BATON ROUGE, La. – Eunice Ilunga Mbuyi, Imani Coleman and Stafon Roach earned season-opening wins as the ULM track & field team opened the 2024 indoor season at the LSU Purple Tiger on Friday (Jan. 12) at Carl Maddox Fieldhouse in Baton Rouge, La.

On the women's side, five Warhawks claimed top-five finishes at the event, highlighted by Ilunga Mbuyi winning the triple jump with a leap of 42' 2". Anna Naff took home second place in the 800 meters with a time of 2:29.92. In the high jump, Claudine Raud-Gumiel recorded a jump of 5' 3.25", good for second place. Olaia Becerril Alvarez registered a jump of 18' 7.25" in the long jump and placed fourth in her first meet of the season. Sohalia Schoen finished fifth in the 800 meters with a time of 2:32.42.

In his first collegiate meet, Coleman, a freshman from Zachary, Louisiana, was the top finisher in the 400 meters with a time of 50.12. His teammate, Joseph White, finished fourth place with a time of 51.00 and Ericleon May placed fifth at 52.56. Roach, a freshman from Georgetown, Guyana, shined with a first-place finish in the triple jump with a mark of 15.46m. Jay Louison-Roe landed on the podium for the Warhawks with a third-place jump of 14.80m. Reid Guirlando clocked a time of 2:00.28 and Rojs Puks fired a 2:01.42 for a fith- and sixth-place finish for ULM. Oscar Prieto recorded a mark of 4.72m for fifth place in the pole vault while Dylan German finished sixth.

The ULM track & field team will be back in action next weekend at the Vanderbilt Invitational starting on Jan. 19 in Nashville.

Women's Results - ULM only

Place	Athlete	Event	Result
1	Eunice Ilunga Mbuyi	Triple Jump	42' 2"
2	Anna Naff	800 Meters	2:29.92
2	Claudine Raud-Gumiel	High Jump	5' 3.25"
4	Olaia Becerril Alvarez	Long Jump	18' 7.25"
5	Sohalia Schoen	800 Meters	2:32.42
7	Ansley Long	800 Meters	2:36.27
8	Katerina Natsiopoulou	600 Meters	1:40.58
8	Kimone Campbell	Mile	5:08.18
10	Sydney Lake	Weight Throw	48' 3.5"
12	Brianna Washington	Shot Put	39' 8.5"
15	Savanna Lawson	Long Jump	15' 11.75"
32	Anna Naff	Mile	5:32.06
34	Ansley Long	Mile	5:33.59
35	Sohalia Schoen	Mile	5:34.05
45	Emily Allen	Mile	6:22.95
50	Brianna Taylor	60 Meters	8.15
	Stella Konstantinidou	600 Meters	DNF

Men's Results - ULM only

Place	Athlete	Event	Result
1	Imani Coleman	400 Meters	50.12
1	Stafon Roach	Triple Jump	50' 8.75"
3	Jay Louison-Roe	Triple Jump	48' 6.75"
4	Joseph White	400 Meters	51.00
4	Devin Bilbo	60 Hurdles - Prelimms	8.28
5	Ericleon May	400 Meters	52.56
5	Reid Guirlando	800 Meters	2:00.28
5	Oscar Prieto	Pole Vault	15' 5.75"
6	Rojs Puks	800 Meters	2:01.42
6	Dylan German	Pole Vault	15' 5.75"
7	Darshon Turk	60 Hurdles - Finals	8.13
8	Chase Gunn	3000 Meters	8:57.56
8	Devin Bilbo	60 Hurdles - Finals	8.26
8	Darshon Turk	60 Hurdles - Prelims	8.25
10	Reid Guirlando	600 Meters	1:26.50
10	Chase Rodriguez	Shot Put	43' 1"
11	Jamarsha Huglon	400 Meters	54.83
12	Rojs Puks	Mile	4:27.92
12	Blake Stevens	Shot Put	42' 5.25"
14	Brandon Lewis	400 Meters	56.45
14	Blake Stevens	Weight Throw	38' 4.25"
15	J'Marcus Sewell	60 Meters	6.90
15	Kolton Kelley	800 Meters	2:17.64
15	Chase Rodriguez	Weight Throw	37' 5.25"
16	Madison Langley	800 Meters	2:18.58
16	Teddy Gowen	3000 Meters	9:41.54
17	Dylan Hayden	60 Meters	8.79
21	Santana Richardson	600 Meters	1:27.99
29	Madison Langley	Mile	5:06.71
29	Matthew Malcolm	600 Meters	1:30.62
30	Kolton Kelley	600 Meters	1:32.49
41	Darshon Turk	60 Meters	7.13
51	Devin Bilbo	60 Meters	7.21
55	Andrew Nolan	60 Meters	7.32
64	Dylan Hayden	60 Meters	7.57
	Brayden Ortiz	3000 Meters	DNF
	Palmer Hearne	High Jump	NH