CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

Complete results and Team scores are being delayed until Monday by Lane Tech, the host school because of Illinois Prep Top Times weekend, and the complete results will be posted on dyestat on Monday morning. However, we have a recap of some of the highlights, including three Northside school records.

In the Varsity Men Distance Medley Relay, Northside Freshman Jusuf Skelic ran the first leg of the Distance Medley Relay (1200m). Jusuf Skelic ran the first 400m in 67 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 80 seconds (2:27), and then ran the final 400m in 75 seconds for a personal best 1200m time of 3:42.92, and made a nice exchange to Senior Brian Chhun. Brian Chhun ran the second leg of the Distance Medley Relay (400m). Brian Chhun ran an outstanding 400m time of 58.92, and then made a nice hand-off to Senior Simon Vecchioni. Simon Vecchioni ran the first 400m in 71 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 75 seconds for an 800m split of 2:26.87. Simon Vecchioni made a perfect hand-off to Sophomore Erik Zuehlke. Erik Zuehlke ran the first 400m in 76 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 84 seconds (2:40), and then ran the next 400m in an even split of 84 seconds (4:04), and then ran the final 400m in a negative split of 75 seconds for a personal best 5:19 Mile, for a total time of 12:28. The Mustangs unofficially finished in seventh place.

In the Varsity Men 100m Dash, Northside Junior Steven Burke ran a personal best time of 12.48. 

In the Varsity Men 110m Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter broke the school record with a personal best time of 18.08! Northside Sophomore Muhammed Hossain ran a personal best time of 22.90. Hersh Perlmutter will be awarded a Watermelon on Monday for breaking the school record, and will receive a plaque at the June Track Banquet.

In the Varsity Women 4x800m Relay, Northside Senior Adaora Achufusi ran a personal best 2:30.84 800m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior Bessie Nolan. Bessie Nolan ran a 2:43 800m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Senior Anna Parks. Anna Parks ran a 2:39.82 800m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice hand-off to Senior Maria Zdunek. Maria Zdunek anchored the Mustangs to first place, with a 3:01.79 800m split, for a total time of 10:55.45. Adaora Achufusi, Bessie Nolan, Anna Parks, and Maria Zdunek were awarded gold medals for winning the 4x800m Relay.

In the Varsity Men 4x800m Relay, Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran the first 400m in 60 seconds, and the final 400m in 63 seconds, for a personal best 2:03.07 800m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Pat Duffy, in the second high school track race of his career, ran the first 400m in 63 seconds, and the final 400m in 74 seconds, for a personal best 2:17.16 800m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Charlie Mesimore ran the first 400m in 59 seconds, and the final 400m in 68 seconds, for a personal best 2:07.34 800m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Wesley Laytham ran the first 400m in 63 seconds, and the final 400m in 66 seconds for a personal best 2:09.65 800m split, to anchor the Mustangs to first place, and a NEW SCHOOL RECORD of 8:37.61. The previous record was set in 2003 (8:38.10), and was held by David Zaya, John Krumsee, Connor O'Shea, and Danny Garcia. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss, Pat Duffy, Charlie Mesimore, and Wesley Laytham were awarded gold medals for winning the 4x800m Relay, and will receive Watermelons on Monday for breaking the school record, and plaques at the June Track banquet.

In the Varsity Men 4x200m Relay, Northside Senior Martin Melto ran a 25.45 200m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Senior Brian Chhun ran a 26.17 200m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Mac Melto ran a 23.12 200m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Senior Wemi Jemine anchored the Mustangs to first place in their heat with a 24.19 200m split, and a NEW SCHOOL RECORD of 1:38.93. Martin Melto, Brian Chhun, Mac Melto, and Wemi Jemine will receive Watermelons on Monday for breaking the school record, and plaques at the June Track banquet.

In the Varsity Mile, Northside Junior Cooper Eben placed third overall with an unofficial personal best time fo 4:48. 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 75 seconds (3:37), and then ran the final 400m in a negative split of 71 seconds for a personal best time of 4:48. Cooper Eben was awarded a Medal for placing third overall. Northside Freshman Taylor Kuehn dropped 10 seconds off his PR, with a personal best time of 5:14. Northside Senior Simon Vecchioni dropped 5 seconds off his PR, with a personal best time of 5:18.

