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Northside celebrates Abraham Lincoln's Birthday by preparing for the Spartan Indoor Classic
The Northside Track Team has been working hard in preparation for this meet. The Northside distance runners have been running hills, and running to the Chicago Lakefront and back. On Tuesday, Northside Distance runners arrived at practice at 8 am to celebrate Abraham Lincoln's birthday by running a total of 4.1 miles to IHOP for Breakfast, as their pre-meet run.
After a mile warm-up, and stretches, the Northside distance runners and Assistant Coach Dan Carlson ran from Northside College Prep to IHOP for Breakfast. Athletes favorites included the Colorado Omelette, Waffles, Chocolate Chip Pancakes, and Orange Juice. All of the athletes were able to finish their plates, which proved they have trained hard, in preparation for the Spartan Indoor Classic on Wednesday. All expenses were 100% paid by Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon.
The Northside Sprinters have also been working hard in the hallways, weight room, and on the staircases in preparation for the Spartan Indoor Classic. Northside Sprints Coach Mark Morgan has this event group looking fantastic.
The Northside Jumpers and hurdlers have been training for long hours in the hallways, weight room, and having been using the High Jump Pit in the gymnasium, school atriums, and the hurdles in the hallways. This event group has been amazing under Northside Hurdles and Jumps Coach Ed Wallace.
The Northside Pole Vaulters have been training for long hours in the evenings and weekends. In addition, to vault practice in the pit, and the hallways, the vaulters have been training hard in the weight room, and have even been doing gymnastics in preparation for the meet. The Northside Vaulters are closing in on the school record under the guidiance of Northside Pole Vault Coach Daniel Turvey.
The Northside throwers have been throwing in the school atriums, and have also been working hard in the weight room. Northside throws coach Carmen Acevedo has the Mustang throwers at new personal records every meet.
The Northside Track Team is ready for the challenge ahead of them at the Spartan Indoor Classic.
The Spartan Indoor Classic will take place at Glenbrook North High School, on Wednesday, February 13, 2013, at 2300 Shermer Road in Northbrook, Illinois.
ORDER OF EVENTS
High Jump
Long Jump
Triple Jump
Pole Vault
Shot Put
4x800m Relay
55m High Hurdles
50m Dash
800m Run
4x160m Relay
400m run
55m Low Hurdles
1600m run
200m dash
4x400m relay
On Wednesday, February 13, 2013, two buses will leave Northside College Prep at 3:00 pm for Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, Illinois for the Spartan Indoor Classic.
Nathaniel Agharese WINS 55m Dash! Patrick Brennan 2:05.43 800m! Malcolm Grba 2:08.48 800m! Matt Osborne 2nd in 400m! Fitzpatrick WINS High Jump!
On Saturday, February 9, 2013, the Northside Varsity Men traveled to Henry Crown Field house at the University of Chicago for the Whitney Young Varsity Indoor Classic.
Individual points were scored on the following point scale: 8-6-4-2-1. Relays were scored on the following point scale: 8-6-4.
Henry Crown Field house featured an athlete friendly atmosphere, upper deck seating, and the best 200m Indoor Track in Chicago. Henry Crown Field house has been the host to numerous National meets, and local Championship meets as well. The Varsity letter was invented in the1890s by Amos Alonzo Stagg as he was sitting on the entrance steps to Henry Crown Field house. The main wall of the stadium contains a list of field house records, which include several Olympians. The first Heisman Trophy winner (1935), Jay Berwanger is still listed on the all time list for Henry Crown Field house for the 55m dash. Henry Crown Field house is a Chicago landmark that is rich in Track & Field history.
The Whitney Young Indoor Classic at Henry Crown Field house, featured Kenwood Academy, Walter Payton, Northside College Prep, and host Whitney Young. Class 3A State Cross Country Individual Champion Jack Keelen, among others, also competed for St. Ignatius as exhibition. The meet was complete with FAT timing. A special thanks to Whitney Young for hosting an outstanding meet.
Whitney Young won the meet with 108.50 points. The Northside Varsity (17-5) had an impressive second place finish with 82 points, and posted victories over Walter Payton (62 points), and Kenwood (40.50 points).
In the High Jump, Northside Junior Lucien Fitzpatrick WON it with an outstanding jump of 5'8.
In the Shot Put, Northside Freshman Peter Kritikos threw a personal best 29'02.00. Northside Junior Henry Lothschutz threw an outstanding 28'11.00. Northside Sophomore Alejandro Ballesteros threw a personal best 22'08.00. Northside Sophomore Declan Galleher threw an outstanding 21'00.00. Northside Freshman William Kang threw an outstanding 19'00.00.
