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Bronx, N.Y. - Eight individuals will be enshrined into the Fordham University Athletic Hall of Fame on Thursday, October 5. Those making up the 2023 Hall of Fame class are Samantha Clark FCRH '16 (Women's Basketball), Chase Edmonds FCRH '18 (Football), Titi Fagade Gabelli '15 (Women's Track and Field), Elise Fortier FCRH '14 (Softball), Jason Harris FCRH '01 (Men's Basketball), Nick Macarchuk (Former Men's Basketball Head Coach), Ifeatu Otue FCRH '74 (Men's Soccer), and Natali Sunara FCRH '96 (Women's Tennis).
 
The eight will join the likes of Frankie Frisch, Vince Lombardi, Wellington Mara and Vin Scully in the Fordham Athletics Hall of Fame when the new class is inducted on October 5 under the Homecoming tent on Edwards Parade as part of Homecoming weekend festivities.

Samantha Clark made an immediate impact on the court for the Rams and as such earned and retained a four-year starting job. She was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week a school record five times during her freshman season en route to a 2013 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team selection. Over her career, Clark put up 1,263 points, 13th all-time at Fordham, and grabbed 946 rebounds, good for third all-time. She is only the fourth player in program history to graduate with over 1,200 points and 900 rebounds. As a senior, Clark led the team in scoring, averaging 12.7 points per game, and rebounding, averaging 9.6 rebounds per game. This earned her a Second Team All-Atlantic 10 selection as well as an Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team nod in 2015-16. She capped off her career with the Rams by being named a co-winner of the 2016 Claire and Jack Hobbs Memorial Award, awarded to Fordham's top female student-athlete. 
 
Chase Edmonds set numerous school and Patriot League football records during his four-year career. He is the all-time leading rusher at Fordham and in the Patriot League, having amassed 5.826 yards, and holds the school and Patriot League records for career touchdowns, with 74, and rushing touchdowns, with 67. His 67 rushing touchdowns ranks fourth best all-time in NCAA FCS history. Edmonds was named the 2015 Patriot League offensive player of the year, was named a consensus first team All-American in 2016, and earned a 2017 Second Team All-Patriot League selection despite missing part of the season due to injury. During his junior season in 2016, Edmonds set the school and Patriot League single game rushing record with 359 yards against Lafayette. Edmonds was selected in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals, and is today on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers active roster. 
 
Titi Fagade was a five-year letter winner on the women's track and field team, garnering several accolades as a sprinter and middle distance runner. Fagade holds school indoor records in the 400m, 500m, and 800m and with the 4x400 and 4x800 relays. Her outdoor records include the 800m and with the 4x400 relay. Fagade was selected Second Team All-Atlantic 10 in the 800m in three consecutive indoor seasons from 2012 to 2015, while being named the indoor Team MVP in 2011-12, 2012-13, and 2014-15. During the 2013 outdoor season, Fagade anchored the 4x800m relay that competed in the Championship of America at the Penn Relays. The relay was the first in women's program history to qualify for the Championship, as well as the first relay, men or women, to compete for Fordham at the Penn Relays since 1978. Fagade received the Hobbs Family Award to close out her Rams career as Fordham's Female Athlete of the Year in 2015.
 
In only three seasons, Elise Fortier established herself as one of the best student-athletes in Fordham softball history. Arriving to Rose Hill as a sophomore after a year at Stony Brook, Fortier poured in contributions from the start, earning a First Team All-Atlantic 10 selection in 2012. During the 2013 season, Fortier was named a Second Team All-Atlantic 10 player and also helped the Rams capture the 2013 Atlantic 10 championship. In her final season in a Rams uniform, Fortier put together one of the best individual seasons in program history, being named the 2014 Atlantic 10 Player of the Year. After the Rams repeated as Atlantic 10 champions, Fortier was named to the NCAA Tallahassee All-Regional team. She graduated as the school record holder in home runs, with 46, and slugging percentage, with a mark of .695, as well as second all-time in RBIs with 159. Fortier hit 20 home runs in a season twice, in 2013 and 2014, a single season program record.
 
Jason Harris was a four-year starter for the men's basketball team, cementing himself as the best sharpshooter in Rams history. Harris is the program record holder for career three-pointers with 274. His 93 made threes in the 1999-00 season are a single season school record and he also set the single game record for three-pointers in 1999, where he hit ten shots from beyond the arc. Although known for his shooting prowess, Harris was also an elite two-way player. His nine steals against Holy Cross in 1999 are a single game program record, and his 78 steals during the 1999-00 season are a single season program record. This performance landed him a spot on the 2001 Atlantic 10 All-Defensive team. 
 
Nick Macarchuk helmed the men's basketball team for 12 seasons from 1987-99, compiling an overall record of 161-192. Macarchuk guided the Rams to back to back Patriot League titles in 1990-91 and 1991-92. The team made one NCAA appearance and three NIT appearances in Macarchuk's tenure, twice advancing to the NIT second round. He was named the Patriot League Coach of the Year in 1991, and Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year in 1999.
 
On the pitch, Ifeatu Otue starred as a member of the men's soccer team from 1970 to 1972. Otue played an exemplary role for the Rams, evidenced by his two-time selection as team MVP, and his two seasons serving as team captain. Otue's 28 career goals rank fifth all-time in program history, though it was a Fordham record upon his graduation. Additionally, Otue's 20 career assists are tied for fourth most in program history. 15 of those assists came in his junior season, which stands as the school single season record.
 
Natali Sunara shined for Fordham women's tennis after transferring in from junior college, rising to become the team's number one singles player for two years. Sunara had a breakout 1994 season, reaching the quarterfinals of the 1994 New York State Tournament and representing Fordham at the 1994 Rolex ITA Regionals. She earned the nod as the 1994 Patriot League Tournament MVP, and was named All-Patriot League in both singles and doubles play. Sunara helped to engineer a remarkable turnaround from Fordham's 1993-94 season in which they posted a 3-15 overall record. The team would go 14-3 in 1994-95, and Sunara was named the 1995 Hobbs Family Award winner. In her final season, Sunara served as co-captain and was named to the 1996 Academic All-Atlantic 10 team.
 
Congratulations to the Fordham Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2023! Each of these individuals' contributions are an integral part of the proud history of Fordham Athletics, and their legacies will be forever remembered and celebrated. 
 
Tickets to attend the October 5 ceremony are now available. Thank you for your support of Fordham Athletics and the Athletic Hall of Fame! Go Rams!