EAST STROUDSBURG - It's awfully hard to win one championship.

It's even more difficult to win back-to-back titles.What about three, or even four in a row?At Monday's Mountain Valley Conference Track and Field Championships, Lehighton's Gwen Remaley did just that, capturing her third straight shot put crown and fourth straight discus title to earn the prestigious distinction.Her two individual gold medals led all TIMES NEWS area athletes on the day, though Pleasant Valley's Jon Schmid, Khai Samuels, Nyiem Nevarez, Jen MIckens and Samantha Young did claim multiple wins through their respective events and multiple relay competitions.Remaley would have been going for her fourth straight in both events, but she finished second to teammate Sarah Keer in the shot put during her freshman year.The Lehighton senior dominated the field in both competitions, winning the shot put with a throw of 41-0.5 and the discus with a toss of 116-08.But for Remaley, it's not just the victories that have been satisfying."I feel good (about my wins) because my throws have increased over the years," she said. "It's not like I've hit a plateau or anything,"Getting the throws she needs when it counts doesn't hurt either."I guess I always wait until the last throw," Remaley said of setting her best marks on her final attempts in both events. "It's nice to know that I can pull it out in a big meet like this."Pleasant Valley had its share of fantastic finishes, picking up three 1-2 sweeps, with the first coming in the girl's 1600.After letting Pocono Mountain East's Rachel Davalos lead the pack for the first three laps, Young and Mickens made their move on the backstretch. Mickens looked like she had the win until Young used a last second lean to claim the victory in 5:30.65, just ahead of Mickens (5:30.71).'We're both really quick and we both have good leg turnover from doing the 800's," Young said of the 3200 relay team, which picked up a win earlier in the day with a time of 10:21.27. "So we're both able to finish strong and we know what to expect in these races, having competed against all of these girls in the conference (meets) throughout the year."Mickens wasted little time redeeming herself, as the sophomore picked up a decisive victory in the 800, winning in 2:23.71, over two seconds ahead of teammate Kaitlyn Smith (2:25.80). Smith also took second in the 400 and helped the Lady Bears earn a runner-up finish in the 1600-meter relay.While disappointed with her setback earlier in the meet, Mickens was quick to dismiss the defeat knowing she lost to a friend and that other events were still to come."We're training partners, so it didn't really bother me that much," she said. "And I knew that this 800 was my stronger point, and that's a time I really want to improve at districts to hopefully qualify for states. I think this is all going to lead up to a good week coming up."Shortly after Young and Mickens crossed the line in a photo finish, Slavin and Samuels had an almost identical conclusion to their 1600-meter race.Running 1-2 on the last lap, Samuels made his move with a about 50-meters to go, taking the lead and winning the race in 4:41.73, just ahead of Slavin (4:41.85)."I didn't really have a strategy, but as I saw Seth moving up, I thought I'd stick with him," said Samuels. "And we were able to break them one-by-one until we got to the front."For Slavin, the approach was no different than the one he's used throughout the season."That's kind of how we raced all year, just staying together and finishing together," the freshman said. "Our strategy was to use them until the last lap and that's what we were able to do."Slavin had an easier time winning the 3200, crossing the line in 10:12.20.Samuels led strong Pleasant Valley relay performances, helping the Bears claim gold in the 3200 (8:22.38) and 1600 (3:29.57), respectively.Schmid turned in an impressive performance in the 800, leading from start to finish in an event he entered as the sixth seed.Despite running well in the 3200 relay earlier in the day, the junior admitted he wasn't sure if he'd have the to legs to hang on for the win."I was waiting for Khai to pass me," said Schmid, who won in 2:01.52, nearly five seconds faster than his seed time and three seconds ahead of Samuels. "I just came out ready to run my race and that's what I did."Pleasant Valley's other first-place finisher was Nyiem Nevarez, who took the top spot in the 300 hurdles with a time of 40.88. Nevarez was also third in the 200 (22.79) and helped Pleasant Valley finish second in the 400-meter relay.Lehighton's Kyle Whiteman also claimed gold, winning the shot put with a throw of 49-2, while also taking fourth in both the discus (128-3) and javelin (148-2), respectively.Megan McCullion took the top spot in the javelin, winning the event with a throw of 110-11.Stroudsburg easily won the girls' meet while East Stroudsburg South picked up the title on the boys' side. The Pleasant Valley girls finished second with 92 points, while the Lady Indians took third with 74.5. The PV boys took third with 107 points.Other area third-place finishers included Patrick Rimple (3200), Lizz Eberhardt (3200), Christina Green (200), Maris Stern (300 hurdles), Mallory Dorward (pole vault) and the Lady Indians' 1600-meter relay team.