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27 Robert Marron

  • Position Midfield
  • Class Senior
  • Height 6-0
  • Weight 180
  • Hometown Annandale, N.J.
  • High School North Hunterdon

Biography

2020 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2019 and 2020)

2020: Saw action in all six games on rope unit with one goal, one assist, four ground balls and a caused turnover ... scored a goal and added an assist and two ground balls in season opening win over Quinnipiac (Feb. 1) ... collected a ground ball at No. 11/12 Loyola (Feb. 22) ... had one caused turnover at No. 3 Princeton (March 7).

2019:
Short-stick defensive midfielder saw action in all 15 games with one goal, one assist, 11 ground balls and three caused turnovers ... named Academic All-Big Ten ... assisted on goal against No. 19 Army (Feb. 16) ... collected a ground ball against No. 1 Loyola (Feb. 23) ... had two ground balls against No. 16 Lehigh (March 12) ... scored first career goal, plus had four ground balls at No. 13 Syracuse (March 16) ... scooped one ground ball at No. 20 Johns Hopkins (April 6) and against No. 3 Maryland (April 14) ... collected a ground ball and a caused turnover  in 11-9 win against Michigan (April 20)

2018:
Saw action in three games ... made career debut vs. St. John's (Feb. 10) ... had a ground ball in Big Ten opener against No. 6 Johns Hopkins (April 1) ... caused a turnover in win over No. 17 Michigan (April 8)

2017:
Did not see game action

Prior to Rutgers:
 Four-year varsity starter … team captain as a senior … set school record with 83 consecutive varsity games started … reached 100 points as a junior … ranks in school’s top five all-time in goals (92), assists (60) and points (152) … Second Team All-Group 4 … First Team All-Skyland Conference … Second Team All-Courier News … two-time First Team All-Hunterdon County … First Team All-State Coaches selection to the Gil Gibbs Game … Under Armour underclass All-American selection for Team NJ … named North Hunterdon HS Athlete of the Year … member of National Honor Society, graduating with a 3.85 GPA … Wendy’s High School Heisman Award state finalist … also a three-year varsity starter in football, captaining team as a senior, and was named First Team All-Area and All-County ... ran for 1,000 yards as a senior and holds school record for longest kick return touchdown, longest punt return touchdown, longest interception return touchdown, and most return yards … parents are Tom and Dina Marron … has one brother, TJ, who played lacrosse at St. John's

CAREER HIGHS: 
Goals:
1 (2x) last vs. Quinnipiac, 2-1-20
Assists: 1 (2x) last vs. Quinnipiac, 2-1-20
Points: 2 vs. Quinnipiac, 2-1-20
Ground Balls: 4 at No. 13 Syracuse, 3-16-19
Caused Turnovers: 1 (3x, last vs. No. 3 Princeton, 3-7-20)

Know Your Knights

Nickname: Rob
One word to describe your Coach: Intense
Favorite Rutgers athlete, past or present: Brian Leanord
Best player ever competed against: Pat Spencer
Major: Civil Engineering
I chose my major because: I have always loved math and sciences and I really enjoyed engineering classes. I always wanted to build and design things and engineering has allowed me to do so.
Favorite place to hang out on campus: Birchwood Apartments
The person I most admire is and why: My brother has been through a lot of adversity and people doubting him. He has always overcome the obstacles thrown his way and has motivated me my whole life to be like him.
If I wasn’t playing (sport), I’d be: Studying abroad or getting a job to fill up most of my free time
Favorite professional athlete: Lebron James
Favorite professional sports team: New York Jets
One word to describe myself on the field/court: Fast
One word to describe myself off the field/court: Personable
Person who had greatest influence on my athletics career: My Brother
I started playing my sport because…: My brother and most of my family played so I picked up a stick in second grade and fell in love with it ever since
Favorite cereal: Frosted Flakes
The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: Friday Night Lights
The best actor/actress to play me in a movie is…: Ryan Reynolds
Favorite musician/group: A Day To Remember
The first song I knew all the words to is: Right above it- Lil Wayne
If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: Paper football
Famous people I have met include: Jack Nicklaus
Rituals I have before, during or after a game are: Listening to music
Pets I had growing up were: Dog and 3 fish
My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: Superman
The place in the world I would most like to visit is: Dubai
The website I visit most often is: Amazon
My favorite teacher was/is:(name, grade, subject) Lauren Federko- High school English Teacher
If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: Red
One thing on my bucket list is: Sky dive
Phone app you cannot live without: Twitter

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 27

    2017Freshman

    Long-Stick Midfield
    6'0" 180 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2018Sophomore

    Long-Stick Midfield
    6'0" 180 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2019Junior

    Midfield
    6'0" 180 lbs
    27
  • 27

    2020Senior

    Midfield
    6'0" 180 lbs
    27
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