HOUSTON – Two more first-place finishes by Sydney Lake and Katerina Nastiopoulou were the highlights of the ULM indoor track and field team's performance at the Howie Ryan Invitational on Friday.
 
The Warhawks also sent athletes to the Don Derby Elite invite in New Mexico and the David Hemery Valentine Meet in Boston.
 
Lake won in the weight throw with a 16.90m (55-5.50) mark, while Nastiopoulou placed first in the 800m with a 2:14.36 time.
 
For the men, Imani Coleman and Matthew Malcolm finished third and fourth in the 400m race. Carlo Martinez-Jaramillo also placed fourth in the mile with a 4:13.73 time. Benedikt Schweizer earned sixth place in the weight throw, and J'Marcus Sewell placed seventh in the 60m. Santana Richardson and Reid Guirlando placed eighth and ninth in the 400m and 800m, respectively.
 
Along with the two first-place finishers for the women, Anna Naff also earned a podium finish, placing third in the mile. Hedda van Dort placed fifth in the 400m with a 57.07 time.
 
Juwan Blignaut ran for his second sub-four-minute mile in Boston on Friday, earning him a top 25 finish out of over 350 runners.
 
The Warhawks will compete in the Sun Belt Indoor Conference Championships starting Monday, Feb. 24, and continuing through the next day.
 
Howie Ryan Women's Results – ULM only

Place	Athlete	Event	Result
10	Mikayla Douglas	60m (prelims)	8.77
13	Kalli Husband	60m (prelims)	8.97
5	Hedda van Dort	400m	57.07
14	Mary Johnson	400m	1:01.06
17	Monika Ortiz	400m	1:01.88
1	Katerina Nastiopoulou	800m	2:14.36
4	Lilly Schuster	800m	2:17.67
10	Sierra Barrera	800m	2:22.91
3	Anna Naff	Mile	5:05.24
10	Sohalia Schoen	Mile	5:16.07
12	Cora Burger	High Jump	1.57m (5-1.75)
--	Cameron Mount	Pole Vault	NH
16	Alice Hultberg	Shot Put	11.77m (38-7.50)
1	Sydney Lake	Weight Throw	16.90 (55-5.50)
12	Ruth Nilsen	Weight Throw	13.89m (45-7.00)

 
Howie Ryan Men's Results – ULM only

Place	Athlete	Event	Result
4	J'Marcus Sewell	60m (prelims)	6.98
20	Ericleon May	60m (prelims)	7.13
7	J'Marcus Sewell	60m	7.03
--	Jovan Canak	60m hurdles (prelims	DNF
3	Imani Coleman	400m	48.79
4	Matthew Malcolm	400m	48.88
8	Santana Richardson	400m	49.37
10	Seneca Portlock	400m	49.88
9	Reid Guirlando	800m	1:57.56
4	Carlo Martinez-Jaramillo	Mile	4:13.73
18	Joseph Morgan	Mile	4:26.37
19	Landon Spears	Mile	4:28.57
20	Elijah Palao	Mile	4:28.69
6	Benedikt Schweizer	Weight Throw	17.68m (58- 00.25)
14	Blake Stevens	Weight Throw	15.53m (50-11.50

 
David Hemery Valentine Men's Results – ULM only

Place	Athlete	Event	Result
25	Juwan Blignaut	Mile	3:58.07

 
Don Derby Elite Men's Results – ULM only

Place	Athlete	Event	Result
--	Oscar Prieto	Pole Vault	NH