POUGHKEEPSIE, New York – The Marist football team held its first practice of preseason camp on Thursday evening at North Field.
 
The Red Foxes began Thursday with morning testing in the weight room, followed by academic programming in the afternoon. The team took the field for stretching shortly before 6:30 p.m., and the practice lasted slightly longer than 90 minutes. Practice consisted of 19 total periods, which included position drills, special teams work, and multiple sessions of 7-on-7 and 11-on-11.
 

Shots from our first practice of the 2019 season last night! ?? #GoRedFoxes pic.twitter.com/lYqpil3CC6

— Marist Football (@Marist_Fball) August 16, 2019

 
On Friday, the Red Foxes have a morning walk-through, afternoon academic programming, and an evening practice which will run from approximately 6:30-8 p.m. Saturday's afternoon session (3-5 p.m.) will be the first practice in pads (uppers), and Sunday's morning session (8:15-10:30 a.m.) will be the first in full pads. The entire preseason practice schedule is available here.

For the sights and sounds of Thursday night's practice, please click on the attached video.
 
Marist opens the 2019 season, its 11^th as a member of the Pioneer Football League on Saturday, Sept. 7 at Georgetown. The Red Foxes open their home and league schedules on Saturday, Sept. 14 against Stetson. Season and single-game tickets are on sale at MaristTickets.com.