CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

On Wednesday, February 18, 2015, the Northside College Prep Varsity Mens and Sophomore-Freshman Boys Track Team traveled to Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, Illinois for the Spartan Indoor Classic.

 The Spartan Indoor Classic featured Central Suburban league powers, Maine West, Highland Park, and host Glenbrook North.   

 The meet was completed very efficiently, and had non-stop action on the Track, which put the crowd on their feet at all times, and created a fun atmosphere for all participating Teams. A special thanks to Glenbrook North Head Coach Scott Lasky, Coaches Steve Gross, and John Byrne for hosting an outstanding meet. 

  It was also a very friendly atmosphere as several reunions took place throughout the meet. Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon attended Glenbrook North from 1986-1990, and is a member of their athletic college wall of fame. 

 The meet was scored only on the Varsity level, in an effort to provide non-stop action on the track. The following point scale was used for individual events: 6-4-3-2-1, and 6-4-2 was used for scoring relays.

 Prior to the meet, Northside promoted Sophomores Kyle Friedler, Alex Ortiz, Sergio Soto, and Jacob Cosby to the Varsity TEAM. The roster moves had a major impact on the outcome of the meet, as Friedler, Ortiz, Soto, and Cosby ALL had BIG days and scored huge points for the Varsity TEAM.

 The bench mark for elite high school milers is the five minutes barrier. In 2014, Northside had 3 athletes break the five minutes barrier during the Indoor season. In 2015, Northside has already had 5 athletes break the five minutes barrier during the Indoor season!

 The maximum amount of points a Team can score in a single event in a Track & Field meet with four teams is 16 points. Northside scored 13 points in the 1600m run at the Glenbrook North Spartan Indoor Classic, by finishing in 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th!

 In the Varsity Pole Vault, Highland Park's Eddie Smoliak came into the competition at 13'0, and cleared it on his first attempt. The bar was then raised to 14'0, and Smoliak clearied it on his first attempt. The bar was then raised to 14'8. Eddie Smoliak cleared 14'8 on his third attempt to WIN the competition! Smoliak then attempted 15'1, and made three outstanding attempts, but was unable to clear it. Glenbrook North's Dan Russell cleared 10'6 to finished in SECOND place. Highland Park's Knapp finished in third place with a vault of 10'0. Glenbrook North's Nick Deulfer finished in fourth place with a vault of 10'0. Highland Park's Scherscher finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a vault of 8'6. Northside Junior Brendan Powers cleared 7'0 on his first attempt in the competition. Powers then cleared 7'6 on his second attempt in the competition. Powers then made three outstanding attempts at 8'0, but was unable to clear it.

 In the Varsity Long Jump, Glenbrook North's Papper won it with a jump of 20'1. Glenbrook North's Hayes finished in second place with a jump of 19'10. Northside Senior Porter Abbey finished in THIRD place with an outstanding jump of 19'3. Highland Park's Cerant finished in fourth place with a jump of 17'10. Highland Park's Moteau finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a jump of 17'2. Northside Senior Matt Osborne jumped an outstanding 16'11. Northside Sophomore Brandon Banas jumped an outstanding 16'1.75. Northside Sophomore Brian McManus jumped an outstanding 15'5.5. Northside Sophomore Methew Geevarghese had a PERSONAL BEST jump of 14'4. Northside Sophomore Jack Nolan jumped an outstanding 12'11.50.

 In the Varsity Triple Jump, Northside Senior Matt Osborne WON the Triple Jump competition with an outstanding jump of 39'4.25. Northside Senior Porter Abbey finished in SECOND place with an incredible jump of 38'7. Glenbrook North's Carmiddle finished in third place with a jump of 38'3.5. Highland Park's Alexander Grayson finished in fourth place with a jump of 33'5. Highland Park's Kirsch finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a jump of 32'6. Northside Sophomore Jack Nolan jumped an outstanding 28'0.50. 

