CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

 On Wednesday, April 16, 2008, the Northside College Prep Varsity and Sophomore-Freshman Teams traveled to Winnetka, Illinois to take on Maine East and host New Trier at the New Trier Track & Field Classic. Individual Events were scored 5-3-2-1. Relays were scored 5-3. Watermelons were awarded for all school records. New Trier Head Boys Coach Jim Casey and staff hosted an outstanding meet. All Teams were allowed unlimited entries in all events. New Trier won the Meet. Northside finished second with 35 points. Maine East finished third with 23 points. 

  In the Varsity Shot Put, Junior Eric Nelson placed second overall with an outstanding throw of 42'0. Junior John Ko placed 9th overall with a throw of 33'0. Senior Brandon Quach placed 10th overall with a throw of 31'1. Senior Preston Buehrer placed 12th overall with a throw of 30'2.

  In the Sophomore-Freshman Shot Put, Freshman Jordan Jackson made an outstanding throw of 31'1. Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon threw 29'4.

  In the Varsity Discus, Junior John Ko placed third overall with an outstanding throw of 98'6. Senior Brandon Quach placed fourth overall with a personal best throw of 96'2. Senior Alex Aparicio placed sixth overall with a personal best throw of 82'7. Senior Preston Buehrer placed seventh overall with an outstanding throw of 79'8. Junior Gus Hernandez placed 11th overall with a personal best throw of 75'9. Junior Brandon Cooper threw a personal best throw of 60'8.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman Discus, Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon threw 63'7. Freshman Jordan Jackson threw a personal best 57'10.

 In the Pole Vault, Northside Senior Vinh Nguyen tied for fifth place with New Trier's Mandell with a vault of 7'6.

 In the High Jump, Northside Captain Eric Nelson won it with a jump of 6'3, which broke the stadium record. After clearing 6'3, Eric Nelson had the bar raised to 6'5, and made three outstanding attempts. New Trier School record holder, Jeremy Wynn jumped a personal best 6'2 to place second overall. Maine East's Avery Roche jumped 6'0 to place third overall. Maine East's Demarco Wilson jumped 5'8 to place fourth overall. Maine East's Adun Abiala jumped 5'2 to place fifth overall. Northside Junior Albert Lin jumped 5'0 to place sixth overall.

  In the Varsity Long Jump, Northside Junior Albert Lin placed fourth overall with an outstanding jump of 17'9.5. Northside Junior Martin Melto placed fifth overall with an outstanding jump of 17'6.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman Long Jump, Northside Freshman Roldan Alegre jumped a personal best 15'9 to place second overall. Sophomore Neibu Tadele jumped 11'4.

 In the Varsity Triple Jump, Northside Junior Eric Nelson jumped 40'0 to place second overall. Junior Albert Lin jumped 36'7.5. Junior Martin Melto jumped 35'1.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman Triple Jump, Freshman Roldan Alegre jumped 34'5 to place third overall. Sophomore Neibu Tadele scratched on all three attempts.

 In the Varsity 4x800m Relay, New Trier won it with a time of 8:57. Northside (9:04) edged Maine East (9:05) to place second overall. Northside Junior Brandon Cooper ran a 2:11 800m split on the first leg of the relay. Junior Brian Chhun ran a 2:21 800m split on the second leg of the relay. Junior Simon Vecchioni ran a 2:16 800m split on the third leg of the relay. Freshman Wesley Laythan anchored the Mustangs to second place with a 2:16 800m split for a total time of 9:04.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x800m Relay, New Trier won it with a time of 10:03. Northside placed second overall with a time of 10:19. Freshman Luis Gaytan ran a time of 2:30 on the first leg of the relay. Freshman Erik Zuehlke ran a time of 2:46 on the second leg of the relay. Sophomore James Rey ran a time of 2:40 on the third leg of relay. Freshman Miles Austrevich anchored the Mustangs to second place with a 2:23 800m split for a total time of 10:19.

