CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

 On Saturday, May 28, 2016, in Charleston, Illinois, at the IHSA State Track & Field Championships, the Northside Mustangs had a big day on the strength of outstanding performances in the 300m Hurdles and 1600m run.

 Northside posted victories over 20 Teams, among others, East Peoria, Glenbard South, L-Peru, Mascoutah, Matton, Olympia, Taylorville, Antioch, Reed-Custer, Monticello, Peoria Notre Dame, Rochester, Chicago Lindblom, Herrin, Benet Academy, Fenwick, Elmwood Park, Galena, Rich East, and Woodstick North.

 In the 1600m run, Danny Rosen placed seventh overall with an outstanding time of 4:25.96. In front of a capacity filled stadium, after the 1600m run, in a very nice ceremony, Danny Rosen was awarded a Medal for placing seventh overall and earning All State Honors. Rosen also ran a 4:23.20 in the 1600m Prelims on Friday to qualify for the Finals.

 In the 300m Hurdles, Justin Washington placed eighth overall with an outstanding time of 39.99. In front of a capacity filled stadium, after the 300m hurdles, in a very nice ceremony, Justin Washington was awarded a MEDAL for placing eighth overall and earning All State Honors. Washington also hurdled a 39.80 in the 300m Hurdle Prelims on Friday to qualify for the Finals.

 Northside Junior Kyle Friedler was scratched from the 3200m run. Friedler was hit by a car, a week prior to the State meet. Friedler ran a school record time of 9:32.27 this season. His school record, would have placed in the top 4 in the State.

 On Friday, May 27, 2016, Chicago Northside College Prep competed in the IHSA State Track & Field Prelims at O'Brien Stadium in Charleston, Illinois. The Top 12 athletes and relays advance to Finals in distance and field events. The Top 9 athletes and relays advance to finals in sprinting and hurdle events.

 In the Pole Vault, Northside Senior Brednan Powers came into the competition at a height of 12'3. Powers made three outstanding attempts, but was unable to clear it.

 In the 4x800m Relay, Northside Senior Philip Wdowiak ran a personal best 800m split of 2:02.78 on the first leg of the relay. Northside Junior Brian McManus ran an outstanding 800m split of 2:11.88 on the second leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Charlie Guthmann dropped 9 seconds for a personal best 800m split of 2:11.55 on the third leg of the relay. Northside Sophomore Jacob Yosowitz ran an outstanding 800m split of 2:09.60 to anchor the Mustangs to an official time of 8:35.81.

 In the 4x100m Relay, Northside Sophomore Nick Brown, Freshman Osazee Osaghae, Senior Steven Kataba and Sophomore Guy Lahoua combined for an outstanding time of 45.21.

 In the 110m Hurdles, Northside Senior Garret Barch broke the school record with the tenth fastest time in Illinois with a 15.05. Northside Senior Justin Washington hurdled a personal best 15.61.

 In the 100m Dash, Northside Freshman Osazee Osaghae ran a personal best time of 11.36. It was the fastest time by a Freshman in the State!

 In the 800m run, Northside Junior Alex Ortiz had a BIG day! Alex Ortiz dropped 3 seconds (2:04.31) for a PERSONAL BEST time of 2:01.56. It was the fifth fastest 800m time in Northside history!

 In the 4x200m Relay, Northside Senior Keith Jones, Senior Steven Kataba, Sophomore Guy Lahoua, and Senior Philip Wdowiak combined for an outstanding time of 1:32.47.

 In the 300m Hurdles, Northside Senior Garret Barch had a great start, but was unable to finish the race after hitting his head on the ground after hitting a hurdle in the final 75m of the race. In the next heat, Northside Senior Justin Washington broke the school record to QUALIFY for the Finals with a personal best time of 39.80. Washington ran the fifth fastest time in the Prelims.

 In the 1600m run, Northside Senior Danny Rosen ran the third fastest time in the Prelims to QUALIFY for the Finals with an oustanding time of 4:23.20.

 In the 4x400m Relay, Northside Junior Jay Borgwardt, Senior Philip Wdowiak, Junior Jacob Yosowitz, and Junior Alex Ortiz combined for an official time of 3:49.63.

 The Northside Track & Field TEAM will be honored at the East Bank Club on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at 5:15 pm.

