Bronx, N.Y. – (November 9, 2020) – After a very close vote, Fordham fans have selected their choices as the best of the best for the Fordham women's cross country A-10 25
th Anniversary Team.
The top seven vote-getters were led by the All-Atlantic 10 performer duo of Claudine Kelly and Brigid Moriarty. They are joined by Kerri Gallagher, Meghan Caldwell, Lashawn Scott,
Angelina Grebe, and Anisa Arsenault.
The next anniversary team vote starts on Tuesday, November 10
th, featuring men's cross country.
Here is a deeper look at each individual on Fordham's 25th A-10 Anniversary Team:
 Claudine Kelly was Fordham's first-ever All-Atlantic 10 performer in any sport, winning those honors in 1995 at Schenley Park in Pittsburgh, after finishing third at the A-10 Championship in a time of 18:12.21. Her third-place finish is still the highest by any Fordham women's runner. In addition to her All-Conference award, Kelly was also named to the Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference Team in 1995 and was the recipient of Hobbs Award as Fordham Female Student-Athlete of the Year for the 1995-96 academic year. |
 Brigid Moriarty became the second Fordham woman to earn All-Atlantic 10 honors, when she took sixth overall at the 2009 A-10 Championship, held at Forest Park in St. Louis in a time of 20:01.9. In four trips to the Atlantic 10 Championship, she finished in the top 40 runners every time and was a selection to the Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference team in 2009. A four-year member of the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll, Moriarty was also a two-time team MVP and was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team for women's cross country and track & field for 2009-10. |
 Kerri Gallagher was a three-time top 30 finisher at the Atlantic 10 Championship from 2008-10. Her best finish was 18th overall at the 2009 A-10 Championship in St. Louis, just missing the All-Conference Team cut with a time of 20:39.6. A multiple-time member of the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll, she joined Moriarty on the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team for women's cross country and track & field for 2009-10 and was the Hobbs Family Award Winner as Fordham Female Student-Athlete of the Year for 2010-11. For her cross country as well as track efforts, Gallagher was inducted into the Fordham Athletics Hall of Fame in 2017. |
 Meghan Caldwell finished in the top 40 at the Atlantic 10 Championship all four year from 2000-03. A two-time team MVP for cross country, her best finish was 20th at the 2002 A-10 Championship held at Schenley Park in Pittsburgh in 18:50. Overall, she was Fordham's top finisher at the A-10 Championship for three straight seasons from 2001-03. Caldwell was also a multiple-time member of the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll. |
 Lashawn Scott had a pair of top 30 finishes at the Atlantic 10 Championship in 1999 and 2000. A 2000-01 team captain, she was named cross country MVP in 2000, as the Rams' top finisher in every meet that year. Her best finish at the Atlantic 10 Championship was 27th overall in 1999 at Belmont Plateau in Philadelphia, in a time of 19:31.1. That was followed by a 29th place finish at the 2000 A-10 Championship at Schenley Park in Pittsburgh. |
 Angelina Grebe was the most recent Ram to earn All-Atlantic 10 honors in 2018, after placing 11th at the A-10 Championship held at Pole Green Park in Mechanicsville, Virginia with a time of 17:39.5. That finish helped Fordham to its best-ever team finish, taking third at A-10's. In addition, she had two other top 25s at the A-10 Championship in 2016 and 2017. A four-year member of the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll, Grebe was selected to the 2018 Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference team and was a three-time team MVP (2016-18). |
 Anisa Arsenault had four top 30 finishes in her career at the Atlantic 10 Championship from 2010-13. Her best performance came at the 2013 A-10 Championship, held at Pole Green Park in Mechanicsville, Virginia, placing 23rd overall in 17:58.3. A 2013 Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference selection and four-year member of the Atlantic 10 Commissioner's Honor Roll, she received the Fordham's Kieran Award as the top senior student-athlete in Fordham College. Arsenault also was selected as the Rams' team MVP three times from 2011-13. |
