CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

 A Northside College Prep Track Team / Parent / Alumni Tailgate Party will take place in River Park (or on the picnic tables behind the Northside Cafeteria) after the 10th Annual Mather Invitational on Saturday, April 3, 2010. The meet will feature over 25 Teams, and is the largest Track Meet taking place this Saturday in Illinois. Medals will be awarded to the top six athletes in each event. A special thanks to Mather Head Track Coach Dale DeVinney for hosting the Mather Invitational for the tenth consecutive year!

 A Northside Tailgate party will take place after the meet. In order to make the Tailgate Party successful, we need Northside Parents to sign-up to bring finger-food, drinks, paperware, and plastic ware to the party.

 Email Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon at Jongordon9@aol.com to sign-up to bring a food dish, side dish, drinks, paperare and/or plastic ware to the Tailgate Party.  We will later post a complete list of items being brought to the Tailgate Party. THANKS.

 The 10th Annual Mather Invitational is a Varsity level meet with three entries per event per Team. Field Events will commence at 10:00 AM. Track Events will run on a rolling schedule. The meet also features unlimited entries in the OPEN MILE, and an unlimited amount of 4x400m Relays for each TEAM. As a result, ALL available members of the Northside Track & Field Team will be participating in the meet. Meet Packets will be distributed in practice. Northside athletes should arrive at the meet by 9:39 AM. Thanks.

Heat Sheets for the Mather Invitational: http://www.kompusport.com/results/track/2010/mather/Seeding2.pdf

  Derrick Brooms is a University of Chicago Alumni, and a member of the University of Chicago Athletic Hall of Fame. Derrick Brooms was the 1996 Amos Alonzo Stagg Medal receipient, and was a two-time UAA Sprint Champion in indoor and outdoor Track & Field. He was also an NCAA All-American, and two time UAA Player of the year as a wide receiver and kick-off returner for the Maroons from 1992-1995. In 1995, Derrick Brooms led the nation with a 35.2 yard kickoff return average as he helped lead Chicago to an 8-2 record. Many athletes that played against him, have said that Brooms was so fast that he could not be tackled, and literaly controlled the outcome of a game. In the winter of 2009, Derrick Brooms was the guest of honor of a Northside sprint coaching staff meeting. 

 On Wednesday, Brooms returned to the University of Chicago to host the best Sophomore-Freshman Relay Meet in Chicago. The meet featured host Urban Prep, Northside College Prep, St. Rita, Perspectives-Calumet, Gordon Tech, Leo, and Urban Prep East Garfield. Urban Prep East Garfield features former Northside sprints coach legend Kwaku Attoh. Kwaku Attoh began teaching Physical Education at Urban Prep East Garfield in August 2009. Urban Prep East Garfield is all Freshman (120 students), and they were very impressive in the meet, and will be coming to the Eric Nelson Track & Field Classic on April 24, 2010.  

 The Urban Prep Relays had non-stop action, and a unique relay format, in which every event, including field events were scored as a Relay. The total distance jumped or thrown by a Team (Top 2 athletes) determined the winner of each field event. The total time ran by a Team (Top 2 athletes) determined the winner of the distance events (3200m run and Mile). The athletes also had the priviledge of running on the nicest Outdoor Track in Chicago. The University of Chicago's Outdoor Track at Ted Haydon Stadium is the best outdoor track in Chicago.  

  Medals were awarded to the top 3 Relays in each event, and Ribbons were awarded for fourth through fifth place. The Point scale for all events was 10-8-6-4-2-1. Every point scored was vital to the outcome of the meet.

 St. Rita won the meet with a score of 83 points. Northside College Prep finished in second place with 80 points, and posted victories over: Leo (72 Points), Perspectives-Calumet (65 Points), Urban Prep (50 Points), Gordon Tech (30 Points), and Urban Prep East Garfield (12 Points).

 In the Shot Put, Northside finished in firth place with a Team score of 49'7". Northside Freshman Kapil Garg threw the shot put 25'3. Northside Freshman Brandon Licuanan had a throw of 24'4. Northside Freshman Rohail Memon threw 20'7. Northside Freshman Kapil Garg, Brandon Licuanan, and Rohail Memon were awarded a ribbon for finishing in fifth place. 

