Bronx, N.Y. – (June 1, 2021) - As the Atlantic 10 Conference celebrates its 45^th anniversary, this season also marks a special occasion for Fordham Athletics, marking the 25^th anniversary of joining the Atlantic 10.
 
Fordham has seen some outstanding student-athletes come through the Rose Hill gates over the last 25 years, and to mark that window in history, the Rams will be announcing 25^th anniversary teams of each Atlantic 10 sponsored sport.  In deciding those teams, Fordham fans will vote on who the best of the best over the last 25 years is on FordhamSports.com.  It’s our final track & field vote – the distance runners!  Vote for FIVE, as the vote will last through Thursday.
 
Here is the list along with some background on each Ram: (KEY – ITF – indoor; OTF – outdoor)
 

Juan Estrella (1995-99) 1996-97 – A10s (ITF) – 3000m – 10th; A10s (OTF) – 10,000m – T-8th 1997-98 – A10s (ITF) – 5000m – 9th; A10s (OTF) – 5000m – 11th, 10,000m – 6th 1998-99 – A10s (ITF) – 5000m – 9th; A10s (OTF) – 10,000m – 13th	Jonathan Flood (1997-2001) 1997-98 – A10s (ITF) – DMR – 6th; A10s (OTF) – 5000m – 13th 1998-99 – A10s (ITF) – 3000m – 12th; A10s (OTF) – 5000m – 9th 1999-2000 – A10s (ITF) - 5000m – 12th; A10s (OTF) – 5000m – 3rd 2000-01 – A10s (ITF) – 5000m – 6th; A10s (OTF) – 5000m – 7th A10 All-Academic (indoor & outdoor - 1999)
Carl DiSarno (1998-2002) 1998-99 – A10s (ITF) – 3000m – 13th 1999-2000 – A10s (ITF) – 3000m – 7th; A10s (OTF) – 10,000m – 7th 2000-01 – A10s (OTF) – 5,000m – 11th, 10,000m – 7th 2001-02 – A10s (ITF) – 5000m – 13th; A10s (OTF) – 10,000m – 10th	Michael Collins (2000-2004) 1999-2000 – A10s (ITF) – 4x800 – 6th; A10s (OTF) – 5000m – 9th 2000-01 – A10s (ITF) – mile – 12th 2001-02 – A10s (ITF) – DMR – 4th; A10s (OTF) – 800m – 13th, 4x800 – 4th 2002-03 – A10s (ITF) – 2nd Team (4x800), mile – 6th; A10s (OTF) – 2nd Team (4x800), 1500m – 9th
Chris McCutchan (2000-04) 2003-04 – A10s (ITF) – 5000m – 7th; A10s (OTF) – 5000m – 17th 2004-05 – A10s (ITF) – 5000m – 5th; A10s (OTF) – 5000m – 11th 2005-06 – A10s (ITF) – 3000m – 15th, 5000m – 10th; A10s (OTF) – 5000m – 16th; 10,000m – 8th 2006-07 – A10s (ITF) – 3000m – 10th; A10s (OTF) – 10,000m – 7th	Brian Riley (2008-12) 2008-09 - A10s (ITF) – 3000m – 12th, DMR – 4th; A10s (OTF) – 5000m – 12th 2009-10 – A10s (ITF) – 3000m – 8th, DMR – 5th; A10s (OTF) – 3000mST – 5th 2010-11 – A10s (ITF) – 3000m – 9th; A10s (OTF) – 3000mST – 10th 2011-12 – A10s (ITF) – 3000m – 13th; A10s (OTF) – Bronze (3000mST)
Julian Saad (2009-13) 2009-10 – A10s (ITF) – 3000m – 11th; A10s (OTF) – 5000m – 22nd 2010-11 – A10s (ITF) – 3000m – 4th; A10s (OTF) – 5000m – 9th 2011-12 - A10s (ITF) – 2nd Team (3000m); A10s (OTF) – 5000m – 6th A10 All-Academic (indoor – 2012) School record – 3000m (indoor - 2012)	Jonathan Annelli (2011-16) 2011-12 - A10s (ITF) – 3000m – 10th; A10s (OTF) – 3000mST – 17th 2012-13 – A10s (ITF) – mile – 7th, 3000m – 29th; A10s (OTF) – 3000mST – 9th 2013-14 – A10s (ITF) – mile – 4th, 4x800 – 4th; A10s (OTF) – 2nd Team (3000mST, 4x800) 2014-15 – A10s (ITF) – 2nd Team (DMR), mile – 7th 2015-16 - A10s (OTF) – A10 champion (3000mST), 4x800 – 7th
Thomas Slattery (2014-18) 2014-15 – A10s (ITF) – 2nd Team (DMR), mile – 16th; A10s (OTF) – Bronze (5000m) 2015-16 – A10s (ITF) – 3000m – 10th; A10s (OTF) – 5000m – 6th 2016-17 – A10s (ITF) – A10 champion (3000m), 5000m – 5th; A10s (OTF) – 5000m – 7th 2017-18 - A10s (ITF) – 3000m – 11th, 5000m – 4th; A10s (OTF) – 10,000m – 4th School records – 5,000m (indoor), DMR (indoor – 2015)	Brian Cook (2014-19) 2014-15 – A10s (ITF) – mile – 11th; A10s (OTF) – Bronze (3000mST), 4x800 – 7th 2015-16 – A10s (ITF) – 2nd Team (4x800), mile – 4th; A10s (OTF) – 2nd Team (3000mST), 4x800 – 7th 2016-17 – A10s (ITF) – A10 champion (mile, 4x800) 2017-18 - A10s (ITF) – 2nd Team (mile), 4x800 – 5th; A10s (OTF) – 3000mST – 15th 2018-19 – A10s (OTF) – A10 champion (1500m, 3000mST), 5000m – 22nd School records – 1000m (indoor – 2018) A10 All-Academic (indoor – 2017)
Ryan Kutch (2016-20) 2016-17 – A10s (ITF) – 3000m – 8th, DMR – 9th; A10s (OTF) – A10 Championship Most Outstanding Rookie, A10 champion (10,000m) 2017-18 - A10s (ITF) – A10 champion (5000m), 3000m – 4th; A10s (OTF) – A10 champion (10,000m), 5000m – 6th 2018-19 – A10s (ITF) – A10 champion (3000m, 5000m); A10s (OTF) – A10 champion (5000m, 10,000m) 2019-20 – A10s (ITF) – 5000m – 4th, mile – 16th School records – 3000m (indoor – 2019), 5000m (outdoor – 2019), 10,000m (outdoor – 2019) A10 All-Academic (indoor & outdoor – 2018, 2019)	Nicholas Raefski (2017-21) 2018-19 – A10s (ITF) – 3000m – 5th; A10s (OTF) – 5000m – 7th 2019-20 – A10s (ITF) – A10 champion (5000m), 3000m – 6th