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#60
Marco
Kristen
Freshman
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OL
Weinstadt,
Germany/
Remstalgymnasium
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At
Delaware:
2004:
First-ever Delaware recruit from
Germany...outstanding athlete who has
shown constant improvement and is expected
to be a key backup behind an offensive
front that returns four senior
starters...projected as No. 2 left tackle
behind All-Atlantic 10 Conference senior
Trip DelCampo....tallest player on the
team at 6-8...one of Hens' strongest
players...had a 530 lb. squat lift and 300
lb. clean lift to rank among top UD
offensive linemen in spring
testing...
2003:
Did not see action and retained freshman
eligibility...
High
School Honors: Attended
Remstalgymnasium High School in
Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany...with no
formal high school program, played
football on club and national
teams...two-way lineman for Stuttgart
Scorpion Juniors in 1998-2002, serving as
team captain...two-year member of the
Baden-Wuerttemberg All-Star team, serving
as captain...starting right tackle for
German Junior National Team in 2002...team
was European runner-up in 2002...nominated
for German National Senior
Team...
Personal:
Marco Florian Kristen...born Feb. 14,
1983...son of Wolfgang and Karin
Kristen...brother, Manuel, was an exchange
student at nearby Brandywine High School
in Wilmington for the 2001-02 academic
year...honor student as a business
administration and management major at
Delaware...served in German Army from
October, 2002 until June, 2003.
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