INDIANA, Pa. – IUP will send its sprinters, jumpers and field athletes to the Youngstown State Icebreaker on Friday, December 2 for the opening meet of the indoor season. Events start at 1:00 p.m. with a rolling time schedule.
 
Friday is a standalone meet in the month of December for IUP, returning to Youngstown State in late January. Head coach Joey Zins and the Crimson Hawks will bring a new-look squad into the 2022-23 track season, consisting of 33 first year or transfer student-athletes across both teams.
 
"We're going to learn a lot about our team (at Youngstown State)," Zins said. "We believe we have a deeper and more talented team than last year."
 
While there are several newcomers hungry for their first collegiate action, IUP also returns several key veteran contributors. For the men, senior Jayden Thomas is a three-time PSAC Championship scorer in the high jump, ranking among the top five in the Atlantic Region last season.
 
Joining Thomas is senior sprinter Noah Shannon-Hatchett, who had a breakthrough season in 2021-22. Part of a third place 4x100 relay team at the PSAC Championships, Shannon-Hatchett enters the indoor season fifth all-time in program history in the 60m.
 
On the women's side, Cahsia Page is an all-conference returner in the 100, finishing fourth or higher in the Atlantic Region in four different events. Hailey Dodson is the IUP record holder in the sot put, earning All-Region accolades and hitting an NCAA DII provisional qualifying mark in the event.
 
Friday's meet provides Zins a chance to see some of the team's hard work in action. A full tentative schedule of events is listed below:
 
Tentative Schedule of Events and Time Schedule
* Courtesy: Youngstown State

Running Events begin at 1 p.m.
All Field Events begin at 1 p.m. 

Running Events -- Rolling Schedule Women first, Men to Follow:
Women 5000M 
Men 5000M
Men's 60M Hurdles PRELIMS
Women's 60M Hurdles PRELIMS
Women's 60M Dash PRELIMS
Men's 60M Dash PRELIMS
Women's Mile Run 
Men's Mile Run
Women's 400M
Men's 400M
Women's 60M Hurdles FINALS
Men's 60M Hurdles FINALS
Women's 60M Dash FINALS
Men's 60M Dash FINALS
Women's 800m
Men's 800m
Women's 200M Dash (Seeded @ race time)
Men's 200M Dash (Seeded @ race time)
Women's 3000M Run 
Men's 3000M Run
Women's 4x400m Relay (Seeded @ race time)
Men's 4x400m Relay (Seeded @ race time)
Field Events Order:
Men's Pole Vault--Women to follow
Women's High Jump--Men to follow
Men's Weight Throw--Women to follow
Women's Shot Put--Men to follow
Long Jump--Triple Jump follow 20 minutes upon completion of Long Jump - Men (West Pit) and Women (East Pit)
**Finals in field events will consist of the top Nine marks from the qualifying rounds.*