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Northside Women finish second to University High 126-138! Rachel Kittaka 12:33 3200m! Ani Zotti 12:36 3200m! Maria Torres 33'09.50 Triple Jump!
On Friday, March 7, 2008, the Northside College Prep Varsity Women Track & Field Team traveled to historic Henry Crown Field house at the University of Chicago for the UC Lab School Indoor Classic. Henry Crown Field house 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 contains a list of field house records, which include several Olympians. Henry Crown Field house is a Chicago landmark that is rich in Track & Field history. It will also be the home of the 2008 Varsity Women CPS All Star Meet on Sunday, March 16, 2008.
The 2008 UC Lab School Indoor Classic meet featured University High, Wheaton Academy, Northshore Country Day, Luther North, Jones, and Northside College Prep. The point scale used to score the meet, was 10-8-6-4-2-1 for individual events and 10-8-6-4-2 for relays.
University High Won the meet with 138 points. The Northside Varsity Women finished in second place with 126 points. Jones finished in third place with 44 points. Luther North finished in fourth place with 22 points. Wheaton Academy finished in fifth place with 16 points. North Shore Country Day finished in sixth place with 12 points.
In the Long Jump, Northside Junior Maria Torres WON it with a jump of 14'01.00 Junior Maria Zdunek finished in second place with a jump of 10'09.00. Freshman Lyndsey Shallberg finished in third place with a jump of 9'07.00.
In the Triple Jump, Northside Junior Maria Torres WON it with a season best jump of 33'05.50. Senior Kelly Varney finished in second place with a jump of 29'04.
In the 3200m Run, University High Sophomore Sherry Fu won it with an outstanding time of 12:31. Northside Senior Rachel Kittaka dropped 39 seconds from the Bloom Invitational for a season best time of 12:33 to place second overall. Northside Junior Ani Zotti dropped 44 seconds from the Bloom Invitational and tied her personal best time from 2007 IHSA Sectionals with a 12:36 to place third overall! It was also the fastest 3200m times run in the CPS this season, just a mere four seconds, and one second respectively, ahead of outstanding Whitney Young runner Rachel Jorvasky CPS leaderboard time of 12:37. University High Senior Katherine Zhou finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 13:03.
In the 55m Hurdles, Northside Junior Jennifer Kane WON it with a time of 10.30. Northside Senior Kelly Varney finished in second place with a time of 10.40. University High Senior Maria Birukova finished in third place with a time of 10.50. Northside Senior Alex Custer tied for fourth place with Luther North's Amy Palermo with an outstanding time of 11.20 Northside Sophomore Karen Li completed the scoring by finishing in sixth place with a time of 11.30. Northside Freshman Robyn Doherty finished in seventh place with a time of 11.60. Northside Freshman Lyndsey Shallberg finished in tenth place with a time of 12.60.
In the 55m Dash, University High Junior Leah SIbener won it with a time of 7.40. University High Junior Madeline Horn finished in second place with a time of 7.70. Jones Senior Jasmine Hughes finished in third place with a time of 7.80. University High Junior Monique Johnson finished in fourth place with a time of 7.90. University High Junior Alex Bullock finished in fifth place with a time of 8.00. North Shore Senior Kelly Powers completed the scoring by finishing in sixth place with a time of 8.20. Northside Freshman Ashley Kossakowski finished in 13th place with an outstanding time of 9.10. Northside Freshman Stella Han finished in 14th place with a personal best time of 9.30. Junior Stephanie Sotomayor finished in 16th place with a time of 9.40. Freshman Caeleigh Renkosiak finished in 18th place with a time of 9.50.
In the 4x800m Relay, University High won it with an outstanding time of 10:49. The Northside Mustangs finished in second place with a time of 11:28. Northside Sophomore Bessie Nolan ran an 800m split of 2:43.74 on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Su Yang. Freshman Su Yang ran a personal best 800m split of 2:57, and made a nice exchange to Karlyn Gehring. Freshman Karlyn Gehring ran a personal best 800m split of 3:02, and made a nice exchange to Captain Anna Parks. Junior Anna Parks ran a 2:44 800m split, for a total time of 11:28 to place second overall.
In the 600m Run, University High Junior Emily Kuo won it with a time of 1:50.10. University High Junior Madeline Horn finished in second place with a time of 1:55.60. Wheaton Academy Junior finished in third place with a time of 1:56.10. Jones Sophomore Katie Rothas finished in fourth place with a time of 1:57.10. University High Junior Ethel Yang finished in fifth place with a time of 1:58.30. Northside Junior Jennifer Friedmann completed the scoring by placing sixth overall with an outstanding time of 2:06. Jennifer Friedmann ran 200m splits of 38, 43, and 45 for a personal best 600m time of 2:06. Northside Sophomore Merita Bushi finished in tenth place with a personal best 600m time of 2:19. Merita Bushi ran 200m splits of 41, 48 and 50 for a personal best time of 2:19.
In the 4x200m Relay, Junior Adaora Achufusi ran a 29.64 200m split on the first leg of the relay. Maria Torres ran a 28.47 200m split on the second leg of the relay. Jennifer Kane ran a 31.41 200m split on the third leg of the relay. Kelly Varney ran a 28.90 200m split to anchor the Mustangs to 2nd place with a total time of 1:58.42.
In the Mile run, Wheaton Academy Junior Sarah Daly won it with a time of 5:50. University High Senior Shannon Kimball finished in second place with a time of 5:53. Northside Senior Rachel Kittaka finished in third place with an outstanding time of 5:57. Northside Junior Ani Zotti finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 6:02. University High Senior Katherine Zhou finished in fifth place with a time of 6:07. Sophomore Bessie Nolan completed the scoring by finishing in sixth place with a time of 6:10. Northside Freshman Su Yang finished in tenth place with a time of 6:29. Northside Freshman Karlyn Gehring finished in eleventh place with a time of 6:36.
