Awards & Recognition for 2009-2010 Year

Congratulations to Reed Eason, recently named to the preseason first team All-American football team by www.d3football.com.  You can see the list here.

Eason, who was also named a second-team preseason All-American by Lindy's Football Magazine earlier this summer, has recorded 84 pass receptions for 968 yards and 10 touchdowns in his two years as a Fightin' Engineer. 

Eason needs 16 receptions to become the 10th player in school history with 100 catches and needs 106 receiving yards to move into Rose-Hulman's career top 10 list.

Last season, Eason caught 37 passes for 433 yards and five touchdowns.  He earned first-team all-league honors as a tight end and was the second-team punter after averaging 38.4 yards per kick and landing 15 boots inside the opponent's 20-yard line.

The mechanical engineering major has been named all-North Region during each of his college seasons by d3football.com.  Eason has recorded single-game highs of 121 receiving yards and nine receptions, while also rushing for 84 yards and an 8.4 average per carry as the team's Wildcat formation quarterback last fall.

Rose-Hulman finished the season with a 7-3 record for the second consecutive year in 2008 and earned an outright second-place finish in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference.  The Engineers open the season on Sept. 5 at Earlham College. 

Congratulations to our 2008-2009 Rose-Hulman Academic All-HCAC Honorees

• Calvin Bueltel - Football and Track
• Reed Eason - Football
• Andrew Huddleston - Football
• Matt LaCross - Football and Track
• Tim Schrock - Football
• Kyle Stevens - Football

Congratulations to Sutton Coleman for earning All-American Honors in Track

Sutton became the 35th All-American in Rose-Hulman track and field history and the first freshman since 2000 to earn track and field All-American honors.  Sutton placed eigth in the 400-meter intermediate hurdles with a time of 53.94 at the NCAA Track and Field Nationals finals at Marietta College on May 23, 2009.

Sutton was previously named HCAC Freshman of the Year after winning the 110-meter high hurdles, 400-meter intermediate hurdles and the triple jump.  He also anchored the winning 4-x-400 meter relay team.

Sutton is also the kicker and wide receiver on the RHIT football team.

(information courtesy of the Sports Information Office)

HCAC Track Championship lead by FIJIs

The track team decimated the competition to win the second straight conference championship.  The efforts of several FIJIs were instrumental.

Freshman Sutton Coleman lead the point totals with first place finishes in the triple jump, 110 meter high hurdles, 400 meter intermediate hurdles,  and as a member of the 4-x-400 meter relay team lead by three FIJIs.  Sutton provisionally qualified for the NCAA Track meet in the 400 meter intermediate hurdles as was selected as Freshman of the Year in the HCAC Conference.  Sutton also finished fourth in the 4-x-100 meter relay.

Junior Travis Vanderberg finished first in the Javelin throw with a personal best throw of 173'9" which is fifth longest throw in school history.  Travis was also a member of the winning 4-x-400 meter relay team.  Other finishes included a seventh place in the 200 meter dash.

Junior Calvin Bueltel was also a member of the 4-x-400 meter relay team.  The mark set (3:21.28) by the team was the second best in school history.  Calvin also finished seventh in the long jump, fifth in the 100 meter dash and sixth in the 200 meter dash as well as fourth in the 4-x-100 meter relay.

Sophomore Isaac Stockram finished seventh in the pole vault competition.

Freshman PJ Schulthies rounded out with fourth place in the triple jump, fifth place in the javelin and eighth in the high jump.

Congratulations to these men as well as the other FIJI members of the track team.

Other Mentions

Keith Amundson just finished a run of the Wizard of Oz on campus.  He played the cowardly lion.

Derek Eitel was named HCAC pitcher of the week with a home opening win for the Engineers - a 7-2 win over Widener.

Freshman Scott Minchuk was elected secretary for the Student Government Association.

Freshman Brent Gregory was just named to the residential life staff as a sophomore advisor who will join junior Peter Leigh who will serve as an resident assistant next year.

Our first carnival for the American Red Cross held on May 2nd was a success.  Thanks to chairmen Jake Gibas and Brandon Woodward for planning and executing the event.

Congratulations to the brothers who received chapter awards this year

Five-Value Awards

• Friendship - Bryan Wong
• Knowledge - Tim Schrock
• Service - Brandon Woodward
• Morality - Bradley Seibert
• Excellence - Tim Schrock

Pledge Class Awards

• JJ Boyce Outstanding Pledge Award - Bobby Short
• Most Outstanding Pledge (as selected by class) - Jake Gibas
• Most Outstanding Pledge Class GPA - Andrew Siekmann

Overall Awards

• Most Outstanding Senior Scholarship - Quintin Coppola
• Brandon Dean Couch Outstanding Brother Award - Brandon Woodward

New Cabinet Elected (officers of the chapter)

• President - Matt Baber
• Treasurer - Calvin Bueltel
• Recording Secretary - Jacob Gibas
• Corresponding Secretary - Jacob Whitsitt
• Historian - James Rago

New Steward Positions Selected

• House Manager - Andrew Siekmann
• Kitchen Steward - Vince Biondo
• House Steward - Stephen Hawkins

Committee Chairmen for 2009-2010 Named

• Administration – Ethan Kestenman
• Athletics - Clay Britton
• Brotherhood – Alex Pantages
• Graduate Relations – Drake Sayre and Brent Frizzell
• Pledge Education – Jimmy Rago, Tyler Thornton, Charles Biggs, and Stutay Monga
• Risk – Austin Davis
• Rush Chairmen - Steven Juszczak and Sean Maher
• Scholarship – Travis Vanderberg
• Senior Circle – Dan Hawk and Riley Lubbers
• Service – Brandon Woodward
• Social – Sam Hill
• Technology – Jeff Ketchum