Two Northwestern Lehigh athletes earned gold medals at last week’s Colonial League Championships.

Northwestern junior Michael Lagowy and sophomore Rosalia Nester both won events at the meet, held Tuesday-Wednesday, May 6-7 at Whitehall High School.

Lagowy cleared 6-3 to win the Colonial League high jump, capping off one of the most competitive events of the meet.

Competing in track for the first time this season, Lagowy entered the meet seeded fifth at 5-11 before delivering a breakthrough performance.

“My PR before this was 5-11, so to hit 6-3 is pretty crazy,” he said.

Lagowy’s path to the title wasn’t without challenges. He cleared 5-5, 5-7 and 5-9 on his first attempts before needing all three tries to get over 5-11. From there, he found his rhythm, clearing 6-1 on his first attempt and 6-3 on his second.

Jim Thorpe’s Pierce Gothard pushed him throughout, matching Lagowy through 6-1 and also clearing 6-3, but on his third attempt. Both were unable to clear 6-5.

“As I get more warmed up, I feel looser, and that helps a lot,” Lagowy said. “As the bar gets higher, I move back a little more, and that’s helped me.”

After playing lacrosse his first two years, Lagowy turned to track — and quickly found success.

“It’s been a grind, but it’s been awesome,” he said.

He credits his football background for helping him adapt.

“It’s similar mechanics and explosiveness, like going up to catch a ball,” said Lagowy, who earned all-state recognition on the gridiron this past fall. “I like the pressure. Having a lot of guys competing with me pushes you harder.”

Nestor turned in one of the day’s most impressive performances.

Nestor entered the 1600 seeded second behind Wilson’s Juliana Bonham (5:11.99), but flipped the script, winning the race in 5:18.09 with a strong finish.

“Honestly, I love running with Julia — she’s my favorite person to race,” Nestor said. “My goal for leagues was to focus more on racing strategy than pacing.”

With no clear front-runner to chase, Nestor had to adjust her approach.

“It was kind of me against myself,” she said. “Or just the breathing behind me.”

The win marked her first Colonial League title, and capped a season she described as “a lot of ups and downs.”

“It feels really good,” Nestor said. “It’s encouraging to have a good race and not feel fatigued afterward.”

She wasn’t done there.

Nestor also placed second in the 800 in 2:21.09 after entering seeded fourth (2:24.40), showcasing her range in a standout double.

Looking ahead, she has her sights set on state-qualifying standards.

“I think with people around me, I’ll have a good chance,” she said of both the 800 and 1600.

Several other Tiger athletes made trips to the podium at last week’s championship meet. Medals went to the top four finishers in each event.

Taylor Langley stepped on the medal stand after both hurdle events. She took second place in the 300-meter hurdles at 48.30 and was third in the 100-meter version in a time of 16.47.

Jossalin Romanot (pole vault, 8-9) tied for second place at the meet. Logan Mesics (triple jump, 42-7 3/4) and the boys 4x800 relay team (8:33.48) also earned silver medals last week.

Taking third place for Northwestern at leagues were Sophia Schaffer (200 26.36), Kylie Christman (javelin, 116-7), the girls 4x100 relay team (50.48) and the girls 4x800 relay (10:09.37).

Tiger fourth-place finishers at the league meet were Mallory Conner (discus, 101-6), the girls 4x400 relay (4:17.46), Hannah Gober (javelin, 112-5), Brady Furman (800, 2:03.41), Shane Leh (110 hurdles (16.12), Bradley Burnard (triple jump, 42-1 1/4) and Ian Zettlemoyer (discus, 141-7).

The Tigers were back in action at this week’s District 11 Championships. See next week’s Press for more about that meet.

Colonial League

Championship Results

LEGEND

Bangor (B), Catasauqua (C), Jim Thorpe (JT), Lehighton (L), Northern Lehigh (NL), Notre Dame Green Pond (ND), Northwestern (NW), Palisades (Pali), Palmerton (Palm), Pen Argyl (PA), Salisbury (S), Saucon Valley (SV), Southern Lehigh (SL), Wilson (W).

BOYS

Team standings

1. Southern Lehigh 104, 2. Northwestern Lehigh 71, 3. Wilson Area 70.5, 4. Notre Dame-GP 64, 5. Palisades 56.5, 6. Catasauqua 56, 7. Jim Thorpe 47, 8. Bangor 43, 9. Northern Lehigh 40, 10. Lehighton 37, 10. Saucon Valley 37, 12. Salisbury 19, 13. Pen Argyl 14, 14. Palmerton 3.

