TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology captured the men’s title on Sunday in the 2021 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Men’s Indoor Track and Field Championship.
 
COMPLETE RESULTS

The Fightin’ Engineers cruised to victory, scoring 194 points. Manchester University notched 104.5 points to finish second, with Defiance College capturing third with 66 points. Hanover College placed fourth with 58 points while Transylvania was just behind with 56 points. Bluffton University and Franklin College finished in a tie for sixth with 53 points apiece. Earlham College (31.50) and Anderson University (25) finished eighth and ninth respectively.
 
The day got started on the track in the 5000 meter, with Manchester sweeping the event top-three and Enrique Salazar earning the title with a time of 15:45.18. In the Distance Relay, it was Franklin who took first, with the team of Jaycee Wilbrun, Michael Heading, Eli Cochrane and Andrew Hargis teaming up for a time of 11:10.77.
 
In the 4x200 relay it was the Rose-Hulman team of Raymond Bates, Rashard Brown, Jacob Bird and Noah Thomas who finished first, with a time of 1:32.31. In the mile,  Jacob Burnam won the first event for Transylvania, racing a time of 4:21.40.
 
In a tightly contested 60 meter dash, Gabriel Melvin of Defiance came out on top, besting the competition with a run of 6.98 seconds. Desmond Gist from Bluffton picked up the Beavers first win, taking the 60 meter hurdles in a time of 8.62. In the 400 meter dash, Jacob Bird of Rose-Hulman finished on top, with a run of 51.63 taking the event.
 
In the 800 meter run Jacob Burnam raced himself back on top of the podium, turning in a time of 1:57.98. In the 200 meter dash, Noah Thomas ran a time of 22.84 to pick up the win.
 
In the final two events of the championship, Enrique Salazar won the 3000 meter race. Rose-Hulman capped off their big day, winning the 4x400 meter relay with the team of Raymond Bates, Jacob Eve, Jacob Bird and Noah Thomas turning in a time of 3:31.68 for the win.  
 
In the field events, the Pole Vault was the first event of the day, with Mikey Holtz clearing a height of 3.85 meters for the win. In the weight throw Franklin’s Zak Wiley’s throw of 15.34 meters placed him on top of the podium. In the other throwing event, the shot put, Josh Krsek bested the competition with a throw of 13.13 meters and no fouls.
 
In the high jump, Reece Hunter from Hanover cleared a height of 1.81 meters to take first in the event.
 
In the long jump, familiar face Noah Thomas from Rose-Hulman picked up a win, with a leap of 6.58 meters. Fellow Fightin’ Engineer Timothy Youndt won the triple jump event, clearing 13.67 meters for the win.
 
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:
 
Men’s Track Athlete of the Year: Enrique Salazar, Manchester
Men’s Field Athlete of the Year: Brandon James, Bluffton
Men’s Newcomer of the Year: Desmond Gist, Bluffton
Men’s Coach of the Year: Larry Cole, Rose-Hulman
 
 
 
Men’s HCAC All-Conference
 

Event	Team	Name	School
5000 Meter	First Team	Enrique Salazar	Manchester
5000 Meter	Second Team	Connor Havens	Manchester
5000 Meter	Third Team	Thomas Richardson	Manchester
Distance Medley	First Team	Jaycee Wilburn, Michael Heading, Eli Cochrane, Andrew Hargis	Franklin
Distance Medley	Second Team	Isaiah Winter, Patrick Stiltner, Michael Kersting, Drew Meader	Transylvania
Distance Medley	Third Team	Evan Brill, Tim Wilson, Noah Heckenlivley, Trevor Maynard	Rose-HUlman
60 Meter Hurdles	First Team	Desmond Gist	Bluffton
60 Meter Hurdles	Second Team	Aidan Moss	Rose-Hulman
60 Meter Hurdles	Third Team	Timothy Youndt	Rose-Hulman
60 Meter Dash	First Team	Gabriel Melvin	Defiance
60 Meter Dash	Second Team	Ja’Qway Janvier	Defiance
60 Meter Dash	Third Team	Sheldon Lindsey	Earlham
4x200 Meter Relay	First Team	Raymond Bates, Rashard Brown, Jacob Bird, Noah Thomas	Rose-Hulman
4x200 Meter Relay	Second Team	Clay Meadows, Jair Adams, Hunter Taylor, Caleb Carrao	Anderson
4x200 Meter Relay	Third Team	Malik Waters, Brandon James, Blayden McCoy, Desmond Gist	Bluffton
1 Mile Run	First Team	Jacob Burnam	Transylvania
1 Mile Run	Second Team	Aidan Woods	Rose-Hulman
1 Mile Run	Third Team	Enrique Salazar	Manchester
400 Meter Dash	First Team	Jacob Bird	Rose-Hulman
400 Meter Dash	Second Team	Caleb Carrao	Anderson
400 Meter Dash	Third Team	Jacob Eve	Rose-Hulman
800 Meter Run	First Team	Jacob Burnam	Transylvania
800 Meter Run	Second Team	Bailey Morgerson	Transylvania
800 Meter Run	Third Team	Will Thesken	Rose-Hulman
200 Meter Dash	First Team	Noah Thomas	Rose-Hulman
200 Meter Dash	Second Team	Robert Marshall	Defiance
200 Meter Dash	Third Team	Ja’Qway Janvier	Defiance
3000 Meter Run	First Team	Enrique Salazar	Manchester
3000 Meter Run	Second Team	Connor Havens	Manchester
3000 Meter Run	Third Team	Nolan Gross	Rose-Hulman
4x400 Meter Relay	First Team	Raymond Bates, Jacob Eve, Jacob Bird, Noah Thomas	Rose-Hulman
4x400 Meter Relay	Second Team	Bailey Morgerson, Garrett Elrod, Michael Kersting, Jacob Burnam	Transylvania
4x400 Meter Relay	Third Team	Joshua Soden, Hunter Taylor, Jair Adams, Caleb Carrao	Anderson
Weight Throw	First Team	Zak Wiley	Franklin
Weight Throw	Second Team	Conner Sherwin	Manchester
Weight Throw	Third Team	Evan Hosea	Franklin
Shot Put	First Team	Josh Krsek	Rose-Hulman
Shot Put	Second Team	Hunter Crumly	Rose-Hulman
Shot Put	Third Team	Benjamin Villafuerte	Manchester
High Jump	First Team	Reece Hunter	Hanover
High Jump	Second Team	Jacob Eve	Rose-Hulman
High Jump	Third Team	Zackary Freel	Manchester
Long Jump	First Team	Noah Tomas	Rose-Hulman
Long Jump	Second Team	Brandon James	Bluffton
Long Jump	Third Team	Desmond Gist	Bluffton
Triple Jump	First Team	Timothy Youndt	Rose-Hulman
Triple Jump	Second Team	Brandon James	Bluffton
Triple Jump	Third Team	Jordan Parker	Rose-Hulman
Pole Vault	First Team	Mikey Holtz	Rose-Hulman
Pole Vault	Second Team	Justin Jonson	Hanover