CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

IHSA STATE SECTIONALS! – FRIDAY, MAY 19, 2006 – BUS LEAVES AT 2:00 PM All of the meets we competed in this season have just been practice until now. The real SEASON starts TODAY. This will be the first time in two years that Northside College Prep has competed in an IHSA Sectional Track & Field Championship! The experience will be priceless and one that you will remember for the rest of your lives. On Friday, May 19, 2006, we will travel to Niles West High School for the IHSA State Sectionals!! The top two athletes in every event and relay qualify for the 2006 IHSA State Championships!! There is automatic qualifying times, distances, and heights as well. However, the purpose of the automatic qualifying standards is to allow for more than two athletes to qualify for the State Championships if the athlete’s performance is worthy of it. You do not have to hit a qualifying standard to go to the State meet. You only have to finish in the Top 2 to qualify for the State Championships!! Also, it is important to remember, that WE are also competing for the TEAM title as well. The top 6 places score in the meet, and individual IHSA Sectional Medals will be awarded as well as TEAM Trophies. The athletes listed on the following pages have been selected to represent Northside College Prep in the 2006 IHSA State Sectionals on May 19, 2006 at Niles West High School. We need EVERYONE listed on the following pages to train hard the next two weeks, and be at every practice, and come to the meet prepared mentally and physically to race their best. The athlete with the most CONFIDENCE and a strong belief in his own abilities is the one who will run, jump, or throw his best at the IHSA State Sectionals. Several times, I’ve seen athletes defeat themselves before the gun goes off, because they did not believe in themselves. 1964 Olympic Gold Medalist, Billy Mills said it best, “A winner says I can do it in advance.” Alternates During the CPS Championship series, every alternate was used, and in several cases the alternates listed were not at the meet when the TEAM needed them, resulting in disqualifications because they wrongly thought they would not compete. The best alternates prepare as if their going to race. If for any reason you can’t attend IHSA Sectionals, let Coach Gordon know within 48 hours, because the IHSA does not permit roster changes after 48 hours from today. The alternates that have come through for the TEAM in the past, have been the athletes that prepare physically and mentally that their going to race. In the event that you do not get to race, the experience will still be priceless and alternates also get a trip to the State Championship if the relay qualifies. REMEMBER ONE THING…. WE ARE GOING TO THE IHSA STATE SECTIONALS TO TAKE HOME A TEAM TROPHY AND QUALIFY AS MANY ATHLETES AS POSSIBLE FOR THE 2006 IHSA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS. TO DO THIS, WE MUST HAVE A GREAT TEAM EFFORT WITH TOTAL CONCENTRATION ON RUNNING, JUMPING, AND THROWING AT OUR POTENTTIAL. THE TEAM THAT GOES IN WITH A REAL DESIRE, AN ATTITUDE OF MENTAL TOUGHNESS ABOUT WHAT THEY CAN DO, AN AGGRESSIVE APPROACH TO THE MEET AND A WILLINGNESS TO RUN WITH THEIR ABILITY AND CHALLENGE THEM SELF WILL WIN. Field Events 3:00 PM Long Jump – Qualify 9 to Finals Pole Event 1. Albert Lin 17’5.00 (No entries pursuant to CPS Rules) 2. Geoffrey Edwards 17’4.25 High Jump Triple Jump – Qualify 9 to Finals 1. Eric Nelson 5’10 1. Eric Nelson 36’11 2. Wemi Jemine 5’4 2. Albert Lin 36’6.5 Shot Put – Qualify 9 to Finals Discus – Qualify 9 to Finals 1. Chris Zysko 37’0 1. Chris Zysko 122’8 2. Benjamin Garcia 33’2 2. Benjamin Garcia 92’2 Order of Track Events 3:45 PM 100m Preliminaries 1. Benjamin Garcia 12.58 2. Jose Choto 13.41 110m High Hurdle Preliminaries 1. Albert Lin 21.03 2. Sammy Caronagan 21.91 100m Dash Semi-Finals (Determined by Prelims) 110m High Hurdle Semi-Finals (Determined by Prelims) 200 Meter Dash Prelims 1. Brian Chhun 24.76 2. Santino Merino 25.00 3200 Meter Run – 3rd Section (Run Against Time) 3200 Meter Run – 2nd Section (Run Against Time) 200 Meter Dash Semi-Finals (Determined by Prelims) 4x800m Relay – 2nd Section (Run Against Time) FINALS (Running Finals will begin 30 min after conclusion of 200 semi-finals) FINALS 4x800 Meter Relay (1st Section – Run against Time) 1. Preston Buehrer 2:17 2. Jordan Stacey 2:20 3. Jonathan Kittaka 2:23 4. Erik Flores 2:22 Alternates 1. Daniel Preimer 2:23 2. Bobby Ziegler 2:25 3. Joey Paquette 4. Eric Ullrich 400 Meter Relay (4x100m) 1. Brian Chhun 2. Daniel Preimer 3. Santino Merino 4. Sam Vergara Alternates 1. Jose Choto 2. Simon Vecchioni 3. Manraj Bains 4. Christian Okoye 3200 Meter Run (1st Section) 1. Patrick O’Connor 10:24 2. Daniel Kittaka 10:30 110 Meter High Hurldes (Finals) (Determined by Semi-Finals) 100 Meter Dash (Finals) (Determined by Semi-Finals) 800m Run 1. Brandon Cooper 2:10 2. Preston Buehrer 2:17 4x200m Relay 1. Brian Chhun 2. Santino Merino 3. Sam Vergara 4. Geoffrey Edwards Alternates 1. Daniel Preimer 2. Jose Choto 3. Tom Skawski 4. Simon Vecchioni 400m Run 1. Benjamin Garcia 56.00 2. Erik Flores 59.95 300m Low Hurdles 1. Eric Nelson 48.66 2. Albert Lin 50.60 1600m Run 1. Patrick O’Connor 4:49 2. Joseph Terdik 4:53 200m Dash (Determined by Prelims) 1600m Relay (4x400m) 1. Brandon Cooper 59.00 2. Eric Nelson 59.00 3. Geoffrey Edwards 60.56 4. Preston Buehrer 59.00 Alternates 1. Brian Chhun 60.00 2. Sam Vergara 61.00 3. Patrick O’Connor 4. Joseph Terdik