On Wednesday, April 8, Stroudsburg hosted their second home meet against the Pocono Mountain West Panthers. Both boys and girls won, with boys taking the win 95-55, and girls demolishing the Panthers 108-42. This win proved that Stroudsburg is still a dominant force in the mountain and a strong contender for the EPC North.

Many new personal best records were set, and it was crystal clear the Mounties were hungry for redemption.

Mount St. Mary commit Alena Murray, ’25, turned the keys for Stroudsburg, posting a PR in the 100m and blowing second place out of the water with a time of 11.70.

In the boys’ 100m, Keyen Johnson, ’27, PR’d again, bringing in 5 points for the Mounties with his 10.80 time, while Julien Teixeira, ’27, ran an 11.20, set a PR and a second-place finish for Stroudsburg,

Johnson had a great day, taking first not only in the 100m, but also the 200m with a time of 22.70. Sergio Teixeira, ’26, followed close behind with a 22.80 finish, each raking in valuable points for the team.

For the girls, Phoebe Winkleman, ’28, ran a 28.10 200m with a second-place finish and the 400m taking first.

Julia Grant, ’26, continued her dominance, taking home a first with a time of 2:33.50 in the 800m and a second in the 1600m.

For the boys, Aidan Nieman, ’25, took first and second in the 800m and 1600m, leading the boys for distance. In the 3200m, Catharine Brinker, ’25, and Jayden Reyes, ’25, led the team, taking first for the girls and second for the boys.

There was something in the air during the relays as Stroudsburg swept Pocono Mountain West with ease.

The Mounties showed up to compete, and they comfortably won each relay, with time to spare in some of them too.

Stroudsburg’s hurdle group has been elite all season and still proves strong, as Abiel Quartey, ’25, Darrien Burke, ’25, Benjamin Pilcher, ’25, and Aiden Coyne, ’25, took the top spots in their events. Grace Coyne, ’26, showed up for the girls and took second in the 100mH and the 300mH.

Jumping went smoothly, with Stroudsburg taking most of the top placements. For the boys, Cameron Satterfield, ’26, and Amir Lovell, ’26, placed second and third in the triple jump, while Ethan Dudsak, ’25, and Pilcher took first and second in the long jump. In the girls’ events, Arianna Thomas, ’27, tied for first in the high jump and took second for the team in the long jump, placing right behind Madelyn Vargas, ’27.

Stroudsburg swept pole vaulting for a second meet in a row, with Austin Herman, ’25, PRing again and taking first with a height of 11-09, with Owen Siptroth, ’26, and Maxsim Lamberton, ’25, following behind. The girls extended their lead with Sydney Moritz, ’25, taking first with Tanya Sathapornwongkul, ’26, and Aubrey Trimble, ’27, bringing home second and third.

The Mounties also dominated in all of the throwing events, sweeping all but third place in discus. For the boys, Mekhi Kirkland, ’25, took first in shotput, leading with a 47-08 throw, while both Armani Crespo, ’25, and Octavian Riszko, ’26, PR’d, throwing 43-03 and 40-01, giving them second and third.

In discus, Brock Lambert, ’26 and Juandavid Carpintero, ’26, captured first and second throwing 115-01 and 112-05, respectively. In the girls discus, McKayla Strunk, ’25, set a school record, throwing an impressive 119-06, comfortably taking first by over 20 feet, with Adrianna Borzio, ’26, taking second.

Stroudsburg took home almost all points for javelin too, seeing Jack Mitchell, ’27, tie his PR at 166-04 for first, with Pilcher and Keegan Munch, ’27, following. In girls’ javelin, both Kamrin Hock, ’25, and Moritz PR’d, taking first and second with throws of 102-09 and 86-04.

Stroudsburg relit the fire they needed and is gearing up for league play beginning on April 18. They play East Stroudsburg North, as they aim to go undefeated in the mountain.