BEREA, Ky. -- The Rose-Hulman men's track & field team earned their 28th HCAC Outdoor Championship in the last 31 years. The team earned the win with a final team score of 196.
The Fightin' Engineers finished the meet with two event wins and 15 top-three finishes.
Antoine Cooper was named the Most Outstanding Male Throws Athlete of the Year.
Cooper was an event champion with a mark of 167' 9.0" in the discus. His mark currently ranks third in the Rose-Hulman school record book.
Kolton Nanko earned the HCAC title in the pole vault after clearing a height of 15' 5.75".
The Rose-Hulman men's coaching staff led by Shane Mills received the HCAC Coaching Staff of the Year.
The men's track & field team will return to action, traveling select individuals to the Sycamore Open on Friday, May 9, at 12 PM.
TOP FINISHERS
1ST PLACE (FIRST TEAM ALL-HCAC)
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Kolton Nanko - Pole Vault - 4.72 meters, 15' 5.75"
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Antoine Cooper - Discus - 51.13 meters, 167' 9.0" (3rd in RHIT History)
2ND PLACE (SECOND TEAM ALL-HCAC)
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Carter Lindfelt - 3,000m Steeplechase - 9:25.67 (2nd in RHIT History)
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Logan Phillips - 400m Hurdles - 56.59
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Connor Bodie,
Brady Socha,
Emre Gunay,
Andrew Shields - 4x400m Relay - 3:23.55
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Antoine Cooper - Shot Put - 14.55 meters, 47' 9.0"
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Jack Oker - Discus - 42.99 meters, 141' 0.0"
3RD PLACE (HONORABLE MENTION ALL-HCAC)
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Joshua Pohle - 10,000m Run - 31:58.58 (4th in RHIT History)
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Jack Cox,
Andrew Shields,
Bryce Chen,
Caleb Heldman - 4x100m Relay - 43.11
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Will Boschen - 1500m Run - 4:04.13
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William Fleck - 110m Hurdles - 15.65
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Andrew Shields - 400m Dash - 49.43
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Joshua Pohle - 5,000m Run - 15:03.79 (4th in RHIT History)
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Bryce Chen - Triple Jump - 13.23 meters, 43' 5.0"
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Colin Welsh - Pole Vault - 3.82 meters, 12' 6.25"
TEAM SCORES:
1) Rose-Hulman - 196
2) Manchester - 173
3) Hanover - 117
4) Franklin - 77
5) Bluffton - 70
6) Berea - 45
7) Mount St. Joseph - 40
8) Transylvania - 27
9) Anderson - 25
10) Earlham - 8
