CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

 On Friday, March 4, 2011, the Northside Varsity Men traveled to Henry Crown Field house at the University of Chicago for the University High Indoor Classic. Individual points and relays were scored on the following point scale: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1.

 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 University High Indoor Classic at Henry Crown Field house, featured North Shore Country Day, St. Francis Parker, Jones College Prep, St. Ignatius, Northside College Prep, Whitney Young, Lombard Montini, Luther North, and host University High. A special thanks to University High Head Coach Bud James and staff for hosting an outstanding meet.

 St. Ignatius College Prep won the meet with 109 points. The Northside College Prep Varsity Men finished in second place with 84 points, and posted victories over 3. Lombard Montini (66 points), 4. University High (63 points), 5. Whitney Young (52.50 points), 6. Francis W. Parker (45.50 points), 7. North Shore Country Day (24.50 points), 8. Jones College Prep (12 points), and 9. Luther North (6 points). The Northside Mustangs were 7-1 on the day!!! Since the Spartan Indoor Classic, the Northside Varsity Men have a record of 9-1!!! 

 In the Long Jump, Northside Junior Josh Williams WON it with an outstanding jump of 19'7! Francis Parker Freshman Noah Wolff jumped 18'6.25 to finish in second place. University High Senior Julian DuBuclet finished in third place with a jump of 18'2.50. Montini Freshman Sam Rose finished in fourth place with a jump of 17'09.50. Monti Freshman Jack Brady finished in fifth place with a jump of 17'08.50. Whitney Young Junior Aj Hickerson finished in sixth place with a jump of 17'05.75. Whitney Young Junior Barrett Morrisette finished in seventh place with a jump of 17'02.50. Montini Freshman Jeremy Giderof finished in eighth place to complete the scoring with a jump of 16'09.00. Northside Freshman Lucien Fitzpatrick jumped an outstanding 15'11.25. Northside Sophomore Javier Mulero jumped an outstanding 15'04.00. Northside Freshman Walter Johnson-Geis jumped an outstanding 13'10.00. Northside Freshman Truman Brady jumped an outstanding 11'11.50.

 In the Triple Jump, Northside Junior Josh Williams WON it with a PERSONAL BEST jump of 38'11.50. Montini Freshman Ryan McAuley finished in second place with a jump of 36'03.50. Montini Sophomore Logan Goss finished in third place with a jump of 36'00.00. Montini Sophomore Ryan Starbeck finished in fourth place with a jump of 35'05.00. St. Ignatius Freshman Conor Dunham finished in fifth place with a jump of 35'02.50. Luther North Junior Erik Figueroa finished in sixth place with a jump of 33'08.50. Montini Junior Kevin Zirko finished in seventh place with a jump of 33'06.50. Montini Freshman David Criter finished in eighth place to complete the scoring with a jump of 31'01.25. Northside Freshman Jay Yu jumped a PERSONAL BEST 29'03.00. Northside Freshman Truman Brady jumped an outstanding 26'08.50. Northside Freshman Alex Theidmann jumped an outstanding 23'06.50.

 In the 4x800m "A" Relay, on the first leg of the relay, Northside Senior Charlie Mesimore ran 200m splits of 31, 33 (64 400m split), 34, and then ran a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 33 seconds on the final 200m for a 2:11.51 800m split, and made a perfect exchange to Northside Senior Erik Zuehlke. Mesimore DROPPED 8 seconds from the Spartan Indoor Classic. On the second leg of the relay, Northside Senior Erik Zuehlke ran 200m splits of 32, 34 (66 400m split), 36, and then ran a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 35 seconds on the final 200m for a 2:17.61 800m split, and made a nice exchange to Northside Junior Dan Graham. On the third leg of the relay, Northside Junior Dan Graham ran 200m splits of 33, 34 (67 400m split), 36, and then ran a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 35 seconds on the final 200m for a 2:18.35 800m split, and made a nice exchange to Northside Junior Pat Duffy. On the final leg of the relay, Northside Junior Pat Duffy ran 200m splits of 31, 33 (64 400m split), 38, and then ran a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 31 seconds on the final 200m, to outkick University High's Ben Bucheim-Jurrisson (9:02.00), and Jones College Prep's Josh Torres (9:03.00), with a 2:13.53 800m split, to anchor the Mustangs to SECOND PLACE overall with an official time of 9:01.00.

