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Looking for a positive role model for young athletes?Posted Wednesday, April 28, 2010 by Ed Dalton Marcus Hendren: L Consider Marcus Hendren, a senior at Johnstown- Monroe High School in Johnstown, Ohio. We did, and we were so impressed with this young man that he was BFS’s unanimous choice for the 2007 BFS Male High School Athlete of the Year. ooking for a positive role model for young athletes?Since by reviewing Marcus’s accomplishments in the athletic arena. First, like all athletes we consider for this award, Marcus is a multiple-sport athlete, competing in football, basketball, baseball and lacrosse. He excels in all four, but the sport that caught our eye – and the eyes of college scouts – is football. At 5 feet 11 and 185 pounds, Marcus has 4.5 speed and plays running back and defensive back for the Fighting Johnnies. The slogan for the 2006 team, which finished 9-3 and was a regional semifinalist, was “We Are Taking Care of Business.” And this year Marcus did exactly that as he ran for 2,900 yards (8.4 yards carry average) and 36 touchdowns, twice scoring six touchdowns in one game. He is ranked as one of the top five leading rushers in Ohio, and he was a finalist for the Mr. Football award, which is given by the media to the young man they believe is the best football player in the state. In the weightroom, Marcus, pound-for-pound, is one of the strongest players you will find anywhere. Starting with the BFS is a magazine about student-athletes, let’s startA closer look at one of America’s most inspirational student-athletes BY KIM GOSSBFS SUCCESS STORY 18 | BIGGER FASTER STRONGER MAY/JUNE 20072007 BFS Male High School Athlete of the YearA talented multi-sport athlete with a 3.9 GPA, Marcus was an obvious choice for BFS’s most prestigious award. BFS Readiness program in junior high, Marcus trained hard and increased his strength to the level where he can power clean 275 pounds, bench 320, and full squat 500. Whew! And academically, you can’t expect much more from a young man. He holds a 3.9 GPA and scored 27 on the ACT. Second to None Mike Carter is the athletic director and head football coach at Johnstown- Monroe High, and he has coached Marcus throughout his entire high school experience. Because Marcus’s older brother, Dustin, had played for the Johnnies, Carter knew that with Marcus he was getting a young man from a great family; he would have a work ethic second to none. “We strongly believe here that hard work will pay off in big dividends, as long as you believe and give it all you’ve got. We tell kids to be tough, try as hard as they can, and have fun.” Carter says that thanks to his introduction to conditioning with the Readiness program, Marcus had good technique and was ready to get strong – which he did sooner than expected. “Marcus’s quickness improved tremendously during his freshman year, so by his sophomore year he became a starter at defensive back.” Carter says that by his junior year his strength levels had improved tremendously, so he was moved to starting tailback, rushing for more than 1,000 yards, while also playing outside linebacker. In 2006, Carter says, Marcus’s dedication to being the best he could be – “He was always the first one in the weightroom and the last one to leave” – had a positive effect on his teammates. “Marcus was not the most vocal of our players, but his work ethic made him stand out as a fantastic leader. When you have a young man who works hard and has high goals and aspirations, the other kids start to look at that and join in.” And that’s exactly what happened: Along the way Marcus became cocaptain of the basketball, baseball and football teams. When describing Marcus’s character, Carter says, “It’s unbelievable how humble this young man is. He has never been in trouble, from kindergarten to 12th grade – he is the perfect, role-model student, very likeable, very quiet, and friends to everyone.” Carter adds that in his spare time, Marcus is involved in the local 4-H club and participates in fairs where he shows and sells farm animals. A snapshot of Marcus’s character occurred in one of his breakout games in his junior year. Says Carter, “All the reporters wanted to interview him, and Marcus came up to me and said, ‘Coach, I only want to do this interview if I can bring the linemen with me, www.biggerfasterstronger.com 1-800-628-9737 | 19BFS SUCCESS STORY because they were the ones who did it.’ Sure enough, he took the linemen up with him for his post-game interview – and that’s the way it’s always been. All his interviews are never about ‘me’; they’re about success being a team effort and he’s just one piece of the machinery.” Much of Marcus’s success can be traced to a strong, supportive family that includes his mother, Ann; father, Dave; and two brothers, Dustin, 19, and Mitchell, 16. Dustin, who played linebacker for the Fighting Johnnies, is now playing for Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. Mitchell, who got to play alongside Marcus this year on the lacrosse team, carries a 4.3 GPA. Marcus’s family lives on a dairy farm; the family business is a dairy-andgrain operation that Marcus would like to help carry on after a college career that will focus on business and agriculture. And Dave, who works alongside his own father in the business, says he is thrilled that Marcus wants to return to the farm after college. “There’s nothing greater than working alongside your Head Football Coach Mike Carter
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