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High School Honors: Versatile athlete who competed in football, golf, track and field, basketball, and lacrosse at Cape Henlopen HS...captain of both football and lacrosse teams...high school teammate of UD linemen Trip DelCampo and Matt Graviet...four-year standout in football under head coach Brian Donahue...earned first team All-State honors as a linebacker as a junior and senior and was second team All-State as a sophomore...led team to two straight state tournament appearances...three-time All-Henlopen Conference pick...played in Delaware high school Blue-Gold All-Star Game in Delaware Stadium...played golf as a freshman and competed in track and field as a sophomore...played three seasons as a guard in basketball...played lacrosse his final two seasons and was an All-State midfielder as a senior...led team to state semifinals as a junior and state finals as a senior... served as senior class president ...National Honor Society student. At Delaware: 2003: Hard-working former walk-on who earned a starting spot in the Blue Hen lineup as a sophomore and remains a key part of the squad as both a linebacker and special teams standout...Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-American candidate...small for his position at 5-11 and 200 lbs. but is an outstanding athlete who is projected to start at outside linebacker once again...will also handle deep snapping chores on punts and take part in kick coverage...energetic, tenacious player who is one of the team's best conditioned athletes...recorded three tackles in spring game, including one for a six-yard loss...his 37-inch vertical leap was the second best on the team in spring testing...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...still played a key role as a backup and special teams standout...ranked eighth on the team with 41 tackles, including 29 solo stops, 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...also covered kickoffs...saw action in all 10 games and posted 11 tackles, including four solo stops...had season-high four tackles vs. New Hampshire and added three stops vs. James Madison...again near flawless as a deep snapper, teaming 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. Personal: Mark Duane Moore, Jr....born Jan. 16, 1982...son of Mark and Barbara Moore...honor student as a biological sciences education major...member of Atlantic 10 All-Academic team...works with the Dewey Beach (DE) Beach Patrol during the summer...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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