In the Exhibition Mile, over 100 athletes lined up on the Track. Northside Assistant Coach Brian Hague came down from the stands and joined them, and won the exhibition mile. Hague ran the first 400m in 63 seconds, and then ran the next 400m in 71 (2:14 800m), and then ran the 400m in 76 seconds (3:30), and then ran the final 400m in a negative split of 73 seconds for an outstanding mile time of 4:43. Northside Freshman Jusuf Skelic ran a personal best time of 5:30. Northside Senior Norman Lee ran a personal best time of 5:45. Northside Senior Coleman Gailloreto ran an outstanding time of 6:09.  

(Coming soon: Complete results, and Varsity Point Totals)    

On Thursday, March 26, 2009, the Northside Varsity Men and Varsity Women Track & Field Team traveled to Lane Tech High School in Chicago, Illinois for the Len Jareczek Relays.

The meet featured Mather, Whitney Young, Northside College Prep, Jones College Prep, Marshall, Lake View, Payton, Lincoln Park, Schurz, Urban Prep, Roosevelt, Southshore, and host Lane Tech.  

It was the first Varsity outdoor meet of the 2009 Track season. The weather was perfect, and Lane Tech Head Coach Kris Roof, Assistant Coach Tony Jones, and staff created a wonderful atmosphere for a great meet. 

Prior to the start of the meet, Lane Tech Head Coach Kris Roof honored Lane Tech legendary coach Len Jareczek in an amazing ceremony, in which Lane Tech Miler Haji presented Len Jareczek's wife and daughter with flowers, and a former Lane Tech Athlete, Don Tomaska, gave a great speech about the career of Len Jareczek. Len Jareczek lead Lane Tech to a State Cross Country Title in the 1960s, and numerous City Track titles.

Don Tomaska, Uncle of Northside Freshman Josh Williams, finished 42nd overall in the 1966 State Cross Country Championships, to help Lane Tech finish fourth overall in the State Championships. He also finished fourth overall in the Mile in the 1967 City Outdoor Track & Field Championships to his brother, Denny Tomaska, who won the Mile for Lane Tech in the 1967 City Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

Denny Tomaska, and twin brother, Don Tomaska (Uncles of Northside Freshman Josh Williams) had a reunion with Lane Tech Coaching legend Len Jareczek in November 2007, just two months before he passed away. His health was failing, and over 70 former Lane Tech athletes, many from out of state, returned to Chicago to see him one last time, after nearly 40 years away. Len Jareczek received an award at the reunion for meritorious service to the City of Chicago signed by Mayor Daley.

Len Jareczek was a tough love type of guy that wasn't interested in excuses. He would work his athletes hard but fairly, and did not play favorites. He treated his athletes as young men versus children. Len Jareczek sought out used track shoes and clothing for those runners who came from poor families. He was known to give a needy family money out of his own pocket, and once provided a family with furniture he heard they needed. 

Len Jareczek gave his athletes an awareness of how good they could be, what they needed to do to achieve it, but never made those decisions for them. Denny Tomaska was winless his first three years of his high school career, but Len Jareczek stayed patient with him. Denny Tomaska had the first victory of his career in the Mile, in a dual meet in the hallways of Lane Tech during Indoor Season of his Senior year. He then won his next three races in a row, and at the 1967 Outdoor CPS City qualifying meet, he won his heat in the Mile, and his brother Don, won the other heat in the mile. At the 1967 Outdoor CPS Track & Field Championships, he managed to win the mile, while his brother finished in fourth overall. All the hard work, the coach's patience and encouragement finally paid off after three years. Former Lane Tech Mile Champion, Denny Tomaska, stated that it was "The greatest single achievement without a doubt in my life. Got the great big handshake after the race from the coach, as I received the smallest treasure ever...one small 1st place bar to put on my letterman's sweater. I will never forget the experience as long as I live."

On Thursday, March 26, 2009, Lane Tech Head Coach Kris Roof and Staff hosted a meet in honor of former Lane Tech Coach Len Jareczek, that many alumni said would have made Jareczek proud.

  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. During the off-season, Derrick Brooms was the guest of honor of several Northside sprint coaching staff meetings. 

 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, North Lawndale, Perspectives-Calumet and Leo. Leo is the alma matter of Northside High Jump Coach Cordell Lewis. 

 The meet had non-stop action, and had 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 was just recently resurfaced prior to the meet.  

