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Track & Field Opens Competition at the ECAC/IC4A Championship

Arakelian & Borchers Score in Their Respective Events

Fairfax, Va. – (May 17, 2025) – The Fordham track & field team started competition at the 2025 ECAC/IC4A Championship, hosted at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia on Saturday.
 
Through day one, Fordham scored four points for the men and three for the women.
 
The Rams scored in the women's high jump and men's 800 meters.  In the high jump, Zoe Arakelian cleared 5' 4 ½", tying for fifth place to net points for the women.  On the men's side, Ben Borchers scored fifth overall in the 800 meters with a season-best time of 1:51.44.  Darren Croke also ran the 800 meters, placing 21st in 1:54.77.
 
Aside from the scoring events, the Rams posted times and marks in seven events.
 
On the women's side, the 800-meter run had three Rams in the event, led by Brenna Sears in 14th overall, clocking in at 2:15.33.  Megan McCann finished 17th in 2:16.16 with Lauren Raimy in 22nd at 2:18.34.  Additionally, the women's 100-meter hurdles saw Kylie Ritz take 11th overall in 14.84 seconds.
 
For the men, the Rams had four runners in the 400-meter dash, led by Sam Freeman in tenth place at 48.66.  Nelson Lindsay was 18th in 49.16 seconds, followed by Matthew Nurse in 26th (49.56) and Kevin Callaghan in 31st (50.12).
 
Then in the 100-meter dash, Liam Volz took 20th overall in 11.02 seconds with Sean Reidy taking 14th in the 1,500-meter run in 3:57.81.  The 5,000-meter run saw Tadael Mihret and Bradford Duchesne place 11th and 12th, respectively, in 15:08.73 and 15:16.71.
 
Lastly, in the javelin throw, James Alati ended up 19th with a distance of 163' 4" with George Pomer in 20th at 158' 5".
 
The Rams wrap up competition at the ECAC/IC4A Championship on Sunday, taking part in the 200 meters, the women's 4x800 relay, and the men's 4x400 relay.
 
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Players Mentioned

Ben Borchers

Ben Borchers

XC/Mid-Distance
5' 10"
Junior
Kevin Callaghan

Kevin Callaghan

Sprints
5' 8"
Junior
Darren Croke

Darren Croke

XC/Distance
5' 8"
Junior
Sam Freeman

Sam Freeman

Sprints
6' 2"
Sophomore
Tadael Mihret

Tadael Mihret

XC/Distance
5' 10"
Sophomore
Matthew Nurse

Matthew Nurse

Sprints
6' 2"
Junior
George Pomer

George Pomer

Hurdles/Jumps
6' 4"
Junior
Sean Reidy

Sean Reidy

XC/Mid-Distance
5' 8"
Sophomore
Liam Volz

Liam Volz

Sprints
5' 11"
Junior
Zoe Arakelian

Zoe Arakelian

Jumps
5' 11"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Ben Borchers

Ben Borchers

5' 10"
Junior
XC/Mid-Distance
Kevin Callaghan

Kevin Callaghan

5' 8"
Junior
Sprints
Darren Croke

Darren Croke

5' 8"
Junior
XC/Distance
Sam Freeman

Sam Freeman

6' 2"
Sophomore
Sprints
Tadael Mihret

Tadael Mihret

5' 10"
Sophomore
XC/Distance
Matthew Nurse

Matthew Nurse

6' 2"
Junior
Sprints
George Pomer

George Pomer

6' 4"
Junior
Hurdles/Jumps
Sean Reidy

Sean Reidy

5' 8"
Sophomore
XC/Mid-Distance
Liam Volz

Liam Volz

5' 11"
Junior
Sprints
Zoe Arakelian

Zoe Arakelian

5' 11"
Junior
Jumps