INDIANAPOLIS - The IUPUI men's cross country and track and field program and head coach Justin Roeder announced the additions of 10 student-athletes for the upcoming season. Roeder and the Jaguars earned a #HLXC runner-up finish a season ago and showed well in the distance events at both the #HLTF Indoor and Outdoor Championships in the spring.
 
Eight of the 10 newcomers will be true freshmen in the fall and be joined by a pair of transfers in Connor Murphy (Illinois State) and Andrew Whitinger (Purdue Fort Wayne).
 
"This upcoming class is going to be one to remember. Each of these student-athletes were phenomenal to work with in the recruiting process and our coaching staff is thrilled to see them all on campus this upcoming school year," Roeder said. "These incoming student-athletes join a very accomplished and competitive team, but we are confident their academic and athletic ability will be significant to our continued success."
 
The eight true freshmen all come from inside state lines as Roeder welcomes Andrew Blake (Pendleton Heights), Sam Hinds (Westfield), Nolan King (Evansville Central), Janan Pillai (LaPorte), Noah Price (Liberty Christian), Nicolas Probst (Penn), Luke Shappell (Leo) and Jackson Tuck (Chesterton) to the program.
 
Below are career highlights for each of the 10 newcomers.
 
Andrew Blake (Pendleton, Ind./Pendleton Heights)
-Qualified for IHSAA State Cross Country Championships as a senior
-Ran a PR of 16:06.9 in the 5K at the IHSAA Cross Country New Haven Semi-State
-Owns a 400m PR of 56.50  and 800m PR of 2:05.83 at the Muncie Burris Invitational
-Ran a 1600m PR of 4:31.61 at the Madison County Meet and 3,200m PR of 9:50.69 at the Mt. Vernon Sectional.
 
Sam Hinds (Westfield, Ind./Westfield)
-Ran his cross country 5K PR of 15:47.4 at the Noblesville Regional
-Clocked his 400m PR of 53.56 against Fishers and ran his 800m PR of 1:58.28 at the Westfield Sectional
-Ran his 3200m PR of 9:52.52 at the Carmel Showcase
 
Nolan King (Evansville, Ind./Evansville Central)
-Ran a personal best 5K cross country time of 16:42.3 time at the NXR Midwest Regional Championships
-Qualified for IHSAA State Track & Field Championship in the 1600
-Owns a 400m PR time of 54.75 and 800m PR of 2:03.11 from the Evansville Central Sectional
-Also ran a PR in the 1600 at the Evansville Central Sectional, clocking a time of 4:27.94 at -Ran a 3,200m time of 10:02.36 at the Evansville City Meet
 
Connor Murphy (St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles/Illinois State)
-Ran one cros country and one track season at Illinois State
-Ran a personal best 8K time of 26:13.2 at the Bradley 'Pink' Classic last fall, placing 36th overall in the open race
-Owns collegiate personal bests of 1:58.70 in the 800m and 4:08.28 in the 1,500m event\
-Was a three-time All-Conference honoree during his high school career at St. Charles (Ill.) High School
 
Janan Pillai (LaPorte, Ind./LaPorte)
-Ran a personal best time of 16:17.2 at the NXR Midwest Regional Championships
-Qualified for the IHSAA State Championship as a junior in the 3,200, running a personal best time of 9:36.50 at that meet
-Owns personal best times of 2:01.44 in the 800 and 4:33.12 in the 1,600m event
 
Noah Price (Anderson, Ind./Liberty Christian)
-Won 10 cross country meets during his four-year span at Liberty Christian, including an undefeated regular season, a Pioneer Academic Athletic Conference (PAAC) Championship, Liberty Christian's first Sectional Championship at the Pendleton Heights Sectional
-Qualified for the IHSAA Cross Country State Championship in 2022, earning Class 1A All-State and Class Runner of the Year
-Ran a personal best cross country time of 15:54 at the Delta Regional
-Named the 2022 Heald Bulletin Boys Cross Country Athlete of the Year
-PAAC champion in the 800 (x2), 1600 (x3) and 3200
-Owns personal best times of 52.94 in the 400, 1:57.96 in the 800, 4:24.69 in the 1,600m and 9:57.67 in the 3,200m
 
Nicolas Probst (Mishawaka, Ind./Penn)
-Qualified for the IHSAA State Cross Country Championships in 2021 and 2022
-Ran a personal best time of 16:17.0 at the Elkhart Regional
-Owns personal bests of 2:16.1 in the 800, 4:46.36 in the 1,600m event and 10:07.82 from the Goshen Regional in the 3,200m distance
 
Luke Shappell (Leo, Ind./Leo)
-First commitment of IUPUI's signing class, having signed during the fall
-Qualified for the IHSAA State Cross Country Championships in 2021 and 2022
-Ran a personal best time of 15:46.1 in winning the Ft. Wayne Northrop Sectional Championship
-Qualified for IHSAA State Track & Field Championships in the 1600 and 3200 his senior season
-Ran personal best times of 53.89 in the 400, 2:15.93 in the 800m, 4:18.58 in the 1,600m event at the IHSAA State Championships and 9:31.12 in the 3,200m, also at the State Championships
 
Jackson Tuck (Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton)
-Four-year qualifier for IHSAA Cross Country State Championships
-Ran a PR of 15:56.7 at the NXR Midwest Regional Championships
-Owns personal best times of 1:57.33 in the 800 from the Valpo Regional and 4:28.30 in the 1,600m from the Portage Sectional
-Clocked a personal best 3,200m time of 10:05.71 at the 2022 Chesterton Relays
 
Andrew Whitinger (New Castle, Ind./Blue River Valley/Purdue Fort Wayne)
-Comes to IUPUI as a graduate transfer after having run four years at Purdue Fort Wayne
-Was a two-time All-Horizon League performer in cross country, including earning first team honors in 2021 as the league's seventh-place finisher
-Owns six of PFW's school records, doing so in the 10K (31:28.6), 8K (24:44.1) and 5K (15:15.8) in cross country and 3K steeple (9:44.70), 5K (14:34.18) and 10K (29:50.68) on the track
-Was a two-time Horizon League All-Academic Honorable Mention Team honoree in cross country
-Owns collegiate personal bests of 3:58.50 in the 1,500m, 14:34.18 in the 5K and 29:50.68 in the 10K