TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The Rose-Hulman men's cross country team has been ranked the 7th-best team in the Great Lakes Region by USTFCCCA. The Fightin' Engineers 7th-place mark in their region is the highest ranking for any HCAC team, and Rose-Hulman's best regional ranking since 2018.

RHIT has also been picked as the favorites to win the HCAC for the second year in a row, and they return 2024 All-Region selection and three-time All-HCAC honoree Joshua Pohle. Pohle helped lead Rose-Hulman to an 11th-place finish at last year's Regional, as he came in 35th place with a time of 25:50.3.

The Fightin' Engineers also welcome back six of their top seven runners from last season, as Sam Rinker, Rhys Phelps, Chris Lynn, Eduardo del Rosal, and Drew Campbell all earned 2024 All-HCAC honors.

The Fightin' Engineers will begin the season on Friday, August 29, at the Sam Bell Invitational at 9:15 AM. They will also take part in the highly touted Paul Short Run on Friday, October 3, at 12:15 PM and will close out the regular season at the Augustana Interregional Invitational on Saturday, October 18, at 12:45 PM.