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Marlon Yarbrough II

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Position
Senior
Class
Copley, Ohio
Hometown
Copley HS
High School
Marlon Yarbrough II - Wrestling - Virginia Cavaliers

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
• 2023 NCAA Qualifier (133 pounds)

2023-24
• NCAA qualifier at 133 pounds
• Third place finish at ACC Championships to lock up automatic bid to NCAA Championship
• Posted a 16-9 record on the year with a 7-2 mark in dual action
• Went 4-1 in ACC duals
• Tallied four pins, a tech fall and six major decisions
• Went 11-3 in matches decided by bonus points
• Champion at Mountaineer Invitational (11/11) with win over No. 19 Ethan Oakley of App State in final
• Eighth place finish at Midlands Championship (12/29-30) with a 3-3 performance
• Defeated No. 11 Sam Latona by major decision in dual action with No. 13 Virginia Tech (2/2)
• Only loss in ACC duals came to No. 5 Kai Orine of NC State (2/9)

2022-23
• Posted a 7-10 record on the season• Wrestled in three tournaments and four duals
• Third-place finish at the Southeast Open (11/5) with a 3-1 record
• Also wrestled at Mountaineer Invitational and Midlands Championships
• Defeated Drake Doolittle in dual action against Duke (2/10)
• Went 1-2 at the ACC Championships (3/5) with an opening win over Jace Palmer (UNC)

2021-22
• Posted a 3-4 record competing unattached
• Wrestled at the Southeast Open (11/7) and Appalachian Open (1/29)
• Fourth-place finish at the Southeast Open with a 2-2 record on the day

HIGH SCHOOL
• 2021 Ohio state champion
• Two-time Fargo All-American
• Two-time Suburban League MVP
• 2020 Greater Akron Athlete of the Year
• 2019 Walsh Ironman fourth-place finish
• Three-time team captain
• Ranked No. 1 in Ohio at 113 pounds (2020-21)

PERSONAL
• Son of Marlon and Kimberly Yarbrough
• Has an older sister, Kimmara, and younger brothers, Kamreon and Javaan
• Volunteered with My Brother My Sister and with Arsenal Wrestling Club
• Major: Youth and Social Innovation