Fairfax, Va. – (May 4, 2025) – The Fordham men's track & field team finished in a tie for fifth place at the 2025 Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track & Field Championship, held at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia.
The Rams finished with a score of 62 points along with Duquesne. It is Fordham's highest point total at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Track & Field Championship since 2019.
Fordham had plenty of highlights on Sunday, none bigger than
Njam Abdul-Latif being named the Atlantic 10 Most Outstanding Track Performer of the Championship, as well as earning the Most Outstanding Rookie Performer. He is only the second person to capture both awards, joining Darius Law of Charlotte in 2008.
Abdul-Latif kicked off his day by anchoring the 4x100 relay to a fourth place finish with
Dakota Strain,
Matthew Nurse, and
Liam Volz in a time of 41.48 seconds. He then earned Second Team All-Atlantic 10 honors by picking up the silver medal in the 100-meter dash at 10.51 seconds. He ended the day by winning the 200-meter dash event in 21.17 seconds.
The parade of podium finishes continued with the 1,500-meter final, where the trio of
Rodolfo Sanchez,
Nathan Bezuneh, and
Sean Reidy all scored points for the Rams. Sanchez took Second Team All-Atlantic 10 honors and the silver medal in 3:49.55, with Bezuneh taking the bronze for third at 3:49.81 and Reidy in fourth at 3:50.03.
Ben Borchers continued the scoring for Fordham in the 800-meter final, placing eighth in 1:56.26.
Each of those runners, Sanchez, Borchers, Reidy, and Bezuneh, later returned to the track in the 4x800 relay, taking the bronze medal and a third place finish in 7:32.10. The 4x400 relay also scored for the Rams, as
Kevin Callaghan,
Nelson Lindsay,
Matthew Nurse, and
Sam Freeman placed fifth in 3:12.96.
The final Fordham scorer for the Championship was
George Pomer in the decathlon, finishing seventh with a score of 5,858 points. On day two, he was second in the 1,500 meters (4;39.08), seventh in the 110-meter hurdles (16.37) and pole vault (11' 3 ¾"), and eighth in the discus throw (93' 0") and javelin throw (129' 3").
The last events with Fordham competitors were the 5,000-meter run and the triple jump.
Luke Cramer was 15
th in the triple jump with a mark of 42' 2 ¾", while
Matthew Mason was the top Ram in the 5,000 meters in 18
th place at 14:48.57.
The Rams will now prepare for the IC4A Championship, May 17-18, which is back in Fairfax, Virginia at George Mason University.
