Marist Red Foxes
| Marist Red Foxes | |
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| University | Marist College |
|---|---|
| Conference(s) | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and Pioneer Football League |
| NCAA | Division I, FCS Football |
| Athletic director | Tim Murray |
| Location | Poughkeepsie (town), NY |
| Varsity teams | 23 |
| Football stadium | Tenney Stadium |
| Basketball arena | McCann Arena |
| Baseball stadium | James J. McCann Baseball Field |
| Other arenas | Gartland Athletic Field, Tennis Pavilion, Longview Park |
| Mascot | Shooter |
| Nickname | Red Foxes |
| Fight song | Marist Fight Song |
| Colors | Red and White
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| Homepage | Marist Athletics |
The Red Foxes are the athletic teams of Marist College. The Marist Red Foxes compete in NCAA Division I athletics as a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) the only exception being football, a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL).
The Red Foxes make up 23 varsity teams. Separate men's and women's teams are sponsored for basketball, tennis, crew, lacrosse, soccer, cross country, track, swimming and diving. Sponsored women's teams are softball, volleyball, and water polo. While sponsored men's teams are baseball and football. These varsity programs involve more than 550 Marist student-athletes. The crew programs are among the few in the nation that claim on-campus facilities.
The red fox or reynard is indigenous to the Hudson Valley where Marist is located and is regarded as highly intelligent and cunning. It is the red fox from which Marist's school colors of red and white are derived.
Marist teams have won over 99 MAAC championships and have competed in numerous Division I national championship tournaments.
Marist has been recognized by Sports Illustrated as having one of the top 200 college athletic programs in the U.S.[1]
Achievements
The Marist athletic department is the biggest and most successful in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC). Marist has been awarded the conference's highest honor, the Commissioner's Cup, more than any school in MAAC history. The Commissioner's Cup is given annually to the most successful MAAC athletic department over the course of the year.
For the 2012-2013 academic year Marist earned its 11th Commissioner's Cup by virtue of seven MAAC championship titles. In winter sports, Marist earned the title crown in women’s basketball as well as women’s swimming and diving. In spring sports, Marist won the league championships in men’s and women’s rowing, men’s and women’s tennis, and softball.[2]
Marist captured its unprecedented 10th MAAC Commissioner's Cup in 2011, sharing the title with Iona College.[3]
Rivalries
Men's basketball – Siena College, Iona College
Women's basketball – Fairfield University, Iona College, Siena College, Ohio State University,
Men's rowing – United States Military Academy, Trinity College, Hartford, Hobart College, Ithaca College, University of Delaware,
Women's rowing - Loyola University Maryland
Football – University of San Diego, Georgetown University, Bucknell University
Baseball – Manhattan College, United States Military Academy, Siena College
Swimming – Rider University, Loyola University Maryland
Softball – Canisius College
Track – Manhattan College, Iona College
Men's Soccer - Fairfield University
Women's soccer – Siena College
Men's tennis – Fairfield University
Women's tennis – Fairfield University
Men's lacrosse - Siena College
Women's lacrosse - Siena College
Battle of I-87
Siena College located in Albany, New York is Marist's fiercest rival, most notably in men's basketball. Siena has ended Marist's season in the MAAC tournament 5 times between 1999 and 2007. Many fans and sportswriters refer to this match-up as "The Battle of I-87" because of the two-hour proximity of each school on Interstate 87 (Coincidentally, the approximate distance between the two is 87.4 miles). Although this rivalry exists in all sports, it is most heated during the basketball season. During the 1983–1984 season a brawl between the two basketball teams, their fans and coaches at McCann put the series on hiatus for three years.[4][5] The animosity goes back to when both schools competed at the Division II level, then the ECAC Metro Conference and continues today in the MAAC.
Fight Song
Marist, College, Let the bells ring.
Honor, Glory, Your Praises We Sing.
We're here with banners fly-ing!
Our shouts of victory cry-ing! Rah! – Rah! – Rah!
Alma, Mater, We love you dear.
Conquering, Heroes, We're here to cheer.