 In the Varsity 4x100m Relay, Junior Martin Melto ran a 11.83 100m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Captain Santino Merino. Senior Santino Merino ran a 11.91 100m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Senior Erik Flores. Erik Flores ran a 12.40 100m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Senior Preston Buehrer. Preston Buehrer anchored the Mustangs to third place with a 12.54 100m split for a NEW SCHOOL RECORD of 48.68!

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x100m Relay, Sophomore Neal Capapas ran a 11.99 100m split on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Brandon Teng ran a 11.63 100m split on the second leg of the relay. Sophomore Peter Wilk had trouble receiving the hand-off, and ran a 13.78 100m split on the third leg of the relay. Freshman Hersch Perlmutter anchored the Mustangs to third place with a 13.03 100m split for a total time of 50.43.

 In the Varsity 3200m run, Junior Jonathan Kittaka ran the first mile in 5:27, and the second mile in 5:20.8, to win it with an outstanding time of 10:47.8. Freshman Charlie Mesimore ran the first mile in 5:29, and the second mile in 5:31 for a personal best time of 11:00 to place second overall. Sophomore Cooper Eben ran the first mile in 5:30, and the second mile in 5:36 for a time of 11:06 to place third overall.

 In the 110m Hurdles, Junior Albert Lin placed fifth overall with a personal best time of 18.80. Freshman Hersch Perlmutter placed sixth overall with a time of 19.3. Junior Nathan Michaelson ran a personal best time of 20.52. Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon ran an outstanding time of 21.10. Freshman Roldan Alegre ran a personal best time of 21.71.

 In the Varsity 100m Dash, Senior Erik Flores ran a time of 12.40.

 In ths Sophomore-Freshman 100m Dash, Sophomore Neal Capapas WON it and BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD with a personal best time of 12.00. The record was previously held by Geoff Edwards (12.02). Sophomore Peter Wilk ran a time of 13.00. Sophomore Sam Olver ran a time of 13.11.

 In the Varsity 800m run, Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran the first 400m in 64 seconds, and the next 400m in 66 seconds to place third overall with an outstanding time of 2:10. Senior Brad Eben ran a time of 2:34 (73/81). Senior Preston Buehrer ran a season best time of 2:35 (73/82).  Junior Coleman Gailloreto ran a time of 2:59 (83/96).

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 800m run, Freshman Will Riley dropped 15 seconds off his PR, with a personal best time of 2:40.

 In the Varsity 4x200m Relay, Junior Martin Melto ran a 26.52 200m split on the first leg of the Relay. Senior Santino Merino ran a 25.44 200m split on the second leg of the Relay. Junior Simon Vecchioni ran a 26.25 200m split on third leg of the Relay. Senior Erik Flores ran a 24.95 200m split to anchor the Mustangs to second place overall, with a total time of 1:43.16.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x200m Relay, Sophomore Neal Capapas ran a 24.17 200m split on the first leg of the Relay. Sophomore Brandon Teng ran a 27.83 200m split on the second leg of the Relay. Sophomore Peter Wilk ran a 28.21 200m split on the third leg of the Relay. Freshman Hersch Perlmutt ran a 29.16 200m split to anchor the Mustanghs to third place overall, with a total time of 1:49.37.

 In the 400m Run, Northside Senior Irfan Hussain ran an outstanding time of 63.10. Sophomore Sam Olver ran a time of 67.50. Sophomore Neibu Tadele ran a time of 68.70.

 In the Varsity 300m Hurdles, Northside Senior Santino Merino ran a time of 50.50.

 In the Sophomore-Freshman 300m Hurdles, Freshman Hersch Perlmutter placed third overall with a time of 52.10. Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon placed fourth overall with a time of 53.70. Freshman Roldan Alegre placed sixth overall with a time of 54.97.

