Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Men's Track & Field Hosts Friday Tune-Up; Travels to ISU on Saturday

2/15/2024 9:00:00 AM

* Rose-Hulman comes in as the #27 team in the country. The Fightin' Engineers have only been ranked in the top-20 four times before including #16 in 2011, #20 in 2012, and #14 and #19 this season.
* The Fightin' Engineers come into the week ranked #9 in the Great Lakes Region, and they currently lead the HCAC in the USTFCCCA conference rankings. It is the Fightin' Engineers' fourth consecutive week being ranked in the top-10 of the Great Lakes Region.
* Rose-Hulman has won a pair of meets this season including the second edition of the Friday Night Spikes series and Saturday's DePauw Invitational.
* The Fightin' Engineers have also brought home three of 2nd-place finishes, falling to WashU twice and Ohio Northern once.
* Rose-Hulman currently has 11 athletes ranked in the top-2 of the HCAC, four athletes ranked in the top-10 of the Great Lakes Region, and four ranked in the top-50 of the NCAA Division III.
* Jailen Hobbs ranks 1st in the HCAC, 1st in the Great Lakes Region, and 4th in NCAA Division III in the 60m Dash with a time of 6.79.
* Hobbs also ranks 1st in the HCAC, 6th in the Great Lakes Region, and 41st in NCAA Division III in the 200m Dash with a time of 21.91.
* Tim Youndt ranks 1st in the HCAC, 1st in the Great Lakes Region, and 8th in NCAA Division III in the Triple Jump with a mark of 47' 6.5".
* Youndt also ranks 2nd in the HCAC in the 60m Hurdles with a time of 8.46.
* Kyle Brownell ranks 1st in the HCAC, 3rd in the Great Lakes Region, and 10th in NCAA Division III in the High Jump with a mark of 6' 7.75".
* Kolton Nanko ranks 1st in the HCAC in the Pole Vault with a mark of 13' 11.25".
* The 4x200m Relay team of Jack Cox, Caleb Heldman, Hobbs, and Ian Lemons ranks 1st in the HCAC with a time of 1:32.23.
* The 4x400m Relay team of Raymond Bates, Connor Bodie, Jacob Eve, and Andrew Shields also ranks 1st in the HCAC with a time of 3:29.67.
* Bates ranks 2nd in the HCAC in the 400m Dash with a time of 51.21.
* Sebastien Hughes ranks 2nd in the HCAC in the Triple Jump with a mark of 43' 2.5".
* Rose-Hulman has won 12 of the last 13 HCAC indoor track and field championship entering the 2024 season.
* The Fightin' Engineers were picked as the unanimous favorites to win the HCAC Indoor Championship this winter.
* Rose-Hulman has won a total of 40 men's track and field conference championships in program history.
* The Fightin' Engineers will return to action next week as they host the 2024 HCAC Championship meet and look to win their 13th title in the last 14 years.

EVENT RANKINGS:
* Ranked 15th in the Triple Jump. Led by Tim Youndt (47' 6.5"), Sebastien Hughes (43' 2.5"), James Kaunas (41' 11.25"), and Bryce Chen (41' 1").

FRIDAY OPPONENT NOTES:
Anderson
* The Ravens comes in ranked #126 in NCAA Division III, #25 in the Great Lakes Region, and #7 in the HCAC this season.
    * Michael Sweigart leads Anderson in the Shot Put and Weight Throw with both marks ranking #26 in NCAA Division III. His mark of 52' 6.75" in the Shot Put is 4th in the Great Lakes Region, and his mark of 58' 3.25" is 5th in the Great Lakes Region.
    * The top event as a team for the Ravens has been the 800m run in which they rank #178 in NCAA Division III.
Earlham
* Earlham comes in ranked #35 in the Great Lakes Region and #9 in the HCAC this season.
    * Abraham Sadiq paces the Quakers in the Long Jump this season with a mark of 22' 2.5" which ranks 14th in the Great Lakes Region.]
* Earlham's top event on the season has been the 800m run in which they are ranked #208 in NCAA Division III.
Franklin
    * The Grizzlies come in ranked #41 in the Great Lakes Region and #6 in the HCAC this season.
    * Franklin is led by their 4x400m relay team with a time of 3:28.36 which ranks 18th in the Great Lakes Region this season.
* The top event as a team for the Grizzlies has been the 5000m run in which they rank #75 in NCAA Division III.
Wabash
* Wabash comes in ranked #86 in NCAA Division III, #21 in the Great Lakes Region, and #2 in the NCAC.
    * The Little Giants are led by Will Neubauer in the 800m Dash. His time of 1:51.95 ranks 15th in NCAA Division III and #3 in the Great Lakes Region.
* Wabash's top event on the season has been the the 800m Run in which they rank #40 in NCAA Division III.

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