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

   Northside College Prep and Leo tied for the Team Title for FIRST PLACE with 94 points!!!, and posted VICTORIES over Urban Prep (84 points), Perspectives-Calumet (48 points) and North Lawndale (32 points). The Northside Sophomore-Freshman Boys now have a season record of 22-9-1!

  In the Shot Put, the top two athletes throws were combined for each school's Team score.  Leo won it with a combined distance of 68'2 (Owens 37'1.50 and Bailey 31'1). Urban Prep finished in second with a combined distance of 63'7 (White 35'5.50 and Cheeks 28'2.25). Northside College Prep finished in third place with a combined distance of 60'3. Northside Freshman Cody Rios lead the Mustangs with a throw of 34'1.50. Northside Freshman Fabian Lara threw a personal best 26'2. Northside Sophomore Allen Tu also threw a personal best 25'5.50. Cody Rios, Fabia Lara, and Allen Tu were awarded bronze medals for finishing in third place. Persepctives-Calumet finished in fourth place with a combined distance of 31'1.50.

   In the Discus, the top two athletes throws were combined for each school's Team score. Leo won it with a combined distance of 144'3 (Owens 76'2 and Sanders 68'1). Northside College Prep finished in second place with a combined distance of 138'0. Northside Freshman Cody Rios lead the Mustangs with a personal best throw of 78'1.50. Northside Sophomore Allen Tu threw a personal best 59'10.50. Northside Sophomore Mohammad Ahmed threw a personal best 45'7.50. Cody Rios, Allen Tu, and Mohammad Ahmed were awarded silver medals for finishing in second place. Urban Prep finished in third place with a combined distance of 129'9 (White 83'4.50 and Cheeks 45'4.50). Perspectives-Calumet finished in fourth place with a combined distance of 41'11.

   In the Long Jump, the top two athletes jumps were combined for each school's Team score. North Lawndale won it with a combined distance of 37'5 (Bey 19'1 and Hardnett 18'4). North Lawndale has very impressive Sophomore and Freshman jumpers. Leo finished in second place with a combined distance of 36'7 (Howard 18'7 and Blackwell 18'0). Northside finished in third place with a combined distance of 26'7. Northside Freshman Derek Lin lead the mustangs with a jump of 13'5. Northside Sophomore Michael Loftus jumped an oustanding 13'2. Northside Sophomore Danny Sobor jumped a personal best 12'4. Derek Lin, Michael Loftus, and Danny Sobor were awarded bronze medals for finishing in third place. Perspectives-Calumet finished in fourth place with a score of 16'10. Urban Prep finished in fifth place on the strength of a single jumper, Riley, with an outstanding jump of 16'2.

   In the Triple Jump, Northside College Prep won it with a combined distance of 61'3!! Northside Freshman Derek Lin lead the mustangs with a jump of 30'9. Northside Freshman Josh Williams jumped an outstanding 30'6 after anchoring the Mustangs 4x400m Relay. Derek Lin and Josh Williams were awarded Gold Medals for winning the Triple Jump.

   In the Sprint Medley Relay (100-100-200-400), Perspectives-Calumet won it with an outstanding time of 1:44.64. Leo finished in second place with a time of 1:46.90. Urban Prep finished in third place with a time of 1:49.60. Northside College Prep finished in fourth place with a time of 2:03.60. Northside Freshman Richard Do ran a 12.20 100m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Luis Mesa. Luis Mesa ran a 16.50 100m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice hand-off to Freshman Josh Williams. Josh Williams ran a 27.65 200m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Dan Graham. Dan Graham anchored the Mustangs to fourth place with a 66 seconds 400m split for a total time of 2:03.60. Richard Do, Luis Mesa, Josh Williams, Dan Graham were awarded a ribbon for placing fourth overall. North Lawndale finished in fifth place with an outstanding time of 2:05.42.