Individual Results

100: 1. Alex Clark (ND) 10.90, 2. Gig Durandisse (W) 11.02, 3. Lincoln Cook (Pali) 11.03, 4. Zion Velasquez (W) 11.16, 11. Kemurry Morgan (NW) 11.53, 14. Ben Moyes (NW) 11.63, 19. Logan Lutzko (NW) 11.83;

200: 1. Alex Clark (ND) 21.77, 2. Hamaad Jenkins (C) 22.14, 3. Lincoln Cook (Pali) 22.26, 4. Stanley Wempe (WL) 22.28, 11. Kemurry Morgan (NW) 23.24;

400: 1. Kayden Spence (JT) 49.84, 2. Sean Steckert (SL) 50.04, 3. Stanley Wempe (SL) 50.27, 4. Alexander Pirog (ND) 51.28, 8. Logan Lutzko (NW) 53.16, 16. Luke Fugazzotto (NW) 55.65;

800: 1. Zaid Salih (NL) 2:00.19, 2. Justin Hetrick (W) 2:01.31, 3. Dante Azzolina (ND) 2:03.15, 4. Brady Furman (NW) 2:03.41, 6. Isaac Grubb (NW) 2:04.63, 18. Quentin Gutierrez-Kehm (NW) 2:10.62;

1600: 1. Jeffrey Sunderlin (W) 4:25.21, 2. Zaid Salih (NL) 4:27.99, 3. Miles Etters (SL) 4:32.56, 4. Theodore Wechtler (SV) 4:33.10, 11. Noah Griffith (NW) 4:46.53;

3200: 1. Jeffrey Sunderlin (W) 9:46.09, 2. Miles Etters (SL) 9:49.75, 3. Elijah Pagotto (L) 10:04.19, Theodore Wechtler (SV) 10:07.23, 7. Noah Griffith (NW) 10:28.76, 15. Jonathan Fornauf (NW) 11:14.78, 18. Kieran Baker (NW) 11:30.28;

110H: 1. Josiah Lafond (C) 15.45, 2. Jack Pavis (SL) 15.69, 3. Gaddiel Bidohuertas (SV) 15.90, 4. Shane Leh (NW) 16.12, 13. Rhonin Jonassaint (NW) 17.65, 16. Bryce Leslie (NW) 18.20;

300H: 1. Gaddiel Bidohuertas (SV) 39.30, 2. Josiah Lafond (C) 39.50, 3. Jack Pavis (SL) 40.21, 4. Spencer Gothard (JT) 41.67, 13. Rhonin Jonassaint (NW) 45.16;

4x100: 1. Jim Thorpe 42.55, 2. Palisades 42.57, 3. Notre Dame 42.84, 4. Catasauqua 42.84, 6. Northwestern 44.39;

4x400: 1. Southern Lehigh 3:24.23, 2. Jim Thorpe 3:26.32, 3. Catasauqua 3:28.60, Notre Dame 3:29.46, 7. Northwestern 3:45.32;

4x800: 1. Wilson 8:23.07, 2. Northwestern 8:33.48, 3. Southern Lehigh 8:41.58, 4. Lehighton 8:445.95;

High jump: 1. Michael Lagowy (NW) 6-3, 2. Gothard Pierce (JT) 6-3, 3. Kellen Bauer (NL) 6-1, 4. Calvin Gehman (SL) 6-1, 11. Jake Kozlowski (NW)) 5-5;

Pole vault: 1. Steven Lozada (S) 14-3, 2. Lucas Hurd (B) 13-0, 3. Wyatt Summerer (Pali) 12-6, 4. Dylan Ferrari (Pali) 8. Ethan Kaschak (NW) 11-6, 9. Ethan Solderich (NW) 11-6,;

Long jump: 1. Emmanuel Bolmer (C) 22-2, 2. Calvin Gehman (SL) 21-6.5, 3. Steven Lozada (S) 21-4, 4. Anthony Pelucacci (B) 21-2.75, 5. Landon Gaulweiler (NW) 20-10, 7. Logan Mesics (NW) 20-6, 8. Michael Lagowy (NW) 20-2.25, 19. Ben Moyes (NW) 18-11.5;

Triple jump: 1. Steven Lozada (S) 46-1, 2. Logan Mesics (NW) 42-5.75, 3. Isaac Osman (SV) 42-7.75, 4. Bradley Burnard (NW) 41-1.75, 13. Ethan Kaschak NW) 39-8;

Shot put: 1. Joshua Scherer (ND) 51-6.25, 2. Silas Day (Pali) 50-1.25, 3. Jacob Hillis (B) 49-7.25, 4. Bodie Hawk (L) 47-6, 6. Ian Zettlemoyer (NW) 46-3.5, 14. Michael Boring (NW) 39-1, 16. Braidon Berk (NW) 37-2.76;

Discus: 1. Landen Klimek (NL) 158-1, 2. Jacob Hillis (B) 152-4, 3. Silas Day (Pali) 150-10, 4. Ian Zettlemoyer (NW) 141-7, 6. Lucian Meckley (NW) 139-9, 18. Gavin Dwane (NW);

Javelin: 1. Jacob Hillis (B) 170-1, 2. Trexler Moore (B) 165-0, 3. Grady Oravec (SL) 159-5, 4. Jerik Lesser (SV) 158-10, 8. Nathan Geiger (NW) 134-0, 9. Luke Rennells (NW) 133-5, 17. Harrison Wertman (NW) 116-4.

