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MARCO KRISTEN

Freshman • Offensive Line

6-8 • 290

Remstalgymnasium• Weinstadt, Germany

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

High School Honors: Attended Remstalgymnasium High School in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany...with no formal high school program, played football on club and national teams...played offensive and defensive line for Stuttgart Scorpion Juniors in 1998-2002, serving as team captain his final year...two-year member of the Baden-Wuerttemberg All-Star team, serving as captain his final year in 2001-02...starting right tackles for German Junior National Team in 2002...team was European runner-up in 2002...nominated for German National Senior Team...

At Delaware: First-ever Delaware recruit from Germany...will have freshman eligibility...has outstanding size...second tallest player on the team...projected as No. 2 left defensive tackle behind returning starter Saul Freund...

Personal: Marco Florian Kristen... born Feb. 14, 1983...son of Wolfgang and Karin Kristen...brother, Manuel, was an exchange student at nearby Brandywine HS in Wilmington for the 2001-02 academic year...business administration and management major at Delaware...served in German Army for nine months.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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