 In the Discus, Northside finished in fifth place with a Team score of 117'7. Northside Freshman Kapil Garg threw the discus 65'4. Northside Freshman Brandon Licuanan threw the discus 52'3. Northside Freshman Rohail Memon threw the discus 50'3. Northside Freshman Kapil Garg, Brandon Licuanan, and Rohail Memon were awarded a ribbon for finishing in fifth place.

 In the Long Jump, Northside finished in second place with a score of 33'10". Northside Sophomore Josh Williams jumped 18'0.5. Northside Sophomore Derek Lin jumped 15'10. Northside Sophomore Dan Graham jumped 15'10. Northside Sophomores Josh Williams, Derek Lin, and Dan Graham were awarded silver medals for finishing in second place.

 In the Triple Jump, Northside finished in second place with a score of 72'0". Northside Sophomore Derek Lin jumped 37'2. Northside Sophomore Josh Williams jumped 34'10. Northside Sophomore Dan Graham jumped 32'2. Northside Sophomores Josh Williams, Derek Lin, and Dan Graham were awarded silver medals for finishing in second place. 

 In the Sprint Medley Relay (100-100-200-400), Perspectives-Calumet won it with an official time of 1:49.80. Gordon Tech finished in second place with an official time of 2:02.0. St. Rita finished in third place with an official time of 2:02.8. Northside College Prep finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 2:03.21. Freshman Umair Hamid ran the first 100m in a split of 12.21, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Daniel Nystrom-Swanson. Daniel Nystrom-Swanson ran a 100m in a split of 15.00, and made an exchange to Freshman Marcus McVane. Marcus McVane ran a 200m split of 30.39, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Luis Mesa. Luis Mesa ran the final 400m in 64.71 for an official time of 2:03.21 to place fourth overall. Leo finished in fifth place with a time of 2:06.50. Urban Prep East Garfield finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 2:10.2. Umair Hamid, Daniel Nystrom-Swanson, Marcus McVane, and Luis Mesa were awarded ribbons for finishing in fourth place overall. 

 In the 4x800m Relay, Urban Prep Sophomore Eric Brown and Northside Sophomore Pat Duffy ran toe to toe for the first 800m of the 4x800m relay. Pat Duffy ran the first 400m in 62 seconds, and the final 400m in 69 seconds for a season best 800m split of 2:11.16 on the first leg of the 4x800m Relay. Urpan Prep Sophomore Eric Brown ran a personal best 800m split of 2:11.20 on the first leg of the 4x800m relay. Urban Prep Sophomore Eric Brown dropped 10 seconds from the Indoor City Championships. Eric Brown ran a 2:21 in the 800m run at the 2010 Varsity Indoor City Championships. Northside Sophomore Pat Duffy came within in one second of his PR, with an outstanding 800m split of 2:11.16 to give the Mustangs the lead. Pat Duffy also made a perfect exchange to Northside Freshman Calvin Gang. Calvin Gang ran a 2:34.36 800m split (75/79) on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Dan Graham. Dan Graham received the baton in third place, and moved the Mustangs into second place by running the first 400m in 71 seconds, and the final 400m in 72 seconds for a personal best 800m split of 2:23.26. Dan Graham made a perfect exchange to Sophomore Josh Williams. Josh Williams was quickly passed, and in third place, after running the first 400m in 74 seconds. Josh Williams then ran the final 400m in a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 69 seconds, and passed Perspectives-Calumet, and Urban Prep to anchor the Mustangs to VICTORY in the 4x800m Relay, with a personal best 800m split of 2:23.68, for a total time of 9:32.46. Urban Prep broke their own school record by forty seconds, by finishing in second place with an official time of 9:38.60. Perspectives-Calumet finished in third place with a time of 9:43.80. Leo finished in fourth place with a time of 9:51.50. St. Rita finished in fifth place with a time of 9:52.30. Pat Duffy, Calvin Gang, Dan Graham, and Josh Williams were awarded Gold Medals for finishing in first place overall.

