INDIANAPOLIS - The IU Indianapolis men's and women's track and field squads will be in action on Saturday (Jan. 18) when they compete at the Hoosier Horsepower Classic inside Fall Creek Pavilion at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.

Fans can purchase tickets and parking for $10 each by clicking here. Doors to the public will open at 9:30 a.m. with women's weight throw being the first field event at 10:30 a.m. Track events will begin at 11:20 a.m. with the women's 5,000m.

On the men's side, 11 different Jaguars are slated to make their track debuts for head coach Justin Roeder's squad as IU Indy runners are slated for just three events - the 800m, mile and 3,000m events. Sophomore Luke Shappell highlights the entrants in the mile, having run 4:11.56 a season ago while Noah Price comes in having run 4:18.58. Two true freshmen, Joey Ashman and Riley Nixon, will join Shappell in the quicker of the two heats. Another true freshman, Nick Cook, keys the team's entries in the 800m event while veteran Mitchell Gits is the team's top entry in the 3,000m event. Gits has run 8:23.90 and will compete in the fast heat of the 3K. 

On the women's side, Antonio McDaniel's team competes in a more diverse offering of events with Jaguars slated for 10 different events. Junior Modupe Awosanya ranks among the league's best in the long jump, having jumped 6.22m (20' 5'') earlier in her career. Freshman Pa'Shence Purnell has been the team's top performer in the 60m hurdles early in the season, having run 9.03 seconds, while Awosanya (7.62) and Paige Schulte (7.93) top the team entries in the 60m dash. 

Veteran Ellie Cates comes in as the program's record holder in the mile, having run 4:56.76, and is also entered alongside Wini Barnett, Grace Bragg and Julianna Crow in the 800m event. Freshman Jahzara McAlister is the team's fastest entrant in the 200m dash at 25.82 seconds. 

In the high jump, Jada-Marie Davis is the school record holder at 1.66m (5' 5.25'') while Paige Laffoon has jumped 1.63m (5' 4.25''). 

The day's events are slated to conclude with the 3,000m event as newcomer Brooke Neal comes in with a time of 10:07.31 to her credit and Julie Smith has run 10:21.67. 

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