   In the 4x800m Relay, Leo won it with an outstanding time of 10:23.4. Northside College Prep finished in second place with a time of 10:26.1. Northside Sophomore Danny Sobor ran the first 400m in 69 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 79 seconds for a personal best 800m split of 2:28.61, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Michael Loftus. Michael Loftus ran the first 400m in 72 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 83 seconds for a personal best 800m split of 2:35.49, and made a nice hand-off to Sophomore Zach Rosenberg. Zach Rosenberg ran the first 400m in 88 seconds, and as soon as heard his 400m split, Rosenberg shifted into high gear, and ran the final 400m in a negative split of 74 seconds for a 800m split of 2:42.66, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Fabian Lara. Fabian Lara ran the first 400m in 76 seconds and the final 400m in 83 seconds for a personal best 800m split of 2:39, to anchor the Mustangs to second place overall with a total time of 10:26.1. Danny Sobor, Michael Loftus, Zach Rosenberg, and Fabian Lara were awarded silver medals for finishing in second place. Urban Prep finished in third place with an outstanding time of 11:13.1.

  In the 4x100m Relay, Urban Prep Sophomores and Freshman served notice to their Varsity, by breaking their school record with an outstanding time of 46.31 to win it. Leo finished in second place with an outstanding time of 46.53. Perspectives-Calumet finished in third place with a time of 47.96. North Lawndale finished in fourth place with a time of 48.60. Northside College Prep finished in fifth place with a time of 56.09. Northside Freshman Derek Lin ran a 11.35 100m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Mohammed Ahmed ran a 15.62 100m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Andres Del Gado ran a 15.52 100m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Dan Graham anchored the Mustangs with a 13.54 100m split, for a total time of 56.09. Derek Lin, Mohammed Ahmed, Andres Del Gado, and Dan Graham were awarded ribbons for finishing in fifth place.

   In the 3200m run, the top two athletes times from each team were combined to determine their team score. Northside College Prep won it with a combined time of 23:53. Northside Sophomore Luis Gaytan and Freshman Juan Ringor battled toe to toe for 8 laps for first place, and it came down to the final 100m. Luis Gaytan pulled away to win it with an outstanding time of 11:55. Northside Sophomore Luis Gaytan ran the first mile in 5:50, and then ran the final mile 6:05 for an outstanding time of 11:55. Northside Freshman Juan Ringor dropped six seconds off his personal best time to finish in second place with an outstanding time of 11:57. Juan Ringor ran the first mile in 5:52, and then ran the final mile in 6:05 for a personal best time of 11:57. The Mustangs combined time of 23:53 won them the Gold Medal. Luis Gaytan and Juan Ringor were awarded Gold Medals for winning the 3200m run. Urban Prep finished in second place with an outstanding combined time of 27:09 (Brown 13:30 and Whitehorn 14:09). Brown and Whitehorn were awarded silver medals for finishing in second place.

  In the 4x200m Relay, Perspectives-Calumet won it with a time of 1:42.2. Leo finished in second place with a time of 1:42.4. Urban Prep finished in third place with a time of 1:45.4. Northside College Prep finished in fourth place with a time of 1:57.1 Northside Freshman Richard Do ran a 28.79 200m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Luis Mesa ran a 29.66 200m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Cody Rios ran a 31.29 200m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Josh Williams anchored the Mustangs to fourth place with a 28.12 200m split, for a total time of 1:57.86. Richard Do, Luis Mesa, Cody Rios, and Josh Williams were awarded ribbons for finishing in fourth place. North Lawndale finished in fifth place with an outstanding time of 2:02.6.

  In the Distance Medley Relay (1200-400-800-1600), Leo won it with an outstanding time of 13:50.80. Northside College Prep finished in second place with an outstanding time of 13:53.10. On the first leg of the relay (1200m), Northside Sophomore Michael Loftus dropped 23 seconds off his PR, for a personal best 1200m time of 4:17. Michael Loftus ran the first 400m in 80 seconds, and then ran the second 400m in 98 seconds (2:58 800m), and then ran the final 400m in a negative split of 79 second for a personal best 1200m time of 4:17, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Zach Rosenberg. On the second leg of the relay (400m), Zach Rosenberg shocked everyone but himself, by running an impressive 66.80 400m split, and then made a nice exchange to Freshman Fabian Lara. On the third leg of the relay (800m), Fabian Lara ran the first 400m in 81 seconds, and then ran the final 400m in 83 seconds for a 800m split of 2:44.44, and then made a nice exchange to Sophomore Danny Sobor. On the final leg of the relay (Mile), Danny Sobor anchored the Mustangs to second place with an impressive finish, by running the first 400m in 78 seconds, and then ran the second 400m in 89 seconds (2:47 800m), and then ran the next 400m in 90 seconds (4:17 1200m), and then ran final 400m in a negative split of 87 seconds, for a personal best mile time of 5:44, for a total time of 13:53.10. Michael Loftus, Zach Rosenberg, Fabian Lara, and Danny Sobor were awarded silver medals for finishing in second place overall. Urban Prep finished in third place with an outstanding time of 15:21.2.

