Hopey Caudill Newkirk (2001) - Hall of Fame - Morehead State University Athletics

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Hopey Caudill Newkirk

Class
Induction

2001
Sport(s)

Women's Track and Field/Cross Country

Hopey Newkirk was a pioneer in women’s track and cross country at MSU, earning letters on MSU’s earliest teams in those sports. In 1979, she ran fifth as MSU won the first-ever OVC Women’s Cross Country Championship.

A competitive runner for much of her life, Newkirk has won many local and regional distance races and has competed in the Boston Marathon.

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