FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The IUPUI women's track team will continue its busy start to the indoor season on Saturday (Jan. 21) when the Jaguars compete in the Fort Wayne Duals, beginning at 11:00 a.m. inside the Gates Sports Center. It will mark the third straight weekend of competition for Head Coach Antonio McDaniel's squad to start the indoor season.

McDaniel's team will run against athletes from Butler, Detroit, Fort Wayne, Valparaiso and Wright State on Saturday. 

Freshman Rachel Saylor will make her debut in the 400 while sophomore Maggie Shields is set to take on the 800. A stout field in the mile will include Allie Wright, Katelyn Murphy, Valeria Guzman and Haley Welch. Wright has the team's fastest time of the year at 5:01.63 while Murphy has run 5:09.68. 

In the 3K, sophomore Alexis Lewandowski is the school record holder at 10:06.17 while freshman Shelby Pake led the Jags at Purdue, running 10:33.22. 

IUPUI will also have a pair of 4x400 entries, including a quartet of Amairany Cruz, Megan Zajac, Wright and Saylor. The other group will consist of Guzman, Sarah Childs, Welch and Murphy. 

A full recap and results of Saturday's meet will be posted to IUPUIJags.com immediately afterwards. 

A full listing of the Jaguars' entries are below. 

400m
Rachel Saylor - none

800m
Maggie Shields - 2:21.49

Mile
Jessica Backherms - 5:23.21
Sarah Childs - 5:32.54
Amairany Cruz - 5:23.67
Valeria Guzman - 5:12.30
Katelyn Murphy - 5:09.68
Haley Welch - 5:13.98
Allie Wright - 5:01.63
Megan Zajac - 5:23.63

3,000m
Backherms - 10:36.79
Sydney Berger - 11:24.81
Jennifer Emery - 10:57.30
Nicole Hampshire - 11:30.90
Rachel Horn - none
Alexis Lewandowski - 10:06.17
Shelby Pake - 10:33.22
Kelsey Tyler - 10:31.54

4x400 Relay
Cruz-Zajac-Wright-Saylor
Guzman-Childs-Welch-Murphy