 In 4x100m Relay, Northside College Prep finished in fifth place with a time of 57.32. Northside Freshman Umair Hamid ran the first 100m leg of the relay in a 100m split of 12.37, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Marcus McVane. McVane ran a 100m split of 16.39, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Daniel Nystrom-Swanson. Daniel Nystrom-Swanson ran a 100m split of 13.23 and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Luis Mesa. Luis Mesa ran a 100m split of 15.23, to anchor the Mustangs to fifth place overall with a total time of 57.32. Umair Hamid, Marcus McVane, Daniel Nystrom-Swanson, and Luis Mesa were awarded a ribbon for placing fifth overall.

 In the 3200m run relay, Northside Sophomore Alexander Seibt DROPPED 27 SECONDS for a PERSONAL BEST 3200m time of 12:08.5. Alexander Seibt ran the first mile in 6:10, and then ran a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 5:58 on the second mile to WIN the 3200m run with a personal best time of 12:08.5. Northside Sophomore Pedro Juarez finished in second place overall with a 3200m time of 13:11.3. Perdo Juarez ran the first mile in 6:12, and then ran the final mile in 6:59 for a time of 13:11.3. Seibt and Juarez combined for a total time of 25:19.8 to win the Gold Medals in the 3200m run relay.

 In the 4x200m Relay, Northside finished in third place overall with an outstanding time of 1:43.56. Northside Freshman Nathaniel Agharese ran a 200m split of 24.00 on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Derek Lin. Derek Lin ran a 200m split of 26.14 on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Dan Graham. Dan Graham ran a 200m split of 27.49 on the third leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Sophomore Josh Williams Josh Williams anchored the Mustangs to third place overall, with a 200m split of 25.93, for a total time of 1:43.56. Nathaniel Agharese, Derek Lin, Dan Graham, and Josh Williams were awarded bronze medals for placing third overall.

 In the Distance Medley Relay (1200m-400m-800m-1600m), Northside finished in fourth place with a time of 14:40.61. Freshman Patrick Brennan ran a 1200m split of 4:07.46 on the first leg of the relay. Freshman Marcus McVane ran a 400m split of 72.60 on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Andy Voung ran an 800m split of 2:54.17 on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Alex Bologna ran a Mile split of 6:26.38 to anchor the Mustangs to fourth place overall. Patrick Brennan, Marcus McVane, Andy Voung, and Alex Bologna were awarded a ribbon for placing fourth overall.

 In the 1600m Medley Relay (200m-200m-400m-800m), Urban Prep won it and broke their school record with a time of 4:08.20. Urban Prep Sophomore Rashid Williams, CPS Indoor 200m Champ, ran a 23.3 200m split on the first leg of the relay. Urban Prep Sophomore JaBrice Reese ran a 23.9 200m split on the second leg of the relay. Urban Prep Sophomore Shondell Bohanan ran a 59.9 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Urban Prep Sophomore Eric Brown, on his second 800m of the day, ran a 2:21.1 800m split to anchor Urban Prep to first place with an outstanding time of 4:08.20. Rashid Williams, JaBrice Reese, Shondell Bohanan and Eric Brown were awarded Gold Medals. Northside College Prep finished in second place with an outstanding time of 4:13.7. Northside Sophomore Derek Lin ran a 200m split of 25.34 on the first leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Luis Mesa ran a 31.50 200m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Nathaniel Agharese ran a 61.57 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Pat Duffy, on his second 800m of the day, ran a 2:15.10 800m split to outkick a Perspectives-Calumet runner to the finish, to secure second place for the Mustangs with an outstanding time of 4:13.7. Derek Lin, Luis Mesa, Nathaniel Agharese, and Pat Duffy were awarded silver medals for finishing in second place. Persepectives-Calumet finished in third place with a time of 4:13.9. Urban Prep - East Garfield finished in fourth place with a time of 4:22.3. Gordon Tech finished in fifth place with a time of 4:33.9. St. Rita completed the scoring by finishing in sixth place with a time of 4:52.7.

