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VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT INDOOR CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS
1. Kyle Friedler 16.00
2. Charlie Guthmann 9.50
3. Matthew Gardner 8.00
4. Guy Lohoua 6.00
5. Alex Ortiz 4.00
5. Marcus Zinke 4.00
6. Jay Borgwardt 2.50
6. Brian McManus 2.50
6. Jacob Yosowitz 2.50
7. Jack Nolan 2.00
8. Jadd Oweimrin 1.50
8. Sergio Soto 1.50
9. Osazee Osaghae 0.50
9. Brandon Banas 0.50
VARSITY POINTS SEASON TOTAL (7 MEETS)
1. Kyle Friedler 64.00
2. Guy Lohoua 31.00
3. Alex Ortiz 28.00
4. Jacob Yosowitz 23.75
5. Jay Borgwardt 19.50
6. Matthew Gardner 19.00
7. Brian McManus 18.00
8. Jack Nolan 15.00
9. Charlie Guthmann 13.25
10. Daniel Agbeo 12.00
10. Asher Rappaport 12.00
11. Sergio Soto 11.75
12. Darius Deloye 6.75
13. Osazee Osaghae 6.25
14. Kris Ushijima 6.00
15. Norberto Nieves 5.25
16. Carel Jones 5.00
17. Brandon Banas 4.75
18. Mason Sotomayor 4.25
18. Jadd Oweimrin 4.25
19. Marcus Zinke 4.00
20. Nick Brown 3.25
21. Elias Decker 3.00
22. Cole Makuch 2.50
22. Jack Webster 2.50
23. Matthew Kosova 2.00
24. John Kim 1.00
25. Jack Vasilopoulos 0.25
25. Jeronimo Najarro 0.25
25. Jack Peterson 0.25
25. Jalen Miron 0.25
The athletes listed above have earned a Varsity letter in Track & Field. Every point scored is vital to the TEAM. The difference between winning and losing a Championship Track meet has come down to a single point on several occassions.
Northside finishes in SECOND at the De La Salle Pre-Conference Invitational! 4x800m WINS!
On Sunday, March 12, 2017, the Northside Varsity Men traveled to De La Salle High School in Chicago, Illinois for the Pre-Conference Invitational. De La Salle honored their Seniors in a nice ceremony prior to the commencement of the Track Events.
Individual Events and Relays were scored on the following scoring scale: 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1.
Unfortunately, there was a scoring error in the 800m run. Northside Senior Sergio Soto and Sophomore Norberto Nieves scored 9 points in the 800m, with a 4th and 5th place finish respectively. However, Northside was not given credit for Soto's fourth place finish by the official scorer from De La Salle until four days AFTER the meet. As a result, Northside's official score improved from 64 to 68 points, for a second place finish!
De La Salle won the Pre-Conference Invitational with 76 points. Chicago Northside finished in SECOND place with 68 points, and posted victories over: 3. St. Laurence (65 points), 4. Hubbard (50 Points), 5. Steinmetz (43 points), 6. Simeon (41 points), 7. Clark (38 points), 8. Brooks (36 points), 9. Prosser (33 points), 10. Gary Comer (15 points), 11. Schurz (13 points), 12. Johnson (12 points), 13. Southland (11 points), and 14. Little Village (7 points). The Chicago Northside Mustangs had a record of 12-1 on the day!
In the Varsity Long Jump, Northside Junior Daniel Agbeo finished in ninth place with a jump of 15'11. Northside Junior Guy Lohoua finished in 13th place with a jump of 15'3.
In the Varsity Triple Jump, Northside Senior Jack Nolan finished in sixth place with a Triple jump of 32'11. Northside Junior Elias Decker finished in seventh place with a Triple Jump of 32'6. Northside scored five points in the Triple Jump!
