CHICAGO MARIST TRACK AND FIELD

On Friday, May 12, 2006, the Northside Womens Track & Field Team traveled to Palatine High School for the IHSA Sectional Championships. The meet featured: Hersey, St. Viator, Buffalo Grove, Amundsen, CICS-Northtown Academy, Mather, Northside, Senn, St. Scholastica, Sullivan, Von Steuben, Evanston, Glenbrook South, Prospect, Glenbrook North, Palatine, Niles North, Niles West, Wheeling, Loyola Academy, Regina Dominican, and New Trier. The Top two athletes in each event qualified for the IHSA State Championships. Athletes that hit an IHSA qualifying standard also qualified for the State Championships. With the Medals were also awarded to the Top 5 finishers. Points were awarded for the Top 6 places. Palatine High School edged Evanston High school 154-138 to win the Team Trophy. The Mustangs had their BEST meet of the season, and broke 8 school records! In the 4x800m Relay, Anna Parks ran a personal best 2:30.2 800m split on the first leg of the relay, which is within 5 seconds of the IHSA State qualifying standard for the 800m run. Parks would later on in the meet, race in the 800m run. On the second leg of the relay, Senior Maruja Yoshimura ran a 2:59 800m split, and made a nice exchange to Freshman Carmen Abelson. Abelson ran a 2:45 800m split on the third leg of relay. Julie Bujnowski anchored the relay with an 2:49 800m split on the final leg of the relay, for a total time of 11:03. The Mustangs dropped 1 minute and 46 seconds off the 4x800m Relay from City Championships and beat the school record by 19 seconds!!! In the 4x800m Relay, a record Five Teams hit the qualifying standard and qualified for the IHSA State Championships: Prospect High School, Palatine High School, Glenbrook South, New Trier, and Hersey High School. In the 800m Sprint Medley, Natalie Hanigan, Stephanie Sotomayer, Adoara Achufusi, and Kelly Varney combined for an outstanding time of 2:08.1. In the 4x100m Relay, Natalie Hanigan, Adoara Achufusi, Jennifer Kane, and Stephanie Sotomayor broke the school record with a time of 57.4!!! In the Triple Jump, Maria Torres jumped an outstanding 32'2. Gayatri Satam jumped an outstanding 29'1.5. In the Long Jump, Maria Torres broke the school record with a personal best jump of 14'5. Julia Bujnowski jumped an outstanding 13'7. In the Discus, Kaitlin Renkosiak threw an outstanding 54'3. Stephanie Sotomayor threw a personal best 48'8. In the Shot Put, Kaitlin Renkosiak threw a personal best 22'8. In the 3200m Run, Rachel Kittaka ran a 5:51.7 Mile split, and finished third in her heat with a NEW School record of 12:21.06. Julia Shimada ran a 7:06.7 Mile Split, and finished with a time of 14:19.4. In the 100m Dash, Maria Zdunek ran an outstanding time of 16.88. In the 100m Hurdles, Kelly Varney ran an outstanding time of 18.9. Jennifer Kane also ran an outstanding time of 19.9. In the 200m Dash, Augusta Scescke ran a personal best time of 35.71. In the 300m Hurdles, Maria Zdunek dropped 5 seconds of her personal best, and set a NEW School record of 59.00. In the 400m Dash, Julie Bujnowski won her heat with a time of 66.4. In the 800m Run, Anna Parks came within 8 seconds of the Automatic State Qualifying time with an outstanding time of 2:33.76. In the 4x200m Relay, Natalie Hanigan, Adaora Achufusi, Kelly Varney, and Jennifer Kane broke the school record with a time of 1:56.4. In the 1600m Run, Rachel Kittaka finished third in her heat, and broke another school record with a personal best time of 5:42.5. Senior Maruja Yoshimura ended her High School career on a high note, with a personal best time of 6:23.8. In the 4x400m Relay, Anna Parks ran a 65.3 400m split on the first leg of the relay, and made a nice exchange to Carmen Abelson. Abelson ran a 71.1 400m split on the second leg of the relay. Kelly Varney ran a 68.00 400m split on the third leg of the relay. Julie Bujnowski anchored the relay with a 66.3 400m split to a NEW School record with a time of 4:30.7. The 2006 Track & Field Season was by far the BEST season in the history of the Northside College Prep Womens Track & Field program. Every school record except the 100m dash and Shot Put were broken or tied by the 2006 Mustangs during the course of the season.