 In the Mile, Junior Jonathan Kittaka ran a time of 5:00 to place fourth overall. Freshman Charlie Mesimore ran a time of 5:04 to place fifth overall. Sophomore Cooper Eben ran a time of 5:10. Freshman Wesley Laytham ran a time of 5:16. Senior Brad Eben ran a time of 5:36. Freshman Luis Gaytan ran a time of 5:39. Freshman Erik Zuehlke ran a time of 5:40. Sophomore James Rey ran a time of 5:54.

 In the 200m, Northside Senior Santino Merino BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD with an official time of 23.60 to place fourth overall. Senior Erik Flores ran an outstanding time of 24.97.

 In the 4x400m Relay, Junior Brandon Cooper ran a 55.92 400m split on the first leg of the relay to put the Mustangs in the lead. Junior Brian Chhun maintained the lead through the first 150 meters, but forgot to cut into lane one, and ran his entire leg of the relay from lane three, and despite running a longer distance, still ran a 59.13 400m split before a difficult exchange with Junior Simon Vecchioni. Brian Chhun inadvertently stepped on the back of Simon Vecchioni shoe during the exchange, and Simon Vecchioni's shoe came off, and Junior Simon Vecchioni ran a 59.68 400m split with only one shoe on and made a nice exchange to Junior Eric Nelson. Captain Eric Nelson quickly passed Maine East, and almost caught New Trier as well, and ran a 54.85 400m split for a NEW SCHOOL RECORD of 3:49.58!. The Mustangs smashed the previous school record (3:53.48) by over 5 seconds!

 On Saturday, April 12, 2008, the Northside Varsity Men traveled to Lane Stadium in Chicago, Illinois for the Ed Key Invitational to take on host Kenwood Academy (defending Indoor City Champions), Leo, Fenger, Hubbard, IMSA, Urban Prep, Dunbar, Marshall, Clark, Corliss, Hope, Little Village, Austin, Chicago Academy, and Crane. The Ed Key Invitational is named after former Kenwood Academy coaching legend Ed Key, who coached multiple athletes to the State Title in the 100m Dash.The point scale used for Individual events and relays was 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. Medals were awarded to the top three places in each event. Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon awarded Watermelons for all School Records. Team Trophies were awarded to the top two teams.

 Leo won the Meet with 124 points. Northside College Prep earned a Team Trophy by placing second overall with 106 points, and posted victories over Fenger (72.5), Hubbard (67), IMSA (59.50), Kenwood (54), Urban Prep (46), Dunbar (33), Marshall (25), Clark (18.50), Corliss (15), Hope (13), Little Village (9), Austin (8), Chicago Academy (4), and Crane (3).

 The Mustangs were lead in scoring by Junior Eric Nelson (23 points) and Sophomore Cooper Eben (14 points). Eric Nelson became the first athlete in Northside history to score over a 100 points in a season, and currently has a season total of 115.50 points and Track season doesn't even end until June.

 In the Shot Put, Northside Junior Eric Nelson placed second overall with a throw of 39'10.5. Northside Junior John Ko placed 11th overall with a throw of 32'3.5.

 In the Discus, Eric Nelson placed third overall with a throw of 100'1. John Ko placed fourh overall with a throw of 94'3.

 In the High Jump, the pit at Lane Stadium is as small as a queen size bed and was filled with water from the rain. It was almost to the extent of high jumping into a steeple chase pit. Northside Junior Eric Nelson won it with a jump of 5'10, and after there was a problem with the runway and pit on his first attempt at 6'1, Nelson didn't take any more jumps as a safety precaution. Northside Junior Wemi Jemine placed second overall with a personal best jump of 5'8.

 In the Long Jump, Northside Junior Albert Lin placed fourth overall with an outstanding jump of 17'11.75". Northside Junior Martin Melto placed seventh overall with a jump of 16'10.

 In the Triple Jump, Albert Lin and Martin Melto were scratched from the event.

