CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

 On Saturday, February 27, 2010, the Northside Freshman Boys traveled to Skokie, Illinois for the Niles West Wolves Invitational. The meet featured Northside College Prep, Waukegan, Driscoll, Foreman, Loyola Academy, and host Niles West.

 With several key Freshman promoted to the Sophomore squad prior to the meet, and athletes missing because of a State Latin competition, the Northside Freshman were unable to compete in the Pole Vault, Triple Jump, 55m High Hurdles, 800m run, 400m Dash, 55m Low Hurdles, 200m Dash, and 4x400m Relay.  

 Northside finished in third place with 33 points. The point scale used was 10-8-6-4-2-1. The Northside Mustangs had several great individual performances.

 In the Shot Put, Northside Freshman Alex Park threw a personal best 27'5 to place fifth overall. Northside Freshman Rohail Memon threw an outstanding 23'5. Northside Freshman Brandon Licuanan improved 1'4 and threw a personal best 23'4. Northside Freshman Umair Hamid threw a personal best 22'5.   

 In the Long Jump, Northside Freshman Calvin Gang jumped 10'11.5 to place fourth overall.

 In the High Jump, Northside Freshman Umair Hamid WON it with a personal best jump of 4'4.

 In the 1000m Run, Northside Freshman Patrick Brennan dropped 7 seconds and ran a personal best time of 3:25. Northside Freshman Calvin Gang dropped 2 seconds and ran a personal best 3:26. Northside Freshman Javier Mulero ran a personal best time of 3:31.

 In the 50m Dash, Northside Freshman Kendall Elue finished in fifth place overall with a personal best time of 7.30. Northside Freshman Alex Park finished in sixth place overall with a personal best time of 7.44. Northside Freshman Rohail Memon ran a personal best time of 8.27.

 In the 4x160m Relay, Northside Freshman Javier Mulero ran a 23.41 160m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Alex Park ran a 24.41 160m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Rohail Memon ran a 27.46 160m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Brandon Licuanan anchored the Mustangs to third place overall with a 22.81 160m split, for a total time of 1:38.09.

 In the 600m run, Northside Freshman Andy Voung ran a time of 2:00.

 In the 1600m run, Northside Freshman Patrick Brennan DROPPED 14 SECONDS for a personal best time of 5:54.9 to place seventh overall. Patrick Brennan ran the first 800m in 2:53, and ran the final 800m in 3:01 for a personal best time of 5:54.9. Northside Freshman Calvin Gang ran the first 800m in 2:55 and the final 800m in 3:11 for an outstanding time of 6:06. Northside Freshman Javier Mulero ran the first 800m in 2:54 and the final 800m in 3:27 for a personal best time of 6:21.9.

 In the Thrower's Relay, Northside Freshman Brandon Licuanan ran a 160m split of 22.00 on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Rohail Memon ran a 160m split of 27.00 on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Umair Hamid ran a 160m split of 27.00 on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Alex Park anchored the Mustangs to second place with a 160m split of 32.00 on the anchor leg of the relay, for a total time of 1:48.

FRESHMAN POINTS SCORED AT NILES WEST WOLVES INDOOR INVITATIONAL 

1. Umair Hamid                                 12.00 

2. Alex Park                                      6.50 

3. Calvin Gang                                   4.00

4. Rohail Memon                               3.50

4. Brandon Licuanan                          3.50 

5. Kendall Elue                                  2.00 

6. Javier Mulero                                 1.50

SEASON FRESHMAN POINTS LEADERS (2 MEETS) 

1. Nathaniel Agharese                     36.00

2. Umair Hamid                              12.00

2. Calvin Gang                                12.00

3. Brandon Licuanan                         9.50 

3. Patrick Brennan                            8.00

3. Brendan Kelly                              8.00

4. Javier Mulero                               6.50

4. Alex Park                                     6.50

5. Rohail Memon                              5.50  

6. Mohammad Khan                         5.00

7. Chaojie Gonzalez                          4.00

8. Kapil Garg                                    3.00

8. Andy Voung                                  3.00 

9. Kendall Elue                                  2.00

10. Brian Glatter                                1.00

 The Northside Freshman squad will be combined with the Northside Sophomore squad, and the Northside Varsity squad, for the University High Indoor Classic, on Friday, March 5, 2010. The University High Indoor Classic is a Varsity only meet. The Northside Mustangs will leave for historic Henry Crown Field House, at the University of Chicago on Friday, March 5, 2010, at 4:30 pm.

