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2024-25 Men's Track & Field Roster

Robert Hayes
Eric Petersen
Robert Hayes
Justin Casterline

Mitchell Gits

  • Position Distance
  • Height 6-0
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown LaPorte, Ind.
  • Highschool LaPorte

Biography

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Cross Country Records
8K - 
24:49.72 at the Bradley 'Pink' Classic (10-18-2024)
10K - 31:12.0 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional (11-12-2021)

Top Track Times
Indoor-
Mile:
4:50.79 at Mastodon Opener (12-7-2019)
3,000m: 8:23.90 at Horizon League Championships (2-25-2024)
5,000m: 14:28.40 at Horizon League Championship (2-24-2024)
Outdoor-
1,500m:
3:59.76 at Blizzard Buster (3-22-2024)
5,000m: 14:29.02 at WashU. Distance Carnival (3-27-2025)
10,000m: 29:45.58 at WashU. Distance Carnival (3-28-2024)

2024-2025 SEASON
Cross Country (Graduate):
Competed in five meets, running among the team's top six finishers on all five occasions... was the team's No. 5 finisher (26th overall) at the Horizon League Championships on Nov. 2, running the 8K in a time of 25:41.4 to help the Jags to a runner-up finish... was the squad's No. 6 runner (140th overall) at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, clocking a time of 32:15.3... ran a personal best 8K time of 24:49.72 at the Bradley 'Pink' Classic on Oct. 18 as the team's No. 4 finisher (80th overall)... was the team's No. 5 runner at the Joe Piane Invitational on Oct. 4, finishing the 8K race in a time of 25:41.2. 
Indoor (Graduate): Voted #HLTF All-Academic Team honorable mention by the league's faculty athletic representatives... competed in five indoor meets... had a season-best 3,000m time of 8:28.38 at the Fairgrounds Invitational on Feb. 8, placing third overall... clocked a season-best 5,000m time of 14:34.96 at the GVSU Big Meet-Friday on Feb. 14, placing ninth overall... just missed scoring in the 5K at the Horizon League Championships, placing 12th in a time of 14:52.55. 
Outdoor (Graduate): Placed tenth in the 10,000m event at the Horizon League Championships in a season-best time of 30:29.11 on May 9... also competed on the team's 4x400 relay team at the Horizon League Championships, helping the group to a new school record... had a season-best 5,000m time of 14:29.02 at the WashU. Distance Carnival on Mar. 28. 
Academics: Chosen to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll both semesters... named to IU Indy's Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) both semesters. 

2023-24 SEASON
Cross Country (Senior): Competed in four meets... ran a season-best 8K time of 25:27.3 at the Horizon League Championships on Oct. 28 as the team's No. 10 finisher (41st overall)... was the team's No. 7 runner at the Bradley 'Pink' Classic on Oct. 13, finishing the 8K race in a time of 25:30.1... opened the season with a 5K time of 15:25.0 at the Mike Baumer XC Classic on Sept. 1 as the team's No. 9 runner (33rd overall). 
Indoor (Senior): Earned podium finishes in both the 3K and 5K events at the Horizon League Indoor Championships... was sixth overall in the 5K with a personal best time of 14:28.40 on Feb. 24... followed up with an eighth-place finish in the 3K with a personal best time of 8:23.90 the following day... was third in the 5K at the Butler Invitational on Jan. 20 with a time of 8:29.25... finished third in the 5K at the IUPUI Invitational with a time of 14:35.15 and was fifth in the 3K at that meet with a time of 8:24.83... clocked a time of 14:34.71 at the BU David Hemery Valentine Invitational on Feb. 10.
Outdoor (Senior): Competed in three outdoor meets... placed 13th against a stout field in the 10K at the WashU. Distance Carnival on Mar. 29 with a time of 29:45.58... ran a 5K time of 14:42.73 at the Bryan Clay Invitaitional... had a personal best 1,500m time of 3:59.76 at the Blizzard Buster on Mar. 22 to open the outdoor season. 
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.

