Brian Horowitz, who has served as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Fordham University for six years, was promoted to head track and field/cross country coach in August of 2019.
“I am grateful to the Fordham administration for giving me this incredible opportunity,” Horowitz said. “To be named head coach at my alma mater is humbling and I am excited to continue to build on what Hall of Fame coach Tom Dewey has done. Fordham is truly a special place and I am honored to be here and serve as head coach of such a storied program.”
The 2024-25 season saw plenty of success for the Rams, both as a team and individually. The Fordham men won their first ever indoor track & field Metropolitan Championship title and followed that by winning the outdoor Metropolitan title for the fourth time. At the Atlantic 10 Championship, the men's team finished fourth at the indoor track & field championship, the team's best finish since 2018, while tying for fifth at the outdoor championship, which was the best finish since 2019. The women's team had an eighth place finish at the indoor championship, which was their best performance since 2011.
Individually, Katarina Birimac had a superb season, finishing second at the Atlantic 10 Cross Country Championship to earn All-Conference honors, while winning the indoor 5,000 meters and the outdoor 10,000 meters for First Team All-Atlantic 10 honors. On the men's side, the distance medley relay, Rodolfo Sanchez (mile), and Njam Abdul-Latif (60m & 200m) were all Atlantic 10 champions at the indoor meet with Abdul-Latif receiving the Most Outstanding Rookie Performer Award. Abdul-Latif then duplicated that feat at the outdoor championship and added to it, capturing both the Most Outstanding Rookie Performer, as well as the Most Outstanding Track Performer Award, after winning the 200-meter dash and taking second in the 100 meters. It was only the second time in conference history that an athlete took home both accolades. Sanchez also earned All-Conference honors at the outdoor championship after placing second in the 1,500 meters. The Rams also saw Abdul-Latif (indoor & outdoor) and Sara Labor (indoor) earn spots on the All-Rookie Team with Birimac (ITF, OTF), Sanchez (ITF, OTF), Ben Borchers (ITF), and Sean Reidy (ITF) garnering Academic All-Conference honors, as well as set 13 school records across the indoor and outdoor seasons.
In 2023-24, the Fordham women won their second Metropolitan Championship for outdoor track. Individually, the Rams posted six school records and medaled at the Atlantic 10 Championship in the men's indoor 3,000 meters (Rodolfo Sanchez - silver), the women's indoor 200 meters (Kyla Hill - bronze), and the men's outdoor 1,500 meters (Colin Flood - bronze). Other accomplishments included eight CSC Academic All-District selections, three Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team selection (Sean Reidy - indoor 1,000 meters, Sarah Zahaykevich - outdoor 10,000 meters, and Lexi Fujita - outdoor high jump), Steven Zucca capturing Academic All-Atlantic 10 in all three seasons (XC, ITF, OTF) with Rodolfo Sanchez earning the same honor for both indoor and outdoor track.
For the 2022-23 season, Fordham won both the men's and women's Metropolitan Cross Country Championships as team accomplishments. Individually, the Rams posted eight school records and medaled six times, led by Kyla Hill earning three individual medals and Second Team All-Atlantic 10 honors in the indoor and outdoor 200-meter dash. Other accomplishments included eight CSC Academic All-District selection, one Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team selection (Ben Borchers - outdoor 800 meters), Steven Zucca capturing Academic All-Atlantic 10 in all three seasons (XC, ITF, OTF), and Nolan Chiles receiving CSC Third Team Academic All-American honors, becoming the Rams' first Academic All-American since 1998.
The 2021-22 season was a successful one, which saw the Fordham women win the Metropolitan Championship for cross country, indoor track & field, and outdoor track & field, which is the first time the team has ever accomplished that feat. Individually, the Rams set 11 school records for track & field and totaled nine medals at the Atlantic 10 Championship, which included Kathryn Kelly becoming Fordham's first women's event champion at the Atlantic 10 Outdoor Championship since 2010 (long jump). The Rams also added three All-Conference awards, three All-Rookie Team selections, and six Academic All-Conference accolades.
