CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

 On Tuesday, April 9, 2013, Northside Varsity Men's Track & Field Team traveled to Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, Illinois for the Spartan Classic.

 The meet featured Deerfield High School, Northside College Prep, and host Glenbrook North.

 It was a very friendly atmosphere as several reunions took place throughout the meet. Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon attended Glenbrook North from 1986-1990, and is a member of their athletic college wall of fame.

 The meet was completed very efficiently, in less than 2 hours, and had non-stop action on the Track, which put the crowd on their feet at all times, and created a fun atmosphere for all participating Teams. The sound system at William Lutz Stadium was also fantastic.

 A special thanks to Glenbrook North Head Coach Scott Lasky, and Assistant Coaches Steve Gross and John Byrne, for hosting an outstanding meet.

 In an effort to provide non-stop action on the track, the meet was scored only on the Varsity level.

 Temperatures dropped during the meet from 42 degrees to 29 degrees with the wind chill, and final results weren't tabulated until after the meet.

 Former NCAA National Champion Dave Valentine was in attendance, and gave great praise to Northside for their outstanding performances in the Spartan Classic.

 The following point scale was used for indivual events: 5-3-2-1.

 The following point scale was used for relays: 5-3.

 In the Discus, athletes received four throws to determine the winner. Deerfield's Boryszczuk threw a 78'3 on his first throw. Boryszczuk then threw a 73'3 on his second throw. Boryszczuk then threw a 80'6 on his third throw. Going into his final throw, Deerfield's Boryszczuk was in ninth place. On his final throw, Deerfield's Boryszczuk WON it with a personal best throw of 94'9. Northside Junior Henry Lothschutz and Deerfield's Friedland tied for SECOND place with an outstanding throws of 94'8. Glenbrook North's Lug finished in fourth place to complete the scoring with an outstanding throw of 92'6. Northside Sophomore Malcolm Grba had to get the Mustangs the lead in the 4x800m Relay, and then win the Varsity 800m run against 15 other runners before he could go to the Discus cage. As a result, Grba was only able to get in one throw after his races. Grba made the most of the opportunity, and threw an outstanding 84'8.5. Northside Sophomore Ari Perlmutter also had an outstanding throw of 72'7. Perlmutter improved by over 12'0 from the Niles West Invitational. Northside Sophomore Declan Galleher threw a personal best 50'9.

After the Discus, the score was Deerfield 7.5 points, Northside 2.5 points, and Glenbrook North 1 point.

 In the Shot Put, Deerfield's Lebovitz won it with a throw of 38'8.5. Deerfield's Friedland finished in second place with a throw of 38'4. Deerfield's Boryszczuk finished in third place with a throw of 38'3. Northside Sophomore Ari Perlmutter finished in fourth palce to complete the scoring with an outstanding throw of 37'3. Northside Junior Henry Lothschutz threw a personal best 32'11. Northside Sophomore Tom Frejowski threw an outstanding 28'0.5.

After the Shot Put, the score was Deerfield 17.5 points, Northside 3.5 points, and Glenbrook North 1 point.

 In the High Jump, Northside Junior Lucien Fitzpatrick had no misses in the competition, and won it with a leap of 5'4. Lucien Fitzpatrick decided to stop at 5'4 after winning it, in order to conserve energy for the 110m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles, and the Triple Jump. Glenbrook North high jumpers finished in second and third. A Deerfield high jumper finished in fourth place. Northside Sophomore Ari Perlmutter came in at 5'2, and made three outstanding attempts at 5'2. Northside Junior Walter Johnson-Geis made three outstanding attempts at 4'6.

After the High Jump, the score was Deerfield 18.5 points, Northside 8.5 points, and Glenbrook North 6 points.

 In the Long Jump, Glenbrook North's Wilson won it with a jump of 17'9. Northside Sophomore Matt Osborne finished in second place with an outstanding jump of 17'3.25. Glenbrook North's Rosenberg finished in third place with a jump of 17'2.5. Glenbrook North's Reid finished in fourth place to complete the scoring with a jump of 17'0.5.

After the Long Jump, the score was Deerfield 18.5 points, Glenbrook North 14 points, and Northside 11.5 points.

 In the Triple Jump, Northside Junior Lucien Fitzpatrick WON it with an outstanding jump of 38'5. Glenbrook North's Cox finished in second place with a jump of 36'1.75. Glenbrook North's Hayes finished in third place with a jump of 35'7. Glenbrook North's O'Malley finsihed in fourth place to complete the scoring with a jump of 33'9. 

After the Triple Jump, the score was Glenbrook North 20 points, Deerfield 18.5 points, and Northside 16.5 points.

 The 4x800m Relay featured among others, Glenbrook North, the Central Suburban League Indoor 4x800m Relay Champions against Northside College Prep, the Chicago Public League Indoor 4x800m Relay Champions. It was a great match-up of two Indoor Conference 4x800m Relay Champions facing off against each other, in the same meet. In the 4x800m Relay, Northside Sophomore Malcolm Grba ran the first 400m in 61 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 67 seconds to give the Mustangs the lead with a 2:08.15 800m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Northside Freshman Danny Rosen. Danny Rosen ran the first 400m in 67 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 71 seconds for a 2:18.56 800m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Northside Junior Cesar Rufino. Cesar Rufino ran the first 400m in 64 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 71 seconds for a 2:15.29 800m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a pefect exchange to Northside Senior Patrick Brennan. Captain Patrick Brennan anchored the Mustangs to Victory by running the first 400m in 57 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 68 seconds for a 2:05.32 800m split for an official time of 8:47.32. Glenbrook North finished in second place to complete the scoring with an official time of 8:59.92.