In the Varsity Shot Put, Northside Junior Matthew Garder finished in fourth place with an outstanding throw of 39'8.25. Northside Senior Matthew Kosova finished in eighth place to complete the scoring with a throw of 35'3.5. Northside Senior Carlos Saldana threw a season best 24'6.5. Northside scored six points in the Shot Put!
In the Sophomore-Freshman 55m Dash, Northside Freshman Chris Jackson finished in tenth place with an outstanding time of 7.59. Northside Freshman Cameron Boulanger finished in 15th place with a personal best time of 7.84.
In the Varsity 55m Dash, Northside Sophomore Osazee Osaghae finished in fifth place overall with an outstanding time of 7.05. Northside Senior Brandon Banas finished in 23rd place with a personal best time of 7.76. Northside scored four points in the 55m dash!
In the Varsity 4x800m Relay, Northside Junior Jacob Yosowitz ran an 800m split of 2:17.96, and then made a difficult exchange to Brian McManus. Northside Senior Brian McManus ran an 800m split of 2:15.89, and then made a good exchange to Darius Deloye. Northside Junior Darius Deloye ran an 800m split of 2:16.55, and then made a nice exchange to Charlie Guthmann. Northside Junior Charlie Guthmann anchored Northside to FIRST PLACE with a 2:16.20 800m split for an official time of 9:06.91. Northside scored ten points in the 4x800m Relay.
In the Varsity 400m Dash, Northside Junior Guy Lohoua finished in seventh place with a personal best time of 57.73. Northside Junior Jadd Oweimrin dropped six seconds (65.12) with a PERSONAL BEST time of 59.49. Northside scored two points in the 400m dash.
In the Varsity 55m Hurdles, Northside Senior Jay Borgwardt finished in fourth place with an outstanding time of 8.95. Northside Junior Asher Rappaport finished in fifth place with an outstanding time of 9.09. Northside scored 9 points in the 55m Hurdles!
In the Varsity 4x160m Relay, Northside Junior Mason Sotomayor ran a 23.07 160m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Senior Brandon Banas ran a 21.01 160m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Senior Jay Borgwardt ran a 20.51 160m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Osazee Osaghae anchored the Mustangs with a 21.54 160m split to third place in their heat, and in sixth place overall with an official time of 1:26.80. Northside scored 3 points in the 4x160m Relay!
In the Varsity 800m run, Northside Senior Sergio Soto finished in fourth place with an official time of 2:20.02. Northside Sophomore Norberto Nieves finished in fifth place with an official time of 2:20.03. Northside scored 9 points in the 800m run!
In the Varsity 200m dash, Northside Junior Nick Brown finished in 11th place with an official time of 25.88. Northside Junior Daniel Agbeo finished in 14th place with an official time of 26.80.
In the Varsity 1600m run, Northside Junior Jacob Yosowitz finished in second place with an official time of 5:03.99. Northside Sophomore Kris Ushijima finished in third place with a PERSONAL BEST time of 5:12.14. Northside scored 14 points in the 1600m run!
In the Varsity 4x400m Relay, Northside Senior Jay Borgwardt ran a 63.63 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Senior Brian McManus ran a 60.31 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Junior Darius Deloye ran a 58.82 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Senior Brandon Banas ran a 62.25 400m split to anchor Northside to first in their heat, and in THIRD place overall. Jay Borgwardt, Brian McManus, Darius Deloye, and Brandon Banas were awarded Bronze Medals for finishing in third place overall. Northside scored 6 points in the 4x400m Relay!