   In the 1600m Medley Relay (200-200-400-800), Leo won it with a time of 4:20.6. North Lawndale finished in second place with a time of 4:37.3. Northside College Prep finished in third place with a time of 4:52.78. Northside Sophomore Mohammad Ahmed ran a 200m split of 27.57 on the first leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Andres Del Gado ran a 200m split of 33.14 on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Luis Mesa ran a 400m split of 70.60 on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Dan Graham anchored the Mustangs to fourth place with an 800m split of 2:41.40 (79 / 82.4) for a total time of 4:52.78. Mohammad Ahemed, Andres Del Gado, Luis Mesa, and Dan Graham were awarded bronze medals for finishing in third place overall. Urban Prep finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 5:37.

  In the Mile, the top two athletes times from each team were combined to determine their team score. Northside College Prep won it with a combined time of 11:42.70. Northside Sophomore Luis Gaytan won it with a time of 5:48.30. Northside Freshman Juan Ringor finished in second place overall with a time of 5:54.40. Perspectives-Calumet's Sawyer finished in third place overall with a time of 6:09. Urban Prep's Bohanan finished in fourth place overall with a time of 6:19. Northside Sophomore Zach Rosenberg finished in fifth place overall with a time of 6:20.3. Urban Prep's Whitehorn finished in sixth place overall with a time of 7:16.40. Urban Prep finished in second place with a combined time of 13:35.70. Luis Gaytan, Juan Ringor, and Zach Rosenberg were awarded Gold Medals for winning the Mile.

  In the Throwers 4x100m Relay, Northside College Prep won it with a time of 56.70. Northside Freshman Cody Rios ran the first leg of the relay with a 14.90 100m split, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Allen Tu. Allen Tu ran an impressive 11.69 100m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Fabian Lara. Fabian Lara ran a 17.07 100m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Mohammad Ahmed. Mohammed Ahmed anchored the mustangs to first place, with a 12.14 100m split, for a total time of 56.70. Leo finished in second place with a time of 60.40. Urban Prep finished in third place with a time of 74.10.

  In the 4x400m Relay, Perspectives-Calumet won it with a time of 3:49.9. Urban Prep finished in second place with a time of 4:05.2. North Lawndale finished in third place with a time of 4:14.3. Leo finished in fourth place with a time of 4:27.70. Northside College Prep finished in fifth place with a time of 4:28.67. Northside Freshman Dan Graham ran an outstanding 63.97 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Andres Del Gado ran a 70.89 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Luis Gaytan ran a 67.60 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Josh Williams anchored the Mustangs to fifth place with a 66.21 400m split for a total time of 4:28.67. Dan Graham, Andres Del Gado, Luis Gaytan, and Josh Williams were awarded ribbons for finishing in fifth place overall.

SOPHOMORE-FRESHMAN POINTS SCORED AT URBAN PREP RELAYS 

1. Cody Rios                                       10.50

1. Luis Gaytan                                     10.50   

2. Juan Ringor                                     10.00

3. Fabian Lara                                      9.50

4. Derek Lin                                         8.50

5. Josh Williams                                    7.50

6. Michael Loftus                                  7.00

7. Allen Tu                                            6.50

8. Mohammed Ahmed                           4.50

9. Danny Sobor                                     4.00

9. Zach Rosenberg                                4.00

10. Luis Mesa                                       3.50

11. Dan Graham                                   3.00

12. Andres Del Gado                           2.50

13. Richard Do                                    2.00

 The Emil Ostberg Sophomore-Freshman Indoor Championships is named after two former Fenton athletes, who earned All-American honors during their collegiate careers. Jim Nichols (All-American in the 800m run) and Emil Ostberg (All-American in the 200m Dash). To earn All-American honors, a collegiate athlete has to place in the Top 8 in the Country at the NCAA National Track & Field 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.

  In the Long Jump, Northside Freshman Mac Melto jumped an outstanding 16'4. Northside Freshman Josh Williams jumped an oustanding 15'9.

