HANOVER, IND. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men's cross country team placed three individuals on the all-league team to finish third at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference championships on Saturday.

Senior Matt Repking (Teutopolis, Ill.) led the Engineers with a second-place finish among 100 competitors.  Repking ran a time of 26:41 in the eight-kilometer effort.

Freshman David Caldwell (Plymouth) added the team's second all-conference honor with a ninth-place finish.  Caldwell completed the course in a time of 27:13.

Junior Stephen Boedicker (Delaware, Ohio) rounded out the all-conference efforts with a 10th-place finish in a time of 27:15.

Freshmen Tyler Kreipke (Zionsville) and Clark Moser (Elwood) rounded out the team score.  Kreipke ran a time of 27:50 for a 17th-place finish, while Moser came in 18th with a time of 27:52.

The men's team performance marked an increase of one position from the 2006 HCAC Championships and is Rose-Hulman's top league finish in men's cross country in more than a decade.

The Engineers return to action at the NCAA Division III Regionals at Calvin College on Nov. 10.

All-conference honorees David Caldwell, Stephen Boedicker and Matt Repking led a strong Engineer performance.

MEET RESULTS

TEAM SCORES: 1) Anderson 30; 2) Franklin 44; 3) Rose-Hulman 56; 4) Manchester 102; 5) Mt. St. Joseph 165; 6) Hanover 180; 7) Defiance 199; 8) Bluffton 233; 9) Transylvania 239

INDIVIDUAL TIMES: 2) Matt Repking 26:41; 9) David Caldwell 27:13; 10) Stephen Boedicker 27:15; 17) Tyler Kreipke 27:50; 18) Clark Moser 27:52; 19) Mitchell Thomas 27:58; 20) Ian Thomas 28:05; 22) Eric Clark 28:21; 31) Andrew Meiers 28:54; 32) Kyle Beaty 28:55; 34) Nicholas Corkill 29:00; 35) Justin Druba 29:00; 40) John Sullivan 29:27; 52) Sean Jessup 30:16; 75) Derek Bischak 31:37