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(GALLERY) Hopkins Girls Track And Field Team Wins State True Team Title
Royals run through the rain to take Class AAA championship on Friday evening.
The Hopkins girls track and field team claimed the state Class AAA True Team championship on a soggy Friday night at Stillwater High School, amassing 877 points to eke out second-place Mounds View by 2.5 points.
The "True Team" concept assigns a point value to every competitor in each event, thereby rewarding a deeper team rather than a squad with a handful of elite athletes.
While the Royals did exhibit a deep squad, Hopkins runners also won their share of events.
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The team swept all four relay events, winning the 4x100-, 4x200-, 4x400- and 4x800-meter competitions, and also took first in six individual competitions.
Mary Tanoe won the 100-meter dash, with Bridget Sweeney claiming the title in both the 200- and 400-meter dashes; Hannah Borosky won the 3,200-meter run, while Mariah Witt placed first in both the 100- and 300-meter hurdles.
