Varsity Scores & Stats

overall. Senior Kyla Hill’s magical season continued, showing her prowess in both the 60-meter and 200-meter dash. Hill scored fourth in the 60 meter while her time of 24.55 seconds in the 200 meter earned her Second Team All-Atlantic 10 honors. Graduate student Jane Rokitta picked up Fordham’s second medal of the day, taking silver and Second Team All-Atlantic 10 honors in the high jump.

The calendar flipped to March for the ECAC/IC4A Championship hosted by Boston University, as both men’s and women’s finished their season on a high note with remarkable showings. The events began on Saturday, in what proved to be a fruitful day for Fordham as the Rams set four program records and qualified for six Sunday final events.

The Rams scored in two events on Saturday, both coming from the women’s side. Graduate student Tiffany Hanna was the first to put new ink in the record book, scoring fourth in the weight throw with a school record distance of 61’ 1 1/2”.

Hanna had already set the program record twice this season, this time breaking her own record by nearly three feet. Rokitta accounted for Fordham’s other score, ranking fifth in the high jump.

Unsurprisingly, Hill joined in on the record-breaking fun, first tying her own program record in the 60-meter dash with 7.57 seconds before etching her name in program history for a second time that day, breaking the program record in the 200-meter dash previously set by graduate student Kathryn Kelly in 2020.

Hill ranked third and fifth overall in the 60 meter and 200 meter, qualifying her for finals the following day. Fordham also qualified in both the 4x400 and the 4x800 relays.

On the men’s side, Nelson set a record himself, qualifying for the 1,000-meter run with a time of 2:24.17, breaking the record he set last year. The men’s other qualifier came from the 4x400 relay team of senior Erik Brown and freshmen Kevin Callaghan, Matthew Nurse and Yariv Simhony, who ranked sixth with a season-best time.

Saturday may have come to an end, but the record-breaking did not. After tying her record in the 60-meter dash on Saturday, Hill decided to go one step further and break it, setting a new program record with a time of 7.56 seconds, good for fourth overall. Hill also ran in the 200-meter dash, setting the program record for a second day in a row with a time of 24.05 seconds.

The Rams also earned a bronze medal in the 4x800 relay, as the unit of seniors Taylor Mascetta and Mary Kathryn Underwood, graduate student Helen Connolly and junior Marin Bogulski finished third with a season best time of 9:04.72.

Nelson brought home a medal for the men’s side in the finals on Sunday, grabbing silver in the 1,000-meter run as he fell just shy of his record time from Saturday.

The remaining finalists came in the 4x400 and 4x800 relays, with both units finishing seventh overall.

The record-setting weekend officially caps off a remarkable indoor season that saw records set for both men’s and women’s. It’s been a truly outstanding stretch for Hill, Hanna and Nelson, who seemingly set Fordham records on the regular.

The Rams will get a much deserved break as they set their sights on the start of the outdoor season, beginning on March 18 at the Stony Brook Snowflake Classic in New York.

News & Notes

Keith Urgo Wins Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year

After a 24-7 overall record, including a 12-6 record in the Atlantic 10, Fordham Men’s Basketball coach Keith Urgo has led his team to a season the Rams haven’t had in over 30 years. Urgo secured the accolade in his first year of being head coach, replacing former coach Kyle Neptune, whom Urgo served as an assistant coach under. Urgo is now the second Fordham head coach to earn coach of the year honors, after Nick Macarchuk who won the award in 1999.

Fordham Men’s Basketball to Play in Atlantic 10 Tournament

The Fordham men’s basketball team will travel to the Barclays Center on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. to participate in the Atlantic 10 tournament. Seeded number three, they will face the winner of the Duquesne University, La Salle University or University of Rhode Island game. Students can purchase tickets for a discounted price of $10 and will receive a free T-shirt.