LEXINGTON, Ky. – Rose-Hulman men's and women's track and field will both look to repeat as HCAC Outdoor Champions. The HCAC Outdoor Championships will take place over three days, starting on Thursday, April 23, at 3 PM. The second day of competition will begin on Friday, April 24, at 10 AM, and the final day of the championships will start on Saturday, April 25, at 9 AM.
 
ROSE-HULMAN MEN'S TRACK & FIELD NOTES:
* Rose-Hulman has had an outstanding 2025-26 campaign.
* They have won the HCAC Indoor Track Championships and the HCAC Cross Country Championships.
* The Fightin' Engineers are striving for their second consecutive triple crown.
* Rose-Hulman ranks in the top three in the HCAC in 18 categories, with five #1-rankings.
* Xaiden Jenson is coming off his first career Athlete of the Week Award at the Gibson Invitational.
* Joshua Pohle set the school record in the 10,000m with a time of 30:34.71.
* Pohle, Andrew Shields, Rhys Phelps, and Wyatt Starkie rank in the top three in the conference in two different events.
 
ROSE-HULMAN WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD NOTES:
* The Fightin' Engineers have also had a tremendous 2025-26 year.
* RHIT won the HCAC Indoor Track Championships and placed fourth at the HCAC Cross Country Championships.
* The Fightin' Engineers rank in the top three in the HCAC in 17 categories.
* Rose-Hulman ranks in the top three in the HCAC in 18 categories, highlighted by ten #1-rankings.
* The team has set six school records during this year's outdoor season.
* Three of those records have come from Jocelyn Onstot in the 800m (2:15.52), 1,500m (4:34.89), and 3,000m steeplechase (11:05.58).
* Rose Talbert broke a school record in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:02.80.
* Talbert, Emma Johns, Iliana Hernandez, and Alex Adams broke their own school record in the 4x100m relay with a time of 48.64.
* Irene Lema Madueno is coming off a school-record performance in the pole vault with a jump of 11' 3.50".
 
MEN'S HCAC SEASON RANKINGS:
 
1st Place
* William Fleck: 110m Hurdles – 15.46
* Andrew Shields: 400m – 48.19
* Rhys Phelps: 5,000m – 14:53.31
* Joshua Pohle: 10,000m – 30:34.71
* Kolton Nanko: Pole Vault – 16' 0.75"
 
2nd Place
* Logan Phillips: 110m Hurdles – 15.65
* Wyatt Starkie: 800m – 1:56.11
* Wyatt Starkie: 1,500m – 3:57.42
* Joshua Pohle: 5,000m – 14:58.64
* Rhys Phelps: 10,000m – 31:40.29
* Antoine Cooper: Discus – 158' 8"
 
3rd Place
* Andrew Shields: 200m – 22.19
* Xaiden Jenson: 800m – 1:56.68
* Will Boschen: 1,500m – 3:58.48
* Chris Lynn: 10,000m – 31:57.29
* James DiMarco, Spencer Cruse, Finley Hightower, Emre Gunay: 4x400m Relay – 3:28.61
* James Kaunas: Triple Jump – 43' 9.75"
* Grant Subbert: Hammer Throw – 171' 1"
 
WOMEN'S HCAC SEASON RANKINGS:
 
1st Place
* Alex Adams: 100m – 12.39
* Narindwa Semakula: 100m Hurdles – 15.41
* Rose Talbert: 400m – 55.47
* Rose Talbert: 400m Hurdles – 1:02.80
* Jocelyn Onstot: 800m – 2:15.52
* Jocelyn Onstot: 1,500m – 4:34.89
* Jocelyn Onstot: 3,000m Steeplechase – 11:05.58
* Emma Johns, Rose Talbert, Iliana Hernandez, Alex Adams: 4x100m Relay – 48.64
* Audrey Edwards: High Jump – 5' 2.25"
* Irene Lema Madueno: Pole Vault – 11' 3.5"
 
2nd Place
* Rose Talbert: 200m – 25.27
* Abigail Drumm: Pole Vault – 10' 4"
* Carolina Snyder-Perez: Discus – 122' 8"
 
3rd Place
* Ainsley Coffey: 100m Hurdles – 16.43
* Alex Adams: 200m – 26.13
* Brianna Bittel: 10,000m – 40:06.73
* Rose Talbert, Ally Smith, Mackenna Bessler, Jocelyn Onstot: 4x400m Relay – 4:15.70
* Abigail Drumm: Triple Jump – 33' 2.5"