BOSTON, Mass – The UMass Lowell women's indoor track and field team competed in Day Two of the 2025 America East Indoor Championship on Sunday, finishing in sixth place as a team with 73 total points.
 
UAlbany got the win with 164 points, while Bryant was second with 141.50 and Binghamton claimed third with a total of 108.50 points.
 
"I could not be prouder of how we competed," said Head Coach Gary Gardner. "The conference meet is all about competing and beating people. I felt like we did that all weekend."  
 
The one mile run got the running events started for the River Hawks, and senior Sarah Ross (Agawam, Mass.) claimed seventh at 4:57.50. Senior Vivian Mac (Randolph, Mass.) also competed in the event, running to a personal-best time of 5:25.37 for 28^th.  
 
Graduate student Alexandria Grasso (North Reading, Mass.) was the lone hurdler for UMass Lowell in the 60m hurdles final, where she crossed at 8.77 for sixth place. In the 400m dash final, freshman Amelia Stebe (Honolulu, Hawaii) was the only runner for the River Hawks, claiming eighth at 57.74.
 
Junior Nia Mainer-Smith (Taunton, Mass.) sprinted her way into the top spot in the 500m dash final, earning first place and crossing the finish line with a personal-best time of 1:14.09 for a gold medal.  
 
Another first place finish was posted from the River Hawks in the 800m final, where graduate student Rachel Thomas (Perry Hall, Md.) finished at a personal-best 2:11.11 mark for first place. Sophomore Emily Burdick (Billerica, Mass.) was next, finishing with a personal-best time of 2:17.27 for seventh, as freshman Brenna Corcoran (Haverhill, Mass.) claimed 13th with a personal-best time of 2:20.30 and sophomore Katharine Cottone (Little Falls, N.J.) finished in 14th with a personal-best 2:20.73 mark. Freshman Isabel McIntyre (Dover, N.H.) closed it out with a 19^th-place performance with a time of 2:31.63.
 
In the 1,000m run, junior Raihana Yamoeogo (Dillsburg, Pa.) was the lone River Hawk, claiming 10^th with a time of 3:04.76. Sophomore Jayani Santos (Tewksbury, Mass.) followed that up in a big way, winning the 200m dash with a personal-best time of 24.09 mark for a gold medal and 10 points for the team.
 
The 3,000m run was next, as graduate student Mary Yount (Northampton, Mass.) claimed eighth to lead the way for the team with a time of 9:56.91. Eight other River Hawks competed in the 3,000m, and junior Kylie Marion (Baldwinville, Mass.) finished in 16^th with a personal-best time of 10:17.18 before junior Miana Caraballo (Methuen, Mass.) was just behind her in 17^th with a time of 10:17.35. Freshman Georgia Brooks (Groton, Mass.) claimed 21^st place with a time of 10:29.25, before freshman Lauren Long (Lunenburg, Mass.) (24^th, 10:31.39) and senior Delaney Swanson (Swanzey, N.H.) (25^th, 10:34.09). Sophomore Emma Eagan (Danvers, Mass.) (29^th, 10:41.32) and junior Mia Jones (Blacksburg, Va.) (32^nd, 10:51.23) capped off the UMass Lowell runners.
 
Burdick, Corcoran, Cottone and McIntyre teamed up for the 4x800 relay next, finishing in ninth with a time of 9:55.38. In the 4x400 relay, Junior Danielle Thompson (Groton, Mass.), Mainer-Smith, Thomas and Santos finished in second place for a silver medal with a time of 3:48.35 to finish off the track events.    
 
In the field events, Grasso shined in the triple jump with an 11.79m mark for third place to kick it off. Sophomore Nethica Auguste (Bridgewater, Mass.) was next, finishing in 18^th place with a 11.03m mark before freshman Anya Neira (Methuen, Mass.) set a personal record with a 10.69m for 21^st place.
 
In the high jump, senior Fleur Belogh De Galantha (Grafton, Mass.) jumped to a 1.65m mark for fourth place, before freshman Avery Pitts (Willington, Conn.) took sixth with a 1.60m mark. The shot put was next to close out the field events, as Joyce Nabagereka set a personal record with a 12.15m for ninth place. Sophomore Nhyira Nkansah (Chelmsford, Mass.) finished in 11^th place with a personal-best mark of 12.10m.