IndianaRunner

[Drake]

Attention Seniors!

IndianaRunner wants to cover your signing and be the first to get the word out on your college commitment! Email me @ dsterling4@gmail.com if you have made your decision or have plans for a signing. If resources allow it, we would love to cover it! Obviously it would be hard to be everywhere in the State but we will try!

Good luck in your search!

[thurgood-marshall]

Drake, I don't know if you wanted this posted here or another thread but Kent Garrett committed to wake Forrest last night! Congrats to Kent for making it to a great school and overcoming everything he has over the last year while still maintaoning a high level of swag

[Drake]

Creig Leu of Lakeland signs with Indiana Tech. Story here:

http://www.indianatech.edu/Athletics/Lists/Track%20and%20Field/DispForm.aspx?ID=127&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eindianatech%2Eedu%2FAthletics%2FLists%2FTrack%2520and%2520Field%2FAllItems%2Easpx%3FPaged%3DTRUE%26p%5FID%3D102%26View%3D%257b8C8FDE06%252dAF0D%252d4453%252d87E5%252d10D405A63055%257d%26FolderCTID%3D0x012001%26PageFirstRow%3D101

[Drake]

Ben Hendricks of Brownsburg has committed to Marian Univeristy

[Drake]

Miguel Lozano commits to IUPUI!

[Drake]

Joey Zielinski (SB St. Joe's) committed this morning to IUPUI. Impressive start for the Jags in the recruiting area!

[beachrunner369]

David Powell - Grand Valley State

[Drake]

Glad to see these guys are continuing their careers!

Dave Powell- Grand Valley State

For future reference, I will need confirmation from either the athlete or coach through email or PM for college commitments. Unfortunately, its not that I dont trust everyone but I can't confirm what is posted under anonymous message board names on this thread. That's how rumors get started

This has been a great start to the signing season!

[Drake]

Reliable sources are telling me that Mitch Hubner has verbally committed to IUPUI!

[Drake]

Sam Roudebush - Noblesville verbally commits to IUPUI. This is turning into one of the best recruiting classes placewise at state that Ive ever seen.

2nd, 4th, 6th, 7th and I'm sure theyre not done yet.

Add that in with last years top recruits:

Spencer Burgin
Zane Cooperider
Ryan Kelly
Ryan Cutter
Nathan Westfall

[Drake]

Katie Wise of Indian Creek (2nd at State in 11.91 and 3rd in 24.4 for the 100 and 200) commits to Indiana State University

[Drake]

Anthony LaPorte (New Albany) has committed to Indiana State University

[Drake]

Helen Willman of Noblesville has committed to Ohio State

[Drake]

Jeslyn Zimmerly of Westview has verbally committed to Indiana Tech

[Drake]

Luke Brahm will join Alejandro Arroyo Yamin (Culver) and Connor Martin (Westfield) as former Hoosiers running for Princeton University! Congrats Luke!

[Drake]

Futsum Zeinasellassie of North Central has verbally committed to Purdue University.

I have talked to Futsum's coaches and they have informed me that this is not true. Futsum still has many visits to take and is not yet close to making a commitment.

[creamytrack]

Danny Anthrop (Lafayette Catholic) will be attending Purdue for football (Most likely will not run), but will run this year.

Indiana Tech commits:

Quinton Jones (Leo) Link below to his signing

http://www.indianatech.edu/Athletics/Lists/Track%20and%20Field/DispForm.aspx?ID=134&Source=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eindianatech%2Eedu%2FAthletics%2FLists%2FTrack%2520and%2520Field%2FAllItems%2Easpx%3FPaged%3DTRUE%26p%5FID%3D102%26View%3D%257b8C8FDE06%252dAF0D%252d4453%252d87E5%252d10D405A63055%257d%26FolderCTID%3D0x012001%26PageFirstRow%3D101

Ryan Cavender (FW Carroll) hurdles, Verbal

DeAndre Harris (New Haven) 400, verbal

[Drake]

Skyler Carpenter, double state-champ in hurdles, has committed to Vanderbilt.

[creamytrack]

Michael Clifton- Kokomo (sprints/400) will be attending IU for football.

[Drake]

UNOFFICIAL word is that Tyeson Mundy (Terre Haute North) has committed to IU. Not confirmed yet but definitely a good start for IU recruiting if its true.

[XCrunner123]

UNOFFICIAL word is that Tyeson Mundy (Terre Haute North) has committed to IU. Not confirmed yet but definitely a good start for IU recruiting if its true.

I heard the IU coach didn't want to recruit in-state talent anymore... clearly that isn't the case

[Kent-GuerinXC]

I heard the IU coach didn't want to recruit in-state talent anymore... clearly that isn't the case

When I talked to him he said he was recruiting quite a bit in-state.
"If we have great runners in our own backyard, then why not focus on them?" Is roughly a quote I remember him saying.

[XCbaby]

I heard the IU coach didn't want to recruit in-state talent anymore... clearly that isn't the case

When I talked to him he said he was recruiting quite a bit in-state.
"If we have great runners in our own backyard, then why not focus on them?" Is roughly a quote I remember him saying.

He must have a fairly big backyard.

[Frisbeast]

I heard the IU coach didn't want to recruit in-state talent anymore... clearly that isn't the case

When I talked to him he said he was recruiting quite a bit in-state.
"If we have great runners in our own backyard, then why not focus on them?" Is roughly a quote I remember him saying.

Here is my impression from talking to guys on the Cross Team at IU. Helmer doesn't think that there is anybody in the state besides Futsum who is worth giving any money to this year. He thinks the talent level is down in the state. I have also heard that there are several high schools that he doesn't want guys from (but he isn't the only coach in this state with that philosophy). Clearly Terre Haute North is not one of those schools as Mayhew and Mascari (although short lived) have been two of his most successful runners over his tenure. I'm guessing he recruited Mundy pretty hard after his history with Mundy's teammates.

[Kent-GuerinXC]

Yes, I completely agree. Coach Helmer echoed that statement completely. However, I would like to clarify this statement.

Helmer doesn't think that there is anybody in the state besides Futsum who is worth giving any money to this year

You have it exactly right as it is in that statement. He believes that the only person that can give them an immediate impact their freshman year, is Futsum. Thus, he is the only one that will be offered athletic money. However, he did not necessarily say that the talent pool was down. As a matter of fact, there were hardly any money given out to last years class in the form of athletic aid. I know many of their runners received academic aid (Kyle Overway was a lily scholar) and some received a bit of financial aid, but I have been informed that hardly any money has been given out to their current freshman class. The philosophy at IU is that the school will look to 'reward' the students with athletic based aid after they have proven they can be productive in college. IU has done a fantastic job of taking 4:05 milers in high school, and making them 4:00 minute guys, but also have taken 4:30 milers in high school and have made them 4:00 minutes as well. Accordingly, they normally wait till the end of a runners freshman or sophomore year to give out athletic aid. However, Helmer has stated that he believes Futsum can make an impact immediately (which many of us most likely agree on) and is thus willing to give him some athletic aid his first year.

Thought I would clarify this subject, and maybe show a somewhat interesting recruiting aspect that has clearly shown to be successful with IU's recent success.