  In the Triple Jump, Northside Freshman Josh Williams jumped an oustanding 32'2.5 to place fifth overall. Josh Williams was awarded a plaque for placing fifth overall. 

  In the High Jump, Northside Freshman Mac Melto placed sixth overall with a personal best jump of 5'2. Northside Freshman jumped an outstanding 4'8.

  In the Shot Put, Northside Freshman Cody Rios threw the shot put a personal best 35'8 to place fifth overall. Cody Rios was awarded a Plaque for placing fifth overall.

  In the 4x800m Relay, Northside Freshman Pat Duffy ran a 2:18 800m split on the first leg of the relay! It was Pat Duffy's first race since finishing in second place at the CPS Freshman Cross Country Championships. Duffy will be added as an alternate to the Mustangs Distance Medley Relay for Illinois Prep Top Times in place of alternate Cooper Eben, who will be on a college visit this weekend. Pat Duffy ran a 2:18 800m split, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Luis Gaytan. Luis Gaytan ran a 2:28 800m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice hand-off to Sophomore Erik Zuehlke. Erik Zuehlke ran a 2:29 800m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Jusuf Skelic. Jusuf Skelic ran a 2:22 800m split, to anchor the Mustangs to fourth place with a total time of 9:39.20. Pat Duffy, Luis Gaytan, Erik Zuehlke, and Jusuf Skelic were awarded Plaques for placing fourth overall.

   In the 4x135 Yards Relay, Northside Freshman Richard Do ran an impressive 16.24 135 Yards split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Michael Loftus. Michael Loftus ran a 18.06 135 Yards split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice hand-off to Freshman Dan Graham. Dan Graham ran a 20.53 135 Yards split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Josh Pfest. Josh Pfest anchored the Mustangs with an impressive 18.16 135 Yards split, for a total time of 1:12 to finish in seventh overall.

   In the 3200m run, Northside Sophomore Charlie Mesimore defended his title (2008, 11:02, 1st place), and won the Ostberg Sophomore-Freshman Indoor 3200m run for the second consecutive year with an outstanding time of 10:50! Charlie Mesimore ran the first mile in 5:17, and the second mile in 5:33 for an outstanding time of 10:50. Charlie Mesimore was awarded a plaque for winning the 3200m run. Niles North Aaron Sebhat finished in second place with a time of 10:54. Lake Park's John Oldenburg finished in third place with a time of 11:05.4. Niles North Muhammed Phattla finished in fourth place with a time of 11:17. Northside Freshman Taylor Kuehn ran the first mile in 5:32, and the second mile in 5:54 for an outstanding time of 11:26 to place fifth overall. Taylor Kuehn was awarded a Plaque for finishing fifth overall. Fenton's David Carroll completed the scoring by finishing sixth overall with a time of 11:52.

  In the 50 Yards High Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter finished fifth overall with a personal best time of 7.58. Hersh Perlmutter was awarded a plaque for finishing fifth overall. Northside Freshman Derek Lin ran a time of 9.49. 

  In the 50 Yards Dash, Northside Freshman Richard Do ran a time of 6.47.

  The "Jim Nichols" 800m run is the showcase event at the Ostberg Sophomore-Freshman Indoor Championships. A list of past winners is permenantly displayed, and a special award is given to the winner of the "Jim Nichols" 800m run in honor of Fenton All-American Jim Nichols. The 800m run at Fenton is 6.5 laps on a 135 Yards track.  

  In 2008, Northside Freshman Wesley Laytham ran a 800m time of 2:21.30 in the Jim Nichols 800m run. However, Laytham had improved dramatically since his freshman year, and had run a 2:11 800m split as recently as Sunday, March 16, 2009 at the CPS Indoor Championships and was considered a top contender this year for the "Jim Nichols" 800m run. Upon arrival to Fenton, Laytham learned that he was seeded second in the 800m run this year to Niles North's Kosta Parazoglou. It was going to take no less than a 2:11 800m time to win it.

