CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

 Northside Alumni legend Patrick Brennan ran a 2:46 in his first 800m race of his Freshman year of high school, and ended his athletic career with a 2:01 800m split at the IHSA State Track & Field Finals in the 4x800m Relay.

 Northside has a very special group of Freshman Middle Distance runners this year, and Kyle Friedler and Jack Webster were the first members of the Freshman class to run in the 800m this season. They were both outstanding at Niles West.

 In the Freshman 800m run, Northside Freshman Kyle Friedler ran 160m splits of 28, 30, 32, 33, and then ran the final 160m in a NEGATIVE split of 31 seconds to finish in fourth place overall with a personal best time of 2:34.80. Northside Freshman Jack Webster ran 160m splits of 30, 31, 34, 37, and then ran the final 160m in a NEGATIVE split of 36 seconds for a season best time of 2:48.20.

 After the 800m run, Northside Freshman Jack Webster helped the sprinters to a second place finish in the 4x160m Relay!

  In the Freshman 4x160m Relay, Northside Freshman Jack Webster ran an impressive 24.83 160m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Jacob Cosby. Jacob Cosby ran an outstanding 23.24 160m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a good exchange to Freshman Christian Guerrero. Christian Guerrero ran a personal best 25.42 160m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a good exchange to Freshman Josh Borgwardt. Josh Borgwardt anchored the Mustangs to SECOND place with an impressive 23.86 160m split for an official time of 1:37.35.

 In the Freshman 600m run, Northside Freshman Sergio Soto ran an outstanding time of 1:57.30.

 In the Freshman 55m Low Hurdles, Northside Freshman Jack Nolan finished in fourth place with a personal best time of 12.10.

 In the Freshman 1600m run, Northside Freshman Kyle Friedler ran the first 800m in 2:44, and then ran the final 800m in 2:54 for a personal best time of 5:38.80.

 In the Freshman 200m Dash, Northside Freshman Josh Borgwardt finished in fourth place with a personal best time of 29.70.

 In the Freshman 4x400m Relay, Northside Freshman Kyle Friedler ran an impressive 68.34 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Christian Guerrero ran an outstanding 75.04 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Sergio Soto ran a 70.18 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Jacob Cosby anchored the Mustangs to fifth place overall with a 73.39 400m split for an official time of 4:47.49.

FRESHMAN POINTS SCORED AT NILES WEST INDOOR CLASSIC 

1. Jack Nolan                                         20.00

2. Jacob Cosby                                      12.50 

3. Josh Borgwardt                                 10.00

4. Kyle Friedler                                       4.50

5. Christian Guerrero                             2.50

6. Jack Webster                                      2.00   

7. Sergio Soto                                         0.50

The Freshman listed above have earned their "Freshman Numerals" by scoring a Freshman point in a Track meet. 

WIN = What's Important Now?

 On Friday, January 24, 2014, the Northside Track & Field Team gathered at the main entrance of Northside College Prep, for departure to North Park University for the 9th Annual King of the Quarter! 

 A special thanks to North Park University Assistant Athletic Director Susan Zimmer and staff, for hosting this great event.

 Every available member of the Northside Track & Field Team, regardless if they were a thrower, distance runner, sprinter, jumper, or hurdler, raced in one heat of the 400m Dash and competed in one flight of the Shot Put.

  In 2014, 31 members of the Northside Track & Field Team competed in the King of the Quarter competition.

  The King of the Quarter and Shot Put competition gives Northside athletes an appreciation for each others events, and makes the TEAM stronger. 

 The distance runners also benefited from the 400m Time Trial, by learning their maximum quarter speed. With the knowledge of their maximum quarter speed, the coaching staff is able to provide proper racing strategy for the 800m run. 

 Medals were awarded to the TOP THREE Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores, and Freshman in the 400m Dash and Shot Put. 

  Although the event was just a time trial, the crowd was so large at Alford Indoor Track at North Park University, that spectators had to stand in the balcony of the stadium to see the 400m time trial.

 Despite the size of the crowd, you could hear a pin drop when: IHSA State Qualifiers Malcolm Grba and Tom Frejowski towed the line in heat eight, IHSA State Qualifiers Danny Rosen and Simon Kafka towed the line in heat 10, IHSA State Qualifiers Matthew Gomez and Porter Abbey towed the line in heat 12, and IHSA State Qualifiers Lucien Fitzpatrick and Matt Osborne towed the line in heat 14. The competition was intense.

  In 2013, four athletes broke the sixty-one seconds barrier at King of the Quarter. In 2014, EIGHT athletes broke the sixty-one seconds barrier at King of the Quarter. It was also the only King of the Quarter competition in the history of Northside in which every division winner was under sixty seconds! In terms of depth, and quality it was the best 400m Time Trial in Northside history.