VARSITY POINTS SCORED AT DE LA SALLE
1. Jacob Yosowitz 10.50
2. Jay Borgwardt 7.25
3. Kris Ushijima 6.00
4. Sergio Soto 5.00
4. Matthew Gardner 5.00
5. Osazee Osaghae 4.75
6. Asher Rappaport 4.00
6. Norberto Nieves 4.00
6. Darius Deloye 4.00
6. Brian McManus 4.00
7. Jack Nolan 3.00
8. Charlie Guthmann 2.50
9. Brandon Banas 2.25
10. Guy Lohoua 2.00
10. Elias Decker 2.00
11. Matthew Kosova 1.00
12. Mason Sotomayor 0.75
VARSITY POINTS SEASON TOTAL (6 MEETS)
1. Kyle Friedler 48.00
2. Guy Lohoua 25.00
3. Alex Ortiz 24.00
4. Jacob Yosowitz 21.25
5. Jay Borgwardt 17.00
6. Brian McManus 16.00
7. Jack Nolan 13.00
8. Daniel Agbeo 12.00
8. Asher Rappaport 12.00
9. Matthew Gardner 11.00
10. Sergio Soto 10.25
11. Darius Deloye 6.75
12. Kris Ushijima 6.00
13. Osazee Osaghae 5.75
14. Norberto Nieves 5.25
15. Carel Jones 5.00
16. Mason Sotomayor 4.25
16. Brandon Banas 4.25
17. Charlie Guthmann 3.75
18. Nick Brown 3.25
19. Elias Decker 3.00
20. Jadd Oweimrin 2.75
21. Cole Makuch 2.50
21. Jack Webster 2.50
22. Matthew Kosova 2.00
23. John Kim 1.00
24. Jack Vasilopoulos 0.25
24. Jeronimon Najarro 0.25
24. Jack Peterson 0.25
24. Jalen Miron 0.25
The athletes listed above have earned a Varsity letter in Track & Field. Every point scored is vital to the TEAM. The difference between winning and losing a Championship Track meet has come down to a single point on several occassions.
On Saturday, February 25, 2017, Northside Alumni legend Mac Melto helped Depaul WIN the first BIG EAST TEAM Title in the history of the school. Melto has 5 BIG East individual and/or relay Titles during his collegiate career, but this is the first Indoor TEAM title. Melto competed in the 400m and 4x400m Relay at the NCAA Division I Big East Conference Championships. After Medical hardship during his Senior year of college, DePaul awarded Melto a full scholarship for graduate school, and his comeback has been awesome.
Northside Alumni legend and All State Hurdler Justin Washington is competing in multiple events for Carleton College during his first Indoor Collegiate Track and Field season. On January 20, 2017, Justin Washington helped Carleton WIN the 4x400m Relay and has a 52.83 400m season best time. Washington also finished in second place in the 55m High Hurdles with a 8.46. Washington ran a season best 200m of 23.98 at the Ted Nelson Classic on February 4, 2017. Washington has run the 60m High Hurdles in a personal best time of 9.18.
Northside Alumni legend and All State miler, Danny Rosen, ran a personal best 3000m time of 8:57.83 on February 11, 2017 in Califronia, and helped the Pomona Distance Medley Relay to a 10:48.96 at the Rossi Relays on February 25, 2017. On March 4, 2017, Danny Rosen WON the 3000m Steeplechase wih an official time of 9:50.68.
Northside Alumni legend Tom Frejowski, ran a season best 23.09 200m dash for MIT at Boston University on February 10, 2017. More recently, Tom Frejowski helped the MIT 4x400m Relay in the New England Indoor Conference Track & Field Championships, and has a season best 400m of 50.33.
Ortiz and Yosowitz finish 3rd and 5th in the 800m run! Charlie Guthmann WINS heat and MEDALS in the 400m! Kyle Friedler WINS 3200m!
On Saturday, March 4, 2017, the Northside Varsity Men traveled to Maine East High School for the 51st Annual Blue Demon Invitational. It was the Mustangs fourth appearance in Northside history at the Blue Demon Invitational.
Maine East has a long history of hosting the best Track meets in the Central Suburban league. The competition is always outstanding. They have also hosted Indoor Pentathlons at the start of every indoor track season. The Track is 160m and allows athletes to use 1/8 Pyramid spikes.
