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Danny Rosen WINS 1600m! Malcolm Grba earns MEDAL in 1600m at Paul Gans Invitational!
In the 1600m run, Northside Sophomore Danny Rosen won it with an official time of 4:35.94. Danny Rosen ran 400m splits of 68, 70 (2:18 800m), 72 (3:30 1200m), and then ran the final 400m, against the wind, in a NEGATIVE split of 65.94 seconds for an outstanding time of 4:35.94. Danny Rosen was awarded a MEDAL for winning the 1600m run. Rosen ran an outstanding race.
Northside Captain Malcolm Grba finished in fifth place to secure vital points for the Mustangs with an official time of 4:44.85. Malcolm Grba lead the race for 1200m, and helped block the wind for the field. Malcolm Grba ran 400m splits of 67, 70 (2:17 800m), 73 (3:30 1200m), and then ran the final 400m in 74 seconds for an outstanding time of 4:44.85. Malcolm Grba was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in fifth place overall.
SIMON KAFKA, MALCOLM GRBA, DANNY ROSEN, and TOM FREJOWSKI finish SECOND in the 4x400m Relay with a 3:34.84!
In the 4x400m Relay, Northside dropped four seconds (3:38.79) from the Indoor City Championships with a season best time of 3:34.84 to finish SECOND overall at the Paul Gans Invitational!
Northside Senior Simon Kafka ran a personal best 54.60 400m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Junior Malcolm Grba. Malcolm Grba ran an impressive 54.00 400m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Danny Rosen. Danny Rosen ran a personal best 54.07 400m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Junior Tom Frejowski. Tom Frejowski anchored the Mustangs to SECOND place with a personal best 52.17 400m split for an official time of 3:34.84.
Simon Kafka, Malcolm Grba, Danny Rosen, and Tom Frejowski were awarded MEDALS for finishing in SECOND place overall in the 4x400m Relay! The mental toughness and determination of Simon Kafka, Malcolm Grba, Danny Rosen, and Tom Frejowski was incredible. Against the wind, they dropped four seconds from their last appearance in the 4x400m Relay, and are now closing in on the school record (3:27.78).
Northside Sophomore 4x800m Relay earns RIBBONS at Niles West!
In the Sophomore 4x800m Relay, Northside Sophomore Gabe Stacey ran the first 400m in 69 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 80 seconds for an outstanding 2:29.88 800m split, and then made a nice exchange to Freshman Brian McManus. Brian McManus ran the first 400m in 70 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 75 seconds for an outstanding 2:25.61 800m split, and then made a good exchange to Sophomore Hyun-Woo Ward. Hyun-Woo Ward ran the first 400m in 74 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 86 seconds for an 800m split of 2:40.87, and then made an exchange to Freshman Sergio Soto. Sergio Soto anchored the Mustangs to SIXTH place overall by running the first 400m in 68 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 78 seconds for a PERSONAL BEST 800m split of 2:26.52 for an official time of 10:03.29. Gabe Stacey, Brian McManus, Hyun-Woo Ward, and Sergio Soto were awarded RIBBONS for finishing in sixth place overall.
In the Sophomore 100m Dash Finals, Northside Sophomore Keith Jones finished in seventh place with an outstanding time of 12.68.
Matthew Gomez finishes THIRD in the 800m run with a 2:10.94! Freshman Phenom Alex Ortiz runs a personal best in the 800m run with a 2:16.97!!
In the 800m run, Northside Sophomore Matthew Gomez finished in THIRD place with an outstanding time of 2:10.94. Matthew Gomez was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in third place overall. Matthew Gomez ran the first 400m in 62 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 68 seconds for an outstanding time of 2:10.94. Matthew Gomez ran a great race!
Northside Freshman Alex Ortiz has been running a personal record this season at every meet. Alex Ortiz ran another outstanding race on Saturday at the Fred Zedyk Invitational at Niles West High School. Alex Ortiz ran the first 400m in 68 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in an EVEN split of 68 seconds for a PERSONAL RECORD of 2:16.97. Alex Ortiz ran an awesome race!
Northside 4x200m Relay upsets Yorkville! Sophomore Steven Kataba runs 55.56 400m split in 4x400m Relay!
In the 4x200m Relay, Northside Sophomore Steven Kataba ran a 200m split of 23.11, and then made a nice exchange to Sophomore Keith Jones. Keith Jones ran a 200m split of 29.33, and had trouble getting the exchange to Garret Barch. It appeared that Barch took off to quickly. Garret Barch ran a 200m split of 23.34, and made an exchange to Sophomore Philip Wdowiak. Philip Wdowiak anchored Northside past Yorkville (1:43.70) with a 200m split of 25.16 for an official time of 1:41.53. Steven Kataba, Keith Jones, Garret Barch, and Philip Wdowiak were awarded RIBBONS for finishing in fifth place overall.
In the 400m Dash, Northside Freshman Brandon Banas finished in seventh place with an official time of 58.66. Northside Freshman Josh Borgwardt ran an a good race with an official time of 62.41.
In the 300m Hurdles, Northside Sophomores Justin Washington and Garret Barch were scratched.
In the 1600m run, Northside Freshman Alex Ortiz DROPPED FOUR SECONDS (5:43) for a personal record of 5:39.38. Alex Ortiz ran 400m splits of 79, 89 (2:48 800m split), 90 (4:18 1200m), and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 80 seconds for a personal best time of 5:39.38. Northside Sophomore Matthew Gomez was scratched from the 1600m run.
In the 200m Dash, Northside Sophomore Philip Wdowiak ran a PERSONAL BEST time of 24.80.
In the 4x400m Relay, Northside Sophomore Steven Kataba ran a personal best 55.56 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Brian McManus DROPPED 3.01 seconds (63.05) with a personal best 60.04 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Josh Borgwardt ran a 64.38 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Brandon Banas ran a 59.19 400m split to anchor the Mustangs to fifth place with an official time of 3:59.55. Steven Kataba, Brian McManus, Josh Borgwardt, and Brandon Banas were awarded RIBBONS for finishing in fifth place overall.
