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Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss and Wesley Laytham place 1-2 in the 3200m run! Eric Nelson WINS High Jump! Hersh Perlmutter WINS Int Hurdles!
On Tuesday, March 10, 2009, the Northside Varsity Men traveled to Bensenville, Illinois to Bison Stadium for the Fenton Indoor Classic. Fenton is the home of the Metro Suburban Conference Track and Field Champions. Fenton has won the Metro Suburban Conference Track & Field Championship the last three years, and famous alumni include Olympian Jim Spivey.
The Fenton Indoor Classic featured Gordon Tech, Conant, Northside College Prep, and host Fenton. Individual Events were scored 6-4-3-2-1, and Relays were scored 6-4-2.
The Northside Varsity Men scored 63 points to finish in second place, and posted victories over Fenton (48 points), and Gordon Tech (22 points).
In the High Jump, Northside took 3 of the top 4 places. The Mustangs were led by Northside Senior Eric Nelson with an outstanding jump of 6’3 to WIN the meet. Conant’s Paul Kim finished in second place with a jump of 5’8. Northside Senior Wemi Jemine finished in third place with a jump of 5’6. Northside Freshman Yusuf Skelic finished in fourth place with a personal best jump of 4’10.
In the Long Jump, Conant’s Kyle Reid won it with a jump of 19’1. Conant’s Ian Hartsfield finished in second place with a jump of 18’9.5. Northside Senior Martin Melto placed 3rd overall with a personal best jump of 18’4. Conant’s Paul Kim finished in fourth place with a jump of 17’8.5. Conant’s Bryan Hudgins completed the scoring by finishing in fifth place with a jump of 16’11.5. Northside Senior Albert Lin jumped an outstanding 16’11. Northside Senior John Byrne jumped an outstanding 15’8.
In the Triple Jump, Conant’s Ian Hartsfield won it with a jump of 40’1. Northside Senior Eric Nelson finished in second place with an outstanding jump of 39’8. Conant’s Mark Krystinak finished in third place with a jump of 38’6. Northside Senior Albert Lin finished in fourth place with a jump of 36’9.5. Northside Senior Martin Melto finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with an outstanding jump of 36’5. Northside Freshman Yusuf Skelic jumped a personal best 33’7.
In the Shot Put, Northside Captain Eric Nelson threw an outstanding 38’3. Northside Senior Rafael Confino threw a personal best 36’7.
In the Pole Vault, Conant's Kyle Reid won it. Conant's Mark Krustinak finished in second place with a vault of 11'0. Fenton's Dan Mikos finished in third place with a vault of 10'0.
In the 4x800m Relay, Conant won it with a time of 9:41.5. Fenton finished in second place with a time of 9:46.4. Northside finished in third place with a time of 9:46.6. Northside Freshman Jusuf Skelic ran a 800m split of 2:20 on the first leg of the relay. Northside Senior Simon Vecchioni ran a 2:32 800m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Junior Andrew Czyszczon ran a 2:36 800m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Charlie Mesimore. Charlie Mesimore anchored the Mustangs to third place with a 2:15 800m split, for a total time of 9:46.6.
In the 4x135 Yards Relay, Northside Senior Martin Melto ran a 16.55 135 Yards split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Senior John Byrne. John Byrne ran an impressive 14.97 135 Yards split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice hand-off to Junior Steven Burke. Steven Burke ran a 17.43 135 Yards split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Senior Wemi Jemine. Wemi Jemine anchored the Mustangs to third place with a 16.07 135 Yards split, for a total time of 1:05.5.
In the 3200m run, the Northside Mustangs took four of the top five places, and were led by the one-two punch of Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss and Sophomore Wesley Laytham. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss WON it with a season best time of 10:17. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran a 5:03 for the first mile, and then ran the final mile in 5:14 for an outstanding time of 10:17. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran 135 Yard splits of 21, 24, 23, 24, 23, 23, 25, 20, 25, 24, 23, 25, 23, 25, 24, 23, 25, 25, 24, 25, 24, 25, 26, 24, 25 and 19 for a season best time of 10:17. It was also the fastest time ever run by a Northside athlete at Fenton. Sophomore Wesley Laytham finished in second place with a personal best time of 10:51. Wesley Laytham ran a 5:20 for the first mile, and then ran the final mile in 5:31 for a personal best time of 10:51. Wesley Laytham ran 135 Yard splits of 21, 25, 24, 25, 24, 23, 27, 23, 27, 25, 26, 24, 26, 25, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 24 and 22 for a personal best time of 10:51. Northside Junior James Rey finished in third place with an outstanding time of 11:58. Gordon Tech's Justin Cagadas finished in fourth place with a time of 11:59. Northside Senior Norman Lee earned a Varsity letter by placing fifth to complete the scoring with a personal best time of 13:09. Northside Senior Coleman Gailloreto ran a time of 13:45.
In the 50 Yard High Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter finished in second place with a personal best time of 7.6. Hersh Perlmutter dropped 1.3 seconds from last year!! Northside Senior Albert Lin finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a personal best time of 7.9. Albert Lin dropped 0.6 seconds from last year!!! Northside Junior Andrew Czyszczon ran a personal best time of 8.94.
In the 50 Yard Dash, Gordon Tech's Andy Birkus won it with a time of 5.8. Conant's Lane Kendall finished in second with a time of 5.8. Fenton's Jason Lobojko and Justin Southward tied for third and fourth respectively with a time of 5.9. Gordon Tech's Neil Duckworth completed the scoring by placing fifth overall with a time of 5.9. Northside Junior Steven Burke ran an outstanding time of 6.10. Northside Senior Wemi Jemine ran an outstanding time of 6.10. Northside Senior Rafael Confino ran a time of 6.66. Northside Junior Sam Olver ran a time of 6.70.
In the 800m run, Conant's Ben Anderson won it with a time of 2:26.5. Conant's Muhammed Tayyab finished in second place with a time of 2:26.8. Conant's Ryan Mueller finished in third place with a time of 2:27.2. Gordon Tech's Jim Carroll finished in fourth place with a time of 2:27.7. Northside Freshman Jusuf Skelic finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a time of 2:31.6. Northside Junior Peter Wilk ran an outstanding time of 2:35. Northside Junior Andrew Czyszczon ran a time of 2:36.
In the 4x270 Yards Relay, Northside Senior Martin Melto ran a 36.03 270 Yards split on the first leg of the relay. Senior John Byrne ran a 34.20 270 Yards split on the second leg of the relay. Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter ran a 37.30 270 Yards split on the third leg of the relay. Junior Steven Burke ran a 34.20 270 Yards split to anchor the Mustangs to third place with a official time of 2:25.5.
In the 400m Run, Northside Senior Simon Vecchioni ran a time of 66.83. Northside Senior Rafael Confino ran a time of 77.13.
In the 50 Yards Intermediate Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter won it with a personal best time of 7.5. Conant's Mark Krustinak finished in second place with an outstanding time of 7.6. Fenton's Dan Mikos finished in third place with a time of 7.7. Northside Senior Albert Lin finished in fourth place with a time of 7.8. Gordon Tech's Daniel Jones finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a time of 8.0.
In the Mile, Fenton's Nathan Smith won it with a time of 4:44.70. Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss finished in second place with an outstanding time of 4:53. Conant's Pablo Ramirez finished in third place with a time of 4:54.2 Fenton's Justin Smith finished in fourth place with a time of 4:55.8. Conant's Mohammed Tayyab finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a time of 5:04.8.
In the 200m Dash, Northside Senior Simon Vecchioni ran a season best time of 29.20. Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter ran an outstanding time of 29.60.
