CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

On Friday, March 30, 2007, the Northside Men's Track and Field Team traveled to Hanson Stadium on the corner of Fullerton and Central in Chicago, Illinois for the Lane Tech Relays. In the Exhibition 4x800m Relay, Junior Erik Flores ran a personal best 800m time of 2:22 (67/75) on the first leg of the Relay. Sophomore Brian Chhun tied his PR with a 2:29 (72/77) 800m split on the second leg of the Relay. Freshman Cooper Eben also tied his PR with a 2:33 (74/79) 800m split on the third leg of the Relay. Senior Joey Paquette anchored the 4x800m Relay with a 2:35 (75/80) 800m split, for an outstanding total time of 9:59. In the Exhibition 4x200m (A), Vinh Nguyen, Sam Olver, Tenzin Wangdhen, and Peter Wilk combined for a total time of 1:59.93. In the Exhibition 4x200m (B), Thomas Nguyen (30.00), Nathan Michaelson (27.92), Brad Eben (34.94), and Robert Garcia (29.10) combined for a total time of 2:01.96. In the Exhibition 4x200m (C), Coleman Gailloreto (42.00), Neibu Tadele (32.55), Alejandro Valdivieso (31.84), and Prasanth Bijjam (31.84) combined for a total time of 2:18.23 In the Long Jump, Sophomore Martin Melto placed sixth overall with a jump of 16'3.50. Sophomore Albert Lin placed seventh overall with a jump of 16'2.25. In the Triple Jump, Sophomore Albert Lin placed fifth overall with a jump of 35'10.00. Jaisong Yang jumped 29'8.00. In the Shot put, Robert Garcia placed 19th overall with a personal best throw of 28'4. In the Discus, Vinh Nguyen threw a personal best throw of 51'4. Gustavo Hernandez threw a personal best throw of 51'2. In the High Jump, Sophomore Eric Nelson High Jumped for the first time in the 2007 season, after recovering from an off-season ankle injury. The conditions were windy and rainy. Captain Eric Nelson picked up where he left off in 2006, by tieing for FIRST PLACE with Marshal's Maurice Balnton with a personal best jump of 5'10. The tie was broken, by the total of misses in the competition, and Nelson had the least misses, and was awarded sole possession of first place. Mather's Duryea Briscoe placed third with a jump of 5'8. Northside Sophomore Wemi Jemine placed forth with a personal best jump of 5'6. Walter Payton's Leroy Gordon placed fifth with a jump of 5'4. In the Distance Medley Relay, Sophomore Jonathan Kittaka ran a 3:42 (68/76/78) on the 1200m leg of the Relay. Junior Santino Merino ran a personal best 61 seconds on the 400m leg of the Relay. Sophomore Simon Vecchioni ran a 2:28 (67/81) on the 800m leg of the Relay. Freshman Cuitlahuac Pineda anchored the Distance Medley Relay to fifth place with a 5:22 Mile (75/85/86/76) for a total time of 12:33.40. In the 100m Dash, Sophomore Martin Melto ran a personal best time of 12.69. Sophomore Brian Chhun ran a personal best time of 13.06. In the 110m Hurdles, Albert Lin ran a season best 20.15 to place seventh overall. Santino Merino dropped 4 seconds off his PR, for a personal best time of 20.89 to place ninth overall. In the 4x100m Relay, Martin Melto, Santino Merino, Brian Chhun, and Jose Choto TIED the SCHOOL RECORD with a combined time of 50.47. The 2003 Alumni now share the record with Martin Melto, Santino Merino, Brian Chhun, and Jose Choto. In the 4x800m Relay, Junior Harold Jaffe ran a 2:24 on the first leg of the Relay. Adam Swiatlowski ran a 2:36 on the second leg of the Relay. Freshman Nick Ruff ran a 2:33 on the third leg of the Relay. Freshman Cuitlahuac Pineda anchored the Relay to fifth place with a 2:29 800m split, for a total time of 10:02. In the Mile, Whitney Young Senior Griffin Lawler won it with a 4:42.70. Whitney Young's Dave Cordova placed second with a time of 4:52.50. Whitney Young Senior Ethan Heppner finished in third place with an outstanding time of 4:53.20. Northside Sophomore Jonathan Kittaka broke the five minute barrier with a personal best time of 4:56.40 to place fourth overall. The five minute barrier is the bench mark for elite high school milers. Mather's Marcus Jabir ran a time of 5:00.70 to place fifth overall. Lane Tech's Fernando Arroyo ran a time of 5:00.90 to place sixth overall. Lane Tech's Gerardo Gonzalez ran a time of 5:03.07 to place seventh overall. Lane Tech's Irving Albarrain ran a time of 5:06.40 to place eighth overall. Lake View's Sirak Areki ran a time of 5:08.30 to place ninth overall. Lake View's Alex Agafonov ran a time of 5:21.30 to place tenth overall. Northside Sophomore Simon Vecchioni ran a personal best time of 5:26.60. Simon Vecchioni dropped 19 seconds off his PR! Freshman Jaisong Yang ran an outstanding time of 5:28.30. In the 4x200m Relay, Erik Flores, Santino Moreno, Neal Capapas, and Jose Choto combined for an outstanding time of 1:47.38. In the 4x400m Relay, Neal Capapas ran a 59.4 on the first leg of the Relay. Sophomore Simon Vecchioni ran a 61.30 on the second leg of the Relay. Junior Erik Flores ran a 60.25 on the third leg of the Relay. Junior Jose Choto anchored the 4x400m Relay to 8th place, with a total time of 4:01.20. Team Scores: Lane Tech 114.50, Mather 93, Whitney Young 60.50, Chicago Marshal 47, NORTHSIDE COLLEGE PREP 39, Walter Payton Prep 24, Clemente 19.50, Orr 19, Dunbar 19, Prosser 18.50, Lincoln Park 18, Lake View 13, Schurz 12, Von Steuben 5, Jones 5, others 0. NORTHSIDE VARSITY POINTS SCORED - LANE TECH RELAYS 1. Eric Nelson 10.00 2. Albert Lin 8.00 3. Jonathan Kittaka 6.00 4. Wemi Jemine 5.00 5. Martin Melto 3.00 6. Cuitlahuac Pineda 2.00 7. Simon Vecchioni 1.25 8. Nickolas Ruff 1.00 8. Santino Merino 1.00 8. Harold Jaffe 1.00 8. Adam Swiatlowski 1.00 9. Jose Choto 0.25 9. Erik Flores 0.25 9. Neal Capapas 0.25 VARSITY POINTS SEASON LEADERS (7 Meets) 1. Geoff Edwards 31.00 2. Jonathan Kittaka 25.00 3. Preston Buehrer 23.00 4. Patrick O'Connor 19.75 5. Albert Lin 17.00 6. Jose Choto 12.25 7. John Holler 11.25 8. Benjamin Garcia 11.00 9. Eric Nelson 10.00 10.Santino Merino 9.25 11.Martin Melto 7.75 12.Simon Vecchioni 6.75 13.Cuitlahuac Pineda 6.25 14.Erik Flores 5.75 15.Hunter Speese 5.50 16.Wemi Jemine 5.00 17.Brian Chhun 4.50 18.Harold Jaffe 3.25 19.Neal Capapas 3.00 20.Vinh Nguyen 2.50 21.Darrel Johnson 1.50 21.Robert Garcia 1.50 22.Nick Ruff 1.00 22.Faraz Khan 1.00 22.Adam Swiatlowski 1.00 23.Peter Wilk 0.75 24.Omer Aba-Omer 0.50 The above athletes have earned a Varsity letter this season by scoring at the Varsity level.