Five area athletes have earned the top seed in their respective events for the upcoming Colonial League Track and Field Championships.

Northwestern’s Faith Yost leads the way, gaining the No. 1 spot in both the 100 and 300 girls hurdles. Yost, also a second seed in the high jump, has league-best marks of 16.2 in the 100 and 48.9 in the 300.

The Tigers have two other top seeds in Tuesday’s event, which will be held at Bangor Memorial Park. They include Rhys George in the boys pole vault (12-9) and Caitlyn Miller in the girls javelin (121-10).

A pair of Palmerton boys have also put their names on the top line of their events. Jonathan Perloni has turned in the best time in the 110 hurdles this season at 15.5, while Brody Muniz has posted the best javelin throw at 169-8.

A number of other locals are seeded second. They include Palmerton’s Corlan Wood (boys triple jump), Ana Recker (girls pole vault) and Emma Christman (girls triple jump); Northwestern’s Cole Chukoskie (boys 3200); and Northern Lehigh’s Hailey Evans (girls shot put). The Northwestern girls 1600 relay team is also seeded No. 2.