Marc Walton

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2018 squad, portraits, players, coaches and staff.

Position:
Cornerback
Ht./Wt.:
5-10 / 190
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Mentor, Ohio
Prev School:
Mentor HS
High School:
Mentor
Major:
Marketing

Awards and Honors:
2016, 2017, 2018 Academic All-Mid-American Conference

2018 (Sr.): Played in all 12 games with four starts at cornerback … also utilized as a kick returner … started four of the first five games … equaled a personal best with three pass break-ups at Indiana on Sept. 15 … tallied a season-high three tackles the following week against WKU (Sept. 22) … chipped in with two stops in the win over Kent State on Sept. 29.

2017 (Jr.): Started eight games at cornerback … twice missed a pair of games due to injury … recovered a fumbled punt against Toledo on Oct. 26 that led to a Ball State touchdown … tallied multiple tackles in six games … finished with a season-high three tackles in the wins over UAB on Sept. 9 and Tennessee Tech on Sept. 16.

2016 (So.): One of four defensive players to start all 12 games … led the team with three interceptions … ranked fourth in the MAC in passes defended (14) … recorded multiple tackles in every game, including a personal-high 10 stops against Akron on Oct. 22 … notched his first collegiate interception in the second quarter against Eastern Kentucky on Sept. 17 … stopped a Northern Illinois scoring threat on Oct. 1 with a third quarter interception in the end zone … set up a Ball State touchdown with a second quarter fumble recovery at FAU on Sept. 24 … tallied an interception and three pass break-ups versus Eastern Michigan on Nov. 8.

2015 (Fr.): Played in 11 games with one start at cornerback … earned his first career start at Ohio on Nov. 17 … notched a season-high seven stops at Ohio … also recorded multiple tackles against UMass on Oct. 31 and Western Michigan on Nov. 5

HIGH SCHOOL: Earned two letters in football for coach Steve Trivisonno at Mentor High … helped team to an 11-2 record as a senior and a 47-8 mark in career … helped team to the state finals as a senior and two regional crowns in his career … helped Mentor to a No. 2 state ranking four times in his career … team was nationally ranked in top-10 during the 2012 season … All-North Ohio Conference as a senior … named team’s Most Valuable Defensive Back as a senior … all-county and All-Northeast Ohio as a senior … managed 46 tackles, two tackles for loss, three interceptions, one fumble recovery and 12 pass break-ups as a senior … tallied 86 tackles, four tackles for loss, three interceptions, two fumble recoveries and 23 pass break-ups in career … also competed in track and field … three-time conference champion … member of the school’s record-setting 800- and 1,600-meter relay teams … two-time state qualifier as a sprinter … placed 12th in the state in the 400 as a junior … helped track team to district and conference championships.

PERSONAL: Son of Terrence and Kinja Walton … two brothers and two sisters … born March 26, 1997, in Cleveland, Ohio … carries a 3.314 cumulative GPA following the 2018 fall semester … full name is Marc Alexander Walton.