CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

On Friday, June 2, 2006, the Mustangs Mens and Womens Track & Field Team was honored at Northside College Prep in the school gymnasium with a Team Dinner and Awards Banquet. All of the Freshman were awarded graduating class numerals. Sophmores and Junior Varsity athletes were awarded a medium size letter N. Varsity athletes were awarded a large size letter N. Athletes that have earned multiple letters were given a silver bar to represent the number of years the athlete has earned a Varsity letter. To qualify for a Varisty letter, an athlete must have scored a point in a Varsity Meet or competed in the IHSA Sectional Championships, and completed the season as a member of the Team. Senior athletes were also honored with Varsity letter blankets in school colors, along with each athlete's name, and sport embrodied on it. The blankets had a silver star on it for each year the athlete earned a Varsity letter in Cross Country, white star on it for each year the athlete earned a Varsity letter in Track, and a gold star on it for each year the athlete was a Team Captain in Track & Field. AWARD WINNERS: VARSITY AWARDS Outstanding Athletic Achievement Award: Patrick O'Connor, Eric Nelson, Joseph Terdik Outstanding Athletic Achievement Award: Rachel Kittaka Mustang Award: Joseph Terdik, Daniel Kittaka Mustang Award: Anna Parks Most Improved: Geoff Edwards, Brandon Cooper, Preston Buehrer Most Improved: Gayatri Satam, Kaitlin Renkosiak Outstanding Freshman Award: Eric Nelson Outstanding Freshman Award: Anna Parks Sportsmanship Award: Joey Paquette Sportsmanship Award: Maria Torres Academic Achievement Award: Daniel Kittaka Academic Achievement Award: Maruja Yoshimura Senior Leadership Award: Daniel Kittaka Senior Leadership Award: Maruja Yoshimura Most Varsity Points Scored by a Freshman: Eric Nelson, Anna Parks Most Varsity Points Scored by a Sophomore: Preston Buehrer, Rachel Kittaka Most Varsity Points Scored by a Junior: Patrick O'Connor, Julie Bujnowski Most Varsity Points Scored by a Senior: Daniel Kittaka, Maruja Yoshimura Cal Ripken, Jr. Award: Preston Buehrer Cal Ripken, Jr. Award: Stephanie Sotomayor 2007 Team Captains: Patrick O'Connor, Geoff Edwards, Preston Buehrer, Eric Nelson, Joey Paquette 2007 Team Captains: Julie Bujnowski, Natalie Hanigan, Kelly Varney, Rachel Kittaka, Maria Torres JUNIOR VARSITY AWARDS Most Junior Varsity Points scored: Melvin Thomas FRESHMAN/SOPHOMORE AWARDS Outstanding Athletic Achievement Award: Eric Nelson, Albert Lin Outstanding Athletic Achievement Award: Kelly Varney Mustang Award: Preston Buehrer, Jonathan Kittaka Mustang Award: Jennifer Kane Academic Achievement Award: Jose Choto Academic Achievement Award: Adoara Achufusi The coaching staff would like to thank the athletes for there very generous gift certificates, gift baskets, and especially the Cards. Mustangs in 2007! -Head Mens Coach Jon Gordon -Head Womens Coach David Diaz -Assistant Coach Jose Nebrida -Throwers Coach Anthony Jamison -Jumps/Hurdles Coach Adrian Hunter