RESULTSÂ
ANDERSON, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman men's track & field team earned a share of the HCAC Indoor Track & Field title after finishing the meet tied with Manchester with team scores of 153.
The first-place team finish gives the Fightin' Engineers their third consecutive HCAC Indoor Track & Field Championship and their 14th HCAC Indoor title in the last 15 years.Â
The Rose-Hulman coaching staff was named the HCAC Coaching Staff of the Year for the team's accomplishments led by Head Coach
Shane Mills.Â
Rose-Hulman finished the meet with 11 top-three finishes and three event wins.Â
The distance medley team of
Morgan Stratton,
Ian Lemons,
Sawyer Richter, and
Cole Breuer earned an event win with a time of 10:44.98.
Kolton Nanko was a event champion in the pole vault after clearing a height of 15' 3".
James Kaunas was the team's final event winner, picking up a win in the triple jump with a mark of 45' 1".
The men's track & field team will begin their outdoor season by hosting the Early Bird Invitational on Saturday, March 22, at 11 AM.Â
TOP FINISHERS
1ST PLACE:
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Morgan Stratton,
Ian Lemons,
Sawyer Richter,
Cole Breuer - Distance Medley Relay - 10:44.98
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Kolton Nanko - Pole Vault - 15' 3"
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James Kaunas - Triple Jump - 45' 1"
2ND PLACE:
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Carter Lindfelt - 5000m Run - 15:12.83
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Joshua Pohle - 3000m Run - 8:43.86 (5th in RHIT Record Book)
3RD PLACE:
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Caleb Heldman,
Jack Cox,
Ian Lemons,
Andrew Shields - 4x200m Relay - 1:32.08
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William Fleck - 60m Hurdles - 8.68
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Antoine Cooper - Weight Throw - 55' 5.75"
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Renner Barnes - Pole Vault - 12' 9.5"Â
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Carter Lindfelt - 3000m Run - 8:50.32
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Ian Lemons,
James DiMarco,
Connor Bodie,
Andrew Shields - 4x400m Relay - 3:29.67
4TH PLACE:
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Joshua Pohle - 5000m Run - 15:20.50
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Carter Lindfelt - Mile Run - 4:29
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Joe Jansen - High Jump - 6' 1.5"
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Antoine Cooper - Shot Put - 46' 10.25"
TEAM SCORES:
1) Manchester - 153
2) Rose-Hulman - 153
3) Hanover - 94
4) Bluffton - 63
5) Franklin - 61
6) Mount St. Joseph - 37
7) Anderson - 33
8) Transylvania - 32
9) Berea - 27
10) Earlham - 10
