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Sergio Soto anchors Northside Sophomore 4x800m Relay past Lane Tech to QUALIFY for City Finals!
The Northside Mustangs qualified NINE athletes for the finals, in 5 events, including the 3200m run (2), 4x800m Relay (8), 110m Hurdles (1), 1600m Run (1), and Long Jump (1).
Qualifiers for the CPS Sophomore Track & Field FINALS on FRIDAY Include:
1. Garret Barch - Long Jump and 110m Hurdles
2. Sarrin Chethik - 1600m and 4x800m Relay
3. Kyle Friedler - 3200m and 4x800m Relay
4. Max Guthmann - 4x800m Relay
5. Brian McManus - 3200m and 4x4800m Relay
6. Alex Ortiz - 4x800m Relay
7. Sergio Soto - 4x800m Relay
8. Gabe Stacey - 4x800m Relay
9. Jack Webster - 4x800m Relay
1. Lucien Fitzpatrick 2.75
2. Porter Abbey 2.50
2. Matt Osborne 2.50
3. Simon Kafka 2.25
3. Danny Rosen 2.25
3. Malcolm Grba 2.25
4. Jay Yu 2.00
5. Adrian Black 1.50
6. Garret Barch 0.75
7. Matthew Gomez 0.50
7. Tom Frejowski 0.50
8. Gabe Jiminez-Ekhman 0.25
8. Steven Kataba 0.25
8. Keith Jones 0.25
8. Ari Perlmutter 0.25
8. Philip Wdowiak 0.25
SEASON VARSITY POINTS SCORED TOTALS (15 Meets)
1. Lucien Fitzpatrick 209.25
2. Malcolm Grba 137.00
3. Danny Rosen 118.25
4. Tom Frejowski 71.25
5. Porter Abbey 64.50
6. Matt Osborne 62.50
7. Simon Kafka 52.25
8. Adrian Black 45.00
9. Jay Yu 34.00
10. Ari Perlmutter 30.75
11. Matthew Gomez 28.75
12. Max McCoy 22.00
13. Cesar Rufino 19.50
14. Declan Galleher 15.50
15. Keith Jones 13.00
16. Brendan Powers 12.00
16. Jacob Cosby 12.00
17. Nate Mendez 11.50
18. Henry Lothschutz 10.00
19. Steven Kataba 9.50
20. Philip Wdowiak 8.75
21. Gabe Jimenez-Ekman 8.25
21. Xavier Sigelko 8.00
22. Brandon Banas 7.00
22. Nick Jean-Baptiste 7.00
23. Alex Gordon 6.00
24. Garret Barch 5.75
25. Kenny Dumez 4.50
26. Sarrin Chethik 4.00
27. Calvin Kuhnen 3.00
28. Josh Borgwardt 2.50
29. Connor Fulton 2.00
29. Artur Kozlowski 2.00
29. Justin Washington 2.00
30. Jack Webster 1.50
30. Sergio Soto 1.50
31. Piotr Wojcik 1.00
31. Jack Nolan 1.00
32. Alex Ortiz 0.50
32. Brian McManus 0.50
32. Max Guthmann 0.50
33. Joseph Dschida 0.25
The athletes listed above have earned a Varsity letter by scoring a Varsity point in a Track meet.
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 occasions.
Rosen passes 3 TEAMS on anchor leg to finish THIRD in 4x1600m Relay! Fitzpatrick,Osborne,Abbey & Yu finish 2ND in Triple Jump Relay! 4 School Records!
The meet featured Deerfield, New Trier, Glenbrook South, Northside College Prep, Highland Park, Stevenson, Lake Zurich, Loyola Academy, Lake Forest, Waukegan, and host Glenbrook North.
The meet featured the High Jump Relay, Long Jump Relay, Pole Vault Relay, Triple Jump Relay, Shot Put Relay, Discus Relay, High Hurdle Shuttle Relay, 4x800m Relay, 4x100m Relay, Distance Medley Relay, Middle Distance Medley Relay (200m-200m-400m-800m), Sprint Medley Relay, 4x1 Mile Relay, 4x200m Relay, Low Hurdle Shuttle Relay, Throwers 4x100m Relay, and the 4x400m Relay.
It is the best relay meet in Illinois, and the hospitality and sportsmanship was second to none.
Glenbrook North Head Coach Scott Laskey provided meals for the entire coaching staffs of all eleven visiting Teams. Opposing athletes were giving each other high fives after every jump at the high jump pit or throw at the Discus cage. The stands were filled to stadium capacity.
The Spartan Relays has over fifty years history of future Olympians, State Champions, and All State Athletes coming together to compete in the Ultimate Relay meet. All events are Relays, including Field Events and Hurdles.