The following is a list of all the State Qualifiers in the history of Northside College Prep. Prior to 2003, the Top 4 athletes and Relays from the Chicago Public League qualified to the State Championships. From 2003 to present, the Top 2 athletes from Sectionals and athletes that hit a IHSA qualifying standard qualify for the State Championships. LONG JUMP 1. Josh Williams 21'7 2012 IHSA Marshall Sectional TRIPLE JUMP 1. Maria Torres 35'3 2009 IHSA Fenwick Sectional 2. Deja Lindsey 35'2.50 2013 IHSA Loyola Sectional 3. Maria Torres 34'11 2008 IHSA York Sectional TRIPLE JUMP 1. Lucien Fitzpatrick 38'8.25 2013 IHSA Northside Sectional HIGH JUMP 1. Chynna Moerlien 4'6 2005 Lincoln Park Sectional HIGH JUMP 1. Eric Nelson 6'4 2008 IHSA Deerfield Sectional 2. Eric Nelson 6'4 2009 IHSA Fenwick Sectional 3. Lucien Fitzpatrick 5'10 2013 IHSA Northside Sectional POLE VAULT 1. Jay Yu 8'7 2013 IHSA Northside Sectional 2. Brendan Powers 7'6 2016 IHSA North Lawndale Sectional 3. Xavier Sigelko 7'0 2013 IHSA Northside Sectional SHOT PUT 1. Ari Perlmutter 41'01.50 2013 IHSA Northside Sectional 3200 Meters Run 1. Madison Weatherly 12:12.37 2012 IHSA Jones Sectional 2. Laura Litton 13:18.53 2002 Chicago Public League Sectional 3200 Meters Run 1. Kyle Friedler 9:52.59 2016 IHSA North Lawndale Sectional 2. Adrian Black 10:32.50 2013 IHSA Northside Sectional 3. Anderson Adams 10:35.28 2002 Chicago Public League Sectional 4. Anderson Adams 10:46.18 2001 Chicago Public League Sectional 5. Cesar Rufino 10:47.63 2013 IHSA Northside Sectional 4x800 Meters Relay - 8:31.80 2012 IHSA Marshall Sectional 1. Dan Graham, Patrick Brennan, Pat Duffy, Ezra Edgerton 4x800 Meters Relay - 8:33.54 2016 IHSA North Lawndale Sectional 1. Philip Wdowiak, Brian McManus, Jacob Yosowitz, Danny Rosen 4x800 Meters Relay - 8:50.16 2013 IHSA Northside Sectional 1. Danny Rosen, Matthew Gomez, Raymond Siddiqi, Simon Kafka 4x800 Meters Relay - 9:00.67 2002 Chicago Public League Sectional 1. Danny Garcia, Connor O'Shea, David Zaya, John Krumsee 4x800 Meters Relay - 10:54.30 2012 IHSA Jones Sectional 1. Mary Coomes, Elizabeth O'Conor, Rory Johnson, Lisa Wendt 4x800m Meters Relay - 9:56.20 2016 IHSA Antioch Sectional 1. Fiona Casey, Anna Pasek, Violet Sackett, Sara McCoy 4x800 Meters Relay - 9:46.88 2015 IHSA St.Ignatius Sectional 1. Elizabeth O'Conor, Caroline Owens, Fiona Casey, Sara McCoy 100 Meters Dash 1. Osazee Osaghae 11.40 2016 IHSA North Lawndale Sectional 100 Meters High Hurdles 1. Michelle Chojnacki 20.05 2012 IHSA Jones Sectional 110 Meters High Hurdles 1. Garret Barch 15.59 2016 IHSA North Lawndale Sectional 2. Lucien Fitzpatrick 15.63 2013 IHSA Northside Sectional 3. Justin Washington 16.14 2016 IHSA North Lawndale Sectional 800 Meters Run 1. Wesley Laytham 1:57.65 2010 IHSA Loyola Sectional 2. Alex Ortiz 2:04.31 2016 IHSA North Lawndale Sectional 3. Patrick Brennan 2:07.43 2013 IHSA Northside Sectional 4. Malcolm Grba 2:07.85 2013 IHSA Northside Sectional 4x100 Meters Relay - 45.05 2016 IHSA North Lawndale Sectional 1. Nick Brown, Osazee Osaghae, Steven Kataba, Guy Lohoua 4x200 Meters Relay - 1:31.97 2016 IHSA North Lawndale Sectional 1. Steven Kataba, Garret Barch, Justin Washington, Keith Jones 4x200 Meters Relay - 1:56.60 2012 IHSA Jones Sectional 1. Aliyah Jervier, Deja Lindsey, Michelle Chojnacki, Kristin Wojcik 300 Hurdles 1. Garret Barch 40.83 2016 IHSA North Lawndale Sectional 2. Justin Washington 40.83 2016 IHSA North Lawndale Sectional 3. Lucien Fitzpatrick 43.09 2013 IHSA Northside Sectional 4. Matt Osborne 45.15 2013 IHSA Northside Sectional 400 Meters 1. Mac Melto 48.78 2011 IHSA Niles West Sectional 2. Tom Frejowski 51.55 2014 St.Ignatius Sectional 3. Tom Frejowski 51.49 2015 Chicago Northside Sectional 1600 Meters Run 1. Mary Coomes 5:43.20 2012 IHSA Jones Sectional 2. Madison Weatherly 5:44.40 2012 IHSA Jones Sectional 1600 Meters Run 1. Danny Rosen 4:44.63 2016 IHSA North Lawndale Sectional 2. Malcolm Grba 4:45.71 2013 IHSA Northside Sectional 3. Patrick Brennan 4:46.44 2013 IHSA Northside Sectional 4x400 Meters Relay - 4:35.90 2012 IHSA Jones Sectional 1. Elizabeth O'Conor, Katie O'Rourke, Taylor Provax, Mary Coomes 4x400 Meters Relay - 3:35.68 2016 IHSA North Lawndale Sectional 1. Steven Kataba, Justin Washington, Garret Barch, Philip Wdowiak 4x400 Meters Relay - 3:39.57 2013 IHSA Northside Sectional 1. Matt Osborne, Simon Kafka, Malcolm Grba, Tom Frejowski

