Cougar Athletics
30 NAIA National Championships
95 GSAC Championships
...and counting

THIS YEAR: A possible diamond-in-the-rough, true freshman Luke Marquardt returns to football for the first time in 4 years ... Good athlete who is raw and but is mobile and physical ... Tallest athlete ever in a Cougar football history.

HIGH SCHOOL: Played 1 season of varsity basketball for head coach Jim Skagen at Skyline High in Sammamish, Wash. ... As a 2008 senior scored 12 points in 12 games for the 15-11 Spartans, who advanced to the playoffs for the first time in 8 years ... Played freshman football at Skyline in 2004.

PERSONAL: Born March 3, 1990 ... Parents are Adam (pastor) and Pam (coach) Marquardt ... Has 2 younger sisters (Olivia, Joanna) and a younger brother (Aaron) ... Has not declared a major but plans to minor in art ... Would like to eventually work for an international ministry that serves the poor and needy.