time of 25.20. The best is yet to come. The IHSA official identified the wrong finish line to Kataba before the race. Kataba then stopped at the wrong finish line, and had to re-start, and still ran a 25.20 200m dash! Northside Junior Garret Barch also ran an outstanding time of 25.70.
The Maine East Invitational featured Ten Teams, including: Deerfield, New Trier, Glenbard East, Schaumburg, Vernon Hills, Leyden, Northridge, Northside, Maine West, and host Maine East.
Deerfield High School won the 2015 Maine East Invitational with 133 points. Congratulations to Coach Jeremy Kaufman and the Deerfield Warriors. Deerfield has great sportsmanship. The Deerfield Coaching Staff praised several of the Northside athletes before the meet, and after the meet for their outstanding performances. The Deerfield athletes are also true students of the sport. While watching the 4x400m Relay, they were able to identify by name every member of the Northside 4x400m from past meets that Northside attended at Deerfield during the 2014 outdoor season. Northside will face Deerfield again on April 15 and May 2.
VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT MAINE EAST INVITATIONAL
1. Tom Frejowski 8.50
2. Garret Barch 4.25
3. Matt Osborne 4.00
4. Danny Rosen 2.50
5. Malcolm Grba 1.50
6. Justin Washington 1.25
7. Brandon Banas 0.75
8. Alex Ortiz 0.50
8. Brendan Powers 0.50
8. Sergio Soto 0.50
8. Max McCoy 0.50
9. Steven Kataba 0.25
VARSITY POINTS SCORED (5 MEETS)
1. Malcolm Grba 43.00
2. Matt Osborne 39.00
3. Justin Washington 31.75
4. Danny Rosen 24.00
5. Porter Abbey 21.50
6. Keith Jones 21.00
7. Tom Frejowski 16.75
8. Garret Barch 14.25
9. Brandon Banas 12.75
10. Adrian Black 10.00
11. Jacob Cosby 9.00
12. Brendan Powers 7.00
13. Steven Kataba 5.75
13. Max McCoy 5.75
14. Sarrin Chethik 5.00
15. Kyle Friedler 4.00
16. Gabriel Jiminez-Ekhman 3.50
17. Philip Wdowiak 3.00
18. Alex Ortiz 2.50
19. Matthew Gomez 1.75
20. Sergio Soto 1.50
20. Simon Lothschutz 1.50
21. Troy Hu 1.25
22. Ari Perlmutter 1.00
The athletes listed above have earned a Varsity letter by scoring a Varsity point in a Track meet.
Northside Sophomore 4x800m Relay comes within 10 seconds of the Medal stand at the Maine East Invitational
On Saturday, March 7, 2015, the Northside Sophomore Boys traveled to Maine East High School for the 49th Annual Blue Demon Invitational. It was the Mustangs second appearance in Northside history at the Blue Demon Invitational.
Former All State 800m runner, and Head Coach of the Maine East Track & Field Team, Scott Schultes, invited Northside to be a part of the 49th Annual Blue Demon Invitational. The meet is limited to ten Teams, and Northside accepted the invitation to be a part of a great indoor meet.
Maine East has a long history of hosting the best Track meets in the Central Suburban league. The competition is always outstanding. They have also hosted Indoor Pentathlons at the start of every indoor track season. The Track is 160m and allows athletes to use 1/8 Pyramid spikes. Maine East also features upper deck stadium seating.
The 49th Annual Blue Demon Invitational featured Deerfield, Glenbard East, Leyden, Maine West, New Trier, Northside, Schaumburg, Northridge, Vernon Hills, and host Maine East.
The meet featured FOUR Sophomore-Freshman events, the Shot Put, 4x800m Relay, 4x160m Relay, and 4x400m Relay.
Medals were awarded to the top six athletes or Relays in each event.
Individual events and relays were scored on the following point scale: 10-8-6-4-2-1.
In the Sophomore 4x800m Relay, New Trier won it with a 9:05.4. Deerfield finished in second place with a 9:14.90. Northridge finished in third place with a 9:54.7. Leyden finished in fourth place with a 9:55.80. Vernon Hills finished in fifth place with a 10:00.4. Maine West finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a 10:02.0. Northside finished in seventh place with an official time of 10:12.40.
Northside Sophomore Josh Borgwardt ran a PERSONAL BEST 800m split of 2:28.30 on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Mason Sotomayor. Northside Freshman Mason Sotomayor ran a PERSONAL BEST 800m split of 2:39.88 on the second leg of the relay, and made a good exchange to Kyle Lowenthal. Northside Freshman Kyle Lowenthal ran a PERSONAL BEST 800m split of 2:35.04 on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Brian McManus. Lowenthal ran the fastest 800m split by a Northside Freshman this season. Northside Sophomore Brian McManus anchored Northside to seventh place overall with a 2:29.18 800m split for an official time of 10:12.40.
