Relay team takes 1st
The Whitehall boys' 3200 relay team took first place with a time of 8:04.18 during Day 1 of the Lehigh Valley Conference Track and Field Championships.
A number of other Zephyrs put together remarkable days on the track and the field that awarded them a top-three finish.
Gabe Lamm finished second in the 3200 meter run (9:48.05), a little more than five seconds off winner Colin Abert of Easton.
Jean Falcon placed second in the high jump at 6-03, while Isaiah Cary earned a second-place finish in the triple jump at 44 feet flat.
The Whitehall girls' 3200 relay team also placed high on Tuesday, coming in third place with a time of 9:58.38.
Allen (A), Bethlehem Catholic (BC), Central Catholic (CC), Dieruff (D), Easton (EA), Emmaus (EM), Freedom (F), Liberty (L), Nazareth (NZ), Northampton (NH), Parkland (P), Whitehall (W)
BOYS
300H - 1. Freddie Simmons (BC) 38.68, 2. Kareem Williams (P) 39.59, 3. Carter Taylor (NZ) 39.84, 4. Joseph Hawkins (P) 40.32, 5. Timothy Kelly (NH) 41.27, 6. Michael Linkowsky (NZ) 41.64;
3200 - 1. Colin Abert (EA) 9:43.02, 2. Gabe Lamm (W) 9:48.04, 3. Kevin Lapsansky (EA) 9:50.83, 4. Alex Fitch (L) 9:51.08, 5. Chris Kelly (F) 10:00.41, 6. William Alpaugh (F) 10:02.96;
3200 relay - 1. Whitehall 8:04.18, 2. Nazareth 8:11.44, 3. Emmaus 8:13.58, 4. Bethlehem Catholic 8:28.36, 5. Liberty 8:41.13, 6. Parkland 8:43.32;
Javelin - 1. Derek Ziegenfuss (P) 180-02, 2. Stephen Laird (P) 173-08, 3. Nicholas Hassler (P) 171-03, 4. Nicholas Nejad (W) 163-09, 5. Ryan Hunt (P) 160-03, 6. Casey Clearie (L) 154-11;
Shot put - 1. Angelo Lucci (CC) 49-07, 2. Denzel Vereen (L) 48-03 3/4, 3. Brian Sutton (D) 43-10 1/2, 4. Michael Aboulhouda (P) 43-02 1/2, 5. Daniel Velasco (E) 42-05, 6. Tom Wagner (E) 42-04 1/2;
High jump - 1. Scott Schlegel (E) 6-07, 2. Jean Falcon (W) 6-03, 3. Nicholas Cook (NH) 6-02, 4. Isaiah Cary (W) 6-00, T-5. Legend Boyesen (P) and Matt Lienhard (CC) 5-08;
Triple jump - 1. Darius Jones (L) 45-01 1/2, 2. Isaiah Cary (W) 44-00, 3. Matt Lienhard (CC) 42-05 1/2, 4. Dominic Brown-Andriulli (W) 41-10 1/2, 5. Rodolfo Baez (D) 41-10, 6. Kyleem Harrison (W) 41-04 1/2;
GIRLS
300H - 1. Emmy Geis (CC) 46.16, 2. Ashley Williams (EA) 46.70, 3. Allyson Stitzer (NZ) 47.31, 4. Erica Filipovits (NH) 47.56, 5. Maria Justus (EM) 47.83, 6. Mahendra McWhite (D) 48.68;
3200 - 1. Katie Bacher (EA) 11:22.76, 2. Shaina Palmer (F) 11:26.88, 3. Colleen Daday (CC) 11:28.79, 4. Lyndsey Gallagher (NH) 11:29.64, 5. Raisa Kochmaruk (L) 11:47.63, 6. Mikayla Stoudt (P) 11:53.87;
3200 relay - 1. Emmaus 9:38.24, 2. Easton 9:43.08, 3. Whitehall 9:58.38, 4. Central Catholic 10:07.57, 5. Nazareth 10:08.01, 6. Liberty 10:25.03;
Javelin - 1. Hannah Marth (NH) 117-0, 2. Nicole Capuano (L) 109-09, 3. Tessie Zamolyi (BC), 4. Natalie Saraceni (W) 103-11, 5. Erin Pachter (EA), 6. Anna Cressman (E) 93-06;
Long jump - 1. Emily Meade (NZ) 16-10 1/2, 2. Maria Justus (E) 16-08, 3. Kaitlyn Remely (NZ) 16-07 1/2, 4. Ivana Jones (W) 16-06 1/2, 5. Jordan Luciano (EA) 16-06, 6. Toni-Ann Dickenson (NZ) 16-05 1/2;