CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

 On Wednesday, April 30, 2008, the Northside Varsity Men traveled to Hanson Stadium for the CPS Varsity Qualifying meet. The Top 12 athletes in the Field Events and Distance Events qualify for the City Championships on Saturday, May 2, 2008 at Hanson Stadium.

 In the High Jump, Northside Junior Eric Nelson and Junior Wemi Jemine both QUALIFIED for the City Championships.

 In the Shot Put, Eric Nelson QUALIFIED for the City Championships with an outstanding throw of 42'2. Junior John Ko placed 17th overall with a personal best throw of 37'9.

 In the Discus, Eric Nelson QUALIFED for the City Championships with an outstanding throw of 113'8. Senior Brandon Quach placed 16th overall with a discus throw of 93'4.50.

 In the Triple Jump, Eric Nelson BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD and QUALIFED for the City Championships with a jump of 40'4.50.

 In the Long Jump, Martin Melto placed 20th overall with a jump of 17'9.

 (More: Coming soon) 

 On Tuesday, April 29, 2008, the Northside Varsity Women traveled to Hanson Stadium for the CPS Varsity Qualifying Meet. The top 12 athletes in Field Events and Distance events, and Top 8 athletes in sprinting events advance to the City Championships on Saturday, May 2, 2008. Watermelons are awarded for all school records. Pineapples are awarded to athletes that break 2 school records in the same meet. 

  In the High Jump, Maria Torres and Christina Prucnal both QUALIFIED for the City Championships on Saturday, May 2, 2008 with jumps of 4'4.

  In the Long Jump, Maria Torres BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD and QUALIFIED for the City Championships with a jump of 15'6.25. Maria Torres will be awarded a Watermelon for breaking the School Record. 

  In the Triple Jump, Maria Torres QUALIFIED for the City Championships with a jump of 33'8.

  In the Discus, Courtney Konow BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD and QUALIFIED for the City Championships with a throw of 87'9! Kaitlin Renkosiak QUALIFIED for the City Championships with a throw of 71'8! Courtney Konow will be awarded a Watermelon for breaking the school record. 

  In the Shot Put, Alyssa Anderson QUALIFIED for the City Championships with a throw of 28'5. Courtney Konow QUALIFIED for the City Championships with a throw of 28'0.

  In the 800 Medley Relay, Adaora Achufusi (13.83 100m), Nina Coomes (14.97 100m), Kelly Varney (27.10 200m), and Anna Parks (64.12 400m) BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD and QUALIFIED for the City Championships with an outstanding time of 2:00.02. Adaora Achufusi, Nina Coomes, Kelly Varney, and Anna Parks will be awarded a Watermelon for breaking the school record. 

 In the 4x800m Relay, Ani Zotti (2:49), Karlyn Gehring (2:55), Su Yang (3:00), and Jennifer Friedmann (2:57) QUALIFED for the City Championships with an outstanding time of 11:42.52.

 In the 4x100m Relay, Nina Coomes (14.25), Karen Li (15.28), Courtney Konow (13.38), and Lynette Ardies (15.37) combined for an outstanding time of 58.28.

 In the 100m Hurdles, Kelly Varney QUALIFED for the City Championships with an outstanding time of 18.72.

 In the 100m Dash, Northside's entries were eliminated at the seed meeting the previous night for not being in the Top 40 in the CPS.

 In the 800m run, Northside Junior Anna Parks BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD and QUALIFED for the City Championships with a personal best time of 2:30.12. Prior to the race, Northside Coach Gordon informed Parks that if she could run the first 400m within 5 seconds of her 400m PR (65), she would PR and/or break the school record in the 800m run. Anna Parks went out in 70 seconds for the first 400m, and ran the final 400m in 80 seconds for a new school record and personal best time of 2:30.12. It was an 8 second time drop from Parks previous best time this season. The School record was previously held by Mary Shelus (2:30.70). If Parks drops more time on the second 400m, she will be in contention for the City Title on Saturday. Anna Parks will be awarded a Pineapple and a Watermelon for breaking two school records in the same meet. Northside Sophomore Bessie Nolan ran the first 400m in 75 seconds, and the final 400m in 85 seconds for an outstanding time of 2:40 to QUALIFY for the City Championships!