In 400m run, University High Junior Emily Kuo won it with a time of 64.30. Jones Senior Gaby Jones placed second with a time of 65.00. Jones Junior Olivia Carlize finished in third place with a time of 66.70. Northside Junior Adaora Achufusi finished in fourth place with a time of 67.80. University High Junior Monique Johnson finished in fifth place with a time of 69.00. University High Junior Alex Bullock finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with a time of 69.70. Northside Junior Maria Zduenk finished in 8th place with a time of 73.80. Northside Freshman Robyn Doherty finished in 14th place with a time of 83.10. Northside Freshman Stella Han finished in 15th place with a time of 83.40. Northside Senior Alex Custer finished in 17th place with a time of 84.50.
In the 800m run, University High Junior Emily Kuo won the 800m run, right after winning the 400m run, with an outstanding time of 2:36.00. Northside Junior Anna Parks ran an outstanding time of 2:37 to place second overall. Anna Parks ran 200m splits of 35, 39 (74 first 400m), 44, 39 (73 second 400m) for an outstanding time of 2:37. Anna Parks ran the first 400m in 74, and ran a negative split of 73 in the final 400m for an outstanding time of 2:37. University High Senior Shannon Kimball and Luther North Freshman Stephanie Simpson tied for third with a time of 2:41. University High Sophomore Sherry Fu finished in fifth place with a time of 2:42. University High Sophomore Aoife MacMahon finished in sixth place with a time of 2:44. Northside Junior Jennifer Friedmann finished in ninth place with an outstanding time of 2:56. Jennifer Friedmann ran 200m splits of 40, 44 (84 first 400m), 47, and 45 (92 second 400m) for an outstanding time of 2:56. Northside Sophomore Merita Bushi finished in 13th place with an outstanding time of 3:18.
In the 200m Dash, University High Junior Leah Sibener won it with a time of 28.00. Northside Junior Maria Torres finished in second place with a time of 29.20. Northside Senior Kelly Varney finished in third place with a time of 29.70. University High Junior Madeline Horn finished in fourth place with a time of 30.30. Jones Junior Ahsley Evans finished in fifth place with a time of 30.50. North Shore Senior Kelly Powers finished in sixth place with a time of 30.60. Northside Freshman Stella Han ran a personal best time of 36.20 to finish in 16th overall.
In the 4x400m Relay "A", Sophomore Karen Li ran a 72.43 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Freshman Ashley Kossakowski ran a 78.87 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Sophomore Bessie Nolan ran a 73.29 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Junior Adaora Achufusi anchored the Mustangs to fourth place with a 72.50 400m split, for a total time of 4:57.09.
In the 4x400m Relay "B", Freshman Karlyn Gehring ran a 74.43 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Junior Sandra Azubuike ran a 84.12 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Freshman Caeleigh Renkosiak ran a 92.00 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Freshman Su Yang ran a 79.47 400m split to anchor the Mustangs for a total time of 5:30.02.
The Northside Mustangs will be seeking their first CPS Indoor title against, among others, favorite Kenwood Academy on Sunday, March 16, 2008.
The Northside Mustangs Distance Medley Relay for Indoor State (Illinois Prep Top Times) on Saturday, March 29, 2008 will consist of Anna Parks (800m), Adaora Achufusi (400m), Ani Zotti (1200m), and Rachel Kittaka (1600m).
ERIC NELSON QUALIFIES FOR INDOOR STATE AND BREAKS TWO SCHOOL RECORDS!!! 6'3 HIGH JUMP!! 40'8.5 SHOT PUT! 39'5.5 TRIPLE JUMP!
On Tuesday, March 4, 2008, the Northside Varsity Men and Sophomore-Freshman Boys traveled to Bensenville, Illinois to Fenton High School, home of the Metro Suburban Conference Track and Field Champions. Fenton has won the Metro Suburban Conference Track & Field Championship the last two years, and famous alumni include Olympian Jim Spivey. The Fenton Indoor Classic featured Conant, Northside College Prep, Gordon Tech, and host Fenton High School. The point scale for individual events was 6-4-3-2-1, and 6-4-2 for Relays.
In the Varsity High Jump, Northside Sophomore Hunter Speese placed fifth overall with a personal best jump of 5'4! Fenton's Larry Garrett placed fourth overall with an outstanding jump of 5'6. Northside Junior Wemi Jemine placed third overall with a personal best jump of 5'8! Conant's Matt Castillo placed second overall with a jump of 6'3. Northside Captain Eric Nelson BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD and WON the High Jump competition with a PERSONAL BEST Jump of 6'3!!! Northside Junior Eric Nelson had the least amount of total misses during the competition to WIN the tie breaker. Eric Nelson's new school record of 6'3 also AUTOMATICALLY QUALIFIES him for Illinois Prep Top Times (Indoor State)!!! The Mustangs have also been invited to send a Mens and Womens Distance Medley Relay (800-400-1200-1600) to Illinois Prep Top Times. The Mustangs will announce their individual entires for the Distance Medley Relay after their next meet on Friday, March 7, 2008.
In the Varsity Shot Put, Northside Junior Eric Nelson BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD and placed SECOND overall in the Shot Put competition with a PERSONAL BEST throw of 40'8.5! Northside Junior Ted Kalaw threw a personal best throw of 37'0! Northside Junior John Ko threw a personal best throw of 36'4! Junior Rafael Confino threw a personal best throw of 30'9! Senior Alex Aparicio threw 29'5. Senior Vinh Nguyen threw a personal best throw of 28'2.5!
In the Sophomore-Freshman Shot Put, Northside Sophomore Andrew Czysczon placed fourth overall with a personal best throw of 30'6.5! Freshman Muhammad Hossain threw a personal best throw of 22'0. Sophomore Sam Olver threw 21'5.5. Sophomore Neibu Tadele threw 19'8. Freshman Fahad Sarvari threw a personal best throw of 19'5.
In the Varsity Long Jump, Northside Junior Wemi Jemine jumped a personal best 18'4 to place third overall!
In the Varsity Triple Jump, Northside Junior Eric Nelson jumped a personal best 39'5.5 to place second overall! Northside Junior Albert Lin jumped an outstanding 36'4 to place third overall!
In the Varsity Pole Vault, Senior Vinh Nguyen attempted 9'0, and almost cleared it, but hit his trail leg on the cross bar on the way down.
