The Nashua Telegraph

UMass-Lowell sophomore distance runner Lyra Clark, out most of the fall with an injury, return to action in a big way Saturday for the River Hawks.

The Nashua South graduate finished third on her team and fifth overall in the Northeast-10 Conference Championships, helping UMass-Lowell capture its second women’s title in four years.

“We weren’t sure Lyra was going to run until Friday morning,’’ UMass-Lowell coach Gary Gardner said. “We made her race in her training shoes and sent her out slow. She is a tough, competitive kid who ran a gutsy race.’’

The UMass-Lowell men captured their sixth NE-10 title in nine years, placing seven runners in the top 15. Finishing sixth for the River Hawks and 12th overall was junior Jason DeDonato, a Nashua South graduate.