YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - The IU Indianapolis men's and women's track and field teams will head to Youngstown, Ohio, for this year's Horizon League Outdoor Track & Field Championships at YSU's Farmers National Bank Field. The three-day meet will begin on Friday (May 9) and conclude on Sunday (May 11). 

Friday's events will include the start of the multis and a pair of distance specialties in the evening with the 1,500m and 10,000m races happening that night. In the field events, athletes will compete in the discus and javelin. 

In addition to the finals of the multis, Saturday is almost exclusively finals on the track, aside from the 3,000m steeplechase to close the evening. The field events will include the shot put, long jump and pole vault. 

Sunday's field events include the hammer throw, high jump and triple jump. The running events will include 4x100 and 4x400 relays and the finals of the 5,000m event, in addition to the finals from Saturday's prelims. 

Below is a rundown of IU Indy athletes currently ranked among the league's top-20 in events heading into the weekend. 

Women's 100m
14. Jahzara McAlister - 12.17

Women's 200m
15. Jahzara McAlister - 25.00

Women's 400m
15. Jahzara McAlister - 58.21

Men's 800m
2. Joey Ashman - 1:51.33
5. Nick Cook - 1:52.01
17. Luke Shappell - 1:55.43
19. Jay Pillai - 1:55.60

Women's 800m
8. Wini Barnett - 2:16.25
10. Ellie Cates - 2:16.78
17. Julianna Crow - 2:19.80

Men's 1,500m
2. Luke Shappell - 3:47.42
10. Riley Nixon - 3:51.73

Women's 1,500m
11. Ellie Cates - 4:39.53
20. Grace Bragg - 4:46.50

Men's 5,000m
9. Nate Kaiser - 14:24.78
10. Mitchell Gits - 14:29.02
11. Luke Shappell - 14:29.91
19. Riley Nixon - 14:46.99

Women's 5,000m
7. Ellie Cates - 16:58.31
17. Julie Smith - 17:45.72

Men's 10,000m
3. Nate Kaiser - 30:32.86
10. Mitchell Gits - 31;58.81

Women's 10,000m
4. Ellie Cates - 35:21.35

Women's 100H
16. Paige Laffoon - 14.57

Women's 400H
13. Journey Howard - 1:06.19
16. Pa'Shence Purnell - 1:06.82

Men's 3,000m Steeplechase
8. Alec Hueftle - 9:31.50
9. Noah Price - 9:31.96
11. Nolan King - 9:38.01
17. Carter Schorr - 10:05.30

Women's 3,000m 
14. Ella Colclesser - 12:04.80

Women's 4x400 Relay
7. IU Indianapolis - 4:00.91

Women's High Jump
4. Paige Laffoon - 1.70m (5' 7'')
10. Journey Howard - 1.60m (5' 3'')

Women's Long Jump
7. Paige Laffoon - 5.69m (18' 8'')
15. Morgan Hoard - 5.37m (17' 7.5'')
20. Jade Wiese - 5.18m (17' 0'')

Women's Shot Put
19. Morgan Hoard - 11.41m (37' 5.25'')

Women's Javelin
11. Shelby McGee - 33.58m (110' 2'')
14. Paige Laffoon - 32.28m (105' 11'')
17. Morgan Hoard - 30.26m (99' 3'')

Women's Heptathlon
3. Paige Laffoon - 4,865 points
6. Morgan Hoard - 4,437 points