BOSTON, Mass. – A small group of athletes from the UMass Lowell women's indoor track and field team traveled to Boston University on Friday to compete in the John Thomas Terrier Classic.

The 800m kicked it off, and it was junior Emily Burdick (Billerica, Mass.) that led the squad in 42^nd out of 156 runners with a time of 2:16.09. Next was senior Nia Mainer-Smith (Taunton, Mass.), who finished in 46^th with a 2:16.70 mark. Sophomore Brenna Corcoran (Haverhill, Mass.) was next, claiming 69^th place with a time of 2:19.22, before junior Katharine Cottone (Little Falls, N.J.) finished in 96^th with a 2:22.58 mark. Sophomore Isabel McIntyre (Dover, N.H.) finished in 133^rd with a 2:29.35 mark and sophomore Alyssa Fiorino (Billerica, Mass.) rounded out the River Hawks with a 2:30.77 mark for 138^th.
28 women competed in the 200m dash invite, and junior Jayani Santos (Tewksbury, Mass.) finished in 12^th place with a time of 24.75 as the lone River Hawk in the event. Senior Raihana Yameogo (Dillsburg, Pa.) was also the lone River Hawk in her event, the 1,000m run. She finished in 26^th place with a time of 2:59.05.

Five UMass Lowell runners took part in the mile, as sophomore Salma Boukhtam (Quincy, Mass.) led the way in 95^th place with a 5:08.62 mark, just before senior Nubia Pereira (Woburn, Mass.) finished in 96^th with a personal-best time of 5:08.63. Sophomore Lauren Long (Lunenburg, Mass.) was next in 115^th with a personal-best time of 5:12.69, followed by graduate student Sarah Ross (Agawam, Mass.) in 140^th (PR, 5:21.53) and sophomore Selena Wood (Abington, Mass.) in 173^rd (5:34.58).

Next was the 3,000m, where six River Hawks competed. Sophomore Georgia Brooks (Groton, Mass.) led the way in 84^th place with a time of 10:07.53, before senior Kylie Marion (Baldwinville, Mass.) grabbed 88^th with a personal-best 10:09.09 mark. Graduate student Delaney Swanson (Swanzey, N.H.) was next in 114^th place with a personal-best 10:27.41 mark, followed by freshman Anna Fondakowski (122^nd, 10:31.25), senior Miana Caraballo (Methuen, Mass.) (126^th, 10:32.48) and freshman Krista Bettez (Gardner, Mass.) (133^rd, PR, 10:43.79). Concluding the event was senior Mia Jones (Blacksburg, Va.) in the 5,000m run, and she finished in 76^th place with a time of 18:26.04.

"It was a good step forward for our middle-distance runners," said Head Coach Gary Gardner. "Nia and Emily had great races and finished them off really well. You can see Brenna figuring out her races today and it was as good of a race as I've seen her run. The mile group also put together a nice group of races."

Next, the women will compete in the Harvard Invitational tomorrow, Saturday, January 31 at Harvard.