CARMEL, Ind. – In a vote amongst league coaches, the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men’s cross country team was picked to finish first in the 2023 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) season.
The Fightin' Engineers earned the confidence of the coaches, finishing in first in the poll, picking up eight first-place votes in route to 80 points. The Manchester University Spartans (69) were voted to take second, with two first-place nods, narrowly beating out the third place finishers, the Grizzlies of Franklin College who grabbed 64 points. The Transylvania University Pioneers (53) and the Hanover College Panthers (52) rounded out the top half of the poll.
Listed below is the 2023 HCAC Men’s Cross Country Preseason Poll and the 2023 HCAC Athletes to Watch. For more information on HCAC Cross Country, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the HCAC's home on the Internet at www.heartlandconf.org. Be sure to stay up to date on all of your Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference news by following @HCACDIII on Twitter and by liking the "HCAC DIII" Facebook page.
2023 HCAC MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY PRESEASON POLL
(#) Denotes First Place Votes
| 1. |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (8) |
80 |
| 2. |
Manchester University (2) |
69 |
| 3. |
Franklin College |
64 |
| 4. |
Transylvania University |
53 |
| 5. |
Hanover College |
52 |
| 6. |
Anderson University |
45 |
| 7. |
Bluffton University |
33 |
| 8. |
Earlham College |
27 |
| 9. |
Mount St. Joseph University |
16 |
| 10. |
Defiance College |
11 |
2023 HCAC Men’s Cross Country Athletes to Watch:
Anderson
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
| Kaleb Gucinski |
SR |
Fishers, Ind. |
| David Stansbury |
SO |
Elkhart, Ind. |
| Zach Davenport |
JR |
Frankton, Ind. |
| Ryun Hoffert |
FY |
Warsaw, Ind. |
Bluffton
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
| Cole Kropka |
JR |
New London, Ohio |
| Karter Tow |
SR |
Van Wert, Ohio |
| Ethan Ly |
SR |
Celina, Ohio |
| Braeden Horn |
JR |
Galion, Ohio |
Earlham
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
| Connor Del Carmen |
JR |
Chesterfield, Mo. |
| Anthony Gough |
FY |
Ellettsville, Ind. |
| Ethan Rose |
SO |
Raleigh, N.C. |
Franklin
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
| John Asplund |
JR |
Bloomington, Ind. |
| Jack Sells |
SR |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
| Elliott Gough |
JR |
Ellettsville, Ind. |
| Sam Wilson |
SO |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
Hanover
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
| Ethan Weston |
SR |
Louisville, Ky. |
| Connor Watson |
SO |
Greenwood, Ind. |
| Owen Via |
JR |
Pleasant Hill, Ohio |
| RJ Thalls |
JR |
Richmond, Ind. |
Manchester
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
| Gavin Byerly |
SO |
Huntington, Ind. |
| Connor Havens |
SR |
LaPorte, Ind. |
| Brenden Oden |
SO |
New Carlisle, Ind. |
| Enrique Salazar |
SR |
Plymouth, Ind. |
Mount St. Joseph
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
| Jacob Miller |
SR |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Alex Schmidt |
JR |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Mitch Reveal |
SO |
Batavia, Ohio |
| Alex Taft |
FY |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
Rose-Hulman
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
| Thomas Tulius |
JR |
Brookston, Ind. |
| Daniel Gaull |
JR |
Plainfield, Ind. |
| Joshua Pohle |
SO |
Osgood, Ind. |
| Carter Lindfelt |
JR |
Carmel, Ind. |
Transylvania
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
| Drew Meader |
SR |
London, Ky. |
| Garrett Elrod |
SR |
Bowling Green, Ky. |
| Dalton Nunn |
JR |
Campbellsville, Ky. |
| Cooper Chandler |
JR |
Louisville, Ky. |