WHITEHALL - Khai Samuels thought it was possible.

Heading into the District 11 Track and Field Championships, the Pleasant Valley senior entertained the possibility of leaving Whitehall High School with not one, not two, but three gold medals.And why wouldn't he? Samuels has been nearly unstoppable in every event he competes in this year. Further proof of his ability came at last week's Eastern Pennsylvania Conference championships, where he took fourth in the 1600 with a school record time of 4:24.Not bad for an event he doesn't consider his specialty.With the 1600 off the table for the district meet, Samuels had his sights set on maximizing his potential in the Class AAA 1600- and 3200-meter relays and the 800, an event he has yet to lose this season.Samuels got the first title under his belt Tuesday, helping the team of Thomas Ciaccio, Sean McGinley and Seth Slavin win the 3200 relay.Yesterday, Samuels completed the sweep, winning the 800 in the middle of the day before closing out the meet with a strong anchor leg in the 1600 relay, just like he did in the 3200 the day before."It's incredible," Samuels said afterwards. "I really wanted to get three gold medals, and these guys all worked so hard and helped to make this happen."When asked to compare his triumph in the 800 this year, which he won in 1:56.13, to his victory in the event last season, Samuels noted just how different the two experiences were."Last year, I'm not going to say that I wasn't expecting to win, but it was really hard because I had never won a big race like that," Samuels said. "My first big win last year was at districts, so that meant a lot."But this also means a lot. I've been undefeated all season (in the 800) and this is it. This finalizes that. I don't know about winning at states. My undefeated streak might go there. But I'm going to try to medal and see what I can do."Samuels, along with Nyiem Nevarez, Tyson Calhoun and Aliem Hoousendove-Jackson, won the 1600 relay with a time of 3:28.65.Nevarez also qualified for states in the 400 relay after anchoring the team of Michael Morris, Danny Hunter and Matt Sheehan to a second place finish in 43.45.The result was special for Sheehan, who has spent his entire career dreaming of having the chance to compete at Shippensburg."It means a lot," the senior said. "We've worked hard all season and it paid off. We get to take the trip to Ship."After winning two individual titles last year in Class AA, Northwestern's Cam Richardson adapted well to the bump up to AAA this season. Richardson advanced to states with a second-place finish in the 200 (22.29) and a fourth-place result in the 100 in 11.04, faster than the state qualifying standard of 11.20 in the event.While Richardson knows the competition will be stiff, the senior is looking forward to having the chance to show what he can do at states, regardless of what class he's in."I don't look at times," Richardson said. "I've never been in AAA before, but I know it's fast. I remember watching (Demetrius) Lanier (of East Stroudsburg South) run it (200) last year. I know the times are going to be fast. I know they're going to be good."But I'm just going to go into it and run, and whatever I come out with, I come out with."Lehighton's Tyler Crum and Pleasant Valley's Kevin Cruz will both be competing at Shippensburg in the long jump. Each jumped 22-1, with Crum taking second and Cruz third.After qualifying for states last year in the event following a hamstring injury the prevented him from competing for much of the season, Crum is hoping that having handled a full workload will have him better prepared as a senior this time around."There was a lot more practice, definitely," Crum said. "Last year, I only did three meets, and this year it's obviously been much more than that."I would definitely like to place in the top six, that would be nice. I'm just happy to be able to go out there again."Palmerton followed up a successful first day in Class AA with another strong showing yesterday.After winning the 300 hurdles on Tuesday, Sean Doherty came back yesterday to help the 400 relay team take first with a time of 44.87.Following a strong start by Harley Appelbaum and Jerry Pereira, Doherty gave the baton to Mike Stasko who held off a surge from Palisades, which took second in 44.87.As the only underclassmen among the group, Stasko was happy to help send the quartet to states."They're all seniors, so this could have been one of their last races and I didn't want to let them down," the sophomore said. "They ran so hard I just wanted to finish it for them and do it for them."Jon Anthony gave the Blue Bombers another gold, winning the discus with a throw of 140-4.After taking second in the event at the Colonial League championships a week ago, Anthony was motivated to make sure his season, and high school career, didn't end prematurely."It means a lot to me," Anthony said. "I've been working all year and throughout the offseason for this, and I was hoping that training would pay off. And to know it did, I'm extremely happy with myself right now."Marian's Chris Bruno secured his first trip to states as an individual after winning the AA 100 in 11.16."It's very exciting," Bruno said. "I've always come up short, and to be able to get first for my senior year is very, very exciting. It feels great."