BLOOMINGTON, IND. -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men's cross country team recorded its best finish at the Indiana Intercollegiate Meet in nearly 20 years with an eighth-place finish on Friday.

A trio of Engineers came home 36th, 37th and 38th for a solid team effort.  Senior Ian Thomas (Penville/Jay County) led the team with a 36th place in a time of 27:30.

Sophomore Clark Moser (Elwood) came home 37th in 27:30, with senior Stephen Boedicker (Delaware, Ohio) just behind in 38th with a time of 27:34.

Sophomore David Caldwell (Plymouth) added a 44th place with a time of 27:47 and sophomore Tyler Kreipke (Zionsville) rounded out the team score with a 48th in 28:00.

Rose-Hulman returns to action at the Otterbein Invitational next Saturday.

TEAM SCORES: 1) Indiana Tech 37; 2) Southern Indiana 45; 3) Huntington 119; 4) Manchester 136; 5) DePauw 148; 6) Taylor 149; 7) Wabash 197; 8) Rose-Hulman 198; 9) Franklin 235; 10) Anderson 257; 11) Indianapolis 315; 12) Earlham 341; 13) Trine 359; 14) Grace 396; 15) Vincennes 419

INDIVIDUAL TIMES: 36) Ian Thomas 27:30; 27) Clark Moser 27:30; 38) Stephen Boedicker 27:34; 44) David Caldwell 27:47; 48) Tyler Kreipke 28:00; 48) Mitchell Thomas 28:05; 77) Justin Druba 29:00; 82) Eric Clark 29:21

OPEN RACE RESULTS: 18) Micah Aldrich 28:10; 25) Mark Herber 28:31; 30) Josh Elkins 28:48; 32) Warren Condra 28:53; 45) John Sullivan 29:35; 62) Matt Kennedy 30:26; 70) Nick Corkill 30:48; 75) Matt Ryan 31:03; 77) Chad Braun 31:12; 78) Tim Murphy 31:26; 84) Andrew Smith 32:01; 85) Michael Zero 32:07; 91) Ian Stafford 32:32; 95) Josh Manore 33:16; 98) Kyle Carnahan 33:45