In the Varsity 4x800m Relay, Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran a personal best 800m split of 2:13.99, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Wesley Laytham. Weslay Laytham ran a season best 800m split of 2:21.41, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Charlie Mesimore. Charlie Mesimore ran a season best 800m split of 2:20.97, and made a nice exchange to Junior Simon Vecchioni. Captain Simon Vecchioni anchored the Mustangs to third place with a 2:21.84 800m split for a total time of 9:18.21
In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x800m Relay, Freshman Miles Austrevich ran a personal best 800m split of 2:29.52, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Erik Zuehlke. Erik Zuehlke ran a 2:48.37 800m split, and made a nice exchange Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon. Andrew Czyszczon ran a 2:40.38 800m split on the third leg of the relay. Freshman Rhiday Pandya ran a 2:41.01 800m split to anchored the Mustangs to third place with a total time of 10:39.28.
In the Varsity 4x135 Yard Relay, Northside (67.46) upset host Fenton (67.80) to place third overall. Sophomore Hunter Speese ran a 15.64 135 yard split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Brian Chhun. Junior Brian Chhun ran a 17.41 135 yard split on the second leg of the relay. Junior Brandon Teng ran a 18.00 135 yard split on the third leg of the relay. Senior Erik Flores anchored the Mustangs to third place with a 16.41 135 Yard split for a total time of 67.46.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x135 Yard Relay, Sophomore Sam Olver ran a 17.99 135 Yard split on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Peter Wilk ran a 18.53 135 Yard split on the second leg of the relay. Freshman Naim Uddin ran a 19.81 135 Yard split on the third leg of the relay. Freshman Jameel Ahmed anchored the Mustangs to third place with a 19.23 135 Yard split for a total time of 1:15.56.
In the Varsity 3200m run, Conant's Ben Anderson won it with an outstanding time of 11:01. Northside Sophomore Cooper Eben ran the first mile in 5:26, and ran the final mile in 5:43, for a total time of 11:09 to place second overall! Sophomore Jiasong Yang ran the first mile in 5:35, and ran the final mile in 6:12, for a total time of 11:47 to place third overall! Conant's Caled Warner finished in fourth with a time of 12:23. Fenton's Alex Huang completed the scoring by finishing in fifth with a time of 12:25. Northside Senior Brad Eben ran the first mile in 6:03, and ran the final mile in 6:28, for a total time of 12:31 to finish in sixth overall. Northside Senior Adam Swiatlowski ran the first mile in 6:14, and ran the final mile in 6:43 for a total time of 12:57.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 3200m Run, Northside Freshman Fahad Sarveri ran the first mile in 6:16, and ran the final mile in 6:31, for a personal best time of 12:47 to place Third overall! Fahad Sarveri dropped 41 seconds from the President's Day Invitational! Northside Sophomore Forrest Cortes ran the first mile in 6:18, and ran the final mile in 6:31, for a personal best time of 12:49 to place Fourth overall! Forrest Cortes dropped 3 seconds from the President's Day Invitational! Freshman Jonathan Kriston ran the first mile in 6:22, and ran the final mile in 6:31 for a personal best time of 12:53 to place Fifth overall! Freshman Luis Gaytan ran the first mile in 6:18, and ran the final mile in 7:07 for a time of 13:25.
In the Varsity 50 Yard High Hurdles, Junior Albert Lin placed third overall with a personal best time of 8.5. Freshman Hersch Perlmutter placed fifth overall with a personal best time of 8.99. Senior Santino Merino placed sixth overall with a personal best time of 9.00.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 50 Yard High Hurdles, Sophomore Andrew Czyszcon placed third overall with a personal best time of 9.23. Freshman Muhammad Hossain placed fourth overall with a personal best time of 9.40.
In the Varsity 50 Yard Dash, Sophomore Hunter Speese ran a personal best 6.15. Junior Wemi Jemine ran a personal best 6.32. Junior John Ko ran a personal best time of 7.04.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 50 Yard Dash, Freshman Noel Lopez ran a personal best time of 6.92. Freshman Naim Uddin ran a personal best time of 6.92. Freshman Jameel Ahmed ran a personal best time of 7.00.
In the Varsity 800m run, Conant's Andrew Mueller won it with a time of 2:16.3. Northside Junior Simon Vecchioni finished in fifth place with a time of 2:21.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 800m run, Fenton's Marco Caliendo won it with a time of 2:29.4. Northside Freshman Rhiday Pandya finished in fifth place with a time of 2:41. Freshman Erik Zuehlke finished in sixth place with a time of 2:43.
In the Varsity 4x270 Yards Relay, the Northside Mustangs (2:24.2) upset Fenton (2:24.8) to finish in second place! Sophomore Hunter Speese ran a 33.90 270 yard split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Captain Santino Merino. Senior Santino Merino ran a 35.27 270 yard split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Junior Brandon Teng. Brandon Teng ran a 36.56 270 yard split, despite making the mistake of looking back during the race, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Hersch Perlmutter. Hersch Perlmutter anchored the Mustangs to second place with a 38.37 270 yard split for a total time of 2:24.2!
In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x270 Yards Relay, Sophomore Sam Olver ran a 41.18 270 yard split on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Peter Wilk ran a 37.47 270 yard split on the second leg of the relay. Freshman Naim Uddin ran a 42.81 270 yard split on the third leg of the relay. Freshman Jameel Ahmed ancored the Mustangs to second place with a 40.28 270 yard split, for a total time of 2:41.74.
In the Varsity 400m run, Fenton's Shan Sabri won it with a time of 58.90. Northside Senior Erik Flores finished in fifth place with a time of 61.41. Northside Junior Brian Chhun ran a time of 64.38.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 400m run, Northside Sophomore Neibu Tadele ran a time of 74.00.
In the Varsity 50 Yard Int. Hurdles, Northside Junior Albert Lin finished in third place with a personal best time of 7.91. Freshman Hersch Perlmutter finished in fourth place with a personal best time of 7.97. Senior Santino Merino finished in sixth place with a personal best time of 8.24.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 50 Yard Int. Hurdles, Andrew Czyszczon finished in third place with a personal best time of 8.94. Freshman Muhammad Hossain finished in fourth place with a personal best time of 9.34.
