Marcus Harrington

Weight:
197
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Waterloo, Iowa
High School:
Waterloo West

Awards and Honors
2018 Big 12 Champion (Fourth Place)
2017 Lindenwood Open (Sixth Place)
2017 Cyclone Open (Second Open)
2017 NCAA Qualifier
2017 Big 12 Championship (Fifth Place)
2015 Grand View Open Champion
2014 UNI Open (Third Place)
2014 Harold Nichols Cyclone Open (Third Place)
2014 Kaye Young Open runner-up

2017-18
Bumped up from 197 pounds to heavyweight for his redshirt junior season… compiled a 22-13 record, while going 11-5 in duals… took fourth place at the Big 12 Championship… competed at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational… took sixth place at the Lindenwood Open… started the year with a runner-up performance at the Cyclone Open… led the team in duals wins (11)… second on the team in total wins (22)… third on the team in dual takedowns (26)… won eight matches by bonus-point margin, racking up two falls, a technical fall and five major decisions.

2016-17
Wrestled to a 9-13 overall record, while going 3-5 in duals in his redshirt sophomore year… qualified for the 2017 NCAA Championships with a fifth-place finish at the Big 12 Championship… became the 10th Cyclone in the last 11 year to qualify for the NCAA Championships at 197 pounds… defeated North Dakota State’s Cordell Eaton by 14-11 decision in the fifth-place match… knocked off Oklahoma State’s Derek White by 3-2 decision in Iowa State’s dual against the Cowboys… took Iowa’s Sam Wicke down by 4-3 decision in the Cy-Hawk dual.

2015-16
Wrestled to a 6-7 record after joining the Iowa State lineup at the Midlands Championships… posted a 5-5 dual mark… provided Iowa State with an 8-6 victory over Austin Gabel of Virginia Tech in the Cyclones’ upset performance at the Virginia Duals… was versatile in filling holes in the Iowa State lineup, wrestling at both 197-pounds and heavyweight.

2014-15
Redshirted his initial season as an Iowa State wrestler... competed in five tournaments while wrestling unattached... posted a 19-5 record on the season... won the Grand View Open... defeated Jordan Watkins of Briar Cliff by fall in 1:56... beat Iowa's Kris Klapprodt by 6-5 decision to advance to the finals... recorded a 2-2 record at the Southern Scuffle... finished in third-place at the UNI Open... pinned Dane Jones of Iowa Central in 1:04 to kick off the tournament... took home third-place honors at the Harold Nichols Cyclone Open... pinned Indiana's Luke Sheridan in 2:30 in the consolation finals match... started off the year with a runner-up finish to teammate, and national champion Kyven Gadson at the Kaye Young Open... finished the year with five pins and eight-total bonus-point victories.

High School
Recorded a 149-32 high school record... won the 2014 USA Wreslting Junior National Freestyle championship at 220 pounds, picking up seven victories and three tech-falls on his way to the title... two-time Iowa state champion at 195... NHSCA national champion at 195... 2014 Dave Schultz award winner.

Personal
Born September 14, 1995... son of Suzanne and Jeff Harrington... older brother Jordan (21)... studying Criminology and Criminal Justice