St. John’s Tackles Crimson Open

Friday, February 13

Cambridge, MA

St. John's University

Crimson Open

Naiara Garcia Moreno at YSG Invite 12.6.25

2/13/2026 6:49:00 PM | Women's Track and Field

Results

The Red Storm will compete at Boston University tomorrow

QUEENS, N.Y.– The St. John's track and field team completed its first of two meets this weekend after a strong showing at the Crimson Open hosted by Harvard. The Red Storm are slated to participate in the David Hemery Valentine Invite at Boston University tomorrow.

The Johnnies claimed five victories and 10 top-five finishes. Princeton was the only other school to claim five event victories.

Highlighting the meet was Naiara Garcia-Moreno, who set the U-23 Spanish national record in the 1,000-meter run, finishing with a time of 2 minutes, 44.63 seconds. Her time ranks third fastest in program history, as Garcia-Moreno is the second Johnnie to claim a national record this season. Back in December, Nora Haugen ran a Norwegian national record in the 600-meter run.

Haugen raced in the 500-meter run, stopping the clock in 1:11.30 to finish a top of the podium. The time ranks third-best in program history. Tomorrow, the senior is scheduled to race in the 800-meter run.

Chinenye Josephine Onuorah took the top spot in the 400-meter run, finishing with a time of 56.20 seconds. In the field, Jamora Alvesclaimed a victory in the shot put with a season-best toss of 15.33 meters (50 feet, 3.50 inches). Rounding out the event wins for the Red Storm was Fia Viklund with a leap of 12.37 meters (40 feet, 7 inches). The senior has finished no lower than second place in all four competitions during the 2026 season.

Cassandra Lemus-Sodji made the finals in both the 60-meter dash and the long jump, placing fourth in the jumping event. The senior's jump of 5.90 meters (19 feet, 4.25 inches) marks the second time she has reached the 5.90-meter mark this season. She finished eighth in the 60 meters, running 7.67 in the preliminary round.

St. John's had three runners in the top-five in the 200-meter dash, led by Jalen Jackson. Her time of 24.88 seconds was tied with Ryana Dennis, while Kettia Ambrose stopped the clock in 25.08 seconds for fifth place.

Jackson also finished fifth in the 400 meters, crossing the line in 56.94 seconds.

Following tomorrow's action at Boston University, St. John's returns to Ocean Breeze for the final time this indoor season. On Friday, Feb. 20, Director of Track and Field Aliann Pompey and her squad will compete in the Fastrack Last Chance meet.