Royal Oak Boys Track Team Opens Season with Win

The boys varsity track team opened the season with a 99-25 victory over Hazel Park at home Tuesday.

The meet was a good starting point for the team. Senior Jared Vier won three individual events and was on one winning relay team, senior Robert Gibson won both throwing events and senior Adam Quinn dominated the middle distances.

There were also standout performances by freshman Ben Hill in the 1600 (4:41) and big contributions from newcomers freshmen Jake Smith and Marcio Foster in the sprints.

"We've got a lot of potential, but a ways to go before we reach that potential," Coach Ryan Piippo said. "Fortunately, we have a great mix of young or inexperienced talent and senior leadership."

The team now gets a break until after spring break.

Tuesday's results

Final Score: Royal Oak-99, Hazel Park-25

3200m Relay: RO 9:10.81 - Max Benoit, Ben Hill, Dan Dobras, Blaine Anderson

110m High Hurdles: RO 17.0 - Jared Vier

100m Dash: HP 12.03 - Campbell

800m Relay: RO 1:42.25 - Jake Smith, Lee Hewson, Kenny Vincent, Jared Vier

1600m Run: RO 4:41 - Ben Hill

400m Relay: RO 47.69 - Wesley Howell, Kenny Vincent, Zach Thomas, Marcio Foster

400m Dash: RO 53.81 - Blaine Anderson

300m IH: RO 47.71 - Jared Vier

800m Run:RO 2:07.24 - Adam Quinn

200m Dash: RO 25.66 - Marcio Foster

3200m Run: HP 10:05.6 - Dallas Shields

1600m Relay: RO 3:52.5 - Kenny Vincent, Jake Smith, Adam Quinn, Blaine Anderson

Shot Put: RO 39'2" - Robert Gibson

Discus: RO 118'4" - Robert Gibson

Long Jump: RO 16'6" - Camden Barnes

High Jump: RO 5'6" - Jared Vier