 In the Mile run - relay, Northside Sophomore Alexander Seibt WON it with an outstanding kick to the finish for a personal best time of 5:24.9. St. Rita's Alfano finished in second place with a time of 5:26.5. St. Rita's Kingsley finished in third place with a time of 5:49.2. Northside Freshman Calvin Gang finished in fourth place with a time of 5:56.1. Perspectives-Calumet's Smith finished in fifth place with a time of 5:59.4. Urban Prep's Peake finished in sixth place with a time of 6:04.4. Northside Sophomore Pedro Juarez finished in seventh place with a time of 6:05. St. Rita's Gooseherst finished in eight place with a time of 6:14.6. Urban Prep's Battle finished in ninth place with a time of 6:19.7. Urban Prep East Garfield's Smith finished in tenth place with a time of 6:25.3. Urban Prep East Garfield's Pettis finished in eleventh place with a time of 8:07.6. St. Rita won it with a combined time for their top two runners of 11:15.7. Northside finished in second place with a combined time for their top two runners of 11:21.0. Northside Sophomroe Alexander Seibt and Freshman Calvin Gang were awarded Silver medals for finishing second as a TEAM in the Mile run - relay.

  In the Weightman's Relay, Northside finished in third place with a time of 61.50. Northside Freshman Brandon Licuanan, Kapil Garg, Umair Hamid, and Rohail Memon were awarded a bronze medal for placing third overall.

 In the 4x400m Relay, Northside Sophomore Pat Duffy ran a personal best 55.93 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Patrick Brennan ran an outstanding 72.13 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Daniel Nystrom-Swanson ran a personal best 67.32 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Luis Mesa ran a 67.88 400m split on the final leg of the relay, for a total time of 4:23.80, to place fifth overall. Pat Duffy, Patrick Brennan, Daniel Nystrom-Swanson, and Luis Mesa were awarded ribbons for placing fifth overall.

SOPHOMORE POINTS SCORED AT URBAN PREP RELAYS 

 The Emil Ostberg Sophomore-Freshman Indoor Championships is named after three former Fenton athletes, who earned All-American honors during their collegiate careers. Jim Nichols (All-American in the 800m run), Emil Ostberg (All-American in the 200m Dash), Art Seimers (All-American in the Mile, and brother of Fenton legend Chris Seimers). To earn All-American honors, a collegiate athlete has to place in the Top 8 in their event at the NCAA National Track & Field Championships. At the Emil Ostberg Championships, Plaques were awarded to the Top 5 individual finishers and the Top 4 Relays in every event. Individual Events and Relays were scored 10-8-6-4-2-1.

 Prior to Tuesday, Northside Junior Charlie Mesimore was the only Northside athlete in school history to win an individual event at the Ostberg Sophomore-Freshman Championships (3200m run Champion, 2008 and 2009, Art Seimers Mile Champion, 2009).

 In 2009, Northside Sophomore Josh Williams earned a plaque in the Triple Jump by placing fifth overall, which is an incredible accomplishment for a Freshman Athlete. As a Freshman, Josh Williams did not score a point in the Long jump at the Ostberg Sophomore-Freshman Championships, and was not even the Mustangs top freshman in the Long Jump, despite an outstanding jump of 15'9 at the Ostberg Championships his freshman year.  

  In 2010, through pure hard work, Josh Williams has continued to improve every meet, and has become one of the best jumpers on the Northside Varsity Team.

 On Tuesday, March 23, 2010, Josh Williams received his first reward of the season, and made history by becoming the Northside Mustangs first Emil Ostberg Long Jump Champion with a PERSONAL BEST jump of 18'7.75!!! On his first jump, Josh Williams jumped 18'4. On his second jump, Josh Williams jumped 18'1. On his third jump, Josh Williams jumped 18'7.75. On his fourth jump, Josh Williams made a legendary jump, but hit the foul line with his toe. As a courtesty, Fenton High School measured it at 20'0. Although the jump did not count because of the foul, it was still an incredible jump. In one year, Josh Williams went from not even scoring a point in the Long Jump at the Ostberg Championships to 2010 Emil Ostberg Long Jump Champion!!! Josh Williams is one of the most improved athletes on the Team, and has the potential to break the Mustangs school record in the Long Jump as a Sophomore! Northside Sophomore Derek Lin, also made history, by earning four Plaques in the meet! Derek Lin earned his first plaque of the day in the Long Jump by placing 5th overall with a PERSONAL BEST jump of 17'6.75! On his first jump, Derek Lin jumped 17'6.50. On his second jump, Derek Lin jumped 17'6.65. On his third jump, Derek Lin jumped 17'3. On his fourth jump, Derek Lin jumped 16'8. It was the beginning of a historic day, for Derek Lin, as he came home from the meet, earning a record four plaques!!!

