Mark Perry

Photo by: Scott Arnold, ProMotion Ltd.

Position:
Sprints/Hurdles
Height:
6-0
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
High School:
Rancho Cucamonga

2021: (Indoors): Did not compete
(Outdoors): Competed four times for the Buffs ... Set 100m personal best at the CU Invitational, running a time of 10.65 ... Finished season at the PAC-12 Championships, where he scored for the Buffs as a member of the 8th-place finishing 4x100 relay team.

AT COLORADO: 2019 (Fr.)—He was named to the honorable mention team for the NFF/Colorado Chapter All-Academic team … He dressed for all 12 games, playing in the final nine games of the season and started at Washington State at the nickel position … He played eight games on defense with a total of 196 snaps … He had 12 tackles, including four for a loss with 1.5 sacks, six third down stops, three quarterback pressures and three pass breakups … Earned the Special Teams Player of the Week leading into the Washington State game, a game he earned his first start on defense and responded with three tackles and one pass breakup … Against Washington, he had three tackles, all behind the line of scrimmage with 1.5 sacks … He was named to the Freshman All-America watch list by the Football Writers Association of America.

HIGH SCHOOL—A 4-star prospect by 247Sports where he is the No. 48 safety and No. 78 player out of California … 3-star prospect by both ESPN and Rivals … ESPN ranked him as the No. 48 safety in the nation and No. 75 player out of California … A First-Team All-CIF, First-Team All-League and MVP of the Rancho Cucamonga team for coach Mark Verti, he helped the Cougars to a 7-5 record and 5-0 mark winning the Baseline League as a senior … He ran the ball 104 times for 905 yards for an astounding 8.7 yards per carry and 14 touchdowns, adding 13 catches for 120 yards and a touchdown as a running back … Added 57 tackles, including three for a loss, with four pass break-ups, one quarterback hurry and one forced fumble on defense … He earned All-League honors as a junior when he had 19 tackles, including one for a loss … Attended Etiwanta High School as a sophomore where he played wide receiver and had 12 catches for 214 yards and one touchdown … Top games include a four-game stretch where he averaged 120.5 yards per game that included 185 yards on 16 carries with three touchdowns on offense and season-high 12 tackles on defense in a 35-24 win over Los Osos and 105 yards on 14 carries with a touchdown in a 34-20 win over Upland … In a playoff game against Upland, he had 17 carries for 90 yard and two touchdowns in a 42-40 win and added seven tackles and a forced fumble on defense. He is participating in track and field for the first time this spring and plans to compete in the 100, 200, 4x100 and long jump.

ACADEMICS—He is undecided on a major at Colorado and interested in studying communication or journalism while pursuing a minor in Ethnic Studies … He was named to the NFF/Colorado Chapter All-Academic honorable mention team in 2019.

PERSONAL—He was born May 30, 2001 in Torrance, Calif. … Mom is Melanie Howard … Has four older siblings, three sisters and a brother … His uncle, Tory Stephens, played basketball at Arizona State … Enjoys playing football, video games and hanging out with friends and family.