BOSTON, Mass. – Freshman Kaitlyn Chirkis led the way for UMass Boston Women's Outdoor Track and Field at the Tufts Snowflake Classic on Saturday, finishing fourth overall in the Women's Javelin Throw with a distance of 30.90 meters, netting the Beacons five of their 14 points in the meet.

THE BASICS 

Team Results – 13^th Out of 20 Teams (14 Points)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED 
 
In addition to her javelin debut, Chirkis also competed in the Women's Shot Put, placing 15^th overall with a distance of 8.61 meters, the best performance in the event among all Beacon competitors in the event.  

Sophomore Grace Colon tacked on four more points for UMass Boston with a fifth-place finish in a time of 43:23.75 for the Women's 10,000 Meter Run.

Freshman Aryianna Garceau continued her impressive freshman campaign, qualifying for the Women's 100 Meter Hurdle Finals after placing fifth in the preliminaries with a time of 16.54 seconds. In the finals, Garceau netted the Beacons their final five points of the day with a fourth-place finish in a time of 16.39 seconds.
 
WHAT'S NEXT 

UMass Boston gets ready for the Regis Spring Classic set to take place on Thursday at Regis College.