 In the Triple Jump, Northside Sophomore Josh Williams placed third overall with a PERSONAL BEST jump of 37'5.5. Northside Sophomore Derek Lin placed fourth overall with a PERSONAL BEST jump of 37'0.0. Josh Williams and Derek Lin were both awarded plaques for placing third and fourth respectively.

 In the High Jump, Northside Sophomore Josh Williams placed fourth overall with a jump of 5'2. Josh Williams was awarded a plaque for placing fourth overall.

 In the 50 Yard High Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Derek Lin ran a time of 8.3 to advance to the FINALS! Northside Sophomore Luis Mesa ran a time of 9.12 to also advance to the FINALS! In the Finals, Derek Lin placed third overall with an outstanding time of 8.3. Derek Lin was awarded a plaque for placing third overall. Luis Mesa placed fifth overall with a time of 10.4. Luis Mesa was awarded a plaque for placing fifth overall.  

 In the 50 Yard Dash, Northside Sophomore Jusuf Skelic tied his PR with an outstanding time of 6.45. Northside Freshman Nathaniel Agharese ran a time of 6.12 to advance to the FINALS! In the Finals, Nathaniel Agharese placed fifth overall with an outstanding time of 6.17. Nathaniel Agharese was awarded a plaque for placing fifth overall!

 In the 50 Yard Intermediate Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Luis Mesa ran an outstanding time of 9.3. Northside Sophomore Derek Lin ran an outstanding time of 8.0 to advance to the FINALS! In the Finals, Derek Lin placed second overall with a personal best time of 7.7. Derek Lin was awarded a plaque for placing second overall!

 In the 220 Yard Dash, Northside Freshman Nathaniel Agharese stumbled on the second curve, and ran a time of 27.9. Nathaniel Agharese still came home from the meet with a plaque in the 50 Yard Dash!

SOPHOMORE POINTS SCORED AT OSTBERG 

1. Derek Lin                                       22.00

 This was a special meet for the Mustangs, all of the Northside athletes made the most of the opportunity to compete in the 2010 Indoor City Championships.

 In the Long Jump, Kenwood Academy's Keith Ross won it with an outstanding jump of 20'05.25. Urban Prep's Rayvaughn Hines finished in second place with an outstanding jump of 19'08.00. Chicago Vocational's Darius Smith finished in third place with a jump of 19'07.50. Raby's Eric Vortes finished in fourth place with a jump of 19'07.50. Simeon's Cywettnie Brown finished in fifth place with a jump of 19'05.00. Orr Academy's Carl Young finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a jump of 18'11.75. Northside College Prep Sophomore Josh Williams jumped a PERSONAL BEST 18'03.75 to place ninth overall.

 In the Triple Jump, Kenwood Academy's Matthew Funches won it with an outstanding jump of 43'11.25. Urban Prep's Rayvaughn Hines finished in second place with an outstanding jump of 40'10.50. Orr Academy's Terrance Davis finished in third place with a jump of 40'08.00. Bogan's Jeremy Strong finished in fourth place with a jump of 39'06. Payton's Josh Estes finished in fifth place with a jump of 38'00.00. Corliss Keith Rucker finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a jump of 37'01.50. Northside College Prep Sophomore Josh Williams placed eighth overall with an outstanding jump of 36'07.00.

 In the High Jump, Simeon's Devonte Elzy won it with a personal best jump of 6'0. Manley's Daniel McCurty finished in second place with a jump of 5'8. Northside Senior Hunter Speese tied for third place with Kenwood Academy's Brock Massie with a jump of 5'6. Orr Academy's Anton Buchanan, and Lake View's Abimbola Osundairo tied for fifth place with a jump of 5'4 to complete the scoring. Northside College Prep scored five points in the high jump.

 In the Shot Put, Calumet's Bryant Spencer won it with a throw of 47'06.50. Lincoln Park's Quernellus Jones finished in second place with a throw of 45'05. Clemente's Samec Figueroa finished in third place with a throw of 44'06.50. Simeon's Jordan Diamond finished in fourth place with a throw of 43'00.75. Fenger Tijuan Bounds finished in fifth place with a throw of 42'01.50. Bogan's Odei Ash finished in sixth place with a throw of 40'07.50 to complete the scoring. Northside Senior Andrew Czyszczon threw an outstanding 35'03.75.    

