News and Announcements
Northside 4x800m Relay WINS prelims and BREAKS SCHOOL RECORD with a 8:30.34!!! Record number of Northside athletes qualify for Finals!!
On Wednesday, May 6, 2009, the Northside Varsity Men traveled to Hanson Stadium in Chicago, Illinois for the qualifying meet for the CPS Varsity Championships.
In the 4x800m relay, the Mustangs were without Senior Brian Chhun due to an AP Exam, and had to use an alternate. The alternate came through big, and the Mustangs WON the prelims and BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD by 7 seconds!!! Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran the first 400m in 59 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 64 seconds for a 2:03.71 800m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Senior Jon Kittaka ran the first 400m in 61 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 68 seconds for a 2:09.00 800m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Junior Cooper Eben ran the first 400m in 63 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 69 seconds for a personal best 2:12.56 800m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Wesley Laytham anchored the Mustangs in heavy traffic, with lapped runners waiting to still make the final exchange, which clogged all eight lanes on the first 400m, forcing Laytham to slow down for the first 400m to 62 seconds and then Wesley Laytham broke free and ran the final 400m in 63 seconds for a personal best time of 2:05.07, to anchor the Mustangs to a victory with a new school record of 8:30.34!!! Lane Tech won the second heat with a time of 8:49. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss, Jon Kittaka, Cooper Eben, and Wesley Laytham will be honored in practice on Thursday for breaking the school 4x800m Relay record, and will also receive Watermelons, and a record breaker plaques at the Track & Field banquet on June 4, 2009.
Northside also qualified for the finals in the High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump, Shot Put, Discus, 3200m run, 4x100m Relay, 110m Hurdles, 800m run, 4x200m Relay, 400m Run, 300m Hurdles, and 4x400m Relay.
The CPS Varsity Championships will take place on Saturday, May 9, 2009 at Hanson Stadium.
Maria Torres BREAKS SCHOOL RECORD in the Long Jump! Bessie Nolan runs 5:49 Mile! Northside 4x800m and 4x400m Relays qualify for Finals!
On Tuesday, May 5, 2009, the Northside Varsity Women traveled to Hanson Stadium in Chicago, Illinois for the Qualifying Meet for the CPS Varsity Championships.
(Coming soon: Complete Results as soon as the CPS Sports Administration releases them)
Charlie Mesimore WINS prelims with a 4:39 Mile!!! Mesimore anchors 4x800m and 4x400m Relay to Finals! Mac Melto BREAKS School Record with 53.47 400m!!
On Saturday, May 2, 2009, the Northside College Prep Sophomore-Freshman Boys Track & Field Team traveled to historic Walter Eckersall Memorial Stadium on the corner of 82nd Street and Yates in Chicago, Illinois for the CPS Sophomore-Freshman Boys City Championship Qualifying Meet.
In 1947, the City of Chicago built Walter Eckersall Memorial Stadium. Walter Eckersall set a ten-second-flat Illinois hundred-yard dash record in 1903 that stood for 25 years until the future Olympian Ralph Metcalfe broke it in 1928. Eckersall attended Hyde Park High School, and ran rings around opponents on the football field. He led his high school team to a 105-0 victory for the National Championship against Brooklyn Tech. Fifthteen year old Knute Rockne sneaked into the park to see it. Walter Eckersall became an All American at the University of Chicago in Track and Football, and was inducted into the College Football hall of fame. Amos Alonzo Stagg called Eckersall, "a selfless performer...marked by complete dedication".
Walter Eckersall would have been proud of the performances by the Northside Sophomore-Freshman Boys Team on Saturday. On Saturday, May 2, 2009, the Northside College Prep Sophomore-Freshman Track Team qualified a record 14 Athletes to the finals!!! The Mustangs qualifed 16 Entries (10 Running events, 4 Field Events, and 2 Relays) into the Finals.
Qualifiers for the CPS Sophomore-Freshman Track & Field FINALS Include:
1. Charlie Mesimore - 3200m Run, 4x800m, Mile, and 4x400m Relay
2. Mac Melto - High Jump, 400m, and 200m Dash
3. Josh Williams - High Jump, Triple Jump, and 4x400m Relay
4. Pat Duffy - 800m, 4x400m Relay, and 4x800m Relay
5. Jusuf Skelic - 800m, 4x400m, and 4x800m Relay
6. Hersh Perlmutter - 110m Hurdles and 300m Hurdles
7. Taylor Kuehn - 3200m Run and 4x800m Relay
8. Danny Sobor - 4x800m Relay and 4x400m Relay
9. Erik Zuehlke - 4x800m Relay and Mile
10. Allen Tu - Discus
11. Michael Loftus - 4x800m Relay
12. Luis Mesa - 4x400m Relay
13. Fahad Sarvari - 4x800m Relay
14. Josh Pfest - 4x400m Relay
In the High Jump, Northside Freshman Mac Melto, and Northside Freshman Josh Williams both QUALIFIED for the finals.
