FRANKLIN, Ind. - The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) concluded the 2023 Men’s and Women’s Outdoor Track and Field Championships on the campus of Franklin College, at Grizzly Park’s H. Dean Evans Track and Field Complex.
 
The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Fightin’ Engineers earned the title of 2023 HCAC Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Champions scoring a total of 185 points. The Spartans of Manchester University, the defending champions of the HCAC outdoor title finished in second place with a total of 157 points. Followed by the Beavers of Bluffton University who claim third place with a total of 114 points.
 
The men’s javelin throw opened up the day on the men’s side, which resulted in Chase Miles of Franklin College becoming the first HCAC champion of the day throwing 46.44 meters.
 
Michael Sweigart of Anderson won the champion of the men’s hammer throw with a throw of 53.65 meters and also was voted the Men’s Most Outstanding Throws Athlete of the Year.
 
Justin Dreyling soared to first place in the men’s long jump with a jump of 7.04 meters which earned Dreyling the HCAC title for men’s long jump. Dreyling’s first-place finish played a crucial role for MSJ, becoming the HCAC’s Men’s Most Outstanding Jumps Athlete of the Year.
 
The men’s 4x100 meter relay was a highly contested race from start to finish but resulted in Rose-Hulman’s team of Timothy Youndt, Tyce Miller, Jack Cox, and Jailen Hobbs becoming champions of the event. The Fightin’ Engineers posted a time of 41.85 seconds to best the competition.
 
The men’s 1500 meter run saw two Manchester Spartans finish at the top of the conference. Enrique Salazar of Manchester became champion of the men’s 1500-meter run posting a blazing time of 4:03.24 followed by teammate Connor Havens who finished in second place with a time of 4:04.97.
 
The men’s 110-meter hurdles champion is Desmond Gist of Bluffton, who paced the field with a 14.88.
 
The men’s 400 meter dash champion was decided by .23 seconds which led to first-year Marlon Brown of Defiance College becoming the 400 meter dash champion posting a time of 49.36 seconds.
 
The men’s 100 meter dash saw the HCAC’s men’s most outstanding sprints/hurdles Athlete of the Year Jailen Hobbs of Rose-Hulman atop the podium with a time of 10.42 seconds.
 
The men’s 800 meter run saw Conner Kimball of Earlham College pace the field blazing his path to the HCAC 800 meter title. Kimball not only won the men’s 800 meter but set a new HCAC conference record with a time of 1:53.63 seconds.
 
Desmond Gist of Bluffton found himself at the top of the HCAC podium once again in the men’s 400 meter hurdles with a time of 56.08 seconds, edging out the competition by .89 seconds.
 
The HCAC’s men’s most outstanding sprints/hurdles athlete of the year Jailen Hobbs of Rose-Hulman was crowned champion in the men’s 200 meter dash with a time of 21.51 seconds.
 
Enrique Salazar of Manchester found himself atop the podium again later on day two. Salazar won the men’s 5000 meter run with a time of 15:14.71, which was nine seconds clear of the competition to become the HCAC’s men’s 5000 meter run champion.
 
The men’s 4x400 meter relay was the final men’s event of the day, which saw the Beavers of Bluffton finish in first place of the men’s 4x400 meter relay. The team of Blayden McCoy, Simon Shawk, Russel Lough, and Jayden McConnell posted a time of 3:23.68, which was enough for the HCAC championship.
 
In a vote of league coaches, the following student-athletes were honored with the marque awards of the meet:
 
Men’s Newcomer of the Year: Marlon Brown, Defiance
Men’s Most Outstanding Throws Athlete of the Year: Michael Sweigart, Anderson Men’s Most Outstanding Jumps Athlete of the Year: Justin Dreyling, Mount St. Joseph
Men’s Most Outstanding Sprints/Hurdles Athlete of the Year: Jailen Hobbs, Rose-Hulman
Men’s Most Outstanding Distance Athlete of the Year: Enrique Salazar, Manchester Men’s Coach of the Year: Larry Cole, Rose-Hulman 
 
Men’s Team Final Standings

1. Rose-Hulman 185
2. Manchester 157
3. Bluffton 114
4. Hanover 72
5. Mount St. Joseph 53
6. Franklin 48
7. Transylvania 47
8. Anderson 41
9. Earlham 38
10. Defiance 19

 
 