 In the Sophomore 4x800m Relay, Glenbrook North won it with an official time of 9:27.00. Northside finished in second place with an official time of 9:36.60. Northside Sophomore Max McCoy ran the first 400m in 63 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 76 seconds for a 2:19.00 800m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Northside Freshman Gabe Stacey. Gabe Stacey ran the first 400m in 73 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 77 seconds for a 2:30.00 800m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a great exchange to Northside Sophomore Adrian Black. Adrian Black ran the first 400m in 68 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 75 seconds for a 2:23.00 800m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Northside Freshman Matthew Gomez. Matthew Gomez anchored the Mustangs to second place by running the first 400m in 71 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 73.60 seconds for a 2:24.60 800m split for an official time of 9:36.60.

 After the Varsity 4x800m Relay, the score was Glenbrook North 23 points, Northside 21.5 points, and Deerfield 18.5 points. 

 In the Varsity 4x100m Relay, Glenbrook North won it. Deerfield finished in second place. Northside finished in third place with an official time of 52.56. Northside Freshman Jack Svoboda ran a 13.90 100m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Calvin Kuhnen ran a 12.49 100m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Justin Washington ran a 13.45 100m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Gabriel Jiminez-Ekhman acnhored the Mustangs to third place with a 12.72 100m split for an official time of 52.56.

 In the Sophomore 4x100m Relay, Northside Sophomore Harry Winters ran a 13.27 100m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Alejandro Linan ran a 16.73 100m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Xavier Sigelko ran a 12.99 100m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Connor Fulton anchored the Mustangs to second place with a 16.53 100m split for an official time of 59.47.

 After the Varsity 4x100m Relay, the score was Glenbrook North 28 points, Northside 21.5 points, and Deerfield 21.5 points.

 In the Varsity 3200m run, Deerfield's Riley Grant won it with an official time of 11:00.00. Glenbrook North's Splitz finished in second place with an official time of 11:28.00. Northside Junior Nate Mendez outkicked a runner from Deerfield to finish in third place with an official time of 11:35.30. Nate Mendez ran the first mile in 5:44, and then ran the final mile in 5:51 for an outstanding time of 11:35.30. A runner from Deerfield finished in fourth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 11:36.00. A runner from Glenbrook North finished in fifth place with an official time of 11:55.20. Northside Freshman Sarrin Chethik dropped 8 seconds (12:25.58) to finished in sixth place with a personal best time of 12:17.27. Sarrin Chethik ran the first mile in 6:00, and then ran the final mile in 6:17 for an official time of 12:17.27.

 After the Varsity 3200m Run, the score was Glenbrook North 31 points, Deerfield 27.5 points, and Northside 23.5 points.

 In the Varsity 110m Hurdles, Northside Junior Lucien Fitzpatrick BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD to WIN it with a personal best time of 15.50. Lucien Fitzpatrick was awarded a Watermelon and a Pineapple for his second consecutive school record! Glenbrook North hurdlers finished in second and third, respectively. Northside Sophomore Matt Osborne finished in fourth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 19.04. A hurdler from Deerfield finished in fifth place. Northside Junior Walter Johnson-Geis hit the third hurdle hard, and stayed in the race with an official time of 25.39.

 After the Varsity 110m Hurdles, the score was Glenbrook North 36 points, Northside 29.5 points, and Deerfield 27.5 points.

 In the Varsity 100m Dash, Glenbrook North had the top two finishers. A Deerfield sprinter finished in third place. Northside Freshman Jack Svoboda dropped 0.50 of a second (12.88) to finish in fourth place to complete the scoring with a personal best time of 12.36. Northside Sophomore Gabriel Jiminez-Ekhman dropped 0.18 of a second (12.58) to finish in fifth place with a personal best time of 12.40. Northside Freshman Keith Jones ran a personal best time of 12.49. Northside Sophomore Calvin Kuhnen dropped 0.26 of a second for a personal best time of 13.00. Northside Freshman Justin Washington ran an outstanding time of 13.04. Northside Sophomore Harry Winters dropped 0.47 of a second (13.97) for a personal best time of 13.50. Northside Freshman Xavier Sigelko ran a personal best time of 13.75. Northside Junior Lawrence Riley dropped 0.59 of a second (14.89) for a personal best time of 14.30. Northside Freshman Alejandro Linan ran a personal best time of 15.15.

After the Varsity 100m Dash, the score was Glenbrook North 44 points, Northside 30.5 points, and Deerfield 29.5 points.

 In the Varsity 800m run, Northside Sophomore Malcolm Grba ran the first 400m in 64 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 65 seconds to WIN it with an outstanding time of 2:09.20. Glenbrook North runners finished in second, third, and fourth to complete the scoring. A Deerfield runner finished in fifth place. Northside Sophomore Connor Fulton ran the first 400m in 72 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 85 seconds for an official time of 2:37.0. Northside Freshman Gabe Stacey ran the first 400m in 76 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 81 seconds for an official time of 2:37.0. Northside lost additional points in the 800m run, after having to scratch Simon Kafka, Calvin Gang, and Robert Szmurlo due to illness.

After the Varsity 800m run, the score was Glenbrook North 50 points, Northside 35.5 points, and Deerfield 29.5 points.

 In the Varsity 4x200m Relay, Glenbrook North won it. Deerfield finished in second place. Northside finished in third place with an official time of 1:53.78. Northside Sophomore Gabriel Jiminez-Ekman ran the first leg of the relay with a 200m split of 28.81, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Xavier Sigelko. Xavier Sigelko ran a 200m split of 29.47, and made a good exchange to Sophomore Calvin Kuhnen. Calvin Kuhnen ran a 30.12 200m split, and made a good exchange to Freshman Jack Svoboda. Jack Svoboda ran a 25.38 200m split to anchor the Mustangs to third place with an official time of 1:53.78.