 On Saturday, February 27, 2010, the Northside Varsity Men traveled to Skokie, Illinois for the Niles West Wolves Invitational. Northside College Prep had limited entries in the Varsity division due to athletes launching rockets into space as a requirement for a school class, and athletes were also missing due to a State Latin competition. The Northside Mustangs had some great individual performances at the Niles West Wolves Indoor Invitational. 

  Niles West Head Coach Chris Vivone was an excellent host, and provided the best format for non-stop action on the Track, with three divisions being scored (Varisty, Sophomore, and Freshman).

  The meet included host Niles West, Northside College Prep, Waukegan, Driscoll, Foreman, and Loyola Academy. Loyola Academy featured a distance squad that finished fourth in the Nation this past Cross Country season.

  Loyola Academy won the meet with 233 points. The individual point scaled used was 10-8-6-4-2-1.

 In the 1000m run, Loyola Senior Nico Composto won it and broke a Loyola Academy school record with a personal best time of 2:37.6. Northside Junior Danny Sobor ran a personal best time of 3:13. Northside Junior Zach Rosenberg tied his personal record with a time of 3:25. Northside Junior Eduardo Herrera ran a personal best time of 3:28.

 In the 55m High Hurdles, Loyola's Benson won it with a time of 7.7. Niles West Bajamunde finished in second place with a time of 8.3. Loyola's Toreson finished in third place with a time of 8.5. Northside Junior Hersh Perlmutter finished in fourth place with an official time of 8.6. Northside Junior Mohammad Hossain ran a personal best time of 11.19. Northside Senior Andrew Czyszczon ran an outstanding time of 11.44. 

 In the 50m Dash, Northside Senior Kevin Jaburek finished in sixth place overall with a personal best time of 6.80. Northside Junior Ed Moreno ran a personal best time of 7.06. Northside Senior Sam Olver ran an outstanding time of 7.25. Northside Junior Vincent Rodriguez ran a personal best time of 7.50. Northside Junior Mohammed Ahmed ran a personal best time of 7.66. 

 In the 800m Run, Northside Captain Wesley Laytham WON it with an official time of 2:09.0. Junior Wesley Laytham ran 160m splits of 26, 28 (54), 24 (1:18), 27 (1:45), and ran a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 24 seconds on the final 160m for an outstanding time of 2:09.0. Loyola's Oberlin finished in second place with a time of 2:11.6. Loyola's Holmberg finished in third place with a time of 2:12.4. Loyola's Peiera finished in fourth place with a time of 2:12.6. Loyola's Garen finished in fifth place with a time of 2:15.7. Waukegan's Bennett finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 2:15.8.

 In the 4x160m Relay, Northside finished in fifth place with an official time of 1:27.40. Northside Senior Sam Olver ran a 21.86 160m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Junior Ed Moreno ran a 21.60 160m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Junior Ottmar Flores ran a 23.21 160m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Senior Kevin Jaburek ran an impressive 20.75 160m split on the final leg of the relay, to anchor the Mustangs to fifth place overall with a total time of 1:27.40.

 In the 600m Run, Northside Junior Noel Lopez finished in second place overall with an outstanding time of 1:39.1. Northside Junior Zach Rosenberg ran a time of 1:53.1.

 In the 400m Dash, Northside Junior Weslay Laytham finished in sixth place overall with an oustanding time of 58.10. Northside Junior Dominic Sieminski ran an outstanding time of 59.34. Northside Junior Eduardo Herrera ran an outstanding time of 68.71. Northside Senior Sam Olver ran a personal best time of 69.18.

 In the 55m Low Hurdles, Niles West's Bajamune won it with an outstanding time of 7.4. Loyola's Toarason finished in second place with a time of 7.9. Niles West's Dedhia finished in third place overall with an outstanding time of 8.0. Northside Captain Hersh Perlmutter finished in fourth place overall with a personal best time of 8.06. Northside Junior Mohammad Hossain ran a personal best time of 10.42. Northside Senior Andrew Czyszczon ran an outstanding time of 10.65.