 In the 4x800m "B" Relay, Northside Sophomore Patrick Brennan ran a 2:30 800m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Robert Szmurlo. Robert Szmurlo ran a personal best 2:32 800m split on the second leg of the relay. Robert Szmurlo DROPPED 8 seconds from the Spartan Indoor Classic. On the third leg of the relay, Northside Sophomore Calvin Gang ran a 2:28 800m split, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Joel Deleon. Joel Deleon anchored the Mustangs to eigth place overall with a 2:27 800m split, for an official time of 9:57.00.

 In the 4x200m "A" Relay, Northside Freshman Lucien Fitzpatrick ran a 26.20 200m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior Ezra Edgerton. Ezra Edgerton ran a 26.22 200m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Junior Josh Williams. Josh Williams ran a 25.71 200m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Nathaniel Agharese. Nathaniel Agharese ran a 26.15 200m split, to anchor the Mustangs to Victory in their heat, and sixth overall with an official time of 1:44.28.

 In the 4x200m "B" Relay, Northside Freshman Karl Heinz ran a personal best 27.06 200m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Freshman Walter Johnson-Geis. Walter Johnson-Geis ran a 28.35 200m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Brandon Licuanan. Brandon Licuanan ran a 29.13 200m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Marcus McVane. Sophomore Marcus McVane ran a 28.62 200m split, and anchored the Mustangs to 13th overall with an official time of 1:53.30.

 In the 3200m run, Northside Freshman Cesar Rufino earned a Varsity letter by scoring in the meet, by placing fourth overall with a PERSONAL BEST time of 11:24.00. Cesar Rufino ran the first mile in 5:33, and then ran the final mile in 5:51 for a personal best time of 11:24.00. Northside Freshman Alex Gordon ran the first mile in 6:03, and then ran the final mile in 6:37 for a personal best time of 12:40.00. Northside Sophomore Nick Hill ran the first mile in 6:38, and then ran the final mile in 6:46 for an outstanding time of 13:24.00. Northside Sophomore Andy Voung ran the first mile in 6:43, and then ran the final mile in 6:58 for an outstanding time of 13:41.00. Northside Freshman Christian La Luz ran the first mile in 6:43, and then ran the final mile in 7:09 for an outstanding time of 13:52.00. Northside Freshman Henry Lothschutz ran the first mile in 6:51, and then ran the final mile in 7:33 for an outstanding time of 14:24.00. Northside Freshman David Huang ran the first mile in 7:20, and then ran the final mile 7:52 for a personal best time of 15:12.00.  

 In the 55m High Hurdles, St. Ignatius Freshman Conor Dunham won it with an outstanding time of 8.40. St. Ignatius Senior Jacob Rafinski finished in second place with an outstanding time of 8.50. Northside Senior Hersh Perlmutter finished in third place with an outstanding time of 9.00. North Shore Senior Michael Creatura finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 9.10. Montini Junior Eric Floeckher finished in fifth place with a time of 9.70. Montini Sophomore Ryan Starbeck finished in sixth place with a time of 9.80. Montino Sophomore Juliano Florio finished in seventh place with a time of 10.10. Luther North Sophomore Kyle Luna finished in eighth place to complete the scoring with a time of 10.20. Northside Freshman Walter Johnson-Geis finished in ninth place with an outstanding time of 11.00. Northside Freshman Truman Brady finished in tenth place with a personal best time of 12.20.

 In the 55m Dash, Northside Sophomore Nathaniel Agharese finished tenth overall with an outstanding time of 7.00. Northside Freshman Karl Heinz ran an outstanding time of 7.60. Northside Senior Jameel Ahmed ran an outstanding time of 7.90.

