FAIRFAX, Va. – The UMass Lowell women's track and field team competed in the Dalton Ebanks Invitational at George Mason University Friday at the George Mason Stadium in Fairfax, Va.

The women's hammer throw kicked off the day, with Joyce Nabagereka representing the River Hawks and finishing 12^th with a personal-best mark of 39.26m.

Next was the long jump, where junior Paige Murphy (Billerica, Mass.) led the way with a 14^th-place performance and 5.10m mark, while graduate student Ali Grasso (North Reading, Mass.) claimed 16^th place with a 5.04m mark. Freshman Anya Neira (Methuen, Mass.) was behind her in 21^st place with a 4.85m mark to close out the competitors. Freshman Avery Pitts (Willington, Conn.) was the lone competitor in the high jump, clearing 1.58m for seventh place.

In the 400m hurdles, sophomore Bridget Geary (Lowell, Mass.) led the way with a time of 1:08.85 for 24^th place, while sophomore Katharine Cottone (Little Falls , N.J.) claimed 26^th place with a time of 1:09.95. In the 200m, freshman Amelia Stebe (Honolulu, Hawaii) led with a 25.69 mark for 24^th place, while junior Danielle Thompson (Groton, Mass.) finished in 34^th with a time of 26.23.

In the 800m, sophomore Emily Burdick (Billerica, Mass.) led the way in 33^rd place with a time of 2:17.42, while freshman Brenna Corcoran (Haverhill, Mass.) claimed 49^th with a 2:19.55 mark. Junior Raihana Yameogo (Dillsburg, Pa.) was next, finishing 51^st with a 2:19.76 mark, followed by freshman Isabel McIntyre (Dover, N.H.) in 75^th place with a time of 2:27.93. Cottone also competed, finishing in 79^th with a time of 2:29.51.

Freshman Lauren Long (Lunenburg, Mass.) was the lone River Hawk in the 3,000m steeplchase, finishing 11th with a time of 11:58.99. 

In the 5,000m, graduate student Mary Yount (Northampton, Mass.) led the way with an eighth-place finish and time of 17:32.89, while junior Miana Caraballo (Methuen, Mass.) was next in 19^th place with a time of 18:19.25. Senior Delaney Swanson (Swanzey, N.H.) claimed 26^th with a 18:30.08 mark, just before junior Mia Jones (Blacksburg, Va.) finished in 28^th place with a time of 18:34.21. Three more River Hawks competed in sophomore Emma Eagan (Danvers, Mass.) ( 32^nd, 18:44.19), freshman Georgia Brooks (Groton, Mass.) (35^th, 18:49.45) and senior Vivian Mac (Randolph, Mass.) (44^th, 19:47.74).

"Day one was pretty solid," said Head Coach Gary Gardner. "Joyce had a nice personal best in the hammer and there were some great performances in the 800m on both sides."

The River Hawks will return on Saturday to take on day two of the event.