2019 Football Yearbook
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
2019 FOOTBALL YEARBOOK GRANT DIXON MALIEK CARR LUKE BUTERA DAN WITTEKIND MATT THOMSON GENERAL INFORMATION School: Marist College Location: Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Founded: 1929 Enrollment: 5,037 Interim President: Dr. Dennis J. Murray VP for Student Affairs: Deborah DiCaprio Nickname: Red Foxes School Colors: Red & White Home Facility: Tenney Stadium Capacity: 5,000 Affiliation: NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision Conference: Pioneer Football League TABLE OF CONTENTS Athletic Department Phone: (845) 575-3699 Marist at a Glance .................................................... 1 Former Coaches ...................................................... 78 Marist in the NFL ...................................................... 2 Year-By-Year Results .............................................. 79 ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION Director of Athletics: Tim Murray Million Dollar Challenge .......................................... 4 Records vs. Opponents ........................................... 83 NCAA Faculty Representative: Dr. John Ritschdorff Pioneer Football League .......................................... 6 Media ....................................................................... 84 Associate AD/SWA/Compliance: Elizabeth Donohue Tenney Stadium. ....................................................... 8 Why the Red Foxes ................................................. 85 Associate AD/Facilities & Operations: Darren McCormack This Is Marist .......................................................... 86 Associate AD/External Affairs: Andy Alongi Game Day Experience ............................................ 10 Assistant AD/Business Operations: Brandon James On the Road ............................................................ 12 Rich Institute ........................................................... 88 Assistant AD/Facilities & Operations: Zak Harkenrider Head Coach Jim Parady .......................................... 14 New Buildings. ........................................................ 89 Business Manager: Janie Pierson Assistant Coaches ................................................... 17 This Is Poughkeepsie .............................................. 90 Director of Club Sports, Intramurals & Camps: Julie Byron Coordinator of Sports Medicine: Jeff Carter Support Staff. ......................................................... 22 Championship History ............................................ 92 Director of Student-Athlete Enhancement: Alyssa Gates 2019 Roster ............................................................. 24 Interim President Dr. Dennis J. Murray ................. 94 Strength & Conditioning Coach: Aaron Suma Season Outlook ...................................................... 27 Tim Murray .............................................................. 95 Player Profiles ......................................................... 28 Athletics Administration ........................................ 96 SPORTS INFORMATION 2018 Opponents ...................................................... 48 Head Coaches/Staff .. .............................................. 98 SID/Football Contact: Mike Ferraro 2018 Statistics/Box Scores ..................................... 50 Leonidoff Field ........................................................ 99 Office Phone: (845) 575-3321 Academics ............................................................... 100 Cell Phone: (914) 456-3447 2018 PFL Honorees...................................................59 E-mail: [email protected] Marist Football Timeline ........................................ 60 McCann Center ..................................................... 102 Associate SID/Social Media Coordinator: Connor Giblin Program Superlatives ............................................ 62 Facilities ................................................................ 103 Assistant SIDs: Pete Fagan, Steve Speedling FCS Honorees .......................................................... 63 Sports Medicine .................................................... 104 Director of Athletic Multimedia: Meghan Graham Multimedia Coordinators: Maria Quiroz, Kyron Beale FCS Records ............................................................. 66 Red Fox Club ......................................................... 105 Sports Information Fax: (845) 575-3580 Division III Records ................................................. 70 Giving Back ........................................................... 106 Press Box Phone: (845) 575-3155 Club History ............................................................. 72 Glenn Marinelli ..................................................... 