Lehigh Valley track and field bests, look ahead to Colonial, EPC, Schuylkill meets

Regardless of the weather forecast, postseason track & field is upon us.

The Colonial League and EPC meets are at 3 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday at Whitehall’s Zephyr Sports Complex. The Schuylkill League meet also is Tuesday and Wednesday at Blue Mountain’s Eagle’s Nest starting at 3:30.

The schedule: (Tuesday track, CL followed by EPC, girls followed by boys) 3 p.m., 100 preliminaries; 3:30, 3,200 relay finals; 4:20, 100/110 hurdles preliminaries; 5:45, 200 preliminaries; 6:20, 300 hurdles finals; 6:50, 3,200 finals; (Tuesday field, all finals), 3, CL boys long jump, EPC boys triple jump, CL girls discus, CL boys javelin, CL girls high jump, EPC girls pole vault, EPC girls shot put; 5, CL girls javelin, CL boys discus, CL boys high jump, EPC boys pole vault, CL girls long jump, EPC girls triple jump, EPC boys shot put

(Wednesday, all events are finals) 3, 100/110 hurdles; 3:10, 100; 3:20, 1,600; 3:50, 400 relay; 5:30, 400; 6:10, 800; 6:45, 200; 7:05, 1,600 relay (Wednesday, field) 3, EPC boys long jump, CL boys triple jump, EPC girls discus, EPC boys javelin, CL girls pole vault, EPC girls high jump, CL girls shot put; 5, EPC boys discus, EPC girls javelin, CL boys pole vault, EPC boys high jump, EPC girls long jump, CL girls triple jump, CL boys shot put.

Colonial League returning champions: Southern Lehigh’s Jack Pavis (300 hurdles), Wilson’s Jeff Sunderlin (3,200), Notre Dame-GP’s Evelyn Hersch (shot put, discus), Alex Clark (200) and Savina Steele (2024 100 hurdles, 2025 400, 1,600 relay); Notre Dame-GP girls 3,200 relay, Southern Lehigh boys 1,600 relay, Saucon Valley’s Virginia Kraus (1,600 and 3,200), Palmerton girls’ 400 relay, Catasauqua’s Hailey Jenkins (100 and 200), Jim Thorpe’s Kayden Spence (400), Salisbury’s Steven Lozada (pole vault) and Palisades’ boys’ 400 relay team.

Southern Lehigh boys and girls are returning team champions.

EPC returning champions: Northampton’s Jeremiah Strowder (400), Parkland’s Marcelo Castilla (800), Emmaus boys’ 400 relay and 1,600 relay; Stroudsburg’s Julia Grant (200), Emmaus’ Mady McCartney (800 and 1,600), Parkland girls 1,600 relay, Emmaus’ Claudia Walls (high jump) and Northampton’s Alexa Wiland (javelin).

Parkland boys and Emmaus girls are returning team champions.

Up next, around the leagues

The District 11 Track & Field Championships are May 12-13, at Whitehall. The PIAA Track & Field Championships are Friday and Saturday, May 22-23, at Shippensburg University’s Seth Grove Stadium.

Regular-season league standings: Parkland, Stroudsburg and Nazareth are tops on the EPC boys front; Parkland, East Stroudsburg and Easton are atop the EPC girls. Southern Lehigh and Jim Thorpe boys are division champions. Southern Lehigh and Northwestern Lehigh girls are 5-0, respectively. The Spartans girls’ winning streak is at 108 in a row.

Records galore

Emmaus celebrated senior night late last month against Allen with two seniors breaking school records. Kayleen Louis smashed the record by a foot in shot put with a monster throw of 37 feet, 8 inches. Mady McCartney broke her own 3,200-meter record with a 10:28.96.

Saucon Valley’s Gaddiel Bido Huertas broke the school record multiple times in 300 hurdles. He ran a 39.24 late last month after setting the mark a week earlier with a time of 40.29.

The previous record (40.80) was set in 1987 by Dave Oren, then tied in 1990 by Mark Karabin.

Lozada broke a 37-year school record at Salisbury in the pole vault. The returning state 2A medalist cleared 14 feet, 11 inches to break Matt Foust’s former record of 14-10.5 from 1989. Lozada’s effort is tops this season in 2A in the state. He also cleared 45-9 in the triple jump and 22-0.25 in the long jump.

Congrats, Parkland and Northampton

The two programs hosted a combined three sub-varsity meets this season with nearly 1,000 athletes and 1,700 results posted. Great for those kids and coaches who dedicated their time and resources.