 In the 1600m run, Loyola's Nico Composto won it with an outstanding time of 4:32.4. Loyola's Donahue finished in second place with an outstanding time of 4:34.1. Loyola's Seeberg finished in third place with an outstanding time of 4:36.8. Northside Captain Cooper Eben ran a PERSONAL BEST time of 4:44.0 to finish in fourth place overall. Northside Senior Cooper Eben dropped 5 seconds and passed Northside Alumni legends Patrick O'Connor and Jon Kittaka on the All Time honor roll, with an official time of 4:44.0. Cooper Eben ran the first 800m in 2:20 and the final 800m in 2:24 for a personal best time of 4:44.0. Cooper Eben ran 160m splits of 26, 28 (54), 28 (82), 29 (1:51), 29 (2:20 800m), 28 (2:48), 29 (3:17), 29 (3:46), 30 (4:16), and a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 28 seconds on the final 160m for an official time of 4:44.0. Loyola's Hague finished in fifth place with a time of 4:46.3. Loyola's Smith finished in sixth place with a time of 4:49.6. Northside Junior Erik Zuehlke ran the first 800m in 2:30, and the final 800m in 2:37 for a time of 5:07.0. Northside Junior Danny Sobor ran the first 800m in 2:37, and the final 800m in 2:48 for a PERSONAL BEST time of 5:25.

 In the 200m Dash, Northside Senior Kevin Jaburek ran a personal best time of 26.25. Northside Junior Eduardo Herrera ran a personal best time of 29.90. Northside Junior Vincent Rodriguez ran a time of 30.65. Northside Senior Sam Olver ran a time of 31.50. Northside Junior Mohammed Ahmed ran a time of 31.90. 

 In the Shot Put, Northside Senior Andrew Czyszczon finished in seventh place with a throw of 32'7. Northside Junior Hersh Perlmutter threw a personal best 27'1. Northside Junior Ottmar Flores threw 25'3.5. Northside Junior Mohammed Ahmed threw 25'3.

 In the Thrower's Relay, Northside finished in third place with a time of 1:33.16. Northside Junior Hersh Perlmutter ran a 160m split of 21.95 on the first leg of the relay. Northside Junior Mohammed Ahmed ran a 160m split of 25.79 on the second leg of the relay. Northside Junior Ottmar Flores ran a 160m split of 21.60 on the third leg of the relay. Northside Senior Andrew Czyszczon ran a 160m split of 23.82 on the fourth leg of the relay, and anchored the Mustangs to third place overall with a total time of 1:33.16.

 In the High Jump, Niles West's Lee won it with a jump of 5'6. Loyola's Torason finished in second place with a jump of 5'4. Northside Senior Geoffrey Gould jumped a PERSONAL BEST 5'4 to place third overall. Loyola's Widgus jumped 5'4 to place fourth overall. Foreman's Ragano jumped 5'2 to place fifth overall. Loyola's Lakowski jumped 4'10 to place sixth overall. Northside Junior Ed Moreno Jumped 4'8. Northside Junior Noel Lopez jumped 4'6. Loyola's Luz jumped 4'6.

 In the Long Jump, Northside Senior Geoffrey Gould jumped a PERSONAL BEST 16'9.5. Northside Junior Eduaro Herrera jumped a personal best 13'7.75. Northside Junior Ottmar Flores jumped a personal best 13'4.75.

 In the Triple Jump, Northside Junior Noel Lopez jumped 32'11.75. Northside Senior Geoffrey Gould jumped a personal best 30'11.

 In the 4x400m Relay, Northside finished in third place with a time of 3:56.40. Northside Junior Dominic Sieminski ran a 59.16 400m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior Ed Moreno. Ed Moreno ran a 60.71 400m split, and made a perfect exchange to Junior Noel Lopez. Noel Lopez ran a 59.97 400m split, and made a nice exchange to Captain Wesley Laytham. Junior Wesley Laytham ran a 56.16 400m split, and anchored the Mustangs to third place overall with an outstanding time of 3:56.40.

VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT NILES WEST WOLVES INDOOR INVITATIONAL 

1. Wesley Laytham                             12.50 

2. Noel Lopez                                     9.50 

2. Hersh Perlmutter                              9.50 

3. Geoffrey Gould                                6.00 

4. Cooper Eben                                   4.00

 The Northside Men's and Women's Track & Field Team will be having a Pasta Party on Friday, February 26, 2010, at 5:30 pm in the Northside cafeteria. Villa Palermo Catering will provide the TEAM with Grilled Chicken Penne Pasta, Chicken Alfredo Pasta, Fresh Bread, Garden Salad, and bottled water. All expenses are 100% paid by Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon. 

