Venric Mark

Venric Mark
Personal information
Born:	Houston, Texas, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight:	172 lb (78 kg)
Career information
High school:	St. Pius X (Houston)
College:	Northwestern; West Texas A&M
Position:	Running back
Undrafted:	2015
Career history
	Ottawa RedBlacks (2016)*; Cedar Rapids Titans (2016);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	2012 College Football All-America Team (1st team (punt returner): FWAA, CBS and TSN, honorable mention (all-purpose): SI); Second-team All-Big Ten (2012); 5x Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) Class 5A state track and field champion (LJ, TJ, 100m, 200m and 4x100m); Records Northwestern single-game (273), single-season (915, 2011) and career (1881) kickoff return yards; Northwestern single-game punt return yards (134); TAPPS Class 5A state long jump record holder;
	Stats at CFL.ca

Venric Emeka-Wococha Mark is an American former football running back, return specialist and wide receiver. Mark attended 2014 West Texas A&M Buffaloes after previously playing for Northwestern. He has completed his redshirt junior season for the 2013 Northwestern Wildcats team. He was a 2012 College Football All-America Team first team punt returner selection and a 2012 All-Big Ten team second team running back for the 2012 Wildcats. He holds Northwestern records for single-game, single-season and career kickoff return yards as well as the single-game punt return yards record.

In high school, he was a five-time Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools state champion in track and field and an All-State football player. He was recruited by many Division I college football programs.

^ "TAPPS - Records" (PDF). Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools. May 5, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2012.