Coupeville Sports

Mitchell Hall, seen here in his Coupeville days, remains fast. (Photo by Jon Roberts)

From a newbie to a veteran in one day.

Coupeville High School grad Mitchell Hall made his debut as a collegiate cross country runner Friday, finishing in the top half of the field at an event which drew 75 male harriers.

The scene was Terre Haute, Indiana, where the former Wolf and his new teammates at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology hosted the RHIT Opener at the Lavern Gibson Course.

Hall finished the 5000 meter race in 18 minutes, 56.2 seconds, claiming 36th overall.

Connor Del Carmen, a junior from Earlham College, won the individual crown, while Rose-Hulman came out on top in the team standings, besting four other schools.

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Earlham, Webster, and Spalding rounded out the top five, with the Fightin’ Engineers defending their home turf.

Hall, a state meet veteran and Northwest 2B/1B League individual champ during his time at Coupeville, is one of 35 freshmen on the Rose-Hulman roster – the largest recruiting class of any college in the country.

The Fightin’ Engineers are next scheduled to compete Sept. 16 at the John McNichols Invitational.