INDIANAPOLIS - The IU Indianapolis women's track and field team will compete inside the comfortable confines of the Fall Creek Pavilion this weekend as the Jaguars participate at the Fairgrounds Invitational on Friday (Feb. 6) and Saturday (Feb. 7).

On Friday, sprinters and hurdlers will set the stage, competing early in the day with the finals later that evening. Pa'Shence Purnell leads the team's entries in the 60m hurdles with a personal best time of 9.03 seconds while freshman Sarah Madi-Bouabre is tops among the entries in the 60m dash, having set the school record with a time of 7.60 seconds earlier this season. In the 3,000m event, senior Carina Alanis is best among the team's four entries, having run 10:50.58 previously. True freshman Kaylynn Bedel clocked a time of 10:58.63 earlier this season as all four of the team's entrants will compete in the second heat. 

Freshman Sophia Palmer is the lone entry in the 400m event on Friday, looking to lower her personal best time of 1:00.25. The team's business on the track will conclude with the distance medley relay on Friday night. Meanwhile, freshman Elisa Algozine is the lone jumper in action on Friday, competing in the high jump. 

On Saturday, Bedel and Emily Bruns will cap a double with their entry in the mile and be joined by fellow freshman AnnMarie Gibson. 

Six Jags will run the 200m event with Jahzara McAlister (25.66) and Paige Schulte (25.98) being the fastest two among the entries. Both Wini Barnett and Hannah Robbins will run the 800m event on Saturday, followed by a team entry in the 4x400 relay. 

In the field events, Skyler Sichting is slated for the shot put on Saturday morning while school record holder Reese McCuan will compete in the triple jump and Jada-Marie Davis highlights four entries in the high jump. 

A full recap and results of both days events will be posted to IUIndyJags.com immediate following each day's events.