2022-23 SEASON
Cross Country (Junior):
Competed in the final five meets of the season after missing the opener... just missed an all-league honor by placing 14th at the Horizon League Championships on Oct. 29 as the team's No. 4 finisher, running a time of 25:34.3... capped the season as the team's No. 3 finisher (111th overall) at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional on Nov. 11, running a 10K time of 32:21.7... clocked a personal best 8K time of 25:06.4 at the Bradley 'Pink' Classic on Oct. 14 as the team's No. 5 finisher... was IUPUI's No. 6 runner at both the McNichols Invitational and Joe Piane Invitational. 
Indoor (Junior): Named the team's Coaches Award winner at the 2023 Jag Awards... participated in three indoor meets... finished third in the 3,000m at the Bellarmine Open (Jan. 20) after posting a personal-best 8:24.60... clocked a personal-best 14:45.03 in the 5,000m at the Horizon League Indoor Track & Field Championship (Feb. 26), finishing sixth overall... placed ninth at the Horizon League Championship (Feb. 26) in the 3,000m after posting a 8:44.11 time.
Outdoor (Junior): Competed in five outdoor meets... took second in the 5,000m at the Horizon League Championship (May 6) after posting a personal-best 14:36.43... clocked a personal-best 30:07.17 in the 10,000m at the Bryan Clay Invitational... notched his second top-ten finish at the 2023 Horizon League Championship (May 5) after placing tenth in the 10,000m.
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):
First Team All-Horizon League performer as the No. 5 overall finisher at the league championships on Oct. 30... clocked a time of 25:52.1 at the Horizon League Championships as the team's No. 3 runner, helping lead the Jags to a dominating team win... was IUPUI's No. 2 runner and 23rd overall at the Joe Piane Invitational on Oct. 1, finishing the 5-mile race in a time of 25:10.6... ran a personal best 8K time of 25:17.6 at the Bradley 'Pink' Invitational on Oct. 15... capped the year as the team's No. 3 finisher (58th overall) at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional, running a 10K time of 31:12.0 in his first career race at that distance. 
Indoor (Redshirt): Missed the indoor season due to injury. 
Outdoor (Sophomore): Did not compete in any meets due to injury. 
Academic: Horizon League Academic Honor Roll honoree both semesters... named to IUPUI's Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or better) for the spring semester.

2020-21 SEASON
Cross Country (Freshman):
Horizon League Newcomer of the Year... earned First Team All-Horizon League honors by virtue of his third-place finish at the league championships, helping IUPUI to the league title... clocked a time of 25:34.2 at the Horizon League Championships at Northview Church on Mar. 4. 
Indoor (Sophomore): Competed in three indoor meets... ran a personal best 5,000m time of 14:57.14 at the Mastodon Invitational on Jan. 23, finishing second overall... was fourth in the 5K at the Mastodon Invitational #2 on Feb. 12 with a time of 15:17.16... scored points in the 5K at the Horizon League Indoor Championships, placing fifth in a time of 15:01.44. 
Outdoor (Freshman): Was an All-Horizon League performer in the 10,000m event, finishing as league runner-up in a personal best time of 30:22.25... also scored in the 5K with a personal best time of 14:45.24... opened the outdoor season with a 5K win at the Gibson Invitational with a time of 14:46.48... ran a personal best 1,500m time of 4:02.20 at the RedHawk Invitational on Apr. 24. 
Academic: Selected to the Horizon League's Academic Honor Roll for the fall semester... named to IUPUI's Academic Advisor's List (3.0 GPA or above) for the fall semester.

2019-20 SEASON
Cross Country (Redshirt):
Trained with the team, but did not compete in uniform in any meets. 
Indoor (Freshman): Competed in five meets... scored points in the 5,000m event at the Horizon League Championships on Feb. 29, placing seventh overall in a season-best time of 15:05.03... ran his quickest 3,000m time of the season at the Gene Edmonds Open on Jan. 11, crossing in a time of 8:57.97 to place seventh overall... won the 5,000m event at the DePauw Indoor Invitational on Feb. 15, running a time of 15:16.32. 
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: Was a standout at LaPorte High School, which included a New Prairie Regional title and 17th place finish at the IHSAA State Championships as a senior, earning All-State honors... had six top-10 finishes as a senior, including placing third at the Duneland Conference Championships and runner-up at the New Prairie Sectional... his 16:10.8 time at the IHSAA State Meet was a personal best, taking two seconds off his prior best... was named First Team 1A All-State from the IATCCCA in 2018... was later selected to run in the Mid-East Championships and NXR Midwest Regional Championships... ran a personal best 3,200m time of 10:04.39 during the indoor season.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-2020Freshman

    Distance
  • 2020-2021Sophomore

    Distance
    6'0"
  • 2021-2022Junior

    Distance
    6'0"
  • 2022-2023Senior

    Distance
    6'0"
  • 2023-2024Graduate Student

    Distance
    6'0"
  • 2024-2025Graduate Student

    Distance
    6'0"