RICHMOND, IND -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men's cross country team finished first out of four teams to win the Earlham Invitational on Saturday.

The victory marked the second straight year that Rose-Hulman has captured top honors at the Earlham Invitational.

Sophomore Micah Aldrich (Indianapolis/Warren Central) led the way for the Engineers as he finished second overall with a time of 27:48 over the eight kilometer course.

Junior Clark Moser (Elwood) came home second among Engineers and third overall with a time of 27:55.

Junior Tyler Kreipke (Zionsville, Ind.) finished fifth overall with a time of 28:07.

Sophomore Josh Elkins (Brownsburg, Ind.) finished seventh overall with a time of 28:39 while senior Eric Clark (Wooster, Ohio/Triway) rounded out the scoring members for the Engineers as he finished eighth overall with a time of 28:51. 

Rose-Hulman returns to action at the Gibson Family Invitational next Saturday at the Lavern Gibson Course.

TEAM SCORES:  1) Rose-Hulman 20; 2) Earlham 61; 3) Vincennes 66; 4) Indiana University-East 92

INDIVIDUAL TIMES:  2) Micah Aldrich 27:48; 3) Clark Moser 27:55; 6) Tyler Kreipke 28:07; 7) Josh Elkins 28:39; 8) Erick Clark 28:51; 12) Derek Bischak 29:05; 13) Justin Druba 29:29; 17) Matt kennedy 29:53; 22) David Lawson 30:52; 25) Evan Land 31:09; 27) Andrew Daw 31:16; 28) Seth Troisi 31:48; 29) Michael Zero 32:16; 32) Andrew Smith 33:05; 34)Kyle Carnahan 35:00