 The Pasta Party will help provide the Northside Men's Track Team with proper nutrition the night before the Niles West Wolves Invitational, which features, among others, Loyola Academy. Loyola Academy finished fourth in the Nation, this past Cross Country season. 

 The Pasta Party will also be a great Team building experience for the Northside Women's Track Team. The Northside Women's Track & Field Team's next meet will be a co-ed Meet, on Friday, March 5, 2010 at the University of Chicago, on an NCAA 200m Track, hosted by University High.

 On Saturday, February 27, 2010, two buses will leave Northside College Prep at 7:30 am for the Niles West Wolves Invitational.

 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 only 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. 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.

  The meet was very tight between Northside College Prep, Glenbrook North, Highland Park, and Maine West, and the finishes in all of the events were spectacular.

  In the Varsity 4x800m Relay, Northside Senior Cooper Eben ran the first leg of the relay in an 800m split of 2:11, and made a perfect exchange to Junior Erik Zuehlke. Erik Zuehlke ran the second leg of the relay in an 800m split of 2:19, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Jusuf Skelic. Jusuf Skelic ran the third leg of the relay in an 800m split of 2:14, and made a perfect exchange to Northside Junior Wesley Laytham. Northside Captain Wesley Laytham ran an outstanding 2:10 800m split on the final leg of the relay to secure second place for the Mustangs with an impressive finish and a total time of 8:54. Glenbrook North Junior Joe Poupard ran a 2:06 800m split on the final leg of the relay to hold off the Northside Mustangs for the win. 

  In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x800m Relay, Northside Sophomore Pedro Juarez ran a personal best 800m split of 2:33 on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Patrick Brennan ran an outstanding 2:46 800m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Javier Moluro ran a personal best 800m split of 2:41 on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Calvin Gang anchored the Mustangs to second place overall with a personal best 800m split of 2:31 for a total time of 10:50.20.

 In the Varsity 55m High Hurdles, Northside Captain Hersh Perlmutter just returned from Florida in time for the meet, and a few days in the Florida sun helped him to a major time drop. Hersh Perlmutter ran a season best time of 8.82, and dropped 0.68 of a second! Northside Senior Andrew Czyszczon also ran a season best time of 10.80.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 55 High Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Derek Lin had a big day, and ran a personal best time of 9.97. Derek Lin dropped 0.74 of a second! Northside Sophomore Luis Mesa ran an outstanding time of 11.90.

 In the Varsity 50m Dash, Northside had several huge time drops. Northside Senior Hunter Speese ran a season best time of 6.40. Northside Junior Ottmar Flores dropped 0.40 of a second for a personal best time of 7.10. Junior Jameel Ahmed ran a personal best time of 7.18. Junior Vincent Rodriguez dropped 0.49 of a second for a personal best time of 7.20. Northside Senior Sam Olver ran an outstanding time of 7.29. Junior Eduardo Herrera dropped 0.35 of a second for a personal best time of 7.30. Junior Andres Delgado dropped 0.11 of asecond for a personal best time of 7.60. Junior Mohammed Ahmed dropped 0.08 of a second for a personal best time of 7.64. 

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 50m Dash, Northside Freshman Nathaniel Agharese won it with an outstanding time of 6.70. Northside Sophomore Luis Mesa ran a personal best time of 6.90. Northside Sophomore Richard Do ran a season best time of 6.90. Northside Freshman Chaojie Gonzalez dropped 0.55 of a second for a personal best time of 7.05. Northside Sophomore Daniel Swanson-Nystrom ran a personal best time of 7.50.

 In the Varsity 800m run, a Highland Park runner won it with a time of 2:17. Northside Junior Dominic Sieminski ran a personal best time of 2:19.6 to place third overall. Sieminski dropped 4 seconds off his PR. Northside Junior Fahad Sarvari finished in fifth place overall with an outstanding time of 2:22.4. Northside Junior Noel Lopez finished in seventh place overall with an outstanding time of 2:24.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 800m run, Northside Sophomore Pat Duffy placed second overall with an outstanding time of 2:26.2. Northside Sophomore Josh Williams DROPPED NINE SECONDS for a personal best time of 2:26.9 to place third overall. Northside Sophomore Dan Graham DROPPED SIX SECONDS and ran a personal best time of 2:28.1. Northside Sophomore Pedro Juarez ran an outstanding time of 2:38. Northside Freshman Andy Voung ran an outstanding time of 3:06.