On Friday, May 12, 2006, Santino Merino and Brian Chhun dominated an intense 200m Intervals workout, and lead all Northside Sprinters on every Interval.

SOPHOMORE/FRESHMAN SEASON POINT LEADERS 1. Albert Lin 66.00 2. Eric Nelson 50.25 3. Jonathan Kittaka 38.00 4. Wemi Jemine 27.50 5. Hiro Joho 20.50 6. Sam Vergara 19.50 7. Jerry Tran 19.00 8. James Casper-Shipp 19.00 9. Eric Ullrich 17.75 10.Brad Eben 16.50 11.Brian Chhun 15.50 12.Ryan Walach 15.00 13.Preston Buehrer 14.25 14.Jose Choto 13.25 15.John Ko 11.25 16.Brandon Cooper 11.00 17.Simon Vecchioni 10.25 18.Erik Flores 9.50 19.Sammy Caronongan 9.50 20.Santino Merino 8.50 21.Benjamin Garcia 8.25 22.Kyle Diep 7.75 23.Irfan Hussain 7.50 24.Tyler Johnson 5.50 25.Joseph Kanikunnel 5.50 26.Walid Mohammad 5.25 27.Shaheed Ghogha 5.00 28.Dilraj Sekhon 5.00 29.Nathan Michaelson 3.50 30.Spencer Rosenfeld 2.25 31.Coleman Gailloreto 2.00 32.Eli Tullis 1.50 33.Christian Okoye 1.50 34.Daniel Preimer 0.75 35.Craig Melhuse 0.50 The above is the Sophomore/Freshman Season Point leaders through May 8, 2006. In the sport of Track and Field, whether you have scored 37 points or .50 a point, every point is vital to the outcome of a meet. In the 2001 Florida High School Regional Track and Field Championships, after an entire day, the difference between the First place Team and Second place Team was only 2/3 of a point. To this day, it is still known as one of the greatest Track and Field Meets in the history of high school Track and Field. Several members of the second place team spent the weekend thinking about what would have happened if they scored 2/3 of a point. In the sport of Track and Field, inches and tenths make a Champion and every athlete is vital to the success of the Team. If you have not scored a point this season, do not worry about it. The most important statistic is the "PR" (Personal Record). If you talk to anyone of the Varsity athletes, they will tell you that if you focus on running, jumping, or throwing your personal best every meet, and making it to every practice, you will see dramatic improvment, and points will take care of themself. All athletes that "PR" in any event in any meet will be awarded a starburst at the next practice.

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

On Saturday, May 6, 2006, Joseph Terdik, Bobby Ziegler, Jordan Stacey, Joey Paquette, James Casper-Shipp, Irfan Hussain, and Brad Eben woke up at dawn and assembled at the River Park Track for a one mile Time Trial, to get one last race in before the IHSA Sectionals. All athletes invited to the Time Trial showed up and came ready to race, and proved that the Mustangs dedication to the TEAM is second to none. Joseph Terdik won the Time Trial with a personal best time of 4:53. Bobby Ziegler came in second with an outstanding time of 5:20. Jordan Stacey ran a personal best time of 5:30. James Casper-Shipp ran a time of 5:55. Joey Paquette ran a time of 6:10. Brad Eben ran a time of 6:11. Irfan Hussain ran a time of 6:14. The Mustangs ran to IHOP for a cool down and breakfast after the race.