CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

The Northside Coaching staff would like to thank the Northside Men and Women Track & Field Team again for their very generous gift certificates, incredible multi-function stop watches, stuffed Mustangs, autographed cards, speeches, and most importantly, for their hard work this season. It was one of the best banquets that we have ever been to in our entire coaching careers. The family-type atmosphere of the Northside Track & Field Team is second to none. This Team has enriched us immeasurably and we hope that the athletes take as much away from this season as you have given us. You are the greatest individuals, on and off the field. Thank you again for an outstanding season.

The Northside Track & Field awards banquet is one of the most meaningful events of the school year. It represents the official acknowledgement of the athletes accomplishments before the entire Team, administration, parents, and guests.

The following AWARDS will be announced at the banquet:

  FRESHMAN NUMERALS (Awarded to Freshman Athletes that participated in one or more meets and finished the season as a member of the Team. Awarded Numerals in their graduation year).

 1.  Marlyn Bruno (V), 2. Sheilly Girasol, 3. Jia He (V), 4. Rory Johnson (V), 5. Golda Kaplan (V), 6. Ninajasmine Malapit (V), 7. Taylor Provax (V), 8. Madeline Psenka (V), 9. Clare Scheib-Feeley (V), 10. Ryan Speese, 11. Mason Speta, 12. Eva Stoops, 13. Julia Xie, 14. Nathaniel Agharese (V), 15. Alex Bologna (V), 16. Patrick Brennan, 17. Kendall Elue, 18. Calvin Gang, 19. Kapil Garg, 20. Brendan Kelly, 21. Brandon Licuanan, 22. Rohail Memon, 23. Haaris Pervaiz, and 24. Andy Voung.

(V) = Earned Varsity Letter as a Freshman by scoring a Varsity Point in a Varsity meet.  

 FRESHMAN Participants (Freshman athletes that did not earn numerals, but are a member of the Team. No Award given):

1. Jennifer Abel, 2. Miranda Miller, 3. Brian Glatter, 4. Chaojie Gonzalez, 5. Nick Hill, 6. Ben Mauk O'Connor, 7. Javier Moluero, 8. Alexander Park, and 9. Paul Ricks.  

2010 FRESHMAN MUSTANG AWARD (Certificate) 

Brendan Kelly and Maddie Psenka 

2010 FRESHMAN MVP AWARD (Certificate)

Nathaniel Agharese and Taylor Provax 

SOPHOMORE LETTERS (Sophomore athletes that participated in one or more meets at the Sophomore level of competition, but did not score a Varsity point, and finished the season as a member of the Team. Awarded a Medium "N").

1. Hannah Doruelo, 2. Yuwei Lei, 3. Taylor Kuehn, and 4. Tyler Saunter. 

SOPHOMORE Participants (Sophomore athletes that did not earn a letter, but are members of the Team. No Award).

1. Rosailie Abbey, 2. Silvia Abelson, 3. Richard Do, 4. Cody Rios, 5. Diana Slaba, and 6. Joseph Smith.  

The following award was limited to ALL Sophomore athletes on the Team:  

2010 SOPHOMORE ACADEMIC AWARD (Certificate)

Taylor Kuehn and Hannah Doruelo

2010 SOPHOMORE MUSTANG AWARD (Certificate)

Josh Williams and Anastasia Rhodes 

2010 SOPHOMORE MVP AWARD (Certificate)

Mac Melto and Anastasia Rhodes 

JUNIOR VARSITY LETTERS (Seniors and/or Junior athletes that participated in one or more meets, but did not score a Varsity point and finished the season as a member of the Team. Awarded a Medium "N").

1. Melissa Deleon, 2. Vernadette Delos Santos, 3. Michelle Payes, 4. Kevin Aguilar, 5. Jameel Ahmed, and 6. Michael Loftus          

 JUNIOR VARSITY Participants (Junior Varsity athletes that did not earn a letter, but are members of the Team. No Award given.).