 In the 800m run, Northside Senior Wesley Laytham WON it with an outstanding time of 2:03.00. Wesley Laytham ran 200m splits of 26, 30 (56 400m split), 33, and 34 seconds to WIN the 800m run! University High Senior Ben Bucheim-Jurisson finished in second place with an outstanding time of 2:06.00. Francis Parker Senior Zach Peppin finished in third place with a time of 2:07. St. Ignatius Sophomore Andrew Reardon finished in fourth place with a time of 2:07.50. St. Ignatius Sophomore Sean Kampe finished in fifth place with a time of 2:08.00. North Shore Senior Adam Griffin finished in sixth place with a time of 2:11.00. Jones College Prep Sophomore Luke O'Connor, brother of Northside Alumni legend Patrick O'Connor, finished in seventh place with an outstanding time of 2:12.00. Whitney Young Junior Sam Barder finished in eighth place to complete the scoring with a time of 2:13.00. Northside Junior Pat Duffy ran an outstanding time of 2:17.00. Pat Duffy ran the first 400m in 60 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 77 seconds for a time of 2:17.00. Northside Junior Josh Williams ran an outstanding time of 2:22.00. Josh Williams ran the first 400m in 66 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 76 seconds for a time of 2:22.00. Northside Freshman Darek Duplaga ran the first 400m in 69 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 85 seconds for a personal best time of 2:34.00. Northside Sophomore Javier Mulero ran the first 400m in 74 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 87 seconds for a personal best time of 2:41.00. Northside Freshman Lucien Fitzpatrick ran the first 400m in 75 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 88 seconds for a personal best time of 2:43.00.

 In the 400m run, the automatic qualifying time for Illinois Prep Top Times (Indoor State) is 52.24. Northside dominated the 400m run with three athletes placing in the top five. Northside Junior Mac Melto ran the first 200m in 24 seconds to take the lead, and then ran the final 200m in 27 seconds to WIN the 400m run and QUALIFY for Illinois Prep Top Times with an outstanding time of 51.70! It was one of the fastest indoor times in Illinois this year. St. Ignatius Senior Mubarak Salami finished in second place with an outstanding time of 54.30. University High Senior Justin Algee finished in third place with an outstanding time of 55.50. Northside Sophomore Nathaniel Agharese finished in fourth place with a PERSONAL BEST time of 55.70. Northside Junior Dan Graham finished in fifth place with a PERSONAL BEST time of 57.00. Montini Junior Mitch Lydon finished in sixth place with an outstanding time of 57.50. North Shore Senior Wilson Taylor finished in seventh place with an outstanding time of 58.20. University High Peter Zhang finished in eighth place to complete the scoring with an outstanding time of 59.00.

 In the 1600m run, Northside Senior Charlie Mesimore placed seventh overall to secure vital points for the Mustangs with an official time of 5:00.00. Charlie Mesimore ran 400m splits of 69, 77 (2:26 800m split), 75 (3:41 1200m split), and 79 seconds for a time of 5:00.00. Northside Senior Erik Zuehlke tied for eighth place with an outstanding time of 5:01.00. Erik Zuehlke ran 400m splits of 71, 78 (2:29 800m split), 78 (3:47 1200m split), and then ran a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 74 seconds for an official time of 5:01.00. Northside Freshman Simon Kafka tied for eighth place to complete the scoring with a PERSONAL BEST time of 5:01.00. Kafka is now two seconds away from breaking the five minute barrier. Simon Kafka ran 400m splits of 72, 78 (2:30 800m split), 78 (3:48 1200m split), and then ran a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 73 seconds for an official time of 5:01.00. Noirthside Sophomore Patrick Brennan ran a PERSONAL BEST time of 5:19.00. Patrick Brennan DROPPED 24 SECONDS from the Spartan Indoor Classic. Patrick Brennan ran 400m splits of 75, 85 (2:40 800m split), 85 (4:05 1200m split), and then ran a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 74 seconds for an official time of 5:19.00. Northside Freshman Cesar Rufino ran an outstanding time of 5:25.00. Cesar Rufino ran 400m splits of 72, 84 (2:36 800m split), 88 (4:04 1200m split), and then ran a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 81 seconds for an official time of 5:25.00. Northside Freshman Joel Deleon ran a PERSONAL BEST time of 5:31.00. Joel Deleon DROPPED 7 SECONDS from the Spartan Indoor Classic. Joel Deleon ran 400m splits of 75, 85 (2:40 800m split), 88 (4:08 1200m split), and then ran a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 83 seconds for an official time of 5:31.00. Northside Sophomore Calvin Gang ran an outstanding time of 5:41.00. Calvin Gang ran 400m splits of 75, 89 (2:44 800m split), 92 (4:16 1200m split), and then ran a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 85 seconds for an outstanding time of 5:41.00. Northside Sophomore Henry Tankus ran 400m splits of 77, 89 (2:46 800m split), 94 (4:20 1200m split), and then ran the final 400m in 95 seconds for an official time of 5:55.00.     

