(March 20, 2007) - Fordham University student-athletes Donato Callara (Scarsdale, NY/Scarsdale), Ben Marzolf (St. Paul, MN/St. Thomas Academy) and Kristin Colton (Washingtonville, NY/Washingtonville Senior) were recognized for their athletic and academic accomplishments by being named to the 2006-07 Atlantic 10 Men??s and Women??s Swimming and Diving Academic All-Conference teams.
Of the 22 sports sponsored by the Atlantic 10, seven are winter sports: men??s and women??s basketball, women??s gymnastics, men??s and women??s swimming & diving, and men??s and women??s indoor track & field. To be eligible, a student-athlete must have a grade point average of at least 3.00 and be a starter or key reserve on his/her team. Voting is conducted by the Atlantic 10 Conference??s sports information directors. The number of players selected to a team reflects the standard-sized team in that sport.
Callara, a junior diver, finished third in both the one (512.75) and three meter (510.70) diving events at the 2007 Atlantic 10 Championships. He posted the Rams?? top diving scores for the third straight season and was named A-10 Performer of the Week once during the 2006-07 season.
Academically, Callara, a Political Science major, has been named to the Atlantic 10 Commissioner??s Honor Roll in each of the last two seasons.
Marzolf, a senior, took 17th in the 400 IM (4:16.10), 18th in the 200 backstroke (1:57.51) and 20th in the 100 backstroke (54.85) at the 2007 A-10 Championships. He posted the Rams?? top time in the 200 backstroke this season, and second best time in the 100 back and 400 IM.
Academically, Marzolf, a Psychology major, was a member of the Atlantic 10 Commissioner??s Honor Roll and he holds the highest GPA of any swimmer at Fordham.
Colton, a sophomore, scored in two individual events and three relays at the 2007 Atlantic 10 Championships, placing seventh in the 200 backstroke (2:07.18), ninth in the 100 backstroke (59.35). She also was a member of the 200 medley relay, which took third (1:47.45), the 400 freestyle relay, which placed fourth (3:32.90), and the 200 freestyle relay which placed eighth (1:39.73). She posted the Rams?? top time in the 200 back and second-best time in the 100 back, while helping the 200 medley, 200 freestyle, and 400 freestyle relay team to season-best performances.
Academically, Colton, a Communications and Media Studies major, was a member of the Atlantic 10 Commissioner??s Honor Roll.