Lady Vikings just miss another trip to state C-C meet

The Hopkins girls’ varsity cross-country team just missed a trip to the state championship meet Saturday by finishing in fourth place in the Division 2 regionals at the Red Bud Moto Cross Park in Buchanan.

However, Viking junior Jasmine Fisher and sophomore Todd Henley from the boys’ squad qualified individually for the big dance next Saturday at Michigan International Speedway near Brooklyn.

The Lady Vikings scored 152 points, one ahead of fifth-place Zeeland East. Holland Christian won the team competition with 75 points, followed by Zeeland West and South Haven.

In the boy’s meet, Hopkins finished 10^th among 14 teams with 224 points. Zeeland West was regional champion with 53 points, Zeeland East had 59 and Allegan 157.

Fisher placed 12^th individually with a 5,000-meter time of 20:33.1. Laura Velerman checked in 20^th at 21:30.9, Emma Helder was 32^nd, Alyssa Bielby 34^th and Gracie DeZeeuw 54^th.

Henley captured seventh place in 17:18.6 to stake his claim to go to state. Dan Rausch was 26^th in 18:34.2, Jake Pastoor was 46^th, Joe Ludlam 91^st and Christopher Tortorelli 92^nd.