When Quincy Mosley, Oscar Frometa-Vasquez, Caleb Kane and Seamus Wallace crossed the finish line at the Robert Spagna Championship meet, the digital scoreboard at Scranton Veterans Memorial Stadium flashed 8 minutes, 21.88 seconds — and West Scranton's track program erupted. The four teammates had just shattered a 40-year-old school record in the 3,200-meter relay, destroying the mark of 8:39.14 that had stood since 1986.
For a program hungry to compete at the highest levels, this moment crystallized what the 2026 season has become: a year of chasing down the ghosts of past decades and running them down. At West Scranton High School in Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Track Conference, distance running has always mattered. But this spring, two sophomores in particular have turned that tradition into something tangible and urgent.
Seamus Wallace entered the season knowing he could break records. After winning the District 2 Class 3A gold medal in cross country last fall and earning All-Region honors, he had momentum. At the Wyalusing Invitational, he proved his instincts right, conquering two long-standing West Scranton records in a single day. He ran the 1,600 meters in 4:27.43, surpassing Kevin Donovan's 1987 mark of 4:32.74. Minutes later, he clocked 9:41.37 in the 3,200, beating Paul Fox's record of 9:54.24 — also from 1987. "I was coming into the year, after cross country, knowing that I could have a good track season," Wallace said. "The goal is still making states."
Quincy Mosley, a multi-sport athlete who caught 21 passes for 172 yards as a wide receiver in football, approached the 400 and 800 meters with similar determination. For much of the season he stalked the records, running a personal best of 50.92 in the 400. At the Spagna Championship, racing alongside some of the region's fastest runners — Montrose's Nico Christian (who set a meet record of 49.32), Dunmore's Jacob Costanzo (49.48) and Wallenpaupack's Bryce Pagano (49.83) — Mosley found what he needed. He ran 50.32, finally breaking Malcolm Sweeting's 2010 mark of 50.34. "The guys in the race really pushed me to get that record," Mosley said. "It's pretty crazy."
Both athletes are honor-roll students. Both have thrived across multiple sports: basketball in winter, football in fall. But in spring, they belong to the track, and this season has become theirs to shape.
Now comes the moment they've been building toward. The District 2 Class 3A Championships arrive Monday and Tuesday, with West Scranton's record-breaking relay team ranked sixth among Class 3A competitors. Wallace arrives with the conference's top times in the 1,600 and 3,200. Mosley has the fourth-best 400 time and is chasing his own 800-meter record. "This season has been a lot of fun," Wallace said. "We put a ton of time into getting ready for now, the most important time of the season." Mosley is aiming even higher: "I am going to shoot for 49 seconds in the 400 and go after that 800 record."
The Invaders' breakthrough season is heading into its defining two days.