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Rosen finishes in THIRD with personal best 2:02.20 800m! Simon Kafka MEDALS in 1600m with personal best 4:48.40! Frejowski 53.90 400m at Maine East!
On Saturday, March 8, 2014, the Northside Varsity Men traveled to Maine East High School for the 48th Annual Blue Demon Invitational. It was the Mustangs first appearance in Northside history at the Blue Demon Invitational.
This year, 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 48th Annual Blue Demon Invitational. The meet is limited to Nine 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.
Craig Williams, parent of Northside school record holder, and Alumni legend Josh Williams, ran his first mile race (4:53), as a high school Freshman, on their Indoor Track in 1973. Craig Williams was one of the first persons to greet the Northside Mustangs upon their arrival to Maine East.
Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon, a former Glenbrook North miler, ran all of his indoor and outdoor high school conference meets at Maine East from 1986-1990, and everything looked exactly the same as it did in his last visit to Maine East in 1990. Gordon raced future Olympian Robert Gary of Evanston High School in May 1990, for the Central Suburban League Conference Title. It was great experience for Gordon to have the opportunity to return to this venue with the Chicago Northside Mustangs.
The 48th Annual Blue Demon Invitational featured Deerfield, Glenbard East, Leyden, Maine West, New Trier, Northside, Schaumburg, Wheeling, and host Maine East.
Entries were limited to two athletes per event in the Varsity division. 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 Varsity Shot Put, Northside Senior Henry Lothschutz threw an outstanding 33'6. Northside Senior Jesus Perez threw a personal best 26'3.
In the Sophomore-Freshman Shot Put, Northside Freshman Jacob Cosby finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an outstanding throw of 34'10. Jacob Cosby was awarded a MEDAL for placing sixth overall. Northside Freshman Simon Lothschutz threw a personal best 29'1.50.
In the Long Jump, Northside Junior Matt Osborne jumped an outstanding 17'4.75. Northside Freshman Brandon Banas jumped an outstanding 16'5.
In the Triple Jump, Northside Junior Matt Osborne finished in fifth place with an outstanding jump of 38'10. Matt Osborne was awarded a MEDAL for placing in fifth place overall. Northside Senior Lucien Fitzpatrick finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an outstanding jump of 38'8.25. Lucien Fitzpatrick was awarded a MEDAL for placing in sixth place overall.
In the High Jump, Deerfield's Flury won it with a leap of 6'0. Schaumburg's Thomas finished in second place with a jump of 5'10. New Trier's Matthew's finished in third place with a jump of 5'10. Schaumburg's Ferguson finished in fourth place with a jump of 5'8. There was a THREE WAY tie for fifth place to complete the scoring. Northside Senior Lucien Fitzpatrick, New Trier Boshes, and Deerfield Johnson all jumped 5'4 to tie for fifth place. After a coin toss, Medals were awarded to Boshes and Johnson. It was the first time, Northside lost a coin toss for an award.
In the 50 Yards High Hurdles Preliminaries, there were two heats of six hurdlers. The Top 3 Hurdlers in each heat would advance to the Finals. Northside Senior Lucien Fitzpatrick and Junior Matt Osborne both QUALIFIED for the finals by placing third in their respective heat.
In the 50 Yards Dash Preliminaries, there were three heats of six sprinters. The Top 2 finishers in each heat would advance to the Finals. Northside Sophomore Steven Kataba ran a personal best time of 6.10 in the 50 Yards Dash. Northside Sophomore Keith Jones overslept and did not show up for the meet. It was a tragedy because Northside had over 20 sprinters sitting at home who would have liked to have had the opportunity to run in the meet. Pursuant to the rules, Northside was not allowed to make any substitutions on the day of the meet for a missing athlete. Final entries were due on the Monday prior to the Maine East Blue Demon Invitational. No points are awarded to the Team for athletes that don't compete.
In the 50 Yards Low Hurdles Preliminaries, Northside Senior Lucien Fitzpatrick QUALIFIED for the finals. Northside Junior Matt Osborne ran outstanding, but did not qualify for the Finals.
In the first Heat of the 3200m run, Northside Sophomore Sarrin Chethik ran the first mile in 5:42.00, and then ran the final mile in 5:58.61 for a personal best time of 11:40.61. Sarrin Chethik has run a personal best time in every race this season! The second Heat of the 3200m run would take place after the 4x800m Relay.
Freshman Brian McManus, Christian Thorsberg, Kyle Friedler, and Alex Ortiz earn MEDALS in Sophomore 4x800m Relay!
