MONROE, La. – ULM track and field will travel to Mobile, Ala. for the Sun Belt Outdoor Championships from Thursday, May 14 through Saturday, May 16.
 
Last Time Out –
ULM hosted its annual home meet with the Warhawk Classic, securing nine first place finishes. The men collected five event wins with four being in the field events. Benedikt Schweizer and Raymond Gomez set personal bests in the hammer throw (66.28m) and 800m (1:56.68). Ali Eren Unlu, Nathan Wade and Stafon Roach also won their respective events. For the women, four events were won as Sydney Lake started the day with a 56.36m distance in the hammer throw. Keniya Simpson, Mikayla Douglas and Tuva Sandberg also took first place in the 100m, 400m hurdles and 3000m steeplechase events, respectively.
 
Benedikt Schweizer, with his personal-best distance of 66.28m, earned Sun Belt Men's Field Athlete of the Week honors, the sixth Warhawk to do so in 2026.
 
Hammer to Fall –
The Warhawks have presented a strong hammer throw group in the 2026 outdoor season. Francisco Calhau leads the way in the men's event, reaching the podium in all five meets he's competed in with three wins. His career-best 66.07m distance ranks first in the Sun Belt Conference and second in the South-Central Region. He was named Sun Belt Men's Field Athlete of the Week this season. Schweizer is also a top athlete, with his 64.88m result being second and third best in the Sun Belt and region. In the women's event, Sydney Lake has three wins and four total podiums in the season. She achieved a career-high mark of 59.59m, which ranks third in the Sun Belt.
 
Roach Extermination –
An all-American in the 2025 outdoor season, Stafon Roach made his 2026 outdoor debut in the triple jump at the Texas A&M 44 Farms Team Invitational. He reached a mark of 15.82m, which secured first place in the event. His mark ranks first in the Sun Belt, second in the East division and eighth in the NCAA. He is also the reigning indoor champion in the event. Roach is the most recent recipient of the Sun Belt Men's Field Athlete of the Week honor for ULM.
 
Owning the Discus –
Raquel Gomes produced a strong result in the women's discus throw in College Station. She collected a result of 52.68m in the event, good for second place. Her mark is atop the conference while also being in the top ten in the region. The thrower earned Sun Belt Women's Field Athlete of the Week recently, the first Warhawk to do so since 2024.