In the Varsity Shot Put, Glenbrook North's Tyler Dea won it with a throw of 40'3. Northside Sophomore Jacob Cosby finished in SECOND place with an outstanding throw of 40'2. A Maine West thrower finished in third place overall with a throw of 39'4. Glenbrook North's Mac Turner finished in fourth place overall with a throw of 38'9.5. A Highland Park thrower finished in fifth place overall to complete the scoring with a throw of 38'2. Northside Sophomore Christion Guerrero threw a personal best 26'3. Northside Sophomore Carlos Saldana threw an outstanding 24'8. Northside Senior Harry Winters threw a personal best 23'6. Northside Freshman Jonathan Liu threw an outstanding 20'0. Northside Sophomore Vladimir Andrade threw a personal best 17'9.

 In the Varsity High Jump, Highland Park's Cerant won it with a leap of 5'6. Glenbrook North's Beniaris finished in second place with a jump of 5'6. Glenbrook North's Carmickle finished in third place with a jump of 5'4. Glenbrook North's Culbertson finished in fourth place with a jump of 5'4. Northside Sophomore Jacob Cosby finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a leap of 5'2. Northside Junior Garret Barch cleared 5'0 on his final attempt. Northside Sophomore Brandon Banas cleared 4'10 on his final attempt. Northside Freshman Asher Rappaport and Sophomore Methew Geevarghese made three outstanding attempts at 4'10, but were unable to clear it.

 Northside Junior Philip Wdowiak is one of the Mustangs top sprinters, and he is also having a major impact for Northside in the middle distance events this season. He is a great athlete, and a tremendous asset to the Northside Track & Field Team. Wdowiak can score in any Track event from the 50m Dash to the 800m run, and he is also awesome in all of the relays.

 Philip Wdowiak is a multi-sport athlete, and was also scheduled to play in a hockey game at soliders field on Saturday. Philip Wdowiak plays center in hockey, and also competes for the Northside Soccer Team.

 Northside had a tragedy on the first turn of the 800m run at Glenbrook North. Northside Junior Philip Wdowiak tripped, and fell, and suffered cuts, scrapes, and also re-injured his thumb, which was already in a cast. He received immediate medical attention at the Spartan Indoor Classic. However, the thumb was not able to be examined until Friday because of the cast. Northside received a good medical report on Friday. Wdowiak could potentially return in time for the Maine East Blue Demon Invitational on March 7, 2015.

 Northside Junior Danny Rosen recently recovered from an illness. In his first race back, Danny Rosen WON the 800m run at Glenbrook North with 160m splits of 25, 26, 27, 27, and then ran the final 160m in a NEGATIVE split of 26 seconds for an official time of 2:11.90.

 A Highland Park athlete finished in second place with an official time of 2:16.17.

 Glenbrook North's Nate Whitfield finished in third place with an official time of 2:18.30.

 Northside Senior Max McCoy finished in fourth place with 160m splits of 27, 26, 29, 29, and then ran the final 160m in a NEGATIVE split of 27 seconds for a season best time of 2:18.50.

 Glenbrook North's Jacob Friedman completed the scoring by finishing in fifth place with an official time of 2:35.0.

 2014 IHSA 800m State Qualifier, Glenbrook North's Scott Thomas, is recovering from a stress fracture, and the Spartans expect him back in time for their Indoor Conference meet in March.

 In the Sophomore 800m run, Northside Freshman Kyle Lowenthal finished in fifth place with an official time of 2:39.30. Kyle Lowenthal ran 160m splits of 30, 32, 34, 33, and then ran the final 160m in a NEGATIVE split of 30 seconds for an outstanding time of 2:39.30. Northside Freshman George McCoy finished in eighth place with an official time of 2:48.40. George McCoy ran 160m splits of 32, 33, 37, 34, and then ran the final 160m in a NEGATIVE split of 32 seconds for an outstanding time of 2:48.40.