Maine East also features upper deck stadium seating. Maine East Alumni include Hillary Clinton, and Stanton Cook (former Chairman of the Chicago Cubs).
The 51st Annual Blue Demon Invitational featured 11 schools, including: Deerfield, Glenbard East, Leyden, Maine West, New Trier, Northside, Schaumburg, Northridge, Vernon Hills, Wheeling, and host Maine East.
Entries were limited to two athletes per event in the Varsity division. The meet featured four Sophomore-Freshman events, the Shot Put, 4x800m Relay, 4x160m Relay, and 4x400m Relay.
Medals were awarded to the top six athletes or Relays in each event. Individual events and relays were scored on the following point scale: 10-8-6-4-2-1. Sophomore Events count in the Varsity Team scores.
In 2014, as High School Freshman, Brian McManus, Christian Thorsberg, Kyle Friedler, and Alex Ortiz finished in sixth place in the Sophomore 3200m Relay with an official time of 9:59.02 at the Maine East Invitational.
In 2017, Northside Senior Kyle Friedler ran a 9:44.90 to WIN the 3200m run! Kyle Friedler ran 160m splits of 27, 30, 29, 28, 30 (2:24 800m), 30, 29, 29, 29, 28 (4:49 1600m), 31, 29, 30, 29, 30 (7:18 2400m), 30, 30, 29, 30, and then ran the final 160m in a NEGATIVE split of 27.90 seconds for an outstanding time of 9:44.90. Kyle Friedler ran the first mile in 4:49, and then ran the final mile in 4:55 for an official time of 9:44.90. Kyle Friedler was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in FIRST place. Kyle Friedler came within 29 seconds of the Maine East Indoor Stadium 3200m Record (9:15.5, St.John, Maine West, 1970). New Trier's Burke finished in second place with an official time of 9:57.7. Deerfield's Gold finished in third place with an official time of 10:05.4. New Trier's Roge finished in fourth place with an official time of 10:12.7. Vernon Hills Auw finished in fifth place with an official time of 10:19.3. Deerfield's Winter finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 10:26.00. Northside Sophomore Kris Ushijima ran the first mile in 5:16, and then ran the final mile in 5:26 for a personal best time of 10:42.86. Kris Ushijima passed alumni legend Max Mcoy (10:45.78) on the Northside 3200m All time list for the 17th fastest time in Northside history! Kris Ushijima dropped 38 seconds (11:20.72) with a personal best time of 10:42.86.
In the Shot Put, Northside Senior Matthew Kosova threw a PERSONAL BEST 37'8. Northside Junior Daniel Agbeo threw an outstanding 34'4. Northside Freshman Marcus Zinke threw a PERSONAL BEST 28'6.
In the Long Jump, Northside Junior Elias Decker had a leap of 15'8. Northside Junoir Daniel Agbeo jumped an official distance of 13'10.75.
In the Triple Jump, Northside Senior Brandon Banas jumped an official distance of 33'7.50. Northside Junior Elias Decker jumped an official distance of 33'3.50.
In the High Jump, Northside Freshman Marcus Zinke had a BIG day for the Northside Mustangs. On February 3, Marcus Zinke jumped a personal best 4'6 at the Niles West Invitational. On February 24, Marcus Zinke improved to 5'0 at the Paul Swanson Relays. On March 4, at Maine East, Marcus Zinke jumped a PERSONAL BEST 5'4. Zinke has improved by 0'4 in the High Jump at every Track meet. Zinke is incredible athlete, and is one of the Mustangs top Freshman distance runners, and is also the best high jumper on the TEAM.
Northside will have 4 athletes in the 4x800m Relay at the Varsity Indoor City Championships on Saturday, March 18, and 4 athletes in the 4x800m Relay at the Sophomore Ostberg Indoor Championships on Tuesday, March 21. As a result, the 800m splits from Relays, and open races at the 51st Annual Maine East Invitational will have a major impact on the entries for upcoming Championship meets.
