Personal
Parents are Peter and Betty Ann Marquardt ... brother Daniel also plays defensive line for the Cougars ... older brother Brian played defensive tackle at Weber State ... father played football at UCLA ... served a Church mission Bahia Blanca, Argentina.
Before BYU
Named Prep Star magazine All-American ... named All-CIF and all-league as a senior ... earned Palomar League Most-Valuable Player honors as a senior at Rancho Buena Vista HS ... ranked as one of the top two linemen in the state of California ... listed as "one of the top defensive line prospects in the country" by Prep Star magazine ... produced over 40 tackles as a senior, including a team leading 18 sacks ... forced four fumbles and returned one for a touchdown.