INDIANAPOLIS – The IUPUI Athletics Department and head women's cross country and track and field coach Antonio McDaniel announced the additions of 18 freshmen for the upcoming 2022-2023 campaign on Wednesday (June 29).

The class consists of seven individuals who will run both cross country and track and 11 who will focus solely on track and field.

"This is by far our most well rounded class in school history. We have state medalists and qualifiers in the jumps, sprints, hurdles and distance events," McDaniel said. "Coach Seward and I had a plan to really build out our entire roster and I'm excited with the outcome. We could not be more excited about this incredible group of student-athletes."

Below is a rundown of all 18 newcomers to the IUPUI program.

Modupe Awosanya (Indianapolis, Ind. / Southport) I Jumps
-Four-time Southport Team MVP
-Two-time Marion County, Sectional and Regional champion in the long jump
-Marion County and Sectional Champion in the 300m hurdles as a junior
-Qualified for the IHSAA State Championships in the 200m and long jump her senior year and 4x100 relay and long jump as a junior
-Was the state's top performer during the 2022 indoor season with a jump of 19' 1.75''; ranked No. 2 in the state during outdoor season with a jump of 19' 0''

Wini Barnett (Warsaw, Ind. / Warsaw) I Distance
-Qualified for the IHSAA State Track Championships in the 4x400 and 4x800 relays as a junior and senior
-Anchored Warsaw's state runner-up 4x800 relay team her junior year, helping the group run a time of 9:16.59
-Sectional champion in the 800m and 4x400 and 4x800 relays her senior year
-Three-time IHSAA State Cross Country Championship qualifier, including finishing 35^th as a freshman with a time of 19:13.4
-2019 Culver Regional Champ in cross country with a personal best time of 19:05.0
-Finished her high school career with personal best times of 5:22.75 in the mile and 11:26.62 in the 3,200m event

Megan Brandon (Lowell, Ind. / Lowell) I Distance
-Was a two-time All-Sectional and one-time All-Regional performer in cross country
-Clocked a personal best 5,000m time of 20:29.9 at the Lafayette Harrison Invitational her junior year
-Finished fourth at the 2021 NCC Conference Meet her senior year in cross country
-Had personal best times of 5:36.75 in the mile and 12:12.48 in the 3,200m event in track

Jada-Marie Davis (West Lafayette, Ind. / Harrison) I Hurdles
-Three-year letterwinner in track and field
-Finished fifth at the IHSAA State Track Championships in the 300m hurdles with a personal best time of 44.83
-Earned Harrison's Most Improved Award in 2021
-Sectional Champion in both the 100m hurdles and 300m hurdles her senior year
-Closed her high school career with personal best marks of 10.11 in the 60m hurdles, 15.95 in the 100m hurdles and 44.83 in the 300m hurdles

Karis Davis (Leo, Ind. / Leo) I Sprints
-Medaled at the IHSAA State Championships in 2021 in both the 100m and 200m events
-Three-time All-Conference performer in the 100 and also earned all-conference in the 200 as a junior
-Was Sectional and Regional champion in the 100 in 2021 and Sectional champion in the 200 as a junior
-Finished her high school career with personal best times of 12.13 in the 100m and 25.33 in the 200m

Madelynn Denny (Mooresville, Ind. / Moorsville) I Sprints
-Earned 10 varsity letters in track, basketball and unified flag football
-Three-time all-conference performer in both basketball and track
-Qualified for the IHSAA State Championships in the 100 as a junior and senior and in the 4x100 relay as a sophomore and senior
-Earned Mooresville's Mental Attitude Award her senior year
-Set school records in the 100m dash (12.28) and 4x100 relay (49.24)
-Competed with the Indiana All-Star Team at the Midwest Meet of Champions in the 100m event, placing sixth in a time of 12.81
-Closed her high school career with personal best times of 12.28 in the 100m and 25.85  in the 200m dash

Brooke Hansen (Fort Wayne, Ind. / Carroll) I Distance
-Qualified for the IHSAA State Championships in the 4x800 relay as both a sophomore and senior
-Finished 26^th overall at the IHSAA State Cross Country Championships as a junior with a time of 19:04.7
-Helped Carroll to IHSAA State Cross Country titles in 2018 and 2019 and a runner-up finish in 2020
-Ran a personal best 5K cross country time of 18:23.6 at the Marion Invitational on Sept. 5 of her junior year
-Competed with the Indiana All-Star Team at the Midwest Meet of Champions, running a personal best time of 5:10.00 in the mile
-Closed her high school career with personal best times of 5:10.00 in the mile and 11:09.63 in the 3,200m event

Morgan Hoard (Avon, Ind. / Avon) I Jumps
-Avon's school record holder in the 100m hurdles with a time of 15.53
-Collected five individual hurdles wins her senior year and was Zionsville Sectional runner-up in the 100m hurdles
-Finished eighth in the 60m hurdles at the Hoosier State Relays to close the indoor season
-Had a personal best time of 9.36 in the 60m hurdles at the HCC Indoor Invitational
-Had a personal best time of 49.90 in the 300m hurdles her senior year

