Grenadian track and field standout Jamora Alves has delivered a career-defining performance at the NCAA Division I East First Round, hosted in Lexington, Kentucky, shattering her own Grenadian national senior record in the women’s discus throw to punch her ticket to the national championships. The Carriacou native, who competes collegiately for St. John’s University, logged a stellar winning throw of 57.56 meters on Saturday, May 30, 2026, beating her previous national record mark of 55.89 meters and claiming third place overall in the qualifying event.
Alves’ latest record-breaking achievement cements her status as the most decorated student-athlete in St. John’s University track and field history. Over the course of her collegiate career, the 2026 graduating senior has amassed nine individual conference and event titles, the highest number of individual titles ever claimed by any athlete in the university’s program history. Her dominant 2026 season came on the heels of a groundbreaking 2025, when she erased a 43-year-old school shot put record that had stood for decades. Earlier in 2026, she added another historic milestone to her resume, shattering a 28-year-old school discus record at the Big East Championships. At that same conference event, Alves secured gold medals in both the women’s shot put and discus throw, earning her the honor of Women’s Most Outstanding Field Performer and clinching her second career outdoor shot put conference title. Most recently, her 2026 indoor season performance earned her Indoor Track and Field MVP honors at the St. John’s Athletic Department’s 79th Annual Awards Celebration, in recognition of her consistent excellence.
With her result at the East First Round, Alves has officially secured a spot at the 2026 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field National Championships, which will run from June 10 to 13 at Eugene, Oregon’s iconic Hayward Field. This appearance marks the third time the Grenadian star has qualified for the prestigious national finals, a rare feat that underscores her sustained elite performance. She previously competed at the 2023 finals, where she placed 22nd overall with a 50.08-meter throw, and returned to the event in 2025 to place 19th with a personal best 52.70-meter throw at the competition.
On the global rankings front, Alves’ new personal best has cemented her rising status in international track and field. She currently holds the number one ranking in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) sub-region, 10th in the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) region, 14th across the Commonwealth, 31st in the North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) region, and 81st in the global women’s discus rankings. These strong rankings position her as a near-certain selection for the Grenadian national team for upcoming regional and international competitions. She last represented Grenada on the international stage at the 2025 Pan American Junior Championships.
In a heartfelt social media post reflecting on her journey as she prepares to graduate from St. John’s, Alves opened up about the sacrifices that brought her from her small Caribbean home to the upper echelons of U.S. collegiate athletics. “They’ll see the medals, the records, and the NCAA appearances, but they’ll never fully see the sacrifices it took to get here,” Alves wrote. “Being a student-athlete taught me strength beyond the throwing circle. From Grenada to the NCAA stage, I carried not only my dreams, but the dreams of everyone who believed in me.”
As a member of the St. John’s Class of 2026 heading to the Oregon national finals, Alves not only carries the top athletic honors for the “Spice Isle” of Grenada in the discus event, but also stands as a leading ambassador for Grenadian sport on the global collegiate and international stage.