- "I made VWC my No. 1 choice because of the track team, the art program, and the close attention the school pays to its students."
- Selected Virginia Wesleyan over Christopher Newport University and Old Dominion University
Career Highs
Outdoor
200m: 23.35 - (Commonwealth Duals - March 26, 2016)
400m: 51.84 – (Aggie Invitational – April 12, 2014)
Indoor
200m: 23.72 - (Ken Taylor Invitational - February 21, 2016)
400m: 52.12 – (ODAC Indoor Track and Field Championships – March 2, 2014)
800m: 2:13.55 – (Vince Brown Invitational – February 8, 2015)
Statistics
Track & Field
2016 Outdoor All-South/Southeast Region - 4x400m Relay
2016 ODAC Outdoor Champion - 4x400m Relay
2016 All-ODAC First Team - 4x400m Relay
2016 Indoor All-South/Southeast Region - 4x400m Relay
2016 ODAC Indoor Champion - 4x400m Relay
2015 ODAC Indoor Champion - 4x400m Relay
Senior (2015-16): (Indoor) Ran the 200m and 400m in the indoor season but specialized in relays… Part of an ODAC Champion 4x400m relay team that posted a time of 3:21.96… (Outdoor) Finished sixth in the 200m and 400m at the Commonwealth Duals… Part of an ODAC Championship 4x400m relay team that set the school record with a time of 3:18.12.
Junior (2014-15): (Indoor) Picked up the 800m in the indoor season as a junior… Ran a 2:13.55 800m at the Vince Brown Invitational… Won the 4x400m relay at the Kent Taylor Invite… Also ODAC Champion in the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:28.02… (Outdoor) Ran the 400m in the outdoor season while serving as a leg on the 4x400m relay team… Finished second in the 4x400m relay at the ODAC Outdoor Championships.
Sophomore (2013-14): (Indoor) Finished third in the 400m at the Hampton University Indoor Invitational while also placing second in the 4x400m relay at the meet. (Outdoor) Set a personal best in the 400m with a time of 51.84 at the Aggie Invitational on April 12.
Freshman (2012-13): (Indoor) Stepped on campus and immediately slid into a spot on the 4x400m relay team while running the 400m races as well… Finished second in the 4x400m relay at the Mason-Dixon Conference Indoor Championships and ODAC Indoor Championships… (Outdoor) Ran a time of 52.30 in the 400m at the Duke Invitational… Helped the 4x400m relay team with the Mason-Dixon Conference Outdoor Championships.
Academic Accomplishments: Academic Dean’s Scholarship recipient.
Before VWC: Competed in indoor and outdoor track and field, volleyball, and basketball at Norfolk Christian… Recorded a season-best times of 25.37 in the 200 meter run, 54.3 in the 400, and 2:30.48 in the 800 in outdoor track… Placed 15th in the 400 in the 2012 Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association's state championship meet.
Personal: Son of Gloria and Marquis Sivels… Parents attended Norfolk State University, College of Albemarle, Tidewater Community College, and Elizabeth City State University… Has one sister, Dianna.
Get to Know Marquis
- Favorites include the Bible and the movie "Forrest Gump"
- A fan of pro basketball's Rip Hamilton and the Chicago Bulls, and pro football's Tim Tebow
- Self-description in 10 words or less: "respectful, wise, Christian, funny, kind, pessimistic, athletic, artistic"
- My favorite aspect of being an athlete is: "seeing the results from hard work, and winning."
- The part of my game I've improved the most is: "strength, endurance to finish every 400 stronger than the last."
- My personal athletic goal at VWC is: "to reach my athletic peak and become a big part of my team."
- If I could spend one day with a famous person from any time period it would be: "Jesus. He's the greatest role model and I want to learn from Him first hand."
- If I could possess one superpower it would be: "the power of time. Whenever I mess up I could just go back in time or stop something evil from happening."
- It's the year 2025 and: "I'm married, with kids, with a job that I love to do in a nice place, living in peace."
- The most important advice I've received is: "live for God always"
