TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – The 2021 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Indoor Track and Field Championships were held on Saturday with hosts Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology taking the team title.
COMPLETE RESULTS
The Fightin’ Engineers earned 189 points to bring home the championship. Manchester University finished in second with 137 points, while Hanover College took third with 100 points. Bluffton University landed in fourth with 47.5 points, and Earlham College was just behind in fifth place with 47 points. Franklin College captured 46.5 points for sixth place, while Anderson University (34), Transylvania University (31) Defiance College (12) and Mount St. Joseph University (3) rounded out the top 10.
In both the track and field events, many teams were represented on top of the podium. In the first event of the day,
Kelsey Tyler took the top spot on the women’s 5000 meter run with a time of 19:25.17 for Manchester. In the women’s distance medley relay Franklin raced to a first place finish with a time of 13:35.80 with the team comprised of
Angelina Gregory,
Lex Desenberg,
Mallory Watson, anchored by
Taylor Wooten.
In the 60 meter hurdles, Rose-Hulman picked up a win with
Nosa Igiehon crushing the competition with a time of 9.54.
Zaleeya Martin picked up Hanover’s first win on the day, with an impressive 7.92 time in the 60 meter dash.
Rose-Hulman found themselves atop the podium again, this time in the 4x200 meter relay. The team of
Adekite Oladipupo, Katrina Agustin, Emily Peterson and
Tina Rogers ran a time of 1:52.15 for the win.
Hannah Brubaker picked up the Spartan’s a win in the 1 mile run, in a time of 5:32.48.
In the 400 meter dash
Lyndsey Hermes snagged the first win for Earlham, turning in a time of 1:02.30.
Lauren Smith picked up a win in the 800 meter run for Manchester, racing a time of 2:31.79. In the 200 meter dash, familiar face
Tina Rogers from Rose-Hulman earned the win, with a time of 27.44.
In the 3000 Meter run, Manchester’s
Kelsey Tyler picked up another first with a time of 11:10.97. To cap the day, the 4x400 meter relay team from Rose-Hulman finished on top, with
Emily Peterson, Dara Smith, Lois Cheatham and
Tina Rogers running a time of 4:20.55 for the win.
On the field side,
Hunter Fields from Franklin got things started, winning the weight throw with a toss of 14.49 meters. In the shot put, Hanover’s
Jessica Beckman tossed for the win, with a throw of 11.34 meters the day’s top mark.
Finding her way to the top of the podium again,
Nosa Igiehon captured the high jump title, clearing a height of 1.56 meters for the win and picked up first in the triple jump with a leap of 10.86 meters. Fellow Fightin’ Engineer,
Rofiat Adeyemi won the long jump, with a 4.97 meter mark besting the competition.
In the pole vault,
Brooke Schroeder finished first for Rose-Hulman, clearing a height of 2.99 meters.
The HCAC recognizes the top three finishers in events as HCAC All-Conference. The complete list of HCAC All-Conference honorees are listed below. In a vote of league coaches, the following student-athletes were honored with the marque awards of the meet:
Women’s Track Athlete of the Year: Kelsey Tyler, Manchester
Women’s Field Athlete of the Year: Nosa Igiehon, Rose-Hulman
Women’s Newcomer of the Year: Rofiat Adeyemi, Rose-Hulman
Women’s Coach of the Year: Larry Cole, Rose-Hulman
Women’s HCAC All-Conference
| Event |
