Bethlehem Catholic High School's girls track and field team will be looking to its relays for a lot of its success this season.

Key returners for the Hawks' sprinters will be seniors, Dana Neupauer, Katie Alpeter, and Nicole Lacherza. In addition, freshman, Mikayla Roach may be in the sprinters/jumpers mix according to new head coach Fred Rice.

Rice is most excited about junior, Jordan Young, in the 400 meter, hurdles, and jumps.

"She is an exceptional athlete," he said.

Sophomore, Lundon Lafci, will also do hurdles and jumps.

"She might even end up throwing. She's been a pleasant surprise," said Rice.

Throwers to watch will be Tessa Zamolyi and Terese Taglang, and the mainstays of the distance runners will be Kassi Yocco, Rowan Pepe, Samantha Kaeser, and Lauren Bunke.

"We'll be very good come leagues and districts. We want to put the kids where they'll have the best opportunity and get some kids to qualify for states," Rice said.

Regarding the boys team, their success or lack thereof could go either way, according to Rice.

Returning sprinters will include Donovan West and E.J. Finneran. Although Antoine Keenan is injured, he should be back by mid-season.

"I think he's capable of winning districts in the 100," said Rice.

Senior, John Spirk, the backbone of the boys team, will run middle distance and hurdles, and senior, Andrew Shaffer will run distance.

Throwers will include Kyle Benbrook, William Ward, and Ryan Schodowski. Rice is expecting a large contribution from sophomore, Randy Terry, in sprints and hurdles, and junior, Andrew Nieves, will compete in sprints, hurdles, and jumps.

"If all our sprinters make a full commitment, we'll be competitive in sprints, sprint relays and jumps," Rice said.