 In the 4x200m Relay, Nina Coomes (31.80), Karen Li (30.03), Maria Zdunek (32.75), and Christina Prucnal (31.31) combined for an outstanding time of 2:05.89.

 In the 400m run, Adaora Achufusi ran an outstanding time of 65.09 to place 13th overall. Lynette Ardies ran an outstanding time of 79.00.

 In the 300m Hurdles, Karen Li ran an outstanding time of 56.47. Maria Zdunek ran an outstanding time of 58.56.

 In the Mile, Northside Junior Ani Zotti QUALIFIED for the City Championships with an outstanding time of 5:59 (85/90/93/91). Northside Senior Rachel Kittaka, in her first race of the outdoor season, QUALIFIED for the City Championships with an outstanding time of 6:09 (86/94/96/93).

 In the 200m Dash semi-finals, Northside Senior Kelly Varney qualified for the Semi-finals with 23rd fastest time in the prelims (top 24 advance to semi-finals), but was scratched by the Northside coaching staff in order to rest for the 4x400m Relay. Maria Torres ran an outstanding time of 29.55.

 In the 4x400m Relay, Northside (Adaora Achufusi (65), Nina Coomes (74), Kelly Varney (68), and Anna Parks (66)  QUALIFIED for the City Championships by placing sixth overall with an outstanding time of 4:35.

 The 2008 CPS City Championships will take place on Saturday, May 3, 2008 at Hanson Stadium. The Bus will leave at 8:30 am.     

 On Monday, April 28, 2008, Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon, Sprints Coach David Diaz, and Jumps Coach Adrian Hunter attended the seed meeting for the CPS Varsity qualifying meet at the TAMS Building, across from U.S. Cellular Field from 6 pm to 9:00 pm. The purpose of the meeting was to disclose which athletes were selected based on verified seed times, distances, or heights to be invited to compete for the City Championship in the qualifying meet.

 With over 94 Chicago Public Schools, events were limited to the Top 24 to Top 50 athletes in the City, depending on the event. Several coaches went home unhappy when they learned their athletes did not make it into the meet. The only event the Mustangs did not have any athletes make it into the meet was the Mens and Womens 100m Dash. However, all of the Mustangs 100m Dash sprinters are in other events. Only one of the two Varsity Men 200m dash entries (Santino Merino) made it into the meet for the Mustangs. However, the other athlete will be a valuable asset to the Mustangs 4x400m Relay. Only one of the two Varsity Men 300m Hurdle entries (Santino Merino) made it into the meet. However, the other athlete made it into the meet in the 110m Hurdles.

  Both Coach Gordon and Coach Diaz had smiles on their faces throughout the meeting, as it was disclosed that 100% of Northside Athletes are in the qualifying meet in one or more events, and the Mustangs will have athletes competing in 99% of the events, including ALL relays.

 It is the most athletes Northside has ever had in the Varsity qualifying meet in the history of the program. The dedication and work ethic of the Northside College Prep Track & Field Team is second to none.

 The Varsity Women will leave at 1:45 pm on Tuesday, April 29, 2008, for the Varsity Women CPS Qualifying Meet.

 The Varsity Men will leave at 1:45 pm on Wednesday, April 30, 2008, for the Varsity Men CPS Qualifying Meet.

 Athletes that place in the Top 12 for distance events, Top 12 for field events, and Top 8 for sprinting events will advance to the CPS Championship Track Meet on Saturday, May 3, 2008.

