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Photo of Julissa Velazquez throwing the shot put. Photo by Tom Salus
Photo by Tom Salus
February 20, 2026

VELAZQUEZ TAKES FOURTH PLACE AT FASTRACK LAST CHANCE MEET

Results

Staten Island, N.Y. (2/20/26)  The Dominican University women's track and field team took part in the Fastrack Last Chance meet held today at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex.

Julissa Velazquez had the high finish of fourth place in the shot put event (9.80m), while Tori Benson took fifth place with a throe of 9.39m.

The 500m event saw Anjalice Arias also have a top-five finish as the had a time of 1:33.10 to take fifth place.

Results

  • Junior Julissa Velazquez took fourth place in the shot put with a throw of 9.80m (32'2").  Tori Benson finished in fifth place with a throw of 9.39m (30'9.75m).
  • Anjalice Arias ran in the 500m event and took fifth place with a time of 1:33.10.
  • In the long jump, Isabella Mack finished in sixth place with a jump of 4.99m (16' 4.5") and Genesis Jimenez took seventh place with a jump of 4.67m (15' 4").
  • Gabrielle Brooks competed in the 60m dash prelims and finished in 16th place with a time of 8.66 with Jimenez taking 17th place with the same time.
  • Sarai Cruz took 17th place in the 800m run with a time of 2:42.23.
  • Cruz also competed in the mile run and took 17th place with a time of 6:15.06.
  • In the 200m dash Mack took 19th place with a time of 28.44, while Brooks ran a time of 29:14 to finish in 24th place.

Up Next

Dominican returns to action tomorrow when they travel to the West Point Tune Up.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.