After the Varsity 4x200m Relay, the score was Glenbrook North 55 points, Northside 35.5 points, and Deerfield 32.5 points.

 In the Varsity 400m Dash, Northside Sophomore Tom Frejowski WON it with an official time of 56.00. A Deerfield runner finished in second place. A Glenbrook North runner finished in third place with a 59.30. Northside Freshman Matthew Gomez finished in fourth place to complete the scoring with an outstanding time of 60.59.

After the Varsity 400m Dash, the score was Glenbrook North 57 points, Northside 41.5 points, and Deerfield 35.5 points.

 In the Varsity 300m Hurdles, Northside Junior Lucien Fitzpatrick WON it with an outstanding time of 45.40. Northside Sophomore Matt Osborne finished in second place with an outstanding time of 46.74. Glenbrook North Hurdlers finished in third and fourth, respectively, to complete the scoring. A Deerfield Hurdler finished in fifth place. Northside Freshman Justin Washington dropped 1.20 seconds (57.21) for a personal best time of 56.01. 

After the Varsity 300m Hurdles, the score was Glenbrook North 60 points, Northside 49.5 points, and Deerfield 35.5 points.

 In the Varsity 1600m run, Northside Senior Patrick Brennan ran the first 400m in 69 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 75 seconds (2:24 800m split), and then ran the next 400m in an EVEN split of 75 seconds (3:39 1200m), and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 68 seconds to WIN it with an official time of 4:47.80. A Glenbrook North runner finished in second place. Northside Junior Cesar Rufino finished in third place with an official time of 5:05.90. Cesar Rufino ran the first 400m in 70 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 79 seconds (2:29 800m split), and then ran the next 400m in 80 seconds (3:49 1200m), and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 76 seconds for an official time of 5:05.90. Northside Sophomore Adrian Black finished in fourth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 5:07.10. Adrian Black ran the first 400m in 71 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 79 seconds (2:29 800m split), and then ran the next 400m in 80 seconds (3:49 1200m), and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 78 seconds for an official time of 5:07.10. A Glenbrook North runner finished in fifth place. Northside Freshman Danny Rosen finished in sixth place with a personal best time of 5:09.70. Danny Rosen ran the first 400m in 71 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 83 seconds (2:34 800m), and then ran the next 400m in an EVEN split of 83 seconds (3:57 1200m), and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 72 seconds for a personal best time of 5:09.70. Northside Senior Raymond Siddiqi ran the first 400m in 71 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 83 seconds (2:34 800m), and then ran the next 400m in 81 seconds (3:55 1200m), and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 76 seconds for an outstanding time of 5:11.50. Northside Sophomore Max McCoy ran the first 400m in 71 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 83 seconds (2:34 800m), and then ran the next 400m in 85 seconds (3:59 1200m), and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 83 seconds for a personal best time of 5:22.90. Northside Sophomore Jack O'Donnell ran the first 400m in 75 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 85 seconds (2:40 800m), and then ran the next 400m in 89 seconds (4:09 1200m), and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 81 seconds for an outstanding time of 5:30.60.

 After the Varsity 1600m run, the score was Glenbrook North 63 points, Northside 57.5 points, and Deerfield 35.5 points.

 In the Varsity 200m Dash, Glenbrook North sprinters finished first and second, respectively. A Deerfield sprinter finished in third place. Northside sprinters had a big day in the 200m dash. Several athletes dropped a second or more. Northside Freshman Jack Svoboda dropped 1.04 seconds (27.04) to finish in fourth place to complete the scoring with a personal best time of 26.00. Northside Sophomore Gabriel Jiminez-Ekhman capped a great meet, by dropping 1.12 seconds (27.15) to finish in fifth place with a personal best time of 26.03. Northside Sophomore Calvin Kuhnen dropped 1.33 seconds (27.91) for a personal best time of 26.58. Northside Freshman Keith Jones dropped 0.42 of a second (27.46) for a personal best time of 27.04. Northside Sophomore Harry Winters dropped 2.89 seconds (30.46) for a personal best time of 27.57. Northside Freshman Justin Washington ran an outstanding time of 28.90. Northside Freshman Xavier Sigelko dropped 0.68 of a second (30.05) for a personal best time of 29.37. Northside Freshman Alejandro Linan dropped 0.76 of a second (33.20) for a personal best time of 32.44.

 After the Varsity 200m Dash, the score was Glenbrook North 71 points, Northside 58.5 points, and Deerfield 37.5 points.

 In the Varsity 4x400m Relay, Northside Sophomore Matt Osborne ran a 55.76 400m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Sophomore Tom Frejowski. Tom Frejowski ran a 59.62 400m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Malcolm Grba. Malcolm Grba ran a 57.12 400m split, and made a perfect exchange to Northside Senior Patrick Brennan. Patrick Brennan ran a 57.50 400m split, to anchor the Mustangs to FIRST PLACE with an official time of 3:50.90. Glenbrook North finished in second place.

 In the Sophomore 4x400m Relay, Northside Sophomore Max McCoy ran a 58.54 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Matthew Gomez ran a 67.46 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Gabe Stacey ran a 69.00 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Danny Rosen ran a 61.50 400m split to anchor the Mustangs to an official time of 4:16.50.  

 After the Varsity 4x400m Relay, the Final Team scores were Glenbrook North 74 points, Northside 63.5 points, and Deerfield 37.5 points. 

VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT GLENBROOK NORTH CLASSIC 

1. Lucien Fitzpatrick                              20.00

2. Matt Osborne                                    8.50 

3. Patrick Brennan                                 8.00

3. Malcolm Grba                                    8.00

4. Tom Frejowski                                  6.50

5. Cesar Rufino                                     3.50

6. Henry Lothschutz                            2.50

7. Nate Mendez                                    2.00

7. Jack Svoboda                                   2.00

8. Danny Rosen                                    1.50

9. Ari Perlmutter                                    1.00

9. Adrian Black                                     1.00

9. Matthew Gomez                                1.00 

SEASON VARSITY POINTS SCORED TOTALS  (12 Meets) 

1. Lucien Fitzpatrick                              134.00 

2. Patrick Brennan                                 101.50  

3. Malcolm Grba                                    90.50

4. Matt Osborne                                    82.50 

5. Porter Abbey                                     66.00  

6. Nathaniel Agharese                          64.50 

7. Cesar Rufino                                      44.00   

8. Adrian Black                                      27.50    

9. Simon Kafka                                       23.75  

10. Danny Rosen                                   23.50

11. Tom Frejowski                                16.00  

12. Calvin Gang                                     15.25   

13. Spencer Parts                                   15.00   

14. Ari Perlmutter                                  14.50  

15. Raymond Siddiqi                             14.00   

15. Max McCoy                                     12.00  

15. Alex Gordon                                     12.00 

16. Alejandro Ballesteros                     11.00    

17. Kapil Garg                                         9.50  

18. Stefan Roeseller                               9.00 

19. Walter Johnson-Geis                      8.50

20. Robert Szmurlo                                8.25  

21. Henry Lothschutz                           7.50 

21. Marshan Milsap                             7.50

22. Jay Yu                                               6.00 

22. Lawrence Riley                                6.00 

23. Gabriel Jimenez-Ekhman                 5.75

23. Jack Svoboda                                   5.75 

24. Michael Walt                                   4.75 

25. Matthew Gomez                               4.50   

26. Steven Kataba                                 4.00 

27. Calvin Kuhnen                                 3.50 

32. Alex Bologna                                   1.25  

All athletes listed above have earned a VARSITY LETTER this season by scoring a Varsity point! 

 On Saturday, April 6, 2013, the Northside Varsity Men traveled to Niles West High School in Skokie, Illinois for the 43rd Annual Paul Gans Invitational. Paul Gans was an outstanding three sports athlete, who finished 2nd in State in the 200m Dash. He also held the school records for Niles West in the 100m, 200m, 400m and Long Jump. The Paul Gans Invitational has been held since 1970. Paul Gans would have been proud of the Mustangs performance on Saturday.

 The meet featured Fenwick, Northside College Prep, Yorkville, Plainfield East, Rich Central, Metea Valley, Antioch, Huntley, Schurz, Harlem, Walter Payton, Mather, and host Niles West High School.

 MEDALS were awarded to the top six individuals and relays. The Northside Coaching Staff awards Watermelons for ALL school records broken at every meet.

 Individual events and relays were scored 10-8-6-4-2-1.

 In the Varsity 100m Dash Prelims, Northside Senior Nathaniel Agharese did not finish. Northside Junior Lawrence Riley was scratched, after not showing up to the meet.

 In the Varsity 110m Hurdles Prelims, Northside Junior Stefan Roeseller ran an outstanding time of 21.89. Northside Junior Lucien Fitzpatrick QUALIFIED for the finals with an outstanding time of 16.99.

 In the Varsity 200m Dash Prelims, Northside Junior Kamil Koczwara ran a personal best time of 30.71. Northside Senior Nathaniel Agharese scratched.

 In the Varsity High Jump, Northside Junior Lucien Fitzpatrick finished in fourth place with a leap of 5'6. Lucien Fitzpatrick was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in fourth place overall.

 In the Varsity Pole Vault, Northside Junior Jay Yu made three outstanding attempts at 8'0.

 In the Varsity Triple Jump, Northside Junior Lucien Fitzpatrick finished in fifth place with an outstanding jump of 37'10. Northside Junior Jay Yu jumped a personal best 35'2.

 In the Varsity Shot Put, Northside Junior Henry Lothschutz threw an outstanding 31'9. Northside Junior Kamil Koczwara threw a personal best 26'10.50.

 In the Varsity Discus, Northside Junior Henry Lothschutz threw an outstanding 99'04. Northside Freshman William Kang threw a personal best 24'07.

 In the Varsity 4x800m Relay, Northside Senior Calvin Gang ran the first 400m in 69 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 81 seconds for an 800m split of 2:30.01 on the first leg of the relay. Northside Junior Nate Mendez ran the first 400m in 67 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 84 seconds for an 800m split of 2:31.63 on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Geir Falck-Pedersen ran the first 400m in 71 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 86 seconds for an 800m split of 2:37.45 on the third leg of the relay. Northside Junior Robert Szmurlo ran the first 400m in 67 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 79 seconds for an 800m split of 2:26.17 to anchor the Mustangs to 11th place with an official time of 10:02.53.

 In the Varsity 4x100m Relay, Northside edged Mather (53.38) to finish in tenth place with an official time of 51.93. Northside Junior Walter Johnson-Geis ran a 100m split of 12.50 on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior Stefan Roeseller. Stefan Roeseller ran a 100m split of 12.76 on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Northside Freshman Justin Washington. Justin Washington ran a 100m split of 12.63 on the third leg of the relay, and made a good exchange to Northside Junior Jay Yu. Jay Yu anchored the Mustangs to tenth place with a 13.31 100m split for an official time of 51.93.