For his first season, the 2019-20 campaign began with a very successful cross country season, highlighted by the men winning the 2019 Metropolitan Championship, while finishing third at the Atlantic 10 Championship, the team's best-ever finish. Individually, Ryan Kutch and Nicholas Raefski were both All-Atlantic 10 performers with Kutch going on to qualify for the NCAA Championship. The Rams also had three Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team selections for the 2019 season (Colin Flood, Alexandra Thomas, John McGovern). For the indoor season, Kathryn Kelly had an outstanding campaign, breaking the women's indoor 60 and 200 meter school records, while earning a bronze medal at the Atlantic 10 Championship in the long jump. Raefski also added to award total, capturing the 5,000 meter title at the Atlantic 10 Championship for First Team All-Conference honors, while Antony Misko (500m) was a Second Team All-Atlantic 10 performer. Jeremiah LaDuca (800m), Christopher Strzelinski (1,000m), and Nikolas Reardon (high jump) added to the medal count with bronze medals.
In year two, the Rams fought through the pandemic to see Brandon Hall earned Atlantic 10 All-Conference and Academic All-Conference honors at the Atlantic 10 Cross Country Championship, while Casey Metzler set a new school record in the women's hammer throw event.
Horowitz had already made an impact on the Fordham program, prior to becoming head coach. In 2018-19, Ryan Kutch became the first Atlantic 10 runner to capture the individual cross country title along with the indoor 3,000m and 5,000m and outdoor 5,000m and 10,000m titles in the same season. Kutch was the first Fordham runner to capture the Atlantic 10 individual cross country title.
On the women’s side, the distance medley relay team of Fisher, Sarinnagh Budris, Aidan Moroz, and Katarzyna Krzyzanowski, won the college division event at the Penn Relays in school record time.
In 2017-18, Thomas Slattery ran the fastest five mile cross country time in school history en route to a win at the Metropolitan Championship, while Kutch placed second. Slattery and Kutch also earned First Team-All-A10 honors and All-East honors at the IC4A Championship, while Angelina Grebe and Sydney Snow earned All-East honors at the ECAC Championship. Individually in the indoor season, school records were set in the women's 60m and 200m and in the men's 1,000m, 5,000m and pole vault, while Ryan Kutch won the 5K at the A-10 Championship. Additionally, Antony Misko was selected as the Atlantic 10's Most Outstanding Rookie Performer for indoor track, after taking bronze in the 500 meters. In the outdoor season, school records were set in the women's 100m, 200m, 4x100, 4x200, and 3,000m steeplechase and in the men's 10,000m, while Kutch won the 10K at the A-10 Championship and the Penn Relays and Laurel Fisher placed 3rd in the 3K steeplechase in a school record time. Kutch and Fisher also qualified for the NCAA Regionals in the 10K and 3K steeplechase, respectively.
The previous season, the men's cross country team took second at the ECAC Championship, while the women's team won their first Metropolitan Championship since the early 1990s. Ryan Kutch was the Atlantic 10's Most Outstanding Rookie Performer for outdoor track, as he won the 10,000 meter event at the A-10 Championship.
In the 2015-16 year, the men's cross country won the Metropolitan Championship for the fifth time in eight years, while the women were second. Individually, freshman Sean Phillips was selected as the Atlantic 10's Most Outstanding Rookie Performer for indoor track after winning the 1,000m, while the women's indoor 4x800 relay captured their event for First Team All-Atlantic 10 honors. In outdoor track, Jonathan Annelli was the conference champion in the 3,000m steeplechase event with Brian Cook finishing second in the same event, as both earned All-Atlantic 10 honors.
In 2014-15, Fordham won both the men's Metropolitan and IC4A University Division Cross Country Championships, while the women's team took second at the Metropolitan Championship. The Rams also a number of individual accolades with Titi Fagade and Lester Taylor receiving All-Atlantic 10 honors, while the women's 4x800 relay won their event at the Atlantic 10 Championship in conference record time.
Horowitz joined the Fordham track & field staff in 2013 after being a four-year letterwinner for the cross country and track & field team from 2006-2010. A two-year captain, he scored at the Atlantic 10 Championship as a member of Fordham's distance medley relay.
