USF Athletics

Awards and Accolades
2024 Outdoor Second Team All-American (4x400 Meter Relay)
USF Record Holder in the 400m Dash and the 4x400 Relay
Member of the 2024 AAC Championship Team
Competed in the 2024 NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships

South Florida: TFRRS Link
Mississippi State: TFRRS Link

Collegiate Track PRs
Indoor 400m: 46.24 | Tiger Paw Invite (Feb. 10-11, 2023)*
Indoor 600m: 1:18.40 | UAB Blazer Invitational (Jan. 14, 2022)*
Indoor 800m: 1:50.80 | Tiger Paw Invite (Feb. 11-12, 2022)*
Outdoor 400m: 45.81 | AAC Outdoor Championsips (May 10-12, 2024)
Outdoor 400H: 51.38 | SEC Outdoor Championships (May 12-14, 2022)*
Outdoor 800m: 1:49.33 | SEC Outdoor Championships (May 13-15, 2021)*
*Competing for Mississippi State

Season Recaps
2025 (South Florida):
Indoor: Saw a second place finish in the 4x400 (3:09.19), while also placing 17th in the 800m race (1:57.77) at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational...Ran a leg on the 4x400m relay team where they placed second with a 3:10.01 time at the PNC Lenny Lyles Invite (Jan. 31-Feb.1)...Saw a first place finish in the 400m dash (46.04), which served as a new program record in the event...Additionally, he performed the 4x400m relay, helping his team tie an indoor program record with a 3:07.59 time at the Bruce Lehane Scarlet and White Invitational (Feb. 8)...Subsequently, Moronta received track athlete of the week honors and received a 12th place USTFCCCA ranking in the 400m dash...

2024 (South Florida):
Indoor: Competed in only two meets during the indoor season...debuting on January 12 for South Florida, Moronta finished first in the 800 with a time of 1:54.11 and third in the 4x400 (3:16.89) at the Jimmy Carnes Invitational...Placed first in the 800 with a time of 1.53.88 during the American Indoor Track & Field Championship (Feb. 23-24, 2024). 

Outdoor: Finished third in the 400m, clocking a time of 46.55 at the USF Bulls Alumni Invitational (March 15-16, 2024)...His 3:05.40 time placed first in the 4x400 at the Pepsi Florida Relays (March 29-30, 2024)...Saw a seventh place finish in the 800 (1:54.84) at the South Florida Invitational (April 5-6, 2024)...Did not compete in the Tom Jones Memorial Invitation on April 12 and April 13 in Gainesville, Florida...Did not compete in the Mt. Sac Relays in Walnut, Califonria (April 17-19, 2024)...Completed the 4x400 relay in first place with a time of 3:05.40 and placed third in the finals (3:02.16) during the Pepsi Florida Relays (March 29-30, 2024)...Competed in the 800 (placed seventh) during the South Florida Invitational submitting a time of 1:54.84 which placed seventh (April 5-6, 2024)...Saw a 3:02.43 time in the 4x400 at the Penn Relays (April 25-27, 2024)...His 45.81 time placed first in the 400m at the AAC Conference Championships (May 10-12, 2024)...Finished 12th in the 4x400 (3:05.59) at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships...

2024 Season Highlights: Outdoor Second Team All-American in the 4x400 Meter Relay...USF Record Holder in the 400m Dash and the 4x400 Relay...Produced four first place finishes...Competed in the Indoor and Outdoor Championships...Finished in 12th place at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Championships...

2023 (Mississippi State):
Indoor: Helped place second in the 4x400 with a 3:05.97 at Bob Pollock (Jan. 27-28)... Helped place 7^th in the 4x400 with a 3:05.23 at the Tiger Paw Invite (Feb. 10-11)... Ran a personal best of 46.24 in the 400m at the Tiger Paw Invite (Feb. 10-11). 

Outdoor: Did not compete.

2022 (Mississippi State):
Indoor: Competed for the first time indoor at the UAB Blazer Invitational, running in the 4x400 and the 600m, finishing second in both, and achieving a personal best of 1:18.40 in the 600m (1/14)... Finished ninth in the 800m with a personal best of 1:50.80 and fourth in the 4x400 with a personal best of 3:08.34 at the Tiger Paw Invite (2/11).

Outdoor: Placed 21st in the 400m hurdles at the UF Tom Jones Memorial to earn a new personal best time of 53.10 (4/15-16)...Finished in tenth in the 400m hurdles at the Crimson Tide Invitational in 53.48 (4/22-4/23)...Won the 400m hurdles to earn a new personal best time of 51.98 at the Maroon and White Invitational (4/29-30)...Competed in the SEC Outdoor Championships, placed 13th in the 400m hurdles with a personal best time of 51.38, and placed sixth in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:06.12 (5/12-5/14)...At the NCAA East Preliminary Round, placed 45th in the 400m hurdles with a time of 54.10 and placed 18th in the 4x400m relay (5/25-5/28).

2021 (Mississippi State):
Indoor: Did not compete.

Outdoor: Ran a leg of the winning 4x800m relay at the Bulldog Relays (3/26) ... At the Crimson Tide Invitational he finished in ninth in the 800m in 1:52.00, also running a leg of the 4x400m relay (4/10) ... Came in seventh in the 800m of the War Eagle Invitational (4/17) ... Had a personal-best finish of 1:50.36 in the 800m invite, placing ninth at the Maroon & White Invite while also running a leg of the winning 4x400m relay (5/1) ... At the SEC Championships he competed in the 800m prelims to a personal-best 1:49.33, seventh-place finish to qualify for the finals where he came in ninth (5/15) ... Ran to a 21st-place finish in the 800m first round at the NCAA East Prelims to qualify for the quarterfinals where he finished in 20th (5/28).

High School: PRs: 400m: 58.7, 500m: 1:04.8, 600m: 1:20.9, and 800m: 1:52.46 ... 2018 Group 2 Outdoor State Champions and 2018 Championship of America 4x400m finals qualifiers ... 2020 Indoor New Balance All-American ... Named three times to the New Jersey All-Star Team ... A two-time 800m State Champion ... The 800m Champion at the 2020 Meet of Champions ... indoor State Champion for the 400m in 2020 ... The 800m outdoor Atlantic Country champion in 2019 and the Cape Atlantic League 800m outdoor champion ... 2019 800m Outdoor Sectional Champion ... Team's MVP for both indoor and outdoor in 2019 and was named captain for the 2019-20 season.

Personal: Transferred from Mississippi State University. Attended Pleasantville High School. Born in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. Son of Lilibeth Moronta. Brother of Jhoan Fermin, Jeremey Fermin, and Lisbeth Moronta. Major is Criminology. Born on October 19th.