On May 7 and 8, Stroudsburg and the rest of the Eastern Pennsylvania Conference headed to Whitehall High School to compete in the 2025 EPC Championship Meet. Heading into the event, Stroudsburg was 4-3, both boys and girls. 

Ready for a strong meet, sophomore sprinter Keyen Johnson,’27, opened up with a strong second-place finish in the EPC in the 200m, running a 22.38. Johnson has been a top sprinter for the boys and poses a strong argument for the best, being the only sprinter on the team to place this year. 

The girls took over this meet, seeing the EPCs’ top sprinter Alena Murray,‘25, run a 12.02 100m to take first place, while in the 200m, Julia Grant, ‘26, also took first. Grant ran a 24.87, PRing to bring that gold medal home. Not only did Grant take home the 200m title, but she also took gold in the 400m. Running a 55.87 in her event, she smoked the competition, becoming one of the most decorated girls’ athletes Stroudsburg has ever seen. 

Murray and Grant have shown up big this whole season, taking first in multiple events in some meets, and being District XIs’ top athletes. 

For boys’ hurdles, the big three showed up and dominated. Seniors Abiel Quartey, Darrien Burke, and Aidan Coyne all competed well. Quartey and Burke took second and third in the 110 mH for Stroudsburg, seeing a 15.26 and a 15.65 finish, respectively. In the 300 mH, Coyne just barely missed the top three, with a 42.43 time, taking fourth in the EPC.

The girls’ relays went great, seeing Stroudsburg take home gold in the 4x100m in 47.66 seconds, and silver in the 4x400m with a 4.03.45. 

Murray continued her senior campaign by taking third in the high jump at 4-11 feet.

Madelyn Vargas, ‘27, brought home third in the triple jump, taking flight for 35-1.25 feet. 

The pole vaulters have been a clutch factor for the Mounties, with Austin Herman, ‘25, Maxsim Lamberton, ‘25, and Owen Siptroth, ‘26, the top three on the team all season. Both Herman and Lamberton tied for third at 12-3. For the girls, Sydney Moritz, ‘25, vaulted 9-3 feet to take second for the girls in the EPC.

In the throwing events, Stroudsburg only saw one place in Adrianna Borzio,‘26, throwing a 103-7 to take home bronze for the team.

Stroudsburg had a rough couple of meets this season, yet continued to show growth, eventually having some top EPC placers and seeing the girls place second in the EPC. The team has multiple important seniors ready to take on Districts to win the title and the shot at states.