LOWELL, Mass. – The UMass Lowell women's track and field team performed well at both the Ed Daniels Classic and Tufts Spring Invitational on Saturday afternoon.

"Overall, the team had a good day," said Head Coach Gary Gardner. "We are happy with the consistency all the groups are showing this time of year. That will help us in championship meets."

Junior Bridget Geary (Lowell, Mass.) led the River Hawks in the 100m dash prelim, finishing in 18^th place with a 13.16 mark, before sophomore Meredith Feener (Walpole, Mass.) claimed 23^rd with a 13.40 mark. Next was junior Shayla Quill (Andover, Mass.) in the 100m hurdles, finishing in 17^th place with a 17.50 mark. Next was the 400m hurdles, where freshman Kathryn Perrone (Washington, Mass.) represented the River Hawks with a fifth-place finish and 1:07.28 mark.

Junior Jayani Santos (Tewksbury, Mass.) shined in the 200m dash, earning the win with a 24.59 mark, before junior Soria Roberts (Warwick, R.I.) and Geary finished back-to-back in 16^th and 17^th place respectively, with times of 26.71 and 26.72. Quill rounded them out in 48^th with a 29.21 mark.

In the field events, the long jump got it started and graduate student Fleur Balogh de Galantha (Grafton, Mass.) led the way with a 5.04m mark. Junior Nethica Auguste (Bridgewater, Mass.) was next in 11^th place with a 4.79m leap, before she led the way in the triple jump with a 10.59m mark. Sophomore Anya Neira (Methuen, Mass.) also competed in the triple jump, finishing in 14^th with a 9.54m mark.

Three women competed in the pole vault, and junior Úna Brice (Cork, Ireland) led with a tie for fourth place with a 3.05m mark. Graduate student Jules Gravier (Bronxville, N.Y.) and sophomore Jaden Kasule (Tewksbury, Mass.) tied for sixth place, clearing 3.05m as well.

Sophomore Avery Pitts (Willington, Conn.) won the high jump, clearing 1.62m, before sophomore Chloe Champagne (Brockton, Mass.) finished in 17^th place with a 1.42m mark.
Next was the women's elite shot put, where junior Nhyira Nkansah (Chelmsford, Mass.) finished second with a 12.22m mark, before Balogh de Galantha claimed sixth place with a toss of 11.66m.

Freshman Zoe Clarke (Dracut, Mass.) impressed in the discus throw, finishing in third place with a 38.72m throw as the lone River Hawk to close out the day.
At Tufts, freshman Nyrah Joseph (Billerica, Mass.) and senior Paige Murphy (Billerica, Mass.) completed the heptathlon, with Joseph finishing in fifth out of 20 with a 4,226 points and Murphy claiming eighth with a total of 3,801 points.

"Today was a real test of grit for the multis," said Associate Head Coach Ally Waruch. "The wind was relentless all day and the day got pretty long. We really had to lock in and refocus a few times to stay positive and aggressive. It was a great test to see where we are and get some things cleaned up for conference."