 The Varsity 4x160m Relay was scratched. In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x160m Relay, Northside Freshman Chaojie Gonzalez ran an outstanding 160m split of 21.01 on the first leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Luis Mesa ran an impressive 160m split of 22.97 on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Brandon Licuanan ran an outstaning 160m split of 23.55 on the third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Richard Do anchored the Mustangs to third place overall with an outstanding 23.66 160m split, and a total time of 1:31.19.

 In the Varsity 400m run, Northside Junior Andres Delgado ran a time of 67.50. Northside Junior Eduardo Herrera dropped 1.50 seconds for a personal best time of 68.50. Northside Senior Sam Olver ran a time of 69.60.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 400m run, Northside Sophomore Jusuf Skelic WON it with an outstanding time of 60.19. Northside Freshman Javier Mulero ran an outstanding time of 68.30.

 In the Varsity 55m Low Hurdles, Junior Hersh Perlmutter drop 0.30 of a second for a personal best time of 8.36. Junior Mohammad Hossain ran an outstanding time of 10.60. Senior Andrew Czyszczon also ran an outstanding time of 10.60.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 55m Low Hurdles, Sophomore Derek Lin ran a personal best time of 9.70. Sophomore Luis Mesa ran a time of 11.20.

 In the Varsity Mile, as soon as the gun went off, five athletes from Highland park formed the lead pack with Glenbrook North and Northside College Prep runners chasing them. At 800m, Northside Captains Cooper Eben and Wesley Laytham had seven runners in front of them, and began to move up and pass runners on every lap. Cooper Eben passed six runners! On the final lap, Cooper Eben had caught up to the leader, Highland Park's Arie Rothchild, and ran toe to toe with him to the finish line, to finish in second place with a season best time of 4:49.2. In the final 800 meters of the race, Cooper Eben passed six runners to place second overall! Cooper Eben also finished within one second of his personal record for the mile. Cooper Eben ran 160m splits of 26, 28 (54), 30 (84), 30 (1:54), 30 (2:24 800m split), 29 (2:53), 30 (3:23), 31 (3:54), 28 (4:22), and negative split on the final lap of 27 for a season best time of 4:49.2. Northside Junior Wesley Laytham finished in fifth place overall with a season best time of 4:55.3. Wesley Laytham dropped five seconds from the Lonnell Poole Invitational and passed two runners on the final 800m of the race! Wesley Laytham ran 160m splits of 26, 29 (55), 31 (86), 29 (2:25 800m split), 31 (2:56), 31 (3:27), 30 (3:57), 33 (4:27), and a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 28 on the final lap for a season best time of 4:55.3.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman Mile, Northside Sophomore Joseph Smith ran an outstanding time of 5:36.8 to place third overall. Joseph Smith ran the first 800m in 2:40, and then ran the final 800m in 2:56.8 for an outstanding time of 5:36.8. Northside Sophomore Alex Seibt DROPPED TEN SECONDS off his personal record for the mile with an outstanding time of 5:40.2 to place fourth overall. Alex Seibt ran the first 800m in 2:40, and then ran the final 800 metes in 3:00 for a personal best time of 5:40.2. Northside Freshman Brendan Kelly dropped six seconds off his personal record for the mile with an outstanding time of 6:02.9. Brendan Kelly ran the first 800m in 2:55, and then ran the final 800m in 3:07 for a personal best time of 6:02.9. Northside Freshman Calvin Gang DROPPED FOURTEEN SECONDS off his personal record for the mile with an outstnading time of 6:05.0. Calvin Gang ran the first 800m in 2:57, and then ran the final 800m in 3:08 for a personal best time of 6:05.0. Northside Freshman Patrick Brennan DROPPED EIGHT SECONDS off his personal record for the mile with an outstanding time of 6:08.5. Patrick Brennan ran the first 800m in 2:56, and then ran the final 800m in 3:12 for a personal best time of 6:08.5.