1. Alex Doyle, 2. Daniel Garcia, 3. Rhiday Pandya, and 4. Allen Tu

VARSITY LETTERS (Athletes that scored a Varsity point during the season. Awarded a Large "N").

2010 CAL RIPKEN, JR. AWARD (Athletes with perfect/best attendance at meets and practices) 

Andrew Czyszczon and Robin Doherty 

2010 CITY CHAMPION PLAQUES (Athletes that won Indoor and/or Outdoor City Champion Titles at the Freshman and/or Varsity level. Gold Plated Plaque with a Medal.) 

1. Wesley Laytham - Indoor - 800m Run

2. Erik Zuehlke - Indoor - 3200m Run 

2010 IHSA ALL SECTIONAL HONORS - BRONZE STATUES (Athletes that placed in the Top 6 in a Relay or individual event at the IHSA Sectional Championships).

1. Wesley Laytham - 800m run 

2. Mac Melto - 400m Dash

2010 VARSITY IHSA STATE QUALIFIER CHAMPAIGN CUP TROPHY

 1. Wesley Laytham - 800m run 

2010 SCHOOL RECORD BREAKER PLAQUES (Athletes that broke a School Record in a Relay or individual event).

Including relays, 36 School Record breaker plaques will be distributed at the banquet!!! It was the highest number of SCHOOL RECORDS BROKEN by any TEAM in Illinois in 2010 for the second consecutive year!! 

2010 VARSITY ACADEMIC AWARD (Senior or Junior Athlete with the highest GPA on the Team. Large Silver Plaque with Academic Award logo and Medal)

Cooper Eben and Bessie Nolan   

2010 SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD (Sportsmanship Patch)

Erik Zuehlke and Ashley Kossakowski 

2010 SENIOR LEADERSHIP AWARD (Large engraved Plaque with Team Photo)

Cooper Eben and Bessie Nolan 

2010 OUTSTANDING FRESHMAN AWARD (Plaque)

Nathaniel Agharese and Taylor Provax      

2010 VARSITY MUSTANG AWARD (Large Silver plated plaque engraved with a Medal)

Cooper Eben and Robin Doherty   

2010 MVP (Large Silver plated plaque engraved with a Medal)

Wesley Laytham and Caeleigh Renkosiak   

2011 Womens Team Captains (5):        

Robin Doherty, Nina Coomes, Anastasia Rhodes, Caeleigh Renkosiak, and Taylor Provax.   

2011 Mens Team Captains (5): 

Wesley Laytham, Charlie Mesimore, Hersh Perlmutter, Mac Melto, and Pat Duffy. 

  Since his Freshman year of high school, Wesley Laytham has had the goal of qualifying for the IHSA State Championships, and on Thursday, May 20, 2010, in Wilmette, Illinois, at the IHSA Loyola Sectional, it became reality when he ran a 1:57.65 800m run to qualify for the State Championships!!!

 On Thursday, May 27, 2010, Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon, Assistant Coach Joe Hetland, Assistant Coach Charles Milbert, and Wesley Laytham traveled to Charleston, Illinois in preparation for the IHSA State Championships at Eastern Illinois University. The Mustangs stayed in an "Olympic Village" atmosphere with State Qualifiers from across the State, in Carmen Hall, which was located less than three blocks from the stadium. Carmen Hall was complete with a Big Screen Television, and Pool tables. 

 On Friday, May 28, 2010, upon arrival to O'Brien Stadium, Wesley Laytham was given a State Qualifier Pin from the IHSA, along with his race number. As the athletes began warm-ups for the 800m run, the stadium was filled close to its capacity, and spectators, fans, and Teams, had to park over a half mile away from the Stadium because of the size of the sell-out crowd. Outside the Stadium, there was a large festival of Track & Field souvenir vendors.

 In 2010, Wesley Laytham dropped 9 seconds, and went from a 2:06 800m run personal record to a 1:57.65! 