We have no fear for Marist College,
We'll fight on to victory.
Marist, Foxes, We're on the run.
Up hill, downhill, having much fun.
We lure our every foe,
Into the Red Fox hole. Rah! – Rah! – Rah!
Scratch them, tear them, rip them a part.
Offense, Defense – right from the start,
We have no fear for our Red Foxes,
They'll fight on to Victory.
Baseball
Mens Basketball
Womens Basketball
The Marist women's basketball team won 20 games for the first time during the 1981-1982 season going 21-10 under head coach Susan Deer. They would not reach the 20 win plateau again until the hiring of Brian Giorgis before the 2002-2003 season. In Brian's first season Marist would go 20-11, (13-5 MAAC). Since then, under Brian's guidance, Marist has dominated the MAAC with 9 championships and has become a powerhouse on the national stage.
The first conference crown came in 2004 followed by another one in 2006. Although Marist would lose both times in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (2004 to Oklahoma and 2006 to Georgia) these games were just building blocks for greater successes.
In March 2008, the women's basketball team was seeded 7th in the New Orleans Regional of the NCAA Basketball Tournament where they defeated the 10th seeded Depaul Blue Demons 76–57.[7] They were then defeated by the 2nd seeded LSU Lady Tigers 68–49 on March 24, 2008, ending Marist's 22-game winning streak.[8]
The 2009 and 2010 Women's NCAA Basketball Tournaments saw Marist lose in the first rounds to Virginia and Georgetown respectively.[9][10]
In the 2011 NCAA tournament the women's basketball team defeated Iowa State in the first round and were thoroughly defeating Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium in the 2nd round until Marist's best player Erica Allenspach was injured. Duke took the lead late in the 2nd half and prevailed 71-66.[11][12]
During the 2011-2012 season the Marist women's basketball team won their seventh straight MAAC championship by crushing Fairfield in the MAAC Final 61-35.[13] They would go on to the NCAA Tournament as a 13 seed and beat 4th seed Georgia 76-70.[14] Marist would then lose a tough game in the second round 66-63 to the 5th seed St. Bonaventure[15] ending another successful season for a team that was viewed as Marist's most vulnerable in years.[16]
The 2012-2013 season was the third time in the last six years that Marist would go undefeated in MAAC regular season play (18-0).[17] Marist cruised through the MAAC tournament and defeated Iona 72-48 in the championship game.[18] This was Marist's 9th MAAC title tying St. Peters for the most championships in MAAC history.[19]
Shortly after winning the 2013 MAAC crown Brian Giorgis was named an assistant coach for the USA Women's World University Games Team during the 2013 games to be held in Kazan Russia.[20]
In the first round of the 2013 NCAA Tournament Marist struggled offensively and lost a tough first round game to Michigan State 55-47.[21]
Crew
Marist has a large and active rowing program. Marist currently hosts both men's and women's heavyweight and lightweight teams all of which compete as part of the MAAC. The teams row out of the Marist Boathouse on campus and use Longview Park to host races. While the women's teams have won 10 conference titles and only finished lower than second once, the men's team in particular dominates the MAAC and has won the rowing title every year since joining the league, except in 2000 when they finished second to Loyola.[22]
Each spring Marist competes against the United States Military Academy for the President's Cup Trophy. The two teams switch off hosting the event each year. West Point's proximity (30 miles south, on the opposite shore of the Hudson) and its competitive rowers (despite its club team status) has led to an intense rivalry developing over the years. The President's Cup Regatta, named in honor of former Marist College President Linus Richard Foy has been an annual event for over four decades.[23]
Marist routinely participates in the annual ECAC championships, the NYSCCA (New York State) rowing championships and the IRA national championships.
During the summer of 2002 the Marist men's varsity eight boat advanced to the semifinals of the Temple Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta.[25]
In 2013 the women's program qualified for the inaugural NCAA Rowing Championships in Indianapolis.[26]
Football
Football started at Marist as a club sport in 1965 and became a varsity sport in 1978 as a Division III independent. In 1993 football moved up to Division I-AA and in 1994 became the first Marist athletic team to become a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Marist plays its home games in Tenney Stadium on the main campus in Poughkeepsie, NY.