In the 4x405 Yards Relay, the official mis-counted the laps, and didn't allow an exchange to take place at the end of the first leg of the relay, so the first leg of the relay was 550 Yards! Also, athletes lost time on the first leg of the relay, when they attempted to stop at the 405 Yards mark. Northside Junior Steven Burke ran 82.53 550 Yards split on the first leg of the 4x405 Yards Relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Wesley Laytham. Wesley Laytham ran a 56.61 405 Yards split on the second leg of relay, and made a nice hand-off to Northside Junior Peter Wilk. Peter Wilk ran a 59.30 405 Yards split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss. Cuit Pineda Y ouniss ran a 54.77 405 Yards split to outkick Conant to the finish to anchor the Mustangs to second place with an official time of 4:12.50. Fenton finished in fourh place with a time of 4:13.1.
VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT FENTON INDOOR CLASSIC
1. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 11.00
2. Hersh Perlmutter 10.50
3. Eric Nelson 10.00
4. Wesley Laytham 5.00
4. Albert Lin 5.00
4. Martin Melto 5.00
5. Wemi Jemine 3.50
5. Jusuf Skelic 3.50
6. James Ray 3.00
7. Steven Burke 2.00
8. John Byrne 1.00
8. Peter Wilk 1.00
8. Norman Lee 1.00
9. Charlie Mesimore 0.50
9. Simon Vecchioni 0.50
9. Andrew Czyszczon 0.50
VARSITY POINTS SCORED - SEASON TOTAL (5 Meets)
1. Eric Nelson 39.50
2. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 38.25
3. Hersh Perlmutter 23.50
4. Charlie Mesimore 21.75
5. Jon Kittaka 20.75
6. Martin Melto 19.00
7. Steven Burke 13.00
8. Wesley Laytham 10.50
9. Luke Sobieraj 8.00
10. Brandon Cooper 7.75
11. Wemi Jemine 7.20
12. John Konow 6.00
13. Albert Lin 5.00
14. Jusuf Skelic 4.50
15. Cooper Eben 4.25
16. James Rey 3.50
17. Hunter Speese 3.25
18. Brian Chhun 3.00
19. John Byrne 2.50
19. Simon Vecchioni 2.50
19. Kevin Jaburek 2.50
20. Mac Melto 2.00
20. Ed Moreno 2.00
20. Sam Olver 2.00
20. Andrew Czyszczon 2.00
21. Sam Vergara 1.50
21. Rafael Confino 1.50
21. Saul Silveyra 1.50
22. Nathan Michaelson 1.00
22. Peter Wilk 1.00
22. Norman Lee 1.00
All Athletes that score a Varsity point in any meet during the season, earn a Varsity letter.
Mac Melto WINS Sophomore-Freshman High Jump and Triple Jump!!! Taylor Kuehn WINS Sophomore-Freshman 3200 at Fenton Indoor Classic!!!
On Tuesday, March 10, 2009, the Northside Sophomore-Freshman Boys traveled to Bensenville, Illinois to Bison Stadium for the Fenton Indoor Classic. Fenton is the home of the Metro Suburban Conference Track and Field Champions. Fenton has won the Metro Suburban Conference Track & Field Championship the last three years, and famous alumni include Olympian Jim Spivey.
The Fenton Indoor Classic featured Gordon Tech, Conant, Northside College Prep, and host Fenton. Individual Events were scored 6-4-3-2-1, and Relays were scored 6-4-2.
The Northside Sophomore-Freshman Boys scored 87 points to finish in second place, and posted victories over Fenton (34 points), and Gordon Tech (23.5 points). Conant won it with 100.50 points. The Northside Sophomore-Freshman Boys Team now has a season record of 16-5!!!
In the Sophomore-Freshman High Jump, Northside took 3 out of the top 4 places. Freshman Mac Melto won it with a jump of 5'0. Northside Freshman Josh Williams finished in second place with a personal best jump of 4'10. Conant's D.J. Nerda finished in third place with a jump of 4'6. Northside Freshman Dan Graham finished in fourth place with a jump of 4'4.
In the Sophomore-Freshman Long Jump, Fenton's Christian Hernandez won it with a jump of 17'4.5. Conant's Mike Zenter finished in second place with a jump of 17'1. Northside Freshman Mac Melto finished in third place with an outstanding jump of 16'0. Conant's Danie Bart finished in fourth place with a jump of 15'11. Conant's Patrick Panayotov finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a jump of 15'8.5. Northside Freshman Josh Williams jumped a personal best 15'3.5. Northside Freshman Derek Lin jumped a personal best 14'11. Northside Sophomore Neel Patel jumped 10'11.
In the Sophomore-Freshman Triple Jump, Northside Freshman Mac Melto won it. Northside Freshman Josh Williams finished in second place with a personal best jump of 32'3. Northside Freshman Derek Lin finished in third place with a personal best jump of 31'3. Conant's Connor Abbott finished in fourth place with a jump of 29'7.5. Conant's Eric Tiessen finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a jump of 28'10.5.
In the Sophomore-Freshman Shot Put, Northside Freshman Cody Rios finished in fourth place with an outstanding throw of 30'7. Northside Sophomore Neel Patel finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with a personal best throw of 29'6. Northside Freshman Luis Mesa threw 21'4. Northside Sophomore Mohammed Ahmed threw 18'1.
In the Sophomore-Freshman Pole Vault, Conant's Bart Daniel won it with a vault of 8'6. Conant's Connor Abbott finished in second place with a vault of 8'0. Conant's Joe Jackowski finished in third place with a vault of 7'0. Fenton's Lucas Linder finished in fourth place with a vault of 6'6.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x800m Relay, Northside Sophomore Erik Zuehlke ran a 2:25 800m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Juan Ringor ran a 2:34 800m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Dan Graham ran a 2:44 800m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Luis Gaytan anchored the Mustangs to third place with a 2:27 800m split, for a total time of 10:12.2.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x135 Yards Relay, Northside Freshman Richard Do ran a 135 Yards split of 17.89 on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Luis Mesa ran a 17.71 135 Yards split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Neel Patel ran a 19.25 135 Yards split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Jameel Ahmed anchored the Mustangs to second place with a 18.50 135 Yards split, for a total time of 1:13.6.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 3200m run, Northside Freshman Taylor Kuehn WON it with a personal best time of 11:23. Fenton's Dave Carroll finished in second place with a time of 12:37. Northside Freshman Joseph Smith finished in third place with a time of 12:59.7. Northside Sophomore Zach Rosenberg finished in fourth place with a time of 13:55.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 50 Yards High Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Muhammad Hossain won it with a personal best time of 8.9. Northside Freshman Derek Lin finished in second place with a personal best time of 9.4. Northside Freshman Dan Graham finished in third place with a personal best time of 10.47.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 50 Yards Dash, Gordon Tech's Fuhad Akinbiy won it with an outstanding time of 5.9. Gordon Tech's Bryce Oparah finished in second place with a time of 6.2. Conant's Daniel David finished in third place with a time of 6.2 Conant's Kevin Otubu finished in fourth place with a time of 6.3. Gordon Tech's Jorge Rolan finished fifth place to complete the scoring with a time of 6.3. Northside Freshman Richard Do ran a personal best time of 6.40. Northside Freshman Luis Mesa ran a time of 6.8. Northside Sophomore Jameel Ahmed ran a time of 6.9. Northside Sophomore Mohammed Ahmed ran a time of 7.4. Northside Sophomore Anton Garazha ran a time of 7.7.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 800m run, Fenton's Patrick Bowles won it with a time of 2:20.2. Conant's Matt Rajewski finished in second place with a time of 2:25.9. Northside Freshman Dan Graham finished in third place with a time of 2:43.4. Conant's Joseph Huh finished in fourth place with a time of 2:44.5. Gordon Tech's Lewis Corarrubias completed the scoring by finishing in fifth place with a time of 2:45.2. Northside Sophomore Andres Del Gado ran a personal best time of 2:59.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x270 Yards Relay, Northside Freshman Richard Do ran a 37.05 270 Yards split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Luis Mesa ran a 38.33 270 Yards split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Mohammad Hossain ran a 41.92 270 Yards split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Jameel Ahmed anchored the Mustangs to second place with a 37.39 270 Yards split, for a total time of 2:35.20.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 400m Dash, Gordon Tech's Milkie Mussa won it with a time of 58.4 Conant's James Weaver finished in second place with a time of 60.8. Conant's Rashid Faraz finished in third place with a time of 61.3. Northside Freshman Mac Melto finished in fourth place with a time of 61.90. Fenton's Jonathan Schwengler completed the scoring by finishing in fifth place with a time of 62.0. Northside Freshman Josh Williams ran an outstanding time of 65.80. Northside Sophomore Anton Garazha ran a time of 83.00.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 50 Yard Int Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Mohammed Hussain won it with a personal best time of 8.90. Northside Freshman Derek Lin finished in second place with a time of 8.90. Northside Sophomore Mohammad Ahmed finished in third place with a personal best time of 9.80.
