Mark Martin

Position:
Linebacker
Height:
6-0
Weight:
250
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Milwaukee, Wis.
High School:
Riverside

2011 Season: All-NSIC Second Team linebacker...played all 12 games and started the final seven at MIKE linebacker...notched a career high 14 tackles at Bemidji State on Nov. 5...tallied at least three tackles in every game played.

2010 Season: Starter at WILL position...played in ten games...tallied 38 tackles, 4.5 tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks...had a season high eight tackles against Bemidji State on Nov. 6...recovered two fumbles...named SCSU Defensive Player of the Week on back to back weeks.

Before SCSU: Went to school for two years at Illinois State University...was a four year letter winner in varsity football and one year letter winner in track and field at Milwaukee Riverside H.S...was named first team all-conference two times in football...was a first team all-area,, first team-all region, and first team all-state team member...named Wisconsin Defensive player of the year in 2006...was a first team all-american in 2006...was team captain twice, team MVP twice...all time leader defensively at Riverside H.S. with 132 tackles as a senior with six sacks, three interceptions, four fumble recoveries, five forced fumbles, and three defensive touchdowns...recorded 160 tackles, eight sacks,two pass breakups, six forced fumbles, three recovered and two defensive touchdowns as a junior...was named honorable mention all-state, first team all-conference and all-area in the same season...posted 121 tackles, eight sacks, two forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries, and one defensive touchdown in his sophomore capaign...named second team all-conference as a sophomore...had 105 tackles, four sacks, one forced fumble as a freshman...named all-conference honorable mention in the same season...named student of the month twice in his high school career.

Personal: Son of Cynthia and Edward Guyton of Milwaukee, Wis...a broadcast journalism major at SCSU...likes to volunteer with children through Just Read Program at Illinois State and play in his church basketball league...communication studies major.