BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – The ULM track & field team captured a trio of first-place finishes during the first day of competition at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships at the Birmingham Crossplex in Birmingham, Ala.
 
Claudine Raud-Gumiel was the top finisher in the pentathlon with a score of 3,746. Raud-Gumiel finished inside the top-10 in each event after placing first in the 60m hurdles (8.62), second in the long jump (5.71m), second in the high jump (1.65m), sixth in the 800m (2:29.82) and ninth in the shot put (9.59m). Eunice Ilunga Mbuyi recorded a personal-best mark of 6.04m in the long jump for a first-place result. The men's distance medley relay team of Rojs Puks, Santana Richardson, Reid Guirlando and Juwan Blignaut concluded the night with a thrilling championship run of 10:01.65. Algirdas Strelciunas reached the podium in the men's long jump with a mark of 7.40m (24-3.5) with a third-place finish.
 
In the prelims, Kimone Campbell qualified for both the 1 mile (5:02.02) finals and the 800m (2:15.54). J'Marcus Sewell (21.41) and Imani Coleman (21.76) both qualified for the 200m finals and Sewell also earned a qualifying time in the 60m prelims with a time of 6.88. Devin Bilbo will race in the finals in the 60m hurdles after finishing third in the prelims, crossing the finish line in 8.03. Two Warhawks qualified in the 1 mile on the men's side: Juwan Blignaut (4:22.51) and Carlo Martinez-Jaramillo (4:25.56). 10 different Warhawks recorded personal-best or season-best results in the first day of action at the SBC Indoor Championships.
 
After the completion of events from day one, the women's team sits in fourth place with 23 points, 11 behind the leading school, Texas State. The men's team is in fifth place with 23.5 points. South Alabama currently leads the men's side with 47 points.
 
Day 2 of competition begins on Tuesday (Feb. 20) at 10 a.m. with the heptathlon.

SBC Indoor Championships Day 1 Women's Results - ULM only

Place	Athlete	Event	Result
1	Eunice Ilunga Mbuyi	Long Jump	6.04m (19-9.75) - PB
1	Claudine Raud-Gumiel	Pentathlon	3746
6	Kimone Campbell	1 mile – Prelims	5:02.02 – Q / PB
6	Olaia Becerril Alvarez	Long Jump	5.89m (19-4)
7	Kimone Campbell	800m - Prelims	2:15.54 - Q
11	Savanna Lawson	Pentathlon	3249
12	Khrystyan Reddic	Long Jump	5.65m (18-6.5) - SB
16	Ansley Long	5000m	18:22.89
19	Anna Naff	1 mile – Prelims	5:10.60 - PB
20	Mikayla Douglas	60m Hurdles – Prelims	9.32
21	Katerina Natsiopoulou	400m – Prelims	58.77
22	Sydney Lake	Weight Throw	15.62m (51-3) - PB
23	Savanna Lawson	Long Jump	5.39m (17-8.25) - SB
26	Sohalia Schoen	1 mile - Prelims	5:20.86 - PB
43	Nasya Ramirez	60m – Prelims	9.02
DNF	Emily Allen	1 mile - Prelims

 
SBC Indoor Championships Day 1 Men's Results - ULM only

Place	Athlete	Event	Result
1	Puks, Richardson, Guirlando, Blignaut	Men's DMR	10:01.65 - SB
2	J'Marcus Sewell	200m – Prelims	21.41 - q
3	Devin Bilbo	60m Hurdles – Prelims	8.03 - Q
3	Algirdas Strelciunas	Long Jump	7.40m (24-3.5)
4	Juwan Blignaut	1 mile – Prelims	4:22.51 - q
4	Oscar Prieto	Pole Vault	4.92m (16-1.75)
5	Imani Coleman	200m – Prelims	21.76 - q
5	Joseph McEvoy	Heptathlon	2847
7	J'Marcus Sewell	60m – Prelims	6.88 - Q
7	Dylan German	Pole Vault	4.77m – (15-7.75)
8	Stafon Roach	Long Jump	6.82m (22-4.5)
10	Imani Coleman	400m – Prelims	49.11
10	Darshon Turk	60m Hurdles – Prelims	8.35
10	Carlo Martinez-Jaramillo	1 mile – Prelims	4:25.56 - q
11	Santana Richardson	400m – Prelims	49.17
14	Dylan Hayden	60m Hurdles – Prelims	8.76
15	Chase Gunn	5000m	15:39.89
16	Jay Louison-Roe	Long Jump	6.38m (20-11.25)
19	Teddy Gowen	5000m	15:54.13 - PB
20	Brayden Ortiz	5000m	16:12.46 - SB
21	Matthew Malcolm	400m – Prelims	52.01
23	Ericleon May	400m – Prelims	53.29