Northampton’s track and field team produced 14 medals on the second day of the East Penn Conference Track and Field Championships last Wednesday at Whitehall High School.

Ben Henry led the medal count with four golds: the 100 meter dash (11.13) and the 200 meter dash (22.02), and anchored the Konkrete Kids’ 4x1 relay (43.26) and 4x4 relay (3:28.77).

“This one,” said Henry, holding up the gold medal from the 4x4 relay, the one that meant the most to the Northampton senior. “At the Cavalier Invite, we ran it and were so close to our school record, so that was our motivation (today) and we got it. Team wins are always great. To be honest, we don’t work the 4x4 a lot in practice, but I think for not working it, it’s pretty good. All good.”

Henry receives the baton from his twin brother Logan in both relays.

“This is my first year doing the 4x4, and first of all, I was not thinking about a record or anything... We’ll just do it. Hopefully, it’ll be good,” Logan Henry said. “We ran it a couple times, and then switched things around. I think, especially in this race, it’s about how much you want it.”

Also running the 4x4 relay were Victor Hunt in the leadoff position, and Shaun Apsley in the second leg.

Hunt also led off in the 4x1 relay, another gold-medal performance by the K-Kids.

“Out of the block, I felt a little slow, but I feel like I made up for it, chasing the people in front of me. The illusion out of the start is something you use to run a little faster, chasing other runners, but all-in-all, it does give you an adrenaline boost,” Hunt said. “[The gold medal] feels great. Running as a team, I can’t let them down. It drives me to run a little bit faster than I feel like I could if I was running alone.”

Andrew Whitman ran the second leg in the 4x1.

“The handoff was pretty solid between Victor and me. There were a few guys ahead of me, but I mainly maintained my pace, not letting anyone come up on the sides,” said Whitman. “After my handoff (to Logan Henry), I was holding my breath because I knew it was going to be a difficult challenge, but Ben is really reliable last leg.”

Logan Henry also captured the bronze medal in long jump (21-06.50).

“It wasn’t what I really wanted. I can definitely improve, and [in districts] I hope I do better. I had problems bringing my feet up and I’m missing a lot of inches there,” he said. “I was feeling good, and then the first three jumps were a little bit of a train wreck, and then I finally got into a groove but not the groove I wanted.”

Rebecca Coleman was the silver medalist in discus (103-00), her farthest throw on her second attempt in the first round.

“Oh my gosh, I was very nervous. When you get in there, your legs start shaking, and it’s like you can’t even do your throw, but after the first throw or two, you start to calm down a little, and after seeing everybody else throw, you see where you’re at and what you need to actually get,” Coleman said. “I just hit 100 at my last meet which was a big deal for me, so it got me on a good step forward. This was the last thing on my bucket list of the season to get a medal, so it’s very nice.”

Fourth-place medals were awarded to Brianna Tyler for the 1600 meter run (5:24.28) and Reia Sanchez for javelin (111-10).