Marist Red Foxes
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| University | Marist College |
| Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference and Pioneer Football League |
| NCAA | Division I, FCS Football |
| Athletic director | Tim Murray |
| Location | Poughkeepsie, New York |
| 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 |
| Website | www |
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 has been recognized by Sports Illustrated as having one of the top 200 college athletic programs in the U.S.
The Marist athletic department is the biggest and most successful in the MAAC. Marist has been awarded the MAAC conference's highest honor, the Commissioner's Cup, more than any school in history. The Commissioner's Cup is given annually to the most successful MAAC athletic department over the course of the year.
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