Army West Point Athletics
2013 Football Roster
Roster
Marcus Poling
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Position:
- Linebacker
- Height:
- 5-11
- Weight:
- 185
- Hometown:
- Idaho Falls, Idaho
- High School:
- Idaho Falls (USMAPS
2013: Appeared in 10 games ... drew two starting assignments ... collected 19 tackles, including 16 primary stops ... made first collegiate start against #5 Stanford ... two primary stops opposite the Cardinal ... registered four primary stops against Wake Forest ... posted four tackles the next week against Louisiana Tech ... three primary stops opposite the Bulldogs ... collected three primary tackles against Western Kentucky ... tallied two primary tackles in road contests at Ball State and Hawai'i ... credited with one tackle opposite Morgan State and Air Force ... did not figure statistically against Boston College and Navy.
2012: Played in three games as a plebe ... made career debut versus Boston College ... saw action against Kent State and Temple ... did not figure statistically.
High School: Three-time letterwinner in football at Idaho Falls High School ... earned four letters as a sprinter on the track & field team ... captained the track team twice and football team once ... ... ran on 4x100-meter relay team at USMAPS that won the Boys Prep School Independent title at the 2012 Penn Relays ... football's offensive MVP at USMAPS in 2011 ... also earned school's Outstanding Male Athlete of the Year Award at the prep school ... three-year starter during scholastic career, playing quarterback, running back, safety and kick returner ... won four state championships on the track ... earned two titles in both the 4x100-meter and 4x200-meter relays ... National Honor Society member.
Personal: Given name is Marcus Steven Poling ... parents' names are Steve and Tish Poling ... maternal great grandfather, Edward Gendle, served in U.S. Army and landed at Normandy during D-Day invasion ... earned a Bronze Star ... maternal grandfather, Robert Bennie, served with U.S. Army in Korea ... majoring in Leadership.
