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Photo of Veronica Valentik running. Photo by Tom Salus
Photo by Tom Salus
February 21, 2026

VALENTIK WINS SHOT PUT EVENT AT WEST POINT TUNE UP

Results

West Point, N.Y. (2/21/26)  The Dominican University New York women's track and field team took part in the West Point Tune Up Meet held today.

Veronica Valentik won the shot put event, while Tori Benson finished in third place.

The long jump event had Isaballa Mack take third place.

Results

  • Veronica Valentik won the shot put event with a throw of 11.22m (36' 9.75").  Tori Benson finished in third place with a throw of 10.89m (35' 8.75").
  • The long jump saw Isabella Mack take third place with a jump of 4.98m (16' 4.25"), while Genesis Jimenez finished in 10th place with a jump of 4.45m (14' 7.25").
  • In the 800m run Sarai Cruz finished in seventh place with a time of 2:43.25.
  • Valentik also competed in the 400m dash where she took seventh place with a time of 1:05.42.  Anjalice Arias took 10th place with a time of 1:09.07.
  • Cruz took 13th place in the mile run with a time of 6:08.43, while Rachel Reagan finished in 25th place with a time of 7:30.76.
  • Junior Reagan ran in the 3000m run and took 15th place with a run of 15.24.84.
  • Mack took 15th place in the 200m dash with a time of 28.69.  Jimenez followed with a 16th place finish (28.76) and Gabrielle Brooks took 20th place (29.59).
  • In the 60m prelims, Mack also had a 15th place finish with a time of 8.43.  Jimenez finished in 21st place with a time of 8.67 and Brooks followed in 22nd place with a time of 8.73.

Up Next

The Lady Chargers will compete next at the Purple & Gold Invite on March 20th and 21st.

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.