Marcus Effner Class: Junior Hometown: Garfield Heights, Ohio High School: Garfield Heights Weight: 165

Scouting Marcus Effner
A 2005 NCAA qualifier, Effner is a hard worker on the mat and has the mental toughness and competitiveness to defeat opponents who may be stronger and faster. He has the ability to win every scramble and to work out of tough situations. Effner looks to maintain the momentum built up after a very strong finish to last season where he came up just short in his bid to make it back to the NCAA Tournament.

2006-07 - Sophomore Season
Went 24-15, fourth-highest team win total...Placed third at EWL Championship after going 5-1 at 165, narrowly missing selection into the NCAA Tournament...Started slow but ended season "on fire", winning 6 of his final 8 matches...One of two Vikings to win matches against West Virginia in dual meet action, scoring a 6-4 decision over Eric Connolly (2/19)...Six pins were second-highest on team.

2005-06 - Redshirt Season
Gained redshirt status after suffering season-ending knee injury...finished with a 5-2 record... won first four matches of the season en route to a fourth place finish at the Slippery Rock Open...scored a fall in his last match of the season over Ohio State's Steve Sommer.

2004-05 - Freshman Season
Went 18-18 and was voted into the NCAA championships as a wild card after finishing fifth at the EWL Championship at 157 pounds...named EWL Wrestler of the Week after going 3-0 at the Wendy's Duals at Ashland...finished first at the Kent State Open after going 4-0.

High School
Went 42-3 en route to a state championship at 145 for Garfield Heights under coach Mike Arnold...finished eighth at high school nationals and was ranked 10th nationally in his weight class...career record of 122-33...placed sixth in the state as a junior...four-year letter winner...Plain Dealer Best of the Best award winner...first team all-conference.

Personal
Born Jan. 30, 1986 in Terre Haute, Ind....son of Lori and Jack Effner...is the second member of the Effner family to wrestle for his father...has an older brother, Jason, and a younger sister, Kayla...criminal justice major.