FORT WAYNE, Ind. - The IU Indianapolis men's and women's track and field teams will head north to compete in the Horizon League Indoor Championships, hosted by Purdue Fort Wayne inside Lutheran Health Fieldhouse. The Jaguars come in seeking new best times and podium finishes in a number of events. Action on both Saturday and Sunday will be broadcast on ESPN+ and live results of all the action will be available as well.
On the women's side, junior
Modupe Awosanya leads the way as the league's top performer in the long jump and ranking among the league's top sprinters. Sophomore
Paige Laffoon ranks among the league's best in the multis and graduates
Ellie Cates and
Brooke Neal rank among the best distance runners.
On the men's side, sophomore
Luke Shappell is among the league's elite, ranking among the Horizon League's top performers in both the mile and 3,000m events. Freshmen
Riley Nixon and
Joey Ashman are among the league's top-10 in the mile
Mitchell Gits is the team's best in the 5K heading into the championships.
Below is a rundown of Jaguars ranked among the league's top 20 in specific events.
Women
60m
8.
Modupe Awosanya - 7.69
18.
Sa'Mone Winters - 7.78
200m
7.
Modupe Awosanya - 25.03
400m
18.
Modupe Awosanya - 59.15
800m
11.
Wini Barnett - 2:17.26
13.
Aubrey Nowaskie - 2:18.07
16.
Julianna Crow - 2:18.99
Mile
9.
Ellie Cates - 5:00.18
3,000m
5.
Ellie Cates - 9:47.25
14.
Brooke Neal - 10:10.11
5,000m
7.
Ellie Cates - 17:18.91
10.
Brooke Neal - 17:41.22
12.
Julie Smith - 17:55.33
20.
Hannah Robbins - 18:13.41
60H
13.
Paige Laffoon - 8.93
15.
Pa'Shence Purnell - 9.03
4x400 Relay
5. McAlister-Purnell-Crow-Awosanya - 3:58.86
DMR
2. Smith-Barnett-Nowaskie-Cates - 12:16.43
HJ
5.
Paige Laffoon - 1.63m (5' 4.25'')
9.
Journey Howard - 1.60m (5' 3'')
LJ
1.
Modupe Awosanya - 6.12m (20' 1'')
6.
Paige Laffoon - 5.82m (19' 1.25'')
Pentathlon
3.
Paige Laffoon - 3,436
9.
Morgan Hoard - 2,843
Men's
Mile
6.
Luke Shappell - 4:10.09
7.
Riley Nixon - 4:10.47
10.
Joey Ashman - 4:11.18
3,000m
6.
Luke Shappell - 8:15.20
17.
Mitchell Gits - 8:28.38
20.
Sam Grimes - 8:32.58
5,000m
12.
Mitchell Gits - 14:34.96
16.
Joey LaPatra - 14:51.47
18.
Sam Grimes - 14:53.91
20.
Grant Moon - 14:56.31