Fordham Track & Field Returns from Winter Hiatus with Two Meets

By LOU ORLANDO ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

Fordham Track and Field returned to action for the first time since Dec. 3 with a pair of weekend meets. The Rams would look to improve upon a solid season opener at the Sperce-Garcia Invitational that featured huge days from graduate students Zalen Nelson and Tiffany Hanna, with the former earning a pair of event wins, while Hanna’s event-winning throw of 57’ 2 3/4” smashed a women’s school record.

In the first meet of the new year, Fordham competed in the The College of New Jersey Lions Invitational at the New York City Armory on Jan. 14. Just as they did in their season opener, the Rams had three event wins as well as 14 top-five finishes. All three event wins came on the women’s side, as senior Kyla Hill won the seeded 60-meter dash while taking second in the 300-meter. Freshman Dillyn Green placed first in the unseeded 60-meter dash while senior Mary Kathryn Underwood took first in the 600-meter dash.

Freshman Kevin Callaghan led the men’s side of things, taking third in the 400-meter dash while also joining sophomore Christopher Martinez, senior Erik Brown and Nelson as the unit took second in the 4x400 meter relay. Nelson and Brown also finished top five individually, with both runners taking