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St. John’s Places Third at BIG EAST Outdoor Championships; Alves Breaks Grenada National Record and Program Record
5/16/2026 8:00:00 PM | Women's Track and Field
Pair of 28-year-old records fall in the discus and 4x400-meter relay
STORRS, Conn. – The St. John's track and field team secured a third-place team finish at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships, presented by Jeep, on Saturday. Director of Track and Field Aliann Pompey's squad secured 127 points, claiming four golds, six podium finishes and two program records. UConn won both the men's and women's titles.
Jamora Alves won her ninth BIG EAST individual title, smashing a 28-year old program record in the discus with a toss of 55.89 meters (183 feet, 4 inches). Alves also broke her own Grenada national record in the event, set last year at the 129th Penn Relays. The mark currently ranks 24th in the NCAA Division I.
The senior added to her awards haul, as she was named the meets Most Outstanding Field Performer. Yesterday, Alves won the shot put by nearly two meters with a toss of 15.46 meters (50 feet, 8.75 inches). This is the second time in her career that was named to the honor.
Alves got the day started for the Johnnies in the discus, winning by over seven meters. Her third round toss broke the 28-year-old school record set by Gia LoMonaco back at BIG EAST Championships in 1998 and secured the gold medal. Teammates Desiree Pagan and Maja Henry provided additional points by placing seventh and eight respectively. St. John's was the only school to place three competitors in the finals of the event.
Chinenye Josephine Onourah collected her fifth individual 400-meter title, running a time of 52.68 seconds. The mark ranks third on the outdoor all-time list. The senior was joined on the podium by junior Kettia Ambrose, who stopped the clock in 53.12 to place second. Nyla Henderson and Jalen Jackson placed fifth and eighth respectively as the Red Storm collected a total of 23 points in the quarter mile.
Onourah, Ambrose, Henderson and Leilani Robinson ran away with the 4x400-meter relay, with a 10 second margin of victory. The quartet broke the second 28-year-old program record of the meet, running a time of 3-minutes, 35.15 seconds to best the previous record of 3:35.25, which was set by Olive Smart, Stacy-Ann Williams, Shameeka Quallo and Tashea Holdip from the 1998 ECAC Championship.
In the 800-meter run, Naiara Garcia-Moreno collected a bronze medal with a time of 2:03.81. In the fastest 800-meter final in BIG EAST Championship history, all three medalists dipped under the previous meet record of 2:04.03.
Rounding out the individual podiums for St. John's was Fia Viklund. Her fifth round leap of 12.36m (40 feet, 6.75 inches) was enough to grab a bronze medal and six points for the Johnnies, adding her second All-BIG EAST selection to her resume.
The 4x100-meter relay of Ambrose, Cassandra Lemus-Sodji, Ryana Dennis and Nia-Ruby Forbes-Agyepong stopped the clock in 46.57 seconds to secure a bronze medal.
For a complete summary of the St. John's track and field team's performances from this weekend, click here.
Most Outstanding Track Performers
Men: Medwin Odamtten, UConn
Women: Maeve O'Neill, Providence
Most Outstanding Field Performers
Men: Joshua Mooney, UConn
Women: Jamora Alves, St. John's
High Point Performers
Men: Joshua Mooney, UConn – 28 points
Women: Sade Miller, DePaul – 22.5 points
Coaching Staff of the Year
Men's: Connecticut
Women's: Connecticut
Women's Results (22 events scored)
1. UConn – 212
2. DePaul - 184
3. St. John's - 127
4. Villanova – 91
5. Providence - 78
6. Georgetown - 65
7. Marquette - 46
8. Butler - 24
9. Creighton – 19
10. Xavier - 8
Jamora Alves won her ninth BIG EAST individual title, smashing a 28-year old program record in the discus with a toss of 55.89 meters (183 feet, 4 inches). Alves also broke her own Grenada national record in the event, set last year at the 129th Penn Relays. The mark currently ranks 24th in the NCAA Division I.
The senior added to her awards haul, as she was named the meets Most Outstanding Field Performer. Yesterday, Alves won the shot put by nearly two meters with a toss of 15.46 meters (50 feet, 8.75 inches). This is the second time in her career that was named to the honor.
Alves got the day started for the Johnnies in the discus, winning by over seven meters. Her third round toss broke the 28-year-old school record set by Gia LoMonaco back at BIG EAST Championships in 1998 and secured the gold medal. Teammates Desiree Pagan and Maja Henry provided additional points by placing seventh and eight respectively. St. John's was the only school to place three competitors in the finals of the event.
Chinenye Josephine Onourah collected her fifth individual 400-meter title, running a time of 52.68 seconds. The mark ranks third on the outdoor all-time list. The senior was joined on the podium by junior Kettia Ambrose, who stopped the clock in 53.12 to place second. Nyla Henderson and Jalen Jackson placed fifth and eighth respectively as the Red Storm collected a total of 23 points in the quarter mile.
Onourah, Ambrose, Henderson and Leilani Robinson ran away with the 4x400-meter relay, with a 10 second margin of victory. The quartet broke the second 28-year-old program record of the meet, running a time of 3-minutes, 35.15 seconds to best the previous record of 3:35.25, which was set by Olive Smart, Stacy-Ann Williams, Shameeka Quallo and Tashea Holdip from the 1998 ECAC Championship.
In the 800-meter run, Naiara Garcia-Moreno collected a bronze medal with a time of 2:03.81. In the fastest 800-meter final in BIG EAST Championship history, all three medalists dipped under the previous meet record of 2:04.03.
Rounding out the individual podiums for St. John's was Fia Viklund. Her fifth round leap of 12.36m (40 feet, 6.75 inches) was enough to grab a bronze medal and six points for the Johnnies, adding her second All-BIG EAST selection to her resume.
The 4x100-meter relay of Ambrose, Cassandra Lemus-Sodji, Ryana Dennis and Nia-Ruby Forbes-Agyepong stopped the clock in 46.57 seconds to secure a bronze medal.
For a complete summary of the St. John's track and field team's performances from this weekend, click here.
Most Outstanding Track Performers
Men: Medwin Odamtten, UConn
Women: Maeve O'Neill, Providence
Most Outstanding Field Performers
Men: Joshua Mooney, UConn
Women: Jamora Alves, St. John's
High Point Performers
Men: Joshua Mooney, UConn – 28 points
Women: Sade Miller, DePaul – 22.5 points
Coaching Staff of the Year
Men's: Connecticut
Women's: Connecticut
Women's Results (22 events scored)
1. UConn – 212
2. DePaul - 184
3. St. John's - 127
4. Villanova – 91
5. Providence - 78
6. Georgetown - 65
7. Marquette - 46
8. Butler - 24
9. Creighton – 19
10. Xavier - 8
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