In the Fall, Freshman Brian McManus, Freshman Christian Thorsberg, Freshman Kyle Friedler, and Freshman Alex Ortiz earned All City Honors in the CPS Freshman Cross Country Championships. Northside was very excited to have all four Freshman, Brian McManus, Christian Thorsberg, Kyle Friedler, and Alex Ortiz in the same 4x800m Relay for the first time during Indoor Track & Field season. It took longer than expected for it to happen because McManus and Ortiz compete in Basketball in the winter, and Thorsberg competes in Hockey in the winter. The Four Freshman All City Cross Country Athletes earned MEDALS in their first relay together!
The Northside Freshman finished in sixth place to reach the medal stand, and complete the scoring with an official time of 9:59.02. Northside Freshman Brian McManus ran an 800m split of 2:27.02 on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Christian Thorsberg. Christian Thorsberg ran an 800m split of 2:36.92 on the second leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Freshman Kyle Friedler. Kyle Friedler ran an 800m split of 2:27.82, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Alex Ortiz. Alex Ortiz anchored Northside to sixth place with an 800m split of 2:27.26 for an official time of 9:59.02. Brian McManus, Christian Thorsberg, Kyle Friedler, and Alex Ortiz were awarded MEDALS for finishing in sixth place overall.
Junior Max McCoy, Junior Kenny Dumez, Senior Alex Gordon, and Junior Nick Jean-Baptiste finish in seventh place in the Varsity 4x800m Relay
Adrian Black earns MEDAL in the 3200m run! Fitzpatrick and Osborne earn MEDALS in the Hurdles! Rosen and Gomez earn MEDALS in the 800m run!
In heat two of the 3200m run, New Trier's Rosenkranz won it with an official time of 9:41.2. New Trier's Kanwar finsihed in second place with an official time of 9:47.1. Maine West's Liston finished in third place with an official time of 9:47.5. Deerfield's Grant finished in fourth place with an official time of 10:16.7. Wheeling's Hoffman finished in fifth place with an official time of 10:38.1. Northside Junior Adrian Black ran the first mile in 5:18, and then ran the final mile in 5:22.30 to reach the medal stand by finishing in sixth place overall with an official time of 10:40.30. Adrian Black was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in sixth place overall.
In the 50 Yard High Hurdles Finals, Deerfield's Douglass won it with an official time of 6.6. Schaumburg's Maslowski finished in second place with an official time of 6.7. New Trier's Berglund finished in third place with an official time of 6.8. Northside Senior Lucien Fitzpatirck finished in fourth place with an official time of 7.2. Lucien Fitzpatrick was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in fourth place overall. Deerfield's Newhall finished in fifth place with an official time of 7.3. Northside Junior Matt Osborne reached the Medal stand by finishing in sixth place overall with an official time of 7.7. Matt Osborne was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in sixth place overall.
In the 50 Yard Dash Finals, Schaumburg's Smith won it with an official time of 5.50. Schaumburg's Thomas finished in second place with an official time of 5.50. Maine East Lopez finished in third place with an official time of 5.50. New Trier's Herlocker finished in fourth place with an official time of 5.7. Glenbard East's Olsen finished in fifth place with an official time of 5.7. New Trier's Lecimski finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 5.8.
In the 800m run, New Trier's Silverman won it with an official time of 2:01.0. Glenbard East's Booth finished in second place with an official time of 2:02.0. Northside Sophomore Danny Rosen ran 160m splits of 23, 23, 24, 27, and then ran the final 160m in a NEGATIVE split of 24.20 seconds for a PERSONAL BEST time of 2:02.20 to finish in third place overall. Danny Rosen was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in third place overall. New Trier's Cotsirilds finished in fourth place with an official time of 2:03.70. Deerfield's Nash finished in fifth place with an official time of 2:07.80. Northside Sophomore Matthew Gomez reached the Medal stand by finishing in sixth place overall with 160m splits of 24, 24, 27, 28, and then ran the final 160m in 30.40 seconds for an outstanding time of 2:13.40. Matthew Gomez was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in sixth place overall.
In the Sophomore 4x160m Relay, Freshman Jacob Cosby exploded out of the blocks and ran the first leg of the relay in a 160m split of 21.48, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Jack Webster. Jack Webster ran a 160m split of 23.84 on the second leg of the relay, and made a good exchange to Freshman Josh Borgwardt. Josh Borgwardt ran a 160m split of 21.68, and made a perfect exchange to Freshman Brian McManus. Brian McManus anchored the Mustangs with a 22.37 160m split for an official time of 1:29.70.
In the Varsity 4x160m Relay, Junior Max McCoy ran the first leg of the relay in a 160m split of 22.31, and made a good exchange to Junior Calvin Kuhnen. Calvin Kuhnen ran the second leg of the relay in a 160m split of 20.25, and made an exchange to Freshman Alex Ortiz. Alex Ortiz ran a 160m split of 22.46 on the third leg of the relay, and made an exchange to Freshman Kyle Friedler. Kyle Friedler ran a 160m split of 23.82 to anchor the Mustangs to an official time of 1:28.94.