In the Sophomore-Freshman Mile, Conant's Tyler Schneider won it with an outstanding time of 5:22. Coant's John Buga finished in second place with a time of 5:23.4. Northside Freshman Taylor Kuehn finished in third place with a personal best time of 5:24.2. Taylor Kuehn ran 135 Yards splits of 21, 23, 24, 25, 25, 25, 27, 26, 27, 25, 25, 25, and 24 for a personal best time of 5:24.2. Conant's Nikhil Buania finished in fourth place with a time of 5:24.6. Northside Sophomore Erik Zuehlke finished in fifth place to complete the scoring with an outstanding time of 5:27.3. Erik Zuehlke ran 135 Yards splits of 22, 24, 26, 25, 25, 28, 26, 26, 26, 26, 26, 25, and 22 for an outstanding time of 5:27.3. Northside Sophomore Luis Gaytan ran a personal best time of 5:28. Northside Freshman Juan Ringor ran an outstanding time of 5:36. Northside Freshman Joseph Smith ran an outstanding time of 5:38.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 200m Dash, Gordon Tech's Fuhad Akinby won it with a time of 26.0. Conant's Tom Zidek finished in second place with a time of 26.6. Fenton's John Schwengler finished in third place with a time of 27.0. Fenton's Ray Thomas finished in fourth place with a time of 27.1. Conant's Patrick Connolly completed the scoring by placing fifth overall with a time of 27.6. Northside Freshman Cody Rios ran a personal best time of 30.40. Northside Freshman Richard Do ran an outstanding time of 30.80. Northside Sophomore Neel Patel ran an outstanding time of 31.90. Northside Sophomore Mohammad Ahmed ran a time of 32.20. Northside Sophomore Andres Del Gado ran a time of 32.60. Northside Sophomore Anton Garazha ran a time of 37.70.
The Mustangs were unable to field a Sophomore-Freshman 4x405 Relay due to the absenses of Rhiday Pandya and Josh Pfest.
SOPHOMORE-FRESHMAN POINTS SCORED AT FENTON INDOOR CLASSIC
1. Mac Melto 17.00
2. Muhammad Hossain 13.00
3. Derek Lin 11.00
4. Taylor Kuehn 9.00
5. Dan Graham 8.50
6. Josh Williams 8.00
7. Mohammed Ahmed 3.00
7. Joseph Smith 3.00
7. Neel Patel 2.00
8. Jameel Ahmed 2.00
8. Zach Rosenberg 2.00
8. Cody Rios 2.00
8. Luis Mesa 2.00
8. Richard Do 2.00
9. Erik Zuehlke 1.50
10. Luis Gaytan 0.50
10. Juan Ringor 0.50
SOPHOMORE SEASON POINT TOTALS (3 Meets)
1. Josh Pfest 22.00
2. Fahad Sarvari 18.00
3. Muhammad Hossain 16.50
4. Ed Moreno 16.00
5. Luis Gaytan 13.50
6. Erik Zuehlke 12.00
7. Andres Del Gado 10.00
8. Roldan Alegre 8.00
9. Khoa Nguyen 7.75
10. Neel Patel 9.00
11. Zach Rosenberg 6.00
12. Rhiday Pandya 4.00
12. Damian Azubuike 4.00
13. Nico Salzetta 3.75
14. Jameel Ahmed 3.50
15. Mohammed Ahmed 3.00
16. Mark Kharouta 0.75
17. Jesus Bruno 0.25
FRESHMAN SEASON POINT TOTALS (3 Meets)
1. Derek Lin 41.00
2. Mac Melto 39.00
3. Dan Graham 36.50
4. Josh Williams 33.00
5. Cody Rios 24.00
6. Jusuf Skelic 22.50
7. Chris Ceisel 9.50
8. Taylor Kuehn 9.00
9. Luis Mesa 6.75
10. Joseph Smith 6.50
10. Juan Ringor 6.50
11. Matt Hernandez 5.25
11. Richard Do 5.25
12. Edgar Ortega 2.00
13. Sharif Khan 1.25
Northside 4x800m Relay WINS! Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss runs 4:44.30 Mile! Byrne, Burke, Nelson, and Jemine BREAK SCHOOL RECORD in 4x200m Relay!!
On Friday, March 6, 2009, the Northside College Prep Varsity Mens Track & Field Team traveled to Henry Crown Stadium at the University of Chicago, to take on Mather, Wheaton Academy, University High, F.W. Parker, North Shore Country Day, Jones College Prep, and St. Ignatius in the University High Track & Field Extravaganza.
Henry Crown Stadium features an athlete friendly atmosphere, upper deck seating, 200m Indoor Track and has been the host to numerous National meets, and local Championship meets as well. The Varsity letter was invented in the 1890s by Amos Alonzo Stagg as he was sitting on the entrance steps to Henry Crown Field house. The main wall of the stadium constains a list of field house records, which include several Olympians. The first Heisman Trophy winner (1935), Hay Berwanger is still listed on the all-time list for Henry Crown for the 55m Dash. Henry Crown Field house is a Chicago landmark that is rich in Track & Field history.
A special thanks to University High Head Coach Bud James for hosting an outstanding meet, and for providing a great Track & Field experience for all of the athletes and spectators.
Individual events and relays were scored on the following point scale: 10-8-6-4-2-1.
IHSA Sectional rival St. Ignatius won the meet with 116.20 points. Mather finished in second place with 84.70 points. Northside College Prep finished in third place with 65.70 points and posted victories over North Shore Country Day (57 points), University High (22.20 points), Jones College Prep (11 Points), F.W. Parker (7.20 points), and Wheaton Academy (7 points). The Northside Varsity Men now have a season record of 19-9!
There was only two field events contested at the meet, Long Jump and Triple Jump. There was no Shot Put or High Jump competition.
In the Long Jump, Northside Senior Martin Melto jumped a personal best 18'2 to place sixth overall to complete the scoring. Northside Senior John Byrne jumped a personal best 16'5 to finish second for the Mustangs. Northside Freshman Mac Melto jumped a personal best 16'2.50. Northside Freshman Yusuf Skelic jumped 15'1.50. Northside Sophomore Neel Patel jumped a personal best 14'11.00. Northside Freshman Josh Williams jumped a personal best 14'9.50. Northside Sophomore Michael Loftus jumped a personal best 13'1.25. Northside Sophomore Josh Pfest jumped a personal best 12'6. Northside Freshman Dan Graham jumped a personal best 11'2.