 In the 3200m Run, Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran the first Mile in 5:18, and the final Mile in 5:19 for a total time of 10:37 to Win the 3200m run. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss was awarded a Medal for finishing first overall. Sophomore Cooper Eben ran the first Mile in 5:22, and the final mile in 5:21 for a total time of 10:43 to place second overall. Cooper Eben was awarded a Medal for finishing second overall.

 In the 4x100m Relay, Freshman Noel Lopez (12.89), Senior Santino Merino, Sophomore Neal Capapas, and Senior Erik Flores combined for a 51.40 to place 9th overall. Unfortunately, three of the splits are water-logged to the point were their unreadable.

 In the 4x800m Relay, Junior Brian Chhun ran a personal best 2:19 800m split on the first leg of the Relay. Junior Simon Vecchioni ran a 2:18 800m split on the second leg of the Relay. Senior Preston Buehrer ran a 2:37 800m split on the third leg of the Relay. Freshman Wesley Laytham anchored the Mustangs to third place overall with a 2:16 800m split, for a total time of 9:30. Brian Chhun, Simon Vecchioni, Preston Buehrer, and Wesley Laytham were awarded a Medal for placing third overall.

 In the 110m Hurdles, Junior Albert Lin placed sixth overall with an outstanding time of 19.30. Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon placed 9th overall with a time of 21.10.

 In the 100m Dash, Sophomore Neal Capapas placed 11th overall with a personal best time of 12.6. Junior Wemi Jemine placed 21st overall with an outstanding time of 13.30.

 In the 800m Run, Northside Junior Brandon Cooper ran the first 400m in 63 seconds, and the final 400m in 69 seconds for a time of 2:12 to win the 800m Run. Brandon Cooper was awarded a Medal for placing first overall. Northside Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss fell at the start of the race, injuring his arm, and got back up and completed the first 400m in 66 seconds, and the final 400m in 75 seconds for a time of 2:21 to place sixth overall.

 In the 4x200m Relay, Junior Martin Melto ran a 25.77 200m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Senior Santino Merino. Santino Merino ran a 26.81 200m split on the second leg of the Relay. Sophomore Neal Capapas ran a 26.09 200m split on the third leg of the Relay. Senior Erik Flores anchored the Mustangs with a 26.83 200m split, to place fifth overall, with a total time of 1:45.5.

 In the 400m Run, Fenger Senior Tony Bowman won it with a time of 54.0. Urban Prep Sophomore Marlon Marshall placed second overall with a time of 55.3. Leo Senior Isaac Smith placed third overall with a time of 55.60. IMSA Freshman Abe Lee placed fourth overall with a time of 55.90. Hubbard Sophomore Devonta Avery placed fifth overall with a time of 56.50. Corliss Junior Tremayne Dumas placed sixth overall with a time of 58.60. Urban Prep Freshman Siende Lemon placed seventh overall with a time of 59.30. Junior Simon Vecchioni completed the scoring by placing 8th overall and edging Fenger Junior Jerome Powell (59.70) with an outstanding time of 59.40.

 In the 300m Hurdles, Senior Santino Merino placed sixth overall with an outstanding time of 52.39. Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon ran a time of 56.98.

 In the Mile, Northside Freshman Wesley Laytham and Sophomore Cooper Eben went out in 74 seconds for the first 400m, and then ran the next 400m in 81 seconds for a 2:35 800m split, and then ran the next 400m in 80 seconds for a 3:55 1200m split. On the final lap, Wesley Laytham ran the final 400m in 69 seconds, to pass IMSA Senior Scott Ogilvie (5:04.7) at the line, with an outstanding time of 5:04.3 to win the Mile. Wesley Laytham was awarded a Medal for finishing first overall. Cooper Eben ran the final 400m in 73 seconds to finish third overall with an outstanding time of 5:08. Cooper Eben was awarded a Medal for placing third overall. Hubbard Senior Oscar Hernandez finished in fourth place with a time of 5:10.60. Kenwood Senior Maris Smith finished in fifth place with a time of 5:19. Kenwood Senior Chris Radford finished in sixth place with a time of 5:30.60. IMSA Junior Anthony Knuckey finished in seventh place with a time of 5:43.10. Northside Senior Brad Eben finished in eighth place with a time of 5:50, but did not count in the scoring because the Mustangs were only allowed two entries. Chicago Academy Junior Sean Choate was awarded eighth place with a time of 5:52.90 to complete the scoring.

