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Sophomore Kyle Friedler finishes in SECOND place in the Varsity 1600m run with a personal best time of 4:47.20!!
After finishing in SECOND place in the Sophomore 1600m run at the Niles West Wolves Indoor Classic with a personal best time of 5:00.07, and most recently, finishing in FIRST place in the Sophomore 1600m run at the Evanston Wildkits Indoor Classic with another personal best time of 4:54.53, Northside Sophomore Kyle Friedler was promoted to the Varsity for the Glenbrook North Spartan Indoor Classic.
Kyle Friedler also came into the meet, ranked with the 19th fastest 1600m time in the history of Northside. Next, on the all time list was Alumni legend Dan Kittaka (18th, 4:54.00).
In the Varsity 1600m run, Northside Sophomore Kyle Friedler ran the first 800m in 2:20, and then ran the final 800m in 2:27 to finish in SECOND place with a PERSONAL BEST time of 4:47.20. Kyle Friedler dropped 7 seconds (4:54.53) from the Evanston Wildkits Indoor Classic with a personal best time of 4:47.20.
Kyle Friedler has run three consecutive personal best times in the 1600m run this season!
Kyle Friedler also passed his mentor, coach, and Alumni legend Patrick O'Connor (16th, 4:48.00) on the all time list, by running the 16th fastest time in Northside history with a 4:47.20!!
Next on the Northside All Time 1600m list is Alumni legend Simon Kafka (15th, 4:45.55).
Glenbrook North's Alex Hanskat finished in third place in the Varsity 1600m run with an official time of 4:53.40.
Sophomore Alex Ortiz BREAKS THE FIVE MINUTE BARRIER to finish in FOURTH place in the VARSITY 1600m run with a personal best 4:55.90!!
After finishing in SECOND place in the Sophomore 800m run at the Niles West Wolves Indoor Classic, and most recently, finishing in THIRD place in the Sophomore 1600m run at the Evanston Wildkits Indoor Classic with a personal best time of 5:05.83, Northside Sophomore Alex Ortiz was promoted to the Varsity for the Glenbrook North Spartan Indoor Classic.
The five minutes barrier is the bench mark for elite high school milers.
In the Varsity 1600m run, Sophomore Alex Ortiz dropped 10 seconds (5:05.83) from the Evanston Wildkits Indoor Classic to finish in FOURTH place with a personal best time of 4:55.90. Alex Ortiz ran the first 800m in 2:24, and then ran the final 800m in 2:31 to BREAK THE FIVE MINUTES BARRIER to finish in FOURTH place overall with a PERSONAL BEST time of 4:55.90.
Alex Ortiz earned a Varsity letter in Track by scoring points in a Varsity race.
Alex Ortiz also ran the 22nd fastest 1600m time in the history of Northside!
After the historic race, Sophomore Alex Ortiz praised Northside Senior Adrian Black for encouraging him to stay with him throughout the race.
Adrian Black finishes in 5th place in the 1600m run to complete the scoring with an outstanding time of 4:56.20! Troy Hu 5:08.10! Sarrin Chethik 5:17!
In 2014, Adrian Black didn't break the five minutes barrier until the Outdoor Track season. Adrian Black ran a 4x1600m Relay leg with a personal best 4:52.58 1600m split at Spartan Relays in May 2014.
On Wednesday, February 18, 2015, at Glenbrook North High School, on a 160m Track, Northside Senior Adrian Black came within 4 seconds of his personal best 1600m time with a 4:56.20! Adrian Black finished in fifth place to complete the scoring in the 1600m run.
In the Varsity 1600m run, Northside Senior Adrian Black ran the first 800m in 2:26, and then ran the final 800m in 2:30 to finish in FIFTH place overall with an outstanding time of 4:56.20.
Northside scored 13 points out of a possible 16 points in the 1600m run!
Northside Junior Troy Hu ran the first 800m in 2:27, and then ran the final 800m in 2:41 for a PERSONAL BEST time of 5:08.10.
Northside Junior Sarrin Chethik ran the first 800m in 2:35, and then ran the final 800m in 2:42 for an outstanding time of 5:17.30. Sarrin Chethik dropped 8 seconds (5:25) from the Niles West Wolves Indoor Classic.
Northside Junior Troy Hu, Junior Sarrin Chethik, and Senior Max McCoy could be the next Northside athletes to break the five minutes barrier during the 2015 Indoor Track season.
Lane Tech has a Team record of 7 athletes breaking the five minutes barrier during the 2011 Indoor Track season.
Jones College Prep holds the CPS record, with 14 athletes breaking the five minutes barrier during the 2014 Indoor Track season.
Freshman Mason Sotomayor, Sophomore Jakob Lemke, Sophomore Vladimir Andrade, and Sophomore Jack Webster compete in the Sophomore 4x800m Relay
In the Sophomore 4x800m Relay, Northside Freshman Mason Sotomayor ran the first leg of the relay in an outstanding 2:41.18 800m split, and made a perfect exchange to Jakob Lemke. Northside Sophomore Jakob Lemke ran a 2:38.03 800m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a good exchange to Vladimir Andrade. Northside Sophomore Vladimir Andrade ran a personal best 2:37.94 800m split split, and then made a nice exchange to Jack Webster. Northside Jack Webster anchored the Mustangs 4x800m Relay with a 2:59.38 800m split for an official time of 10:56.53.
The Northside Sophomore 4x800m Relay made very impressive relay exchanges. It was also great to have Jack Webster healthy and competing for Northside again. Webster had been sick during the entire month of February. He has recovered, and his time will drop dramatically now that he is healthy and able to return to practices.
