CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

On Saturday, February 25, 2006, the Northside College Prep Sophomore Mens Track and Field took on Foreman, Kenwood, South Shore, Maine West, Waukegan, Northside Country Prep, Fenger, Tilden, Luther North, and Crete-Monee at the Niles West Invitational. The Mustangs placed 4th overall with a total of 89 points!! Jerry Tran lead the Sophomore TEAM with 14 points, by placing 4th in the High Jump, 55m High Hurldes, 55m Low Hurdles, and helping the 4x160m Relay place second overall. Hiro Joho, scored 11.5 points, by placing 2nd in the 55m Low Hurdles, 5th in the High Jump, and helping the 4x160m Relay and 4x400m Relay place 2nd overall. James Casper-Shipp scored 11 points, by placing 1st overall in the 3200m run, and 6th in the Mile run. James Casper-Shipp, Brad Eben, and Irfan Hussain swept the top 3 places in the 3200m Run. Eric Ullrich scored 10 points, by placing 3rd overall in the High Jump, 5th in the 1000m Run, and 5th in the Mile run. Ullrich showed incrediable mental toughness hanging on in the Mile race to secure vital points for the Team despite severe stomach pain. Erik Flores ran an impressive 2:28 800m run to place 3rd overall, and placed 6th in the 200m Dash, and helped the 4x400m relay place 3rd overall. Joseph Kanikunnel ran a personal best time in the 600m run to place 4th overall, and helped the team place 3rd overall in the 4x160m Weightmen Relay. Kyle Diep placed 5th overall in the 400m Dash, and helped the 4x160m Relay place 2nd overall. Santino Merino competed in the 1000m run, and helped the 4x160m Relay place 2nd overall and the 4x400m Relay place 3rd overall. The Sophomore season record is now 8-3! The following are the individual points totals for the meet: Jerry Tran 14 Hiro Joho 11.5 James Casper-Shipp 11 Eric Ullrich 10 Brad Eben 9.5 Erik Flores 8.5 Irfan Hussain 7.5 Joseph Kanikunnel 5.5 Walid Mohammad 4 Kyle Diep 4 Santino Merino 3.5 The Mustangs scored an impressive 89 points to place 4th overall out of 12 schools at the Niles West Invitational. It was a very close meet, the difference between Niles West and Northside was only 19 points. This is another example, that every point is vital to the success of the TEAM. If you missed the bus and the meet today, Coach Gordon will provide you with an Alarm Clock at Monday's practice. We need a full TEAM every meet. Inches and tenths make a Champion. If you did not score a point, do not worry. It is very difficult to score a point in Track and Field, only 6 athletes in each event can score on a given day. Every meet, focus on running, jumping, or throwing your Personal Best, and as you set new "PRs", points will naturely take care of themselves. The Mustangs took a major step towards bringing Northside College Prep its first Freshman/Sophomore City Track and Field Championship Title today. Keep it up! We already have one Sophomore having a major impact on the Varsity, and will be adding several more for IHSA Sectionals and State Championships. The Sophomore season record is 8-3!