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2023-24 Men's Track & Field Roster

Ed Holdaway
Ed Holdaway
Ken Moreland
Eric Petersen
Justin Haberstroh
Kelly Zehnder
Justin Casterline

Eric Petersen

  • Position Distance
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 145
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Indianapolis, Ind.
  • Highschool North Central

Biography

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Cross Country Records
8K - 
24:17.8 at Bradley 'Pink' Classic (10-14-2022)
10K - 31:11.7 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (11-10-2023)

Top Track Times
Indoor-
Mile:
4:25.83 at Horizon League Championships (3-1-2020)
3,000m: 8:16.97 at Horizon League Championships (2-25-2024)
5,000m: 14:20.89 at Horizon League Championships (2-24-2024)
Outdoor-
1,500m:
3:52.39 at Blizzard Buster (3-22-2024)
5,000m: 14:11.56 at Raleigh Relays (3-28-2024)
10,000m: 30:12.86 at Horizon League Championships (5-3-2024)

2023-24 SEASON
Cross Country (Senior): Voted to the #HLXC All-Academic Team by the league's faculty athletic representatives for the second straight year... was among the team's top four finishers on four occasions... closed the season as the team's No. 3 runner (64th overall) at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Nov. 10 with a 10K time of 31:11.7... was the team's No. 6 runner (18th overall) at the Horizon League Championships on Oct. 28 with an 8K time of 24:53.2... opened the year as the team's No. 4 finisher (12th overall) at the Mike Baumer XC Classic on Sept. 1 with a 5K time of 15:03.9... followed up as the team's No. 3 runner (fourth overall) at the Jaguar Invitational with a season-best 8K time of 24:53.76... was the team's No. 4 finisher (21st overall) at the Joe Piane Invitational on Sept. 29 with a 5-mile time of 24:56.4.
Indoor (Senior): Voted to the #HLTF Indoor All-Academic Team by the league's faculty athletic representatives... honorable mention All-Horizon League performer in the 3,000m event with a third-place finish in a personal best time of 8:16.97... also earned a spot on the podium at the league championships in the 5,000m event, placing fifth at 14:20.89... starred at the IUPUI Invitational with a runner-up finish in the 5,000m event (14:33.20) and third-place finish in the 3K (8:22.73)... ran a 5,000m time of 14:27.11 at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational on Feb. 10.
Outdoor (Senior): Voted to the #HLTF Outdoor All-Academic Team by the league's faculty athletic representatives... earned podium finishes in both the 10,000m and 5,000m events at the Horizon League Championships... was fourth in the 10K with a personal best time of 30:12.86... followed with a seventh-place finish in the 5K at 14:35.93... ran a personal best 5K time of 14:11.56 at the Raleigh Relays on Mar. 30... was runner-up in the 1,500m event at the Blizzard Buster on Mar. 22, running a personal best time of 3:52.39, later earning #HLTF Runner of the Week honors.
Academics: Named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District... selected to the Horizon League's Academic Honor Roll both semesters... named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) both semesters.

2022-23 SEASON
Cross Country (Junior):
First Team All-Horizon League performer by virtue of his seventh-place finish at the league championships... voted to the #HLXC All-Academic Team by the league's faculty athletics representatives... limited to four entries on the season... was among the team's top three finishers in all four of his entries... made his season debut at the McNichols Invitational on Sept. 17 as the team's No. 3 runner (58th overall), running the 8K race in a time of 25:54.6... was IUPUI's No. 2 runner (19th overall) at the Joe Piane Invitational, running the 5-mile race in a time of 24:57.5... was the team's No. 3 finisher (45th overall) at the Bradley 'Pink' Classic on Oct. 14 with an 8K time of 24:17.8... was the team's No. 2 runner (seventh overall) at the Horizon League Championships with an 8K time of 25:00.5. 
Indoor (Junior): Did not participate in any indoor meets.
Outdoor (Junior): Did not compete in any outdoor meets.
Academics: Selected to the Horizon League's Academic Honor Roll both semesters... named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) both semesters.

