St. John's University Athletics
2019 Women's Cross Country Roster
Jackie Gallagher
- Position:
- Mid-Distance
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Bishop Kearney
- Hometown:
- Belle Harbor, N.Y.
As a Senior (2019-20): Recorded a season-best time of 20:01.2 in the 5K at the Metropolitan Championships, placing 24th overall ... notched a season-best mark of 23:14.7 in the 6K at the NCAA Regional Championships.
As a Junior (2018-19): Posted her best finish in the 800 meter at the Bill Ward Indoor Invitational, running a time of 2:31.77 for third place ... had three top-ten finishes in the mile placing fifth at the Bill Ward Indoor Invitational, eighth at the TCNJ Lions Indoor Invitational, and seventh at the Metropolitan Indoor Championships, where she ran her season-best time of 5:21.44 ... In the 4x800 meter relay, she helped her squad to a season best finish at the TCNJ Lions Indoor Invitational with a second-place time of 10:17.37 ... recorded a personal-best finish in the 1,500 meters at the Tom Farrell Outdoor Classic with a third-place time of 4:50.72.
As a Sophomore (2017-18): Finished fourth in both the 800-meter and the mile runs at the Bill Ward Meet ... set a personal best in the 1000 meter run at the Mets Indoor Championships with a time of 3:08.82 ... finished seventh at the Wagner Outdoor Invitational with a time of 2:31.75, a personal best, and sixth in the 1500 meters ... ended the season with a personal best in the 1,500 meters at the BIG EAST Outdoor Championships with a time of 4:57.76.
As a Freshman (2016-17): Appeared in six meets last season … posted a top-10 finish at the NYIT Invite in September (20:59.30) … ran a personal-best (20:26.40) in the 5K at the Metropolitan Championships in October to place in the top-35 … competed at both the BIG EAST Championships and the NCAA Northeast Regional, posting a personal-best in the latter (24:23.90) … named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.
Before St. John’s: A five year member of the Bishop Kearney track & field and cross country teams … was a four-year captain of her high school squads … ran the 800-meter, one mile, and 1,500-meter races in high school … is a three-time Brooklyn/Queens Indoor 1,500-meter Champion (2013, 2014, 2016) … is a one-time Brooklyn/Queens Indoor 800-meter Champion (2015) and a one-time Brooklyn/Queens Outdoor 1,500-meter Champion (2016) … chose St. John’s over Manhattan College, Fordham, Adelphi and Wagner.
Personal: Daughter of John and Patricia Gallagher … one of nine siblings in her family including twin sister Therese, who is a member of the St. John’s track & field team … plans to major in Biology at St. John’s … sister Kerri is a Nike sponsored track & field runner and alum of Fordham … likes to cook, draw and play soccer and basketball … plans to become a pediatrician … says a few prayers before each race … names her sister Kerri as the most influential person in her athletic career … favorite food is chicken parmesan … favorite professional athlete is Kerri Gallagher.