NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. – Rose-Hulman journeys to Manchester University for the HCAC Championships on Saturday, October 31. The women's meet kicks off at 11 AM while the men's meet will start at 1 PM.
 
ROSE-HULMAN MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineers are looking to win their third consecutive HCAC Championship.
* Rose-Hulman recorded their seven best individual times during the last meet at the Augustana Interregional Invitational.
* Kole Steele achieved RHIT's fastest 8K time of 25:39.7.
* Grayson Rorick finished just a second shy of Steele, completing the race in 25:40.8.
* Brayden Gebhard posted a time of 26:09.5.
* Ben Tuckis finished the race with a time of 26:19.2.
* Chase Collins rounded out Rose-Hulman's top five with a time of 26:29.4.
* Rhys Phelps opened the season by being named HCAC Athlete of the Week.
* Phelps recorded a 5K time of 15:52.1 to place first overall at the Franklin Grizzly Invitational.
* The Fightin' Engineers have had 14 athletes record an 8K time under 27:00.0.
 
ROSE-HULMAN WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineers posted a fourth-place finish at the 2025 HCAC Championships.
* Jocelyn Onstot is coming off a school-record breaking performance at the Augustana Interregional Invitational.
* Onstot achieved a 6K time of 21:43.2 to break a 13-year old school record set by Ryann-Rebecca Montgomery.
* Onstot has been named the HCAC Athlete of the Week an astonishing four times this season.
* Brianna Bittel, Natalie Obluda, and Anna Wilcox are each coming off season-best performances at Augustana.
* Bittel crossed the finish line with a time of 23:58.9.
* Obluda recorded a time of 24:44.7, while Wilcox added a time of 25:20.5.
* Rose-Hulman fields six athletes who have achieved a 6K time below 26:00.0.