In the Varsity Mile, Conant's Tyler Hinckley won it with a 4:48.2. Fenton's Nathan Smith finished in second with a time of 4:54.5. Northside Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss finished in third with a time of 4:59. Fenton's Raul Rosas finished in fourth with a time of 5:00. Fenton's Eric Hermanson finished in fifth with a time of 5:01. Northside Freshman Charlie Mesimore ran an outstanding time of 5:10 to finish in sixth place. Sophomore Cooper Eben ran a personal best time of 5:12 to finish in seventh place. Freshman Wesley Laytham ran an outstanding time of 5:21. Sophomore Jiasong Yang ran an outstanding time of 5:26. Senior Brad Eben ran a time of 5:55.
In the Sophomore-Freshman Mile, Fenton's Michael Harkins won it with a time of 5:39. Fenton's Adrian Castillo finished in second with a time of 5:46. Gordon Tech's Justin Cagadas finished in third with a time of 5:47. Northside Freshman Miles Austrevich finished in fourth with a personal best time of 5:55. Fenton's Patrick Bowles finished in fifth with a time of 5:58. Northside Freshman Fahad Savari finished in sixth with a personal best time of 6:01. Sophomore Forrest Cortes finished in seventh with an outstanding time of 6:04. Freshman Jonathan Kriston ran a personal best time of 6:11. Freshman Luis Gaytan ran a time of 6:56.
In the Varsity 200m Dash, Junior Eric Nelson ran a time of 27.06. Junior Wemi Jemine ran a time of 27.20. Sophomore Hunter Speese ran a time of 27.40.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 200m Dash, Jameel Ahmed ran a time of 31.80.
In the Varsity Weight Man's Relay (4x135 Yards), Junior Ted Kalaw ran a 17.96 split on the first leg of the relay. Junior Rafael Confino ran a 18.38 split on the second leg of the relay. Junior John Ko ran a 18.75 split on the third leg of the relay. Senior Alex Aparicio ran a 18.93 split on the final leg of the relay, to anchor the Mustangs to third place, with a total time of 74.02.
In the Varsity 4x405 Yards Relay, Senior Santino Merino ran a 405 yard split of 55.80 on the first leg of the relay. Junior Brian Chhun ran a 58.22 split on the second leg of the relay. Senior Erik Flores ran a 56.71 split on the third leg of the relay. Junior Simon Vecchioni anchored the Mustangs to third place with a 56.25 split, for a total time of 3:46.98.
In Sophomore-Freshman 4x405 Yards Relay, Freshman Erik Zuehlke ran a 405 yard split of 92.73 on the first leg of the relay. It appeared the entire field ran an extra 135 yards on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Sam Olver ran a 68.29 split on the second leg of the relay. Sophomore Peter Wilk ran a 61.28 split on the third leg of the relay. Freshman Rhiday Pandya ran a 64.25 split to anchor the Mustangs to third place with a total time of 4:46.55.
VARSITY POINTS SCORED1. Eric Nelson 14.00
2. Albert Lin 9.00
3. Wemi Jemine 6.00
4. Cooper Eben 4.00
4. Hersch Perlmutter 4.00
5. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 3.50
6. Jiasong Yang 3.00
7. Hunter Speese 2.50
8. Simon Vecchioni 2.00
8. Erik Flores 2.00
9. Santino Merino 1.50
9. Brandon Teng 1.50
10. Brian Chhun 1.00
11. Charlie Mesimore 0.50
11. Welsey Laytham 0.50
11. Ted Kalaw 0.50
11. Rafael Confino 0.50
11. John Ko 0.50
11. Alex Aparicio 0.50
SOPHOMORE-FRESHMAN POINTS SCORED
1. Andrew Czyszczon 8.50
2. Muhammad Hossain 4.00
3. Fahad Sarvari 3.00
4. Miles Austrevich 2.50
5. Forrest Cortes 2.00
5. Rhiday Pandya 2.00
5. Sam Olver 2.00
5. Peter Wilk 2.00
6. Naim Uddin 1.50
6. Jameel Ahmed 1.50
7. Jonathan Kriston 1.00
7. Erik Zuehlke 1.00
SOPHOMORE-FRESHMAN SEASON POINTS LEADERS (4 Meets)
1. Luke Sobieraj 23.00
2. Charlie Mesimore 20.00
3. Hersch Perlmutter 19.50
4. Fahad Savari 14.50
5. Roldan Alegre 11.00
6. Miles Austrevich 9.50
7. Dan Kosmala 9.00
8. Andrew Czyszczon 8.50
9. Muhammad Hossain 7.50
10. Khoa Nguyen 6.00
11. Jameel Ahmed 4.50
12. Forrest Cortes 3.00
12. Jonathan Kriston 3.00
12. Peter Wilk 3.00
13. Thomas Lee 2.00
13. Sam Olver 2.00
14. Naim Uddin 1.50
15. Kevin-Ryan Alvaraz 1.00
15. Luis Gaytan 1.00
15. Cooper Eben 1.00
15. Noel Lopez 1.00
15. Erik Zuehlke 1.00
Hersch Perlmutter runs 9.94, and Santino Merino runs 9.95 in 55m High Hurdles at President's Day Invitational! Varsity Men 8-3!!!
On February 19, 2008, the Northside Track Team traveled to De La Salle High School for the President's Day Invitational to take on East St.Louis, De La Salle, Marian Catholic, Kenwood, Corliss, Urban Prep, Chicago Marshall, Hubbard, Hancock, Kelly and Von Steuben. After several delays, including re-scoring the meet with the correct point scale, the Official results were re-released by De La Salle High School on March 3, 2008.
East St. Louis won the meet. De La Salle finished in second place. Marian Catholic finished in third place. The Northside College Prep Varsity Men finished in fourth place (36 points) and posted victories over Kenwood (31), Corliss (30.50), Urban Prep (20), Chicago Marshall (19.50), Hubbard (18), Hancock (7), Kelly (4), and Von Steuben (3). The point scale used for events and Relays was 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1.
In the Shot put, Junior Benjamin Garcia threw a season best 35'10 to place seventh overall. Junior Ted Kalaw threw a personal best 33'8. Senior Brandon Quach threw a personal best 32'0. Senior Alex Aparacio threw 28'4.
