SHELBYVILLE, Ind. – The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) 2025 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.
2025 HCAC Men’s Cross Country Championship Page
2025 HCAC Men's Cross Country Championship Complete Results
The Fightin' Engineers won the championship title with a score of 25 points, while Manchester University finished in second, scoring 53 points. Franklin College finished in third with 73 points, Hanover College finished in fourth with 105 points while Anderson University (162) and Earlham College (170) took fifth and sixth respectively.
Gavin Byerly (Huntington, Ind.) from Manchester won the individual title, racing in a time of 25:49. Rose-Hulman's
Ben Tuckis (Noblesville, Ind.) was named the Newcomer of the Year, as he was the fastest first-year student-athlete, running a race of 26:58. In a vote of league coaches, Rose-Hulman head coach
Derrick Lawrence was named the HCAC 2025 Men's Cross Country Coach of the Year.
Runner of the Year: Gavin Byerly, Manchester University
Newcomer of the Year: Ben Tuckis, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Coach of the Year: Derrick Lawrence, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Complete Results
| Place |
Institution |
Points |
| 1. |
Rose-Hulman |
25 |
| 2. |
Manchester |
53 |
| 3. |
Franklin |
73 |
| 4. |
Hanover |
105 |
| 5. |
Anderson |
162 |
| 6. |
Earlham |
170 |
| 7. |
Berea |
170 |
| 8. |
Transylvania |
226 |
| HCAC All-Conference |
Institution |
Time |
| Gavin Byerly |
Manchester |
25:49 |
| Joshua Pohle |
Rose-Hulman |
25:55 |
| Sam Rinker |
Rose-Hulman |
26:16 |
| Brenden Oden |
Manchester |
26:20 |
| Chris Lynn |
Rose-Hulman |
26:25 |
| William Hirsch |
Franklin |
26:31 |
| Eduardo Del Rosal |
Rose-Hulman |
26:36 |
| Will Boschen |
Rose-Hulman |
26:44 |
| Rhys Phelps |
Rose-Hulman |
26:46 |
| Ben Tuckis |
Rose-Hulman |
26:58 |
| Wyatt Starkie |
Rose-Hulman |
27:01 |
| John Gries |
Rose-Hulman |
27:02 |
| Colin Kistler |
Hanover |
27:11 |
| Riley Devening |
Franklin |
27:16 |
| Honorable Mention |
Institution |
Time |
| Jonah Decker |
Franklin |
27:16 |
| Logan Ferris |
Manchester |
27:16 |
| Oxiel Castro Badillo |
Hanover |
27:18 |
| Cole Stevens |
Rose-Hulman |
27:21 |
| Darius Osborn |
Manchester |
27:22 |
| Sam Wilson |
Franklin |
27:23 |
| Zach Lyon |
Rose-Hulman |
27:25 |
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 X and by liking the "HCAC DIII" Facebook page.