An 800m Time Trial, for a Pineapple, took place at Maine East, prior to the commencement of the Track Events. Northside Freshman phenom Jack Peterson surprised everyone but himself by winning it with a personal best time of 2:41.00. Jack Peterson will be honored and awarded a Pineapple prior to the commencement of practice on Monday. Northside Junior Mason Sotomayor finished in second place with a season best time of 2:44.00. Northside Junior Isreal Gomez finished in third place with an official time of 2:59.00. Northside Freshman Payton Kane finished in fourth place with a personal best time of 3:00.00.
In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x800m Relay, Northside Sophomore John Kim ran a personal best 800m split of 2:24.01 on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Gabriel Vara. Northside Sophomore Gabriel Vara ran an outstanding 2:35.52 800m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a good exchange to Jalen Miron. Northside Freshman Jalen Miron ran a personal best 800m split of 2:33.54, and made a perfect exchange to Jack Vasilopoulos. Northside Freshman Jack Vasilopoulos anchored Northside to fifth in their heat, and seventh overall with a 2:35.13 800m split for an official time of 10:08.20.
In the Varsity 4x800m Relay, Northside Senior Brian McManus ran 160m splits of 25, 28, 27, 27, and then ran the final 160m in 28.27 seconds for a 2:15.27 800m split, and made a good exchange to Sergio Soto. Northside Senior Sergio Soto ran 160m splits of 26, 27, 28, 29, and then ran a NEGATIVE 160m split in 27.74 seconds for a 2:17.74 800m split, and made a nice exchange to Charlie Guthmann. Northside Junior Charlie Guthmann was a member of the Northside 4x800m Relay at the 2016 IHSA State Championships. Guthmann ran a 2:11.55 800m split at the 2016 IHSA State Track and Field Championships, and just finished the IHSA Regional Basketball tournament on Monday, February 27. Guthmann came into Track season in top condition, thanks to Northside Basketball Coach Przemyslaw Kania. Charlie Guthmann exploded after the exchange from Sergio Soto with impressive 160m splits of 24, 24, 27, 29, and then ran the final 160m in an EVEN split of 29 seconds for Indoor personal best 800m split of 2:13.45, and made a perfect exchange to Nortberto Nieves. A year ago, Guthmann ran a 2:23 800m split in his first indoor meet of the season. Guthmann had an incredible performance, and the best is yet to come. Northside Sophomore phenom Norberto Nieves protected the mustangs lead by running 160m splits of 26, 29, 29, 30, and then ran the final 160m in a NEGATIVE split of 28.37 seconds for an 800m split of 2:22.37 to finish first in their heat, and sixth overall with an official time of 9:09.20. Brian McManus, Sergio Soto, Charlie Guthmann, and Norberto Nieves were awarded MEDALS for finishing in sixth place overall, out of 11 high schools.
In the Varsity 50 Yards High Hurdles Finals, Northside Senior Jay Borgwardt finished in sixth place with a personal best time of 7.8. Borgwardt was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in sixth place overall.
In the Varsity 50 Yard Dash Semi-Finals, Northside Junior Guy Lohoua ran a personal best time of 5.8. Lohoua finished in 4th place, and missed qualifying for the Finals by one place. Lohoua advanced to the Semi-Finals after running a 6.1 in the Prelims. Northside Junior Daniel Agbeo ran an official time of 6.2 in the prelims.
In the Varsity 50 Yards Low Hurdles Finals, Northside Junior Asher Rappaport finished in sixth place with a personal best time of 7.5. Rappaport was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in sixth place overall.
