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#53
Mark
Moore
Senior
LB
Lewes,
DE/ Cape Henlopen
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At
Delaware:
2004:
Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-American
candidate...hard-working former walk-on
who will be Hens' starting outside
linebacker for the second straight
season...forms one of the Atlantic 10's
top linebacker units along with returning
starters Mondoe Davis and John
Mulhern...three-year
letterwinner...remains a key member of
special teams unit and will be backup deep
snapper...small for his position at 5-11
and 210 lbs. but is an energetic,
tenacious player who is one of the team's
best conditioned athletes...has never
missed a game in career, playing in 38
contests with 20 starts...has registered
125 tackles (70 solo), eight tackles for
loss, and four sacks...three-time member
of Atlantic 10 Academic All-Conference
team...his 37-inch vertical leap was the
second best on the team in spring
testing...also recorded a 355 lb. bench
press...
2003:
First-year starter at outside
linebacker and a key special teams
performer...contributed to defense that
allowed just 15.4 points per game (No. 5
in I-AA) and shut out Colgate 40-0 in I-AA
title game...joined Davis and defensive
backs Kyle Campbell and Sidney Haugabrook
as the only defensive players to start
every game...ranked sixth on the squad in
tackles with 73, including 27 solo
stops...added 6.5 tackles for loss for 25
yards and three sacks for 19 yards...added
two pass breakups and forced two
fumbles...had season-high 10 tackles each
vs. Rhode Island and in NCAA semifinal win
over Wofford...10 tackles were most by any
UD player during the post-season...added
seven tackles vs. Massachusetts and six
vs. Villanova...Blue Hen Touchdown Club
Defensive Player of the Week vs. Rhode
Island...forced a fumble and had a sack to
go with four tackles against William &
Mary...named to Verizon/CoSIDA District 2
All-Academic second team...
2002:
Earned starting spot at outside linebacker
in pre-season and went on play in all 12
games...started first four games at
outside linebacker before Ryan McDermond
took over...ranked eighth on the team with
41 tackles (29 solo) and had one sack and
one fumble recovery...collected 28 tackles
over the course of the first four games,
registering a career-high 10 stops (nine
solo) and one sack vs. West Chester, seven
tackles vs. Richmond, six stops and a
fumble recovery vs. The Citadel, and five
tackles vs. Georgia Southern...near
flawless as a deep snapper on punts as
Hens had just two punts blocked in 65
attempts...had a game-high seven tackles,
including a quarterback sack, in spring
game...
2001:
Walk-on who earned letter as a
redshirt freshman...backup linebacker and
team's deep snapper on punts...covered
kickoffs...saw action in all 10 games and
posted 11 tackles (four solo)...had
season-high four tackles vs. New Hampshire
and added three stops vs. James
Madison...teamed with All-Atlantic 10
punter Chris Steiner to have just two
kicks blocked in 58 attempts...
2000:
Did not see game action and retained
freshman eligibility...
High
School Honors: Versatile athlete who
competed in football, golf, track,
basketball, and lacrosse at Cape Henlopen
High School...captain of football and
lacrosse teams...teammate of Delaware
All-Atlantic 10 Conference offensive
tackle Trip DelCampo...four-year standout
in football under head coach Brian
Donahue...earned first team All-State
honors twice as a linebacker and earned
second team honors as a sophomore...led
team to two straight state tournament
appearances...three-time All-Henlopen
Conference pick...played in Delaware
Blue-Gold High School All-Star Game in
Delaware Stadium...played golf as a
freshman and competed in track as a
sophomore...played three seasons as a
guard in basketball...played lacrosse his
final two seasons and was an All-State
midfielder...led team to state semifinals
as a junior and state finals as a
senior... served as senior class
president...National Honor Society
student...
Personal:
Mark Duane Moore, Jr....born Jan. 16,
1982...son of Mark and Barbara
Moore...honor student as a biological
sciences education major...works with the
Dewey Beach (DE) Beach Patrol as a
lifeguard during the summer...participated
in open water rescue training with the
Delaware State Police in 2003, jumping out
of helicopters into the ocean...father is
the superintendent at Midway Golf Course
in Lewes, DE...uncle, Paul Jones, was a
two-year letterwinner as a defensive
tackle for Delaware in 1973 and
1974
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