CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

 In the 800m run, Northside Senior Wesley Laytham ran the first 400m in 57 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 60 seconds to BREAK THE SCHOOL RECORD with a personal best time of 1:57.49. Wesley Laytham earned a Medal by placing fourth overall. Wesley Laytham holds seven school records including the 800m run, 4x100m relay, 4x400m relay, 4x800m relay, 4x1 Mile relay, Sprint Medley Relay, and Distance Medley Relay. He is one of the greatest athletes in the history of Northside College Prep. Wesley Laytham will be running for NCAA Division I Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina in the Fall. Davidson college had the Southern Conference Track & Field 800m Champion in 2011. Laytham has also been nominated for Northside Senior Male athlete of the year. Wesley Laytham was honored in practice on Friday with a 25 lbs Watermelon for breaking the school record in the 800m run!  

 Northside Junior Pat Duffy ran the first 400m in 60 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 68 seconds for an outstanding time of 2:08.11.

 In the 4x200m Relay, the Northside Freshman ran outstanding. The Mustangs upset Maine South, Loyola Academy, Maine East, and Niles North. Freshman Louis Koll ran a 26.80 200m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchnage to Lucien Fitzpatrick. Freshman Lucien Fitzpatrick ran a 25.26 200m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Walter Johnson-Geis. Freshman Walter Johnson-Geis ran a 28.86 200m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Karl Heinz. Freshman Karl Heinz anchored the Mustangs with a 25.78 200m split for an official time of 1:47.25  

 In the 400m run, Northside Junior Mac Melto qualified for the IHSA State Championships and broke the school record with a personal best time of 48.78! Melto was awarded a Medal for placing second overall. Niles North Senior Devonier Casey, 2010 State runner-up, won the race with an official time of 48.67. Evanston Senior Marlon Stoby finished in third with a qualifying time of 49.77. New Trier Senior Brian Snyder finished in fourth with a qualifying time of 49.82. Von Steuben Junior Michael Gulan ran a personal best 50.39 to place fifth overall. St. Viator Senior Justin Johnson completed the scoring by placing sixth with an official time of 51.18. Northside Junior Dan Graham ran an outstanding time of 55.88. Mac Melto was honored in practice on Friday with a 25 lbs Watermelon for breaking the school record in the 400m run! At the Mustangs home meet in 2012, the 400m run will be officially named the "Mac Melto 400m run at the Eric Nelson Classic" in honor of Mac Melto qualifying for the State Championships! Mac Melto will be one of the favorties to make the medal stand at the Outdoor Track & Field State Championships! Mac Melto will also have two more opportunites to break his school record in the 400m run on Friday and Saturday at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois at the State Championships!!!

 In the 300m Hurdles, Northside Senior Hersh Perlmutter ran an outstanding time of 44.78. Northside Freshman Lucien Fitzpatrick ran a personal best time of 45.52.

 In the 1600m run, Northside Senior Charlie Mesimore dropped 13 seconds (4:57) to WIN the first heat of the 1600m run with a 4:44.05, in only his second time running the 1600m run during the Outdoor Track & Field season! Mesimore overcame many hardships to be able to run Track and give the Team a boost during the final weeks of the outdoor season.  

 Charlie Mesimore ran the first 400m in 68 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 73 seconds to take the lead at the 800m mark (2:21), and then ran the next 400m in a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 70 seconds and went through 1200m in 3:31, and then ran the final 400m in 73 seconds for a season best time of 4:44.05.

 Charlie Mesimore won his final high school indoor 1600m race at the De La Salle Bank of America Invitational on March 12, 2011, and on Thursday, May 19, 2011 won his final high school outdoor 1600m race at the IHSA Sectional Championships! Mesimore dropped 13 seconds from the City Championships!   

 Among other honors, Charlie Mesimore holds the school record in the 4x800m Relay, and Distance Medley Relay.

 During his Cross Country and Track Career, among other honors, he won (15:37) the prestigious Pat Savage Cross Country Invitational at Niles West High School, and was Sophomore City Champion in the 3200m run his Freshman and Sophomore years. Mesimore was also the Sophomore City Champion in the 1600m run.

 The Northside Coaching Staff is most proud of his Junior year. Charlie Mesimore demonstrated more guts and determination than anyone we have ever encountered in the history of the sport. While recovering from a stress fracture in August 2009, Mesimore ran over 100 miles in the swimming pool to complete his summer training goals of 500 miles for the summer. No other athlete ever fought so hard to come back after a medical harship. Charlie Mesimore came out of the pool, against all odds, and helped put the first Varsity Cross Country City Championship banner on the Northside Gym wall.

 During his Senior Year, he earned All City Honors in both Cross Country and Track, and qualified for IHSA Sectional Cross Country Championships for the fourth consecutive year. He was also among the Top Seniors at the Midwest Footlocker Cross Country Championships.

 Charlie Mesimore also has great character. Charlie Mesimore raised money on his own to travel to Guatemela during the summer, to help out at an Orphanage. Guatemela is among the 10 poorest countries in Latin America. More than half of the population is below the national povery line. Charlie Mesimore also volunteers to help middle school students with home work, and once a week does activities with them. The Northside Coaching staff has nominated Charlie Mesimore for the Patrick J. O'Connor Award. Charlie Mesimore is one of the greatest athletes and individuals in the history of Northside.

 Charlie Mesimore will be running for Cornell College Cross Country and Track Teams in Mount Vernon, Iowa in the Fall. The Northside Coaching Staff predicts that he will earn All American honors in college.

 In the Second Heat of the 1600m run, Northside Junior Ezra Edgerton BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD with a 4:34.88!!! Ezra Edgerton started the season running the 200m dash, and 400m run due to physical limitations, and then worked his way up to the 800m, and then the 1600m run. Among other honors, Ezra Edgerton won the Spartan Outdoor Classic 1600m run, and was a member of the Mustangs Indoor City Champion 4x800m Relay, and earned All City Honors in the Outdoor City 1600m run with a 4:41.58.

 Ezra Edgerton ran the first 400m in 64 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 70 seconds (2:14 800m split), and then ran the next 400m in 74 seconds (3:28 1200m), and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 68 seconds for a personal best time of 4:34.88!

 Ezra Edgerton was honored in practice on Friday with a 25 lbs Watermelon for breaking the school record in the 1600m run!

 Ezra Edgerton is also a Captain of the Mustangs Cross Country Team, and has big future in the sport.