 In the 200m Dash, Northside Senior Ottmar Flores ran a time of 27.70. Northside Senior Andres Del Gado ran a time of 28.80.

 In the 4x400m "A" Relay, Northside Junior Mac Melto and Whitney Young Marquis Jackson ran toe to toe for 200m, and then Melto took the lead with a 53.41 400m split, and made a perfect exchange to Northside Junior Dan Graham. On the second leg of the relay, Dan Graham ran a 59.13 400m split, and made a nice exchange to Senior Charlie Mesimore. On the third leg of the relay, Charlie Mesimore opened up the lead and ran a 59.28 400m split, and made a perfect exchange to Northside Senior Wesley Laytham. Wesley Laytham anchored the Mustangs to Victory, with a 55.44 400m split for an official time of 3:47.26.

 The 4x400m "B" Relay, was the final race of the night, and it began at midnight. Northside's Freshman started the meet on Friday, and finished on Saturday with a strong performance in the 4x400m Relay. Northside Freshman Lucien Fitzpatrick ran a 64.64 400m split, and made a perfect exchange to Freshman Karl Heinz. On the second leg of the relay, Karl Heinz ran a 66.93 400m split, and made a perfect exchange to Freshman Walter Johnson-Geis. Walter Johnson ran a 69.51 400m split, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Robert Szmurlo. Robert Szmurlo anchored the Mustangs past Francis Parker with a 67.37 400m split, for an official time of 4:28.45.

 The Pasta Party will help provide the Northside Men's and Women's Track Team with proper nutrition the night before the first co-ed meet of the season, the University High Track & Field Extravaganza, which features, among others, St. Ignatius, Whitney Young, Jones College Prep, Parker, North Shore, Montini, and host University High.

 The meet will take place at Henry Crown Track & Field Stadium at the University of Chicago at 5550 South University Avenue in Chicago, Illinois.

 Henry Crown Field house features an athlete friendly atmosphere, upper deck seating, 200m Indoor Track and has been host to numerous National meets, and local Championship meets as well. The Varsity letter was invented in the 1890s by University of Chicago Track Coach 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 for the 55m Dash. Henry Crown Field house is a Chicago landmark that is rich in Track & Field history.

  In 2010, Henry Crown Stadium was resurfaced with G-Flex surfacing. Outside of Europe, Henry Crown Stadium is the only Track in the United States with G-Flex surfacing. G-Flex Tracks are designed and built to the demands of the world's top athletes. Henry Crown Stadium is the best indoor track in Illinois. The CPS Indoor Championships will also be held on the G-Flex Track at Henry Crown Stadium on Sunday, March 20, 2011.

  The Pasta Party will be a great Team building experience for the Northside Men's and Women's Track & Field Team. 

 On Friday, March 3, 2011, two buses will leave Northside College Prep at 5:00 pm for the University High Track & Field Extravaganza.

There will be a mandatory TEAM Captains Meeting at 3:30 pm on Monday, February 21, 2011, before our President's Day Practice at 3:45 pm.

Friendly reminder, athletes that miss more than 3 unexcused practices will be dismissed from the TEAM regardless of ability.

WIN = What's Important Now?

 On Wednesday, February 16, 2011, the Northside College Prep Varsity Mens and Sophomore-Freshman Boys Track Team traveled to Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, Illinois for the Spartan Indoor Classic.   

 The Spartan Indoor Classic featured Highland Park, Maine West, Northside College Prep, and host Glenbrook North High School. Maine West competed mostly in field events. 

 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 entire meet was finished, including the 4x400m relay, before the Shot Put Competition was even completed. A special thanks to Glenbrook North Head Coach Matt Purdy for hosting an oustanding meet.  

  It was also 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. Ken Roy and Kevin Wright (former coaches of Jon Gordon) served as the starter, and timer, respectively, for the meet.

 The meet was scored only on the Varsity level, in an effort to provide non-stop action on the track. The following point scale was used for individual events: 6-4-3-2-1, and 6-4-2 was used for scoring relays. 

 The finishes between Northside College Prep, Highland Park, and Glenbrook North were spectacular.

