Something to be proud of ...

Check out the following press release that was posted at www.GoRedFoxes.com.

We are all very proud of this, and as a team (men's and women's, track and cross country) we should be pumped about this since we really pad the statistics with our excellent student-athletes in all three (six, really) seasons.

To one and all: NICELY DONE!


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: July 27, 2010
Contact: Mike Ferraro, Marist Sports Information (845-575-3321)

For Ninth Straight Year, Marist Leads MAAC In Academic Honor Roll
Selections
Red Foxes Have 167 Student-Athletes Honored

EDISON, N.J. – With a total of 167 student-athletes honored, Marist has
led the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) in selections to the
conference’s Academic Honor Roll for the ninth straight season, which was
released by the MAAC on Tuesday.

The Red Foxes placed 51 more student-athletes on the Honor Roll than any
other school in the conference. Iona had 116 honorees, followed by
Fairfield with 100, Loyola with 99, Niagara with 97, Manhattan with 93,
Canisius with 92, Rider and Siena at 81 and Saint Peter’s with 57.

“I’m extremely proud of our student-athletes and coaches, who clearly
understand what’s necessary to be competitive on the field, as evidenced
through our Commissioner’s Cup,” Marist Director of Athletics Tim Murray
said. “The number of selections to the MAAC Academic Honor Roll validates
how competitive our student-athletes are in the classroom.”

A student-athlete must have at least a 3.20 grade-point average on a 4.0
scale to be eligible for the MAAC Academic Honor Roll while being in at
least his or her second year of athletic eligibility. Both full-time and
associate members of the conference are eligible to place students on the
Honor Roll in all 24 sports sponsored by the conference. In all, 1,054
student-athletes in 22 schools were named to the Honor Roll.

The student-athletes placed on the MAAC Academic Honor Roll cover 22 of
Marist’s 23 Division I sports. The lone exception is football, in which
the Red Foxes compete in the Pioneer Football League (PFL). Marist had 29
student-athletes named to the PFL Academic Honor Roll, which has a minimum
grade-point average requirement of 3.00 on a 4.0 scale and no restrictions
in terms of academic year.

Listed below is each school’s number of selections to the MAAC Academic
Honor Roll:
Marist, 167
Iona, 116
Fairfield, 100
Loyola, 99
Niagara, 97
Manhattan, 93
Canisius, 92
Rider, 81
Siena, 81
Saint Peter’s, 57