LOWELL, Mass – The UMass Lowell women's outdoor track and field team competed in both the Raleigh Relays and UMass Lowell D'Amour Invitational on Friday afternoon.

In Raleigh, junior Jayani Santos (Tewksbury, Mass.) impressed with a 27^th-place finish out of 126 in the 400m, picking up a 55.75 mark. Next was sophomore Avery Pitts (Willington, Conn.) and graduate student Fleur Balogh de Galantha (Grafton, Mass.) in the high jump. Pitts claimed 49^th place with a 1.57m mark, while Balogh de Galantha finished 52^nd, clearing 1.57m. Later on, senior Mary-Kate Finn (Nashua, N.H.) ran in the 1,500m and finished in 135^th place with a 4:33.24 mark.

"Mary-Kate made a great return in the 1,500m after some time off," said Head Coach Gary Gardner. "That bodes well for the rest of the season. Jayani picked up right where she left off indoors with an excellent opening 400. It was another good day."

Back in Lowell, the 100m hurdles got the track events started, and freshman Nyrah Joseph (Billerica, Mass.) led the way in fourth with a 15.50 mark. Junior Shayla Quill (Andover, Mass.) picked up a top nine finish with her 17.69 mark. The squad had two top-10 finishers in the 1,500m run, as senior Kylie Marion (Baldwinville, Mass.) led the way in sixth with a time of 4:53.96, before junior Katharine Cottone (Little Falls, N.J.) claimed 10^th with a 4:58.98 mark.

Sophomore Meredith Feener (Walpole, Mass.) was the lone River Hawk in the 100m dash, finishing in 14^th with a 13.29 mark. In the 400m, three UMass Lowell runners competed, and junior Bridget Geary (Lowell, Mass.) finished seventh with a 1:02.34 mark, before juniors Julie Condon and Soria Roberts (Warwick, R.I.) claimed ninth and 10th, respectively, with times of 1:03.75 and 1:04.70.  

Senior Raihana Yameogo (Dillsburg, Pa.) won the 800m run with a 2:21.31 mark, while sophomore Alyssa Fiorino (Billerica, Mass.) claimed eighth with a 2:34.49 mark. Next was the 400m hurdles, where senior Maggie McInerney (Acton, Mass.) zoomed to second place with a 1:08.79 mark, before freshman Kathryn Perrone (Washington, Mass.) finished in fourth place with a time of 1:11.69. In the 200m dash, senior Danielle Thompson (Groton, Mass.) led the way in eighth place with a time of 26.91, while Joseph was not too far behind in 13^th with a 27.71 mark.

The River Hawks took over the 3,000m run, and freshman Anna Fondakowski was impressive, winning the race with a 10:15.37 mark, before graduate student Sarah Ross (Agawam, Mass.) claimed second place with a 10:18.25 mark. Senior Miana Caraballo (Methuen, Mass.) was next, finishing in fifth place with a time of 10:27.32, before junior Emma Eagan (Danvers, Mass.) crossed the line in sixth with a 10:30.05 mark. Graduate student Delaney Swanson (Swanzey, N.H.) and freshman Krista Bettez (Gardner, Mass.) finished eighth and ninth, respectively, with times of 10:36.62 and 10:39.66.  

In the field events, junior Nhyira Nkansah (Chelmsford, Mass.) earned the victory with a 12.32m toss, before junior Una Brice (Cork, Ireland) won the pole vault, clearing 3.30m. In the high jump, Joseph led the way in eighth place with a 1.50m jump, while sophomore Chloe Champagne (Brockton, Mass.) claimed 10^th with a 1.45m mark. Joseph also competed in the javelin, finishing fourth with a 29.06m toss, while senior Paige Murphy (Billerica, Mass.). finished 10^th (22.81m). In the triple jump, junior Nethica Auguste (Bridgewater, Mass.) finished second to lead the team with a 10.48m mark. Sophomore Anya Neira (Methuen, Mass.) finished fifth with a 9.79m leap. Closing out the field events was the discus throw, where freshman Zoe Clarke (Dracut, Mass.) competed well with a second-place performance and 39.10m mark.