INDIANAPOLIS – The IUPUI Athletics Department and men's head cross country and track and field head coach Justin Roeder have announced the additions of eight individuals to join the program for the 2022-2023 campaign. Coming off three consecutive Horizon League Cross Country titles, Roeder added seven true freshmen and a transfer to his roster to compete for the Jaguars this season.
 
"I am thrilled to announce our 2022-2023 men's additions to our roster. In recruiting these elite student-athletes, I quickly understood that their demeanor, both in the classroom and competition, resembled and aligned with the culture we continue to build here at IUPUI," Roeder said of his signing class. "These select individuals aim to achieve a high standard academically and athletically, but most importantly they all have demonstrated the vital characteristic of being a great teammate. I look forward to working closely with each athlete and witness their positive impact they make on our team, school, and ultimately our community."

Joseph Blagrave (Indianapolis, Ind./Mt. Vernon)
-Ran the opening leg of Mt. Vernon's 4x800 relay all season long as a senior, helping the group to three wins (including sectional and Hoosier Heritage Conference), a regional runner-up finish and an IHSAA State appearance
-Ran a personal best 800m time of 2:04.4 at the Mt. Vernon Sectional as a senior
-Helped Mt. Vernon to a pair of 4x800 wins his junior year also, including a Hoosier Heritage Conference crown
-Also advanced to state in the 4x800 as a junior
-Closed his high school cross country career with a personal best time of 16:29.6 at the Shelbyville Semistate
 
Jaylon Cooper (Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern)
-Advanced to the IHSAA State Championships in the 400m event as a senior after running a personal best time of 49.05 at the Lafayette Jeff Regional, placing third
-Was Hoosier Crossroads Conference, Hamilton County and Carmel Sectional runner-up in the 400 his senior year
-Ran a personal best 200m time of 23.58 against Carmel his senior year
 
Deion Guise (Decatur, Ind./Bellmont)
-Advanced to the IHSAA State Championships in the 3,200m event as a junior and senior
-Collected seven wins in the 3,200m event his final two years of high school, including a pair of sectional titles and a Marion Regional title his senior year
-Ran a personal best 3,200m time of 9:25.96 in winning the Marion Regional his senior year
-Was Northeast 8 Conference champion as a junior and runner-up as a senior in the 3,200m
-Advanced to state in cross country his final two years, placing 57^th overall as a senior
-Was Bellmont Sectional and Marion Regional champion in cross country his senior season
-Ran a personal best 5K time of 15:48.3 as runner-up at the Marion Regional his junior year
 
Connor Hamilton (Granger, Ind./Penn)
-Competed in cross country, track, football and hockey at Penn High School
-Earned first team All-Conference honors his senior year while also winning at the Goshen Relays
-Was a four-time sectional and regional champion during his high school career
-Advanced to state in the 4x400 and 4x800 relays his senior season
-Graduated with Academic Honors and Technical Honors
-Closed his high school career with personal best times of 51.97 in the 400m and 2:05.87 in the 800m
 
Alex Parkhurst (Indianapolis, Ind./Franklin Central)
-Helped Franklin Central to back-to-back state appearances in the 4x800 relay as a junior and senior
-Also helped Franklin Central to a state appearance in the 4x400 relay his senior year
-Ran personal best times of 4:29.17 in the mile and 1:58.08 in the 800m his senior year
-Ran a personal best 5K cross country time of 16:59.2 at the Brownsburg Invitational his senior year
 
Nick Pulos (Fishers, Ind./Fishers)
-Advanced to state in cross country as a junior and senior, placing 48^th overall as a senior in a time of 16:30.7
-Ran a personal best 5K cross country time of 16:04.6 at the Hoosier Crossroads Conference meet
-Opened his junior year with back-to-back cross country victories, winning the Hamilton County and Terre Haute Savings Bank State Preview meets
-Was a two-time All-Delta Regional performer in cross country
-Clocked a personal best mile time of 4:32.16 at the Carmel Sectional his senior year
 
Mariano Retzloff (Mishawaka, Ind./Penn)
-Advanced to the state championships in track three times during his high school career, going in the 3,200m event as a freshman, the 3,200m and 4x800 relay as a junior and 4x800 relay as a senior
-Two-time Penn Sectional and Kokomo Regional champion in the 3,200m event in track, doing so as a freshman and junior
-Helped Penn to back-to-back regional championships in the 4x800 relay
-Closed his high school career with personal best times of 4:27.99 in the 1,600 and 9:17.97 in the 3,200m
-Had a dominant season in cross country as a junior in 2020, collecting four wins, two runner-up finishes and a fifth-place finish at the IHSAA State Championships
-Two-time South Bend Riley Sectional champ in cross country
-Ran a 5K cross country personal best time of 15:34.5 at the New Haven Semistate his junior year 
 
Mason Wolfe (Mooresville, Ind./Mooresville/Purdue)
-Competed primarily in mid-distance events as a freshman at Purdue in 2021-2022
-Won the 600m in his collegiate debut at the Fred Wilt Invitational with a winning time of 1:22.20
-Clocked a personal best mile time of 4:53.08 at the Gene Edmonds Invite, placing ninth overall
-Had a season-best 800m time of 1:54.56 at the Alex Wilson Invite during the indoor season
-Spun a personal best 400m time of 50.97 at the Illini Classic on Apr. 9
-Ran 1:53.52 in the 800m at the Midwest Meet of Champions as a high school senior in June 2021