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Veteran Lehigh track coach Matt Utesch has a problem. But it&#8217;s a good problem.The Mountain Hawks have a talented pole vaulter in junior Kaitlyn Toman. They also have a talented freshman pole vauler in Madisyn Hawkins, and Hawkins, a Coughlin grad, broke Toman&#8217;s school indoor record at Lehigh&#8217;s Fast Times Before Finals meet last Saturday in Bethlehem.Hawkins cleared 12 feet, bettering Toman&#8217;s effort of 11 feet, 11 3/4 inches.&#8220;Madisyn gives us a strong one-two punch and honestly I don&#8217;t know who the best vaulter on our team is right now,&#8221; Utesch said. &#8220;Katie is good, too and I think we can expect to see a battle back-and-forth between those two.&#8221;Utech knew he was getting a good one in Hawkins, who cleared 12-9 at Coughlin and won last year&#8217;s high school division of the prestigious Penn Relays, so he expected her to jump high early in her career.&#8220;What is most impressive about Madi is how quickly she has adjusted to Lehigh, but more specifically our training,&#8221; the coach said. &#8220;Coaching an athlete who walks through the door with great confidence and to buy into the program is exactly what a coach is looking for. Clearly, Madi has a short learning curve and we continue to expect threat things from her.&#8221;Harry comes up shortArmy&#8217;s junior wrestler Austin Harry posted a 3-2 record at the annual Cliff Kean Invitational on Dec. 1-2 in Las Vegas, Nev., but the Lake-Lehman grad didn&#8217;t place. Competing at 141 pounds, Harry won his first match 3-2 but dropped a 7-3 decision in the Round of 32. After scoring two decisions in the consolation round, he saw his tourney come to an end with a 12-3 loss. He&#8217;s 10-11 on the season, the wins tied for fourth on the Cadets&#8217; squad. He&#8217;s 34-42 lifetime.Good start for BourdeausJunior Nathaniela Bourdeau and her sophomore sister Tamara, both Coughlin grads, came out running for the St. Joseph&#8217;s women&#8217;s track team at Villanova&#8217;s Jack Pyrah Invitational on Dec. 2 in Haverford. Nathaniela ran a leg on the 4x400 relay which finished second to a club team in 3:58.55. She also finished fifth in the 60 meter dash (7.75). Tamara finished third in the 500 meter dash in 1:21.83 but was awarded first place points for being the first collegiate finisher.Grega an All-AmericanOld Dominion field hockey standout Danielle Grega was named to the Synapse Sports All-American third team. The Wyoming Valley West grad had seven goals and six assists for 20 points with a game-winner for the Monarchs who finished 8-10. Grega, who finished her career with 26 goals and nine assists for 62 points and three game-winners, was named to the All-Big East Conference first team and the National Field Hockey Coaches Association South Region first team.Second team for WozniakKutztown sophomore Kyra Wozniak was named to the Synapse Sports Division II All-American second team for her outstanding play with the 11-7 Golden Bears field hockey team. The Coughlin grad led the team in goals (13), points (27) and game-winners (five). Wozniak had two goals with the game-winner in a 4-0 victory over Mercyhurst on Oct. 14, a goal in a 2-1 triumph over Mansfield on Oct. 17 and two goals with the game-winner in a 3-0 upset of No. 1 Shippensburg on Oct. 21.Runnerup honors for SchutzBloomsburg&#8217;s redshirt senior Andy Schutz was beaten in the finals at 133 pounds at the PSAC Wrestling Championships last Saturday in Edinboro. The Wyoming Area grad dropped a 6-2 decision to No. 12-ranked Korbin Myers of Edinboro in the title match. He earned that berth by defeating Rodney Sunday of Seton Hill by fall in 1:26 and then turned back Lock Haven&#8217;s DJ Fehlman 3-2 in the semifinals. Schutz earned 15 points for the Huskies.Luksic rewarded for effortSophomore Porter Luksic was named Middle Atlantic Conference Swimmer of the Week on Monday after a big performance for the Widener men&#8217;s swim team. The Dallas grad won three individual events to lead the Pride to a 165.5-93.5 victory over Misericordia in a league match in front of his fans last Saturday in Dallas. Luksic won the 100 breaststroke (1:02.95), the 200 breaststroke (2:17.85) and the 100 IM (58.80).Grego chips in for victoryThe West Chester women&#8217;s swim team easily defeated Ursinus, Swarthmore and Albright in the Golden Rams Classic last Saturday in West Chester and junior Felicia Grega picked up a number of points for the winners. The Hazleton Area grad finished third in the 400 IM (4:39.15), fifth in the 200 IM (2:10.00), fifth in the 200 butterfly (2:07.87) and ninth in the 100 butterfly (58.78). She also swam a leg on the team&#8217;s second 200 medley relay which finished third (1:47.09).Matusiak helps highlandersThe New York Tech men&#8217;s swim team finished second out of 13 teams at the annual ECAC Winter Championships Dec. 1-3 in East Meadow, N.Y. and senior Jack Matusiak had a big hand in the performance. The Dallas grad swam the anchor leg on the 200 medley relay with finished second (1:34.35) and was on the 200 free and 400 medley relays that also finished second. He finished ninth out of 90 in the 100 free (47.74) and 11th out of 77 in the 50 free (21.84).Murphys a tough sprint duoSophomore twins Ryan and Michael Murphy had a solid effort for the Dickinson men&#8217;s indoor track team at the Haverford Holiday Invitational last Saturday in Haverford. Ryan captured the 200 meter dash (24.19) and finished fourth in the 60 meter dash (7.52). Michael was third in the 200 (24.40) and sixth in the 60 (7.10). 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<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>By Bill ArsenaultFor Times Leader</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach Times Lead sports at 570-829-7143 or on Twitter @TLsports</shirttailMeta></div>

College Corner: Coughlin grad Madisyn Hawkins providing depth for Lehigh indoor track and field