In the Triple Jump, Northside Senior Captain Eric Nelson placed third overall with an outstanding jump of 39'10.50. Northside Senior Martin Melto placed fourth overall with a personal best jump of 37'8. Northside Freshman Yusuf Skelic jumped a personal best 32'00. Northside Freshman Mac Melto jumped a personal best 30'2.50. Northside Freshman Josh Williams jumped a personal best 30'1.50.
In the Varsity 4x800m Relay "A", Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss broke the school record for 800m, on the first leg of the relay with 200m splits of 29, 32 (61 400m), 33, and 30.78, for a personal best 2:04.78 800m split, and made a nice exchange to Senior Brandon Cooper. On second leg of the relay, Brandon Cooper ran 200m splits of 32.22, 34 (66.22 400m), 35, and 32, for a 2:13.22 800m split, and made a nice hand-off to Senior Jon Kittaka. On the third leg of the relay, Jon Kittaka ran 200m splits of 32, 32 (64 400m), 34, and 33, for a 2:11 800m split, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Wesley Laytham. Wesley Laytham anchored the Mustangs to Victory, with 200m splits of 30, 33 (63 400m), 35, and 33 for a 2:11 800m split, for a total time of 8:40.80. It was the second fastest 4x800m Relay in the history of Northside. St. Ignatius finished in second place with an outstanding time of 8:51.70. North Shore Country Day, anchored by State Mile Champ Peter Callahan finished in third place with an outstranding time of 9:05.80. University High finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 9:16.80. Mather finished in fifth place with an outstanding time of 9:43. Jones College Prep completed the scoring with a time of 10:22.50.
In the Varsity 4x800m Relay "B", Northside Sophomore Luis Gaytan ran a personal best 2:22 800m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Michael Loftus. Michael Loftus ran 200m splits of 36, 37 (73 400m), 42, and 42 for a personal best 2:37 800m split, and made a nice hand-off to Junior Peter Wilk. Peter Wilk ran 200m splits of 39, 41 (80 400m), 44, and 42 for an 800m split of 2:46, and made nice exchange to Junior Andrew Czyszczon. Andrew Czyszczon anchored the Mustangs to Victory over North Shore Country Day's "B" Relay (11:18), with 200m splits of 34, 37 (71 400m), 41, and 37 for an 800m split of 2:29, for a total time of 10:14.50.
In the 55m Hurdles, St.Ignatius Senior Jacob Swider-Rodgers won it with a time of 8.00. Mather Sophomore Rahim Foster finished in second place with a time of 8.30. Mather Senior Isiah Flowers finished in third place with a time of 8.60. St.Ignatius Senior Jeremiah Sheehy finished in fourth place with a time of 8.80. Mather Junior Sergio Martinez and Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter tied for fifth place to complete the scoring with a personal best time of 9.20. Northside Sophomore Muhammad Hossain hurdled a personal best time of 11.00. Northside Sophomore Josh Pfest ran an outstanding time of 11.30.
In the 55m Dash, North Shore Country Day Senior David Thomas won it with an outstanding time of 6.50. St. Ignatius Junior Glenn Martin finished in second place with an outstanding time of 6.60. Northside Senior Eric Nelson finished in third place with a personal best time of 6.70, which is the provisional QUALIFYING time for Indoor State (Illinois Prep Top Times). It would be Eric Nelson's third event at Indoor State. Nelson has already qualified for Indoor State in the High Jump, and the Distance Medley Relay. North Shore Country Day Junior Curtis Wulfsoh, and Parker Senior TC Eley tied for fourth place with a time of 6.90. Northside Senior Wemi Jemine, Mather Senior Jiminez, Parker Junior Berggren, University High Sophomore Adrian, and St. Ignatius Sophomore Mubarak Salami tied for 6th place to complete the scoring with a time of 7.00. Northside Junior Steven Burke ran a time of 7.10.
In the 3200m run, Mather Freshman Abe Haji won it with a personal best time of 10:23.06. St. Ignatius Junior Jimmy Connelly finished in second place with a time of 10:28.01. Northside Sophomore Charlie Mesimore placed third overall, with a personal best time of 10:30.06. Charlie Mesimore ran 200m splits of 36, 39 (75 400m), 39, 40 (2:34 800m), 38, 40 (3:52 1200m), 41, 39 (5:12 Mile), 39, 39, (6:30 2000m), 40, 40 (7:50 2400m), 40, 42 (9:12 2800m), 40, and 38 for a personal best time of 10:30.06. Jones College Prep Senior Griffin Kelly finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 10:32. University High Senior Aaron Buikema finished in fifth place with a time of 10:35. Northside Junior Cooper Eben completed the scoring by finishing in sixth place with an outstanding time of 10:40. Cooper Eben ran 200m splits of 36, 40 (76 400m), 39, 40 (2:35 800m), 39, 40 (3:54 1200m), 41, 40 (5:15 Mile), 41, 41 (6:37 2000m), 41, 42 (8:00 2400m), 41, 40 (9:21 2800m), 39, 40 for an outstanding time of 10:40.05. Northside Sophomore Fahad Sarvari ran a personal best time of 11:24. Fahad Sarvari ran 200m splits of 38, 40 (78 400m), 41, 40 (2:39 800m), 43, 42 (4:04 1200m), 44, 44 (5:32 Mile), 44, 45 (7:01 2000m), 44, 45 (8:30 2400m), 42, 38 (10:00 2800m), 45 and 39 for a personal best time of 11:24. Northside Sophomore Erik Zuehlke ran a personal best time of 11:35. Erik Zuehlke ran 200m splits of 38, 40 (78 400m), 41, 40 (2:39 800m), 43, 43 (4:05 1200m), 43, 44 (5:32 Mile), 44, 45 (7:01 2000m), 44, 45 (8:30 2400m), 49, 49 (10:08 2800m), 47, and 40 for a personal best time of 11:35. Northside Freshman Juan Ringor ran the first mile in 5:53, and then ran a 6:10 for the second mile for a personal best time of 12:03. Northside Freshman Joseph Smith ran the first mile in 5:48, and then ran a 6:46 for a personal best time of 12:34.
Prior to Friday, March 6, 2009, the Northside College Prep school record for the 4x200m Relay was held by Hunter Speese, Santino Merino, Neal Capapas, and Brian Chhun and was set in May 2007 at the IHSA Sectional Championships with a 1:42.18.
After an impressive Time Trial on Wednesday, March 4, 2009, Northside Senior John Byrne was added to the Mustangs 4x200m Relay, along with Junior Steven Burke, Senior Eric Nelson, and Senior Wemi Jemine.
On Friday, March 6, 2009, in the Varsity 4x200m Relay "A", the Northside Mustangs made history. Senior John Byrne ran a 24.92 200m split on the first leg of the relay, and made the exchange to Junior Steven Burke. Steven Burke ran a 26.06 200m split, and made a nice exchange to Senior Eric Nelson. Eric Nelson ran a 25.26 200m split, and made a nice exchange to Senior Wemi Jemine. Senior Wemi Jemine anchored the Mustangs to third place with a 24.96 200m split, to BREAK THE SCHOOL RECORD with a school record time of 1:41.20!!! Senior John Byrne broke a school record in the very first race of his high school Track career. It was also the first 4x200m Relay ever run in by Junior Steven Burke. Northside Senior Eric Nelson now holds the School Record in the 4x200m Relay, Distance Medley Relay, Shot Put, Discus, Triple Jump, and High Jump. Senior John Byrne, Junior Steven Burke, Senior Eric Nelson, and Senior Wemi Jemine will be rewarded with Watermelons on Monday for breaking the school record, and will also receive a commorative plaque at the Track & Field Banquet in June 2009. University High finished in fourth place with a time of 1:41.30. North Shore Country Day School finished in fifth place with a time of 1:44.30. Jones College Prep fnished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 1:47.10.
