LAFAYETTE, La. – The ULM track & field team kicked off the 2024 outdoor season at the Louisiana Classic Meet on Saturday (March 16) in Lafayette.
 
On the women's side, the Warhawks earned 11 top-10 finishes, highlighted by Kimone Campbell crossing the finish line first in the 1500m with a time of 4:37.52. Sohalia Schoen recorded a personal-best time of 4:54.70 in the same event for a 10^th-place finish. Mikayla Douglas placed fifth in the 400m hurdles with a time of 1:04.02 while Claudine Raud-Gumiel took eighth in the 800m at 2:26.87. The 4x800 meter relay team brought home second place with a time of 9:23.11.
 
In the field events, Raud-Gumiel claimed fifth in the long jump at 5.69m and Khrystyan Reddic brought home ninth with a leap of 5.52m. Sydney Lake and Brianna Washington both notched spots in the top-10 of the discus throw, and Lake was seventh in the hammer throw. Raud-Gumiel finished eighth in the high jump with a mark of 1.62m.
 
For the men, 15 Warhawks brought home top-10 finishes in their respective individual events. Devin Bilbo logged a personal-best time of 14.41 in the 110m hurdles for second place, while Darshon Turk crossed the finish line fourth at 14.58. Santana Richardson and Imani Coleman both ran personal-best races in the 400m with Richardson clocking a 48.12 for sixth and Coleman finishing in 48.20 for seventh. Brandon Lewis and Jamarsha Huglon both finished in the top-10 in the 400m hurdles for ULM. Four Warhawks earned top-10 finishes in the 1500m run and two in the top three including Juwan Blignaut finishing with a career-best 3:48.64, Carlo Martinez-Jaramillo running 3:59.22 for third, Rojs Puks placing eighth at 4:02.95 and Chase Gunn registering a 10^th-place finish at 4:04.48. Brayden Ortiz rounded out the top-10 finishers in the running events with a time of 15:55.67 in the 5000m.
 
Bailey Couch finished second in the javelin with a throw of 62.39m while Jona Fruchtmann and Aiden McCrary both earned personal-best marks of 61.98m and 54.10m in their first event of the season. Chase Rodriguez achieved a personal-best throw of 43.93m in the hammer throw for ninth place. Joseph McEvoy took seventh in the high jump with a mark of 1.89m and 10^th in the long jump at 6.70m. Jay Louison-Roe took 10^th in the triple jump with a leap of 13.28m. The Warhawks took second in the 4x800m relay with a result of 7:49.18.
 
The ULM track & field team will compete at the Keyth Talley Invitational in Baton Rouge on Saturday (March 23).

Louisiana Classic Women's Results - ULM only

Place	Athlete	Event	Result
1	Kimone Campbell	1500m	4:37.52
5	Mikayla Douglas	400m Hurdles	1:04.02
5	Claudine Raud-Gumiel	Long Jump	5.69m
6	Sydney Lake	Discus	41.22m
7	Sydney Lake	Hammer Throw	48.77m
8	Claudine Raud-Gumiel	800m	2:26.87
8	Brianna Washington	Discus	40.82m
8	Claudine Raud-Gumiel	High Jump	1.62m
9	Khrystyan Redic	Long Jump	5.52m
10	Sohalia Schoen	1500m	4:54.70 – PR
10	Savanna Lawson	Long Jump	5.40m
11	Mikayla Douglas	100m Hurdles	14.80
11	Savanna Lawson	800m	2:32.33 – PR
11	Anna Naff	1500m	4:59.12
13	Ansley Long	1500m	5:05.44
14	Khrystyan Reddic	Triple Jump	10.09m
17	Olivia McCrary	Javelin	33.56m
23	Savanna Lawson	Javelin	29.53m
--	Brianna Washington	Shot Put	Foul
DNS	Katerina Natsiopoulou	200m	DNS
DNS	Emily Allen	1500m	DNS
DNS	Jalynn Lozano	1500m	DNS
DNS	Brianna Washington	Hammer Throw	DNS
DNS	Savanna Lawson	High Jump	DNS
DNS	Claudine Raud-Gumiel	Javelin	DNS

 
Louisiana Classic Men's Results - ULM only

Place	Athlete	Event	Result
2	Devin Bilbo	110m Hurdles	14.41
2	Juwan Blignaut	1500m	3:48.64 – PR
2	Bailey Couch	Javelin	62.39m
2	Guirlando, Blignaut, Puks, Martinez-Jaramillo	4x800m Relay	7:49.18
3	Carlo Martinez-Jaramillo	1500m	3:59.22
3	Jonah Fruchtmann	Javelin	61.98m – PR
4	Darshon Turk	110m Hurdles	14.58
4	Brandon Lewis	400m Hurdles	56.53
5	Aiden McCrary	Javelin	54.10m – PR
6	Santana Richardson	400m	48.12 – PR
7	Imani Coleman	400m	48.20 – PR
7	Joseph McEvoy	High Jump	1.89m
8	Rojs Puks	1500m	4:02.95
8	Turk, Sewell, Bilbo, Coleman	4x100m Relay	42.54
9	Jamarsha Huglon	400m Hurdles	1:00.89
9	Brayden Ortiz	5000m	15:55.67
9	Chase Rodriguez	Hammer Throw	43.93m – PR
10	Chase Gunn	1500m	4:04.48
10	Joseph McEvoy	Long Jump	6.70m
10	Jay Louison-Roe	Triple Jump	13.28m
11	J'Marcus Sewell	100m	10.72
11	Dylan Hayden	110m Hurdles	16.20
11	Teddy Gowen	5000m	16:06.32
11	Joshua Qualls	Hammer Throw	42.20m
13	Joseph White	400m	49.47
15	Reid Guirlando	1500m	4:09.12
19	Santana Richardson	200m	21.86
19	Blake Stevens	Discus	37.71m
20	Devin Bilbo	100m	10.95 – PR
21	Joseph McEvoy	Discus	36.91m
21	Joshua Qualls	Shot Put	12.45m
24	Jay Louison-Roe	Long Jump	6.19m
25	Chase Gunn	800m	2:02.71
26	Chase Rodriguez	Shot Put	11.10m
29	Ericleon May	100m	11.11
30	Jay Parker	800m	2:06.05 – PR
31	Ericleon May	200m	22.39 - PR
34	Darshon Turk	100m	11.22
35	Jay Parker	1500m	4:21.96
37	Andrew Nolan	100m	11.39
42	Joseph McEvoy	100m	11.51
43	Andrew Nolan	200m	24.40 - PR
49	Dylan Hayden	100m	11.91
DNS	Juwan Blignaut	800m	DNS
	Blake Stevens	Hammer Throw	Foul
	Palmer Hearne	High Jump	NH
	Oscar Prieto	Pole Vault	DNS
	Dylan German	Pole Vault	NH