In high school: A two-time First Team All-State and All Southwestern Conference quarterback for head coach Matt Martin, also served as a team captain ... a two-time St. Louis Post Dispatch First-Team All-Metro selection ... named the Belleville News Democrat Player of the Year in 2013 and 2014 ... Rams Golden Horn Elite 25 team selection in 2013 ... St. Louis Junior National Elite Award winner in 2014 … twice led his Edwardsville High School team to conference championships and a spot in the Illinois 7A state semifinals in 2013 … was also a three-year varsity basketball player, helping Edwardsville to a third-place finish in the 4A state tournament in 2012 ... for his career, Marinko totaled 5,315 passing yards and 56 touchdowns while completing 61 percent of his passes ... added 1,217 rushing yards and 29 touchdowns on the ground ... was a Junior National Elite Scholar-Athlete Award winner.

Personal: Finance major ... son of Victor and Dara Marinko.