NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. – The UMass Lowell women's cross country team found much success at the UMass Dartmouth Invite Saturday afternoon.

"The team ran really well today," said Head Coach Gary Gardner.  "Georgia had a huge breakthrough today and I am really proud of her. She has worked incredibly hard. Miana and Sarah are still in really high mileage and felt it the last 1,000 meters but are in fantastic shape. I am excited for the young kids on both teams."

In the gold 6k, sophomore Georgia Brooks (Groton, Mass.) was the first River Hawk to finish, taking 11th place with a time of 21:49.80. Graduate student Sarah Ross (Agawam, Mass.) was just behind her in 15th place, finishing in 21:54.33. Senior Miana Caraballo (Methuen, Mass.) and freshman Anna Fondakowski finished consecutively in 26th and 27th place, respectively with times of 22:15.31 and 22:22.22. 

In the navy 6k, three River Hawks finished within the top 20, including the winner, sophomore Salma Boukhtam (Quincy, Mass.), who finished with a time of 23:26.89. Sophomore Selena Wood (Abington, Mass.) claimed 11th place with a time of 24:12.07, while freshman Addyson Hunt (Wilmington, Mass.) finished in 19th with a 24:30.47. 

Next, the River Hawks take on the Paul Short Run on October 3 at Lehigh.