Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Men's Track & Field Visits Marian and DePauw for Weekend Doubleheader

2/8/2024 9:30:00 AM

* Rose-Hulman comes in as the #27 team in the country, dropping outside the top-20 for the first time this season. 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 #5 in the Great Lakes Region. It is the Fightin' Engineers' third consecutive week being ranked in the top-5 of the Great Lakes Region.
* Rose-Hulman won their home meet three weeks ago as they took down Millikin by just two points.
* The Fightin' Engineers have also brought home three of 2nd-place finishes, falling to WashU twice and Ohio Northern once.
* Rose-Hulman currently has 13 athletes ranked in the top-2 of the HCAC, seven athletes ranked in the top-10 of the Great Lakes Region, and five 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, 4th in the Great Lakes Region, and 30th 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 9th in NCAA Division III in the Triple Jump with a mark of 47' 4.5".
* Youndt also ranks 2nd in the HCAC and 10th in the Great Lakes Region in the 60m Hurdles with a time of 8.46.
* Kyle Brownell ranks 1st in the HCAC, 3rd in the Great Lakes Region, and 9th in NCAA Division III in the High Jump with a mark of 6' 7.75".
* Thomas Tullius ranks 1st in the HCAC, 5th in Great Lakes Region, and 50th in NCAA Division III in the 5000m Run with a time of 14:48.19.
* Elijah Hadler ranks 2nd in the HCAC and 9th in the Great Lakes Region in the 5000m Run with a time of 14:56.66.
* 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 51.22.
* Eve ranks 2nd in the HCAC in the 800m Run with a time of 1:59.48.
* 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 with their second double-meet weekend of the year. They will host their final Friday Night Spikes Tune-Up meet on Friday, February 16, and a select group of athletes will make the trip across Terre Haute the next day to compete in the Indiana State Open on February 17.

EVENT RANKINGS:
* Ranked 13th in the Triple Jump. Led by Tim Youndt (47' 4.5"), Sebastien Hughes (43' 2.5"), James Kaunas (41' 7"), and Bryce Chen (41' 1").
* Ranked 18th in the 5000m Run. Led by Thomas Tullius (14:48.19), Elijah Hadler (14:56.66), Joshua Pohle (15:19.59), and Carter Lindfelt (15:50.29).
* Ranked 24th in the 60m Dash. Led by Jailen Hobbs (6.79), Caleb Heldman (7.13), Tim Youndt (7.15), and Jack Cox (7.20).

FRIDAY PARTICIPATING ATHLETES:
* 800m Run - Alejandro Clark, Jacob Eve, Brady Socha
* 3000m Run - Elijah Hadler, Carter Lindfelt, Joshua Pohle, Thomas Tullius
* Triple Jump - Tim Youndt

SATURDAY OPPONENT NOTES:
* DePauw comes in ranked #31 in the Great Lakes Region.
* Franklin comes in ranked #40 in the Great Lakes Region.
* Hanover comes in ranked #36 in the Great Lakes Region.
* IU-East comes in ranked #21 in the NAIA Great Lakes Region.
* Manchester comes in ranked #4 in the Great Lakes Region and #32 in NCAA Division III.

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