The Atlantic 10 Conference announced its All-Academic Team for track & field on Tuesday, where Fordham graduate student
Titi Fagade (Rutland, Mass./Wachusett Regional) was named to the women's team, as voted upon by the conference's sports information directors.
Currently in Fordham's graduate school studying Marketing Intelligence and a multiple time member of the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's honor roll, Fagade ended her indoor career is style, earning Second Team All-Atlantic 10 honors in the 500 meter run and First Team honors as a part of the Atlantic 10 record breaking 4x800 relay.
Prior to the Atlantic 10 Championship, Fagade was a dual event Metropolitan champion in the 500 meters and 4x800 relay.
She ended the season at the ECAC Championship, where she earned First Team All-East accolade by winning the 500 meter run in a school record time of 1:12.23, while receiving Second Team All-East honors as a part of the 4x800 relay, which also set the school record in 8:45.02.
In addition to the 500 meters and the 4x800 relay, Fagade also broke school records in the 400 meter dash (56.37) and 800 meter run (2:05.76) during the season.
In the final indoor rankings, Fagade ranked fifth in the nation in the 500 meter run, as her time of 1:12.23 was behind only South Carolina's Erika Rucker (1:10.06), Indiana State's Alethia Marrero (1:11.08), Clemson's Olivia James (1:11.24), and Duke's Madeline Kopp (1:12.11). The women's 4x800 relay ranked third in the nation at 8:45.02, behind only Villanova (8:33.94) and Georgetown (8:36.32).
