Wisconsin Badgers

High School: Four-time letterwinner in swimming ... took 13th place in the 100-yard breaststroke at the 2012 Division II Wisconsin State Championships ... team runners-up at the 2013 State Championships ... took 13th place in the 100-yard breaststroke at the 2013 State Championships with a time of 1:09.44

Personal: Parents are Ken and Debbie Marks ... has a sister, Abbi ... majoring in human development and family studies and spanish

Reason for choosing UW-Madison: "UW-Madison has always felt like home and is the perfect place to go for someone with so many interests. There are so many opportunities here in every respect-academically, athletically, in leadership and for growing and improving my character."

What Wisconsin rowing means to you: "I love the feeling of being part of a team and the thrill of competition. I love being a Badger, and it has definitely been one of my favorite things so far in college to be a coxswain for Wisconsin rowing."