Spartan Relay Alumni include NCAA Champion Dave Valentine. Recent State Champions that have competed in Spartan Relays include 1600m Champion, Tom Robbins (Loyola Academy). The list of current and past All State Athletes that have competed in Spartan Relays is endless.
A Medal or a Ribbon from Spartan Relays is priceless. The Top 3 Teams in each event are awarded a Medal, and places fourth through six are awarded a Ribbon.
In the Long Jump Relay, Northside (64'04.25), edged Glenbrook North (57'07.75), and Highland Park (53'09.75) for ninth place. Northside Junior Porter Abbey jumped 18'4.75. Northside Freshman Brandon Banas jumped 15'11. Northside Junior Matt Osborne jumped 15'4.5. Northside Sophomore Garret Barch jumped 14'8.
In the Triple Jump Relay, Waukegan won it with a total of 156'05.00. Northside Captain Lucien Fitzpatrick jumped 39'0. Northside Junior Matt Osborne jumped 38'7.5. Northside Junior Porter Abbey jumped 38'1.50. Northside Senior Jay Yu jumped 36'5.5. Northside BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD and finished in SECOND place with 152'02.50! Lucien Fitzpatrick, Matt Osborne, Porter Abbey, and Jay Yu were awarded silver MEDALS for finishing in second place overall. Lucien Fitzpatrick, Matt Osborne, Porter Abbey, and Jay Yu will be honored in practice on Monday and receive Watermelons for breaking the school record! Stevenson finished in third place (150'06). Lake Zurich finished in fourth place (149'09.50). New Trier finished in fifth place (148'01.75). Loyola and Glenbrook South tied for sixth place (145'09.50). Glenbrook North finished in eighth place (143'06.25). Highland Park finished in ninth place (136'08.50). Deerfield finished in tenth place (114'00.75). Lake Forest finished in eleventh place (75'00.00).
In the Discus Relay, Northside edged Loyola Academy (269'08) for tenth place with a total of 335'06. Northside Senior Henry Lothschutz threw the discus an outstanding 97'11. Northside Junior Malcolm Grba threw the discus an outstanding 84'8. Northside Junior Ari Perlmutter threw a personal best 82'9. Northside Sophomore Philip Wdowiak threw a personal best 70'2.
In the Shot Put Relay, Northside edged Highland Park (116'01.50) for tenth place with a total of 126'06.50. Northside Junior Ari Perlmutter threw an outstanding 36'10. Northside Senior Henry Lothschutz threw 33'0.25. Northside Junior Marek Dobrenko threw 33'0.25. Northside Junior Calvin Kuhnen threw a personal best 23'8.
In the Pole Vault Relay, Northside edged Lake Forest (9'6), Waukegan, and Stevenson for eighth place with a total of 14'0. Northside Junior Connor Fulton cleared 7'0. Northside Sophomore Brendan Powers cleared 7'0. Northside Sophomore Xavier Sigelko and Senior Jay Yu came into the competition at 9'0. Xavier Sigelko and Jay Yu made three outstanding attempts at 9'0, but were unable to clear it.
In the High Jump Relay, Northside finished in sixth place with a total of 21'0. Northside Senior Lucien Fitzpatrick had a jump of 5'8. Northside Junior Ari Perlmutter had a jump of 5'4. Northside Sophomore Keith Jones had a jump of 5'2. Northside Sophomore Garret Barch had a jump of 4'10. Lucien Fitzpatrick, Ari Perlmutter, Keith Jones, and Garret Barch were awarded RIBBONS for finishing in sixth place overall.
Prior to Friday, the 4x110m High Hurdle Shuttle Relay School Record was 1:20.00 (2010), and was held by Northside Alumni legends Hersh Perlmutter, Neel Patel, Luis Mesa, and Andrew Czyszczon.
In the 4x110m High Hurdle Shuttle Relay, Northside Senior Lucien Fitzpatrick hurdled a 16.41 110m split, and then tagged Junior Porter Abbey. Porter Abbey hurdled a 17.07 110m split, and then tagged Junior Matt Osborne. Matt Osborne hurdled a 17.61 110m split, and then tagged Sophomore Garret Barch. Garret Barch anchored the Mustangs with a 20.29 110m split to BREAK THE SCHOOL RECORD BY NINE SECONDS with an official time of 1:11.60. Lucien Fitzpatrick, Porter Abbey, Matt Osborne, and Garret Barch will be honored in practice on Monday and receive Watermelons for breaking the school record! Lucien Fitzpatrick, Porter Abbey, Matt Osborne, and Garret Barch also received RIBBONS for finishing in fifth place overall. Highland Park finished in sixth place with an official time of 1:11.70. Lake Zurich finished in seventh place with an official time of 1:11.90. Loyola Academy finished in eighth place with an official time of 1:15.00. Stevenson finished in ninth place with an official time of 1:19.00.
