ULM Warhawks

LAFAYETTE, La. – Hannah Blood claimed second place in the women's hammer throw and Jakob Fudge was third in the men's hammer throw, leading their respective squads to fifth place in the team standings through the first day of the Sun Belt Conference Track and Field Championship Thursday at the Ragin' Cajun Soccer/Track & Field Stadium.
 
Blood claimed silver in the hammer throw with a toss of 197-1, unleashing her best throw on her sixth and final attempt. Teammate Brianna Sam was seventh with a heave of 175-10, coming on her third attempt. The duo accounted for all 10 team points for the Warhawk women on Thursday, good for a tie for fifth place. Arkansas State leads the women's team standings at 55 points.
 
For the men, Fudge was third in the hammer throw at 191-8, coming on his first attempt of the day.
 
The Warhawk men also picked up points from Bailey Couch, who was sixth in the javelin at 199-0. ULM is tied for fifth with 10 points through the first day. South Alabama leads the men's team standings with 49 points.
 
A handful of Warhawks qualified for the finals in their track events.
 
For the women, Jasmine Williams qualified seventh in the 400-meter hurdles in a personal-best time of 1:00.22. Eliana Battle qualified for the finals in the 1500 meters, placing 11th in preliminaries at 4:47.17, also a personal best.
 
On the men's side, Jhavonte Perry qualified third in the 200 in a personal-best time of 21.15. Rojs Puks and Stephen Mengich each qualified for the 1500 finals. Puks was ninth in 3:58.41 and Mengich earned the final spot in 12th at 4:00.31.
 
Through the first day of the multi-events, Savanna Lawson is seventh in the heptathlon with 2,720 points. She was third in the 200 in 25.46 and seventh in the 100-meter hurdles in 15.17. Couch is 12th in the decathlon with 3,215 points, placing fifth in the 100 meters in 11.43 and eighth in the 400 in 52.41.
 
Events resume on Friday with decathlon events starting at 9 a.m. and heptathlon resuming at 9:30 a.m. Field events continue with the women's long jump at 12:30, while track events get back underway at 5 p.m. with the women's 100-meter hurdles.
 
Links to ESPN+ coverage and live results are available on the track and field schedule page at ULMWarhawks.com.

ULM Women's Results

Place	Athlete	Event	Result
2	Hannah Blood	Hammer Throw	197-1
3	Savanna Lawson	200 meters (Hept.)	25.46
7	Savanna Lawson	100-meter hurdles (Hept.)	15.17
7	Brianna Sam	Hammer Throw	175-10
7	Jasmine Williams	400-meter hurdles (P)	1:00.22-q
9	Olivia McCrary	Javelin	116-9
9	Amanda Radava	400-meter hurdles (P)	1:02.78
9	Rebekka Schubert	100-meter hurdles (Hept.)	15.28
10	Savanna Lawson	Shot Put (Hept.)	30-3
11	Eliana Battle	1500 meters (P)	4:47.17-q
11	Savanna Lawson	High Jump (Hept.)	4-9 1/2
--	Rebekka Schubert	High Jump (Hept.)	NH
--	Rebekka Schubert	Shot Put (Hept.)	X
--	Rebekka Schubert	200 meters (Hept.)	DNF

ULM Men's Results

Place	Athlete	Event	Result
3	Jakob Fudge	Hammer Throw	191-8
3	Jhavonte Perry	200 meters (P)	21.15-Q
5	Bailey Couch	100 meters (Dec.)	11.43
6	Bailey Couch	Javelin	199-0
8	Bailey Couch	400 meters (Dec.)	52.41
9	Chapman Bazer	Hammer Throw	173-3
9	Bailey Couch	Shot Put (Dec.)	35-11 1/4
9	Brandon Lewis	400-meter hurdles (P)	54.50
9	Rojs Puks	1500 meters (P)	3:58.41-q
10	Bailey Couch	High Jump (Dec.)	5-8 3/4
12	Bailey Couch	Long Jump (Dec.)	20-1
12	Jacob Houston	Hammer Throw	155-3
12	Stephen Mengich	1500 meters (P)	4:00.31-q
13	Joseph McEvoy	Javelin	152-8
22	Adrian Harris	1500 meters (P)	4:23.38