News and Announcements
Saturday, March 8, 2014 BLUE DEMON INVITATIONAL 7:00 AM
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Northside has record turnout at Track & Field Information Meeting!!
On Thursday, November 21, 2013, the Northside Track & Field Team had a record turnout at an informational meeting. The cafeteria was filled to its capacity. The Team is already larger than previous years.
Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon and Assistant Coach Dan Turvey disclosed exciting plans for the 2014 Track & Field season, including a new schedule, with exciting venues for Indoor and Outdoor season, and two additions to the Northside Coaching Staff. Registration forms were also provided at the November Track & Field Information meeting.
In 2013, Northside won the IHSA Sectional Title and the Sophomore City Title. In 2014, the Mustangs will be seeking the Mens and Womens Indoor City Title, and the Outdoor City Title, on their way to the IHSA State Championships for a record seventh consecutive year!
It is very important that athletes contact Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon at Jongordon9@aol.com, with your name, address, and phone number, if you missed the information meeting for any reason. Northside needs an accurate count in November to make decisions on additional uniforms, meets, and buses for the 2014 season. Also, schedules and forms need to be mailed to all members of the Team. No one will be counted as part of the TEAM if they missed the November Information meeting, unless they notify the Head Coach with their contact information. We also learned during Cross Country season that it takes eight weeks to purchase additonal uniforms, because they are custom made in another country, so it is very important that everyone is counted in November. Thanks.
Final Registeration for the 2014 Track & Field Team will take place on Friday, January 17, 2014, at 3:39 pm. Practices will commence on Monday, January 20, 2014. Thanks.
Northside Track & Field Class of 2013 - Where are they now?
2013 Senior Male Athlete of the Year: Patrick Brennan
On Monday, June 10, 2013, Northside Head Track & Field Coach Jon Gordon received a fantastic email from the Northside administration informing him that the winner of the 2013 Senior Male Athlete of the Year Award was Patrick Brennan, and that Coach Gordon would have the honor of presenting the award to him at the Senior Awards luncheon.
Patrick Brennan will be honored at Navy Pier at the Senior Awards luncheon at noon, on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 on the cruise ship, the Spirit of Chicago.
There are over 23 sports at Northside College Prep. The Senior Male Athlete award is given annually at Graduation to the best Athlete in the Senior Class. It is the highest honor an athlete can receive at graduation.
For only the fourth time in Northside history, a member of the Northside Track & Field Team won the award, Senior Captain Patrick Brennan.
Every great Team has a leader, someone who will do it everyday, no matter what, and that leader for the Northside Track & Field Team is Patrick Brennan.
Patrick Brennan was one of the first athletes to arrive for 6:30 am summer practices, and stayed at Track practices long after practice ended, as late as 7 pm, doing extra core training and weight training. Patrick Brennan ran year round, and worked hard to improve. Patrick Brennan's work ethic and dedication is second to none.
During his athletic career, Patrick Brennan qualified for State in both Cross Country and Track. In Track, Patrick Brennan qualified for State in both his Junior and Senior year.
In his Senior year of Track, Patrick Brennan qualified for State in a record 4 events. At the IHSA State Championships, he led Northside to the finals with an upset victory over East St.Louis, and helped the Mustangs break the school record in the 4x800m Relay. Patrick Brennan was also IHSA Sectional Champion in the 800m run. In Indoor Track, Patrick Brennan won the Indoor City Title in both the 1600m and 4x800m Relay. Patrick Brennan anchored Northside to a School Record in the Middle Distance Medley Relay at Spartan Relays. Patrick Brennan also scored the most Varsity points on the Track Team, by a Senior, and the Team benefited accordingly with the first IHSA Sectional Title in Northside history.
In Cross Country, Patrick Brennan ran a 15:43 at the Chicago Public League Championships to earn All City Honors in his Senior Year. Patrick Brennan also earned All Regional Honors, and led Northside to a second place finish in the Class 3A IHSA Regional Championships.
Patrick Brennan also had a GPA of 4.88, and will be attending Notre Dame.
It’s not the records that he holds, the Sectional titles, and city titles, that makes him a champion, but the path that he took to get there that makes him a Champion.
Freshman Year, Patrick Brennan didn't score a single Varsity point, or win any Track Awards.
During the past four years, Patrick Brennan has improved, and developed more than any athlete in the State, through pure hard work.
Patrick Brennan went from a 6:16 1600m run at the 2010 Niles West Indoor Classic (Freshman Year) to a personal best 4:35.48 1600m run at the 2013 IHSA State Championships! Patrick Brennan dropped one minute and 41 seconds (6:16) from Freshman to Senior Year in the 1600m run (4:35).
In the 800m run, Patrick Brennan went from a 2:46 800m split in the 4x800m Relay at the 2010 Spartan Indoor Classic (Freshman Year) to a personal best 2:01.57 800m split at the 2013 IHSA State Championships! Patrick Brennan dropped 45 seconds (2:46) from Freshman to Senior Year in the 800m run (2:01).
