Marcus has been nothing short of a total team player in his first year with the cross country program. Though he entered as a junior, he was new to the team and many new things to adjust to in a short amount of time. Within the first half of the season, it became clear to me that Marcus had become the unquestioned leader of the team, in both his work ethic and attitude toward excellence, and the way he always tried to put the team first.

I am extremely thankful to have him in our program, and look forward to continuing this journey with him as soon as the conditions allow it. I have no doubt that there are great things in store for this young man in the future.