 In the Varsity 200m Dash, Northside Senior Hunter Speese ran an outstanding time of 26.51. Northside Senior Kevin Jaburek ran an outstanding time of 26.54. Northside Junior Hersh Perlmutter ran an outstanding time of 27.74. Northside also received outstanding performances in the 200m dash from: Junior Ottmar Flores (28.26), Junior Andres Delgado (28.36), and Junior Jameel Ahmed (28.56). Northside Junior Eduaro Herrera DROPPED TWO SECONDS for a personal best time of 30.20. Junior Vincent Rodriguez ran a personal best time of 30.51. Junior Mohammed Ahmed ran a personal best time of 31.13.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 200m Dash, Northside Freshman Nathaniel Agharese WON it with an outstanding time of 26.21. Freshman Chaojie Gonzalez ran an outstanding time of 28.27. Sophomore Richard Do ran an outstanding time of 29.32. Freshman Brandon Licuanan ran an outstanding time of 30.04.

 In the Varsity 4x160m Throwers Relay, Northside did not field a Team. Throwers Steven Burke, Luke Kotowski, and Nick Ruff did not make it to the meet. Kevin Jaburek arrived to the meet after the shot put had been completed due an exam at Northside College Prep. 

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x160m Throwers Relay, Northside Sophomore Pedro Juarez ran a 22.34 160m split on the first leg of the relay and made a perfect hand-off to Freshman Brandon Licuanan. Brandon Licuanan ran a 23.35 160m split on the second leg of the relay, and had a botched hand-off with Freshman Kapil Garg. After dropping the baton, Kapil Garg made a nice recovery and ran a 39.41 160m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Joseph Smith. Joseph Smith anchored the relay with a 25.24 160m split to anchor the Mustangs to a total time of 1:50.34.

  In the Varsity Shot Put, Northside Senior Andrew Czyszczon threw an outstanding 33'3. Junior Jameel Ahmed ran a personal best 26'11.5. Junior Mohammed Ahmed threw an outstanding 24'6.5. Junior Andres Delgado improved 1'0 with a personal best throw of 20'4.

 In Sophomore-Freshman Shot Put, Northside Sophomore Joseph Smith threw an outstanding 25'2. Northside Freshman Brandon Licuanan threw a personal best 22'0. Northside Freshman Kapil Garg threw a personal best 21'11! Northside Sophomore Pedro Juarez threw a personal best 14'7. 

 In the High Jump, the Varisty and Sophomore-Freshman athletes were combined into a single Varsity division. The opening height was 4'6. Northside Junior Ottmar Flores and Daniel Swanson-Nystrom made three outstanding attempts at 4'6, but were unable to clear it. Highland Park's Michael Shoreburg, Glenbrook North's Schkulay, and Northside Sophomore Dan Graham, Freshman Nathaniel Agharese, Senior Geoffrey Gould, Sophomore Josh Williams, and Senior Hunter Speese all cleared 4'6. The bar was then raised to 4'8. Highland Park's Michael Shoreburg, Northside Freshman Nathaniel Agharese, and Northside Sophomore Dan Graham all made three outstanding attempts at 4'8, but were unable to clear it. Glenbrook North's Sckulay, Northside Senior Geoffrey Gould, Northside Sophomore Josh Williams, and Northside Senior Hunter Speese all cleared 4'8. The bar was then raised to 4'10. Glenbrook North's Schkulay, and Northside Senior Geoffrey Gould made three outstanding attempts at 4'10, but were unable to clear it. Northside Senior Geoffrey Gould, and Glenbrook North's Schkulay finished in sixth and fifth place, respectively. Northside Sophomore Josh Williams and Northside Senior Hunter Speese both cleared 4'10 on their seccond attempt. The bar was then raised to 5'0. Northside Junior Luke Sobieraj then entered the competition and cleared 5'0 on his first attempt. Northside Sophomore Josh Williams made three outstanding attempts at 5'0, but was unable to clear it. He may have run the 800m run prior to the bar being raised to 5'0. Josh Williams finished in fourth place overall, scoring varsity points, to earn his second consecutive varsity letter. The bar was then raised to 5'2. Northside Senior Hunter Speese cleared it on his first attempt. Highland Park's John Bekkez then entered the competition and cleared 5'2 on his second attempt. Northside Junior Luke Sobieraj made three outstanding attempts at 5'2, but was unable to clear it. Luke Sobieraj finished in third place overall. The bar was then raised to 5'4. Northside Senior Hunter Speese and Highland Park's John Bekkez cleared it on their first attempt. The cross bar was then raised to 5'6. Highland Park's John Bekkez made three outstanding attempts at 5'6, but was unable to clear it, and was awaded second place. Northside Senior Hunter Speese cleared 5'6 on his first attempt to secure victory. The bar was then raised to 5'9, which would be a personal record for Hunter Speese. Hunter Speese made three outstanding attempts at 5'9, but was unable to clear it, and was awarded first place as the last remaining athlete in the competition.

