11/13/2026 4:37:00 PM | Women's Cross Country/Track & Field
BETHPAGE, N.Y. – The UMass Lowell women's cross country team wrapped up its 2026 season Friday with a 19th-place finish out of 41 teams at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Northeast Regional Championships in Bethpage, N.Y.
Graduate student Mary-Kate Finn (Nashua, N.H.) led the River Hawks, earning All-Region honors with a 21st-place finish and a personal-best time of 20:25.3. Her performance put her just six seconds shy of qualifying for the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships.
"Obviously, Mary-Kate missing the NCAA finals by six seconds is a tough way to finish the season," said Head Coach Gary Gardner.
Sophomore Georgia Brooks (Groton, N.H.) was the next River Hawk across the line, finishing 89th with a time of 21:31.1. Sophomore Anna Fondakowski followed in 151st place at 22:09.4, while junior Paige McInerney (Acton, Mass.) recorded a personal-best time of 22:14.8 to finish 160th.
Graduate student Kylie Marion (Baldwinville, Mass.) placed 163rd in 22:16.6, followed by junior Salma Boukhtam (Quincy, Mass.) in 184th at 22:31.3. Sophomore Gracie Richard (Weymouth, Mass.) rounded out the River Hawks' runners, finishing 205th with a time of 22:45.2.
"Georgia ran well, and overall, I think we were about average as a team," Gardner added.
A total of 282 runners finished the women's race, bringing the River Hawks' 2026 cross country season to a close.
Graduate student Mary-Kate Finn (Nashua, N.H.) led the River Hawks, earning All-Region honors with a 21st-place finish and a personal-best time of 20:25.3. Her performance put her just six seconds shy of qualifying for the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships.
"Obviously, Mary-Kate missing the NCAA finals by six seconds is a tough way to finish the season," said Head Coach Gary Gardner.
Sophomore Georgia Brooks (Groton, N.H.) was the next River Hawk across the line, finishing 89th with a time of 21:31.1. Sophomore Anna Fondakowski followed in 151st place at 22:09.4, while junior Paige McInerney (Acton, Mass.) recorded a personal-best time of 22:14.8 to finish 160th.
Graduate student Kylie Marion (Baldwinville, Mass.) placed 163rd in 22:16.6, followed by junior Salma Boukhtam (Quincy, Mass.) in 184th at 22:31.3. Sophomore Gracie Richard (Weymouth, Mass.) rounded out the River Hawks' runners, finishing 205th with a time of 22:45.2.
"Georgia ran well, and overall, I think we were about average as a team," Gardner added.
A total of 282 runners finished the women's race, bringing the River Hawks' 2026 cross country season to a close.
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