 In the 3200m run, Northside Junior Erik Zuehlke DROPPED 32 seconds from the 2009 to 2010 Indoor City Championships to WIN it with an outstanding time of 10:57.26. Erik Zuehlke is the first Northside athlete to win the Indoor 3200m run since Dan Kittaka won it in 2006. Jones College Prep Freshman Kirby Lawson finished in second place with an outstanding time of 11:13.16. Gage Park Andrew Rodriguez finished in third place with a time of 11:17.13. Senn Milberhane Masho finished in fourth place with a time of 11:18. Lincoln Park's Andrew Zotti finished in fifth place with a time of 11:25. UIC College Prep's Danny Gonzalez finished in sixth place with a time of 11:29.01. Kenwood Academy's Wilson Tan finished in seventh place with a time of 11:29.63. Jones College Prep's Dan Whorf finished in eighth place with a time of 11:36.92. Payton's Jonathan Kamel finished in ninth place with a time of 11:38.00. The CPS did not award points for the 3200m run this year. Erik Zuehlke was awarded a Medal for winning the 2010 Indoor City Title in the 3200m run!

 In the 4x800m Relay, after running a 10:17 at the Fenton Indoor Classic, Northside didn't know if they could even consider reaching the medal stand at Indoor City Championships this year. Northside College Prep shocked everybody but themselves, by dropping ONE Minute and five seconds from the Fenton Indoor Classic with an official time of 9:12.43 to place third overall, and earn All City Honors!!! Northside Junior Noel Lopez came into the meet with a personal record of 2:24, and in preparation for the meet got up at 6:15 am every morning with the coaching staff for practice. Noel Lopez hard work paid off, and he DROPPED NINE SECONDS on the first leg of the relay, for a PERSONAL BEST 800m split of 2:15, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Pat Duffy. The Northside Mustangs were in fifth place when Pat Duffy received the baton. The top six places earn medals and score points. Sophomore Pat Duffy DROPPED SIX SECONDS from his season best time of 2:19, and ran a season best 800m split of 2:13 to put the Mustangs in fourth place!, and made a perfect exchange to Northside Junior Danny Sobor. The Northside Mustangs were in fourth place when Danny Sobor received the baton. Junior Danny Sobor DROPPED SIX SECONDS from his season best time of 2:27, and ran a PERSONAL BEST 800m split of 2:21 to put the Mustangs in third place!, and made a perfect exchange to Junior Erik Zuehlke. The Northside Mustangs were in third place when Erik Zuehlke received the baton. Erik Zuehlke was an emergency replacement  for Sophomore Jusuf Skelic, who was having chest pains upon arrival to the meet. Jusuf Skelic was scratched from the meet. The question remained, could Erik Zuehlke, hang on to third place, after just winning the 3200m run indoor title for Northside. Erik Zuehlke showed incredible mental toughness and closed the gap on the top two teams, and held off Payton to secure Third place for the Mustangs with an 800m split of 2:21, for an official time of 9:12.43. It was the first time Northside Junior Noel Lopez, Sophomore Pat Duffy, Junior Danny Sobor, and Junior Erik Zuehlke appeared at the Indoor City Championships in the 4x800m relay, and they came through big for the TEAM and scored vital points. Noel Lopez, Pat Duffy, Danny Sobor, and Erik Zuehlke were awarded Medals for placing third overall! Lake View won it with an official time of 9:03.04. Jones College Prep finished in second place with an official time of 9:03.55. Northside College Prep finished in third place with an official time of 9:12.43. Payton finished in fourth place with a time of 9:16.29. Orr Academy finished in fifth place with a time of 9:16.54. Kenwood Academy finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 9:16.90.