In the Varsity 4x200m Relay "B", Northside Senior Martin Melto ran a 200m split of 25.20 on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Josh Pfest ran a 200m split of 27.53 on the second leg of the relay. Freshman Josh Williams ran a 200m split of 28.20 on the third leg of the relay. Freshman Mac Melto anchored the Mustangs with a 26.67 200m split, for a total time of 1:47.60.
In the 800m run, North Shore Country Day Senior, and defending State Mile Champion Peter Callahan won it for the second consecutive year with an outstanding time of 2:02.40. Callahan dropped 7 seconds from last year. Northside Senior Jon Kittaka outkicked Mather Senior Alex Soraporu (2:12.00) to finish second place overall with an outstanding time of 2:11.60. Jon Kittaka ran 200m splits of 32, 33 (65 400m), 35, and 31.60 for an outstanding time of 2:11.60. St. Ignatius Junior Jon Darby finished in fourth place with a time of 2:13.90. Parker Sophomore Oakleigh Thorne finished in fifth place with a time of 2:18.40. Northside Freshman Yusuf Skelic finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a personal best time of 2:18.80. Yusuf Skelic ran 200m splits of 32, 33 (65 400m), 36, and 37.80 for a personal best time of 2:18.80. Northside Sophomore Luis Gaytan ran a time of 2:33.20. Northside Freshman Dan Graham ran a time of 2:37.20. Northside Junior Peter Wilk ran a time of 2:39.20.
In the 400m Dash, North Shore Country Day Junior Ivan Ramirez won it with an outstanding time of 54.70. Mather Junior Sergio Martinez finished in second place with a time of 55.50. University High Senior Matt Fitzpatrick finished in third place with a time of 56.30. St. Ignatius Senior Dan Miller finished in fourth place with a time of 57.60. St. Ignatius Junior Sebastian Adams finished in fifth place with a time of 58.70. Northside Freshman Mac Melto completed the scoring by finishing in sixth place with a personal best time of 59.10. Northside Sophomore Neel Patel ran a time of 70.60.
In the Mile, Mather Senior Ivan Coronel won it with an outstanding time of 4:42.10. Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss finished in second place with a personal best time of 4:44.30. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran 200m splits of 34, 34 (68 400m), 38, 38 (2:24 800m), 36, 37 (3:37 1200m), 35, and 32 for a personal best time of 4:44.30. Wheaton Academy Junior Michael DeRenzo finished in third place with an outstanding time of 4:45.20. Jones College Prep Senior Griffin Kelly finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 4:51.90. St. Ignatius Senior Everett Mumford finished in fifth place with a time of 4:55.60. Wheaton Academy Senior Shai Weinstein finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 4:57.80. Northside Sophomore Charlie Mesimore ran an outstanding time of 5:00.70. Mesimore ran 200m splits of 35, 37 (72 400m), 36, 39 (2:27 800m), 39, 39 (3:45 1200m), 38, and 37 for an outstanding time of 5:00.70. Northside Sophomore Wesley Laytham dropped 6 seconds from Niles West Wolves Invitational for an outstanding time of 5:01.10. Laytham ran 200m splits of 35, 38 (73 400m), 37, 39 (2:29 800m), 38, 39 (3:46 1200m), 39, and 36 for an outstanding time of 5:01.10. Northside Junior Cooper Eben ran a time of 5:10.60. Cooper Eben ran 200ms splits of 35, 38 (73 400m), 37, 39 (2:29 800m), 39, 39 (3:47 1200m), 39 and 44 for a time of 5:10.60. Northside Junior James Rey ran an outstanding time of 5:48. James Rey ran the first 800m in 2:46, and then ran the final 800m in 3:02 for an outstanding time of 5:48. Northside Sophomore Zack Rosenberg dropped 18 seconds for a personal best time of 5:57. Zack Rosenberg ran the first 800m in 3:01, and then ran a negative split of 2:56 for the final 800m for a personal best time of 5:57.
In the 200m Dash, Northside Senior Wemi Jemine placed fifth overall with an outstanding time of 25.10. Northside Senior Eric Nelson ran an outstanding time of 25.80. Northside Senior John Byrne ran a personal best time of 26.00.
In the Varsity 4x400m Relay "A", Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran a 56.14 400m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior Steven Burke. Steven Burke ran a 57.35 400m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice hand-off to Senior Jon Kittaka. Jon Kittaka ran a 59.00 400m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Senior Brandon Cooper. Brandon Cooper ran a 58.61 400m split, to anchor the Mustangs to 4th place, with a total time of 3:51.10.
In the Varsity 4x400m Relay "B", Northside Freshman Yusuf Skelic ran a 60.12 400m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Senior Peter Wilk. Peter Wilk ran a 64.32 400m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice hand-off to Junior Andrew Czyszczon. Andrew Czyszczon ran a 63.19 400m split, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Josh Pfest. Josh Pfest ran a 62.97 400m split, to anchor the Mustangs to 3rd place, with a total time of 4:10.60.
VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT UNIVERSITY HIGH TRACK & FIELD EXTRAVAGANZA
1. Eric Nelson 13.50
2. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 11.50
2. Jon Kittaka 11.50
3. Charlie Mesimore 6.00
4. Martin Melto 5.00
5. Wemi Jemine 3.70
6. Brandon Cooper 3.50
7. Wesley Laytham 2.50
7. Steven Burke 2.50
8. John Byrne 1.50
8. Hersh Perlmutter 1.50
9. Yusuf Skelic 1.00
9. Cooper Eben 1.00
9. Mac Melto 1.00
VARSITY POINTS SCORED - SEASON TOTAL (4 Meets)
1. Eric Nelson 29.50
2. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 27.25
3. Charlie Mesimore 21.25
4. Jon Kittaka 20.75
5. Martin Melto 14.00
6. Hersh Perlmutter 13.00
7. Steven Burke 11.00
8. Luke Sobieraj 8.00
9. Brandon Cooper 7.75
10. John Konow 6.00
11. Wesley Laytham 5.50
12. Cooper Eben 4.25
13. Wemi Jemine 3.70
14. Hunter Speese 3.25
15. Brian Chhun 3.00
16. Kevin Jaburek 2.50
17. Mac Melto 2.00
17. Simon Vecchioni 2.00
17. Ed Moreno 2.00
17. Sam Olver 2.00
18. John Byrne 1.50
18. Sam Vergara 1.50
18. Rafael Confino 1.50
18. Saul Silveyra 1.50
18. Andrew Czyszczon 1.50
19. Yusuf Skelic 1.00
19. Nathan Michaelson 1.00
20. James Rey 0.50
All Athletes that score a Varsity point in any meet during the season, earn a Varsity letter.
Northside Senior Jennifer Kane places 2nd in the 55m Hurdles at the University High Track & FIeld Extravaganza!
On Friday, March 6, 2009, the Northside College Prep Varsity Womens Track & Field Team traveled to Henry Crown Stadium at the University of Chicago, to take on Whitney Young, Wheaton Academy, University High, F.W. Parker, North Shore Country Day, Jones College Prep, and St. Ignatius in the University High Track & Field Extravaganza.
University High won the Varsity Women's meet with 79.50 points, St. Ignatius finished in second with 75.50 points. North Shore Country Day finished in third place with 50 points. Jones College Prep finished in fourth place with 45 points. Whitney Young finished in fifth place with 34 points. F.W. Parker finished in sixth place with 28 points. Northside College Prep finished in seventh place with 27 points. Wheaton Academy finished in eighth place with 10 points. Individual events and relays were scored 10-8-6-4-2-1. The Northside Varsity Women now have a season record of 17-11.
The Mustangs did not compete in the 4x800m Relay, 3200m run, or 800m run due to the Honogehan Indoor Classic the following day in Rockton, Illinois.