2021-22 SEASON
Cross Country (Sophomore):
Was among IUPUI's scoring five runners in five of his six entries... was the team's No. 2 finisher (25th overall) at the Joe Piane Invitational on Oct. 1, running the 5-mile race in a time of 25:12.4... clocked a personal best 8K time of 25:05.1 at the Bradley 'Pink' Invitational on Oct. 15 as the team's No. 5 runner... earned a top-10 finish at the IUPUI Jaguar Classic as the team's No. 3 runner, finishing the 8K race in a time of 25:16.5... was the team's No. 8 runner at the Horizon League Championships, running the 8K race in a time of 26:51.8... closed the season as the team's No. 5 finisher (74th overall) at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, running the 10K race in a time of 31:31.7. 
Indoor (Sophomore): Voted to the #HLTF All-Academic Team by the league's faculty athletic representatives... ran four indoor meets but missed the Horizon League Indoor Championships due to COVID... was runner-up in the 3,000m event at the Bellarmine Open with a time of 8:37.25... clocked a 5K time of 14:40.55 at the Meyo Invitational... had his quickest 5K time of the indoor season at the GVSU Big Meet-Friday on Feb. 11 with a time of 14:30.69, good for sixth on IUPUI's all-time list... followed with a third-place finish in the 3K at the GVSU Big Meet-Saturday on Feb. 12, running a personal best time of 8:19.61, which was the second-quickest in IUPUI history. 
Outdoor (Sophomore): All-Horizon League performer in the 10,000m event as he placed third overall in a personal best time of 30:34.98, placing him ninth on IUPUI's all-time list in the event... voted to the #HLTF All-Academic Team by the league's faculty athletic representatives... also scored at the league championships in the 5,000m event, placing fifth overall in a time of 14:47.50... had a personal best 5K time of 14:30.36 at the Raleigh Relays on Mar. 24, putting him No. 6 on the program's all-time list... had his quickest 1,500m time of 3:57.34 at the Oliver Nikoloff Invite on Apr. 2... was third overall in the 5K at the Illini Invitational with a time of 14:38.93. 
Academics: Horizon League Academic Honor Roll honoree both semesters... named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) both semesters.

2020-21 SEASON
Cross Country (Freshman):
Earned second team All-Horizon League honors with a 14th-place finish at the league championships, helping the Jaguars to a league title... clocked a time of 26:28.4 at the Horizon League Championships at Northview Church on Mar. 4. 
Indoor (Redshirt): Did not compete in any indoor meets.
Outdoor (Freshman): Competed in three outdoor meets... just missed scoring in both the 5K and 10K at the Horizon League Outdoor Championships, placing tenth in the 10K with a time of 31:22.93 and ninth overall in the 5K with a time of 14:56.65 two days later... ran a personal best 5K time of 14:53.08 at the Gibson Invitational on Apr. 17, placing fifth overall... was eighth in the 5K at the RedHawk Invitational on Apr. 24, running a time of 14:58.10. 
Academic: Selected to the Horizon League's Academic Honor Roll both semesters... named to IUPUI's Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or above) both semesters.

2019-20 SEASON
Cross Country (Redshirt):
Trained with the team, but did not compete in any meets.
Indoor (Freshman): Competed in five meets... made his IUPUI debut at the Mastodon Opener on Dec. 7, running a mile time of 4:31.90 to place fourth overall... placed sixth in the 3,000m event at the Gene Edmonds Open on Jan. 11, clocking a time of 8:55.34... won the 3,000m event at the Mastodon Invitational on Jan. 18, spinning a time of 8:47.72... capped his indoor season with personal bests in both the mile (4:25.83) and 5,000m (15:07.57) events at the Horizon League Championships, placing ninth overall in the 5K. 
Outdoor (Redshirt): Had the outdoor season canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 
Academics: Named to the IUPUI Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) both semesters. 

High School: Competed in cross country and track at North Central High School... was an honorable mention all-state performer in cross country as a senior, placing 48th at the IHSAA Championships... earned All-State honors in indoor track as a senior... was a two-time all-sectional and all-regional performer in cross country... named to the Freshman All-County Cross Country Team in 2015.... was a four-year member of the high honor roll.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-2020Freshman

    Distance
    6'0" 145 lbs
  • 2020-2021Sophomore

    Distance
    6'0" 145 lbs
  • 2021-2022Junior

    Distance
    6'0" 145 lbs
  • 2022-2023Senior

    Distance
    6'0" 145 lbs
  • 2023-2024Graduate Student

    Distance
    6'0" 145 lbs