 Wesley Laytham has also won the 800m run Title, among other Track events, at the Niles West Wolves Invitational, Fenton Indoor Classic, CPS Indoor Championships, Deerfield Classic, Lake Forest Academy Invitational, and the Eric Nelson Track & Field Classic.

 Northside Track Captain Wesley Laytham also holds SIX School Records (800m Run, Sprint Medley Relay, Distance Medley Relay, 4x400m Relay, 4x800m Relay, and 6400m Relay), and has set numerous records in the Weight room. Wesley Laytham is also one of the only athletes in Northside history to score over a 100 points in a season. Wesley Laytham scored a Team leading 125.25 points in 2010!

 Northside Junior Wesley Laytham (2:01.58) finished ahead of Barrington Junior Eric Schneider and Warren Senior Xavier Suarez in the IHSA State Prelims on Friday to complete one of the greatest seasons in Northside history. The experience at the State Championships was priceless, and with a PR of 1:57.65, Wesley Laytham is now within 5 seconds of winning the State Title next year!

 Lake Park won the 2010 State Title over York, 50-40, against all odds. York had 20 qualifiers in the state meet. Lake Park had THREE athletes (Zack Ziemek, Jermaine Kline, and Jeremy Kiline) score 50 points in the Discus (2nd and 3rd place), Shot Put (1st and 3rd place), Pole Vault (1st place), and Triple Jump (second place) to win the Team Title! Congratulations to Lake Park on winning the 2010 State Title!

 The IHSA announced this morning that the 800m run State prelims will commence at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois on Friday, May 28, 2010 at 2:24 pm.

 Northside Junior Wesley Laytham will be in the second of three heats of the 800m run. Wesley Laytham could become the first Northside male athlete to break a school record in the State Championships!

 The IHSA is going to broadcast the race live on the internet at IHSA.TV on Friday, and will also broadcast the State Finals of the 800m run on Saturday.

 On Thursday, May 20, 2010, the Northside Varsity Men traveled to Loyola Academy in Wilmette, Illinois for the 2010 IHSA Sectional Championships.

 The Northside Varsity Men were greeted at Loyola by Northside Alumni Eric Nelson, Martin Melto, Simon Vecchioni, Adaora Achufusi, Ani Zotti and Anna Parks. A special thanks to the Northside Alumni for their tremendous support.   

 The IHSA Sectional Championships featured Niles West, Evanston, New Trier, Maine East, Mather, Northside College Prep, Glenbrook South, Glenbrook North, Hersey, Taft, Von Steuben, Propsect, Notre Dame, Maine South, Niles North, and host Loyola Academy.

 Northside posted victories over Maine East, Notre Dame, Glenbrook North, Von Steuben, and Taft.

 In the Shot Put, Northside Senior Andrew Czyszczon threw an outstanding 35'10.50. Northside Freshman Kapil Garg threw 25'10.50.

 In the Discus, Northside Junior Ottmar Flores threw an outstanding 79'10. Northside Senior Andrew Czyszczon threw 78'04.

 In the Long Jump, Northside Sophomore Josh Williams jumped an outstanding 18'03.25.

 In the Triple Jump, Northside Sophomore Josh Williams jumped an outstanding 36'08.50.

 In the High Jump, Niles West Senior Danny Lohan won it with a jump of 6'3. Northside Senior Hunter Speese was scratched from the competition.

 In the 4x800m Relay, Northside finished in second place in heat one, with an official time of 8:50.21, ahead of Maine East (8:55.41), and Glenbrook North (9:06.50). Northside Junior Erik Zuehlke ran the first 400m in 62 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 65 seconds for a personal best 800m split of 2:07.47, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Dan Graham. Dan Graham ran the first 400m in 67 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in an EVEN SPLIT of 67 seconds to tie his personal best 800m split of 2:14.47, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Jusuf Skelic. Jusuf Skelic ran the first 400m in 68 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 69 seconds for an outstanding 800m split of 2:17.15, and made a perfect exchange to Sophomore Ezra Edgerton. Ezra Edgerton ran the first 400m in 66 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 64 seconds for a personal best 800m time of 2:10.55, and anchored the Mustangs to second place in their heat with an official time of 8:50.21.