In the 55m Hurdles, St. Ignatius Senior Erin Newman won it with an outstanding time of 10.10. Northside Senior Jennifer Kane tied St.Ignatius Junior Lindy Merten for second place with an outstanding time of 10.40. F.W. Parker Sophomore Katrina Hurst finished in fourth place with a time of 10.60. St. Ignatius Freshman Claire MacElroy finished in fifth place with a time of 11.60. St.Ignatius Freshman Gillian Graig and North Shore Country Day Freshman Rachel Mable tied for sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 11.80. Northside Senior Maria Zdunek hurdled a time of 12.50.
(Coming soon: Complete Results, and Varsity point totals).
Eric Nelson jumps 6'5 to qualify for Indoor State!!! Cooper Eben breaks 5 minute barrier!!! Kevin Jaburek places fifth in the 200m dash!
On Saturday, February 28, 2009, the Northside Varsity Men, Sophomore Boys, and Freshman Boys traveled to Skokie, Illinois for the Niles West Wolves Invitational.
The meet featured Roosevelt, Foreman, Driscoll, Waukegan, Maine West, Loyola, Northside College Prep, and an undefeated Niles West Team.
In the Freshman division, Niles West won the meet. Northside College Prep finished in second place with 94 points, and posted victories over Loyola Academy (88.50 points), Maine West (50.50 points), Roosevelt (20 points), Waukegan (15 Points), Driscoll (0 points), and Foreman (0 points). The Northside College Prep Freshmen Team now have a season record of 16-2!!!
In the Sophomore division, Loyola Academy upset Niles West by one point to win the meet. Waukegan finished in third place. Northside College Prep finished in fourth place with 42 points, and posted victores over Maine West (19 Points), Roosevelt (12 points), Driscoll (0 points), and Foreman (0 points). The Northside College Prep Sophomore Team now has a season record of 14-4!!!
In the Varsity division, several new additions to the Team made a big impact for the Mustangs, and with winter sports ending this week, the Mustangs will be adding 20 athletes to the Varsity roster for the University High Track & Field Extravaganza on Friday, March 6, 2009 in Henry Crown Stadium at the University of Chicago.
At Niles West, the Varsity division quickly became a four team battle, between Loyola, Northside College Prep, Waukegan, and host Niles West.
In the Varsity Pole Vault, Northside Sophomore Luke Sobieraj scored by placing sixth overall with a vault of 7'0.
In the Freshman Shot Put, Northside Freshman Cody Rios WON it with a personal best throw of 33'8.5!!! Maine West's Franchi threw 31'5.5. Niles West's Lee threw 29'8. Niles West Abams threw 29'2.5. Roosevelt's Marin threw 25'9.5. Niles West's Sullivan threw 24'5.5 to complete the scoring. Northside Freshman Matt Hernandez threw an outstanding 22'9. Northside Freshman Luis Mesa threw an outstanding 21'10.5. Northside Freshman Richard Do threw 19'7.
In the Sophomore Shot Put, the Mustangs were missing Sophomore phenoms Damian Azubuike and Luke Kotowski. Northside Sophomore Mohammed Ahmed threw 19'3.
In the Varsity Shot Put, Northside Senior Eric Nelson threw a season best 39'7 to place sixth overall and secure vital points for the Mustangs. Northside Senior Ted Kalaw threw an outstanding 35'7. Northside Senior Lawrence Tran threw a personal best 28'4.
In the Freshman Long Jump, Maine West's Polouchak won it with a jump of 15'8.75. Northside Freshman Jusuf Skelic finished in second place with a personal best jump of 15'4.75!!! Skelic's jump would have also placed fifth in the Varsity. Loyola's Williams finished in third place with a jump of 14'7.25. Northside Freshman Josh Williams placed fourth overall with a personal best jump of 14'5.5!!! Northside Freshman Mac Melto jumped an outstanding 14'5 to place fifth overall. Maine West's Lamber completed the scoring with a jump of 14'1.5 to place sixth overall. Northside Freshman Derek Lin jumped an outstanding 13'8.25.
In the Sophomore Long Jump, the Mustangs were missing all of their Sophomore jumpers and they will be receiving loud wake-up call from Team Captains the rest of the season.
In the Varsity Long Jump, Senior Martin Melto (17'5) was given the day off as a result of a tender foot, and a possible injury. Senior John Konow (17'4.75) slept through his alarm clock, but Konow did arrive in time to help the mustangs in the 4x400m Relay. Junior Arnas Butkus missed the meet. Junior Kevin Jaburek was needed in four other events. As a result, the Mustangs had no entries in the Varsity Long Jump, and the sad thing about it is "15'9.5", "13'11.75", and "13'7.75" all scored on the Varsity level. The Mustangs let a big time scoring opportunity slip away. The absenses cost the Mustangs an entire place in the standings. However, the Mustangs have 15 entries in the Varsity long jump in there very next meet at the University High Track Extravaganza, so it will be a one-time problem. It's better for athletes to learn now the impact that missing a single event has on the Team score, than later in the season.
In the Freshman Triple Jump, Northside Freshman Derek Lin placed second overall with a jump of 26'4.75. Northside Freshman Mac Melto missed his event for an unknown reason.
In the Sophomore Triple Jump, again, the Mustangs were missing all of their Sophomore jumpers and they will be receiving a loud wake-up call from Team Captains the rest of the season.
In the Varsity Triple Jump, Senior Martin Melto (37'1) was given the day off as a precaution, as a result of a tender food, and a possible injury. Senior John Konow slept through his alarm clock, but did arrive in time to rescue the mustangs in the 4x400m relay. Sophomore Luke Sobieraj was needed in four other events. As a results, the Mustangs had only one entry in the Varsity Triple Jump, a hurdler, Senior Nathan Michaelson. Michaelson came through big time, and placed sixth overall with a jump of 25'1.5 to score vital points for the Mustangs and earn a Varsity letter. Nathan Michaelson will have plenty of support in the Mustangs next meet. The Mustangs will have 8 entries in the Varsity Triple Jump at the University High Tack Extravaganza.
In the Freshman High Jump, Northside dominated it with 5 athletes scoring!!! Ties were broken by awarding the higher place to the athlete with the least number of total missed during the competition. Northside Freshman Mac Melto WON it with a personal best jump of 5'0!!! Loyola's Dryaghale finished in second place with a jump of 4'10. Northside Freshman Chris Ceisel finished in third place with a personal best jump of 4'10!!! Niles West's Adrabtas finished in fourth place with a jump of 4'10. Northside Freshman Josh Williams finished in fifth place with a personal best jump of 4'10!!! Northside Freshman Jusuf Skelic, and Northside Freshman Dan Graham tied for sixth place with personal best jumps of 4'8!!!
In the Sophomore High Jump, Loyola's Haber won it with an outstanding jump of 5'6. Niles West's Lee placed second with a jump of 5'2. Northside Sophomore Josh Pfest placed third overall with a personal best jump of 4'10!!! Loyola's Laskowski finished in fourth place with a jump of 4'8.
