Indoor Results (click here)

ANDERSON, IN – The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men’s and women’s track and field team held off Franklin and Defiance at the inaugural Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Indoor Track and Field Championships held at Anderson on February 19.  The Engineers scored 241 points in the 16 events to hold off Defiance’s 100 point effort to claim the first ever HCAC men’s indoor track title.  The Rose women’s track team earned the first indoor title, holding off Franklin and Hanover in a highly contested meet.

The Rose-Hulman women’s team won seven events on its way to the conference championship.  Freshman Erin Cox (West Harrison, Ind./Franklin Co.) won the 200-meter dash in a time of 26.99, while sophomore Creasy Clauser (Crawfordsville, Ind./Southmont) earned the top spot in the 400-meter dash.  Liz Evans (Bicknell, Ind./North Knox), Tanya Colonna (Brecksville, Ohio/H.S.), and Aleksandra Kampa (Garden Grove, Cali./Orange Co. Lutheran) won the high jump, pole vault, and weight throw respectively. The Engineers’ 800 and 1,600-meter relay squads were also tops in the HCAC this winter.

Franklin finished second in the women team standings with 105.5 points. Hanover placed third with 100 points. Defiance finished fourth with 75 points and was followed by Manchester (75 points), Anderson (57), Mount St. Joseph (39.5), Earlham (29), Transylvania (17), and Bluffton (7).

Women’s Event Winners