GIRLS

Team standings

1. Notre Dame-GP 127, 2. Southern Lehigh 123, 3. Northwestern Lehigh 87, 4. Wilson Area 74.5, 5. Palmerton 45.5, 6. Jim Thorpe 42, 7. Bangor 41, 8. Pen Argyl 36, 9. Northern Lehigh 31, 10. Catasauqua 28, 11. Palisades 9, 11. Saucon Valley 9, 13. Lehighton 6, 14. Salisbury 4.

Individual Results

100: 1. Hailey Jenkins (C) 12.11, 2. Chloe Posavek (SL) 12.58, 3. Malya Best (SL) 12.96, 4. Reagan Toomey (B) 12.97;

200: 1. Hailey Jenkins (C) 25.19, 2. Chloe Posavek (SL) 25.89, 3. Sophia Schaffer (NW) 26.36, 4. Kaori Robertson-Tucker (W) 26.56;

400: 1. Chloe Posavek (SL) 57.67, 2. Savina Steele (ND) 59.51, 3. Brenna Hammerstone (ND) 1:00.92, 4. Natalie Moffitt (NL) 1:01.16, 15. Jeslyanne Ortiz (NW) 1:05.56, 18. Emily Fornwalt (NW) 1:07.12;

800: 1. Samantha Karwacki (ND) 2:20.39, 2. Rosalia Nestor (NW) 2:21/09, 3. Ella Schweitzer (ND) 2:24.53, 4. Leah Rutkauskas (SL) 2:24.75, 6. Emily Kistler (NW) 2:30.73;

1600: 1. Rosalia Nestor (NW) 5:18.09, 2. Julian Bonham (W) 5:26.23, 3. Caelee Lenhart (SL) 5:27.56, 4. Logan Gillespie (JT) 5:28.20, 6. Madison Bisner (NW) 5:39.97, 12. Katherine Furman (NW) 5:50.46;

3200: 1. Logan Gillespie (JT) 11:35.61, 2. Juliana Bonham (W) 11:53.12, 3. Emma Heil (NL) 11:54.85, 4. Madison Dietz (PA 12:22.93;

100H: 1. Savina Steele (ND) 15.51, 2. Ja’Siyah Clark (W) 16.27, 3. Taylor Langley (NW) 16.47, 4. Sofia Pandey (SV) 16.48, 23. Jossalin Romanot (NW) 19.74;

300H: 1. Savina Steele (ND) 47.15, 2. Taylor Langley (NW) 48.30, 3. Ruby Walters (Palm) 48.75, 4. Greta Guroff (ND) 48.92, 11. Rylin Snyder (NW) 51.69, 17. Nora Peterson (NW) 52.11;

4x100: 1. Southern Lehigh 49.94, 2. Catasauqua 50.47, 3. Northwestern 50.48, 4. Bangor 51.36, 10. Salisbury 52.55;

4x400: 1. Notre Dame 4:06.82, 2. Southern Lehigh 4:13.45, 3. Wilson 4:14.57, 4. Northwestern 4:17.46;

4x800: 1. Notre Dame 9:53.28, 2. Southern Lehigh 10:05.88, 3. Northwestern 10:09.37, 4. Wilson 10:10.81;

High jump: 1. Ella Schweitzer (ND) 5-1, 2. Julianne Skibinski (ND) 5-1, 3. Violet Dewalt (ND) 5-1, 4. Elena Johnson (SL) 4-11, 5. Ava Snyder (NW) 4-11;

Pole vault: 1. Mia Stanten (SL) 9-0, 2. Rylee Roman (Palm), Jossalin Romanot (NW) 8-9, 4. Sadie Davis (PA) 8-3, 11. Emma Wehr (NW) 7-3;

Long jump: 1. Gianna Martini (PA) 17-7.5, 2. Morgan Balaskas (B) 16-9.75, 3. Evelyn Kurlansik (SL) 16-9.25, 4. Farrah Smith (SL) 16-8.5, 6. Taylor Langley (NW) 16-7.5, 9. Sophia Schaffer (NW) 16-5.75, 18. Reece Macauley (NW) 13-8.75;

Triple jump: 1. Isabella Johnson (B) 36-0, 2. Aubrey Frable (Palm) 35-8.5, 3. Farrah Smith (SL) 34-11, 4. OliviaMarie Staniec (W) 33-9;

Shot put: 1. Brianna Beani (ND) 32-5.75, 2. Kiera Hartzell-Ham (W) 32-2.5, 3. Nora Marsh (PA) 31-9, 4. Anna Borger (P) 31-2.5, 8. Mallory Conner (NW) 30-1.75;

Discus: 1. Anna Trelease (NL) 122-7, 2. Vanessa Sadler (JT) 109-05, 3. Charlotte Morrissey (ND) 103-9, 4. Mallory Conner (NW) 101-6, 16. Alexandra Deihl (NW) 79-11, 17. Hannah Gober (NW) 74-5;

Javelin: 1. Isabella Roman (JT) 123-6, 2. Emma Rex (P) 118-4, 3. Kylie Christman (NW) 116-7, 4. Hannah Gober (NW) 112-5, 7. Alexandra Diehl (NW) 101-5, 12. Olivia Blanken (NW) 89-5.