 In the 200m Dash, Northside Senior Santino Merino ran a time of 27.70. Northside Junior Martin Melto did not make it to the starting line in time for his event.

 The Mustangs scratched the 4x400m relay due to the amount of unavailable alternates.

 The Northside Varsity Men, Junior Varsity Boys, and Sophomore-Freshman Boys will travel to New Trier High School on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 to take on New Trier, and Maine East in a Triangular Meet.

 On Saturday, April 12, 2008, the Northside Varsity Women traveled to Lane Stadium in Chicago, Illinois for the Ed Key Invitational to take on host Kenwood Academy (defending Indoor City Champions and President's Day Invitational Champions), CICS - Longwood, Lane Tech, Hope, IMSA, Little Village, Austin, Corliss, Marshall, Fenger, Clark, Dunbar, and Bollingbrook. The Ed Key Invitational is named after former Kenwood Academy coaching legend Ed Key, who coached multiple athletes to the State Title in the 100m Dash.The point scale used for Individual events and relays was 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1. Medals were awarded to the top three places in each event. Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon awarded Watermelons for all School Records. Team Trophies were awarded to the top two teams.  

  Although Lane Stadium, has been a Chicago landmark forever, in March 2008, Lane Stadium re-opened with a brand new all weather Track, 2 rings for Shot Put, Discus cage, and four runways for Long Jump and Triple Jump. However, prior to Saturday, all meets hosted at the new stadium were not completed due to lightning. It seems as if there is a permanent rain cloud that sits above the Indians new stadium. On Saturday, April 12, 2008, despite the freezing rain and some of the worst conditions the Mustangs have competed in this season, Kenwood Academy Head Coach Patrick Simon determination to complete the first meet ever at the newly re-opened Lane Stadium prevailed.

  Bolingbrook won the Meet with 153 points. The Northside Varsity Women were awarded a Team Trophy for placing SECOND overall with 135 points, and posted victories over Kenwood Academy (116), Dunbar (57), Fenger (42), Clark (39), Marshall (16), Corliss (13), Austin (8), Little Village (7), IMSA (6), Hope (2), CICS - Longwood (1), and Lane Tech (1).

  With the raining coming down, 15 mph winds, and temperatures in the 30s, it did not appear that it would be ideal weather for meet records, school records or even personal records in any event. However, the conditions were the same for all athletes in the meet, and the primary focus would be winning each event, rather than a time goal.

  In the 3200m Run, Northside Junior Ani Zotti wanted to do more than just win the race, she wanted to break the school record, and her determination and mental toughness prevailed against freezing rain and 15 mph winds. Junior Ani Zotti went out in 88 seconds for the first 400m, and then 94 seconds for the next 400m, for an 800m split of 3:02. Zotti then ran the next 400m in 95 seconds, for a 1200m split of 4:37. Ani Zotti then ran the next 400m in 93 seconds for a Mile split of 6:10. Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon informed Zotti, she was on pace to break the school record. Northside Assistant Coach Chad Ware gave Zotti her 400m lap splits as he ran across the Track in excitement. A week earlier, Zotti had run a 6:17 in the Mile at the Mather Invitational, and now with a Mile to go in the 3200m Run, Ani Zotti was running faster than her previous Mile race, and on pace to break Rachel Kittaka (12:21) school record in the 3200m run. Ani Zotti ran the next 400m in 92 seconds for a 2000m split of 7:42. Junior Ani Zotti ran the next 400m in 93 seconds for a 2400m split of 9:15. Ani Zotti ran the next 400m in 93 seconds for a 2800m split of 10:48. With 400m to go, Ani Zotti was on pace to break the school record and the meet record! Northside Junior Ani Zotti ran the final 400m in 89 seconds to WIN the 3200m run and BREAK THE SCHOOL RECORD and the MEET RECORD with a personal best time of 12:17. Ani Zotti also ran negative splits, running the first mile in 6:10, and  the final mile in 6:07 for a personal best time of 12:17. Ani Zotti was also awarded a Medal for winning the 3200m run!

