March 26, 2011
Day Two Results 
Raleigh, N.C. -
Members of the Fordham University outdoor track and field squad concluded their competition at the Raleigh Relays today with senior Kerri Gallagher leading the Rams by winning the 1500m competition with one of the top women's 1500m times in the country this year.
Gallagher crossed the finish line in a time of 4:26.34, the second fastest women's 1500m time Fordham history (Lauren Gubicza's 1992 school record of 4:16.3 is the fastest), edging out North Carolina State's Lillian Greibesland by 0.52 seconds. The time is the fifth fastest women's NCAA Division I 1500m time this year and qualifies Gallagher for the ECAC Outdoor Championship to be held on May 14th and 15th at Princeton.
The women's 4x800 relay also turned in an impressive performance, placing fourth in a time of 9:14.12, qualifying Fordham for both the ECAC Championship as well as the Penn Relays. The 4x800 was comprised of Ashley Davis, Diane Bain, Kelly Connolly and Gallagher.
The women's 4x400 and 4x100 also competed today with the 4x400 team of Elisabeth Warren, Averie Sheppard, Titi Fagade and Sherilyn Groeninger placing 22nd (4:05.39) while the 4x100 team of Groeninger, Sheppard, Connolly and Warren placed 24th (49.55).
For the men, senior Brian Schmidt was the top finisher, placing sixth in the 800m in a time of 1:52.36, 0.13 seconds behind fifth-place finisher Aaron Kauffman of Charlotte and just 0.22 seconds behind Delaware's Corey Wall, who placed third.
Brian Cosgrove also competed in the men's 800m, taking tenth in a time of 1:53.47.
Other men who ran for Fordham were Michael Belgiovine, Brian Walter and Ryan Polo, who all ran in a section of the 1500m. Belgiovine placed fourth (4:00.60), Walter eighth (4:01.35) and Polo 18th (4:02.89).
In men's relays, the 4x800 squad of Sean Atkinson, Polo, Walter and Belgiovine placed 13th (7:58.09) while the 4x400 relay of Cosgrove, Michael Bongiorno, Sam Houston and Christopher Lyons was 15th (3:23.10).
The Fordham men's and women's outdoor track and field teams will next be in action on Friday and Saturday, April 1st and 2nd, as they compete at the Colonial Relays in Williamsburg, Virginia.
