CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

 The IHSA announced this morning that the prelims will commence at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois on Friday, May 24, 2013 at 8:00 am for Field Events, and at 9:00 am for Track Events.

 The IHSA is going to broadcast the races live on the internet at IHSA.TV on Friday and Saturday.

8:00 a.m. Long Jump Flights 1, 2, & 3 (Warm-up at 7:40 am)

                 Triple Jump - Lucien Fitzpatrick

                 First flight of the Triple Jump will immediately follow the long jump, after a 15 minutes warm-up.

8:15 am   High Jump - Lucien Fitzpatrick

8:30 am   Pole Vault - Jay Yu, Xavier Sigelko

8:35 am   Shot Put - Ari Perlmutter  

8:40 am   First Call for the 4x800m Relay 

8:50 am   Elijah Magee of Carbondale will sing the National Anthem

9:00 am   4x800m Relay - Patrick Brennan, Malcolm Grba, Danny Rosen, Simon Kafka

9:39 am   4x100m Relay

                 (No Prelims for 3200m run - Adrian Black, Cesar Rufino)  

10:06 am 110m Hurdles - Lucien Fitzpatrick

10:18 am 100m Dash

10:30 am  800m run - Malcolm Grba

10:48 am  4x200m Relay

11:00 am  400m Dash

11:12 am  300m Hurdles - Lucien Fitzpatrick, Matt Osborne

11:24 am  1600m run - Patrick Brennan

11:51 am  200m Dash

12:03 pm  4x400m Relay - Matt Osborne, Simon Kafka, Malcolm Grba, Tom Frejowski

12:24 pm  Depart for Lunch at Smoky's House BBQ, 300 W. Lincoln, Charleston, Illinois

7:00 pm    Race Under the Lights at IHSA State Championships

                  300m Hurdles - Porter Abbey

                  1600m run - Raymond Siddiqi, Nate Mendez

                  100m Dash

                   400m Dash - Porter Abbey

                   800m run - Matthew Gomez, Max McCoy

                   3200m run - Raymond Siddiqi*, Nate Mendez*

Finals will take place on SATURDAY, MAY 25, 2013

9:00 am   Parade of Competitors into O'Brien Stadium

                  Northside Track & Field TEAM will be honored during the Parade of Competitors 

9:15 am   STATE FINALS COMMENCE!!!

 On Thursday, May 16, 2013, the Northside Varsity Men traveled to Hanson Stadium in Chicago, Illinois for the IHSA Sectional Championships.

 In 2012, Northside finished in fourth place with 57 points at the same IHSA Sectional, and qualified athletes for State in the 4x800m Relay and Long Jump.

 In 2013, Northside returned to the same IHSA Sectional, and qualified 17 athletes for State in Shot Put, High Jump, Pole Vault, Triple Jump, 110m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles, 800m, 1600m, 3200m, 4x800m Relay, and 4x400m Relay!!

 Northside also WON their first IHSA Men's Sectional title is the history of Northside College Prep with 180 points!! Northside won the IHSA Sectional Title by 98 points! It was the largest margin of Victory in the history of Illinois!

 In a nice ceremony following the meet, Northside received the IHSA Sectional Championship plaque! A Banner will also be hoisted on the GYM wall!! It is the first Men's Sectional Title in any sport in the history of Northside College Prep!  

 Chicago Northside won the 2013 IHSA Sectional Title with a record 180 points, and posted victories over: 2. Norridge Ridgewood (82 points), 3. Chicago Urban Prep Bronzeville (42 points), 4. Chicago UIC (41 points), 5. Chicago Marshall (35 points), 6. Chicago Bulls College Prep (33 points), 7. Chicago Prosser (29 points), 7. Kelvyn Park (29 points), 9. Chicago Orr Academy (27 points), 10. Chicago Gordon Tech (18 points), 11. Chicago Muchin (11 points), 12. Chicago CICS/Northtown (10 points), 13. Chicago Senn (6 points), 14. Westinghouse (0 points), 15. Manley (0 points), 16. Crane (0 points), and 17. Urban Prep West (0 points).

 Northside had a record of 16-0 on the day to WIN the 2013 IHSA Sectional Title! Northside is now one more victory away from the State Title!

 2013 IHSA Northside State Qualifiers include:

1. Porter Abbey - 4x400m Relay

2. Adrian Black - 3200m run

3. Patrick Brennan - 4x800m Relay, 800m, 1600m, 4x400m Relay

4. Lucien Fitzpatrick - High Jump, Triple Jump, 110m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles  

5. Tom Frejowski - 4x400m Relay   

6. Matthew Gomez - 4x800m Relay, 4x400m Relay  

7. Malcolm Grba - 4x800m Relay, 800m, 1600m, 4x400m Relay

8. Simon Kafka - 4x800m Relay, 4x400m Relay

9. Max McCoy - 4x800m Relay

10. Nate Mendez - 4x800m Relay

11. Matt Osborne - 300m Hurdles, 4x400m Relay 

12. Ari Perlmutter - Shot Put

13. Danny Rosen - 4x800m Relay, 4x400m Relay 

14. Cesar Rufino - 3200m run

15. Raymond Siddiqi - 4x800m Relay

16. Xavier Sigelko - Pole Vault

17. Jay Yu - Pole Vault 

Chicagoland Preps coverage of the IHSA Sectional Championships: http://www.chicagolandpreps.com/NCP_Track_2013.php 

Milesplits coverage of the IHSA Sectional Championships: http://il.milesplit.com/meets/145649/results/250948 

Fox Radio's Mike North coverage of the IHSA Sectional Championships: http://northtonorth.com/mikenorthchannel/category.php?cat=highschool

High School Meet of the week: http://northtonorth.com/blogs/HighSchool.php    

Individual Events and Relays were scored on the following point scale: 10-8-6-4-2-1. The top two in each event qualify for the IHSA State Championships. Medals were awarded to the Top 6 places in each event.

 In the IHSA Sectional Shot Put competition, Gordon Tech Senior Javier Ortiz won it with a throw of 45'09.00. Northside Sophomore Ari Perlmutter finished in SECOND place and QUALIFIED for the IHSA State Championships with a personal best throw of 41'01.50. Ari Perlmutter was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in second place overall. Ari Perlmutter is now within 2'03.50 (43'05) of the School Record!! Marshall Senior Rashawn McKennie finished in third place with a throw of 38'10.00. Marshall Senior Xavier Bell finished in fourth place with a throw of 36'06.50. Norridge Ridgewood Freshman Patryk Panocha finished in fifth place with a throw of 35'10.00. Urban Prep Junior Tevin Harris finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a throw of 35'00.00. Northside Junior Henry Lothschutz finished in ninth place with a throw of 30'09.50.

 In the IHSA Sectional Discus competition, Norridge Ridgewood Senior David Krueger won it with a throw of 115'03. Gordon Tech Senior Javier Ortiz finished in second place with a throw of 108'00. Northside Junior Henry Lothschutz finished in THIRD place with a personal best throw of 103'09. Henry Lothschutz was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in third place overall. Norridge Freshman Patryk Panocha finished in fourth place with a throw of 100'00. Urban Prep Sophomore Grant Russell finished in fifth place with a throw of 99'05. Marshall Senior Rashawn McKennie finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a throw of 97'08. Northside Sophomore Declan Galleher finished in 13th place with a throw of 45'05. CICS/Northtown Junior Alex Islas finished in 14th place with a throw of 41'05.