 In the Long Jump, on the very first jump of the meet, Northside Junior Josh Williams BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD with a Jump of 19'8! It was the second consecutive meet, in which Josh Williams started the meet with a new school record! The only question remaining was whether the Jump would win the meet. An athlete from Highland Park jumped 19'0, and the Mustangs new it could come down to the final jump of the meet. After all the athletes completed their final jumps, the Long Jump pit closed, and Josh Williams was declared the 2011 Spartan Indoor Classic Long Jump Champion!! Josh Williams will also be awarded a Watermelon in practice on Friday for breaking the school record!! Northside Senior Luke Sobieraj jumped 16'5.75. Northside Freshman Walter Johnson-Geis jumped 12'10. Northside Freshman Truman Brady jumped 12'4.5. Northside Freshman Jay Yu jumped 10'11.

 In the Triple Jump, Northside Junior Josh Williams finished in second place with a jump of 37'4. Northside Junior Mac Melto finished in fifth place with a jump of 32'8. Northside Freshman Truman Brady jumped a personal best 28'8.25. Northside Freshman Jay Yu jumped a personal best 26'6.5.

 In the Shot Put, none of the Northside throwers cracked the top 5 for scoring, but several athletes had big days. Northside Senior Damian Azubuike threw an outstanding 32'10. Northside Senior Luke Kotowski threw a personal best 31'4. Kotowski improved 0'8.5 from the Lonnell Poole Invitational! Northside Senior Ottmar Flores joined the 30'0 club, with a personal best throw of 30'5. Ottmar Flores improved by over 3'0 from the Northside King of the Shot Put competition! Northside Senior Luke Sobieraj threw a personal best 28'9. Northside Senior Jameel Ahmed threw a personal best 28'5. Northside Sophomore Kapil Garg threw 27'1. Northside Sophomore Brandon Licuanan threw a personal best 25'2. Licuanan improved by over 3'0! Northside Freshman Henry Lothschutz threw 24'2. Northside Senior Mohammed Ahmed threw 24'0. Northside Junior Andres Del Gado threw 23'5. Andres Del Gado improved by 1'0.5! Northside Freshman Robert Szmurlo threw an outstanding 21'9.

 In the High Jump, Glenbrook North Sophomore Keebe won it with a jump of 6'2! Highland Park's Bricker finished in second place with a jump of 5'8. Northside Freshman Lucien Fitzpatrick finished in third place with a jump of 5'2! Fitzpatrick had only one miss in the competition through 5'2. Northside Senior Luke Sobieraj finished in fourth place with a jump of 5'2! Sobieraj had only three misses in the competition through 5'2. Highland Park's Shaw completed the scoring by finishing in fifth place with a jump of 5'2. Northside Junior Josh Williams cleared 4'10, but did not take another jump in the competition. Northside Freshman Truman Brady cleared a personal best 4'4! Northside Freshman Walter Johnson-Geis also cleared a personal best 4'4! Northside Freshman Jay Yu made three outstanding attempts at clearing 4'4.

 The 4x800m Relay set the tone early for the meet, and created energy throughout the Team. 

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x800m Relay, the Mustangs had the biggest time drop in Northside history! On Saturday, February 12, 2011, the Northside Sophomore-Freshman Boys placed third overall at Bloom High School in the Lonnell Poole Invitational with a time of 10:32.95. Four days later, on Wednesday, February 16, 2011, at the Spartan Indoor Classic, the Mustangs DROPPED 48.51 SECONDS to WIN the Sophomore-Freshman 4x800m Relay with an oustanding time of 9:44.44. Northside Sophomore Patrick Brennan led off the relay with an 800m split of 2:26.10, and made a perfect exchange to Freshman Cesar Rufino. Patrick Brennan DROPPED 6.28 seconds (2:32.38) from the Lonnell Poole Invitational! Freshman Cesar Rufino ran a personal best 2:27.26 800m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Freshman Joel Deleon. Joel Deleon ran a personal best 2:24.68 800m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Calvin Gang. Joel Deleon DROPPED 10.91 seconds (2:35.59) from the Lonnell Poole Invitational! Calvin Gang anchored the Mustangs to victory with a personal best 2:26.49 800m split, for a total time of 9:44.44! Calvin Gang DROPPED 10.72 seconds (2:37.12) from the Lonnell Poole Invitational! The Northside Sophomore-Freshman Boys 4x800m Relay dropped 48.51 seconds to WIN the Spartan Indoor Classic with an outstanding time of 9:44.44! It was also a minute and six seconds faster than last year's Sophomore-Freshman squad at the Spartan Indoor Classic (10:50.20).  