In the Varsity 800m run, Vernon Hills Mohrdieck won it with an official time of 2:05.5. New Trier's Blond finished in second place with an official time of 2:06.0. Northside Senior Alex Ortiz ran 160m splits of 24, 26, 26, 25, and then ran the final 160m in 25.50 seconds to finish in third place with a season best time of 2:06.50. New Trier's Marrick finished in fourth place with an official time of 2:07.30. Northside Junior Jacob Yosowitz ran 160m splits of 24, 27, 26, 25, and then ran the final 160m in 26.50 seconds to finish in fifth place with a PERSONAL BEST time of 2:08.50. Maine West's Leon finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 2:08.90. Northside scored 8 points in the 800m run!
In the Sophomore-Freshman 4x160m Relay, Northside Freshman Jeronimo Najarro ran a 23.18 160m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Jack Peterson. Northside Freshman Jack Peterson ran a 23.72 160m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a good exchange to Jalen Miron. Northside Freshman Jalen Miron ran a 23.98 160m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a perfect exchange to Jack Vasilopoulos. Northside Freshman Jack Vasilopoulos anchored Northside to sixth place overall with an impressive 22.58 160m split for an official time of 1:33.70.
In the Varsity 4x160m Relay, Northside Junior Carel Jones ran a 21.02 160m split on the first leg of the relay, and had trouble with the exchange to Brandon Banas. Northside Senior Brandon Banas ran a 19.20 160m split on the second leg of the relay, and made a good exchange to Jadd Oweimrin. Northside Junior Jadd Oweimrin ran a 20.74 160m split on the third leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Jay Borgwardt. Northside Senior Jay Borgwardt anchored Northside with a 20.73 160m split to seventh place with an official time of 1:21.80.
In the Varsity 400m Dash, Northside Junior Charlie Guthmann WON his heat, and finished in sixth place overall with a PERSONAL BEST 400m time of 57.50. It was the fastest Northside open 400m time in 2017, including the King of the Quarter competition. Charlie Guthmann was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in sixth place overall. Northside Sophomore Ozazee Osaghae scratched from his event(s) for the third consecutive meet.
In the Varsity 1600m run, New Trier's Wonlford won it with an official time of 4:39.90. New Trier's O'Reilly finished in second place with an official time of 4:41.9. Leyden's Sarad finished in third place with an official time of 4:45.5. Deerfield's Wolfe finished in fourth place with an official time of 4:47.10. Maine West's Johnson finished in fifth place with an official time of 4:48.7. Northridge's Conroy finished in sixth place to complete the scoring with an official time of 4:50.9. Northside Senior Brian McManus ran the first 800m in 2:28, and then ran the final 800m in 2:34.60 for a season best time of 5:02.60. Northside Sophomore Norberto Nieves dropped 10 seconds (5:17.20) with a PERSONAL BEST time of 5:07.60. Nortbero Nieves ran the first 800m in 2:31, and then ran the final 800m in 2:36 for a personal best time of 5:07.60.
In the Varsity 200m dash, Northside Junior Guy Lohoua tied for fifth place with two runners with an official time of 25.0. Guy Lohoua was awarded a MEDAL for finishing in a fifth place tie. Northside Junior Jadd Oweimrin ran an outstanding time of 26.7.
In the Sophomore 4x400m Relay, Northside Sophomore John Kim ran a 60.75 400m split on the first leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Jeronimo Najarro ran a 66.02 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Gabriel Vara ran a 67.61 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Freshman Jack Vasilopoulos anchored the Mustangs with a 65.76 400m split for an official time of 4:20.14.
In the Varsity 4x400m Relay, Northside Junior Carel Jones ran an impressive 57.41 400m split on the first leg of the realy. Northside Senior Sergio Soto ran a 61.24 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Northside Junior Jacob Yosowitz ran an outstaning 58.80 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Northside Senior Jay Borgwardt anchored Northside with a 61.45 400m split for an official time of 3:58.90.
New Trier won the 51st Annual Maine East Invitational with 155 points. Deerfield finished in second place with 124 points. Vernon Hills finished in third place with 61 points. Maine East finished in fourth place with 59 points. Schaumburg finished in fifth place with 44 points. Glenbard East finished in sixth place with 41 points.