In the Varsity High Jump, the opening height was 4'6. The competition lasted 2.5 hours, and it was by far one of the best high jump competitions in the State, as a record three athletes qualified in the same meet for Indoor State (Illinois Prep Top Times). The entire stadium gathered around the high jump pit, as there were still three athletes remaining in the competition after Northside College Prep Senior Eric Nelson, Niles West's Danny Lohan, and Niles West's Aaron Smart all cleared 6'3 to qualify for Indoor State! The meet officials even stopped timing the 200m dash to watch the dramatic conclusion to one of the best high jump competitions of the season. Northside Senior Captain Eric Nelson WON it with a season best jump of 6'5!!! Eric Nelson also had the height on his final attempt at 6'7, and just hit the bar as he was coming down, and barely missed breaking his own school record. Niles West Danny Lohan finished in second place with a jump of 6'5. The tie between Lohan and Nelson was broken, by awarding Nelson first place for having the least number of total misses during the competition. Niles West's Aaron Smart finished in third place with a personal best jump of 6'3. Loyola's Den finished in fourth place with a jump of 5'4. Loyola's Wright finished in fifth place with a jump of 5'2. Loyola's Wielgus finished in sixth place with a jump of 5'2. Eric Nelson showed incredible mental toughness, guts, and heart by competing for his teammates, when he was not feeling very well. A special thanks to Sheri Kittaka for leaving the meet to get Eric Nelson "Tums". Eric Nelson was honored by his teammates in a Team Huddle at the conclusion of the meet for his outstanding performance. Northside Junior Hunter Speese was unable to compete in the High Jump competition due to a hamstring injury at the end of the 50m Dash. The Mustangs hope to have Hunter Speese back soon.
In the Freshman 1000m Run, Northside Freshman Joseph Smith ran a personal best time of 3:13. Northside Juan Ringor dropped 7 seconds for a personal best time of 3:21.
In the Sophomore 1000m Run, Northside Sophomore Luis Gaytan finished in sixth place with a personal best time of 3:12.70. Gaytan dropped 7.30 seconds off his PR!!! Northside Sophomore Zach Rosenberg ran a personal best time of 3:35. Zach Rosenberg dropped 6 seconds off his PR!!!
In the Varsity 1000m run, Loyola's Nick Composto won it with an outstanding time of 2:42.9. Loyola's Donahue finished in second place with a time of 2:49.2. Loyola's Seeberg finished in third place with a time of 2:51.1. Northside Senior Jon Kittaka ran a personal best time of 2:52.90 to place fourth overall. Kittaka dropped 4.50 seconds off his PR!!! Northside Junior Cooper Eben ran a personal best time of 2:53.60 to place fifth overall. Eben dropped 7 seconds off his PR!!! Loyola's Gaspen finished in sixth place with a time of 2:57.30 to complete the scoring. Northside Junior James Rey ran a personal best time of 3:28. Northside Senior Norman Lee ran a personal best time of 3:37. Northside Senior Coleman Gailloreto ran a time of 3:44.
In the Freshman 55m High Hurdles, Northside Freshman Dan Graham WON it with a time of 12.12.
In the Sophomore 55m High Hurdles, Loyola's Torrason won it with a time of 9.50. Niles West Dedhia finished in second place with a time of 9.7. Niles West's Moore finished in third place with a time of 9.8. Northside Sophomore Khoa Nguyen finished in fourth place with a personal best time of 9.80. Northside Sophomore Muhammad Hossain finished in fifth place with a personal best time of 11.09. Northside Sophomore Josh Pfest completed the scoring by finishing in sixth place with a personal best time of 11.12.
In the Varsity 55m High Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter finished in sixth place with an outstanding time of 9.62. Northside Junior Andrew Czyszczon ran an outstanding time of 11.30. Northside Senior Nathan Michaelson ran a time of 11.47.
In the Freshman 50m Dash, Northside Freshman Richard Do ran a personal best time of 6.84. Northside Freshman Derek Lin ran a personal best time of 7.38. Northside Freshman Cody Rios ran a personal best time of 7.62. Northside Freshman Luis Mesa ran a time of 7.90.
In the Sophomore 50m Dash, Northside Sophomore Nico Salzetta ran a personal best time of 7.38. Northside Sophomore Jameel Ahmed ran a time of 7.56. Northside Sophomore Muhammad Hossain ran a personal best time of 7.91.
In the Varsity 50m Dash, Northside Junior Hunter Speese exceled out of the blocks in the lead with lightning speed, and was having an amazing race until he pulled his hamstring on the final four strides, and Speese hopped to the finish line with an incredible time of 6.60. Northside Junior Kevin Jaburek ran a personal best time of 6.78. Northside Sophomore Luke Sobieraj ran a personal best time of 6.84. Northside Junior Sam Olver ran a time of 7.28.
In the Freshman 800m run, Northside Freshman Jusuf Skelic dropped 4 seconds off his PR, for a personal best time of 2:23.50 to place second overall!! Skelic ran 160m splits of 27, 28, 28, 31 and 29 for a personal best time of 2:23.50.
In the Sophomore 800m run, Northside Sophomore Fahad Sarvari WON it with a personal best time of 2:28!!! Fahad Sarvari ran 160m splits of 27, 27, 31, 33 and 30 for a personal best time of 2:28!
In the Varsity 800m run, the Northside Mustangs dominated it by scoring 12 points!!! Driscoll's Wilk won it with an outstanding time of 2:05.8. Loyola's McGuire finished in second place with an outstanding time of 2:08.4. Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss finished in third place with an outstanding time of 2:08.6. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran 160m splits of 23, 27, 27, 25, and 26 for a season best time of 2:08.6!! Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss is on the verge of breaking the school record in the 800m, and 400m, among other events. Northside Sophomore Charlie Mesimore finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 2:13.9! Charlie Mesimore had been coughing all week, and showed incredible mental toughnes, guts, and heart, running for his teammates, and ran 160m splits of 23, 26, 27, 27 and 30 for an outstanding time of 2:13.8. Northside Sophomore Wesley Laytham ran an outstanding race in his first 800m race of the season. Wesley Laytham finished in fifth place with a season best time of 2:14.3. Wesley Laytham ran 160m splits of 24, 26, 28, 28 and 28 for an outstanding time of 2:14.3! Loyola's Perera completed the scoring by placing sixth overall with a time of 2:15. Northside Senior Captain Simon Vecchioni ran 160m splits of 25, 27, 29, 30 and 31 for a season best time of 2:22.2.
The Northside Freshman 4x160m Relay was scratched due to no available alternates for injured Freshman Matt Hernandez.
In the Sophomore 4x160m Relay, Sophomore Khoa Nguyen ran a 23.01 160m split on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Muhammad Hossain ran a 24.23 160m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Jameel Ahmed ran a 22.57 160m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Nico Salzetta anchored the Mustangs to third place with a 23.51 160 split, for a total time of 1:33.32.
In the Varsity 4x160m Relay, the Mustangs were favorites to win this event, after recently upseting both Glenbrook North and Highland Park at the Spartan Indoor Classic. However, the Mustangs had to take out all four of their athletes, Martin Melto (Injury), Hunter Speese (Injury), Steven Burke (Sick), and Jon Konow (late to the meet). The replacements did an outstanding job, and scored vital points for the Mustangs by placing fifth overall. Northside Junior Sam Olver ran a 22.82 160m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter ran a 22.56 160m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Junior James Rey ran a 23.50 160m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Junior Kevin Jaburek ran a 22.75 160m split to anchor the Mustangs to fifth place overall with a total time of 1:32.20.
In the Freshman 600m run, Northside Freshman Chris Ceisel finished in fifth place overall with a personal best time of 1:45.20.
In the Sophomore 600m run, Northside Sophomore Josh Pfest finished in third place overall with a peronal best time of 1:51.90. Northside Sophomore Andres Del Gado finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 2:09.6.
In the Varsity 600m run, Northside Sophomore Luke Sobieraj finished in fifth place overall with a personal best time of 1:38.90. Northside Senior Brian Chhun ran a personal best time of 1:41.0. Brian Chhun dropped 4 seconds off his PR! Norrthside Junior Andrew Czyszczon ran a personal best time of 1:45.1. Andrew Czyszczon dropped one second off his PR!
