WORCESTER, Mass. – Holy Cross junior forward Caleb Kenney has been selected for the 2023-2024 Engaged Athlete Fellowship, as announced by The Team. Kenney is one of just 28 student-athletes from around the nation chosen for this prestigious honor.

In an exciting collaboration, The Team has partnered with the Bridge Alliance Education Fund to bring this unique leadership initiative to life. The Engaged Athlete Fellowship has an objective to empower a diverse group of motivated student-athletes, supporting them to bolster nonpartisan civic engagement within their teams, campuses and broader communities. This launch symbolizes a commitment to shaping a new generation of leaders who are not only exceptional athletes but also dedicated advocates for positive change. By emphasizing leadership skills, mentorship and hands-on civic projects, the Engaged Athlete Fellowship will foster an environment in which student-athletes can thrive both on and off the field.

Highlights of the Engaged Athlete Fellowship program will include:
• Phenomenal leadership and professional development curriculum. 
• Mentorship and support for athletes to execute a project connecting civic engagement, community service and athletics.
• Multi-day experience in Washington, D.C., allowing athletes to meet each other, participate in workshops, and network with sports/business/civic leaders.

A member of the Holy Cross Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, Kenney played in 31 games with 20 starts for the Crusaders last season. He averaged 6.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 0.8 blocked shots per game, while hitting 53.3 percent of his field goal attempts. Kenney led the team in field goal percentage, while ranking eighth in the Patriot League in blocked shots.

ABOUT THE TEAM
The Team is a nonpartisan organization that creates award-winning programming focused on integrating civic engagement into college athletics. The Team offers a pathway for every athlete, coach and administrator to become more engaged citizens, with a mission to develop teammates, inspire leaders and empower citizens. 

Since 2020, The Team has engaged over 54,000 athletes, coaches and administrators, planned over 600 Election Day events, and executed groundbreaking national programming with leaders such as Stephen Curry and Condoleezza Rice. The Team has won numerous awards, including being recognized for Fast Company's 2023 World Changing Ideas, and has had stories published in major media publications including ESPN, Teen Vogue and Forbes.

ABOUT HOLY CROSS ATHLETICS
Holy Cross boasts 27 NCAA Division I teams as members of the Patriot League, Atlantic Hockey Association and the Women's Hockey East Association. Holy Cross' athletic teams are tied for sixth in the nation with an overall graduation rate of 98 percent, the 16th consecutive year at 97 percent or higher. 

ABOUT HOLY CROSS
The College of the Holy Cross, in Worcester, Massachusetts — the second-largest city in New England — is among the nation's leading liberal arts institutions. A highly selective, four-year, exclusively undergraduate college of 3,100 students, Holy Cross is renowned for offering a rigorous, personalized education in the Jesuit, Catholic tradition, and is one of only 85 colleges in America that meets 100% of students' demonstrated financial need. Holy Cross has made a positive impact in society since its founding in 1843 by graduating students who distinguish themselves as thoughtful leaders in business, professional and civic life.

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