  Northside Sophomore Danny Rosen won the 2014 King of the Quarter competition with an outstanding time of 55.76. Danny Rosen dropped 8.27 seconds (64.03) from the 2013 King of the Quarter competition! Danny Rosen was awarded a Medal for WINNING the Sophomore division, and the 2014 King of the Quarter competition.

 Northside Junior Malcolm Grba finished in second place overall, and WON the Junior division of King of the Quarter with an outstanding time of 55.93. Malcolm Grba dropped 3.28 seconds (59.21) from the 2013 King of the Quarter competition. It was also the second fastest time ever run by a Northside Junior at the King of the Quarter competition. Mac Melto (54.36, 2011) is the only high school Junior to ever run faster in the nine years history of the Northside King of the Quarter competition. Malcolm Grba was awarded a Medal by placing FIRST in the Junior Division of King of the Quarter!

 Northside Senior Simon Kafka finished in third place overall, and WON the Senior division at King of the Quarter with an outstanding time of 56.89. Simon Kafka did not get to participate last year (2013) in the 400m Time Trial due to illness. Simon Kafka has dropped 4.60 seconds (61.49, 2011) since his last King of the Quarter competition (Freshman Year). Simon Kafka was awarded a Medal by placing FIRST in the Senior Division of King of the Quarter!

 Northside Sophomore Matthew Gomez finished in fourth place overall, and was the second fastest Sophomore at King of the Quarter with an outstanding time of 58.08. Matthew Gomez dropped 7.03 seconds (65.11) from the 2013 King of the Quarter competition. Matthew Gomez earned a Medal by placing second in the Sophomore division of King of the Quarter!

 Northside Junior Porter Abbey finished in fiffth place overall, and was the second fastest Junior at King of the Quarter with an outstanding time of 58.38. Porter Abbey dropped 3.47 seconds (61.85) from the 2013 King of the Quarter competition. Porter Abbey earned a Medal by placing second in the Junior division of King of the Quarter!

 Northside Junior Tom Frejowski finished in sixth place overall, and was the third fastest Junior at King of the Quarter with an outstanding time of 58.73. Tom Frejowski earned a Medal by placing third in the Junior division of King of the Quarter!

 The benchmark for elite Northside Freshman is Mac Melto. In 2009, Mac Melto won the Freshman division of King of the Quarter with a time of 60.22. Four years later, in 2012, Mac Melto broke the Class 2A record, and won Illinois Prep Top times with an official time of 49.25. Mac Melto also broke his school record, at the Paul Gans Invitational with a 48.30. In his Freshman year of college, Mac Melto anchored NCAA Division I DePaul to a school record in the 4x400m Relay.

 In 2013, Northside Freshman Brandon Banas finished seventh overall, and WON the Freshman division with an official time of 59.56. Brandon Banas was awarded a Medal for winning the Freshman division of King of the Quarter. It was the second fastest Freshman time at the King of the Quarter competition in Northside history. (Nathaniel Agharese, 2010, 59.53). Banas was also among the top three sprinters in Chicago in eighth grade in the 200m Dash.

                      HISTORY OF KING OF THE QUARTER

    In 2011, Northside finished 2nd in the 4x400m Relay to Robeson High School in the Varsity Chicago Public League Championships with the following relay splits, in order, N. Agharese (52.92), J. Williams (52.82), W. Laytham (52.18), and M. Melto (49.80), for a school record of 3:27.78.

 Shot put competitions have been held at the modern Summer Olympic Games since their inception in 1896.

 In 2013, Northside Ari Perlmutter qualified as a Sophomore for the IHSA State Track & Field Championships in Shot Put with a personal best throw of 41'1.50. Northside Junior Ari Perlmutter also holds the King of the Shot Put Record with a throw of 38'7 at the January 2013 King of the Shot Put Competition.

 The Northside SCHOOL RECORD for Shot Put is currently 43'5 and is held by Alumni legend Eric Nelson (2008 CPS City Championships). At the conclusion of Basketball season, Junior Ari Perlmutter could potentially break the school record this season.

 On Friday, January 24, 2014, 31 members of the Northside Track & Field Team traveled to the North Park University Indoor Track & Field Stadium to compete in King of the Shot Put.

 Every available member of the Northside Track & Field Team, regardless if they were a Pole Vaulter, Distance runner, Sprinter, Jumper, or  Hurdler competed with the throwers in one flight of the Shot Put.

 The King of the Shot Put competition is fun and gives Northside athletes an appreciation for each others events, and makes the TEAM stronger.