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Collage of McInerney and Eagan running as the photo for the PC and Tufts Track recap

River Hawks Compete at Both Friar Invitational and Tufts Spring Invitational

4/10/2026 11:00:00 PM

LOWELL, Mass. – The UMass Lowell women's outdoor track and field team split up on Friday, taking part in both the Friar Invitational at Providence and the Tufts Spring Invitational at Tufts.

Senior Maggie McInerney (Acton, Mass.) kicked off the meet as the lone River Hawk in the 400m dash, finishing in 12th out of 16 with a 59.65 mark. Next was the 800m open, and junior Emily Burdick (Billerica, Mass.) led the way in fourth out of 29 runners with a 2:16.06 mark, before senior Raihana Yameogo (Dillsburg, Pa.) claimed eighth with a 2:16.95 mark. Two more runners finished within the top 20, as sophomore Brenna Corcoran (Haverhill, Mass.) finished in 16th with a 2:19.14 mark and
junior Julie Condon claimed 20th with a time of 2:21.72.

In the one mile open, sophomore Salma Boukhtam (Quincy, Mass.) led the way for three River Hawks that finished top 20, claiming 12th out of 41 with a time of 5:10.75. Junior Emma Eagan (Danvers, Mass.) was next with a 5:14.90 mark for 18th place, before senior Miana Caraballo (Methuen, Mass.) finished in 20th with a time of 5:15.77.

Closing out the track events was sophomore Lauren Long (Lunenburg, Mass.) in the 5,000m run, finishing in eighth place with a time of 17:54.52.

In the field events, graduate student Fleur Balogh de Galantha (Grafton, Mass.) claimed first place in the high jump as the lone River Hawk, clearing 1.61m.

At day one of the Tufts Spring Invitational, the heptathlon athletes competed in the first four events, beginning with the 100m hurdles. Freshman Nyrah Joseph (Billerica, Mass.) was the first to finish with a 14.82 mark, before senior Paige Murphy (Billerica, Mass.) claimed sixth place with a 16.13 mark.

The two then finished back-to-back in the high jump, claiming eighth and ninth place. Joseph cleared 1.46m, while Murphy finished with a 1.43m mark.

Joseph then led the way in the shot put, reaching 10.61m for fourth place, before Murphy hit 9.53m for 10th place. In the 200m, Joseph finished in fourth place with a time of 26.52, while Murphy was not far behind in sixth with a 27.49 mark.

"The group took advantage of the great weather today," said Associate Head Coach Ally Waruch. "I am happy with everyone's day one as a whole. They are all in a good position to score at the end of day two."
 
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