In the Freshman 400m Dash, Northside Freshman Mac Melto WON it with an outstanding time of 60.80. Niles West's Garza finished in second place with a time of 61.20. Niles West's Aubain finished in third place with a time of 61.80. Loyola's O'Malley finished in fourth place with a time of 62.40. Loyola's Holmberg finished in fifth place with a time of 63.1. Niles West's Nicolasin finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 63.3. Northside Freshman Josh Williams ran an outstanding time of 64.0. Northside Freshman Dan Graham ran an outstanding time of 65.70.
In the Sophomore 400m Dash, the official scorer had Northside Sophomore Nico Salzetta in fifth place with a personal best time of 63.0. The Northside coaching staff clocked a slower time, but will respect the official scorer's time. Either way, Nico Salzetta ran a great race.
In the Varsity 400m Dash, Northside Junior Kevin Jaburek ran a personal best time of 63. Northside Junior Sam Olver ran a time of 69.00. Northside Junior James Rey ran a time of 71.00. Northside Senior Ted Kalaw ran a time of 71.00. Northside Senior Norman Lee ran a time of 72.00. Northside Senior Rafael Confino ran a time of 73.00. Northside Senior Coleman Gailloreto ran a time of 78.00.
In the Freshman 55m Low Hurdles, Northside Freshman Derek Lin tied for second place with a time of 10.22.
In the Sophomore 55m Low Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Mohammed Ahmed ran a personal best time of 11.41.
In the Varsity 55m Low Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Hersh Perlmutter finished in fourth place with a personal best time of 9.09. Northside Junior Andrew Czyszczon ran a personal best time of 10.44. Northside Senior Nathan Michaelson tied his personal record of 10.80.
In the Freshman Mile, Northside Freshman Jusuf Skelic ran a 2:45 for the first 800m, and then ran the final 800m in 2:55 for a personal best time of 5:40. Northside Freshman Juan Ringor ran a 2:45 for the first 800m, and then ran the final 800m in 2:59 for a personal best time of 5:44.
In the Sophomore Mile, Northside Sophomore Fahad Sarvari ran a 2:37 for the first 800m, and then ran the final 800m in 2:46 to tie his personal best time of 5:23. Northside Sophomore Luis Gaytan ran a 2:42 for the first 800m, and then ran the final 800m in 2:51 for a personal best time of 5:33. Northside Sophomore Zack Rosenberg ran even 800m splits of 3:08, for an outstanding time of 6:16.
In the Varsity Mile, Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran a 2:25 for the first 800m, and then ran a NEGATIVE SPLIT of 2:24 for the final 800m, for a personal best time of 4:49! The bench mark for elite high school milers is the five minute barrier. Every Miler remembers two races during their high school career, their PR, and the first time that they broke the five minute barrier, and the moment that they could say that thier PR is "4 something!" The Northside Mustangs have four athletes on there current roster who have done it. At Niles West, Northside Junior Cooper Eben became the fifth, by BREAKING THE FIVE MINUTE BARRIER with a personal best time of 4:53!!! It was an 8 seconds time drop for Cooper Eben! Northside Junior Cooper Eben ran a 2:24 for the first 800m, and then ran a 2:29 for the final 800m, for a personal best time of 4:53. Northside Senior Jon Kittaka ran a 2:27 for the first 800m, and then ran a 2:28 for a season best time of 4:55. Northside Sophomore Charlie Mesimore ran a 2:30 for the first 800m, and then ran a 2:31 for the final 800m for an outstanding time of 5:01. Mesimore is getting over being sick, and the Mustangs hope to have him at full strength by Friday. Northside Sophomore Wesley Laytham ran his first mile race of the season, and it was outstanding. Wesley Laytham ran the first 800m in 2:27, and then ran the final 800m in 2:39, for an outstanding time of 5:06. Wesley Laytham's first mile race of the season was delayed by Music and Range commitments. He has had very impressive workouts, and the Mustangs are looking forward to his upcoming meets. Northside Senior Simon Vecchioni ran the first 800m in 2:37, and then ran a 2:46 for the final 800m, for a personal best time of 5:23!
The Freshman 200m Dash was not scored because there was no timers at the finish line.
In the Sophomore 200m Dash, Northside Sophomore Andres Del Gado ran a personal best time of 29.38. Northside Sophomore Mohammed Ahmed ran a personal best time of 29.80.
In the Varsity 200m Dash, Northside Junior Kevin Jaburek finshed in fifth place overall with a personal best time of 26.56.
The Northside Mustangs were unable to field a Weightmens Relay at the Niles West Wolves Invitational in the Freshman, Sophomore, and Varsity divisions.
In the Freshman 4x400m Relay, Northside finished in third place with a time of 4:42.3. Northside Freshman Chris Ceisel ran a 63.98 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Luis Mesa ran a 70.00 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Joseph Smith ran a 73.00 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Freshman Dan Graham anchored the Mustangs to third place overall with a 75.02 400m split, for a total time of 4:42.
In the Varsity 4x400m Relay, Northside Junior Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran an outstanding 56.97 400m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior Andrew Czyszczon. Andrew Czyszczon ran a 62.95 400m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Senior Jon Konow. Jon Konow ran an outstanding 61.98 400m split, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Luke Sobieraj. Luke Sobieraj anchored the Mustangs into a battle for third place with the anchor from Loyola. The athletes from both schools got tied up, and a collision took place 30m from the finish line, and the impact of the collision was so great that both athletes flew across the finish line in mid-air, and went another 20m when they landed, and lost control of the baton. Initially Northside and Loyola were "DQ" for losing control of the baton as they crossed the finish line. Northside and Loyola Appealed, and the official scorer ruled in their favor because of the impedment, and the Mustangs were awarded 3rd place in the 4x400m relay with a final time of 4:06.2. Northside Sophomore Luke Sobieraj is a great athlete in multiple sports, but he also has a big future now as a middle linebacker. The Northside Coaching staff hasn't seen a collision like that since Bobby Ziegler had a hockey style collision in 2006.
In the Varsity division, Loyola Academy won the meet. Niles West finished in second place. Waukegan finished in third place. Northside College Prep finished in fourth place with 48 points, and posted victores over Driscoll (21 points), Maine West (17.50 points), Roosevelt (4 points), and Foreman (0 points). The Northside College Prep Varsity Team now has a season record of 14-7!
VARSITY POINTS SCORED
1. Eric Nelson 11.00
2. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 7.50
3. Hersh Perlmutter 5.50
4. Luke Sobieraj 4.50
5. Charlie Mesimore 4.00
5. Jon Kittaka 4.00
6. Kevin Jaburek 2.50
7. Wesley Laytham 2.00
7. Cooper Eben 2.00
8. John Konow 1.50
8. Andrew Czyszczon 1.50
9. Nathan Michaelson 1.00
10. James Rey 0.50
10. Sam Olver 0.50
VARSITY POINTS SCORED - SEASON TOTAL (3 Meets)
1. Eric Nelson 16.00
2. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 15.75
3. Charlie Mesimore 15.25
4. Hersh Perlmutter 11.50
5. Jon Kittaka 9.25
6. Martin Melto 9.00
7. Steven Burke 8.50
8. Luke Sobieraj 8.00
9. John Konow 6.00
10. Brandon Cooper 4.25
11. Hunter Speese 3.25
11. Cooper Eben 3.25
12. Wesley Laytham 3.00
12. Brian Chhun 3.00
13. Kevin Jaburek 2.50
13. Simon Vecchioni 2.00
13. Ed Moreno 2.00
13. Sam Olver 2.00
14. Sam Vergara 1.50
14. Rafael Confino 1.50
14. Saul Silveyra 1.50
14. Andrew Czyszczon 1.50
15. Mac Melto 1.00
15. Nathan Michaelson 1.00
16. James Rey 0.50
All Athletes that score a Varsity point in any meet during the season, earn a Varsity letter.
