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University of Southern Indiana Athletics

2026 Men's Cross Country Roster

Jakob Kuptz
Jakob Kuptz
Justin Fish, USI Athletic Communications
Justin Fish, USI Athletic Communications
Elizabeth Courtney Randolph/USI
Elizabeth Courtney Randolph/USI
Elizabeth Courtney Randolph/USI

Elijah Teefey

  • Class Freshman
  • Hometown Springfield, IL
  • Highschool Pleasant Plains
  • Major Business Administration

Biography

HIGH SCHOOL
• Graduate of Pleasant Plains High School in Pleasant Plains, Illinois, where he was a four-time state-qualifier on the grass.
• Earned a fifth-place finish at the IHSA Class 1A Cross Country Championships as a senior in 2025 after collecting an eighth-place finish in 2024.
• Finished finished third in the 3,200 meters and fifth in the 1,600 meters at the 2026 IHSA Class 1A Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
• Also helped PPHS to a 17th-place finish in the 4x800-meter relay at the 2026 state meet.
• Qualified for the state meet multiple times throughout his prep career, including an eighth-place finish in the 1,600 meters and a third place showing in the 4x800-meter relay at the 2024 IHSA 1A Track & Field Championships.
• His personal-bests include 9:23.63 in the 3,200 meters and 14:49 in the three-mile on the cross country course.