HARRISONBURG, Va. – Carlo Martinez-Jaramillo ended day one of the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships with the first podium finish for the ULM outdoor track and field team, taking third in the 10000m race on Thursday.
 
Martinez-Jaramillo finished with a time of 30:20.55 in his first 10000m competition of the 2025 season.
 
For the women, Katerina Natsiopoulou and Mikayla Douglas both advanced to the 400m hurdles finals on Saturday, placing second and fifth in the preliminary event, respectively. Savanna Lawson finished day one of the heptathlon competition in second place with a score of 3142. Lilly Schuster also advanced to the 1500m finals on Saturday with a tenth-place finish.
 
For the men in the prelims, Juwan Blignaut and Matthew Malcolm qualified for the 1500m and 400m hurdles finals in their respective events, with both placing fourth. Benedikt Schweizer also just missed a podium finish in the hammer throw, finishing fourth with a personal best mark of 59.44m.
 
Day two starts for the Warhawks with the heptathlon long jump at 11:30 a.m. ET/10:30 a.m. CT.
 
Day 1 Women's Results – ULM only

Place	Athlete	Event	Result
2	Katerina Natsiopoulou	400m Hurdles (prelims)*	59.80
5	Mikayla Douglas	400m Hurdles (prelims)*	1:02.40
9	Ruth Nilsen	Hammer Throw	52.31m (171-7)
10	Lilly Schuster	1500m (prelims)*	4:34.54
12	Anna Naff	10000m	37:00.39
14	Monika Ortiz	400m Hurdles (prelims)	1:06.19
16	Sierra Barerra	1500m (prelims)	4:41.93
18	Sohalia Schoen	1500m (prelims)	4:44.68
18	Cameron Mount	Pole Vault	3.51m (11-6.25)

(*) Indicates advancement to final
 
Day 1 Men's Results – ULM only

Place	Athlete	Event	Result
3	Carlo Martinez-Jaramillo	10000m	30:20.55
4	Juwan Blignaut	1500m (prelims)*	3:52.34
4	Matthew Malcolm	400m Hurdles (prelims)*	51.79
4	Benedikt Schweizer	Hammer Throw	59.44m (195-0)
7	Blake Stevens	Hammer Throw	55.56m (182-0)
17	Joseph Morgan	1500m (prelims)	3:58.07
17	Jeya Kandola	10000m	32:47.19
23	J'Marcus Sewell	200m (prelims)	21.68
32	Ericleon May	200m (prelims)	22.14
--	Bradley Riccardi	200m (prelims)	DNF

(*) Indicates advancement to final