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Preview: UAB Green and Gold Invite/Wooo Pig Classic

Warhawks take on two meet weekend in Birmingham and Fayetteville.

MEET INFO -  
ULM track and field returns after a week off with a two-meet weekend featuring the UAB Green and Gold Invite on Friday, Feb. 6, in Birmingham and the Wooo Pig Classic on Saturday, Feb. 7, in Fayetteville, Ark.
 
Alongside the host school, UAB, will be McNeese from in-state and Southern Miss from the Sun Belt on Friday. The Wooo Pig Classic will feature in-state foes including Louisiana Tech, Grambling State and Northwestern State.
 
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MEET SCHEDULE –
The schedule for Birmingham's meet starts at 9 a.m. with the shot-put events followed by the men's long jump, women's long jump, pole vault, and high jump at 10 a.m. At 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. are the women's and men's weight throws. The afternoon jumping events occur with both triple jumps and the men's pole vault at 2:30 p.m. and the men's high jump at 3:30 p.m.
 
For the running events, things kick off at Noon with the 60m and 60m hurdle prelims, with the finals for both events scheduled for 2:45 p.m. At 1:15 p.m. is the mile race, followed by the 400m at 2 p.m. The 800m begins at 3 p.m., followed by the 200m, 3000m, and the finale 4x400m relays at 5:30 p.m.
 
On Saturday, Alyssa Dyett will start things off with the women's long jump at 11 a.m., with her triple jump event taking place at 3 p.m. Nathan Wade takes on the men's long jump at 1 p.m., followed by Miller Malley in the pole vault at 3 p.m. Gionni Wiltz and Ali Eren Unlu compete in the high jump at 3:30 p.m., while the duo of Stafon Roach and DeMarko Lawler perform the triple jump at 4 p.m.
 
ROACH'S TRIPLE –
Junior Stafon Roach returns to the triple jump events for ULM in 2026, bearing the All-American title from the year prior. Last weekend in the event, Roach secured first place with a mark of 15.31m. At the LSU Purple Tiger, he produced a 15.63m result, which ranks as the top mark in the Sun Belt Conference and fourth on the NCAA South Central Region performance list.
 
RESOUNDING RELAY –
The Warhawks started 2026 with a statement in the 4x400m relay to end the LSU Purple Tiger. The team of Imani Coleman, J'Marcus Sewell, Matthew Malcolm, and Mario Santin took first place with a time of 3:17.72, beating out Sun Belt rival Ragin' Cajuns by a narrow .24 seconds.
 
3000M CHAMPS –
The Warhawks collected a sweep of the 3000m at the LSU Bayou Bengal in both events. For the men, Joshua Gill led the way with a first-place finish, followed closely behind by Chase Gunn in second, River Richard in third, and Silas Christie in fourth. For the women, the trio of Tuva Sandberg, Anna Naff, and Rebekka Flotho swept the podium with Lenja Wiechers rounding out the top five.
 
WEIGHT THROW –
The ULM weight throwers continued a strong start to the 2026 season at the LSU Bayou Bengal. Sydney Lake again reached the podium in the women's event, posting a season-best 16.68m mark, good for 18th best in the NCAA South Central Region performance list. Benedikt Schweizer collected another second-place finish with a result of 19.66m, giving him a new personal best. His result gives him the seventh-place spot in the men's NCAA South Central Region performance list. Francisco Calhau joined him at the podium with a third-place result, producing a mark of 18.99m, which is good for tenth best on the list.
 
GIONNI JUMPS –
Freshman Gionni Wiltz had an impressive showing last time out, collecting two second place finishes in both the long jump (7.10m) and high jump (2.14m). His 7.38m performance at the LSU Purple Tiger ranks 12th on the performance list while his recent high jump mark is tied for seventh best. He starts the 2026 season with two straight podium finishes in the long jump.
 
HEAT SHEETS (UAB Green and Gold Invite) –
MEN
60m: Dylan Hayden, Taj Morris, Bradley Riccardi
60m Hurdles: Dylan Hayden, Taj Morris, Jaden Youngblood
200m: Imani Coleman, Bradley Riccardi, J'Marcus Sewell, Jaden Youngblood
400m: Thibault Buchard, Matthew Malcolm, Seneca Portlock, Santana Richardson, Mario Santin
800m: Kilian Mika
Mile: Joseph Morgan
3000m: Silas Christie, Joshua Gill, Chase Gunn, Kgaogelo Moloisi, River Richard
4x400m Relay: A: Thibault Buchard, Imani Coleman, Santana Richardson, Mario Santin, B: Matthew Malcolm, Seneca Portlock, Bradley Riccardi, Joseph Morgan
HJ: Danny Hagan
LJ: Danny Hagan
SP: Danny Hagan, Tucker Petrus, Joshua Qualls
WT: Francisco Calhau, Joshua Qualls, Benedikt Schweizer, Blake Stevens
WOMEN
60m: Zakhia Austin, Kalli Husband, Keniya Simpson
60m Hurdles: Mikayla Douglas, Kalli Husband, Courtney Smith
200m: Mikayla Douglas, Keniya Simpson, Courtney Smith
400m: Mary Johnson, Monika Ortiz, Brianna Taylor
800m: Maria Nikolaou, Maya Nobes
Mile: Rebekka Flotho, Lenja Wiechers
3000m: Anna Naff, Maria Nikolaou, Tuva Sandberg
4x400m Relay: Keniya Simpson, Kalli Husband, Courtney Smith, Brianna Taylor
HJ: Cora Burger
PV: Cierra Casebier, Cameron Mount
SP: Macy Lee Hale
TJ: Cora Burger
WT: Sydney Lake, Ruth Nilsen

HEAT SHEETS (Wooo Pig Classic) –
MEN
HJ: Gionni Wiltz, Ali Eren Unlu
LJ: Nathan Wade
PV: Miller Malley
TJ: DeMarko Lawler, Stafon Roach
WOMEN
LJ: Alyssa Dyett
TJ: Alyssa Dyett
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Players Mentioned

Dylan Hayden

Dylan Hayden

Sprints/Hurdles
Sophomore
Sydney Lake

Sydney Lake

Throws
Junior
Cameron Mount

Cameron Mount

Pole Vault
Sophomore
Anna Naff

Anna Naff

Distance
Sophomore
Santana Richardson

Santana Richardson

Sprints
Sophomore
Brianna Taylor

Brianna Taylor

Sprints
Sophomore
Ali Eren Unlu

Ali Eren Unlu

High Jump
Junior
Imani Coleman

Imani Coleman

Sprints
Freshman
Matthew Malcolm

Matthew Malcolm

Sprints
Freshman
Joshua Qualls

Joshua Qualls

Throws
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Dylan Hayden

Dylan Hayden

Sophomore
Sprints/Hurdles
Sydney Lake

Sydney Lake

Junior
Throws
Cameron Mount

Cameron Mount

Sophomore
Pole Vault
Anna Naff

Anna Naff

Sophomore
Distance
Santana Richardson

Santana Richardson

Sophomore
Sprints
Brianna Taylor

Brianna Taylor

Sophomore
Sprints
Ali Eren Unlu

Ali Eren Unlu

Junior
High Jump
Imani Coleman

Imani Coleman

Freshman
Sprints
Matthew Malcolm

Matthew Malcolm

Freshman
Sprints
Joshua Qualls

Joshua Qualls

Freshman
Throws