In the Long Jump, Junior Martin Melto jumped 15'8. Freshman Dan Kosmala jumped 14'6.
In the Triple Jump, Jiasong Yang jumped 31'3.
In the High Jump, Northside athletes were unable to clear the opening height of 5'0.
In the 3200m run, Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss placed second overall, and improved a minute and 16 seconds from his first 3200m race in 2007 (12:03), and ran a Track PR of 10:47 to become the newest member of the Mustangs Track & Field Distance Honor roll. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss was also approached by St.Francis University Head Track coach Drew Ludwick after the race. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran negative splits, with a 5:24 first mile, and a 5:23 final mile, for a total time of 10:47. Junior Jonathan Kittaka placed third overall with a time of 10:59, and improved 33 seconds from his first 3200m race in 2007 (11:32). Jonthan Kittaka ran splits of 5:24 for the first mile, and 5:35 for the second mile, for a total time of 10:59. Sophomore Forrest Cortes ran a 6:11 for the first mile, and a 6:41 on the final mile for an outstanding time of 12:52. Freshman Fahad Savari ran a 6:23 for the first mile, and 7:05 on the final mile for an outstanding time of 13:28.
In the 55m High Hurldes, Freshman Hersch Perlmutter dropped 0.66 of a second for a personal best time of 9.94 to place sixth overall. Senior Santino Merino dropped 0.67 of a second for a personal best time of 9.95 to place seventh overall. Junior Nathan Michaelson dropped 0.94 of a second for a personal best time of 10.28 to place eighth overall. Freshman Khoa Nguyen dropped 0.45 of a second for a personal best time of 10.83.
In the 55m Dash, Junior Benjamin Garcia ran an outstanding time of 7.19. Junior Brandon Cooper ran a personal best of 7.20.
In the 4x800m Relay, Captain Simon Vecchioni ran a 2:23.99 800m split on the first leg of the Relay. Sophomore Cooper Eben ran a 2:26.50 800m split on the second leg of the Relay. Sophomore Cooper Eben made a nice exchange to Sophomore Jiasong Yang, and Jiasong Yang ran a 2:24.99 800m split on the third leg of the Relay. Freshman Noel Lopez earned his first Varsity letter by anchoring the Mustangs to fourth place to secure vital points with a 2:31.96 800m split, for a total time of 9:48.40.
In the 400m Dash, Junior Brandon Cooper ran a time of 59.40. Junior Benjamin Garcia ran a time of 60.28.
In the 4x160m Varsity Relay, Junior Martin Melto ran a 21.30 160m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Senior Santino Merino. Captain Santino Merino ran a 21.50 160m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Sophomore Neal Capapas. Neal Capapas ran a 22.15 160m split on the third leg of the Relay. After a difficult exchange, Freshman Dan Kosmala anchored the Mustangs with a 25.01 160m split on the fourth leg of the Relay, for a total time of 1:29.96 to place eighth overall.
In the 4x160m Sophomore-Freshman Relay, Freshman Hersch Perlmutter ran a 22.74 160m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Peter Wilk. Sophomore Peter Wilk ran a 22.50 160m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Andrew Czyszczon. Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon ran a 22.97 160m split on the third leg of the relay. Freshman Noel Lopez anchored the Mustangs with a 24.95 160m split for a total time of 1:33.16 to place sixth overall.
In the 800m run, Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran a time of 2:16 to place fifth overall. Junior Jonathan Kittaka ran a time of 2:17.
In the 200m Dash, Brandon Cooper ran a time of 27.11.
In the Varsity 4x400m Relay, Junior Simon Vecchioni ran a 64.09 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Neal Capapas ran a 61.50 400m split on the second leg of the Relay. Senior Santino Merino ran a 62.84 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss anchored the Mustangs with a 60.21 400m split, for a total time of 4:08.22 to place eighth overall.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x400m Relay, Sophomore Cooper Eben ran a 67.71 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon ran a 66.31 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Freshman Fahad Sarvari ran a 72.63 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Sophomore Forrest Cortes anchored the relay with a 71.60 400m split, for a total time of 4:38.25 to place fifth overall.
VARSITY POINTS SCORED1. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 12.25
2. Jonathan Kittaka 9.00
3. Hersch Perlmutter 3.00
4. Santino Merino 2.50
3. Benjamin Garcia 2.00
4. Simon Vecchioni 1.50
5. Noel Lopez 1.25
6. Cooper Eben 1.25
7. Jiasong Yang 1.25
8. Nathan Michaelson 1.00
9. Neal Capapas 0.50
10. Dan Kosmala 0.25
11. Martin Melto 0.25
SOPHOMORE-FRESHMAN POINTS SCORED
1. Andrew Czyszczon 2.00
2. Cooper Eben 1.00
3. Forrest Cortes 1.00
4. Fahad Sarvari 1.00
5. Hersch Perlmutter 1.00
6. Peter Wilk 1.00
7. Noel Lopez 1.00
Charlie Mesimore 1000m Champion! and Mile Champion! Luke Sobieraj 400m Champion! Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss breaks 5 minute barrier! Chad Ware WINS 3k!
On Saturday, February 23, 2008, the Northside Mens Track & Field team traveled to Niles West High School in Skokie, Illinois for the Niles West Wolves Invitational. The Meet was scored in three divisions and featured host Niles West High School, Loyola, Maine West, Waukegan, Roosevelt, Foreman, Driscol, Jones, Luther North, and Northside College Prep. The point scale used for Individual events and relays was 10-8-6-4-2-1.
The Northside Varsity scored 35.5 points for fifth place, and posted victories over Driscoll, Luther North, Roosevelt, Foreman, and Jones. The Northside Varsity Men are now 13-7 to start the season. The Northside Freshman scored 125 points to finish in second place, and posted victories over Maine West (102), Loyola (61), Roosevelt (6), Jones (4), Waukegan (0), Driscoll (0), Luther North (0), and Foreman (0). The Northside Freshman lost the meet by ONE point to Niles West 126-125, and finished in SECOND OVERALL, despite being short entries in several events because they were missing Teammates, who are still learning if they have the dedication and character that it takes to be an athlete and a good teammate as well. Athletes that continue to miss multiple meets will be cut from the squad regardless of ability. The Northside Coaching staff is very proud of every athlete that showed up and competed in the meet.
