Following an outstanding collegiate running career with the Jaguars, Evan Fruits enters his first season as an assistant coach on Chuck Koeppen's staff in 2010.
Fruits was a steady competitor and well recognized leader of the cross country program throughout his four-year running career. He earned the team's Leadership Award in each of his final two seasons and the Coach's Award his senior season. He ran in 27 of 28 possible meets in his career and was consistently among the Jags' top four.
He notched a personal best 25:36.22 8K at the UE Invitational on Oct. 18, 2008 and ran a PR 10K time later that same season. Fruits was named IUPUI's Most Valuable Freshman in 2006 after running among the team's top five in five of seven meets.
Academically, Fruits was a four-time Academic All-League choice and was named to the Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence each of his final three seasons. In addition, he was on IUPUI's Academic Advisor's List all eight semesters of his career and named among the university's Top 100 students his junior and senior years. He also served as the Vice President of the IUPUI Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) in 2009-10.
The Whiteland, Ind.-native earned his degree from the Kelley School of Business in 2010 with a degree in finance. He's currently a Fund Accountant for Huntington Asset Services in Indianapolis.
