(January 23, 2006) - Fordham freshman Matt DiBuono (New Rochelle, NY/Iona Prep) was selected as Atlantic 10 Men??s Indoor Track & Field Rookie of the Week, for the week ending January 22nd. This is DiBuono??s third consecutive Atlantic 10 weekly award.
DiBuono finished second in the weight throw at the Manhattan Invitational with a personal-best mark of 58?? 10 1/4??, which increased his IC4A Championship qualification entry from last week. He also added a fourth place finish in the shot put with a throw of 42?? 5 1/4??.
The Fordham Track and Field team will be in action this weekend as they compete at the Terrier Classic, January 27-28, up at Boston University.
Founded in 1841, Fordham is New York City's Jesuit University. With 22 men's and women's varsity sports teams, the Fordham Rams are members of the NCAA Division I and compete in the Atlantic 10 Conference in baseball, basketball, cross country, golf, indoor and outdoor track, women's rowing, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis and volleyball and in the Patriot League (NCAA I-AA) for football.