 In the 4x100m Relay, Northside upset Loyola Academy with an official time of 48.62. Northside Freshman ran the first leg of the relay in a 100m split of 11.43, and made a nice exchange to Senior Kevin Jaburek. Kevin Jaburek ran the second leg of the relay in a 100m split of 12.59, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Jusuf Skelic. Jusuf Skelic ran the third leg of the relay in a 100m split of 12.59, and made a nice exchange to Senior Neal Capapas. Neal Capapas anchored the Mustangs with a 100m split of 11.50, for an official time of 48.62.

 In the 3200m run, Northside Senior Cooper Eben, in his final 3200m race of his high school career, ran a PERSONAL BEST time of 9:55.41. Cooper Eben ran the first mile in 4:51, and then ran the final mile in 5:04 for a personal best time of 9:55.41. Cooper Eben ran the third fastest time in the history of Northside College Prep! Cooper Eben dropped 3 minutes and 25 seconds off his 3200m time, through pure hard work, since his first race of his Freshman year in March 2007 (13:20). Cooper Eben has also been a tremendous leader for the Mustangs Cross Country and Track Programs. His work ethic is incredible. He has run over 1500 miles in the summer during the past three years. Cooper Eben will be attending Duke next year, and will be majoring in biomedical engineering. He has a GPA of 5.18, and is going to be honored as a scholar athlete, by the CPS at the Dinner of Champions on June 2, 2010. 

 Northside Junior Charlie Mesimore ran an outstanding time of 10:30.03, and came within 7 seconds of his PR (10:23). Charlie Mesimore ran the first mile in 4:56, and the final mile in 5:34 for an outstanding time of 10:30.03. Prior to Sectionals, Mesimore was undefeated in the 3200m run this year. In a shortened season, Mesimore won the 3200m run in both of his appearances in the event, at the Deerfield Classic, and at Lake Forest Academy. Charlie Mesimore also ran the fastest mile on the Team during the outdoor season, at the Eric Nelson Track & Field Classic, with a 4:43. Charlie Mesimore is a great leader, and has tremendous work ethic. After he re-builds his running base this summer, he will be one of the top runners in Illinois next year.

 In the 110m High Hurdles, Northside Junior Hersh Perlmutter ran an outstanding time of 16.42. Northside Senior Andrew Czyszczon ran a time of 23.08.

 In the 100m Dash, Northside Freshman Nathaniel Agharese ran a time of 12.03. Northside Senior Neal Capapas ran a time of 12.19.

 In the 800m run, Northside Sophomore Pat Duffy won the first heat with a PERSONAL BEST time of 2:06.55. Pat Duffy ran the first 400m in 60 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 66 seconds for a personal best time of 2:06.55. Northside Captain Wesley Laytham has had an outstanding two weeks of training prior to IHSA Sectionals, both in the weight room, and on the Track. In the final week of weight training before the taper, Laytham squatted three sets with a record 3 plates on both sides of the Barbell. In his final friday hard workout before the taper, Wesley Laytham ran his last 300m repeat in 39 seconds!, after doing 5 spivey 400m repeats (hitting both drops), and then four 300m repeats. Wesley Laytham has incredible work ethic and mental toughness. Wesley Laytham was seeded #5 in the 800m run in the IHSA Loyola Sectional. However, Wesley Laytham proved that seed times mean nothing on race day. Weslay Laytham ran a pure guts race from start to finish. Wesley Laytham took the lead at the 400m mark with a split of 55 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 62 seconds to BREAK THE SCHOOL RECORD by 3 seconds with a PERSONAL BEST TIME of 1:57.65 to QUALIFY for the IHSA State Championships!!! Wesley Laytham also earned a Medal and All Sectional honors! Wesley Laytham is only a Junior, and in less than 24 hours after the meet, Northside has already been contacted by an NCAA Division I school, Congratulating him, and expressing their interest in him. 