 In the Varsity 4x800m Relay, Northside would take on Highland Park, and a loaded Glenbrook North 4x800m Relay, that included Joe Poupard, one of the top distance runners in Illinois. The Mustangs 4x800m Relay, featured ALL four Team Captains, Mac Melto, Pat Duffy, Charlie Mesimore, and Wesley Laytham. In preparation for the 2011 Track & Field season, Mac Melto ran Cross Country, and now has the endurance of a distance runner, and the speed of a sprinter. Mac Melto's potential in the 800m is unlimited. Junior Mac Melto ran his first 4x800m Relay race with 160m splits of 25, 27, 27, 28, and then ran the final 160m in a NEGATIVE split of 24 seconds for an outstanding 800m time of 2:11.09, and then made a perfect exchange to Junior Pat Duffy. Pat Duffy ran 160m splits of 24, 27, 28, 29, and then ran the final 160m in a NEGATIVE split of 28 seconds for an outstanding 800m time of 2:16.23, and then made a perfect exchange to Senior Charlie Mesimore. The Mustangs were in third place when Mesimore received the baton. Despite a calf injury, Mesimore stayed in the race and moved the Mustangs past Glenbrook North, and into second place. Charlie Mesimore ran 160m splits of 27, 25, 29, 28, and then ran the final 160m in 31 seconds for an outstanding 800m time of 2:19.68, and then made a perfect exchange to Senior Wesley Laytham. Wesley Laytham closed the gap between Northside and Highland Park, and ran 160m splits of 20, 27, 25, 26, and then ran the final 160m in an EVEN split of 26 for an 800m time of 2:04.80, to anchor the Mustangs to 2nd place overall, with an official time of 8:51.80.          

 In the Varsity 55m High Hurdles, a year ago, Hersh Perlmutter scored with a time of 8.82. This year, Perlmutter missed 3-5 days of practice, and the Lonnell Poole Invitational, and is still working his way back to top form. Perlmutter ran a 9.20.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 55m High Hurdles, Freshman Walter Johnson-Geis DROPPED 0.87 of  a second from the Lonnell Poole Invitational finals, with an outstanding time of 10.83.

 In the Varsity 50m Dash, Sophomore Nathaniel Agharese finished in second place with a time of 6.20. Senior Jameel Ahmed ran a time of 7.06. Freshman Karl Heinz ran a time of 7.07. Senior Mohammed Ahmed ran a time of 7.12. Senior Damian Azubuike ran a time of 7.26. Senior Ottmar Flores ran a time of 7.40. Junior Andres Del Gado ran a time of 7.50. Sophomore Abdul Ibrahim ran a time of 7.73.

 In the Varsity 800m, Northside Senior Erik Zuehlke took the lead from start to finish, and WON it, with an outstanding time of 2:16.50. Erik Zuehlke ran 160m splits of 22, 27, 27, 30 and then ran the final 160m in an EVEN split of 30 for an official time of 2:16.50. Northside Junior Dan Graham finished in second place overall with an outstanding time of 2:19.0. Dan Graham ran 160m splits of 23, 28, 30, 32 and ran the final 160m in a NEGATIVE split of 26 for an official time of 2:19.0. 

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 800m run, Northside Freshman Robert Szmurlo DROPPED 7.86 seconds for a personal best time of 2:40. Northside Sophomore Henry Tankus ran an outstanding time of 2:43. Northside Freshman Angelo Perez ran a time of 2:48. Northside Freshman Henry Lothschutz ran a time of 2:53. Northside Freshman Christian La Luz ran a time of 2:54. Northside Freshman David Huang ran a time of 3:08.

 In the Varsity 400m, Northside Sophomore Nathaniel Agharese DROPPED 2.16 seconds to place second overall with a personal best time of 56.50. Northside Junior Josh Williams DROPPED 4.0 seconds to place third overall with a personal best time of 58.30. Northside Sophomore Javier Mulero ran a time of 68.20. Northside Freshman Jay Yu ran a time of 69.92.

 In the Varsity 55m Low Hurdles, Northside Senior Hersh Perlmutter finished in second place overall with an outstanding time of 8.40.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 55m Low Hurdles, Northside Freshman Lucien Fitzpatrick ran a personal best time of 9.80. Northside Freshman Truman Brady ran a personal best time of 11.65.