Haven Hudson (Plainfield, Ind. / Plainfield) I Jumps
-Earned four varsity letters in track and field
-Was All-State and All-County in high jump her senior year
-Finished fourth in the high jump at the Hoosier State Relays in 2022 to cap her indoor season
-Closed her high school career with a personal best jump of 5'4'' in high jump

Kyla Kante (Bloomington, Ind. / Bloomington South) I Sprints/Hurdles
-Undefeated in the 100m hurdles her entire senior year until finishing ninth at the IHSAA State Championships with a personal best time of 14.54
-Also competed on Bloomington South's 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams at the 2022 IHSAA State Championships
-Qualified for the IHSAA State Track and Field Championships in the 100m hurdles and long jump as a sophomore
-Had personal best marks of 14.54 in the 100m hurdles, 46.81 in the 300m hurdles and 18' 2.75'' in the long jump

Olivia Martinez (Valparaiso, Ind. / Washington Township) I Jumps
-Two-time IHSAA State Track and Field Championships qualifier, qualifying in the long jump as a junior and senior and 400m dash as a junior
-Was Portage Regional Champion in the long jump as a senior with a personal best jump of 17' 11.25''
-Was Sectional and Regional runner-up in both the 400m and long jump her junior year in 2021
-Closed her high school career with personal best marks of 17' 11.25'' in the long jump, 59.20 in the 400m event and 27.27 in the 200m dash

Reese McCuan (Lincoln, Ill. / Lincoln Community) I Jumps/Mid-Distance
-Earned 12 varsity letters in cross country, basketball and track and field at Lincoln Community (Ill.)
-Named Lincoln's Female Athlete of the Year her senior year
-Was state runner-up at the IHSA 2A State Championships in triple jump and 4x400 relay her senior year
-Placed fifth in the state at the IHSA 2A State Championships in triple jump as a junior
-School record holder in the triple jump with a personal best jump of 37' 1''

Hannah Robbins (Munster, Ind. / Munster) I Distance
-Earned 12 varsity letters in cross country, track and swimming
-Earned All-State honors in cross country in 2018
-Was a two-time All-Conference performer in cross country and four-year All-Conference performer in swimming
-Was a four-year scholar athlete
-Was 21^st at the 2018 IHSAA State Cross Country Championships with a personal best time of 18:53.9

Lillian Sebastian (Ashland, Ky. / Ashland Blazer) I Sprints
-Earned five varsity letters at Ashland Blazer (Ky.) High School
-Finished fourth at the KHSAA Class 2A State Championships in the 200m while finishing fifth in the 100m event
-Was KHSAA Class 2A State runner-up in the 200m event her junior season
-Three-time All-State, four-time All-Area and four-time Academic All-State honoree
-Finished with five school records and two regional records
-Closed her high school career with personal best times of 12.48 in the 100m and 25.63 in the 200m dash

Skyler Sichting (Mooresville, Ind. / Center Grove) I Sprints/Hurdles
-Earned seven varsity letters in track and field and as a student athletic trainer
-IHSAA State Track qualifier in the 4x100 relay as a senior and qualifier in the 100m hurdles and 4x100 relay as a junior
-Earned All-MIC honors as a junior as the league's runner-up in the 100m hurdles
-Qualified for the USA Track and Field Junior Olympics in 2021 in the 100m hurdles and 400m hurdles
-Had personal best times of 15.42 in the 100m hurdles and 47.01 in the 300m hurdles

Julie Smith (Granger, Ind. / Penn) I Distance
-Qualified for the IHSAA State Track and Field Championships in both the 1,600m and 4x800 relay as a senior
-Was Mishawaka Sectional Champion in the 3,200m and 4x800 relay as a junior and then in the mile, 4x400 and 4x800 relays as a senior
-Also helped Penn to back-to-back Goshen Regional titles in the 4x800 relay as a junior and senior
-Was sectional and regional champion in cross country in 2021 before later qualifying for the IHSAA State Championships and placing 17^th overall
-Finished her high school career with personal best times of 5:06.13 in the mile and a personal best 5K cross country time of 18:42.5 to open her senior year at the Marion Invite

Julynne Spidell (Kokomo, Ind. / Kokomo) I Distance
-Qualified for the IHSAA State Track & Field Championships as a junior in the 3,200m event
-Was sectional champion and regional runner-up in the 3,200m as a junior, including running a personal best time of 11:24.96 at the Goshen Regional
-Also won a sectional title in the 3,200m as a freshman with a time of 11:43.65
-Was Logansport Sectional champion in cross country as a sophomore
-Two-time North Central Conference runner-up in cross country
-Finished her high school career with a personal best 5K time of 19:28.6 in cross country, 5:21.66 in the mile and 11:24.96 in the 3,200m event

Laci Spore (Princeton, Ind. / Princeton Community) I Distance
-Qualified for the 2021 IHSAA State Cross Country Championships as part of a strong Princeton High School team
-Had 13 individual wins in the 200 and 400m events her senior year, while also contributing to 12 relay wins
-Won the Pocket Athletic Conference titles in the 200 and 400 her junior and senior years
-Had a personal best 5K time of 20:14.9 at the Brown County Semistate her junior year
-Finished her high school career with personal best times of 26.82 in the 200m event and 59.53 in the 400