At Niles West, every Northside athlete that competed, showed great determination, character, and guts, and every Northside athlete competed in multiple events to fight for every point in the meet.
In the Varsity Long Jump, Junior Martin Melto jumped 17'4.25. Junior John Konow jumped a personal best 15'6.
In the Sophomore Long Jump, Kevin-Ryan Alvarez jumped a personal best 12'9.75 to place sixth overall.
In the Freshman Long Jump, Luke Sobieraj placed third overall with a personal best jump of 16'8. Dan Kosmala placed second overall with a personal best jump of 15'4. Miles Austrevich jumped a personal best 14'6 to place fourth overall.
In the Varsity Triple Jump, Junior Martin Melto jumped a personal best 36'2.5 to place fifth overall. Sophomore Jiasong Yang jumped 31'1. Junior Nathan Michaelson jumped a personal best 27'5.
In the Freshman Triple Jump, Roldan Alegre jumped a personal best 31'2 to place second overall!
In the Varsity Pole Vault, Senior Vinh Nguyen placed third overall and BROKE THE SCHOOL RECORD with a vault of 8'6.
In the Varsity High Jump, Sophomore Hunter Speese jumped 4'11. Junior John Konow jumped 4'7. Senior Jerry Tran jumped 4'7.
In the Freshman High Jump, Northside athletes were unable to clear the opening height of 4'7.
In the Varsity Shot Put, Junior Benjamin Garcia threw 34'10. Junior Ted Kalaw threw a personal best 33'11. Senior Brandon Quach threw a personal best 32'2. Senior Alex Aparicio threw 30'3. Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon threw 27'11. Senior Vinh Nguyen threw 27'6. Gus Hernandez threw a personal best 26'0. Irfan Hussain threw 23'1.
In the Freshman Shot Put, Luke Sobieraj placed sixth overall with a throw of 24'1. Hersch Perlmutter threw 22'4. Miles Austrevich threw 22'0. Muhammad Hossain threw 21'9.5. Fahad Sarvari threw 17'5.5.
In the Varsity 1000m Run, Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss placed fourth overall with a personal best time of 2:54. Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss went out in 32 seconds for the first 200m, and then ran the next five160m laps in 29, 29, 29, 28, and 27 (2:22 final 800m), for a personal best time of 2:54. It was also the second fastest 1000m time run by a CPS athlete this season, second to Mather's Ivan Cornell (2:50). Sophomore Cooper Eben placed seventh overall with a personal best time of 3:03. Cooper Eben went out in 34 seconds for the first 200m, and then ran the next five 160m laps in 28, 31, 31, 31, and 28, for a personal best time of 3:03. Sophomore Jiasong Yang placed tenth overall with a personal best time of 3:07. Jiasong Yang went out in 36 seconds for the first 200m, and then ran the next five 160m laps in 28, 32, 30, 31, and 30, for a personal best time of 3:07. Senior Brad Eben placed 15th overall with a personal best time of 3:20. Brad Eben went out in 37 seconds for the first 200m, and then ran the next five 160m laps in 28, 33, 34, 34, and 34, for a personal best time of 3:20. Junior Coleman Gailloreto placed 21st overall with a time of 3:41. Coleman Gailloreto went out in 38 for the first 200m, and then ran the next five 160m laps in 36, 35, 41, 35, and 36 for a time of 3:41.
In the Freshman 1000m Run, Charlie Mesimore became the Niles West Wolves Invitational Champion with a personal best time of 2:55. Freshman Charlie Mesimore went out in 31 seconds for the first 200m, and then ran the next five 160m laps in 27, 29, 29, 31, and 28 (2:23 final 800m), to WIN the 1000m Run with a personal best time of 2:55. It was also the Third fastest 1000m time run by a CPS athlete this season. Fahad Sarvari placed tenth overall with a personal best time of 3:26. Freshman Fahad Sarvari went out in 35 seconds for the first 200m, and then ran the next five 160m laps in 31, 34, 35, 36, and 35 (2:51 final 800m), for a personal best time of 3:26.
In the Varsity 55m High Hurdles, Senior Santino Merino ran a 10.54 to finish unofficially in sixth overall. Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon ran a personal best time of 10.70. Junior Nathan Michaelson ran a time of 11.53.
In the Freshman 55m High Hurdles, Hersch Perlmutter became the Niles West Wolves Invitational Champion with a time of 10.20. Khoa Nguyen ran a time of 10.78 to place fourth overall. Muhammad Hossain ran a time of 11.70 to place sixth overall.
In the Varsity 50m Dash, Sophomore Hunter Speese ran a season best time of 6.66. Junior Benjamin Garcia ran a time of 6.72. Junior Brandon Cooper ran a personal best time of 6.78. Senior Jerry Tran ran a time of 6.91. Junior Brandon Teng ran a personal best time of 6.97.
In the Sophomore 50m Dash, Thomas Lee ran a personal best time of 7.20. Sam Olver ran a personal best time of 7.20. Kevin-Ryan Alvarez ran a personal best time of 7.30. Neibu Tadele ran a personal best time of 7.78.
In the Freshman 50m Dash, Dan Kosmala ran a personal best time of 6.90 to place sixth overall. Naim Uddin ran a time of 7.57. Jameel Ahmed ran a personal best time of 7.60.
In the Varsity 800m run, Captain Simon Vecchioni dropped 8 seconds from the President's Day Invitational, with an outstanding time of 2:16! Junior Simon Vecchioni went out in 27 seconds for the first 160m, and then ran the next four 160m laps in 26, 28, 27, and 28, to place fourth overall with an outstanding time of 2:16. It was also the seventh fastest 800m time run in the CPS this season. Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon ran a time of 2:37, with 160m splits of 27, 30, 33, 38, and 29. Senior Irfan Hussain ran a time of 2:38, with 160m splits of 30, 29, 32, 37, and 30. Junior Gus Hernandez ran a time of 2:50, with 160m splits of 30, 30, 33, 38, and 39.