  One of the characteristics of Championship Teams, is they have athletes that will step forward and make personal sacerificies to help their Team Win, and put the Team's goals first, before individual goals and outside interests. This requires an athlete to be at every meet, ready to race, and care about their teammates so much, that they don't want to let them down by not showing up to the meet. Track is a unique sport, that requires every athlete to be present to win a meet. The difference between winning and losing is generally one-two athletes not being present. The Northside distance runners, sprinters, throwers, and jumpers all rely on each other every week.

  Although the Mustangs had many athletes demonstrate those qualities on Saturday, one of the athletes that came through big to help her teammates upset Kenwood Academy was Northside Captain Anna Parks. Rather than go on a Family vacation to Minnesota, Anna Parks came to practice on Friday and offered to race in the 3200m run and the 1600m run, for a teammate who was sick, even though she is primarily a 400m/800m runner. Anna Parks could have been on vacation this past weekend, or even at a school club activity, instead she came to practice on Friday, and to the meet ready to race and help her teammates. Anna Parks scored 18 points in the meet, including, winning the mile, and helped put the Mustangs over the top.

  In the 3200m Run, Anna Parks ran a 6:27 (3:11/3:26) for the first mile, and finished the second mile in 6:30 (3:19/3:11), for a total time of 12:57.40 to place second overall! Anna Parks was awarded a Medal for placing second overall!

 In the High Jump, the Lane Stadium high jump pit was as small as a queen size bed, and was filled with water. Despite these condition, Northside Junior Maria Torres WON it with a jump of 4'7. Northside Senior KArolina Maslanka finished in seventh place with a jump of 4'0. 

 In the Long Jump, Northside Junior Maria Torres placed sixth overall with a jump of 13'9. Junior Gayatri Satam placed seventh overall with a jump of 13'7.

 In the Triple Jump, Northside Junior Gayatri Satam placed third overall with a jump of 24'4.5. Maria Torres was scratched from the Triple Jump.

 In the Shot Put, Northside Senior Alyssa Anderson placed fifth overall with a throw of 27'7. Northside Senior Courtney Konow placed sixth overall with a throw of 26'10.

  In the Discus, Northside Senior Courtney Konow placed second overall with a throw of 79'8.5. Northside Senior Kelly Varney finished in fifth place with a throw of 69'5.

 In the 4x100m Relay, Freshman Robin Doherty ran a 16.39 100m split on the first leg of the Relay. Freshman Nina Coomes ran a 16.98 100m split on the second leg of the relay. Lynette Ardies ran a 14.63 100m split on the third leg of the relay. Courtney Konow anchored the Mustangs to tenth place with a 15.20 100m split, for a total time of 63.20.  

 In the 4x800m Relay, Freshman Karlyn Gehring ran a 2:55 800m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Karen Li. Karen Li ran a personal best 3:01 800m split on the second leg of the relay. Su Yang ran a 2:57 800m split on the third leg of the Relay, and made a nice exchange to Bessie Nolan. Bessie Nolan anchored the Mustangs to victory with a 2:44 800m split, for a total time of 11:37.

