Marquardt comes to UWSP after two seasons as the head coach and athletic director at Newman Catholic High School. There, he led his team to the fourth-highest win total in school history in 2021-22. Over his two seasons, his NCHS teams had the fourth-best two-year record in school history. He led the team to the first regional title and sectional appearance in nine years.
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Prior to that, Marquardt spent stints as an assistant coach at Concordia University Nebraska and a season as associate head coach at Lincoln Lutheran High School.
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Marquardt was at Drake University for six seasons under four different head coaches. He helped the Bulldogs to the 2018-19 Missouri Valley Conference championship. During his time at Drake, Marquardt coached 10 players that went on to play in professional league in Europe, Mexico, Australia and China.
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A native of Wausau, Marquardt is a graduate of DC Everest High School. He also earned a bachelor’s and a master’s degree at Drake.
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