David Hemery Valentine Invitational 2025

Boston, MA

On Saturday, the action at BU continued with the womens' events at the 2025 edition of the David Hemery Valentine Invitational.

In the women's high jump, Towson's Leann Redlo of won the competition, clearing 1.73 meters. That jump was near Leann's season's best (1.76). BU's Asia Hamilton cleared 1.68 meters to place second with Jah'Kyla Morton of Sprint Tech BVI jumping 1.63 to grab the third spot overall.

Leann Redlo of Towson

Asia Hamilton of Boston University

Jah'Kyla Morton of Sprint Tech BVI

Leann Redlo

Jah'Kyla Morton

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Asia Hamilton of Boston University jumped her season's best to win the long jump competition. Asia soared to 5.91 meters. Asia's teammate Peace Omonzane jumped to second place, just three centimeters shy of Asia's mark with a jump of 5.88 meters. Richmond's Molly Wise jumped to the third position with a leap of 5.84 meters.

BU's Asia Hamilton

Peace Omonzone of Boston University

Richmond's Molly Wise

Asia Hamilton

Peace Omonzone

Molly Wise

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Ella Grey of Holy Cross ran her fastest time of the season in the 60 meters hurdles to place first (8.55). Later in the day, she also ran a personal best in the 200 meters. Aryianna Garceau of UMass Boston hurdled to second place in a time of 8.69 with Trinity Smith (CPTC Tracksmith) in third, finishing in 8.72.

Ella Grey (hip number 5) leading the field over the final hurdle

Ella Grey (5) leading Aryianna Garceau (4) and Trinity Smith (6) to the finish line

Ella Grey in the heats

Aryianna Garceau qualifying for the final

Trinity Smith leading her heat to the final

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Camilla Nicholas won the women's 60 meter dash in a time of 7.67. Camilla runs for Florida Atlantic. Abigail Desmarais of Holy Cross posted the same time to place second in the final, with Odette van Wyk from the University of Rhode Island placing third (7.70). Jada Baylark ran the fastest time of the day in the heats but did not start the final.

Race to the finish

Camilla Nicholas (4) and Abigail Desmarais (7) finish first and second, with Odette van Wyk (1) third

Camilla Nicholas (4) for the win

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St. John's Chinenye Onourah ran under 54 for the second time this season in the 400 meters, winning her heat and posting the fastest time of the meet with 53.99. (Making the trip to Boston worth the travel, Chinenye ran the 400 and 200 at New Balance on the same day at the BC Eagle Elite!) Piper Jons won the first heat of the day in the women's 400M and posted a time of 54.01 for the second fastest time of the day. Nora Haugen of St. John's ran 54.49 for the third fastest 400M time of the day.

Chinenye Onourah of St. Johns

Chinenye Onourah finishing with the fastest time of the day with teammate Nora Haugen (6)

Yasmeen Tinsley and Jada Jones lean to the tape in the third heat of the 400M

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A few big names came out to run in the women's 800 meters with professionals Nia Akins and Ajee Wilson running in the first heat. However, the college women would take the top three spots with Michaela Rosa from LSU winning the heat and posting the fastest time of the day. Harvard's Sophia Gorriaran finished second with Oregon's Wilma Nielsen finishing third. (Ajee Wilson finished sixth in the heat and overall. Unfortunately, Nia Akins did not finish the race.)