If you didn’t look closely enough, you may not have noticed that a recent track and field meet in Pelham featured a Class M team in the midst of several Class I powers.

And if you did miss the oddity, then you probably also didn’t notice that the Class M team was best of all.

Hopkinton, facing seven schools with larger student bodies on Saturday, April 12, finished tops among girls teams and second among boys.

What’s more impressive, said coach Rick Welch, is that up until a couple days prior to the event, the team was relegated to practicing in the hallways of Hopkinton High School, while squads farther south, like Class I Bedford and Pelham, prepared outdoors.

Scorers for the girls, who finished with 135.66 points, included: Junior Quinn Nichols took first in the 800-meter run with a time of 2 minutes, 29 seconds.

Sophomore Emily Cousens was tops in the 1,600 at 5:42, and senior Alison Bartlett came in fifth in the 1,600 at 5:58.

Sophomore Cass Mellen earned first place in the 3,200, finishing the run in 12:58. She was followed by teammate Shannon Mackenzie, a junior, who took second at 13:05.

Junior Amelia Paquette finished third in shot put at 30 feet, 2.5 inches, and freshman Kaylee Foote was second in discus with a toss of 73-6.5.

Senior Maureen McAulliffe placed third in long jump at 13- 10 and was seventh in the 400 with a time of 1:09.6.

In the 300-meter hurdles, senior Gretchen Loft placed second in 52.2 seconds, followed by sophomore Carolyn Maynard at 52.9. Freshman Hallie Loft placed sixth in 57.7 seconds.

Mackenzie took first in the high jump, and junior Katie Jackson finished third. Alexandra Trahnstrom and Chiara Herlihy tied for seventh.

Jackson came in third in the triple jump at 27-5.

The girls also won the 4x400- meter relay in 4:28.

The boys, who compiled 118 points, had several strong efforts as well.

The 3,200-meter run proved most fruitful for the Hawks, who placed six in the top eight.

Senior Sam Schlepphorst won the event in 11:25. He was followed by sophomore Ben Helm in 11:43. Sophomore Jesse Bostic was fourth with a time of 12:07; Ben Dalzell took fifth in 12:17; sophomore Ian head placed sixth in 12:19; and Doug Fuller finished eighth with a time of 13:41.

Schlepphorst also won the 1,600 in 4:59, and Helm was third in 5:18.

Joey Harrington, a senior, won the 400-meter dash at 54.8 seconds, and Sam Grady took sixth at 58.3.

Harrington also placed second in the javelin with a throw of 127-4, and Troy Namini finished fourth with a toss of 114-6. Senior Steve Claggett took second in the 110-meter hurdles in 18.4 seconds. Zach Cousens was fifth with a time of 19.5 seconds, and freshman Sam Helrich earned sixth in 19.7 seconds.

In the 800, senior Rohan Nobis finished fifth at 2:14, immediately followed by junior Tim Denoncour at 2:16.

Claggett earned fourth in the long jump with a distance of 17- 3, and Namini was seventh at 15-8.75.

Cousens placed fifth in the triple jump at 37-3.5, and Alexander Hubbard came in eighth in the 300-meter hurdles. The boys finished second in the 4x400 and sixth in the 4x100.