In the 4x800m Relay, Northside came within 0.65 of a second (8:22.95) of their season best 4x800m Relay time. Northside finished in fifth place with an outstanding time of 8:23.60. Northside Junior Malcolm Grba ran the first 400m in 59 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 65 seconds for a 2:04.22 800m split, and then made an exchange to Simon Kafka. Northside Senior Simon Kafka ran the first 400m in 61 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 62 seconds for a 2:03.48 800m split, and then made a nice exchange to Matthew Gomez. Northside Sophomore Matthew Gomez ran the first 400m in 64 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 69 seconds for a 2:13.69 800m split, and then made a perfect exchange to Danny Rosen. Northside Sophomore Danny Rosen anchored the Mustangs to fifth place by running the first 400m in 58 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 64 seconds for a 2:02.23 800m split for an official time of 8:23.60. Malcolm Grba, Simon Kafka, Matthew Gomez, and Danny Rosen were awarded RIBBONS for finishing in fifth place overall. Glenbrook South finished in sixth place with an official time of 8:33.50. Stevenson finished in seventh place with an official time of 8:41.80. Lake Zurich finished in eighth place with an official time of 8:48.10. Waukegan finished in ninth place with an official time of 8:54.80. Deerfield finished in tenth place with an official time of 9:10.20. Lake Forest finished in eleventh place with an official time of 9:26.10.
In the 4x100m Relay, the Northside sprinters finished in ninth place with an official time of 47.90. Sophomore Keith Jones ran a 11.88 100m split on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Steven Kataba ran a 12.08 100m split on the second leg of the relay. Sophomore Philip Wdowiak ran a 11.97 100m split on the third leg of the relay. Junior Tom Frejowski ran a 11.44 100m split to anchor the Mustangs to ninth place with an official time of 47.90.
In the Distance Medley Relay, Northside Senior Nate Mendez ran 400m splits of 66, 77 (2:23 800m), and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 70 seconds for a 1200m split of 3:33.96, and then made a perfect exchange to Brandon Banas. Northside Freshman Brandon Banas ran a 400m split of 58.88, and then made an exchange to Max McCoy. Northside Junior Max McCoy ran the first 400m in 65 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 69 seconds for an 800m split of 2:14.37. Northside Senior Cesar Rufino anchored the Mustangs with a 5:02 1600m split for an official time of 11:49.45.
In the Middle Distance Medley Relay, Northside was disqualified due to Sophomore Troy Hu running outside the exchange zone on the second leg of the relay.
Prior to Friday, the Sprint Medley Relay School Record was 1:43.49 (2009), and was held by Northside Alumni legends Wesley Laytham, Hunter Speese, Albert Lin, and Neal Capapas.
In the Sprint Medley Relay, Northside Sophomore Philip Wdowiak ran an impressive 100m split of 11.91, and then made a perfect exchange to Sophomore Steven Kataba. Northside Sophomore Steven Kataba ran an outstanding 100m split of 11.82, and then a nice exchange to Junior Gabe Jiminez-Ekhman. Gabe Jiminez-Ekhman ran an outstanding 200m split of 25.29, and then made a perfect exchange to Junior Tom Frejowski. Tom Frejowski anchored the Mustangs with a 52.75 400m split to BREAK THE SCHOOL RECORD with an official time of 1:42.00. Philip Wdowiak, Steven Kataba, Gabe Jiminez-Ekhman, and Tom Frejowski will be honored in practice and receive Watermelons for breaking the school record! Philip Wdowiak, Steven Kataba, Gabe Jiminez-Ekhman, and Tom Frejowski also received RIBBONS for finishing in sixth place overall. Deerfield finished in seventh place with an official time of 1:42.70. Stevenson finished in eighth place with an official time of 1:43.70. Lake Zurich finished in ninth place with an official time of 1:44.80. Loyola Academy finished in tenth place with an official time of 1:44.90. Waukegan finished in eleventh place with an official time of 1:53.40.
