March 26, 2012

Bronx, N.Y. - The Atlantic 10 Conference announced the Commissioner's Honor Roll for the Fall 2011 semester. A total of 1,359 student-athletes were recognized for their excellence in the classroom during the fall semester. Among those honored were 122 Fordham University student-athletes, including 21 members of the women's cross country/track and field program.

The 1,359 is the highest number of student-athletes to achieve the distinction since 2007, making it the most during Commissioner Bernadette V. McGlade's tenure. The totals broke 1,200 in the Fall of 2010 and 1,300 honorees last spring.

Fordham was third among Atlantic 10 schools in the number of student-athletes honors. Massachusetts had 128 student-athletes named to the Honor Roll while La Salle had 125. Duquesne (110) was the only other conference school to have over 100 student-athletes on the list.

"We pride ourselves on the academic success stories in the Atlantic 10," said McGlade. "To have over 1,300 student-athletes achieve a 3.5 GPA or better for the second straight semester, and to have the Fall 2011 total be a record is a testament to our student-athletes and our member institutions. The commitment they have made to succeeding academically is apparent."

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.

Below is a listing of the Fordham women's cross country/track & field student-athletes named to the Commissioner's Honor Roll for the Fall 2011 semester.

Name, Cl., Hometown/High School, Major
Anisa Arsenault, So., Attleboro, Mass./Bishop Feehan, Comm. & Media Studies
Hailey Cox, Fr., South Hadley, Mass./Holyoke Catholic, Biology
Ashley Davis, Jr., El Sobrante, Calif./Saint Mary's College HS, Psychology
Danielle Drummond, Fr., Wappingers Falls, N.Y./John Jay, Psychology
Kellen Fitzgerald, Jr., Bedford, N.H./Trinity, Comm. & media Studies
Amanda Foggia, So., Schenectady, N.Y./Guilderland, Biology
Fallon France, Sr., Albany, N.Y./Albany, Biology
Melissa Higgins, Fr., Windham, N.H./Salem, Comm. & Media Studies
Olivia Hustleby, Jr., Temeluca, Calif./Great Oak, Comm. & Media Studies
Taylor Jacob, So., North Charleston, S.C./Toms River North, Biology
Erin Lunny, Gr., Middletown, N.J./Red Bank Catholic, MBA
Shannon McKenna, So., Parlin, N.J./Sayreville War Mem., Accounting
Nako Nakatsuka, Sr., Tokyo, Japan/International School of the Sacred Heart, Chemistry
Kim Naples, Jr., Warwick, N.Y./Warwick Valley, English
Mairin O'Connor, Sr., Scotia, N.Y./Notre Dame-Bishop Gibbons, Anthropology & Sociology
Emily Osman, Fr., Glen Head, N.Y./North Shore, Business Admin.
Allison Russell, Jr., Harmony, Pa./Seneca Valley, Latin American & Latino Studies and Economics
Kerry Sorenson, So., Clifton, N.J./Clifton, Finance
Kristen Stuart, Fr., Levittown, N.Y./Division Avenue, Biology
Christina Vivinetto, So., Manhasset, N.Y./Sacred Heart Academy, Accounting
Elisabeth Warren, Sr., Silver Spring, Md./Connelly School of the Holy Child, Visual Arts