 In the Pole Vault, Northside Junior Luke Sobieraj finished in fourth place with a vault of 7'6.

 In the Long Jump, Northside Junior Luke Sobieraj finished in sixth place overall with a jump of 16'5.5. Northside Sophomore Derek Lin jumped an outstanding 16'5. Northside Senior Geoffrey Gould jumped an outstanding 15'11. Northside Sophomore Josh Williams jumped an outstanding 15'11. Northside Senior Andrew Czyszczon jumped a personal record 13'4.75. Northside Junior Ottmar Flores jumped a personal best 12'11. Northside Sophomore Daniel Swanson-Nystrom jumped an outstanding 12'10.

 In the Triple Jump, Northside Sophomore Derek Lin finished in sixth place overall with a jump of 35'6.75. Northside Sophomore Josh Williams jumped an outstanding 34'2. Northside Junior Noel Lopez jumped a personal best 33'8. Northside Sophomore Dan Graham improved 3'0 with a personal best jump of 32'6.5. Northside Senior Geoffrey Gould jumped a personal best 29'3.25.

 In the Varsity 4x400m Relay, Northside Junior Dominic Sieminski ran a 57.81 400m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior Noel Lopez. Junior Noel Lopez ran a 60.44 400m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Captain Cooper Eben. Senior Cooper Eben ran a 59.94 400m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Captain Wesley Laytham. Junior Wesley Laytham anchored the Mustangs to third place overall with a 57.25 400m split for a total time of 3:55.44.

 The meet was not scored by host Glenbrook North, in an effort to provide a non-stop action on the track. All four schools, along with York High School, among others, will meet again in a scored meet at Spartan Relays on April 30, 2010. Spartan Relays is the best high school relay meet in Illinois.

 Northside College Prep determines Varsity letters by Varsity points scored. As a result, a complete list of points scored has been compiled for the purposes of determing Varsity letters. The point scale is determined by the total number of teams in the meet. There were a total of four teams (Northside, Maine West, Highland Park, and Glenbrook North) in the meet. The following point scale was used for individual events: 6-4-3-2-1, and 6-4-2 was used for scoring relays. 

The following athletes scored Varsity points at the Spartan Indoor Classic:

1. Hunter Speese              7.0

2. Cooper Eben                 5.5

3. Luke Sobieraj                5.0

4. Dominic Sieminski        3.5

5. Wesley Laytham            2.5

6. Josh Williams                 2.0

6. Hersh Perlmutter            2.0

7. Erik Zuehlke                   1.0

7. Fahad Sarvari                1.0

7. Jusuf Skelic                    1.0

8. Noel Lopez                     0.5

SEASON VARSITY POINT LEADERS (3 Meets):

1. Cooper Eben                               28.50 

2. Mac Melto                                    23.00

3. Luke Sobieraj                             19.75  

4. Wesley Laytham                         18.50   

5. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss       12.00 

6. Noel Lopez                                  9.50

7. Hunter Speese                          8.00   

8. Hersh Perlmutter                        6.0 

9. Dominic Sieminski                    5.5  

10. Geoffrey Gould                        3.0   

11. Kevin Jaburek                          2.25  

12. Josh Williams                          2.0 

12. Danny Sobor                           2.0                             

13. Luke Kotowski                         1.5 

13. Andrew Czyszczon                   1.5 

13. Mark Kharouta                          1.5 

13. Jimmy Nguyen                           1.5 

14. Nick Ruff                                    1.25 

14. Steven Burke                             1.25

15. Ed Moreno                                 1.00

15. Jusuf Skelic                               1.00 

Any athlete that SCORES a point in a Varsity meet earns a Varsity letter. All of the above athletes have already earned a Varsity letter this season. Nice job!