INDIANAPOLIS – IU Indianapolis head men's cross country and track coach Justin Amburgy announced the signings of 13 student-athletes for the upcoming season, including 12 true freshmen and an impact transfer. Amburgy brought on Notre Dame-transfer Izaiah Steury, a 2024 NCAA All-American, as a graduate transfer, along with a star studded rookie class.

The Jaguars are coming off a third-place finish at last year's #HLXC Championships and return its top six finishers from last year's league championships. In addition, the track and field team continued to rewrite the record books in the distance events a season ago, including producing a league title in the distance medley relay during the indoor campaign. 

Below is a rundown of the Jaguars' 13 newcomers with pertinent details about each.

Deklin Bowser – Carmel, Ind. / Carmel
Top Times: 15:38.8 5K (XC)
-Earned eight varsity letters in cross country and track
-Chosen as Carmel's Mental Attitude Award winner
-Qualified for the IHSAA State Cross Country Championships as a junior

Luca Bryja – Elgin, Ill. / Harvest Christian Academy
Top Times: 14:48.4 3-mile (XC), 4:18.77 1,600m
-Earned IHSA Class 1A All-State honors as a senior, placing fourth overall at the state championships
-Helped Harvest Christian Academy to an IHSA 1A State Championship in the 4x800 relay as a freshman
-Also earned All-State honors in the 4x800 as a sophomore and 1,600m as a junior

Aidan Connors – Plainfield, Ill. / Plainfield North
Top Times: 14:23.6 3-mile (XC), 8:55.93 3,200m, 4:08.06 1,600m
-IHSA 3A State Champion in the 3,200m (8:55.93) while also earning All-State honors in the 1,600m event as the seventh-place finisher
-Five-time All-Southwest Prairie Conference (SPC) performer in track
-2025 IHSA Class 3A All-State performer in cross country, finishing 13th overall at the state championships
-Helped Plainfield North to a cross country state championship as a senior after earning runner-up finishes the prior two seasons

Nolan Dailey – Hope, Ind. / Hauser
Top Times: 9:16.12 3,200m
-Competed in cross country, track and basketball at Hauser High School
-Four-year Mid-Hoosier Conference honoree in both cross country and track
-Named to the Indiana All-Star Cross Country Team as a senior, later competing in the Mid-East Meet of Champions
-Qualified for the IHSAA State Championships in the 3,200m event as a senior, placing 14th overall

Ben Gasiorski – Maumee, Ohio / Anthony Wayne
Top Times: 15:21.4 5K (XC), 1:51 800m (relay split), 1:53.53 800m, 4:13.14 1,600m
-Three-time First Team All-Northern Lakes League in cross country and three-time OHSAA State Qualifier
-Earned OHSAA All-State honors as a senior, placing fifth overall at the state championships
-Was a two-time OHSAA state championship qualifier in track

Nathan Gehrmann – North Aurora, Ill. / West Aurora
Top Times: 14:59 3-mile (XC), 1:55.15 800m
-Four-year All-Conference performer in both cross country and track
-Finished 64th at the IHSA State Cross Country Championships as a junior
-Placed 13th at the IHSA State Track Championships as a sophomore
-Earned West Aurora's XC MVP honors his final two years and track team MVP as a senior

Lincoln Kelly – Dublin, Ohio / Dublin Jerome
Top Times: 15:32.0 5K (XC), 9:28.65 3,200m
-Earned First Team OHSA All-State honors in cross country after placing 11th at the state championships his senior season
-Two-time All-Ohio Capital Conference honors and All-Region honors his senior season
-Helped Dublin Jerome High School to the D1 Region 2 title and fourth-place state finishes in both cross country and track as a senior

Jacob Mitchell – Oolitic, Ind. / Bloomington North
Top Times: 14:49.2 5K (XC), 8:57 3,200m, 4:14 1,600m
-Placed fifth overall at the IHSAA State Cross Country Championships as both a junior and senior
-Two time Conference Indiana champion in cross country and two-time Mater Dei Regional runner-up
-Won the Bloomington North Regional in the 3,200m as a senior
-Competed at the New Balance Nationals Outdoors as a senior, including fourth-place finish in the 4x800 relay and 15th place finish in the 3,000m

Ben Perschon – Saint John, Ind. / Lake Central
Top Times: 15:33.4 5K (XC), 9:21.98 3,200m
-Two-time Highland Sectional Champion and two-time Duneland Conference runner-up finisher
-Qualified for the IHSAA State Cross Country Championships all four seasons, including earning top-40 finishes as a sophomore and junior
-Won Duneland Conference titles in both the 1,600m and 3,200m events his senior season
-Qualified for the IHSAA State Track & Field Championships all four years of high school, including in both the 1,600m and 3,200m events his senior season

Miles Rudy – Kokomo, Ind. / Western
Top Times: 15:23.1 5K (XC)
-Three-time All-Hoosier Conference performer in cross country, including the runner-up finisher as a junior and senior
-Qualified for the IHSAA State Cross Country Championships as a junior and senior, including finishing 56th as a senior
-Earned IHSAA 3A All-State honors his senior year
-Holds Western's 200 free relay record in swimming as well

Izaiah Steury – Pleasant Lake, Ind. / Angola (Notre Dame-transfer)
Top Times: 29:17.1 10K (XC), 22:52.1 8K (XC), 28:28.75 10,000m, 13:43.11 5,000m
-Three-time Great Lakes All-Region performer in cross country
-2024 NCAA All-American in cross country, placing 24th overall (29:17.1)
-2022 All-Atlantic Coast Conference performer in cross country, placing ninth overall
-Competed at the University of Oregon for the 2023-24 season
-Won the IHSAA State Cross Country Championship as a junior at Angola, capping off an undefeated season

Jackson Truty – Naperville, Ill. / Naperville North
Top Times: 14:53.9 3-mile (XC)
-Two-time All-DuPage Valley Conference performer in cross country, including finishing fourth overall his senior year
-Earned All-Conference honors in track his senior year
-Three-year Academic All-Conference honoree in both cross country and track

Michael Wilson – St. Charles, Ill. / St. Charles East
Top Times: 1:53.54 800m
-Four-year varsity letterwinner in both cross country and track at St. Charles East
-Was a four-time DuKane Conference all-conference performer in cross country
-Was a three-time All-Conference performer in track, including winning conference titles in the 800m event both indoors and outdoors
-Was a six-time Academic All-Conference honoree