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Photo of the 2026 Men's and Women's Track and Field Team

2026 Dominican University New York Women's Track and Field Roster

Coaches
Name Yr. Event(s) Ht. Hometown/High School Previous School Major
Anjalice Arias
Yr.: Sr Event(s): Sprints Ht.: 5-5 Hometown/High School: Middletown, N.Y. / Alexander Hamilton Previous School:   Major: Biology/Education
Tori Benson
Yr.: Jr Event(s): Throws Ht.: 5-4 Hometown/High School: Buffalo, N.Y. / Sweet Home Central High School Previous School:   Major: Biology
Gabrielle Brooks
Yr.: Fr Event(s): Sprints Ht.: 5-4 Hometown/High School: Spanish Town, St. Catherine, Jamaica / St. Andrew High School for Girls Previous School:   Major: Business Management
Tiara Cargill
Yr.: Jr Event(s): Sprints/Jumps Ht.: 5-10 Hometown/High School: Queens, N.Y. / Hillcrest High Previous School:   Major: Humanities
Sarai Cruz
Yr.: So Event(s): Distance Ht.: 5-1 Hometown/High School: Ellenville, N.Y. / Ellenville Previous School:   Major: English/Education
Genesis Jimenez
Yr.: So Event(s): Sprints/Jumps Ht.: 5-0 Hometown/High School: Belleville, N.J. / Abundant Life Academy Previous School:   Major: Pre-Physical Therapy
Jayda Jones
Yr.: Sr Event(s): Sprints Ht.: 5-3 Hometown/High School: Lake Ronkonkoma, N.Y. / Sachem North Previous School:   Major: Criminal Justice
Isabella Mack
Yr.: Fr Event(s): Sprints/Jumps Ht.: 5-4 Hometown/High School: Stillwater, N.Y. / Stillwater Previous School:   Major: Nursing
Rachel Reagan
Yr.: Jr Event(s): Distance Ht.: 5-0 Hometown/High School: Dumont, N.J. / Dumont H.S. Previous School:   Major: Biology/Pre-Physical Therapy
Chiara Rosamilia
Yr.: Fr Event(s): Jumps Ht.: 5-3 Hometown/High School: Suffern, N.Y. / Suffern Previous School:   Major: Nursing
Kiana Thomas
Yr.: Jr Event(s): Hurdles/Sprints Ht.: 5-8 Hometown/High School: West Palm Beach, Fla. / Palm Beach Gardens Previous School:   Major: Nursing
Veronica Valentik
Yr.: Jr Event(s): Sprints/Throws Ht.: 6-0 Hometown/High School: Orangeburg, N.Y. / Tappan Zee Previous School: St. Thomas Aquinas College Major: Nursing
Julissa Velazquez
Yr.: Jr Event(s): Throws Ht.: 5-9 Hometown/High School: Ozone Park, N.Y. / Poly Prep Country Day School Previous School:   Major: Nursing

 

Head Coach: Kimberly Piard, seventh season (St. John's University, '11)

Assistant Coaches: Shemar Hylton, Kimberly McDole-Gordon

Throws Coach: Tony Harlin

Captains: Anjalice Arias, Tori Benson, Jayda Jones


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.

Coaching Staff