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2020-2021 Men's Track & Field Roster

Jose Juarez
Ken Moreland

Ben Savage

  • Position Distance
  • Height 5-11
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Awassa, Ethiopia
  • Highschool Morgan Township [Ind.]

Biography

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Cross Country Records
8K -
24:47.3 at Horizon League Championships (11-2-2019)
10K - 32:28.6 at NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships (11-15-2019)

Top Track Times
Indoor-

Mile: 4:25.95 at UIndy Team Invitational (2-11-2017)
3,000m: 8:35.64 at Horizon League Championships (3-1-2020)
5,000m: 14:33.17 at GVSU Big Meet (Friday) (2-14-2020)
Outdoor-
1,500m: 4:00.51 at Lenny Lyles-Clark Wood Invitational (4-28-2018)
5,000m: 14:37.26 at Charlotte 49er Classic (3-16-2018)
10,000m: 31:02.76 at Raleigh Relays (3-30-2019)

2020-21 SEASON
Cross Country (Senior):
Opted out of the season due to COVID-19 concerns. 
Indoor (Senior): Opted out of the season due to COVID-19 concerns. 
Outdoor (Senior): Opted out of the season due to COVID-19 concerns. 

2019-20 SEASON
Cross Country (Junior):
Second Team All-Horizon League performer by virtue of his 12th place finish at the league championships while helping the Jaguars to the league title... named Horizon League Runner of the Week on Sept. 24 after placing 41st at the John McNichols Invitational in a time of 25:20.9 against a field that featured six top-25 and four teams ranked among the nation's top 10, helping the Jags to an eighth-place finish... was among IUPUI's top four runners in all seven of his entries, including leading the Jaguars to the finish line three different times... opened his season with a sixth-place finish at the Butler Twilight on Aug. 30, running the 6K race in a time of 18:39.6... was IUPUI's top finisher at the Joe Piane Invitational on Oct. 4, finishing the 5-mile race in a time of 24:57.13, placing 23rd overall... was the Jaguars' top finisher at the Under Armour Pre-Nats, closing the 8K race in a time of 25:14.8, placing tenth overall... ran a personal best 8K time of 24:47.3 at the Horizon League Championships as the Jaguars' No. 4 runner and placing 12th overall... capped his season with a personal best 10K time of 32:28.6 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championships on Nov. 15, placing 86th overall as the Jaguars' No. 3 runner. 
Indoor (Junior): Just missed All-Horizon League honors in both the 3,000m and 5,000m events at the league championships, placing fourth in both... ran a personal-best 5,000m time of 14:33.17 at the GVSU Big Meet (Friday) on Feb. 14, placing fourth in his race... clocked a personal best 3,000m time of 8:35.64 at the Horizon League Championships on Mar. 1, placing fourth... was fourth in the 5K the day prior, running a time of 14:58.01... opened the indoor season with a fourth-place finish in the Mastodon Invitational, running a time of 8:52.20 on Jan. 18. 
Outdoor (Redshirt): Had the outdoor season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 
Academics: Named to IUPUI's Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) for the spring semester. 

2018-19 SEASON
Cross Country (Sophomore):
Jaguars' most consistent runner finished among the team's top three in all six meets... was the team's top finisher at the Vic Godfrey Open and Louisville XC Classic... earned top-10 finishes at the Butler Twilight (10th overall) and Vic Godfrey Open (2nd overall)... clocked a personal best 8K time of 24:51.4 at the Louisville XC Classic on Sept. 29, ranking eighth on the program's all-time list... was the Jaguars' No. 3 finisher (17th overall) at the Horizon League Championships on Oct. 27, running a time of 25:36.4... capped the season by running a 10K time of 32:49.9 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Nov. 9 as the Jaguars' No. 2 runner, placing 94th overall. 
Indoor (Redshirt): Did not compete.
Outdoor (Junior): Earned All-Horizon League honors with a runner-up finish in the 10,000m event.... also placed fifth at the league championships in the 5,000m event... ran 31:08.55 in the 10K and followed up by running 14:53.34 in the 5K two days later... was IUPUI's top performer in both the 5K and 10K for the outdoor season... clocked a personal best 10,000m time of 31:02.76 at the Raleigh Relays on Mar. 30, putting him sixth on the program's all-time list... was seventh in the 5K at the Illinois Twilight on Apr. 13, running a time of 14:44.86... was fifth in the 5K at the Jesse Owens Classic on Apr. 27 with a time of 15:06.26. 
Academics: Named to IUPUI's Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) for the spring semester.  