In the Freshman 800m run, Luke Sobieraj placed third overall with a personal best time of 2:27. Freshman Luke Sobieraj went out in 27 seconds for the first 160m, and then ran the next four 160m laps in 28, 30, 32, and 30, to place third overall with a personal best time of 2:27. Freshman Miles Austrevich placed fourth overall with an outstanding time of 2:31. Miles Austrevich went out in 28 seconds for the first 160m, and then ran the next four 160m laps in 29, 31, 33, and 30, for an outstanding time of 2:31. Freshman Luis Gaytan placed sixth overall with an outstanding time of 2:39. Luis Gaytan went out in 28 seconds for the first 160m, and then ran the next four 160m laps in 30, 33, 37, and 31 for an outstanding time of 2:39.
In the Varsity 4x160m Relay, Sophomore Hunter Speese ran a 20.46 160m split on the first leg of the Relay. Senior Jerry Tran ran a 22.97 160m split on the second leg of the Relay. Junior Brian Chhun ran a 22.47 160m split on the third leg of the Relay. Junior John Konow anchored the Mustangs with a 21.75 160m split, to sixth place overall, for a total time of 1:27.65.
In the Freshman 4x160m Relay, Roldan Alegre ran a 21.49 160m split on the first leg of the Relay. Khoa Nguyen ran a 26.35 160m split on the second leg of the Relay. Naim Uddin ran a 29.75 160m split on the third leg of the Relay. Jameel Ahmed anchored the Mustangs to fourth place with a 26.12 160m split, for a total time of 1:43.71 to place fourth overall.
In the Varsity 600m Run, Sophomore Jiasong Yang placed second overall with a personal best time of 1:41. Senior Erik Flores finished fourth overall with an outstanding time of 1:45. Senior Brad Eben ran a time of 1:54.
In the Freshman 600m Run, Fahad Savari placed second overall with a personal best time of 1:57. Jonathan Kriston placed fifth overall with a personal best time of 2:01.
In the Varsity 400m Dash, Junior Brandon Cooper ran a personal best time of 58.60 to tie for fifth place overall. Sophomore Neal Capapas ran a personal best time of 59.28. Junior Brian Chhun ran a time of 63.57. Junior Martin Melto ran a time of 65.37.
In the Sophomore 400m Dash, Thomas Lee ran a personal best time of 64.66.
In the Freshman 400m Run, Luke Sobieraj became the Niles West Wolves Invitational Champion with a personal best time of 60.60. Freshman Jameel Ahmed ran a personal best time of 71.11 to place fifth overall.
In the Varsity 55m Low Hurdles, Senior Santino Merino finished unofficially in fifth place with a personal best time of 9.70. Sophomore Andrew Czyszczon ran a personal best time of 10.35. Junior Nathan Michaelson ran a personal best time of 10.67.
In the Freshman 55m Low Hurdles, Hersch Perlmutter ran a personal best time of 9.72 to place third overall. Freshman Roldan Alegre ran a personal best time of 10.20 to place fifth overall. Freshman Khoa Nguyen ran a personal best time of 10.22 to place sixth overall. Freshman Muhammad Hossain ran a personal best time of 11.10.
In the Mile, the bench mark for elite high school milers is the 5:00 minute barrier. In the Varsity Mile, Sophomore Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss broke the five minute barrier for the first time in Track, with a Track PR of 4:57 to place sixth overall. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran the first 800m in 2:30, and then ran a negative split of 2:27, for a personal best Track PR of 4:57. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss ran 160m splits of 28, 30, 30, 32, 30, 30, 32, 30, 29, and 26 for a time of 4:57. Sophomore Cooper Eben ran a personal best time of 5:14. Cooper Eben ran the first 800m in 2:35, and ran the next 800m in 2:39 for a personal best time of 5:14 to place 12th overall. Cooper Eben ran 160m splits of 29, 30, 30, 34, 32, 32, 32, 33, 33, and 29 for a time of 5:14. Junior Simon Vecchioni ran the first 800m in 2:45, and then ran the next 800m in 2:52 for a time of 5:37 to place 17th overall. Simon Vecchioni ran 160m splits of 31, 32, 34, 34, 34, 34, 32, 37, 37, and 32 for a time of 5:37.
In the Freshman Mile, Charlie Mesimore became the Niles West Wolves Invitational Champion with an Indoor personal best time of 5:05. Freshman Charlie Mesimore ran the first 800m in 2:33, and then ran a negative split of 2:32, to WIN the Mile with an Indoor Personal best time of 5:05. Mesimore ran 160m splits of 28, 31, 30, 32, 32, 30, 32, 31, 31, and 28 for a time of 5:05.
In the Varsity 200m Dash, Sophomore Hunter Speese ran a time of 26.88. Senior Erik Flores ran a time of 27.17. Junior Martin Melto ran a time of 27.50. Junior Benjamin Garcia ran a time of 27.75. Junior Brandon Teng ran a time of 28.00. Senior Santino Merino ran a time of 28.03.
In the Sophomore 200m Dash, Thomas Lee ran a time of 29.93. Sam Olver ran a time of 30.99. Neibu Tadele ran a time of 33.20.
In the Freshman 200m Dash, Dan Kosmala ran a time of 27.94 to place fourth overall. Jameel Ahmed ran a time of 31.60. Naim Uddin ran a time of 31.72.
In Varsity 4x160m Weightmen Relay, Junior Ted Kalaw ran a 23.24 160m split on the first leg of the relay. Junior Gus Hernandez ran a 23.72 160m split on the second leg of the relay. Senior Brandon Quach ran a 25.41 160m split on the third leg of the relay. Senior Vinh Nguyen ran a 23.50 160m split on the final leg of the relay for a total time of 1:35.87, to place fifth overall.
In Freshman 4x160m Weightmen Relay, Fahad Savari ran a 22.80 160m split on the first leg of the relay. Hersch Perlmutter ran a 23.06 160m split on the second leg of the relay. Miles Austrevich ran a 23.47 160m split on the third leg of the relay. On the fourth leg, Freshman Muhammad Hossain ran a 25.44 160m split to finish in second place, less than a second behind, Maine West's SOPHOMORE squad, but the Mustangs still finished 9 SECONDS ahead of Maine West's Freshman squad to become the Niles West Wolves 4x160 Weightmen Relay Champions with a total time of 1:34.77. The Mustangs were unaware at the meet that they WON the event, and didn't know that Maine West had their Sophomore and Freshman squad in the same heat until the official results were released Monday afternoon.