  In the 100m Hurdles, Kenwood Freshman Nia Munson won it with a time of 18.00. Northside Senior Kelly Varney finished in second place with a time of 18.90. Junior Jennifer Kane finished in fourth place with a time of 22.40.

  In the 100m Dash, Bolingbrook Senior Mennane Boyd won it with an outstanding time of 12.6. Northside Freshman Nina Coomes ran a personal best time of15.70. Northside Freshman Robin Doherty ran a time of 16.50.

  In the 800m Run, Bessie Nolan, who has PR for 800 meters of 2:36, dug herself a hole early, by getting off to a slow start in the 800m run with an 87 on her first 400m. Bessie Nolan then ran a negative split of 85 to pass two runners and win the 800m run with a time of 2:52.8. Nolan was awarded a Medal for finishing first overall. Dunbar Freshman Dynasty Williams finished in second place with a time of 2:52.9. Bolingbrook Senior Ali Rollins finished in third place with a time of 2:57.7. Northside Freshman Su Yang ran an outstanding time of 2:59 to place fourth overall. Dunbar Senior Kenya Shellto finished in fifth place with a time of 3:03. Little Village Freshman Angelica Samperio finished in sixth place with a time of 3:09. Little Village Freshman Stephanie Abeja finished in seventh place with a time of 3:33.2. Clark Sophomore Misha McGlory completed the scoring and finished in eighth place with a time of 3:58.0.

 In the 4x200m Relay, Maria Zdunek ran a 31.83 200m split on the first leg of the relay. Nina Coomes ran a 35.37 200m split on the second leg of the relay. Courtney Konow ran a 32.47 200m split on the third leg of the relay. Maria Torres ran the anchor leg with one hand on the baton, and the other hand was holding her pants from falling off, for a 36.43 200m split, to place 9th overall with a total time of 2:14.1.

 In the 400m run, Junior Adaora Achufusi was scratched from the event. Northside Freshman Ashley Kossakowski arrived to the meet after the last heat of the 400m run had been completed.

 In the 300m Hurdles, Northside Sophomore Karen Li finished in fourth overall with a time of 60.1. Northside Junior Maria Zdunek finished in fifth overall with a time of 64.6.

 In the Mile, Northside Junior Anna Parks ran the first 400m in 85 seconds, and the next 400m in 90 seconds for an 800m split of 2:55. Anna Parks ran the next 400m in 92 seconds for a 1200m split of 4:27. Anna Parks ran the final 400m in 91 seconds to win the Mile with an outstanding time 5:58.1. Anna Parks was awarded a Medal for finishing first overall in the Mile. Northside Junior Ani Zotti ran the first 400m in 86 seconds, and the next 400m in 91 seconds for an 800m split of 2:57. Ani Zotti ran the next 400m in 95 seconds for a 1200m split of 4:32. Ani Zotti ran the final 400m in 96 seconds for a time of 6:08 to place second overall! Ani Zotti was awarded a Medal for finishing second overall in the Mile.

 In the 200m Dash, Northside Senior Kelly Varney placed second overall for the Mustangs with an outstanding time of 29.1. Northside Freshman Ashley Kossakowski placed seventh overall for the Mustangs with a time of 35.6.

 The Mustangs did not have enough alternates available to run the 4x400m Relay, and the event was scratched.

 The Deerfield Track & Field Classic was canceled this afternoon, due to thunder storms. Athletes from Northside College Prep, Glenbrook North, and Deerfield High School look forward to the Deerfield Track & Field Classic every year. Prior to the start of the meet, Deerfield Seniors are honored in their final home meet of the season, by walking 100m with their parents on the Track between two lines of Deerfield athletes. As each athlete completes the walk with their parents, the Deerfield Coaching staff anounces over the stadium speakers, each Senior athlete's career highlights, most memorable Track moments, and their future collegiate plans. After all of the Deerfield Seniors have completed their final 100m walk on Senior night, the Field Events commence. In addition to outstanding competition between the three squads, the meet also offers all three teams unlimited entries in every event. The meet is highly competitive and participation friendly at the same time. The Mustangs, Warriors, and Spartans are also IHSA Sectional rivals, and look forward to the meet every year. The meet has been re-scheduled for Monday, April 21, 2008.