 In the Varsity 3200m run, Northside Junior Cesar Rufino dropped 21 seconds for a personal best time of 10:24.26. Cesar Rufino passed Northside Alumni legend Jon Kittaka (10:25) on the 3200m run All Time list. Cersar Rufino ran the first mile in 5:06, and then ran the final mile in 5:18 to finish in eighth place with a personal best time of 10:24.26. Northside Senior Raymond Siddiqi dropped 10 seconds, and broke the eleven minutes barrier with a personal best time of 10:53.96. Raymond Siddiqi ran the first mile in 5:17 and then ran the final mile in 5:36 to finish in twelfth place with a personal best time of 10:53.96.

 In the Varsity 110m Hurdles Finals, Northside Junior Lucien Fitzpatrick BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD to finish in fourth place with a personal best time of 15.92. The record was previously held by Northside Alumni legend Hersh Perlmutter (16.13). Lucien Fitzpatrick was awarded a Medal for finishing in fourth place overall. Lucien Fitzpatrick will also be honored at practice on Monday with a Watermelon for breaking the school record in the 110m Hurdles! Lucien Fitzpatrick will also receive a plaque at the Northside Track & Field Banquet on May 31, 2013 for breaking the school record.

 In the Varsity 100m Dash Finals, Harlem Senior Kevin Witcik won it with an official time of 10.94.

 In the Varsity 800m run, Northside Senior Patrick Brennan dropped 3 seconds for a personal best time of 2:02.77. Patrick Brennan passed Northside Alumni legend Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss (2:03.16) for the second fastest open 800m run time in the history of Northside College Prep!! Patrick Brennan ran a pure guts race, and ran toe to toe with the leaders with tremendous determination to the finish line. Patrick Brennan ran the first 400m in 60 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 62 seconds to finish in fourth place with a personal best time of 2:02.77. Patrick Brennan was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in fourth place overall. Northside Freshman Max Guthmann ran the first 400m in 69 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 84 seconds for an outstanding time of 2:33.21. In the Mustangs pre-meet Time Trial, Northside Sophomore Connor Fulton ran the first 400m in 75 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 82 seconds for an outstanding time of 2:37.00. Northside Freshman Sarrin Chethik ran the first 400m in 78 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 85 seconds for a personal best time of 2:43.0. Sarrin Chethik was awarded a Pineapple for running a personal best time in the Time Trial.

 In the Varsity 4x200m Relay, Northside finished in eleventh place with an official time of 1:59.10. Northside Junior Jay Yu ran a 200m split of 27.01 on the first leg of the relay. Northside Junior Kamil Koczwara ran a 200m split of 30.56 on the second leg of the relay. Northside Junior Stefan Roeseller ran a 200m split of 28.55 on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Sarrin Chethik ancohed the Mustangs with a personal best 32.19 200m split for an official time of 1:59.10.

 In the Varsity 400m Dash, Northside Senior Calvin Gang finished in 13th place with a personal best time of 58.82. Northside Junior Robert Szmurlo finished in 19th place with an outstanding time of 66.38.

 In the Varsity 300m Hurdles, Northside Junior Lucien Fitzpatrick finished in eighth place with an official time of 46.60. Northside Freshman Justin Washington outkicked Metea Valley Junior Sreejith Panicker (59.36) to the finish line with a personal best time of 57.21.

 In the Varsity 1600m run,Northside Senior Patrick Brennan ran the first 400m in 70 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 74 seconds for an 800m split of 2:24.00. Patrick Brennan was behind the entire field of runners at the 800m mark, and then quickly moved up to the front three runners. Patrick Brennan ran the next 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 71 seconds for a 1200m split of 3:35.00. Patrick Brennan then ran the final 400m in another NEGATIVE split of 64.80 seconds, and outkicked Mather Junior Deivi Tahiraj (4:40.77) to the finish line with an outstanding time of 4:39.80 to finish in SECOND place overall. Niles West Senior Geoge Webb won it with an official time of 4:39.42. Patrick Brennan was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in second place overall. Patrick Brennan ran the first 800m in 2:24.00, and then ran the final 800m in a nine second negative split of 2:15.80 for an official time of 4:39.80. Patrick Brennan's finish was spectacular, and an opposing coach ran up to the Northside Coaching staff and yelled "Brennan has wheels!!".

 As a High School Freshman (2010), Patrick Brennan ran a 2:31 800m and a 5:45 Mile at the Paul Gans Niles West Invitational. As a High School Senior (2013), Patrick Brennan ran a 2:02 800m and a 4:39 Mile at the Paul Gans Niles West Invitational!!

 In the first heat of the 1600m run, Northside Junior Cesar Rufino ran the first 400m in 74 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 77 seconds (2:31 800m split), and then ran the next 400m in 79 seconds (3:50 1200m split), and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 77 seconds for an official time of 5:07.00.

 In the Varsity 200m Dash Finals, Harlem Senior Kevin Witcik won it with an official time of 22.40.

 In the Varsity 4x400m Relay, Northside scratched their relay, due to Raymond Siddiqi and Nate Mendez having to leave the meet early.

 The Northside Varsity finished in 9th place with 22 points, and posted victories over: 10. Metea Valley (19.50 points), 11. Rich Central (6 points), 12. Fenwick (4.50 points), and 13. Schurz (0 points). 

VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT PAUL GANS NILES WEST INVITATIONAL 

1. Patrick Brennan                                 12.00

2. Lucien Fitzpatrick                              10.00 

SEASON VARSITY POINTS SCORED TOTALS  (11 Meets) 

1. Lucien Fitzpatrick                              114.00 

2. Patrick Brennan                                 93.50  

3. Malcolm Grba                                    82.50

4. Matt Osborne                                    74.00 

5. Porter Abbey                                     66.00  

6. Nathaniel Agharese                          64.50 

7. Cesar Rufino                                      40.50   

8. Adrian Black                                      26.50    

9. Simon Kafka                                       23.75  

10. Danny Rosen                                   22.00

11. Calvin Gang                                     15.25   

12. Spencer Parts                                   15.00   

13. Raymond Siddiqi                             14.00 

14. Ari Perlmutter                                  13.50   

15. Max McCoy                                     12.00  

15. Alex Gordon                                     12.00 

16. Alejandro Ballesteros                     11.00 

17. Tom Frejowski                                 9.50   

17. Kapil Garg                                         9.50  

18. Stefan Roeseller                               9.00 

19. Walter Johnson-Geis                      8.50

20. Robert Szmurlo                                8.25  

21. Marshan Milsap                             7.50

22. Jay Yu                                               6.00 

22. Lawrence Riley                                6.00 

23. Gabriel Jimenez-Ekhman                 5.75  

24. Henry Lothschutz                           5.00

25. Michael Walt                                   4.75 

26. Steven Kataba                                 4.00  

28. Calvin Kuhnen                                 3.50 

33. Alex Bologna                                   1.25  

All athletes listed above have earned a VARSITY LETTER this season by scoring a Varsity point!

 On Saturday, April 16, 2013, the Northside Sophomore-Freshman Boys traveled to Niles West High School in Skokie, Illinois for the 37th Annual Fred Zeedyk Invitational. Fred Zeedyk was an outstanding 400m runner for Niles West High School. The Fred Zeedyk Invitational has been held since 1976. The Fred Zydek Invitational is a highly competive meet. Fred Zydek would have been proud of the Mustangs performance on Saturday.

 The meet featured Fenwick, Northside College Prep, Yorkville, Plainfield East, Rich Central, Metea Valley, Antioch, Huntley, Schurz, Harlem, Walter Payton, Mather, and host Niles West High School.

 MEDALS were awarded to the top three individuals and relays. Ribbons were awarded for places fourth through sixth. 

 Individual events and relays were scored 10-8-6-4-2-1.

 A year ago (2012), Northside finished in 13th place with zero points in the Sophomore division at the Fred Zydek Invitational. That changed dramatically on Saturday. The Northside Sophomore Team finished in fourth place overall with 63 points, and had a record of 9-3 on the day!

 Huntley won the Fred Zydek Invitational with 110 points. Plainfield East finished in second place with 96 points. Metea Valley finished in third place with 95 points. Northside finished in fourth place with 63 points, and posted victories over: 5. Harlem (49 points), 6. Yorkville (45 points), 7. Rich Central (28 points), 8. Niles West (22 points), 9. Fenwick (16 points), 10. Walter Payton (15 points), 11. Antioch (14 points), 12. Mather (5 points), and 13. Schurz (0 points).

 In the Sophomore 100m Dash Prelims, Northside Sophomore Gabriel Jiminez-Ekhman ran an outstanding time of 13.50. Northside Freshman Steven Kataba ran an official time of 14.94. Kataba was injured in the 100m dash, and was scratched from the remainder of his events.

 In the Sophomore 110m High Hurdles Prelims, Northside Sophomore Matt Osborne QUALIFIED for the finals with an outstanding time of 20.64. Northside Sophomore Porter Abbey ran an outstanding time of 20.93.

 In the Sophomore 3200m run, Northside Sophomore Adrian Black ran the first mile in 5:24, and then ran the final mile in 5:27 to finish in THIRD place overall with an official time of 10:51.14. Adrian Black was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in third place overall. Northside Sophomore Jack O'Donnell ran the first mile in 5:47, and then ran the final mile in 6:08 to finish in twelfth place overall with an outstanding time of 11:55.70.

 In the Sophomore 200m Dash Prelims, Northside Freshman Jack Svoboda ran an outstanding time of 27.92. Northside Freshman Xavier Sigelko ran an outstanding time of 31.02.

 In the Sophomore High Jump, Northside Sophomore Ari Perlmutter finished in fourth place with an outstanding jump of 5'4. Ari Perlmutter was awarded a RIBBON for finishing in fourth place overall. Northside Freshman Brendan Powers made three outstanding attempts at 4'10.

 In the Sophomore Long Jump, Northside Sophomores Matt Osborne and Porter Abbey tied for tenth place with jumps of 15'10.

 In the Sophomore Triple Jump, Northside Sophomore Matt Osborne finished in SECOND place overall with an outstanding jump of 35'05. Matt Osborne was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in SECOND place overall. Northside Sophomore Porter Abbey finished in fourth place with an outstanding jump of 34'7.50. Porter Abbey was awarded a RIBBON for finishing in fourth place overall.

 In the Sophomore Shot Put, Northside Sophomore Ari Perlmutter finished in ninth place with an outstanding throw of 37'0. Northside Sophomore Tom Frejowski threw an outstanding 28'3.50.

 In the Sophomore Discus, Northside Sophomore Malcolm Grba threw an outstanding 86'09. Northside Sophomore Ari Perlmutter threw an outstanding 60'02.

 In the Sophomore Pole Vault, Northside Sophomore Declan Galleher made three outstanding attempts at 7'0.