108 Website: GoRedFoxes.com Twitter: @Marist_Fball All-Time Roster ....................................................... 73 J.J. Allen ................................................................. 110 Facebook: Marist Athletics, Marist College Football THE 2019 MARIST RED FOXES Instagram: @MaristAthletics, @MaristFootball On the cover: Head Coach Jim Parady with 2019 captains Luke Butera, COACHING STAFF Maliek Carr, Grant Dixon, Matt Thomson, and Dan Wittekind. Head Coach: Jim Parady Alma Mater/Year: Maine/1983 Record at Marist (Years): 138-145-1 (27) Career Record (Years): Same DIRECTIONS TO MARIST Follow the Red Foxes all season long Associate Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator: Scott Rumsey From Long Island: From the Whitestone Bridge, take the Hutchinson River Parkway North to Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line: Jake Dembow I-684; continue onto I-84 West. Stay on I-84 West until you reach the Taconic State Parkway. Go Special Teams Coordinator/Safeties: Cameron Gibson North on the Taconic State Parkway until you come to Route 55. Go West on Route 55 until you Pass Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers: Billy Creed Recruiting Coordinator/Defensive Line: James Groce reach Route 9 (just before the Mid-Hudson Bridge). Go North on Route 9. The College is located Assistant Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends: approximately one mile north on the left side of Route 9. Casey Tosches From Connecticut: Take I-84 West to the Taconic State Parkway North. Go North on the Taconic Kickers: Tom Kelly and follow directions above. @Marist_FBall Marist Athletics @MaristAthletics MaristAthletics Cornerbacks: Larry Riley @MaristFootball Running Backs: Jordan Johnson From New Jersey: Take the New Jersey Turnpike to the Garden State Parkway. Follow the Marist College Football Linebackers: Mike Kagafas Parkway to the New York State Thruway. Take the Thruway to exit 17 (Newburgh I-84). Take I-84 Slot Receivers: Isaiah Watson East to Newburgh exit (9W & 32). Make a left at the light onto Route 9W North. Follow for 15 miles For the latest news on Marist’s 23 Division I programs, visit Director of Operations: Adam Schmitt and follow the signs for the Mid-Hudson Bridge. Follow signs for Route 9 North and proceed one Office Phone: (845) 575-3699, ext. 2046 mile, the College is on the left. TEAM INFORMATION From Upstate New York: Take the New York State Thruway South to exit 18 (New Paltz). Take Starters Returning/Lost: 12/10 (8/3 Offense, 4/7 Defense) Route 299 East until you come to Route 9W South. Continue on until you see a sign for Route 44-55 2018 Overall Record: 5-6 (Mid-Hudson Bridge). Follow signs for Route 9 North and proceed one mile, the College is on the left. Home: 3-2 Road: 2-4 2 MARIST FOOTBALL RED FOXES 3 MARIST IN THE NFL MYERS SELECTED TO PRO BOWL On January 27, 2019, Jason Myers became the first Marist football player to appear in the Pro Bowl. Myers, a 2013 Marist graduate who represented the New York Jets, helped the AFC earn a 26-7 victory at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. Myers converted two extra points, and had field goals of 31 and 47 yards. His kicks helped the AFC jump out to a 20-0 lead. Myers earned the Pro Bowl honor due to a terrific 2018 season with the Jets: n Myers became the first player in NFL history to hit five 55-yard field goals in a single sea- son. His six field goals of 50-plus yards were tied for most in the NFL, and set a franchise record. n He had 60 touchbacks on his 82 kickoffs. He ranked fourth in the NFL in total touch- backs, and set a Jets’ record in that category. n He converted 33 of his 36 field goal attempts (91.7 percent). Myers was tied for third in Terrence Fede Jason Myers Michael Rios the NFL in field goals made. AT MARIST AT MARIST AT MARIST n He set a team record with seven field goals in a 42-34 win over the Indianapolis Colts on Oct. n Set single-season & career records for sacks. n Holds school record for longest field goal, and n Holds school record for receiving yards in a game. 14. Following that performance, Myers was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. graduated with the most career points by a n NFL Named PFL Defensive Player of the Year & Buck kicker. Buchanan Award finalist in 2013. MARIST ALUMNI SHARE FIELD n Signed a free-agent contract with the Arizona NFL Cardinals following the 2013 NFL Draft, becoming On September 20, 2015, history was made as the first NFL game featuring a Marist gradu- NFL n Kicked for the Jacksonville Jaguars from the first former Marist football player to sign with ate on each team took place when the Miami Dolphins faced the Jacksonville Jaguars. n Became the first Marist football player to appear in 2015-17, the Seattle Seahawks in the 2018 an NFL team. Also signed a free-agent contract an NFL regular season game on Sept. 28, 2014 for Miami defensive end Terrence Fede was the