SHELBYVILLE, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) 2024 Men’s Cross Country Championship was run on Saturday, with Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology claiming the title at the Blue River Cross Country Course.
2024 HCAC Men’s Cross Country Championship Page
2024 HCAC Men's Cross Country Championship Complete Results
The Fightin' Engineers won the championship title with a score of 30 points, while Manchester University finished in second, scoring 57 points. Hanover College finished in third with 96 points, Franklin College finished in fourth with 107 points while Transylvania University (150) and Anderson University (176) took fifth and sixth respectively.
Connor Havens (LaPorte, Ind.) from Manchester won the individual title, racing in a time of 25:23.46. With his time, Connor now sits at No. 5 all time in the HCAC Cross Country Conference Meet. Rose-Hulman's
Sam Rinker (Noblesville, Ind.) was named the newcomer of the year, as he was the fastest first-year student-athlete, running a race of 26:13.37. In a vote of league coaches, Rose-Hulman head coach
Derrick Lawrence was named the HCAC 2024 Men's Cross Country Coach of the Year.
Runner of the Year: Connor Havens, Manchester University
Newcomer of the Year: Sam Rinker, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Coach of the Year: Derrick Lawrence, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Complete Results
| Place |
Institution |
Points |
| 1. |
Rose-Hulman |
30 |
| 2. |
Manchester |
57 |
| 3. |
Hanover |
96 |
| 4. |
Franklin |
107 |
| 5. |
Transylvania |
150 |
| 6. |
Anderson |
176 |
| 7. |
Berea |
176 |
| 8. |
Bluffton |
211 |
| 9. |
Earlham |
256 |
| 10. |
Mount St. Joseph |
263 |
| HCAC All-Conference |
Institution |
Time |
| Connor Havens |
Manchester |
25:23.46 |
| Ethan Weston |
Hanover |
25:35.73 |
| Joshua Pohle |
Rose-Hulman |
26:02.94 |
| Sam Rinker |
Rose-Hulman |
26:13.37 |
| Robert Immell |
Berea |
26:16.06 |
| Eduardo Del Rosal |
Rose-Hulman |
26:19.91 |
| Brenden Oden |
Manchester |
26:20.24 |
| Carter Lindfelt |
Rose-Hulman |
26:21.10 |
| Rhys Phelps |
Rose-Hulman |
26:22.65 |
| Gavin Byerly |
Manchester |
26:29.16 |
| Chris Lynn |
Rose-Hulman |
26:29.99 |
| John Asplund |
Franklin |
26:30.16 |
| Conner Watson |
Hanover |
26:31.97 |
| Will Boschen |
Rose-Hulman |
26:33.38 |
| Honorable Mention |
Institution |
Time |
| Nate Very |
Transylvania |
26:35.29 |
| William Hirsch |
Franklin |
26:35.84 |
| Drew Campbell |
Rose-Hulman |
26:42.50 |
| Cole Kropka |
Bluffton |
26:53.74 |
| Austin Johnson |
Manchester |
26:54.34 |
| Ethan Miller |
Rose-Hulman |
26:55.03 |
| Oxiel Castro Badillo |
Hanover |
26:57.02 |
For more information on HCAC men's 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.