BOSTON, Mass. – The UMass Lowell women's indoor track and field team sent a group of runners to compete at the David Hemery Valentine Invitational at Boston University Saturday.

The 800m run kicked it off, and junior Emily Burdick (Billerica, Mass.) led the four River Hawk runners, finishing in 97^th place out of 187 with a time of 2:18.09. Junior Katharine Cottone (Little Falls, N.J.) was next in 11^th place with a personal-best time of 2:18.78, while senior Raihana Yameogo (Dillsburg, Pa.) was not far behind in 113^th place, earning a 2:18.85 mark. Junior Julie Condon rounded out the UMass Lowell runners with a 154^th-place finish and 2:22.22 mark.

Sophomore Salma Boukhtam (Quincy, Mass.) was the lone River Hawk in the 1,000m run, claiming 40^th place with a 3:01.14 mark. The one mile run followed that up, as senior Sarah Ross (Agawam, Mass.) led a group of five River Hawks with a 163^rd-place finish out of 233 with a time of 5:05.57. Freshman Anna Fondakowski was next in 205^th, earning a personal-best time of 5:12.96. Senior Kylie Marion (Baldwinville, Mass.) was not far behind, claiming 209^th place with a 5:13.34 mark, before freshman Krista Bettez (Gardner, Mass.) finished in 226^th with a 5:22.09 mark and graduate student Delaney Swanson (Swanzey, N.H.) took 233^rd with a 5:36.01 mark to finish off the day for the squad.

"It was a solid day overall," said Head Coach Gary Gardner. "Katharine ran excellent in the 800m and it was a nice breakthrough for her. Anna ran a huge personal best which should help her in the longer distances."

The River Hawks will now look forward to competing in the 2026 America East Indoor Championships next weekend on Friday and Saturday, February 20 and 21 at Boston university.