South girls' 4x100 relay team was already good, but one change led to record-breaking results

East Stroudsburg South knew it had a good thing going with its girls 4x100 relay team. But even though the quartet of Angelica Velasquez, Gianna Sonera, Jasmin Levine and Taylor Cofer-Walcott had plenty of success during the 2025 season, they decided a change was necessary to take them to the next level. During the 2025 season, the order of Levine, Cofer-Walcott, Velasquez and Sonera placed fourth in the EPC final and seventh in the District 11 final, the latter being enough to qualify for states with a time of 49.

15 seconds. Even then, however, the relay team felt that the order should be shifted around: they wanted Cofer-Walcott, one of the district's top sprinters, to run the last leg. "Taylor is a very strong finisher," Velasquez said.

"She's also very competitive. So we thought by having Taylor competing against some of the strongest runners, especially at the higher meets, it would be better for our relay. " While the team felt like they were ready to make the switch, head girls coach Brett Yeomans wasn't quite ready to approve it at the time.

But it wasn't a "no," per se; it was more of a "not yet. " He wanted to ensure each person was set up for maximum success based on their strengths at that time. More: 2026 All-EPC baseball teams announced, East's Xander Stirr makes first team "A lot of people don't know what goes into a 4x100," Yeomans said.