NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. -- The Rose-Hulman men's track & field team earned a third-place finish in the Manchester Invitational. The team finished the meet with a team score of 99.
The Fightin' Engineers claimed two event wins and eight first-place finishes.
Kolton Nanko was the standout for Rose-Hulman with two first-place finishes in the 400-meter hurdles (1:00.34) and the pole vault (13' 9.25").
The Rose-Hulman men's track & field team will look ahead to compete in the Indiana Little State Championships hosted by Indiana Wesleyan on Friday, April 11.
TOP FINISHERS
1ST PLACE
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Kolton Nanko - 400m Hurdles - 1:00.34
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Kolton Nanko - Pole Vault - 13' 9.25"
2ND PLACE
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Andrew Shields - 200m Dash - 22.70
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Joshua Pohle - 5000m Run - 15:26.89
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Colin Welsh - Pole Vault - 11' 9.75"
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James Kaunas - Triple Jump - 43' 11.75"
3RD PLACE
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Caleb Heldman - 100m Dash - 11.41
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Bryce Chen - Long Jump - 20' 9.25"
TEAM SCORES:
1) Ohio Northern - 210.5
2) Manchester - 137
3) Rose-Hulman - 99
4) Trine - 88.5
5) Bluffton - 49
6) Franklin - 38
7) Defiance - 36
8) Anderson - 25
9) Huntington - 5