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2012 Stags Cross Country 9
2011: Had a strong freshman season and was the first
Stag across the line in five races ... Made collegiate
debut at the Marist Mini Meet finishing in a time of 22:02 ... The Stags top-fin-
isher at the Iona Meet of Champions with a time of 24:12.34 (6K) and the
Leeber Invitational with a time of 19:32.03 (5K) ... Clocked a time of 24:02 at
the Paul Short Invitational ... Was the runner-up at the O’Neil Invitational with
a time of 19:19 and helped the team to a first place finish ... Clocked a person-
al best of 23:09.9 at the MAAC Championships (6K) ... Fairfield’s top-finisher
at the NCAA Regionals with a time of 23:12.4 ... Closed out the season by plac-
ing 23rd overall at the ECAC Championships with a personal best of of 19:01
(5K) which is also the fastest time ever by any Stag at Van Cortlandt Park.
High School: Lettered in both cross country and track at Academy of the Holy
Angels ... A two-time All-Bergen County selection ... Helped Holy Angels to three-
straight county and state titles ... Served as team captain as a senior ...
Named the team MVP for track three times and received the Coaches Award
for cross country ... Member of the Irish Step Dancing Club.
Personal: Daughter of John and Eileen Crimmins ... Has three siblings ...
Earned a spot in the Athletics Department’s 3.0 Club ... Major is nursing.
Maureen
Crimmins
Sophomore
Park Ridge, N.J.
Acad. of Holy Angels
5K PR: 19:01
6K PR: 23:09.9
2011: Made collegiate debut at the Marist Mini Meet
with a time of 22:56 ... Clocked a time of 24:53.50 at
the Iona Meet of Champions (6K) ... Had a time of 20:12.50 at the Leeber
Invitational (5K) ... Ran fastest 6K at the Paul Short Invitational, finishing in
24:25 ... Ran fastest 5K at the O’Neil Invitational, finishing in 20:12 to help the
Stags win the event ... Ran a time of 24:44.5 at the MAAC Championships to
close out the season.
High School: Lettered in both cross country and track at Wolcott High ... Earned
All-State honors as a senior captain ... A two-time All-NVL selection ... Captured
the 2010 NVL Individual Championship ... Member of the National Honor
Society ... Member of the Spanish Club.
Personal: Daughter of Ed and Tricia Forte ... Has two sisters ... Major is account-
ing.
Cate
Forte
Sophomore
Wolcott, Conn.
Wolcott
5K PR: 20:12
6K PR: 24:25
Begins first cross country season after joining the
Stags during the Spring 2012 season.
High School: A four-year letterwinner in cross country, indoor track and outdoor
track ... Served as a team captain during junior and senior seasons ... A four-
time Catholic Conference All-Star ... Named team MVP all four seasons ... Holds
course record at Mt. Alvernia ... Member of the Student Council.
Personal: Daughter of Jerry and MaryAnn MacKenzie ... Has one sibling ...
Major is undecided.
Maggie
MacKenzie
Sophomore
Waltham, Mass.
Mt. Alvernia
Begins first cross country season after joining the
Stags during the Spring 2012 season.
High School: A four-year letterwinner in cross country, indoor track, and out-
door track ... Served as team captain as a junior and a senior ... An All-
Housatonic and an SCC All-Academic selection ... Received Shelton’s Scholar-
Athlete Award in 2010 ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Member of
Habitat For Humanity and the Make A Difference Club.
Personal: Daughter of Tom and Laurie Murphy ... Father is a 1984 graduate of
Fairfield University ... Has two siblings ... Major is biology.
Kelsey
Murphy
Sophomore
Shelton, Conn.
Shelton