NEICAAA RESULTS | IC4A/ECAC RESULTS

SMITHFIELD, R.I. and WILLIAMSBURG, Va.—The UMass Lowell track and field team capped the 2022 outdoor season on Saturday afternoon with impressive individual performances at the 2022 NEICAAA Outdoor Championships hosted by Bryant and the 2022 IC4A/ECAC Championships hosted by William & Mary.
 
Sophomore Jake Connolly (Weymouth, Mass.) earned a massive personal best in the men's 800-meter down in Rhode Island. The middle-distance runner clocked in at 1:53.98 to shave nearly two seconds off his previous collegiate best and earn 11th overall.
 
After qualifying for the finals of the 200-meter dash on Friday afternoon, junior sprinter Michael Blake (Hudson, N.H.) closed out his season with a seventh-place finish after crossing the finish line in 21.73.
 
Down in Williamsburg, several River Hawks snagged top-eight and career-best marks at the IC4A/ECAC Championships. Graduate student Daniel Cosgrove (Boxford, Mass.) grabbed eighth in the men's 1,500-meter after posting a 3:47.73 finish for UMass Lowell. On the women's side, graduate student Caroline O'Shea (Nashua, N.H.) represented the River Hawks in the 1,500-meter with an impressive 4:31.37 finish to place eleventh and set a new collegiate mark.
 
Senior Joseph Walsh (Auburn, Mass.) and sophomore Joe Young (Dorcester, Mass.) turned in standout showings in the 3,000-meter steeplechase for UMass Lowell. The duo went four-five in the event, with Walsh crossing in 9:07.56 and Young in 9:12.45. On top of his fifth-place performance, Young also set a new personal best in the long-distance race.
 
Ending his senior campaign on a high note, Drew Everett (Amesbury, Mass.) emptied the tank for a personal-best 14:09.69 mark and fifth overall in the 5,000-meter.