The Hopkins girls and boys track teams had a successful outdoor debut Thursday against three O-K Silver Conference opponents.
The Lady Vikings swept their three opponents, besting Fruitport 83.5 to 53.5 , Comstock Park 117 to 12, and North Pointe Christian 93 to 39.
The Viking lads took two of three, beating Comstock Park 110 to 21 and North Pointe 98.5 to 36.5, but falling short to Fruitport 70.17 to 66.83
Perhaps the most astonishing development of the day, however, was Hopkins freshman Luke Klinge clearing 12-6 in the pole vault, fishing three feet ahead of all others.
Riley Homrich, 13.33, and Ellarie Baugh 1-2 in 100. Riley Homrich 28.43 in 200.
Navaya Engle second in 400. Lillian Dewey second in 800, but first in 1600 in 5:52.27.
Kambria Moored first in the 100 meters in 16:58 and first in 300-meter hurdles in 49.02.
Annika Ford, Moored, Ellarie Baugh and Riley Homrish first in 400-meter relay, 51.06, won by two and a half seconds.
Andrea Brower, Ava VanderVeen, Navaya Ingle and Riley Homrich first in 800-meter relay, 1:52.27, won by more than three seconds.
Keilah Bongs first in shot put, 32-2, won by more than four and a half feet. She also won discus at 117-1 and Leah Schumacher was second.
Peyton Harshberger second in the high jump at 4-6.
Ellarie Baugh first in the pole vault at 8-0 and in the long jump at 16-2.
Isaiah Robinson second in 400., went 2-3-4. Austin Evans and Matthew Guzman.
Jack Estelle first in 1600 at 4:45.79. Freshman Kash Moored third and under five minutes.
Freshman Grady Johnston first in 3200 meters in 11:29.64 won by more than half a minute.
Clayton Kerber won the 110-meter hurdles in 16.66. Freshman Luke Klinge third. He was second in the 300 hurdles.
Brayden Harnish, Gage Martin, Logan Couch and Zac Wierenga first in 400-meter relay in 47.28.
Brayden Harnish, Gage Martin, Alexander Chavez and Clayton Kerber first in 800 relay, 1:36.9.
Matthew Guzman, Isaiah Robinson, Austin Evans and Clayton Kerber second in 1600 relay.
Noah Gibson, Isaiah Robinson Kash Moored and Jack Estelle second in the 3200 relay.
Joshua Maule second in the shot put, first in the discus at 123-7.
Luke Klinge was first in the pole vault as a freshman, clearing an astonishing 12-6 in his first varsity meet.
Parker Warners and Logan Couch went 2-3 in the long jump.