 In the 4x200m Relay, Northside Freshman Nathaniel Agharese, Sophomore Josh Williams, Senior Neal Capapas, and Senior Kevin Jaburek combined for an outstanding time of 1:39.29.

 In the 400m Dash, the automatic qualifying time for the State Championships is 49.94. Athletes were placed in one of four heats based on seed times. Northside Sophomore Ezra Edgerton ran a PERSONAL BEST time of 54.89. Ezra Edgerton had an outstanding season and is going to make a great addition to the Northside Cross Country Team. Edgerton has run 1200m repeats toe to toe with the best distance runners on the squad. Northside Sophomore Mac Melto has broken the 100m Dash, 200m Dash, 4x100m, 4x200m, and 4x400m relays school records this season. He also ran an eye poping 800m time trial the day before City finals. The only record remaining for Melto this season was the 400m Dash. Mac Melto was seeded as the fastest Sophomore in the Loyola Sectional, and #12 overall. Mac Melto proved that seed times mean nothing on race day, by winning his heat, and finishing fifth overall. Mac Melto dropped 2 seconds off his PR, and came within 0.86 of a second from qualifying for State, and WON heat #3 of the 400m Dash with a personal best time of 50.80!!! Mac Melto BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD with a Personal best time of 50.80! Mac Melto also earned a MEDAL and All Sectional honors by placing fifth overall! Mac Melto ended his Sophomore season with SIX School Records!! Mac Melto will make a great addition to the Northside Cross Country Team, and has a big future in the 400m and 800m run.

 In the 300m Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Luis Mesa ran a PERSONAL BEST time of 51.54. Northside Junior Hersh Perlmutter ran an outstanding time of 43.35. Hersh Perlmutter has broken FOUR School records this season, including the 110m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles, Low Hurdle Shuttle Relay, and High Hurdle Shuttle Relay. Perlmutter is the greatest hurdler in the history of Northside. Hersh Perlmutter is also going to make a great addition to the Northside Cross Country Team in the Fall.

 In the 1600m run, the automatic qualifying time for the State Championships is 4:23.74. A record Six athletes qualified for State in the Loyola Sectional. Loyola Academy Senior Nico Composto won it with an outstanding time of 4:15.51. Maine South Junior David Eckhart finished in second with a time of 4:15.70. Loyola Academy Senior Jack Seeberg finished in third with a time of 4:16.36. New Trier Junior Tomas King finished in fourth with a time of 4:19.01. Prospect Senior Kenny Halloran finished in fifth with a time of 4:21.60. Maine South Senior Sean Senf finished in sixth to complete the scoring with a state qualyfing time of 4:22.69. Northside Senior Cooper Eben ran an outstanding time of 4:51.82. Northside Junior Charlie Mesimore ran an outstanding time of 4:58.86.

 In the 200m Dash, Northside Freshman Nathaniel Agharese ran an outstanding time of 23.98.

 In the 4x400m Relay, Northside upset Glenbrook North (3:38.57) and BROKE the SCHOOL RECORD with a 3:35.73. Northside Sophomore Mac Melto ran a 51.46 on the first leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Northside Sophomore Pat Duffy. Pat Duffy ran a 56.46 400m split, and made a nice exchange to Northside Sophomore Ezra Edgerton. Ezra Edgerton ran a 54.29 400m split, and made a nice exchange to Northside Junior Wesley Laytham. Northside Captain Wesley Laytham anchored the Mustangs with a 53.02 400m split, for a NEW SCHOOL RECORD of 3:35.73. Mac Melto, Pat Duffy, Ezra Edgerton, and Wesley Laytham will be honored with school record plaques at the June 4, 2010 Track & Field Banquet.