 After the athletes were lined up in their respective lanes, the gun was fired. Northside Sophomore Wesley Layham ran the first half lap in 9 seconds, and was at 28 seconds after 1.5 laps of the 6.5 laps race (800m run / 880 Yards). Wesley Laytham ran the next 135 yards in 22 seconds (50 seconds total time for 2.5 laps (337.50 Yards)), and then ran the next 135 yards in 19 seconds (69 seconds total time for 3.5 laps (472.50 Yards)) and found himself in the lead with a little over 300 yards to the finish!!! Wesley Laytham then ran the next 135 yards in 22 seconds (1:31 total time for 4.5 laps (607.50 Yards)). However, West Chicago's Guandi Sterle and Buffalo Grove's Eric Schiller passed Wesley Laytham for the lead, and at the same time Laytham felt the effects of a tough pool workout earlier in the day during PE class, and couldn't respond to Sterle's and Schiller's surge. Wesley Laytham ran the next 135 yards in 22 seconds (1:53 total time for 5.5 laps (742.50 Yards)). Wesley Laytham then ran the final 135 yards in 24 seconds, and three more runners passed him on the final lap. West Chicago's Guandi Sterle won it with a time of 2:11.0. Buffalo Grove's Eric Schiller finished in second place with a time of 2:11.8. Lake Park's Abrahm Pedraza finished in third place with a time of 2:14.3. Niles North's Kosta Parazoglou (pre-race favorite) finished in fourth place with a time of 2:16.2. Fenton's Patrick Bowles finished in fifth place with a time of 2:16.6. Northside Sophomore Wesley Laytham finished in sixth place with a time of 2:17.2 to complete the scoring. Wesley Laytham's effort was outstanding, and the Mustangs are looking forward to Wesley Laytham anchoring their 4x800m Relay on Thursday night at Lane Tech Relays.

  In the 4x270 Yards Relay, Northside Freshman Fabian Lara ran a 36.53 270 Yards split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Michael Loftus ran a 38.61 270 Yards split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Taylor Kuehn ran a 41.48 270 Yards split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Josh Williams anchored the Mustangs with an impressive 36.46 270 Yards split for a total time of 2:33.08 to finish in seventh place.

  In the 400m Dash, Northside Freshman Jusuf Skelic ran an outstanding time of 62.30 to place sixth overall to complete the scoring. Northside Sophomore Josh Pfest ran an outstanding time of 65.10.

  In the 50 Yards Intermediate Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter ran a time of 7.90.

  In the Mile, Northside Sophomore Charlie Mesimore looked very strong from the start, and quickly found himself in the lead, with no one near him, and ran the first 800m in 2:22, and then coasted the final 800m in 2:37 to WIN the Ostberg Mile with an outstanding time of 4:57. Charlie Mesimore looked back several times on the final lap, as he ran towards the finish line. It was the strongest he has looked in a race this year. Charlie Mesimore ran 135 Yards splits of 20, 21, 22, 22, 23, 24, 24, 23, 23, 26, 22, 22, and 25 for an outstanding time of 4:57. Mesimore is the first Northside athlete to ever win the Ostberg Mile. Buffalo Grove's Tom Piomko finished in second place with a time of 5:01. Lake Park's Abraham Pedraza finished in third place with a time of 5:03. Buffalo Grove's Jerome Atchrison finished in fourth place with a time of 5:05. Niles North's Kosta Pazogiou finished in fifth place with a time of 5:09. Fenton's MJ Harkins finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 5:11. Northside Sophomore Wesley Laytham ran the first 800m in 2:36, and the final 800m in 2:42 for a time of 5:18. Wesley Laytham wasn't feeling strong because of a pool workout earlier in the day, but gave an outstanding effort for the Team.

  In the 200m Dash, Northside Freshman Mac Melto ran an outstanding time of 27.21 to place sixth overall to complete the scoring. Northside Sophomore Josh Pfest ran an outstanding time of 28.70.

  In the 4x405 Yards Relay, Northside Freshman Jusuf Skelic ran a 56.98 split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Josh Pfest ran a 60.48 split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Mac Melto ran a 59.04 split on third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Charlie Mesimore anchored the Mustangs past Gwendolyn Brooks Prep with a 58.04 split, to place sixth overall with a time of 3:54.54.

  Lake Park won the meet. Niles North finished in second place. West Chicago finished in third place. Buffalo Grove finished in fourth place. Northside College Prep finished in fifth place with 37 points, and posted VICTORIES over Fenton (31 points), Gwendolyn Brooks Prep (26 points), and St.Jospeh (10 points). The Northside Sophomore-Freshman Boys Team now has a season record of 19-9!!!