CAREER: Appeared in 39 career games with 178 tackles, 20.5 tackles for loss, four interceptions and three sacks.
2019: Second-Team All-CCIW ... Started all 10 games at linebacker and was second on the squad with 66 tackles and 8.5 tackles for loss ... 10th in the CCIW in tackles ... Tied career-best with 11 tackles on three occasions – Sept. 7 at Chicago, Sept. 28 at Carthage and Nov. 9 vs. Millikin ... Darryl Sharp Memorial MVP Award, Defense ... Team captain ... NFF Hampshire Honor Society ... Academic All-UAA ... Academic All-CCIW.
2018: Started all 10 games at defensive back ... Second on the team with 73 tackles and three interceptions ... Eighth in the CCIW in interceptions and 12th in tackles ... D3football.com Team of the Week on Sept. 24 ... Recorded five tackles and a pair of interceptions vs. Chicago in season opener (9/1) ... Had 81-yard interception return for TD vs. Carthage (9/22) ... Made career-high 11 tackles at Augustana (10/27) and at Millikin (11/3) ... Google Cloud Academic All-District ... Academic All-CCIW.
2017: Saw action in all nine games as reserve defensive back ... Made 19 tackles, and added one tackle for loss and a pass break-up ... Recorded season-high six tackles at No. 17 Case (10/28) ... Academic all-UAA.
2016: Played in 10 games as a freshman ... Recorded 20 tackles on the season ... Had season-high five tackles vs. Carnegie Mellon (9/3) and Sewanee (10/15).
HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year letterwinner in football at Benet Academy … Served as team captain … Recorded 90 tackles, 16 tackles for loss and three sacks … ESCC All-Conference … Honorable Mention All-County … Team Iron Man Award Winner … Helped lead team to an 8-3 record … 2015-16 Chicago Tribune Scholar-Athlete Team ... Academic All-State … Illinois State Scholar … National Merit Commended … National Honor Society member … National Society of High School Scholars.
PERSONAL: Majoring in biomedical engineering … Son of Joseph and Kathleen Marek.
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