WHITEHALL - If the second day of the Colonial League and Eastern Pennsylvania Track and Field Championships proved anything, it is that records are indeed meant to be broken.

Whether it was in the field or on the track, several athletes turned in memorable - and sometimes otherworldly - performances throughout the nearly five hours of competition yesterday at Whitehall High School, with teams from the Times News area frequently leading the charge.EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA CONFERENCEPleasant Valley's Khai Samuels was a part of two record-setting performances - one individual and another as a member of the Bears' 1600-meter relay team.Samuels started his day with a fourth place finish in the 1600 with a school record time of 4:24. The senior closed out the meet by running the final leg of Pleasant Valley's winning 1600-meter relay team that finished with a time of 3:24.33, also a school record.In between was a staggering run in the 800, where Samuels took first in 1:57.37.When all was said and done, the Pleasant Valley boys had a share of the first ever EPC team title, earning a co-champion distinction with Stroudsburg after the rivals each finished with 95 points.Despite having already competed in two grueling events prior to the final relay, Samuels was able dig a little deeper to help his team get one more win."I was dead. I walked over and told them that I was going to jog it," Samuels joked afterwards. "But they wanted it and I wasn't about they wanted it and I wasn't about to let them down. They wanted gold, and if they were willing to do their jobs, then I was willing to do mine."Along with Aliem Hoousendove, Nyiem Nevarez and Tyson Calhoun, Samuels did that and more, running a 48 second split in the final leg to secure the victory.Nevarez enjoyed success individually as well, winning the long jump with a mark of 22-3.5. The Bears swept the top three spots in the event, with Demetrius Green taking second (22-2.5) and Kevin Cruz placing third (21-8.5), something the trio took great pride in."It means everything, honestly, to show people that we're one of the best schools around with one of the top jumping squads. We earned it," said Green.COLONIAL LEAGUEThe Northwestern girls were also busy collecting their share of hardware throughout the two days of competition, which resulted in a second place finish in the team standings.The Lady Tigers broke the meet record en route to a second place finish in the event.The team of Emily Renner, Alexis Gawelko, Sabrina Mertz and Sarah Segan finished second to Palisades (4:03.23) in 4:03.69, as both schools broke the previous mark of 4:08.24, which was set by Palisades in 1986.Segan ran the final leg of the relay nearly stride-for-stride against the Pirates' Anna Robinson, who took the lead in the last 100 meters.The two also squared off earlier in the day in the 400, with Robinson once again edging Segan, winning in 59.14 to her counterpart's 59.65, while Mertz finished third with a time of 1:00.16."She pushed me in the 400 and she pushed me in the relay," said Segan. "And that's what you need."Segan didn't have to wait too long to get a measure of redemption, winning the 800 a short time later in 2:22.56.Following a second place finish in the 300 hurdles on Tuesday, Gawelko came back yesterday with a shot at gold in the 100-meter hurdles after finishing with the fastest time in the previous day's preliminaries.It took two attempts and nearly 30 minutes, but the senior eventually came away with the win.A timing and scoring issue forced the race to be re-run after all eight girls went the full 100 meters, with Gawelko having crossed the line in front. Unfazed, the senior came back and did it again, this time without issue, to take first with a time of 15.75.Natcheli Gomes gave the Lady Tigers a second place finish in the high jump, clearing 5-0.Northern Lehigh's Jess Olewine followed up her runner-up finish in the long jump on Tuesday with a second place finish in the triple jump (36-5) yesterday.Cam Richardson gave Northwestern two gold medals in the boys' competition, winning the 100 (11.22) and 200 (22.58).Palmerton's Charles Debski took the top spot in the discus, throwing 144-10, while teammate Jon Anthony took second with a toss of 144-6.