  The Mustangs also added the New Trier Invitational to their schedule, for Wednesday, April 16, 2008 for the Varsity Men, J.V. Boys, and Sophomore/Freshman Boys. The Varsity Men have also been invited to Windy City Relays on Saturday, April 19, 2008, and will take on Track Powerhouses, among others, East St.Louis (2nd in State in 2007), and Wallace (One of the Top Track Teams in Indiana) at Hanson Stadium. 

  Although the Deerfield Track & Field Classic was canceled Tuesday, the Northside College Prep Mustangs did have practice to prepare for the upcoming Ed Key Invitational.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008       SPARTAN CLASSIC (2300 Shermer -- Northbrook)                         4:30 pm                                                               (Glenbrook North, Highland Park, Northside College Prep)

Monday, February 18, 2008            PRESIDENT'S DAY INVITATIONAL (De La Salle H.S.)                   9:00 am 

Saturday, February 23, 2008            NILES WEST INVITATIONAL                                                             9:00 am

Tuesday, March 4, 2008                   FENTON CLASSIC                                                                                 4:30 pm                                                               (Fenton, Conant, Northside College Prep)

Friday, March 7, 2008                       UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO LAB SCHOOL CLASSIC                     4:30 pm  

Saturday, March 15, 2008                Bloom High School Track Madness Classic - JV                                9:00 am

Sunday, March 16, 2008                  CPS VARSITY INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS                                      3:00 pm 

Tuesday, March 18, 2008                 30th Annual Ostberg Sophomore-Freshman Championships         4:30 pm               

Saturday, March 22, 2008                 BRONCO INVITATIONAL (Eckersall Stadium -- 82nd & Yates)     9:00 am 

Wednesday, March 26, 2008           URBAN PREP SOPHOMORE-FRESHMAN CLASSIC                      3:00 pm

Thursday, March 27, 2008                LANE TECH RELAYS  (Lane Stadium - Addison & Western)        2:45 pm

Saturday, March 29, 2008                 ILLINOIS PREP TOP TIMES INVITATIONAL (Qualifiers only)    9:00 am 

Saturday, April 5, 2008                     RANGERS 8th ANNUAL TRACK & FIELD CLASSIC                      9:00 am  

Saturday, April 12, 2008                   ED KEY INVITATIONAL (Eckersall Stadium -- 82nd & Yates)       9:00 am

Wednesday, April 16, 2008            NEW TRIER, MAINE EAST, NORTHSIDE - TRIANGULAR           4:30 pm 

Monday, April 21, 2008                   DEERFIELD CLASSIC                                                                            4:30 pm                                                                (Deerfield, Glenbrook North, Northside College Prep)

Friday, April 25, 2008                        SPARTAN RELAYS - VARSITY (2300 Shermer -- Northbrook)     2:00 pm

Saturday, April 26, 2008                   SOPHOMORE-FRESHMAN CPS QUALIFYING TRIALS (Eckersall)  TBA

Wednesday, April 30, 2008             VARSITY CPS QUALIFYING TRIALS (Eckersall)                                   TBA

Friday, May 2, 2008                          SOPHOMORE-FRESHMAN CPS CHAMPIONSHIPS (Hanson)           TBA

Saturday, May 3, 2008                     VARSITY CPS CHAMPIONSHIPS (Hanson)                                            TBA

Friday, May 16, 2008                        IHSA SECTIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS                                                     TBA

Friday, May 23, 2008                        IHSA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS                                                               TBA

Friday, June 27, 2008                        U.S. OLYMPIC TRIALS (Hayward Field, Eugene, Oregon)                    TBA