(August 19, 2005) ?C The 2005 Fordham University football Rams continue to prepare for the upcoming season, going through a double-session practice on Friday in preparation for a scrimmage set for Saturday morning at 7:50 a.m. The Rams lined up on Jack Coffey Field this morning at 7:50 a.m. for their first practice of the day and then returned to the field for an afternoon session at 2:50 p.m. The student-athletes were able to once again utilize Jack Coffey Field as field renovations are almost complete. The school is awaiting the arrival of the new scoreboard, which is slated for next week, while the baseball field is receiving its finishing touches, with clay being added to the areas around the bases and construction of the pitcher??s mound. Also today, head strength and conditioning coach Jason George released results of the preseason strength and conditioning testing. The highlight of the testing was the performance of junior defensive back Carl Garritano, who set skill position records for the bench press (415 lbs), the squat (529 lbs) and the three lift total (1,214 lbs), despite the fact that he is coming off of knee surgery. There was also one team record tied in 2005 as 12 players power cleaned over 300 pounds. The 12-player total ties the record set by the 2003 squad and tied by last year??s team. For offensive and defensive linemen, sophomore Michael Nardone had the best bench press (445 lbs), squat (635 lbs) and three lift total (1,372 lbs) while junior Eduardo Boza recorded the top power clean (325 lbs). Nardone also had the best Schwartz Rating (7.01) (best lifter pound for pound based on three lift total multiplied by the athlete??s bodyweight coefficient). Freshman Greg DeMarco had the best 40-yard dash (4.75 seconds) and the top conditioning test (5.65) (average time of ten 40-yard dashes with 25 seconds rest between each sprint). For linebackers, tight ends and fullbacks, senior captain Marcus Taylor registered the top bench press (410 lbs) and power clean (319 lbs) while sophomore Ryan Kleve recorded the best squat (497 lbs), three lift total (1,140 lbs) and Schwartz Rating (6.25). Junior Josh Jenrette had the fastest 40-yard time (4.71) and senior captain James Caffarello turned in the top conditioning test (5.47). For the skills positions (defensive backs, wide receivers, quarterbacks, tailbacks and kickers), Garritano led the way with the school record 415-pound bench press, 529-pound squat and 1,214-pound three lift total. Senior James Prydatko recorded the best power clean (336 lbs) while senior Rashawn Haynes registered the top Schwartz Rating (6.78). Sophomore Jonte Coven had the fastest 40-yard time (4.42) and the best conditioning test (5.25). Results for the top three athletes for each position can be found in the ??2005 Strength & Conditioning Results?? .pdf file found under the FILES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD section of the Fordham Football home page. Practices will continue to alternate single sessions with two-a-days until August 24th. The Rams will hold a scrimmage on Thursday, August 25th at 7:30 p.m. on Jack Coffey Field and will then have single sessions of practice through Sunday, August 28th when the Rams break camp. Fordham will open its 2005 season on Saturday, September 3rd when they travel to Kingston, RI to face the University of Rhode Island Rams in Meade Stadium at noon. For ticket information contact the Fordham Ticket Office at 718-817-4300. Below are photos from the Friday??s practice.