 In the Sophomore 4x800m Relay, Northside Freshman Danny Rosen ran the first 400m in 63 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 72 seconds for a 2:15.00 800m split to put the Mustangs in the lead on the first leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Sophomore Max McCoy. Max McCoy ran the first 400m in 66 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 73 seconds for a 2:19.70 800m split, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Tom Frejowski. Tom Frejowski ran the first 400m in 70 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 77 seconds for a 2:27.87 800m split, and made a perfect exchange to Freshman Matthew Gomez. Matthew Gomez ran the first 400m in 65 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 75 seconds for a 2:20.37 800m split to anchor the Mustangs to VICTORY with an official time of 9:23.69. Danny Rosen, Max McCoy, Tom Frejowski, and Matthew Gomez were awarded Gold MEDALS for winning the 4x800m Relay. Metea Valley finished in second place with an official time of 9:25.25. Fenwick finished in third place with an official time of 9:34.87. Yorkville finished in fourth place with an official time of 9:37.57. Huntley finished in fifth place with an official time of 9:43.02. Harlem finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 10:01.57. Plainfield East finished in seventh place with an official time of 10:15.48. Walter Payton finished in eighth place with an official time of 10:16.13. Niles West finished in ninth place with an official time of 10:16.69. Mather finished in tenth place with an official time of 10:51.71.

 In the Sophomore 4x100m Relay, Northside edged Fenwick (55.84) to finish in tenth place with an official time of 54.49. Northside Sophomore Gabriel Jiminez-Ekhman ran a 12.62 100m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Jack Svoboda ran a 13.27 100m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Xavier Sigelko ran a 14.54 100m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Connor Fulton ran a 13.26 100m split to anchor the Mustangs to tenth place with an official time of 54.59.

 In the Sophomore 110m High Hurdles Finals, Northside Sophomore Matt Osborne dropped 2.32 seconds from the prelims (20.64) to finish in fifth place overall with an outstanding time of 18.32. Matt Osborne was awarded a RIBBON for finishing in fifth place overall.

 In the Sophomore 800m run, Northside Sophomore Malcolm Grba ran the first 400m in 63 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 65 seconds to WIN the 800m run with an official time of 2:08.76. Malcolm Grba won the Sophomore 800m run by over seven seconds. Malolm Grba was awarded a GOLD MEDAL for winning the 800m run.  Metea Valley Sophomore Ben Casselman finished in second place with an official time of 2:15.92. Rich Central Sophomore Thomas Brown finished in third place with an official time of 2:16.27. Mather Freshman Nugent O'Neal finished in fourth place with an official time of 2:17.37. Brendan McGrath finished in fifth place with an official time of 2:19.13. Huntely Freshman Levi DeZwarte finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 2:19.29. Northside Sophomore Max McCoy ran the first 400m in 65 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 74 seconds to finish in seventh place with an outstanding time of 2:19.92. Mather Freshman Joseph Rodriguez finished in eighth place with an official time of 2:21.11. Antioch Freshman Mickey West finished in ninth place with an official time of 2:22.68. Harlem Freshman Scott Kirker finished in tenth place with an official time of 2:23.50. Sophomore Mike Fenters finished in eleventh place with an official time of 2:23.94. Yorkville Sophomore Cole Fisher finished in twelfth place with an official time of 2:25.51.

 In the Sophomore 4x200m Relay, Northside edged Fenwick and Mather to finish in eighth place with an official time of 1:52.25. Northside Sophomore Gabriel Jiminez-Ekhman ran an impressive 200m split of 26.68 on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Xavier Sigelko. Xavier Sigelko ran a 30.05 200m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a good exchange to Sophomore Connor Fulton. Connor Fulton ran a 27.70 200m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Jack Svoboda. Jack Svoboda ran a 27.80 200m split to anchor the Mustangs to eighth place with an official time of 1:52.25.

 In the Sophomore 400m Dash, Northside Sophomore Tom Frejowski finished in fifth place with an official time of 56.04. Tom Frejowski was awarded a RIBBON for finishing in fifth place overall. Northside Freshman Matthew Gomez finished in eleventh place with an official time of 60.83.

 In the Sophomore 300m Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Matt Osborne finished in fifth place with an official time of 47.26. Matt Osborne was awarded a RIBBON for finishing in fifth place overall. Northside Sophomore Porter Abbey finished in elventh place with an outstanding time of 48.57.

 In the Sophomore 1600m run, Fenwick Sophomore Salvatore Flight won it with an official time of 4:52.82. Northside Sophomore Malcolm Grba finished in SECOND place with an outstanding time of 4:55.43. Malcolm Grba was awarded a Silver MEDAL for finishing in second place overall. Northside Sophomore Malcolm Grba ran the first 400m in 75 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 73 seconds (2:28 800m), and then ran the next 400m in 76 seconds (3:44 1200m), and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 71 seconds for an outstanding time of 4:55.43. Northside Freshman Danny Rosen dropped 12 seconds (5:22) to finish in THIRD place with a personal best time of 5:10.27. Danny Rosen was awarded a Bronze MEDAL for finishing in third place overall. Northside scored a total of 14 points in the 1600m run!! Danny Rosen ran the first 400m in 77 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 80 seconds (2:37 800m), and then ran the next 400m in an EVEN split of 80 seconds (3:57), and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 73 seconds for a personal best time of 5:10.27. Yorkville Freshman Jake Firrantello finished in fourth place with an official time of 5:15.82. Yorkville Freshman Thor Hester finished in fifth place with an official time of 5:16.66. Northside Sophomore Wesley Chan finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 5:16.75.

 In the Sophomore 200m Dash Finals, Rich Central Freshman Franklin Hunt won it with an official time of 23.10.