Lehigh Valley area track & field bests

(Based on results reported to The Morning Call; hand-held times converted to FAT)

BOYS

100: 1. Jr. Lincoln Cook, Palisades, 10.74; 2. Sr. Nicholi Marsh, Emmaus, 10.79; 3. Sr. Hamaad Jenkins, Catasauqua, 10.84; 3. Sr. Alexander McKinney, Nazareth, 10.84; 5. Jr. Radnor Rowlands, Parkland, 10.91

200: 1. Jr. Radnor Rowlands, Parkland, 21.71; 2. Sr. Hamaad Jenkins, Catasauqua, 21.74; 3. Jr. Kayden Spence, Jim Thorpe, 21.94; 4. Sr. Alex Clark, Notre Dame-GP, 21.95; 5. Sr. Nicholi Marsh, Emmaus, 22.12

400: 1. Jr. Kayden Spence, Jim Thorpe, 48.65; 2. Jr. Keanu Edwards, Easton, 49.48; 3. Jeremiah Strowder, Northampton, 49.72; 4. Sr. Blake Nagurney, Nazareth, 50.44; 5. So. Wesley West, Parkland, 50.51

800: 1. Sr. Marcelo Castilla, Parkland, 2:00.24; 2. So. London Barrett, Emmaus, 2:01.26; 3. Sr. Evan Guydish, Easton, 2:01.43; 4. So. Justin Hetrick, Wilson, 2:01.54; 5. Sr. Jacob Casey, Nazareth, 2:01.90

1,600: 1. Sr. Jacob Casey, Nazareth, 4:25.93; 2. Connor McGuigan, Parkland, 4:29.24; 2. Jr. Miles Etters, Southern Lehigh, 4:30.15; 3. Sr. Luke McEvoy, Parkland, 4:32.46; 4. Ryan Fach, Emmaus, 4:32.57; 5. Will Haring, Central Catholic, 4:32.77

3,200: 1. Connor McGuigan, Parkland, 9:49.31; 2. Jr. Miles Etters, Southern Lehigh, 9:50.26; 2. So. Roen Woolf, Emmaus, 9:53.57; 3. Jr. Jeff Sunderlin, Wilson, 9:55.16; 4. Isaiah Wilson, Parkland, 9:58.92; 5. David Hearn, Emmaus, 10:04.76

110 hurdles: 1. Sr. Nmelichukwu Onwuzo, Parkland, 14.95; 2. So. David Scherb, Parkland, 14.99; 3. Ethan Huertas, Freedom, 15.34; 4. So. Jack Pavis, Southern Lehigh, 15.29; 5. Sr. Josiah LaFond, Catasauqua, 15.54

300 hurdles: 1. Jr. Gaddiel Bidohuertas, Saucon Valley, 39.24; 2. Sr. Elijah Couch, East Stroudsburg South, 39.74; 3. So. David Scherb, Parkland, 39.88; 4. Sr. Nmelichukwu Onwuzo, Parkland, 40.11; 5. Sr. Josiah LoFand, Catasauqua, 40.60

400 relay: 1. Emmaus (Nicholi Marsh, Aiden Bayard, Kai Jefferson-Rushing, Rien George) 41.72; 2. 2. Jim Thorpe, 42.11; 3. Parkland (Lincoln Clark, Ryan Guida, Andrew Hernandez, Jean Baptiste), 42.14; 4. Stroudsburg 42.94; 5. Easton, 43.04

1,600 relay: 1. Southern Lehigh, 3:25.08; 2. Jim Thorpe, 3:25.50; 3. Catasauqua, 3:28.74. 4. Easton, 3:28.88; 5. Emmaus (Rien George, London Barrett, Jeremy Sharpless, Nate Miller) 3:30.14

3,200 relay: 1. Parkland (Marcelo Castilla, Angel Chamorroo-Melendez, Brendan Frank, James Huff), 8:01.21; 2. Emmaus (So. London Barrett, Michael Carwell, David Hearn, So. Zack Hoffman), 8:05.27; 3. Wilson, 8:29.26; 4. Easton, 8:43.30; 5. Southern Lehigh, 8:43.84

High jump: 1. Jr. Matt Leluga, Nazareth, 6-5; 2. Jr. Josh Ivers-Green, Stroudsburg, 6-3; 2. Sr. Christian Kelly, Nazareth, 6-3; 4. Nathan Davis, East Stroudsburg North, 6-2; 5. Jr. Aaron Gordon, Notre Dame-GP, 6-1; 5. Jathniel Feguiere, Emmaus, 6-1; 5. Logan Conn, Emmaus, 6-1; 5. Jeremiah Strowder, Northampton, 6-1; 5. Sr. Anthony Guerra, Nazareth, 6-1; 5. Jared Ford, Central Catholic, 6-1