In the 4x1600m Relay, Northside Captain Malcolm Grba ran 400m splits of 68, 72 (2:20 800m split), 72 (3:32 1200m split), and then ran the final 400m in 73 seconds for an outstanding 1600m split of 4:45.23, and then made a perfect exchange to Senior Simon Kafka. Simon Kafka ran 400m splits of 67, 72 (2:19 800m split), 75 (3:34 1200m split), and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 71 seconds for a personal best 1600m split of 4:45.55, and then made a perfect exchange to Junior Adrian Black. Adrian Black ran 400m splits of 70, 74 (2:24 800m split), 77 (3:41 1200m), and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 71 seconds for a personal best 1600m split of 4:52.58, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Danny Rosen. Danny Rosen passed Loyola, Lake Forest, and Highland Park to put the Mustangs in THIRD place by running 400m splits of 67, 72 (2:19 800m split), 75 (3:34 1200m split), and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 65 seconds for an outstanding 1600m split of 4:39.91 for an official time of 19:03.70. Northside came within eight seconds (18:55.40) of the school record. Malcolm Grba, Simon Kafka, Adrian Black, and Danny Rosen were awarded MEDALS for finishing in THIRD place overall. Highland Park finished in fourth place with an official time of 19:14.70. Lake Forest finished in fifth place with an official time of 19:16.30. Loyola Academy finished in sixth place with an official time of 19:16.70. Stevenson finished in seventh place with an official time of 19:23.00. Deerfield finished in eighth place with an official time of 19:34.10. Glenbrook South finished in ninth place with an official time of 19:49.80. Glenbrook North finished in tenth place with an official time of 20:17.20.
In the 4x200m Relay, Northside finished in tenth place with an official time of 1:39.30. Northside Sophomore Keith Jones ran a 24.15 200m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Brandon Banas ran a 26.07 200m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Philip Wdowiak ran a 24.00 200m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Junior Gabe Jiminez-Ekhman anchored the Mustangs to tenth place with a 24.65 200m split for an official time of 1:39.30. Northside was within 2.80 seconds (1:36.50) of the school record.
Prior to Friday, the 4x110m Low Hurdle Shuttle Relay School Record was 1:06.00 (2013), and was held by Lucien Fitzpatrick, Xavier Sigelko, Justin Washington, and Walter Johnson-Geis.
In the 4x110m Low Hurdle Shuttle Relay, Northside Senior Lucien Fitzpatrick hurdled a 14.48 110m split, and then tagged Junior Porter Abbey. Porter Abbey hurdled a 15.42 110m split, and then tagged Junior Matt Osborne. Matt Osborne hurdled a 15.56 110m split, and then tagged Sophomore Garret Barch. Garret Barch anchored the Mustangs to seventh place with a 15.88 110m split to BREAK THE SCHOOL RECORD BY 4.3 SECONDS with an official time of 1:01.70. Lucien Fitzpatrick, Porter Abbey, Matt Osborne, and Garret Barch will be honored in practice and receive Watermelons for breaking the school record!
In the Thrower's 4x100m Relay, Northside was forced to scratch the relay due to Senior Henry Lothschutz leaving the meet early.
In the 4x400m Relay, Northside featured three distance runners, and one sprinter. Northside Junior Malcolm Grba ran a 400m split of 53.69, and made a nice exchange to Senior Simon Kafka. Simon Kafka ran a 400m split of 54.35, and made a perfect exchange to Sophomore Danny Rosen. Danny Rosen ran a personal best 400m split of 53.99, and made a perfect exchange to Junior Tom Frejowski. Tom Frejowski anchored the Mustangs to sixth place with a 53.10 400m split for an official time of 3:35.70. Malcolm Grba, Simon Kafka, Danny Rosen, and Tom Frejowski were awarded RIBBONS for finishing in sixth place. Stevenson finished in seventh place with an official time of 3:36.00. Lake Zurich finished in eighth place with an official time of 3:38.70. Lake Forest finished in ninth place with an official time of 3:45.70. Loyola Academy finished in tenth place with an official time of 3:49.10.
Northside Varsity finish in SECOND place at Highland Park Twilight Invitational with 98.50 points! Northside 4x800m Relay WINS!
On Friday, April 25, 2014, the Northside Varsity Men Track & Field Team traveled to Highland Park High School in Highland Park, Illinois for the Highland Park Twilight Invitational.
Prior to the meet, Northside promoted several Sophomore and Freshman sprinters to the Varsity, and they had an immediate impact for the Varsity TEAM.
The meet featured Larkin, Taft, Mundelein, Grayslake North, Northside College Prep, New Trier, and host Highland Park High School.
Prior to 2014, the highest a Northside Varsity Team had finished at the Highland Park Twilight Invitational was fifth place. That changed dramatically on Friday.
Northside finished in SECOND place with 98.50 points, and posted victories over: 3. Elgin Larkin (66 points), 4. Mundelein (59 points), 5. Grayslake North (52 points), 6. New Trier (45 points), and 7. Taft (39.50 points). Northside had a record of 5-1 on the day!