 In the 55m Hurdles,  Kenwood Academy Keith Ross won it with a time of 8.26. Simeon Devonte Elzy finished in second place with a time of 8.71. Urban Prep's Jamil Boldian finished in third place with a time of 8.77. Hirsch Metro's Jabair Mbwelra finished in fourth place with a time of 8.85. Manley's Daniel McCurty finished in fifth place with a time of 9.14. Hubbard's Cotney Lewis finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 9.21. Northside Junior Hersh Perlmutter came into the meet with a PR of 8.60, but finished in eleventh place with a a time of 10.66. Perlmutter made the mistake of easing up at the end of the prelim race, before he reached the finish line, when he saw the heat winner cross the line. The Northside Mustangs are looking forward to Hersh Perlmutter running in the 110m and 300m Hurdles in their first Varsity Outdoor Track meet on April 3, 2010. 

 In the 55m Dash, Urban Prep's Jamal Minor won it with a time of 6.75. Orr Academy's Carol Young finished in second place with a time of 6.76. Clemente's Melvin Jackson finished in third place with a time of 6.79. Bogan's Jamel Donald finished in fourth place with a time of 6.82. Payton's Justin Smith finished in fifth place with a time of 6.85. Kenwood Academy Malcolm Brown finished in sixth place with a time of 6.86. Northside Freshman Nathaniel Agharese seed time was 7.32, and were still waiting for his official time in the prelims.

 In the 800m run, Northside Captain Wesley Laytham took the lead from the start, and looked strong the entire race, and ran 200m splits of 27, 31 (58 400m), 33 (1:31) through 600 meters. On the final 200m, Wesley Laytham turned his body back a couple of times to look at the field behind him, and ran a 200m split of 36 for an outstanding time of 2:07.66 to WIN the 2010 Indoor 800m Title! Wesley Laytham was awarded a Gold Medal for winning the Indoor City 800m run! Northside College Prep has won the 800m run two consecutive years at Indoor City Championships (Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss, 2009). Fenger's Rodney Lloyd finished in second place with an outstanding time of 2:11.25. Kelly's Enrique Florentino finished in third place with an outstanding time of 2:13.05. Von Steuben Nikitas Papageorgiu finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 2:15.02. Payton's Jimmy Brown finished in fifth place with a time of 2:16.34. Jones College Prep Freshman phenom Armando Rodriguez finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an outstanding time of 2:17.55. King's Academy James Simmons finished in seventh place with a time of 2:19.31. Kenwood Academy's Omar Tall finished in eighth place with a time of 2:19.72.

 In the 4x200m Relay, Urban Prep won it with an outstanding time of 1:34.43. Robeson finished in second place with a time of 1:36.60. Simeon finished in third place with a time of 1:36.68. Kenwood Academy finished in fourth place with a time of 1:38.54. Dunbar Vocational finished in fifth place with a time of 1:39.60. Harper finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 1:39.63. Northside Freshman Nathaniel Agharese ran a 200m split of 25.33 on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Josh Williams. Josh Williams ran a 200m split of 25.41, and made a nice exchange to Junior Noel Lopez. Noel Lopez ran a 200m split of 27.40, and made a perfect exchange to Senior Hunter Speese. Hunter Speese ran a 200m split of 24.79 to anchor the Mustangs to a total time of 1:42.93. 

 In the 400m Dash, Dunbar's Deon Sanders won it with an outstanding time of 52.15. Simeon's Brown finished in second with a time of 52.91. Lincoln Park's Lee finished in third place with a time of 53.91. Urban Prep's Marlon Marshall finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 54.02. Calumet's Spencer Williams finished in fifth place with a time of 54.18. Kenwood Academy's Malcolm Brown finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 54.27. Northside Junior Wesley Laytham ran an outstanding time of 55.59.

 In the 1600m Run, Payton's Jose Mora won it with an outstanding time of 4:39.74. Jones College Prep Freshman Jamison Dale finished in second place with a personal best time of 4:47.15. Northside Captain Cooper Eben ran a great race, and finished in third place with an outstanding time of 4:48.49. Cooper Eben was awarded a Medal for placing third overall. Cooper Eben ran 200m splits of 35, 35 (70), 36 (1:46), 35 (2:21 800m), 37 (2:58), 36 (3:34 1200m), 37 (4:11), and a EVEN SPLIT of 37 on the final 200m for an outstanding time of 4:48.49. Kenwood Academy's Joseph Laseter finished in fourth place with a time of 4:54.07. Chicago Math and Science's Espoire Habimana finished in fifth place with a time of 5:06.45. Lincoln Park's Tory Moore finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 5:06.61.