Long jump: 1. Sr. Manny Bolmer, Catasauqua, 22-11.5; 2. Jeremiah Strowder, Northampton, 22-1; 3. Sr. Steven Lozada, Salisbury, 22-0.25; 4. Jr. Owen Eckhart, Lehighton, 21-10; 5. Sr. Calvin Gehman, Southern Lehigh, 21-9.5

Triple jump: 1. Sr. Steve Lozada, Salisbury, 45-9; 2. Maquil, Wimberly, Emmaus, 45-5.25; 3. Jr. Brandon Ocain, Easton, 45-2.5; 4. Sr. Exzavier Seide, Parkland, 45-1; 5. Jr. Ian White, Stroudsburg, 44-7.5

Shot put: 1. Robert Edwards, Emmaus, 54-11.75; 2. Jr. Josh Scherer, Notre Dame-GP, 52-11; 3. So. Jacob Hillis, Bangor, 51-11; 4. Sr. Carter Giberson, Southern Lehigh, 50-2; 5. Sr. Bodie Hawk, Lehighton, 49-0.5

Javelin: 1. Sr. Ian Laubach, East Stroudsburg South, 188-0; 2. Jr. Jackson Mitchell, Stroudsburg, 185-10; 3. Jr. Keegan Munch, Stroudsburg, 173-6; 4. Jr. Trexler Moore, Pen Argyl, 163-3.5; 5. Sr. Grady Oravec, Southern Lehigh, 162-2

Discus: 1. Sr. Silas Day, Palisades, 160-9; 2. Sr. Jonathan Adjin-Tettey, East Stroudsburg, 153-7; 3. Jr. Landen Klimek, Northern Lehigh, 152-10; 4. So. Jacob Hillis, Bangor, 149-5; 5. Sr. Bodie Hawk, Lehighton 144-2

Pole vault: 1. Sr. Steven Lozada, Salisbury, 14-11; 2. Sam Hayes, Northampton, 13-3; 3. Jr. Wyatt Summerer, Palisades, 12-6; 4. Sr. Blayke Lacey, Pen Argyl, 12-0; 4. Jr. Dylan Ferrari, Palisades, 12-0; 4. Sr. Sam Masucci, Southern Lehigh, 12-0

GIRLS

100: 1. Sr. Hailey Jenkins, Catasauqua, 12.04; 2. Dhaniya Miner, Parkland, 12.19; 3. Sr. Kylie Dalla Palu, Bangor, 12.22; 4. Jr. Edrien Lee, Whitehall, 12.24; 4. Jr. Asr Fideen, Easton, 12.24

200: 1. Sr. Hailey Jenkins, Catasauqua, 25.24; 2. Sr. Kaley Seide, Parkland, 25.26; 3. Sr. Charis Stewart, Easton, 25.54; 4. Dhaniya Miner, Parkland, 25.62; 4. Jr. Taylor Cofer-Walcott, East Stroudsburg South, 25.64

400: 1. Sr. Julia Grant, Stroudsburg, 57.34; 2. Fr. Aariele DeBarr, Easton, 57.48; 3. Jr. Kiara Vasquez, Easton, 57.71; 4. Jr. Camille Samuel, Easton, 58.43; 5. Sr. Natalie Ray, Freedom, 58.84

800: 1. Sr. Lena Mahmoud, Easton, 2:15.24; 2. Sr. Lama Mahmoud, Easton, 2:15.87; 3. Sr. Madeleine Guzevich, Nazareth, 2:21.45; 4. Mady McCartney, Emmaus, 2:21.58; 5. Sr. Samantha Karwacki, Notre Dame-GP, 2:21.74

1,600: 1. Sr. Madelyn McCartney, Emmaus, 5:08.85; 2. Sr. Lama Mahmoud, Easton, 5:10.48; 3. Julie Bonham, Wilson, 5:11.99; 4. So. Lyla Knoble, Easton, 5:19.95; 5. Violet Forte, Parkland, 5:20.59

3,200: 1. Sr. Madelyn McCartney, Emmaus, 10:28.96; 2. Liv Juskinski, Northampton, 11:27.47; So. Lyla Knoble, Easton, 3. 11:30.71; 4. Sr. Helaina Acker, Nazareth, 11:41.61; 5. Fr. Logan Gillespie, Jim Thorpe, 11:47.17

100 hurdles: 1. Jr. Kimora Woods, East Stroudsburg South, 15.44; 2. Marleigh Llewellyn, Emmaus, 15.50; 3. Sr. Ana Gbur, Parkland, 15.51; 4. Sr. Evelina Mayak, Northern Lehigh, 15.54; 5. Sr. Savina Steele, Notre Dame-GP, 16.19