The first Track event of the day, was the 4x800m Relay. It was important for the relay to get the Mustangs off to a good start in the meet, and set the tone for the night.
Among others, the field featured Junior Bryce Richards as anchor for Mundelein. Bryce Richards had recently competed in the Arcadia Invitational in California, and also finished ninth in the 800m run at the Class 3A Illinois Prep Top Times Championship (Indoor State). The field also featured New Trier. New Trier has a long history of strong 4x800m Relay Teams. A year ago (2013), the New Trier Sophomore 4x800m Relay Team had pushed Northside to the meet record in a toe to toe battle.
Northside Captain Malcolm Grba ran his fastest opening 400m in an 800m this season, on the first leg of 4x800m Relay with an impressive 400m split of 58 seconds. Junior Malcolm Grba then ran the final 400m in 64 seconds to give the Mustangs a commanding lead with a 2:02.93 800m split, and then made a perfect exchange to Simon Kafka.
Senior Simon Kafka opened up the lead by running the first 400m in 61 seconds. Simon Kafka was too strong for the field, and no one challenged his position during the second leg of the 4x800m Relay. Kafka ran the final 400m in 63 seconds for an 800m split of 2:04.02, and then made a perfect exchange to Matthew Gomez.
Sophomore Matthew Gomez protected the large lead by running the first 400m in 61 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 70 seconds for an 800m split of 2:11.18, and then made a nice exchange to Danny Rosen.
Sophomore Danny Rosen ran the first 400m in 60 seconds, and then cruised to the finish line during the final 400m with a split of 67 seconds to secure the victory with an 800m split of 2:07.27 for an outstanding time of 8:25.90.
Mundelein finished in second place with an official time of 8:38.41. Highland Park finished in third place with an official time of 8:53.33. New Trier finished in fourth place with an official time of 9:02.94. Taft finished in fifth place with an official time of 9:03.79.
Malcolm Grba, Simon Kafka, Matthew Gomez, and Danny Rosen were awarded MEDALS for winning the 4x800m Relay.
Lucien Fitzpatrick finishes SECOND in High Jump and Triple Jump! Ari Perlmutter throws Shot put 39'2! Jay Yu ties for THIRD in Pole Vault!
In the Shot Put, Northside Junior Ari Perlmutter finished in fifth place with a season best throw of 39'02. Ari Perlmutter was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in fifth place overall.
In the Discus, Northside Junior Ari Perlmutter had a throw of 64'06.
In the High Jump, Northside Captain Lucien Fitzpatrick finished in SECOND place with a leap of 5'8. Lucien Fitzpatrick was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in second place overall. Northside Captain Ari Perlmutter tied for fifth place with a leap of 5'4. Ari Perlmutter was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in fifth place.
In the Long Jump, Northside Junior Porter Abbey finished in fourth place with a jump of 17'09.75. Porter Abbey was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in fourth place overall. Northside Freshman Brandon Banas finished in seventh place with a jump of 16'03.25.
In the Triple Jump, Northside Senior Lucien Fitzpatrick and Larkin Eric Gorman both jumped 39'04 to lead the competition. The tie was broken by the athletes' second best jump during the competition. Lucien Fitzpatrick was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in SECOND place overall. Northside Junior Porter Abbey finished in THIRD place with a jump of 37'11.25. Porter Abbey was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in third place overall.
In the Pole Vault, Northside Senior Jay Yu tied for THIRD place with New Trier's Michael Roeser with a vault of 9'0. Jay Yu was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in third place overall. Northside Junior Connor Fulton finished in seventh place with a personal best vault of 7'0.
In the 4x100m Relay, Northside Sophomore Steven Kataba exploded out of the blocks and ran a 100m split of 11.64, and then made an exchange to Sophomore Keith Jones. Keith Jones ran an outstanding 100m split of 11.73, and then made an exchange to Freshman Brandon Banas. Brandon Banas ran an impressive 100m split of 11.62, and then made an exchange to Sophomore Philip Wdowiak. Philip Wdowiak anchored the Mustangs past New Trier (48.09), and Mundelein (48.27) for fourth place with an outstanding 11.92 100m split for an official time of 47.74. Steven Kataba, Keith Jones, Brandon Banas, and Philip Wdowiak were awarded MEDALS for finishing in fourth place overall. The Northside Varsity 4x100m Relay features three Sophomores and one Freshman, and they were within 2.86 seconds of the school record (44.88). The winning time in the Sophomore division at the Highland Park Twilight Invitational was a 48.62.