In February 2008, Marist joined the Pioneer Football League as its tenth member effective for the 2009 season, ending the MAAC Football League.[27]
Lacrosse
The men's lacrosse team has been to one NCAA Tournament after winning the MAAC lacrosse title in 2005. They would go on to play eventual national champion Johns Hopkins in the first round. Marist was soundly defeated 22-6.[28]
The women's team has been to two NCAA Tournaments. Losing both times in the first round to Colgate (2008) and Maryland (2010).[29]
Soccer
The men's soccer program has qualified for three NCAA tournaments (2000, 2004 & 2005) and the women's program once (2011).
The 2004 men's team lost a tough first round game in overtime 2-1 to the University of Connecticut.
In 2005, the men's team suffered another tough first round loss to St. John's University, 3-1.
Tennis
The Marist men's team is arguably the most successful program in the conference having advanced to play in 9 Division I NCAA Men's Tennis Championships. If not winning the conference they have been in the hunt almost every year.
The women's team also has been moderately successful having advanced to 4 Division I NCAA Women's Tennis Championships.
Swimming and Diving
The Marist men's and women's programs are the most successful programs in MAAC history.
The men have won 12 MAAC titles (1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008).[30]
The women have won 14 MAAC titles (1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013).[30]
In addition the men have won two Metropolitan team championships (1990, 1995) and the women two (1994, 1995).[30] The women have also won two ECAC championships (1994, 1995).[30] Marist has had 3 ECAC athletes of the year, Brian Bolstad in 2010, Devin O'Nalty in 2008 and Jamie Falco in 2007.[30]
Water Polo
Softball
Marist has won two MAAC championships which advanced them to the NCAA Division I Softball Championship (2006 & 2013).
Facilities
James J. McCann Recreation Center
The James J. McCann Recreation Center consists of three major areas and dozens of minor ones. The three major areas are the McCann Field House, the Natatorium, and the Strength and Conditioning Center.[31]
McCann Arena is a 3,200-seat multi-purpose arena home to the men's and women's basketball and women's volleyball teams. It also hosts special events such as concerts for the student population.[32]
The natatorium is a 265,000 US gallons (1,000 m3) facility, ranging in depth from 4 feet (1.2 m) to 13 feet (4.0 m). It provides six 25-yard (23 m) lanes and an independent diving well. The well contains two 1-meter and one 3-meter diving board.[33]
The Strength and Conditioning Center is two floors. The lower floor consists of weight training equipment, the upper floor consists of cardiovascular training equipment. All told, the facility can easily accommodate 100 students simultaneously.[31]
Minor areas include two racquetball courts, a 2,200-square-foot (200 m2) dance studio, five locker rooms, a classroom, the Pepsi Hall of Fame multi-media meeting room, the 2,100-square-foot (200 m2) Dr. Maynard Center for Sports Medicine, the Academic Enhancement Center, the 4,200-square-foot (390 m2) Coach's Complex, an 11,000-square-foot (1,000 m2) Mondo-surfaced auxiliary gymnasium, used heavily by intramurals and club sports, and a student lounge.[31]
Tenney Stadium at Leonidoff Field
McCann Baseball Field
Tennis pavilion
In 2006, a tennis pavilion opened to support the men's and women's tennis programs. It features eight lighted, regulation-sized courts, a center walkway, and a pergola-covered spectator area. Along with Marist the United States Military Academy and the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York, host site of the U.S. Open, are the only tennis venues in the area that can boast a Deco II playing surface. Designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill the pavilion is located on the east campus.[34][35] The pavilion replaced the old tennis courts that were removed in 1994 to make room for the construction of the Student Center.
Boathouse Row and Longview Park
The athletic facilities with the greatest amount of history in the Marist College Athletic Department are the boathouses located on campus, which sit on the banks of the Hudson River. It is rare in collegiate rowing to have on-campus rowing facilities.
