University of West Alabama Athletics

Men's Track & Field

University of West Alabama

NCAA D2 · Gulf South Conference · Livingston, AL

$14.5k

Avg net price

35%

Grad rate

The program

Sterling Martin, Head coach · smartin@uwa.edu

Assistants: Dylann Swisley · Keith Cole · Nicole Richards (Graduate Assistant/Throws Coach) · Sterling Martin

The roster · 2026

29 on the roster10 Fr4 So4 Jr10 Sr1 Grad

Tyrie Payne Sherrod

Jr. · Sprints

Columbus, Miss.

Gary Mata

Sr. · Distance

Biloxi, Miss.

Wilbur Valencia-Nava

So. · Distance

Sterrett, AL

Braxton Williams

Fr. · Sprints

Columbus, MS

Michael Harris

Sr. · Sprints

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

Lawrence Walker Jr.

Sr. · Sprints

Alexandria, La.

Jalen Green

Fr. · Hurdles

Tuscaloosa, AL

Howard Davis

Fr. · Jumps

Elizabethtown, KY

Avery Peterson

Fr. · Shot Put/Discus

Tuscaloosa, AL

Nicholas Nash

So. · Sprints

DeKalb, MS

Ahmerion Williams

Sr. · Sprints

Daphne, Ala.

Kenneth Beck

Jr. · Sprinter

Birmingham, AL

Caleb Vann

Sr. · Horizontal Jumps

Uniontown, Ala.

Dedric Hicks

Sr. · Shot Put

Hebron, Miss.

Landon Laphand

So. · Sprints

Pass Christian, MS

Jamar Bankhead

Fr. · Shot Put/Discus

Cottondale, AL

Jaxson Lovelace

So. · Sprints

Killen, AL

Ray Englebert

Jr. · Distance

Tuscaloosa, AL

A sample of the roster.

Roster turnover

Players graduating after the 2026 season, by position.

Distance4 of 10 graduating
Sprints3 of 9 graduating
Horizontal Jumps1 of 1 graduating
Shot Put1 of 1 graduating
Long Sprints1 of 1 graduating
Mid Distance1 of 1 graduating

Where they're from

Alabama 4Mississippi 3Louisiana 1Kentucky 1Georgia 1Other 19

Cost & academics

Net cost after aid, by family income

Under $30k$12.2k/yr
$30-48k$12.5k/yr
$48-75k$14.6k/yr
$75-110k$18.6k/yr

In-state prices shown; out-of-state students pay about $9.1k/yr more (public school).

SAT 25-75%

860-1120

Grad rate

35%

Admit rate

43%

Enrollment

3k

Also in the Gulf South Conference

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