In Cross Country, at the Libertyville Invitational (September 17, 2011), Patrick Brennan ran a three miles time of 18:23. At the 2011 IHSA State Championships, Patrick Brennan ran a personal best time of 16:37. At the 2012 Chicago Public League Championships, Patrick Brennan ran a personal best time of 15:43. A time drop of two minutes and 40 seconds!
At the end of every Track meet, Patrick Brennan leads the Team Huddle, and honors each member of the Team. Patrick Brennan is one of the greatest leaders, athletes, and individuals in the history of Northside College Prep.
Greatest Track & Field TEAM in Northside history honored at the East Bank Club!!!
On Friday, May 31, 2013, the Northside Track & Field Team was honored at the East Bank Club. It was the most successful season in the history of Northside College Prep. 36 athletes earned Watermelons and a plaque for breaking a school record in an individual event and/or relay.
The Varsity Men won their first IHSA Sectional TEAM title! It was the first IHSA Sectional Championship of any Men's Team in any sport in history of Northside! The Northside Varsity Men also won the IHSA Sectional Title by largest margin of Victory (98 points) in the history of the State of Illinois! A banner is being placed on the GYM wall to honor the TEAM.
The Sophomore Boys won the Chicago Public League Title against a field of over 70 high schools! The Varsity finished second in the Indoor City Championships for the third consecutive year! Northside also had an Illinois Prep Top Times qualifier in the 200m Dash. Among the 36 school records, members of the Varsity Men's Team also broke the school record for the 300m Hurdles and 4x800m relay at the IHSA State Championships!!
The Varsity Women finished second in the Indoor City Championships for the first time in Northside history! Northside also had an Illinois Prep Top Times qualifier in the 3200m run. Among the 36 school records, members of the Women's Team also broke the school record in the 400m Dash and 3200m run at the IHSA Sectional Championships!
Northside also had several alumni become heros to the Team in NCAA Track & Field Meets throughout the country!
The most impressive number of the year, was a record, 18 athletes qualified for the IHSA State Championships in an individual event and/or relay! It was also the most State Qualifiers by any school in the City of Chicago! The experience at the state meet was priceless. It was also the greatest two days in the history of Northside.
The Northside Coaching Staff would like to thank the Northside Boys and Girls Track & Field Team again for their hard work this season. The family-type atmosphere of the Northside Track & Field TEAM is second to none. You are the greatest individuals, on and off the field. This TEAM has enriched us immeasurably and we hope that the athletes take as much away from this season as you have given us. Thank you again for the greatest Track & Field season in Northside history!
The Northside Coaching Staff can't say Thank You enough times for one of the most incredible banquets of our entire coaching careers.
At the end of the banquet, Northside Seniors Patrick Brennan, Nathaniel Agharese, Taylor Provax, and Clare Scheib-Feely gave incredible speeches, thanking their teammates, parents, and coaches, for the best four years of their life.
The Northside Track & Field TEAM then honored each member of the coaching staff.
Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon was given multiple thank you gifts, including a large edible fruit arrangement, a Number #1 Candle, an "All Set? You Bet!" Thank You card, and a special chinese box, that contained an extremely generous and very large Thank You check for $750.00, from the Northside Track & Field Team.
Northside Sprints Coach Mark Morgan was also given Memorabilia from Charleston and the IHSA State Championships, and a special chinese box, that also contained a generous Thank You check from the Northside Track & Field Team.
Northside Assistant Distance Coach Dan Carlson was given a water bottle belt for distance runs, Memorabilia from the IHSA State Championships, and a special chinese box, that also contained a generous Thank You check from the Northside Track & Field Team.
Northside Hall of Fame Jumps and Hurdles Coach Ed Wallace was given Protein powders, 7 symbolic oranges, Memorabilia from the IHSA State Championships, and a special chinese box, that also contained a generous Thank You check from the Northside Track & Field Team.
Northside Pole Vault Coach Dan Turvey was given Memorabilia from the IHSA State Championships, and a special chinese box, that also contained a generous Thank You check from the Northside Track & Field Team.
Northside Throws Coach Carmen Acevedo was given Memorabilia from the IHSA State Championships, American doggie treats for her doggie, Sasha, and a special chinese box, that also contained a generous Thank You check from the Northside Track & Field Team.
Northside Volunteer Jose Nebrida was given a plaque for his years of Service, and a special 1909 Tobacco card, of a Marathon runner, by Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon, and a gift bag from the Northside Track & Field Team.
In addition, each member of the coaching staff was given cards, State Track & Field Finals T-Shirts, and memorabilia from the IHSA State Championships, including Eastern Illinois University pins, old postcards of Charleston, and Charleston Stadium seat cushions.
The Northside coaching staff is forever greatful to the Northside Track & Field TEAM, and Parents for their very generous gifts.
The entire Northside Track & Field Coaching Staff would like to thank the Northside Boys and Girls Track & Field Team again for their hard work this season. You are the greatest individuals, on and off the field. It is a priviledge to coach this TEAM. Thank you again for the greatest Track & Field season in Northside history!