The 12 acre Longview Park is home of the champion Marist men's and women's rowing teams. It is where Marist hosts intercollegiate and interscholastic rowing regattas. It has a bike/walk path along the Hudson River's east shore, a fishing pier, the boathouses, and a gazebo with scenic vistas on a promontory in the center of the park.
Gartland Athletic Field & Softball Field
Also known as North Field, the Gartland Athletic Field now serves as a core practice facility for Marist intercollegiate sports, including soccer, lacrosse, and rugby. It is also a playing field for club sports and general recreation. At almost 10 acres (40,000 m2) in size, the field is large enough to accommodate three team practices simultaneously. The turf is composed of a Kentucky bluegrass, rye and fescue mix situated on a sand and organic material base. An irrigation system provides 85 sprinkler heads to help maintain this practice location.
The intercollegiate Softball field, equipped with a state-of-the-art electronic score board and newly renovated dugouts, resides in the far corner of North field. A practice softball field at the opposite end of the field is used during tournament play, intramural games, and sole club sports.[37]
See also
References
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- ↑ "Marist Wins 2012-13 Academy Bus MAAC Commissioner's Cup". maacsports.com. 2013-05-28.
- ↑ "Iona and Marist win MAAC Commissioners Cup". MAAC Sports. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
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- ↑ "Siena hosts Marist in Emotional Test". Schenectady Gazette. 1984-01-19.
- ↑ "Flores, Kresge lead Marist past Middle Tennessee". ESPN. 2007-03-30.
- ↑ "Marist ends with 32-2 run to beat DePaul". USA Today. 2008-03-23.
- ↑ "Marist thinks upset; LSU has other ideas". NY Times. 2008-03-25.
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- ↑ "Iowa State women fall to Marist". WCF Courier. 2011-03-19.
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- ↑ "Marist tops Fairfield for 7th straight MAAC title". Associated Press. 2012-03-05.
- ↑ "An Upset for Marist". New York Times. 2012-03-18.
- ↑ "St. Bonaventure holds off Marist". Associated Press. 2012-03-21.
- ↑ "Marist Women's Preview: Not the Same". MAACbball.com.
- ↑ "Marist finds perfect way to finish in MAAC". Poughkeepsie Journal. 2013-03-04.
- ↑ "Marist blasts Iona, claims MAAC title". Poughkeepsie Journal. 2013-03-12.
- ↑ "Marist ties MAAC record for championships". Poughkeepsie Journal. 2013-03-12.
- ↑ "Sherri Coale Tabbed Head Coach Of 2013 USA Women’s World University Games Team - Brian Giorgis of Marist, Coquese Washington of Penn State Named USA Assistant Coaches". USA Basketball. 2013-03-12.
- ↑ "Marist struggles offensively in bid for NCAA upset". Poughkeepsie Journal. 2013-03-23.
- ↑ "MAAC Rowing Championship History". MAAC Sports. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
- ↑ "Marist Rowing History". Marist.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 "Regatta evokes Poughkeepsie's rowing heyday". nytimes.com.
- ↑ "Marist College Gains Cup Semifinals". New York Times. 2002-07-06.
- ↑ "Marist women's, men's crew teams take MAAC titles". Poughkeepsie Journal. 2013-04-27.
- ↑ "Marist to join Pioneer League in 2009". The News Tribune (Tacome, WA). February 28, 2008.
- ↑ "2005 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Tournament Statistics". NCAA.
- ↑ "Women’s Lacrosse All-Time NCAA Results". MAAC Sports. Retrieved 2013-03-07.
- ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 30.4 "Marist swimming and diving accolades".
- ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 "James J. McCann Recreation Center and Strength & Conditioning Center". GoRedFoxes. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
- ↑ "McCann Field House". GoRedFoxes. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
- ↑ "McCann Natatorium". GoRedFoxes. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
- ↑ "Tennis Pavilion". GoRedFoxes. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
- ↑ "Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP - The east campus tennis pavillion, Marist College". Retrieved 2004-03-04.
- ↑ "Boathouse Row". GoRedFoxes. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
- ↑ "Gartland Athletic Field". GoRedFoxes. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
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