INDIANAPOLIS - The IU Indianapolis women's track and field squad will officially open the 2025-26 indoor slate on Friday (Dec. 5) when the Jaguars open at UIndy's Scott Fangman Invitational inside the Athletics & Recreation Center. Five Jaguars are expected to make their collegiate debuts this weekend in the two-day meet. 

On Friday, senior Morgan Hoard will make her season debut on Friday, competing in the pentathlon, where she already holds the second-highest mark in program history. Hoard, the school record holder in the shot put, owns a personal best mark of 3,092 points. 

On Saturday (Dec. 6), a full contingent of Jaguars will compete, including expected collegiate debuts from Elisa Algozine (high jump, long jump), Skylar Ferry (400m), Peyton Gross (high jump), Sophia Palmer (200m) and Jenna Twedt (mile). Sophomore PaShence Purnell tops the team's entries in the 60m hurdles with a personal best time of 9.03 seconds while classmate Jahzara McAlister is tops among the 60m dash and 200m dash entrants at 8.00 and 25.82 seconds, respectively. 

Senior Jada-Marie Davis owns the school record in high jump at 1.66m (5' 5.25'') and veteran Reese McCuan holds the top mark in the triple jump at 11.46m (37' 7.25''). Skyler Sichting will take aim at the shot put after competing in the event twice late in the outdoor season last spring. 

A full recap and results from the two-day event will be posted to IUIndyJags.com following each day's events.