In the Long Jump, Northside Sophomore Matt Osborne finished in fifth place with an outstanding jump of 16'0.50.
In the Triple Jump, Northside Junior Lucien Fitzpatrick finished in third place with a jump of 36'06.50. Northside Sophomore Matt Osborne finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a jump of 32'03.00. Northside Junior Jay Yu jumped an outstanding 30'10.75.
In the Pole Vault, Northside Senior Spencer Parts finished in third place with a personal best vault of 7'0. Northside Freshman Emmet Hilly finished in fourth place with a personal best vault of 6'6.
In the 4x800m Relay "A", Northside Junior Robert Szmurlo ran the first 400m in 67 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 77 seconds for an 800m split of 2:24.0, and then made a nice exchange to Sophomore Adrian Black. Adrian Black ran the first 400m in 71 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 72 seconds for an 800m split of 2:23.0, and then made a nice exchange to Senior Calvin Gang. Calvin Gang ran the third leg of the relay with an 800m split of 2:21.13, and then made a nice exchange to Freshman Danny Rosen. Danny Rosen ran the first 400m in 71.25, and then ran the final 400m in 73.50 for an 800m split of 2:24.75, to anchor the Mustangs into third place with an official time of 9:34.07.
In the 4x800m Relay "B", Northside Sophomore Max McCoy ran the first 400m in 66 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 74 seconds for an 800m split of 2:20.02, and then made a perfect exchange to Freshman Matthew Gomez. Matthew Gomez ran the first 400m in 70 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 73 seconds for an 800m split of 2:23.02, and then made a nice exchange to Freshman Gabe Stacey. Gabe Stacey ran the first 400m in 71 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 80 seconds for an 800m split of 2:31.51, and then made a perfect exchange to Freshman Emmet Hilly. Emmet Hilly ran the first 400m in 79 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 87 seconds for an 800m split of 2:46.57, to anchor the Mustangs into sixth place with an official time of 10:01.94.
In the 4x800m Relay "C", Northside was missing Freshman Alejandro Serrano, and Freshman Alejandro Linan. As a result, the Mustangs ran the first two legs of the relay. Northside Sophomore Declan Galleher ran an 800m split of 2:54.00. Northside Freshman Hyunwoo Ward ran an 800m split of 3:00.00.
In the 3200m run, Northside Junior Cesar Rufino finished in second place with a PERSONAL BEST time of 10:44.65. Cesar Rufino ran the first mile in 5:09, and then ran the final mile in 5:35 for an official time of 10:44.65. Northside Junior Alex Gordon finished in seventh place with an outstanding time of 11:47.27. Alex Gordon ran the first mile in 5:43, and then ran the final mile 6:04 for an official time of 11:47.27. Northside Sophomore Jack O'Donnell finished in eighth place with an outstanding time of 12:04.23. Jack O'Donnell ran the first mile in 6:00, and then ran the final mile in 6:04 for an official time of 12:04.23. Northside Freshman Geir Falck-Pedersen finished in tenth place with an outstanding time of 12:52.11. Geir Falck Pedersen ran the first mile in 6:02, and then ran the final mile in 6:50 for an official time of 12:52.11. Northside Freshman Sarrin Chethik finished in eleventh place with an outstanding time of 12:54.12. Sarrin Chethik ran the first mile in 6:23, and then ran the final mile in 6:31 for an official time of 12:54.12.
In the 55m Hurdles, Northside Junior Lucien Fitzpatrick WON it with an official time of 8.73.
In the 55m Dash, Northside Senior Nathaniel Agharese WON it with an outstanding time of 6.72. Northside Sophomore Tom Frejowski ran an outstanding time of 7.27. Northside Freshman Steven Kataba ran an outstanding time of 7.37. Northside Sophomore Michael Walt ran an outstanding time of 7.82. Northside Freshman Jack Svoboda ran an outstanding time of 7.93.
In the 800m run, Northside Senior Patrick Brennan WON it with an outstanding time of 2:05.43. Brennan passed Northside Alumni legend John Krumsee (2:05.80) on the 800m All-Time list. Patrick Brennan ran the first 400m in 60 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 65 seconds for an official time of 2:05.43. Whitney Young Senior Logan Means finished in second place with an official time of 2:05.89. Northside Sophomore Malcolm Grba dropped five seconds (2:13.23) from the Niles West Invitational to finish in third place with a personal best time of 2:08.48. Malcolm Grba ran the first 400m in 62 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 66 seconds for a personal best time of 2:08.48. Whitney Young Senior Joshua Warren finished in fourth place with an official time of 2:12.82. Whitney Young Senior Taro Salinas finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 2:12.95. St. Ignatius Senior Jack Keelan ran an outstanding time of 1:59.54, as an exhibitition runner.