 In the Varsity 1600m run, Northside Senior Wesley Laytham ran the first 800m in 2:20, and then ran the final 800m in 2:29, to place second overall to secure vital points for the Mustangs with an outstanding time of 4:49.90. Laytham improved by 6 seconds and three places (5th in 2010) at the Spartan Indoor Classic!

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 1600m run, Northside Freshman Cesear Rufino came within one second of the record for the fastest Mile by a Northside Freshman at the Spartan Indoor Classic! Cesear Rufino ran the first 800m in 2:31, and then ran the final 800m in 2:52 for a Personal Best time of 5:23.20. Cesear Rufino also DROPPED 10.42 seconds from the Lonnell Poole Invitational! Freshman Joel Deleon ran the first 800m in 2:43, and then ran the final 800m in 2:55 for a Personal Best time of 5:38.30. Northside Sophomore Patrick Brennan ran the first 800m in 2:51, and then ran the final 800m in 2:52 for an outstanding time of 5:43.0. Northside Freshman Alex Gordon ran a Personal Best time of 5:50. Northside Freshman Alec Reinke ran a Personal Best time of 6:05. Northside Sophomore Andy Voung ran a Personal Best time of 6:10.

 In the Varsity 200m Dash, a Glenbrook North athlete won it with a time of 24.97. Northside Sophomore Nathaniel Agharese won his heat, and finished second overall with an outstanding time of 25.34. Agharese DROPPED 0.36 of a second from the Lonnell Poole Invitational.  Northside Junior Ezra Edgerton ran an outstanding time of 26.90. Northside Junior Dan Graham ran an outstanding time of 27.29. Northside Senior Hersh Perlmutter ran an outstanding time of 28.09. Northside Senior Jameel Ahmed ran an outstanding time of 29.10. Northside Senior Mohammed Ahmed ran an outstanding time of 31.20.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 200m Dash, Northside Freshman Sean Conway ran a Personal Best time of 31.24. Northside Sophomore Abdul Ibrahim ran a Personal Best time of 31.74. Northside Freshman Christian La Luz ran a Personal Best time of 32.68. Northside Freshman Angelo Perez ran an outstaning time of 34.44. Northside Freshman David Huang ran an outstanding time of 35.80.

 The crowd was standing on their feet during the entire 4x400m Relay. For the first time in Northside history, the Mustangs swept the Varsity and Sophomore-Freshman 4x400m Relays against Glenbrook North, Highland Park, and Maine West.

 In the Varsity 4x400m Relay, Northside Junior Mac Melto ran a 53.61 400m split to put the Mustangs in the lead, and made a perfect exchange to Junior Pat Duffy. Pat Duffy ran a 60.03 400m split to protect the lead, and made a perfect exchange to Senior Erik Zuehlke. Erik Zuehlke ran a 59.00 400m split to increase the lead, and dove into the infield, after making a nice exchange to Senior Wesley Laytham. Northside Senior Wesley Laytham, in his third event of the day, ran an awesome 57.54 400m split, to anchor the Mustangs to Victory with an official time of 3:49.51. Mac Melto, Pat Duffy, Erik Zuehlke, and Wesley Laytham were outstanding! 

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x400m Relay, nobody expected the Mustangs to win both relays. It would take a "PR" by every athlete in the relay. The Northside Freshman were up for the challenge and had a BIG day! Northside Freshman Lucien Fitzpatrick ran a personal best 62.70 400m split, and made a perfect exchange to Freshman Karl Heinz. Lucien Fitzpatrick DROPPED 1.64 seconds off his best time! On the second leg of the 4x400m Relay, Karl Heinz opened up a lead on Glenbrook North and ran a personal best 68.52 400m split, and made a perfect exchange to Freshman Walter Johnson-Geis. Karl Heinz DROPPED 2.09 seconds off his best time! On the third leg of the relay, Walter Johnson-Geis ran a personal best 64.48 400m split, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Robert Szmurlo. Walter Johnson-Geis DROPPED 5.61 seconds off his best time! Northside Freshman Robert Szmurlo anchored the Mustangs to Victory with a 65.23 400m split, for an official time of 4:22.08. Szmurlo DROPPED 2.41 seconds from the Lonnell Poole Invitational! Northside Freshman Lucien Fitzpatrick, Karl Heinz, Walter Johnson-Geis, and Robert Szmurlo were outstanding!

 In one year, Northside doubled their points total from 2010, with 59 points in 2011 to WIN the Spartan Indoor Classic!