Justin Roeder was named IUPUI's head coach in July 2022 after serving as interim head coach during the 2022 track and field season. A Fishers, Ind.-native, Roeder served as the program's top assistant from 2019 to 2021 and volunteer assistant in 2011 and 2012.
During his time as assistant, Roeder oversaw numerous facets of the program including individual and team training, recruiting, program budget and fundraising, academic oversight, coordination of travel, home meet management, social media content, alumni relations and other day to day operations of the program. He continues to work closely with members of the coaching and administrative staff, each individual student-athlete, athletic trainers, strength and conditioning coaches, nutritionist, academic advisors and other individuals and resources vital to the program's success.
During his tenure with the Jaguars, Roeder has guided the team to a number of achievements including:
Fall 2021 Cross Country
-Horizon League Runners of the Week (Nate Kaiser, Grant Moon)
-Horizon League Freshmen of the Week (Grant Moon, Mitchell Rans)
-6,000m School Record Broke: Nate Kaiser
-8,000m School Record Broke: Nate Kaiser and Nick Perkins
-Horizon League Cross Country Team Champions
-3 First Team All Horizon League Runners of the Meet
-3 Second Team All Horizon League Runners of the Meet
-Freshman of the Year Grant Moon
-NCAA Great Lakes Cross Country Regional Championships 10th place finish
-2 individuals named to Horizon League Cross Country All League Team Honors
Spring 2021 Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field
-14 individuals named to Horizon League All League Academic Roll
-23 individuals named to IUPUI Academic Advisor List
-1500m Runner Up Finisher Outdoor Track and Field Horizon League Championships
-10,000m Runner Up Finisher Outdoor Track and Field Horizon League Championships
- Runner up 5000m Indoor Track and Field Horizon League Championships
Fall 2020 Cross Country
-15 individuals named to Horizon League All League Academic Roll
-Horizon League Cross Country Team Champions
-Freshman of the Year Mitchell Gits
-3 1st Team All Horizon League Runners of the Meet
-3 2nd Team All Horizon League Runners of the Meet
-USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
-USTFCCCA All-Academic Members: Nick Perkins and Alex Ratkovich
Spring 2020 Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field
-9 individuals named to Horizon League All League Academic Roll
-2 Top 100 IUPUI Student Honors
-DMR Team Champions Indoor Track Championships
-Runner of the Meet Eric Hoffman
-Individual Champions 5000m
-Individual Champions 3000m
-Placed 4 out of 5 spots in 3000m at Championships
-Placed 6 out of 10 spots in 5000m
-1 Mile Runner Up Horizon League Indoor Championships
-School Record 600m
-14 runners with Top 10 marks in 2019-2020 Indoor Track Horizon League Rankings
Fall 2019 Cross Country
-8 individuals named to Horizon League All League Academic Roll
-USTFCCCA All-Academic Team
-1st Time Horizon League Team Champions
-NCAA Pre National Team Champions
-Freshman of the Year Brennan Butche
-1 First Team All Horizon League Runners of the Meet
-3 Second Team All Horizon League Runners of the Meet
-Runner of the Week Ben Savage
Roeder was a standout student-athlete in his own right, earning a number of accolades including being a five-time individual Horizon League Champion (3,000m, 5,000m, 10,000m), ten-time Top 5 Horizon League Conference Finisher in Track & Field (3,000m, 5,000m, 10,000m), three-time NCAA Track & Field Regional Qualifier (5,000m and 10,000m), two-time NCAA Cross Country All-Region Performer (placing 16th and 18th individually) and two-time NCAA Cross Country National Qualifier. He was also a part of the historic Horizon League Cross Country Championship Teams that won 14 consecutive titles and earned a perfect score of 15 points 3 out of 4 years during his career at Butler.
Additionally, he was the recipient of the Mental Attitude Award on the Men's Cross Country and Track & Field team, earned USTFCCCA Collegiate All-Academic Honors, and was named to the Dean's List on multiple occasions.
He later pursued a professional career as a triathlete from 2012 through 2015, training with the USA Triathlon Collegiate Recruitment and Olympic Development Programs where he resided and trained at the Olympic Training Centers in Colorado Springs, Colorado and Chula Vista, California. At the high school level, Roeder was an individual State Champion in Cross Country in 2004 and four-time IHSAA All-State Cross Country runner at Hamilton Southeastern High School in Fishers.
Before shifting to coaching at the collegiate level, he founded Roeder Multisport and began his coaching career developing personalized training programs for a number of athletes of various ages and backgrounds in running, swimming, triathlon, and cycling. He earned a Bachelor's degree in Physical Education with a concentration in Exercise Science in 2011 from Butler University.