Men’s HCAC All-Conference

Event	Team	Name	School
Pole Vault	First Team	Colin Welsh	Rose-Hulman
Pole Vault	Second Team	Logan McLaughlin	Rose-Hulman
Pole Vault	Honorable Mention	Andrew Cowlin	Rose-Hulman
Triple Jump	First Team	Justin Dreyling	Mount St. Joseph
Triple Jump	Second Team	Timothy Youndt	Rose-Hulman
Triple Jump	Honorable Mention	Sebastien Hughes	Rose-Hulman
Discus Throw	First Team	Nick Stroud	Rose-Hulman
Discus Throw	Second Team	Antoine Cooper	Rose-Hulman
Discus Throw	Honorable Mention	Gabriel Hendricks	Manchester
Hammer Throw	First Team	Michael Sweigart	Anderson
Hammer Throw	Second Team	Michael Lindhorst	Bluffton
Hammer Throw	Honorable Mention	Gabriel Hendricks	Manchester
Shot Put	First Team	Michael Sweigart	Anderson
Shot Put	Second Team	Benjamin Villafuerte	Manchester
Shot Put	Honorable Mention	Jake Kehoe	Hanover
Javelin Throw	First Team	Chase Miles	Franklin
Javelin Throw	Second Team	Coen North	Bluffton
Javelin Throw	Honorable Mention	Parker Hammons	Anderson
Long Jump	First Team	Justin Dreyling	Mount St. Joseph
Long Jump	Second Team	Desmond Gist	Bluffton
Long Jump	Honorable Mention	Timothy Youndt	Rose-Hulman
High Jump	First Team	Kyle Brownell	Rose-Hulman
High Jump	Second Team	Joey Bonham	Bluffton
High Jump	Honorable Mention	Kyle Manns	Bluffton
3K Steeplechase	First Team	Drew Meader	Transylvania
3K Steeplechase	Second Team	Carter Lindfelt	Rose-Hulman
3K Steeplechase	Honorable Mention	Gavin Byerly	Manchester
10K Meter Run	First Team	Enrique Salazar	Manchester
10K Meter Run	Second Team	Connor Del Carmen	Earlham
10K Meter Run	Honorable Mention	John Sluys	Rose-Hulman
4x100 Relay	First Team	Timothy Youndt, Tyce Miller, Jack Cox, Jailen Hobbs	Rose-Hulman
4x100 Relay	Second Team	Gentry Oliver, Tristen Bronaugh, Gabriel Melvin, Duriel Moss Jr.	Manchester
4x100 Relay	Honorable Mention	Kyle Evers Smith, Justin Dreyling, Elliott Warner, Jalen Range	Mount St. Joseph
1500 Meter	First Team	Enrique Salazar	Manchester
1500 Meter	Second Team	Connor Havens	Manchester
1500 Meter	Honorable Mention	Garrett Elrod	Transylvania
110 Hurdles	First Team	Desmond Gist	Bluffton
110 Hurdles	Second Team	Timothy Youndt	Rose-Hulman
110 Hurdles	Honorable Mention	Zachary Roberts	Franklin
400 Meter Dash	First Team	Marlon Brown	Defiance
400 Meter Dash	Second Team	Chase Samples	Mount St. Joseph
400 Meter Dash	Honorable Mention	Russell Lough	Bluffton
100 Meter Dash	First Team	Jailen Hobbs	Rose-Hulman
100 Meter Dash	Second Team	Desmond Gist	Bluffton
100 Meter Dash	Honorable Mention	Gabriel Melvin	Manchester
800 Meter	First Team	Conner Kimball	Earlham
800 Meter	Second Team	Jacob Eve	Rose-Hulman
800 Meter	Honorable Mention	Garrett Elrod	Transylvania
400 Hurdles	First Team	Desmond Gist	Bluffton
400 Hurdles	Second Team	Cole Patton	Rose-Hulman
400 Hurdles	Honorable Mention	Torion’Ja Forrest	Hanover
200 Meter Dash	First Team	Jailen Hobbs	Rose-Hulman
200 Meter Dash	Second Team	Gabriel Melvin	Manchester
200 Meter Dash	Honorable Mention	Duriel Moss Jr.	Manchester
5000 Meter	First Team	Enrique Salazar	Manchester
5000 Meter	Second Team	Connor Del Carmen	Earlham
5000 Meter	Honorable Mention	Connor Havens	Manchester
4x400 Relay	First Team	Blayden McCoy, Simon Shawk, Russel Lough, Jayden McConnell	Bluffton
4x400 Relay	Second Team	Jamyes Evans, Anthony Lloyd, Erik Perkins, Torion’Ja Forrest	Hanover
4x400 Relay	Honorable Mention	Luke Paddock, Logan McIntosh, Eli Cochrane, Drew McGaha	Franklin