Army West Point Athletics
2013 Football Roster
Roster
Marques Avery
- Class:
- Junior
- Position:
- Defensive Back
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 186
- Hometown:
- Pasco, Wash.
- High School:
- Pasco (USMAPS
2013: Appeared in four games ... listed as the starting field corner opposite Boston College ... broke up a pass opposite Louisiana Tech ... competed against Eastern Michigan and Wake Forest ... did not figure statistically.
2012: Played in seven games, starting five times ... made 12 tackles ... registered 11 solo stops ... led team with six pass breakups ... missed the last two games with injury ... made first career appearance at Wake Forest ... posted first career tackle versus the Demon Deacons ... posted a career-high four tackles versus Stony Brook ... credited with four primary hits in the contest ... drew first career start versus Boston College ... credited with two pass breakups against the Eagles ... also recorded two solo tackles in the contest ... made second consecutive start opposite Kent State ... credited with one solo tackle in the contest ... started third straight game at Eastern Michigan ... recorded a career-high four pass breakups in the contest ... also registered two solo tackles against the Eagles ... listed with the starting cast opposite Ball State ... posted two primary tackles against the Cardinals ... missed the Air Force game due to injury ... returned to the starting lineup at Rutgers ... did not figure statistically.
2011: Did not appear in a varsity contest.
High School: Dual-sport standout at Pasco High School ... lettered three times at wide receiver and defensive back ... earned second-team all-league honors at receiver ... named honorable mention all-conference as a defensive back ... four-time letterwinner in track & field ... clocked the fastest 100-meter time in the state during senior season (10.70) ... state champion in 200-meter dash as a senior ... two-time district and regional champion in both 100-meter and 200-meter sprints ... placed fourth at state meet in 100-meter dash as a junior ... also finished eighth in the 200-meter sprint that season ... captained track team during final season ... attended U.S. Military Academy Prep School during 2010 season.
Personal: Given name is Marques D. Avery ... mother's name is Bunnie Avery ... maternal grandfather, James Trower, served in Vietnam ... retired from U.S. Army with rank of master sergeant ... uncle, Philip Sheridan, also served in U.S. Army ... majoring in Information Technology.