 In the Sophomore 4x400m Relay, Northside came from behind on the final leg of the relay to upset Yorkville (4:09.82)  for sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 4:05.31. Northside Sophomore Max McCoy ran a 60.16 400m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Danny Rosen. Danny Rosen ran a 61.39 400m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Gabriel Jiminez-Ekhman. Gabriel Jiminez-Ekhmann dropped two seconds (67.95) and ran a personal best 400m split of 65.66, and made a perfect exchange to Northside Sophomore Malcolm Grba. Malcolm Grba came from behind, and caught Yorkville anchor Jake Firrantello to put the Mustangs on the scoreboard in the 4x400m Relay with a 57.61 400m split for an official time of 4:05.31. Yorkville finished in seventh place with an official time of 4:09.82. Antioch finished in eighth place with an official time of 4:10.28. Mather finished in ninth place with an official time of 4:16.93. Niles West finished in tenth place with an official time of 4:19.73. Rich Central finished in eleventh place with an official time of 4:24.48. Max McCoy, Danny Rosen, Gabriel Jiminez-Ekhman, and Malcolm Grba were awarded RIBBONS for finishing in sixth place overall.

SOPHOMORE-FRESHMAN POINTS SCORED AT FRED ZDYEK INVITATIONAL 

1. Malcolm Grba                                 18.25

2. Matt Osborne                                 12.00

3. Danny Rosen                                   8.75

4. Adrian Black                                    6.00

5. Tom Frejowski                                 4.50

6. Ari Perlmutter                                  4.00

6. Porter Abbey                                   4.00

7. Max McCoy                                     2.75

8. Matthew Gomez                              2.50

9. Gabriel Jiminez-Ekhman                 0.25    

SOPHOMORE TOTAL POINTS SCORED (5 Meets) 

1. Matt Osborne                                    70.00 

2. Malcolm Grba                                    56.25  

3. Porter Abbey                                     55.00 

4. Ari Perlmutter                                    46.50

5. Adrian Black                                      24.50 

6. Tom Frejowski                                    16.50 

7. Max McCoy                                        14.25  

8. Jack O'Donnell                                   12.50

FRESHMAN TOTAL POINTS SCORED (5 Meets) 

1. Matthew Gomez                                43.75    

2. Danny Rosen                                    39.50 

3. Steven Kataba                                   22.00 

4. Gabe Stacey                                       16.25 

5. Jack Svoboda                                    14.50 

6. Peter Kritikos                                     12.50 

7. Keith Jones                                         10.50

8. Geir Falck-Pedersen                           9.00 

9. Sarrin Chethik                                     8.00   

WIN = What's Important Now? 

 On Saturday, March 30, 2013, the Northside Varsity Men traveled to Palatine, Illinois for the St. Viator Inviational at Harper College.

 The meet featured Prosser, Guerin Prep, Perspectives Math and Science, Immaculate Conception, Northside College Prep, Calumet Perspectives Charter (2013 Indoor City Champions), and host St. Viator. 

 The St. Viator Invitational was scored on the following point scale for individual events: 10-8-6-4-2-1 and 10-8-6-4-2 for Relays. Gold Medals were awarded for first place. Silver Medals were awarded for second place. Bronze Medals were awarded for third place.

  Northside came into the meet with a lot of momentum, after upsetting Chicago Leo, the 2012 IHSA State Track & Field Championships, at the Eric Nelson Classic, by a score of 198-167.

 Calumet Perspectives Charter still came into the meet as the favorites, after winning the Indoor City Title by 25 points over Northside.

 The Northside Varsity Men had a HUGE day, and upset Calumet Perspectives Charter by a score of 147 to 106 to WIN the St.Viator Invitational. Northside had a 41 points margin of victory over Calumet Perspectives Charter. The depth and strength of the Mustangs showed at the St. Viator Invitational. 

 The Northside Varsity Men WON the St. Viator Invitational with 147 points, and posted victories over: 2. St. Viator (123 points), 3. Calumet Perspectives Charter (106 points), 4. Immaculate Conception (58 points), 5. Prosser (47 points), 6. Perspectices Math and Science (15 points), and 7. Guerin Prep (8 points).

 Northside was awarded a towering Team Trophy for winning the St.Viator Invitational, and also brought home a record number of Medals.

 Northside had a record of 6-0 on the day, and now have an Outdoor season record of 12-0! It is the best record in the history of the program.

 In the Varsity Shot Put, Northside Sophomore Ari Perlmutter finished in fourth place with an outstanding throw of 36'2. Northside Senior Kapil Garg finished in sixth place with an outstanding throw of 31'7.5. Northside Sophomore Tom Frejowski finished in eighth place with a personal best throw of 30'10.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman Shot Put, Northside Freshman Matthew Gomez finished in second place with a throw of 17'0.

 In the Varsity Discus, the Dicus Cage was located one mile from the Harper College Track, and athletes were transported by van to the throwing competition. Northside Sophomore Malcolm Grba was able to get one throw in before having to return to the Track for the 800m run, and finished in THIRD place with an outstanding throw of 90'6. Malcolm Grba was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in third place overall. Northside Senior Kapil Garg finished in fifth place with a personal best throw of 82'5. Northside Sophomore Ari Perlmutter threw an outstanding 67'0.

 In the Long Jump, Northside Sophomore Porter Abbey finished in SECOND place with a jump of 16'9.25. Porter Abbey was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in second place overall. Northside Sophomore Matt Osborne finished in fourth place with a jump of 15'5.4. 

 In the Triple Jump, Northside Sophomore Porter Abbey finished in SECOND place with a jump of 38'0. Porter Abbey was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in second place overall. Northside Sophomore Matt Osborne finished in THIRD place with a jump of 36'2. Matt Osborne was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in THIRD place overall.

 In the Pole Vault, Northside scratched.  

 In the High Jump, Northside Sophomore Ari Perlmutter finished in SECOND place with a leap of 5'4. Ari Perlmutter was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in second place overall. Indoor City Champion Chris Randolph (6'3) passed on every height, until the bar was at 5'10. Randolph made three outstanding attempts at 5'10, and did not clear it. Randolph did not clear a height in the meet.