 The 2008 IHSA Sectional Championships for the Northside Varsity Women will take place on Friday, May 9, 2008 in Elmhurst, Illinois at York High School. A seed meeting will take place on Wednesday, May 7, 2008 in the Yorker Room at 6:30 pm. Manual timing will be used for the meet. Northside will make their entries official by Sunday, May 5, 2008.

 The 2008 IHSA Sectional Championships for the Northside Varsity Men will take place on Friday, May 16, 2008 in Deerfield, Illinois at Deerfield High School. The Mustangs are very familiar with Deerfield, and have had many of their best performances of the season this year at Deerfield. A seed meeting will take place Wednesday, May 14, 2008 in the Student Union. F.A.T. timing will be used for the meet. Northside will make their entries official by Sunday, May 5, 2008. 

 Coming soon: For the first time in Northside history, the Mustangs competed in 4 meets in 3 different locations on the same day, Friday, April 25, 2008. Spartan Relays Results (Jonathan Kittaka anchored the Mustangs to a new school Record in the Middle Distance Medley Relay, 48 jumpers from 12 schools competed in High Jump Relays, Eric Nelson, Wynn, and Hindes tie for top honors, Spartan Relays completed (Weightmen's Relay and 4x400m) on Indoor Track due to lightning.

 On Saturday, April 26, 2008, the Northside College Prep Sophomore-Freshman Boys Track & Field Team traveled to historic Walter Eckersall Memorial Stadium on the corner of 82nd Street and Yates in Chicago, Illinois for the CPS Sophomore-Freshman Boys City Championship Qualifying Meet.

 In 1947, the City of Chicago built Walter Eckersall Memorial Stadium. Walter Eckersall set a ten-second-flat Illinois hundred-yard dash record in 1903 that stood for 25 years until the future Olympian Ralph Metcalfe broke it in 1928. Eckersall attended Hyde Park High School, and ran rings around opponents on the football field. He lead his high school team to a 105-0 victory for the National Championship against Brooklyn Tech. Fifthteen year old Knute Rockne sneaked into the park to see it. Walter Eckersall became an All American at the University of Chicago in Track and Football, and was inducted into the College Football hall of fame. Amos Alonzo Stagg called Eckersall, "a selfless performer...marked by complete dedication".

 Walter Eckersall would have been proud of the performance by the Northside Sophomore-Freshman Boys Team on Saturday.

 In the High Jump, Sophomore Hunter Speese and Sophomore Forrest Cortes both QUALIFIED for the City Championships.

 In the Long Jump, Sophomore Brandon Teng jumped a personal best 13'2.75.

 In the Triple Jump, Freshman Noel Lopez jumped a personal best 31'4.50.

 In the Shot Put, Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon threw 29'01. Freshman Jordan Jackson threw 28'3.50.

 In the Discus, Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon threw 58'5. Freshman Miles Austrevich threw 54'3. 

 In the 4x800m Relay, the Top 12 Relays in the City qualify for the City Championships. The Mustangs QUALIFIED for the City Championships by winning their heat with an outstanding time of 9:17.33. Sophomore Cooper Eben ran a 2:14.62 800m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Charlie Mesimore. Mesimore ran a 2:12.96 800m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Wesley Laytham. Laytham ran a 2:15.75 800m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon. Andrew Czyszczon anchored the Mustangs to first place in their heat with a 2:35.00 800m split, for a total time of 9:17.33. Alternates Jiasong Yang, Luis Gaytan, Forrest Cortes, and James Rey also qualify for the City Championships.

 In the 4x100m Relay, Freshman Hersh Perlmutter ran a 13.02 100m split on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Brandon Teng ran a 11.90 100m split on the second leg of the relay. Sophomore Sam Olver ran a 13.50 100m split on the third leg of the relay. Sophomore Neal Capapas anchored the Mustangs with a 12.10 100m split for a total time of 50.52.

 In the 110m Hurdles, Freshman Hersh Perlmutter QUALIFIED for City Championships by placing fifth overall with an oustanding time of 19.55. Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon ran a time of 22.09.

