WILMINGTON, OHIO -- The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men's cross country team finished ninth of 34 institutions at the Wilmington College Invitational on a chilly Friday.

Sophomore Micah Aldrich (Indianapolis/Warren Central) led the Rose-Hulman effort with a 10th place of 265 runners in a career best time of 26:04.  The effort ranks as the 15th best time in school history.

Junior David Caldwell (Plymouth) came home 20th overall and second among Engineers with a time of 26:36.  Junior Derek Bischak (Angola) added a 64th place finish in a time of 27:53.

Other Engineers contributing to the team score included senior Eric Clark (Wooster, Ohio/Triway) with a time of 28:03 and freshman Kevin Dickson (Grayslake, Ill./Grayslake) with an effort of 28:06.

Rose-Hulman returns to action at the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference championships on Oct. 31 hosted by Mount St. Joseph.

TEAM SCORES:  1) Rio Grande 89; 2) Otterbein 105; 3) Centre 115; 4) Tiffin 150; 5) Cumberlands 157; 6) Franklin 164; 7) Berea 173; 8) Wilmington 178; 9) Rose-Hulman 222; 10) Wittenberg 240; 11) John Carroll 285; 12) Mount Vernon Nazarene 344; 13) Lake Erie 361; 14) Muskingum 432; 15) Hanover 489; 16) Capital 506; 17) Spalding 517; 18) Lindsey Wilson 570; 19) Thomas More 575; 20) Ohio Dominican 587; 21) William Penn 588; 22) IU-East 600; 23) Mount St. Joseph 613; 24) Urbana 656; 25) Bluffton 672; 26) Cincinnati Christian 746

INDIVIDUAL TIMES:  10) Micah Aldrich 26:04; 20) David Caldwell 26:36; 64) Derek Bischak 27:53; 71) Eric Clark 28:03; 74) Kevin Dickson 28:06; 75) Josh Elkins 28:06; 89) Mark Herber 28:17; 116) David Lawson 28:54; 120) Matt Kennedy 29:03; 141) Warren Condra 29:37; 150) Evan Land 29:46; 166) Chad Braun 30:14; 178) Josh Manore 30:35; 185) Andrew Smith 30:52; 190) Michael Zero 31:00; 192) Nathan Shumway 31:05; 219) Kyle Carnahan 32:17