March 9, 2011

Bronx, N.Y. - The Atlantic 10 Conference has announced the Commissioner's Honor Roll for the Fall 2010 semester. A total of 1,296 student-athletes were recognized for their excellence in the classroom during the fall semester, including 108 from Fordham. Of the 108, 14 are members of the women's track/cross country program.

To be listed on the Commissioner's Honor Roll, a student-athlete in an Atlantic 10-sponsored sport must have a 3.5 GPA or better (on a 4.0 scale) during the specified semester. Freshmen are eligible to receive the award.

The 108 Fordham student-athletes named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll is third best among all Atlantic 10 schools. La Salle led the conference with 124 student-athletes on the list while Massachusetts had 113. Fordham also led all Atlantic 10 Jesuit schools with the 108 total, followed by Saint Louis (89), Xavier (83) and Saint Joseph's (75).

By sport men's track and field/cross country leads the way with 19 members named to the Honor Roll followed by women's track and field/cross country (14), rowing (11), and women's swimming and diving (10). Women's soccer and men's soccer each had eight players on the list while volleyball had seven and men's swimming, softball and men's tennis each had six. Golf (5), baseball (4), women's tennis (3) and women's basketball (1) were also represented on the Honor Roll.

"The commitment from each of these student-athletes in pursuing excellence in the classroom and during competition is a great representation of their institution and the Atlantic 10 Conference," stated Atlantic 10 Commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade.

Below is a listing of the Fordham women's track/cross country student-athletes named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll for the Fall 2010 semester.

Name, Year, Hometown/High School, Major
Elizabeth Akinyemi, Fr., Attleboro, Mass./Bishop Feehan, Undeclared
Anisa Arsenault, Fr., Attleboro, Mass./Bishop Feehan, Comm. & Media Studies
Diane Bain, Fr., Ramsey, N.J./Ramsey, Comm. & Media Studies
Kelly Connolly, Jr., Salisbury, Md./Washingtonville, Undeclared
Kellen Fitzgerald, So., Bedford, N.H./Trinity, Comm. & Media Studies
Fallon France, Jr., Albany, N.Y./Albany, Biology
Kelly Heimrich, Jr., Highland Lakes, N.J./Vernon Township, Business Administration
Taylor Jacob, Fr., North Charleston, S.C./Toms River North, Biology
Deanna Minasi, Jr., Bethany, Conn./Amity Regional, Biology
Claire Nielsen, Jr., Brielle, N.J./Manasquan, Business Administration
Mairin O'Connor, Jr., Scotia, N.Y./Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons, Undeclared
Allison Russell, So., Harmony, Pa./Seneca Valley, Undecided
Johanne Sterling, Sr., Philadelphia, Pa./Merion Mercy, Comm. & Visual Arts
Elisabeth Warren, Jr., Silver Spring, Md./Connelly School, Visual Arts