 On Wednesday, May 18, 2016, the Northside Varsity Men traveled to Hanson Stadium in Chicago, Illinois for the IHSA Sectional Championships.

 The Chicago Northside Mustangs QUALIFIED a record 19 athletes for STATE! Northside WON the Pole Vault, 4x800m Relay, 4x100m Relay, 3200m, 110m Hurdles, 800m run, 4x200m Relay (School Record), 300m Hurdles, 1600m run, and the 4x400m Relay! Northside also had a second place qualifier in the 100m dash, 110m Hurdles, and 300m Hurdles!

 Northside WON the IHSA Men's Sectional title with 152 points!!

 In a nice ceremony following the meet, Northside received the IHSA Sectional Championship plaque! A Banner will be hoisted on the GYM wall in honor of the 2016 IHSA Sectional Champions!!!

 Chicago Northside qualified for the IHSA State Track & Field Championships for the 9th consecutive year!!!

 Northside is now one more victory away from the STATE Title!

 2016 IHSA Northside STATE Qualifiers include:

 1. Garret Barch - 110m Hurdles, 4x200m Relay, 300m Hurdles, 4x400m Relay 

 2. Jay Borgwardt - 4x100m Relay, 4x400m Relay, 4x800m Relay

 3. Nicholas Brown - 4x100m Relay, 4x200m Relay

 4. Kyle Friedler - 3200m 

 5. Charlie Guthmann - 4x800m Relay

 6. Keith Jones - 4x200m Relay

 7. Steven Kataba - 4x100m Relay, 4x200m Relay, 4x400m Relay

 8. Guy Lahoua - 4x100m Relay, 4x200m Relay

 9. Brian McManus - 4x800m Relay

10. Norberto Nieves - 4x100m Relay 

11. Alex Ortiz - 800m, 4x400m Relay, 4x800m Relay

12. Osazee Osaghae - 100m Dash, 4x100m Relay, 4x200m Relay

13. Brendan Powers - Pole Vault

14. Danny Rosen - 4x800m Relay, 1600m run

15. Sergio Soto - 4x800m Relay

16. Mason Sotomayor - 4x100m Relay

17. Justin Washington - 110m Hurdles, 4x200m Relay, 300m Hurdles, 4x400m Relay

18. Philip Wdowiak - 4x800m Relay, 4x100m Relay, 4x200m Relay, 4x400m Relay

19. Jacob Yosowitz - 4x800m Relay, 4x400m Relay