 In the 200m Dash, Northside Senior Hunter Speese ran an outstanding time of 25.14.

 In the 4x400m Relay, Northside Freshman Nathaniel Agherese went through the first 200m in personal best 25.0, and then after 75m more, he was spiked from behind, tripped, and hit the ground hard, and rolled to the outside lanes. Nathaniel Agherese was on the ground close to ten seconds, and there was no thought that the Northside 4x400m relay would continue. But Nathaniel Agherese got back up, and ran, and finished with a 65.00 400m split, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Pat Duffy. Pat Duffy ran a 56.91 400m split, and made a perfect exchange to Junior Noel Lopez. Noel Lopez ran a 58.43 400m split, and made a nice exchange to Junior Wesley Laytham. Wesley Laytham ran a 54.56 400m split, for an outstanding time of 3:54.90.   

VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT INDOOR CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS (including 3200m run) 

1. Erik Zuehlke                                 11.50

2. Wesley Laytham                           10.00

3. Cooper Eben                                  6.00

4. Hunter Speese                                5.00

5. Pat Duffy                                        1.50

5. Danny Sobor                                  1.50

5. Noel Lopez                                    1.50 

 On Satuday evening, March 20, 2010, the CPS Sports Administration released the seeds for ALL events for the 2010 Indoor City Championships, which will take place on Sunday, March 21, 2010.

 The CPS Indoor City Championships is designed to determine a Champion, and there is an emphasis on competition as opposed to participation. All Teams enter their best athletes, and only get one entry per event per school.

 There is a record number of entries this year, almost ten times the number of entries, compared to last year. This will be one of the largest Indoor City Championship meets in the history of Chicago. 

 Kenwood Academy is the favorite to win the Team Title. Kenwood Academy is the only Team that is seeded to score in almost every event.

 The top mark in High Jump also belongs to Kenwood Academy's Brock Massie with a season best jump of 5'10. Northside Senior Hunter Speese is seeded second in the high jump competition with a season best jump of 5'8. Speese will have extra inspiration on Sunday.

 Northside Alumni legend Eric Nelson has traveled all the way to Chicago to cheer on the TEAM on Sunday. Each day, when Northside athletes exit the locker room to head to Track practice, they pass by the Eric Nelson section of the School Trophy case. The trophy case contains Eric Nelson autographed Nike Throwing shoes, that he used to set his last school record in the Discus. The trophy case also contains photos of Eric Nelson breaking various meet records, school records, winning multiple city titles (2007-2009), and includes photos of Eric Nelson at Illinois Prep Top Times (2008 and 2009) and the IHSA State Championships (2008 and 2009).

 Eric Nelson, among other honors, won four consecutive MVP Awards in Track & Field, at Northside College Prep from 2006-2009, and the Mustangs home meet, the Eric Nelson Track & Field Classic (April 24, 2010) is named after him.

 Northside athletes always throw farther, jump higher, and run faster in his presence, and Eric Nelson will be at Henry Crown Field house on Sunday to help cheer on his former teammates.

 Northside Hurdle school record holder, Hersh Perlmutter, is ranked among the top seeds in the 55m Hurdles along with Harper's Kalen Northern, Kenwood Academy's Keith Ross, and Urban Prep's Jamil Boldian.

 Northside Captain Wesley Laytham, is ranked among the top seeds in the 800m run, along with Kenwood Academy's Omar Tall, and Lake View's Eduardo Chavez.

 Northside Captain Cooper Eben, is ranked among the top seeds in the 1600m run, along with Payton's Jose Mora, Lake View's Oscar Medina, and Jones College Prep Freshman phenom Jamison Dale.

 Northside Junior Erik Zuehlke, is ranked among the top seeds in the 3200m run, along with Kenwood Academy's Wilson Tan, Lincoln Park's Andrew Zotti, and Payton's Jonathan Kamel. Erik Zuehlke could be the Mustangs first Indoor City Champion in the 3200m run since Dan Kittaka won it in 2006.

It will be one of the most exciting Indoor meets in the history of the Chicago Public League, and could come down to the 4x400m Relay. The bus will leave for the 2010 Indoor City Championships at 2 pm.