2017-18 SEASON
Cross Country (Freshman):
Second Team All-Horizon League honoree by virtue of his 11th-place finish at the league championships... emerged as one of the Jaguars' top runners, running among the team's top four in all five of his entries, including three No. 2 finishes in the lineup... made his IUPUI cross country debut at the Commodore Classic on Sept. 16, running an 8K time of 26:05.5 as the team's No. 2 finisher (40th overall)... ran a personal best 8K time of 25:25.17 at the Greater Louisville Classic on Sept. 30... was IUPUI's No. 2 runner at the Bradley "Pink" Classic on Oct. 13, running an 8K time of 25:37.0... was IUPUI's No. 3 finisher and 11th overall at the Horizon League Championships, running a time of 26:07.6... capped the season with a personal best 10K time of 32:39.5 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Nov. 10.
Indoor (Sophomore): Posted a personal best 5,000m time of 15:16.06 at the Fort Wayne Duals on Jan. 20... ran his best mile of the indoor season at the Indianapolis Invitational on Feb. 10, clocking a time of 4:30.51... also ran a season-best 3,000m time of 9:12.36 at that same meet.
Outdoor (Sophomore): Earned All-Horizon League honors in the 10,000m event... finished third in the league in the 10,000m with a personal best time of 31:04.69, putting him sixth on the program's all-time list.... also finished sixth in the league in the 5,000m event... ran a personal best 5,000m time of 14:37.26 at the Charlotte 49er Classic on Mar. 16, putting him fifth on IUPUI's all-time list... clocked a personal best 1,500m time of 4:00.51 at the Lenny Lyles-Clark Wood Invitational on Apr. 28. 
Academic: Chosen to IUPUI's Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) both semesters.

2016-17 SEASON
Cross Country (Redshirt):
Shared the team's Mental Attitude Award with fellow freshman Lucas Rhed.
Indoor (Freshman): Competed in five meets... had the team's fifth-best mile of the year at the UIndy Team Invitational on Feb. 11, finishing at 4:25.95... ran his best 3,000m time of 8:59.53 at the Gene Edmonds Invitational on Jan. 7... had his best 5,000m time of 15:16.08 at The Summit League Championships on Feb. 25.
Outdoor (Freshman): Ran in six meets, emerging as one of the team's top long distance performers... opened the outdoor season with the team's fourth-best 5,000m time of the season, running 14:59.74 at the Charlotte 49er Classic on Mar. 17... ran his best 1,500m time of 4:04.28 at the Oliver Nikoloff Open on Apr. 1, ranking fifth on the team at that distance... spun an impressive 10,000m time of 31:33.29 at the Hillsdale "GINA" Relays on Apr. 28, putting him ninth on IUPUI's all-time list. 

High School: Had a standout running career at Morgan Township High School... advanced to the IHSAA State Cross Country Championships as a senior, finishing 57th overall... began the postseason by winning the Renssalaer Sectional in a time of 16:14.47... collected top-10 finishes at the New Prairie Regional and Semi-State meets... clocked a personal best time of 15:59.1 at semi-state, placing ninth overall.

Historical Player Information

  • 2016-2017Freshman

    5'11"
  • 2017-2018Sophomore

    Distance
    5'11"
  • 2018-2019Junior

    Distance
    5'11"
  • 2019-2020Senior

    Distance
    5'11"
  • 2020-2021Graduate Student

    Distance
    5'11"