AMHERST, Mass. – The UMass Lowell men's and women's track and field team hit the road to Amherst on Saturday. to compete in the NEICAAA Championships at the UMass Track and Field Complex.

"We had some really good performances coming off a tough conference meet," said Head Coach Gary Gardner.

The women's 5,000m run kicked it off for the River Hawks, as senior Delaney Swanson (Swanzey, N.H.) led with a time of 18:46.09 for 23^rd place. Junior Mia Jones (Blacksburg, Va.) was just behind her in 27^th place with an 18:54.55 mark.

Next was the men's 5,000m run, where freshman Jack Courtney finished 10^th with a 15:02.16 mark, with fellow freshman Dante Castellano (Nashua, N.H) finishing in 11^th with a time of 15:02.56.

The men's 4x100m relay followed, with the team of freshman Iyanuoluwapo Omisore (Lagos, Nigeria), sophomore Evan Imaosgie (Lowell, Mass.), graduate student Aras Kaya (Winchester, Mass.) and sophomore Daniel Kennedy (Tolland, Conn.) finishing in second with a 41.21 mark.

In the women's 1,500m run, junior Miana Caraballo (Methuen, Mass.) led the way in 27^th place, earning a time of 4:55.10, while junior Kylie Marion (Baldwinville, Mass.) claimed 30^th with a 4:59.36 mark.

In the men's 1,500m race, freshman Isaac Henderson finished in fifth place, picking up a time of 3:54.18 to lead the way for the River Hawks. Freshman Devin Moreau (Tyngsboro, Mass.) was next in 13^th place, finishing in 4:00.79, just before freshman Jamie Lano (Strafford, N.H.) claimed 19^th place with a time of 4:05.54.

Graduate student Alexandria Grasso (North Reading, Mass.) was the lone River Hawk in the 100m hurdles, finishing in 21^st place with a time of 15.05.

Three River Hawks participated in the men's 400m dash, with junior Derek Munroe (Tewksbury, Mass.) leading in 24^th with a 50.60 mark, and sophomore Brandon Riley (Weymouth, Mass.) just behind him in 25^th with a 50.64 mark. Junior Brett Earle (Baldwinville, Mass.) was not far behind in 26^th, earning a time of 50.72.

Kennedy led in the 100m dash, earning himself a third-place finish with a school-record time of 10.45. Imasogie followed in 18^th with a 10.77 mark. Kaya was not far behind, claiming 22^nd with a 10.82 mark.

The first winner of the day came in the 800m run, when senior Andrew Benassi (Reading, Mass.) claimed first with a time of 1:52.03 as the lone River Hawk in the event.

"Andrew defending his 800m championship was great to watch," said Gardner.

The men's 400m hurdles was next, as juniors Tristan O'Riorden and Alejandro Lynch (Somerville, Mass.) finished back-to-back in eighth and ninth place, respectively. O'Riorden finished with a time of 54.45, while Lynch crossed in 54.67.

Next was the men's 200m dash, where the lone River Hawk was freshman Michael Gyimah (Kumasi, Ghana). He finished in seventh place with a 21.65 mark.

"Our sprinters had a great day," said Gardner. "Dan setting the school record was an unexpected surprise. Then really good runs by Gyimah and the 4x100m."

Next was the women's steeplechase, where freshman Lauren Long (Lunenburg, Mass.) finished in 13^th place, earning a time of 11:52.21. In the men's steeplechase, graduate student Joseph Young (Dorchester, Mass.) led in sixth place, earning a 9:19.99 mark, before freshman Patrick Hall (Billerica, Mass.) finished in eighth with a time of 9:25.75. Junior Joshua Rivers (Manchester, N.H.) was next, finishing in 21^st place with a 10:01.52 mark, as sophomore Timothy Walsh (Auburn, Mass.) crossed in 23^rd place with a time of 10:03.81. Sophomore Nicolas Uzzo (East Bridgewater, Mass.) rounded out the River Hawks in 27^th place with a time of 10:07.17.

In the field events, graduate student Fleur Balogh De Galantha (Groton, Mass.) finished seventh in the women's high jump, clearing 1.62m. Freshman Avery Pitts (Willington, Conn.) finished tied for ninth with a 1.57m mark.

Next was the men's long jump, where Riley finished in seventh with a 6.94m mark. Graduate student Brandon Williams was the lone River Hawk in the men's triple jump, finishing in eighth with a 13.50m mark.

In the men's high jump, senior Luke Stelmach (Sterling, Mass.) and freshman Camren Allain (Carver, Mass.) each cleared 1.91m for 11^th place, while sophomore Shane Exilhomme (Orlando, Fla.) finished in 24^th place with a 1.86m mark.

Munroe competed in the pole vault for the River Hawks, clearning 4.49m for seventh place overall. In the women's pole vault, sophomore Úna Brice (Cork, Ireland) finished 18^th with a 3.37m mark.

Senior Ian Camerato (Mount Laurel, N.J.) finished 12^th to lead the team in the men's shot put, reaching 14.93m. Junior Mukanya Kazadi (Woburn, Mass.) was just behind in 16^th place, earning a 14.38m mark. Camerato also competed in the discus throw, earning eighth place with a 48.12m mark.