Mishawaka, Indiana

Current USATT Rating:  2587 (07/20/08) 

Highest USATT Rating:  2692 (07/01/07)

2007 Collegiate National Champion - Men's Team

2007 Collegiate National Champion - Men's Doubles

2007 Collegiate National Champion - Mixed Doubles

2007 Collegiate National Champion - Men's Singles

2004 U.S. Olymic Team - Athens, Greece

Mark’s table tennis credentials rival those of the top players the Rams’ program has ever seen.  “Haz” was a 2004 Olympian, eight-time Junior Olympian gold medalist, and five-time under-22 year-old U.S. singles champion.  On top of that, he is a two-time U.S. Doubles champion, two-time U.S. Singles finalist, and 2003 USA Table Tennis Player of the Year.

Mark began training at age nine.   After first playing at his elementary school, he started receiving lessons at the South Bend Table Tennis Club and was hooked after competing in a few tournaments.  Prior to coming to Texas Wesleyan, Mark trained for three years in Sweden and Germany.  He has also been coached in China and Japan.