However, the Mustangs were unable to field a Freshman or Sophomore 4x400m Relay due to the number of missing athletes at Latin competitions, Math competitions, Musical practice, and family outings. As a result, vital points were lost, and if it happens again those athletes will not be welcome back to the Team, and should pursue other activities, regardless of ability. It is important for the Track Team to have athletes that their teammates can depend on. The Mustangs are looking for good teammates.
In the Varsity 4x400m Relay, Captain Santino Merino ran a 400m split of 59.65 on the first leg of the Relay. Sophomore Neal Capapas ran a 63.37 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Junior Brian Chhun ran a 65.06 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Captain Simon Vecchioni ran a 61.41 400m split on the anchor leg of the relay, for a total time of 4:09.49 to place fifth overall.
After the Niles West Wolves Invitational ended at 1:00 pm, Northside Head Coach Jon Gordon, and Assistant Coach Chad Ware went to the University of Chicago to attend a collegiate meet. Northside Assistant Coach Chad Ware was scheduled to run in the 3000m run, and was seeded 8th in a strong field. Despite only having animal crackers and bottled water the entire day, Chad Ware lined up against a field that consisted of college athletes from throughout the Midwest. Chad Ware went through the Mile in 4:44 and was in fourth place. The next lap, Chad Ware moved up to third place. On the very next lap, Chad Ware moved up to second place, and with 300m to go, Chad Ware took the lead to WIN the 3000m run with a personal best time of 8:48. Ware dropped 13 seconds off his personal record.
VARSITY POINTS SCORED
1. Jiasong Yang 8.00
2. Vinh Nguyen 6.50
3. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 5.00
4. Simon Vecchioni 4.50
5. Erik Flores 4.00
6. Martin Melto 2.00
7. Brandon Cooper 1.50
8. Brian Chhun 0.75
9. Ted Kalaw 0.50
9. Gus Hernandez 0.50
9. Brandon Quach 0.50
9. Santino Merino 0.50
9. Neal Capapas 0.50
10. Hunter Speese 0.25
10. Jerry Tran 0.25
10. John Konow 0.25
Any athlete that scores a Varsity point and completes the season earns a Varsity letter.
SOPHOMORE POINTS SCORED
1. Thomas Lee 2.00
2. Kevin-Ryan Alvaraz 1.00
FRESHMAN POINTS SCORED
1. Luke Sobieraj 23.00
2. Charlie Mesimore 20.00
3. Hersch Perlmutter 18.50
4. Roldan Alegre 11.00
5. Fahad Savari 10.50
6. Dan Kosmala 9.00
7. Miles Austrevich 7.50
8. Khoa Nguyen 6.00
9. Muhammad Hossain 3.50
10. Jameel Ahmed 3.00
11. Jonathan Kriston 2.00
12. Luis Gaytan 1.00
OUTSTANDING MEET!!! Every point scored is vital to the success of the TEAM.
VARSITY SEASON POINTS LEADERS (3 Meets – 2 Scored)
1. Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 17.25
2. Jiasong Yang 9.25
3. Jonathan Kittaka 9.00
4. Vinh Nguyen 6.50
5. Simon Vecchioni 6.00
6. Erik Flores 4.00
7. Santino Merino 3.00
7. Hersch Perlmutter 3.00
8. Martin Melto 2.25
9. Benjamin Garcia 2.00
10. Brandon Cooper 1.50
11. Noel Lopez 1.25
11. Cooper Eben 1.25
12. Neal Capapas 1.00
12. Nathan Michaelson 1.00
13. Brian Chhun 0.75
14. Ted Kalaw 0.50
14. Gus Hernandez 0.50
14. Brandon Quach 0.50
15. Hunter Speese 0.25
15. Dan Kosmala 0.25
15. Jerry Tran 0.25
15. John Konow 0.25
SOPHOMORE-FRESHMAN SEASON POINTS LEADERS (3 Meets – 2 Scored)
1. Luke Sobieraj 23.00
2. Charlie Mesimore 20.00
3. Hersch Perlmutter 19.50
4. Fahad Savari 11.50
5. Roldan Alegre 11.00
6. Dan Kosmala 9.00
7. Miles Austrevich 7.50
8. Khoa Nguyen 6.00
9. Muhammad Hossain 3.50
10. Jameel Ahmed 3.00
11. Jonathan Kriston 2.00
11. Thomas Lee 2.00
12. Kevin-Ryan Alvaraz 1.00
12. Luis Gaytan 1.00
12. Cooper Eben 1.00
12. Forrest Cortes 1.00
12. Peter Wilk 1.00
12. Noel Lopez 1.00
President's Day Champions??? Karlyn Gehring WINS 3200m! Cuitlahuac Pineda Youniss 2nd in the 3200m! Anna Parks WINS 800m! Ben Garcia throws 35'10!!
On Monday, February 18, 2008, the Northside Varsity Men and Varsity Women Track & Field Teams Traveled to De La Salle High School for the President's Day Invitational. It is one of the largest and most competive meets in Chicago, and 2007 IHSA State runner's up, East St.Louis High School, traveled all the way to Chicago for the meet, and left at 2:30 am on Monday morning to make it to De La Salle in time for the President's Day Invitational. The meet also featured Marshall High School, Urban Prep, Robeson, Dunbar, Marian Catholic, Hancock, Kelly, Kenwood, Corliss, Hubbard, and Von Steuben.
It appears the Northside Varsity Women won the meet, and the Varsity Men where one of the top three Teams as well. However, De La Salle Head Coach McMiller has asked all schools to wait until his official score keeper gets out of the Hospital on Thursday, to score the meet, and does not want anyone else from De La Salle to score the meet but his longtime score keeper. All Teams have agreed to respect his wishes. The result sheets will be waiting for the official score keeper on Thursday to make the final tabulations. As a result, the Mustangs will also wait until Thursday to celebrate an awesome meet for both the Varsity Men and Women squads. However, Medals were distributed for the top 3 places in all events. Team Awards will be announced on Thursday.
