BIRMINGHAM – Algirdas Strelciunas and the DMR highlighted day one of competition for the ULM indoor track and field team at the Sun Belt Conference Indoor Championships on Monday.
 
Strelciunas placed first in the men's long jump with a personal best 7.66m (25-1.75) mark. Carlo Martinez-Jaramillo, Matthew Malcolm, Reid Guirlando, and Juwan Blignaut won in the men's DMR, placing first out of seven teams.
 
Chase Gunn had a top-ten finish in the 5000m race with a 14:46.18 time. Benedikt Schweizer placed ninth in the weight throw, while Stafon Roach finished seventh in the long jump.
 
For the prelims, Blignaut and Martinez-Jaramillo advanced to the finals on day two in the mile run. Devin Bilbo and Jovan Canak qualified for the 60m hurdles finals, and Santana Richardson qualified in the 400m. In the 800m, Elijah Palao and Guirlando reached the final eight for day two, and J'Marcus Sewell qualified for the 200m race. For the women, Lilly Schuster qualified in the mile run placing seventh in the prelims.
 
Day two of the championships begins tomorrow at 10 a.m.
 
Women's Results – ULM only

Place	Athlete	Event	Result
7 (Q)	Lilly Schuster	Mile (prelims)	4:58.02
14	Anna Naff	Mile (prelims)	5:03.77
12	Mikayla Douglas	60m Hurdles (prelims)	8.81
18	Kalli Husband	60m Hurdles (prelims)	8.99
16	Hedda van Dort	400m (prelims)	57.21
31	Brianna Taylor	400m (prelims)	1:00.56
33	Mary Johnson	400m (prelims)	1:02.08
9	Katerina Nastiopoulou	800m	2:14.20
28	Ansley Long	5000m	18:42.32
40	Mary Johnson	200m (prelims)	26.36
7	ULM	DMR	12:09.90
15	Sydney Lake	Weight Throw	16.16m (53-0.25)
26	Ruth Nilsen	Weight Throw	14.05m (46-1.25)
19	Savanna Lawson	Long Jump	5.44m (17-10.25)
22	Nasya Ramirez	Long Jump	5.41 (17-9.00)
7	Savanna Lawson	Pentathlon	3412

 
Men's Results – ULM only

Place	Athlete	Event	Result
1 (Q)	Juwan Blignaut	Mile (prelims)	4:15.55
11 (Q)	Carlo Martinez-Jaramillo	Mile (prelims)	4:18.89
18	J'Marcus Sewell	60m (prelims)	6.97
19	Ericleon May	60m (prelims)	7.02
1 (Q)	Devin Bilbo	60m Hurdles (prelims)	7.91
7 (Q)	Jovan Canak	60m Hurdles (prelims)	8.28
4 (Q)	Santana Richardson	400m (prelims)	48.64
9	Matthew Malcolm	400m (prelims)	49.15
14	Imani Coleman	400m (prelims)	49.45
18	Seneca Portlock	400m (prelims)	50.19
4 (Q)	Elijah Palao	800m (prelims)	1:54.71
7 (Q)	Reid Guirlando	800m (prelims)	1:55.15
13	Joseph Morgan	800m (prelims)	1:56.70
7	Chase Gunn	5000m	14:46.18
12	Jeya Kandola	5000m	15:17.87
13	Landon Spears	5000m	15:20.83
2 (Q)	J'Marcus Sewell	200m (prelims)	21.34
16	Imani Coleman	200m (prelims)	21.87
17	Bradley Riccardi	200m (prelims)	21.89
21	Santana Richardson	200m (prelims)	22.03
24	Ericleon May	200m (prelims)	22.05
1	ULM	DMR	10:03.08
1	Algirdas Strelciunas	Long Jump	7.66m (25-1.75)
7	Stafon Roach	Long Jump	7.06m (23-2.00)
9	Benedikt Schweizer	Weight Throw	17.03m (55-10.50)
11	Blake Stevens	Weight Throw	16.37m (53-8.50)
21	Joshua Qualls	Weight Throw	13.57m (44-6.25)
--	Oscar Prieto	Pole Vault	DNS

 
(Q) – Qualified for finals (prelims only)