Team |
Name |
School |
| 5000 Meter |
First Team |
Kelsey Tyler |
Manchester |
| 5000 Meter |
Second Team |
Lauren Smith |
Manchester |
| 5000 Meter |
Third Team |
Hannah Brubaker |
Manchester |
| Distance Medley |
First Team |
Angelina Gregory, Lex Desenberg, Mallory Watson, Taylor Wooten |
Franklin |
| Distance Medley |
Second Team |
Emilie Penick, Olivia Moss, Callie Guthrie, Noelle Loller |
Anderson |
| Distance Medley |
Third Team |
Makenzie Brownrigg, Brooke Barnes, Hope Nixon, Miranda. Billman |
Bluffton |
| 60 Meter Hurdles |
First Team |
Nosa Igiehon |
Rose-Hulman |
| 60 Meter Hurdles |
Second Team |
Alexis Gerke |
Hanover |
| 60 Meter Hurdles |
Third Team |
Janae Johnson |
Franklin |
| 60 Meter Dash |
First Team |
Zaleeya Martin |
Hanover |
| 60 Meter Dash |
Second Team |
Madalynn Schifer |
Bluffton |
| 60 Meter Dash |
Third Team |
Adekit Oladipupo |
Rose-Hulman |
| 4x200 Meter Relay |
First Team |
Adekite Oladipupo, Katrina Agustin, Emily Peterson, Tina Rogers |
Rose-Hulman |
| 4x200 Meter Relay |
Second Team |
Alijah Craig, Makenzie Carroll, Alexis Gerke, Zaleeya Martin |
Hanover |
| 4x200 Meter Relay |
Third Team |
Brooke Bouwens, Elizabeth Russell, Kendal Garringer, Adelle Stanko |
Manchester |
| 1 Mile Run |
First Team |
Hannah Brubaker |
Manchester |
| 1 Mile Run |
Second Team |
Noelle Loller |
Anderson |
| 1 Mile Run |
Third Team |
Lauren Smith |
Manchester |
| 400 Meter Dash |
First Team |
Lyndsey Hermes |
Earlham |
| 400 Meter Dash |
Second Team |
Tina Rogers |
Rose-Hulman |
| 400 Meter Dash |
Third Team |
Kali Nolan |
Transylvania |
| 800 Meter Run |
First Team |
Lauren Smith |
Manchester |
| 800 Meter Run |
Second Team |
Angelina Gregory |
Franklin |
| 800 Meter Run |
Third Team |
Kortney Smith |
Transylvania |
| 200 Meter Dash |
First Team |
Tina Rogers |
Rose-Hulman |
| 200 Meter Dash |
Second Team |
Kali Nolan |
Transylvania |
| 200 Meter Dash |
Third Team |
Zaleeya Martin |
Hanover |
| 3000 Meter Run |
First Team |
Kelsey Tyler |
Manchester |
| 3000 Meter Run |
Second Team |
Arig Tong |
Hanover |
| 3000 Meter Run |
Third Team |
Brianna Medcalf |
Hanover |
| 4x400 Meter Relay |
First Team |
Emily Peterson, Dara Smith, Lois Cheatham, Tina Rogers |
Rose-Hulman |
| 4x400 Meter Relay |
Second Team |
Brooke Bouwens, Sydney Young, Morgan Chupp, Adelle Stanko |
Manchester |
| 4x400 Meter Relay |
Third Team |
Jennifer Douyere, Elena Stirn, Shianna Bellingham, Esther Mano |
Earlham |
| Weight Throw |
First Team |
Hunter Fields |
Franklin |
| Weight Throw |
Second Team |
Emma Payne |
Bluffton |
| Weight Throw |
Third Team |
Erica Mohr |
Manchester |
| Shot Put |
First Team |
Jessica Beckman |
Hanover |
| Shot Put |
Second Team |
Cassie Utley |
Rose-Hulman |
| Shot Put |
Third Team |
Stephanie Fox |
Bluffton |
| High Jump |
First Team |
Nosa Igiehon |
Rose-Hulman |
| High Jump |
Second Team |
Dara Smith |
Rose-Hulman |
| High Jump |
Third Team |
Kendal Garringer |
Manchester |
| Long Jump |
First Team |
Rofiat Adeyemi |
Rose-Hulman |
| Long Jump |
Second Team |
Madison Huelskamp |
Earlham |
| Long Jump |
Third Team |
Zaleeya Martin |
Hanover |
| Triple Jump |
First Team |
Nosa Igiehon |
Rose-Hulman |
| Triple Jump |
Second Team |
Rofiat Adeyemi |
Rose-Hulman |
| Triple Jump |
Third Team |
Kyra Hicks |
Rose-Hulman |
| Pole Vault |
First Team |
Brooke Schroeder |
Rose-Hulman |
| Pole Vault |
Second Team |
Claire Perkins |
Rose-Hulman |
| Pole Vault |
Third Team |
Emily Jones |
Hanover |