Grey, Murphy, Switzer and Fennelly named to Academic All-Patriot League Team

WORCESTER, Mass. – Seniors Ella Grey, Haley Murphy, Maura Switzer and Brian Fennelly of the Holy Cross track and field teams have been named to the Outdoor Track and Field Academic All-League Team, as announced by the Patriot League on Tuesday.

Murphy, a chemistry major, earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.890, concluding the fall of her senior year. She competed in five of the eight meets so far this season. She won her heat and claimed third overall in the 400m hurdles prelim (1:02.00) to qualify for the final. The captain then went on to break her own 400m hurdles school record with a time of 59.08 to win in the final, the gold medal and set a new Patriot League meet record. To cap off the Championship meet, she aided the 4x400m relay team to a new school record with a time of 3:45.99 to place fourth. Murphy is a First Team All-Patriot League selection in the 400m hurdles and aided Holy Cross to a fifth-place team finish at the meet. Throughout the outdoor season, she has broken the 400m hurdles school record three times and the 400m dash school record once. The Massachusetts native currently holds four school records and one Patriot League record.

Off the track, Murphy has volunteered her time with the Holy Cross Office of Sustainability on Civic Engagement Day. She is a SAAC representative and the Vice President of Holy Cross’s chapter of Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society. In her free time, she does research in a biochemistry lab on campus and works a part-time job as a Library Research Assistant.

Grey, a psychology major, earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.490, concluding the fall of her senior year. She competed in four of the eight meets so far this season. She placed third with a qualifying time of 14.05 in the 100m hurdles semis. She then broke the 100m hurdles school record with a time of 13.84 to take third and the bronze medal in the final. Her time is the third fastest in the Patriot League this outdoor season. Her efforts helped Holy Cross to a fifth-place team finish at the meet.

In the classroom, Grey is a psychology major. In her free time, she volunteers as an Education Intern at the Goddard School of Science and serves as the Chair of the Education Minor SAC Board. She is also a chapter member of the Alpha Alpha Alpha (or Tri-Alpha) National Honor Society, a society that recognizes academic achievement for first-generation college students.

Switzer, a computer science and mathematics double major, earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.950, concluding the fall of her senior year. She competed in six of the eight meets so far this season. The captain clinched second and the silver medal in the pole vault, clearing 3.97m to earn a spot on the Second-Team All-Patriot League. This is the first time Switzer had made an appearance on a All-League team and the second time she has been recognized on the Academic All-League Outdoor Track and Field team. The Washington native hit a personal best mark of 4.01m for second place in the pole vault earlier this season at the UMass Spring Opener on Apr. 5. That mark currently ranks her second in the Patriot League in the event.

Off the track, Switzer works as a TA for the Holy Cross Computer Science Department and as a Note-Taker and Exam Proctor for Holy Cross. She just concluded a year-long research project on Women in Computer Science for her Holy Cross Honors Program thesis and is a member of the Holy Cross Girls Who Code Club. Last spring, she was inducted into the Pi Mu Epsilon National Mathematics Honor Society and won the Holy Cross Innovation Challenge. This spring, she competed in the WooTank Competition, placing second and took home first in the CrossTank Competition.

Fennelly, a chemistry major, earned a cumulative grade point average of 3.780, concluding the fall of his senior year. He competed in six of the eight meets so far this season. He claimed third in the 110m hurdles semis (14.44), then clinched second and the silver medal in the final with a personal best time of 14.07 (0.01 seconds shy of the school record) to be named Second Team All-Patriot League. He also placed sixth in both the 400m hurdles semis (54.34) and the final (54.20) and helped the 4x100m relay team to a fifth-place finish with a time of 41.18. At the Holy Cross Jim Kavanagh Legacy Invitational on Apr. 19, he set a personal best 400m hurdles time of 53.90 for first and helped the 4x100m relay team to a new school record with a time of 41.09. His 110m hurdles time, 14.07, is currently ranked second in the Patriot League this outdoor season.

Off the track, Fennelly is a Gateways Orientation Leader and tour guide for the Holy Cross Office of Admissions department. He represents the track team in SAAC and works as a research assistant for the Holy Cross chemistry department. He volunteers his time as an assistant coach for the Hingham High School track and field team, his alma mater, and is a coordinator for the Community Harvest Project, a 5k raising funds for hunger relief.

To be eligible for the Scholar-Athlete of the Year award and the Academic All-Patriot League Team, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 cumulative GPA and be a starter or key player in their sport. Freshmen or students in their first academic year at their school are not eligible for the honor.

The Holy Cross track and field teams conclude the 2025 outdoor season at the New England Outdoor Championship hosted by UMass Amherst from May 9-10 at the UMass Track & Field Complex in Amherst, Mass. 

2025 Women’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Vera Sjöberg, Boston University, Jr.  

2025 Men’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Karsen Vesty, Boston University, So.

2025 Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Academic All-Patriot League Team 

Lorelei Bangit (American)

Charlotte Richman (Army West Point)

Emily Fink (Army West Point)

Jordan Hecht (Army West Point)

Mikayla Cheney (Army West Point)

Zoe Eggleston (Army West Point)

Alli Lofquist (Boston University)

Asia Hamilton (Boston University)

Ijeoma Ezechukwu (Boston University)

Peace Omonzane (Boston University)

Vera Sjöberg (Boston University)

Evelyn Bliss (Bucknell)

Kaitlyn Segreti (Bucknell)

Ella Grey (Holy Cross)

Haley Murphy (Holy Cross)

Maura Switzer (Holy Cross)

Ida Moczerniuk (Lehigh)

Laura Reigle (Lehigh)

Kylie Maddalena (Loyola Maryland)

Alex Wercinski (Navy)

Gracie Emerick (Navy) 

2025 Men’s Outdoor Track & Field Academic All-Patriot League Team

Brian McSweeney (Army West Point)

Javan Guevara-Cragwell (Army West Point)

Jaxon Hammond (Army West Point)

Nathan Davis (Army West Point)

Karsen Vesty (Boston University)

Owen Faulha (Boston University)

Ryan Rosenberger (Boston University)

Shamiso Sikaneta (Boston University)

Steven Franco (Boston University)

Braden Stryker (Bucknell)

Keenan LaMontagne (Bucknell)

Wade Shomper (Bucknell)

Cole Blair (Colgate)

Ethan Eisner (Colgate)

Brian Fennelly (Holy Cross)

Titan Casey (Lafayette)

Jonathan Bennett (Lehigh)

Patrez Thomas (Lehigh)

Caleb Walker (Navy)

Joe Hurt (Navy)

Sheldon Ulmer (Navy)

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