 In the 100m Dash, Sophomore Hunter Speese missed qualifying by .04 of a second, with an outstanding time of 12.44. Sophomore Neal Capapas ran an outstanding time of 12.92.

 In the 800m run, Sophomore Cooper Eben QUALIFIED for City Championships by placing fifth overall with an outstanding time of 2:16.90 (66/70). Sophomore Forrest Cortes ran an outstanding time of 2:39 (72/87).

 In the 4x200m Relay, the Mustangs were disqualified for running out of the exchange zones.

 In the 400m Dash, Neal Capapas ran an outstanding time of 58.81.

 In the 300m Hurdles, Hersh Perlmutter BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD with a 47.99 to place sixth overall and QUALIFY for the City Championships.

 In the Mile, the top three athletes were in three seperate heats. In the first heat, Northside Freshman Wesley Laytham ran the first 400m in 69 seconds, and went through 800m in 2:26, and went through 1200m in 3:43, and ran the final 400m in 72 seconds for a 4:55 Mile to WIN heat one and QUALIFY for City Championships. Lane Tech Sophomore Nathan Wade-Scott ran a 5:05 Mile to place second in the first heat and qualify for the City Championships. In the second heat, Northside Freshman Charlie Mesimore ran the first 400m in 68 seconds, and went through 800m in 2:23, and went through 1200m in 3:40, and ran the final 400m in 74 seconds for a 4:54 Mile to WIN heat two and QUALIFY for City Championships. Mather Freshman George Young ran a 5:05 Mile to place second in heat two and qualify for the City Championships. In the third heat, Whitney Young Freshman Julian Deville ran the first 400m in 66 seconds, and went through 800m in 2:25, and went through 1200m in 3:48, and ran the final 400m in 77 seconds for a 5:05 Mile to WIN heat three and qualify for City Championships. Whitney Young Freshman Matt Sebek ran a 5:11 Mile to place second in the third heat and qualify for the City Championships.

 In the 200m Dash, Sophomore Hunter Speese placed seventh overall with an outstanding time of 25.04 to QUALIFY for the City Championships. Sophomore Brandon Teng ran an outstanding time of 26.98.

 In the 4x400m Relay, Northside placed second in their heat and sixth overall with an outstanding time of 3:59.30 to QUALIFY for City Championships. Sophomore Neal Capapas ran a 60.46 400m split on the first leg of the Relay, and made a nice exchange to Cooper Eben. Sophomore Cooper Eben ran a personal best 60.10 400m split on the second leg of the Relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Charlie Mesimore. Mesimore ran a 59.65 400m split on the third leg of the Relay, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Wesley Laytham. Laytham ran a 59.09 400m split to anchor the Mustangs to second overall in their heat, and QUALIFY for the City Championships.

 The Mustangs will leave at 1:45 pm on Friday, May 2, 2008 for the Sophomore-Freshman Boys City Championships. The following Northside Athletes qualified for the Sophomore-Freshman Boys City Championships:

1. Neal Capapas          -           4x400m Relay

2. Forrest Cortes          -           High Jump, 4x800m Relay

3. Andrew Czyszczon   -           4x800m Relay

4. Cooper Eben            -           4x800m, 3200m, 800m, 4x400m Relay

5. Luis Gaytan              -           4x800m Relay

6. Wesley Laytham       -           4x800m, 1600m, 4x400m Relay

7. Noel Lopez              -           4x400m Relay

8. Charlie Mesimore     -           4x800m, 3200m, 1600m, 4x400m Relay

9. Hersh Perlmutter      -           110m Hurdles, 300m Hurdles

10. James Rey              -           4x800m Relay

11. Hunter Speese        -           High Jump, 200m Dash, 4x400m Relay

12. Jiasong Yang          -           4x800m Relay, 4x400m Relay

13. Peter Wilk              -           4x400m Relay