The Whitehall track and field team had to do a little adjusting on the fly when they traveled to East Stroudsburg South for a tri-meet last week.

Now, it’s not uncommon for athletes to make adjustments on the spur of the moment, but in this case they needed the aid of boys tennis team to get them where they needed to go.

That’s because their bus broke down en route to East Stroudsburg South High School for the match against the Cavaliers and the Dieruff Huskies. Head coach James Sebesta said that the tennis team was traveling to East Stroudsburg North High, so they were able to hitch a ride with them, a fortunate turn of events that didn’t impact the meet too severely.

The boys wound up splitting the tri-meet, losing to ESS, while toppling Dieruff. The girls swept their opponents, defeating both schools to remain unbeaten.

Sebesta said that he knew it would be a tough day on the track for the boys against ESS, and that proved to be a turning point in the meet. Still, they managed to hold their own through the field events, maintaining that edge that’s been a valuable point producer this season. The boys now sit at 2-1 on the season.

The girls simply powered through both opponents, raising their record to 3-0.

In the 100 meters, Amanda Crooks finished first, crossing the line in 12.34. The swift-footed sophomore also claimed first in the 200, finishing in 25.34.

In the high hurdles, Jill Kreglow finished third, crossing the line in 18.14, while Madelyn Mertz was second in the intermediate hurdles, finishing the race in 53.74.

The 400 saw Whitehall capture four points as Anna Gallina finished second (1:05.24) and Jessica Kroboth finished third in 1:07.24.

The girls also duplicated that feat in the mile and the 3,200, with Hannah Gil (6:12) finishing second in the mile and Juanita Flores taking third (6:16). Rachel Herr was second in the 3,200 (13:44), while Flores finished third in 13:50.

Whitehall swept the 800 as Kassidy Cunningham claimed the top spot in 2:35, while Alexandra Dorner was second at 2:44 and Jenine Levano was third at 2:51.

Whitehall won two of the three relays, winning the 4x100 in 53.44 and the 4x800 in 11:05.30.

In the field events, Vanessa Hadeed continued her impressive season winning the discus with an 88-10 toss. She also finished second in the shot put with a 32-02 mark.

The girls swept the javelin as Logan Miller (102-08), Haley Arner (99-06) and Victoria Marks (84-09) came in first, second and third, respectively.

Ivanna Jones was a multiple winner in the jumps, winning both the high and long jumps. She cleared the bar at 4-8 for the win in the high, while Abby Pastir was second at 4-4. In the long jumps, Jones flew 15-04.75 to win the event, while Kylee Cunningham was third at 14-01.70.

Finally, Amber Myers was third in the pole vault, clearing the bar at 6-6.

The boys were led by their talented crop of jumpers and throwers. They swept the triple jump as Jackson Buskirk (38-00.50), Nick Rackus (37-11.00) and Tavion George (36-11) finished first, second and third, respectively.

They also swept the long jump as Charles Hudson earned the top spot with a 19-04.75 leap, while George was second (18-04.00) and Javaughn Hussett was third at 18-03.50.

A sweep was in order in the javelin as well, with Buskirk taking top honors (147-07), Jacob Snyder finishing second (134-04) and Michael Bogucki finishing third at 122-11.

They continued their field prominence as Elliot Miller won the pole vault, clearing the bar at 12-0, while Gavin Wood was third at 10-6.

Tyler Meyers was second in the discus with a 137-04 mark, while Hussett won another jumping event for the boys, taking first in the high jump with a 5-10 mark. Buskers finished third, clearing the bar at 5-8.

On the track, the boys were led by Calvin Schneck who finished first in the mile, crossing the tape in 4:57, earning them five points.

Brandon Jones also picked up five points, winning the 100 in 11.54, while Dez Boykin was third at 11.74. Jones was second in the 200 with a 23.74.

In the 800, Andrew Hawk claimed second, crossing the line in 2:12, while Nick Kovalchick was third in the 400, finishing in 55.64.

Finally, the boys placed first in the 4x800, finishing in 8:57.60. They came in second in the 4x100 and 4x400 relays.

Sebesta said the meet was marked by a lot of personal bests among the newcomers, giving them more experience on the track as the year progresses.