In the 4x200m Relay "A", Northside Freshman Jack Svoboda ran a 200m split of 29.00 on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Michael Walt ran a 200m split of 25.89 on the second leg of the relay. Freshman Keith Jones ran a 200m split of 28.80 on the third leg of the relay. Freshman Steven Kataba anchored the Mustangs to sixth place with a 200m split of 25.86 for an official time of 1:50.63.
In the 4x200m Relay "B", Northside Junior Jay Yu ran a 200m split of 28.70 on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Alejandro Ballesteros ran a 200m split of 33.86 on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Justin Washington ran a 200m split of 29.75 on the third leg of the relay. Sophomore Calvin Kuhnen anchored the Mustangs to eighth place with a 200m split of 27.29 for an official time of 2:00.06.
In the 4x200m Relay "C", the Mustangs were forced to scratch the relay because Sophomore Gabe Jimenez-Ekhman, Freshman Ronald Rodriquez, and Junior Lawrence Riley were not at the meet.
In the 400m run, Northside Sophomore Matt Osborne dropped 3.27 seconds (61.74) from the Niles West Invitational to win his heat, and finish second overall with a personal best time of 58.47. Northside Sophomore Max McCoy finished fourth overall with a personal best time of 60.05.
Patrick Brennan runs 4:44.67 Mile! Sophomore Malcolm Grba BREAKS FIVE MINUTES barrier with a 4:51.71 Mile! Sophomore Adrian Black runs 5:09 Mile!
In the 1600m run, Whitney Young Junior Jon Villasenor won it with an official time of 4:44.20. Northside Senior Patrick Brennan finished in second place with a season best time of 4:44.67!!! Captain Patrick Brennan ran the first 400m in 70 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 75 seconds (2:25 800m), and then ran the next 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 73 seconds (3:38 1200m), and then ran the final 400m in another NEGATIVE split of 66.67 seconds for a season best time of 4:44.67. Patrick Brennan dropped 10 seconds (4:54) from the Niles West Invitational!
The five minute barrier is the bench mark for elite high school milers. In 1966, American distance legend Steve Prefontaine ran a Mile PR of 5:00 in his first season of High School Track & Field. On Saturday, February 9, 2013, Northside Sophomore Malcolm Grba ran his second mile race of his high school career, and BROKE THE FIVE MINUTES BARRIER with a personal best time of 4:51.71!!! Malcolm Grba ran the first 400m in 71 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 75 seconds (2:26 800m), and then ran the next 400m in an EVEN split of 75 seconds (3:41 1200m), and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 70.71 seconds to finish in fourth place overall with a personal best time of 4:51.71. Malcolm Grba dropped 10 seconds (5:01) from the Niles West Invitational!
Northside Sophomore Adrian Black is closing in on the five minuters barrier. Adrian Black finished in eighth place with a season best time of 5:09.36. Adrian Black dropped 9 seconds (5:18) from the Niles West Invitational! Adrian Black ran the first 400m in 76 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in an EVEN split of 76 seconds (2:32 800m), and then ran the next 400m in 80 seconds (3:52 1200m), and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 77.36 seconds for an official time of 5:09.36.
Northside Senior Raymond Siddiqi dropped 17 seconds (5:34) from the Niles West Invitational with an outstanding time of 5:17.54. Raymond Siddiqi ran the first 400m in 75 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 78 seconds (2:33 800m), and then ran the next 400m in 82 seconds (3:55 1200m), and then ran the final 400m in an EVEN split of 82 seconds to finish in 11th overall with an outstanding time of 5:17.54.
Northside Freshman Danny Rosen dropped 5 seconds (5:27) from the Niles West Invitational with a personal best time of 5:22.23. Danny Rosen ran the first 400m in 76 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 81 seconds (2:37 800m), and then ran the next 400m in 83 seconds (4:00 1200m), and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 82 seconds for a personal best time of 5:22.23.
Northside Freshman Gabe Stacey dropped 21 seconds (5:44) from the Niles West Invitational with a personal best time of 5:23.88. Gabe Stacey ran the first 400m in 77 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 81 seconds (2:38 800m), and then ran the next 400m in 83 seconds (4:01 1200m), and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE split of 82 seconds for a personal best time of 5:23.88.