300 hurdles: 1. So. Avalyn Werner, Nazareth, 46.14; 2. Sr. Ana Gbur, Parkland, 47.48; 3. Alexandra Aurin, Freedom, 47.54; 4. Jr. Kimora Woods, East Stroudsburg South, 48.34; 5. Jr. Elena Brunetti, Easton, 48.36

400 relay: 1. Easton, 46.94; 2. East Stroudsburg South (Jasmin Levine, Gianna Sonera, Angelica Velasquez, Taylor Cofer-Walcott), 49.44; 2. Southern Lehigh, 50.12; 3. Bangor, 50.84; 4. Parkland, 51.03; 5. Emmaus (Jr. Emily Burns, So. Gabrielle DeVita, So. Heidi-Roxanne Orock, Fr. McKayle Clifford), 51.10

1,600 relay: 1. Easton, 4:01.32; 2. Parkland (Marley Boyle, Shri Desai, Ana Gbur, Dhaniya Miner), 4:03.49; 3. Southern Lehigh, 4:11.37; 4. Emmaus (Bridget Aquino, Kyana Deabreu, Heidi-Roxanne Orock, Clara Baker), 4:13.19; Northampton (Peighton Evangelista, Hayden Nagy, Kelly Reenock, Saige Korpics), 4:23.44

3,200 relay: 1. Easton (Jr. Vivian Clark, So. Lyla Knoble, Jr. Ajetomobi Oluwadolabomi, Jr. Kiara Vasquez), 9:17.90; 2. Emmaus (Jr. Grace Nosal, So. Samantha Reidnauer, Sr. Madelyn McCartney, So. Aubrey Kazmierczak), 9:56.02; 3. Notre Dame-GP, 10:11.22; 4. Wilson, 10:14.16; 5. Parkland (Madison Anthony, Marley Boyle, Emma Carlson, Leah Frew), 10:16.22

High jump: 1. Jr. Aviannah Jean-Pierre, Easton, 5-5; 1. Sr. Alexa Davis, Nazaeth, 5-5; 3. Sr. Claudia Walls, Emmaus, 5-4; 4. So. Violet Dewalt, Notre Dame-GP, 5-3; 5. Sr. Ella Schweitzer, Notre Dame-GP, 5-2; 5. Mahyla Buckery, East Stroudsburg North, 5-2

Long jump: 1. Jr. Annalise Shelly, Salisbury, 17-10; 2. Fr. Aariele DeBarr, Easton, 17-9; 3. Natalie Ray, Freedom, 17-5.5; 4. Emerson Springs, Central Catholic, 17-4.25; 5. Sr. Claudia Walls, Emmaus, 17-4; 5. Jr. Ava Maigur, Easton, 17-4

Triple jump: 1. Sr. Claudia Walls, Emmaus, 37-4.25; 2. Jr. Ava Maigur, Easton, 37-2.5; 3. Jr. Aubrey Frable, Palmerton, 35-11; 4. Savannah Gonzalez, Parkland, 35-7; 5. Emerson Springs, Central Catholic, 35-2

Shot put: 1. So. Olivia Robinson, East Stroudsburg South, 38-10; 2. Sr. Kayleen Louis, Emmaus, 37-8; 3. Sr. Aubrey DeLong, Parkland, 35-3; 4. Sr. Evelyn Hersh, Notre Dame-GP, 33-7; 5. Sr. Mallory Conner, Northwestern Lehigh, 32-11

Discus: 1. Sr. Evelyn Hersh, Notre Dame-GP, 117-9; 2. So. Anna Trelease, Northern Lehigh, 117-0; 3. Sr. Breanna Prugar, Saucon Valley, 110-3; 4. So. Hallie Miller, Lehighton, 105-5; 5. Sr. Skyelar Umstead, Nazareth, 104-3

Javelin: 1. Sr. Skylar Umstead, Nazareth, 126-4; 2. Alexa Wiland, Northampton, 122-8; 3. So. Isabella Roman, Jim Thorpe, 121-2; 4. Sr. Kylie Christman, Northwestern Lehigh, 117-9; 4. Sr. Kiera Hartzell-Ham, Wilson, 117-9

Pole vault: 1. Jr. Sophie Braido, Easton, 11-3; 2. Jr. Samantha Schultz, Parkland, 10-6; 3. Mia Stanten, Southern Lehigh, 9-9; 4. So. Genevieve Inserra, Parkland, 9-6; 5. So. Rylee Roman, Palmerton, 9-3

Please send any updates, notable performances and records to senior writer Tom Housenick at thousenick@mcall.com

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This story was originally published May 2, 2026 at 3:46 AM.