In the Shot Put, Northside Freshman Allen Tu threw a personal best 29'6. Northside Freshman Cody Rios, the Mustangs top thrower, did not show up to the meet. Rios will be dismissed from the squad.
In the Discus, Northside Freshman Allen Tu QUALIFIED for the finals, and is among the leaders with a personal best throw of 83'6!! Northside Freshman Cody Rios did not show up to the meet. Rios will be dismissed from the squad.
In the Long Jump, Northside Freshman Josh Williams jumped an outstanding 15'2. Northside Sophomore Ed Moreno did not show up to the meet. Moreno will be dismissed from the squad.
In the Triple Jump, Northside Freshman Josh Williams QUALIFED for the finals with a personal best jump of 33'3. Northside Freshman Derek Lin jumped a personal best 32'6.
In the 4x800m Relay, Northside Freshman Taylor Kuehn ran a 2:24 800m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Northside Sophomore Danny Sobor. Danny Sobor ran a personal best time of 2:23 on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Erik Zuehlke. Erik Zuehlke ran a 2:24 800m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Charlie Mesimore. Mesimore was given a speed limit for the anchor leg, and ran a 2:24 800m split to QUALIFY the Mustangs for the 4x800m Relay finals with a total time of 9:37.33.
In the 4x100m Relay, Northside Freshman Richard Do, Derek Lin, and Luis Mesa were ready to run. However, the relay was scratched because alternates Mohammed Ahmed, Kevin Aguilar, and Samuel Ruiz did not show up to the meet. Mohammed Ahmed, Kevin Aguilar, and Samuel Ruiz will be dismissed from the squad.
In the 110m Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter QUALIFED for the FINALS with the third fastest time in the meet, an outstanding time of 17.37.
In the 800m Run, Mather Sophomore Andrew Papageorgeiou won the prelims with an outstanding time of 2:10.10. Northside Freshman Pat Duffy QUALIFIED for the FINALS with an outstanding time of 2:13.90. Northside Freshman Jusuf Skelic QUALIFED for the FINALS with a personal best time of 2:15.70.
In the 4x200m Relay, Northside Freshman Richard Do ran a 27.07 200m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Derek Lin ran a 26.79 200m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Luis Mesa ran a 27.51 200m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Allen Tu ran a 29.18 200m split on the anchor leg of the relay, for a total time of 1:50.55.
In the 400m Dash, Northside Freshman Mac Melto BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD and won his heat with a personal best time of 53.47 to QUALIFY for the FINALS with the third fastest time overall!!! The difference between first and third is only a 1.10 seconds, and with both athletes in the same heat, it will be a great race.
In the 300m Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter ran an oustanding time of 46.95 to place sixth overall and QUALIFY for the FINALS!!!
The Mile was a race for the ages. Northside Sophomore Charlie Mesimore WON the prelims win a PERSONAL BEST time of 4:39.80. Charlie Mesimore ran the first 400m in 66 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 70 seconds (2:16 800m), and then the next 400m in 70 seconds (3:26 1200m), and then the final 400m in 73 seconds for a PERSONAL BEST time of 4:39.80 to WIN the prelims. Charlie Mesimore dropped 11 seconds, and ran his best race of the season, and is now within 3 seconds of breaking the school record for the Mile! Mather Freshman Juan Mendez finished in second place in the prelims with a time of 5:00.10 to qualify for the finals. Whitney Young Freshman Eric Shan finished in third place in the prelims with a time of 5:00.90 to qualify for the finals. Harlan Freshman Dominique Crutcher finished in fourth place in the prelims with a time of 5:01.40 to qualify for the finals. Roosevelt Freshman Jeffery Rector finished in fifth place in the prelims with a personal best time of 5:03.10 to qualify for the finals. Northside Sophomore Erik Zuehlke finished in sixth place in the prelims with a personal best time of 5:03.90 to qualify for the finals. Zuehlke is on the verge of becoming the sixth Northside athlete to break the five minute barrier this season. Erik Zuehlke ran the first 400m in 72 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 79 seconds (2:31 800m), and then ran the next 400m in 79 seconds (3:50 1200m), and then ran the final 400m in 73 seconds for a PERSONAL BEST time of 5:03.90.
In the 200m Dash, Northside Freshman Mac Melto ran an outstanding time of 24.37 to place fifth overall and QUALIFY for the FINALS!!!
In the 4x400m Relay, Northside Freshman Pat Duffy ran a personal best 57.69 400m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Freshman Josh Williams. Josh Williams ran a personal best 62.57 400m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Freshman Jusuf Skelic. Jusuf Skelic ran a personal best 59.74 400m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Charlie Mesimore. Charlie Mesimore, came through big for the Mustangs by anchoring Northside to the FINALS with a 58.92 800m split for a total time of 3:57.82!
The Northside Sophomore-Freshman Boys will travel to Hanson Stadium on Friday, May 8, 2009 for the CPS Sophomore-Freshman City Championships!!!
Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss, Cooper Eben, Jon Kittaka, and Wesley Laytham BREAK 4x1 Mile School Record!!! Eric Nelson WINS High Jump at Spartan Relays!!
On Friday, May 1, 2009, Northside College Prep Varsity Men traveled to Glenbrook North High School in Northbrook, Illinois for the 47th Annual Spartan Relays. The meet featured Deerfield High School, Maine South, New Trier, Glenbrook South, Highland Park, Northside College Prep, Stevenson, Lake Zurich, Venon Hills, Loyola Academy, York, and host Glenbrook North.
Glenbrook North went to great lengths to make the meet perfect for all of the competing teams in the 47th Annual Spartan Relays. Glenbrook North Head Coach Rob Berg, Throws Coach Matt Purdy, Jumps Coach Steve Gross, and Distance Coach Bob LeBlanc pumped water out of the Field Event areas for three hours prior to the start of the meet. Former Glenbrook North Sprints coaching legend Bill Keane also voluntered his time to serve as Clerk of the course. A special thanks to all the members of the Glenbrook North coaching staff for being excellent hosts.
In the High Jump, each school was given four entries, for a total of 48 entries in the competition. The opening height was 4'8. Northside Junior Andrew Czyszczon was an emergency replacement for Northside Senior Wemi Jemine. Andrew Czyszczon had the height on his very first attempt at 4'8, but hit the bar on his way down. On his second attempt, he sliped on his approach, but did not break plane of the mat or touch the mat. The official initially ruled it would not count as an attempt. Andrew Czyszczon then made another attempt, and was unable to clear it. When Andrew Czyszczon approached the pit for his final attempt, a spectator from Deerfield interfered with the competition and argued that when Czyszczon slipped before reaching the pit, it should have been counted as his second and third attempt. The official then changed his original ruling. Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon appealed to the games comittee, and Deerfield Head Coach Jeremy Kaufmann showed good sportsmanship, by telling the games comittee that the Mustangs were correct, and that Czyszczon should be given his third attempt.. Andrew Czyszczon was given a third attempt, but was unable to clear 4'8. Northside Junior Hunter Speese cleared 5'0, and made three outstanding attempts at 5'2. Northside Senior John Byrne cleared a personal best 5'4, and made three outstanding attempts at 5'6. The bar was then raised to 5'8. Northside Senior Eric Nelson entered the competition and cleared 5'8. Eric Nelson then cleared 5'10. Northside Senior Eric Nelson then cleared 6'0 to WIN the competition, and then had the bar raised to 6'4. On his very first attempt, Eric Nelson cleared 6'4!!! Eric Nelson then had the bar raised to 6'6. Eric Nelson made three outstanding attempts at 6'6, and came very close on all three attempts at clearing 6'6.
In the 4x800m Relay, Northside Senior Brian Chhun ran a personal best 2:13.18 800m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Senior Simon Vecchioni ran a 2:20.12 800m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Luis Gaytan ran a 2:32.29 800m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Junior Andrew Czyszczon anchored the Mustangs to 12th place with a 2:27.59 800m, for a total time of 9:33.90.
In the 4x100m Relay, Northside Senior Martin Melto, Junior Hunter Speese, Senior Brian Chhun, and Senior Wemi Jemine combined for a time fo 48.30 to place 11th overall.
In the 4xMile Relay, Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss, Junior Cooper Eben, Senior Jon Kittaka, and Sophomore Wesley Laytham BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD by over a MINUTE AND 21 SECONDS!!! for a NEW SCHOOL RECORD of 18:55.40. The Mustangs also came within 18 seconds of upseting York High School! The previous record of 20:16.30 stood since 2007, and was smashed by over a minute and 21 seconds! Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran the first 400m in 68 seconds, and then the next 400m in 68 seconds (2:16 800m), and then ran the next 400m in 71 seconds (3:27 1200m), and then ran the final 400m in 71 seconds for an outstanding time of 4:38.12, and made a nice exchange to Junior Cooper Eben. Cooper Eben ran the first 400m in 67 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 75 seconds (2:22 800m), and then ran the next 400m in 74 seconds (3:36 1200m), and then ran the final 400m in 74 seconds for an outstanding time of 4:50.38, and made a nice exchange to Senior Jon Kittaka. Jon Kittaka ran the first 400m in 68 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 72 seconds (2:20 800m), and then ran the next 400m in 74 seconds (3:34 1200m), and then ran the final 400m in 70 seconds for a PERSONAL BEST time of 4:44.38, and made a perfect exchange to Sophomore Wesley Laytham. Wesley Laytham ran the first 400m in 67 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 73 seconds (2:20 800m), and then ran the next 400m in a negative split of 72 seconds (3:32 1200m), and then ran the final 400m in a negative split of 70 seconds for a PERSONAL BEST time of 4:42.38, to anchor the Mustangs to a NEW SCHOOL RECORD OF 18:55.40!!
