CAREER HONORS
BIG TEN DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK (10/16/18)
BIG TEN SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD (2017)
ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
ARTHUR ASHE, JR. SPORTS-SCHOLAR AWARD (2016)
TEAM CAPTAIN (2015, 2017, 2018)
2018 (Redshirt Senior): Appeared in 13 matches for the Nittany Lions in 2018 including 10 starts...Recorded the game-winning assist on Jeremy Rafanello's goal against Wisconsin on Oct. 14...Earned first-career Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors on Oct. 16 after helping anchor the defense to post back-to-back shutouts...Contributed on the backline to help post six clean sheets...Tallied 920 total minutes on the pitch...Team captain for the second consecutive season and the third time in his career...Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
2017 (Redshirt Junior): Started 16 matches for Penn State with 1,427 minutes on the pitch...Anchored the backline to two shutouts on the season...Had one assist...Named team captain for the second time...Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors...Garnered the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.
2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Appeared in 14 matches with 12 starts…Took one shot that landed on goal…Helped Penn State to four shutouts playing on the backline…Played 108 minutes in two matches during the 2016 season…Logged 1,145 minutes on the pitch.
2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw action in 16 matches, starting 13 for Penn State…Was named a team captain for the 2015 campaign…Took three shots, while playing a vital role on defense for the Nittany Lions…Tallied 1,286 minutes on the pitch.
2014 (Freshman): Utilized redshirt season.
BEFORE PENN STATE
High School/Club/ODP: Played the 2009-10 season for Hapoel Ra'anana in the Israel Youth League in U-16...Named team captain and Player of the Year for Hapoel Ra'anana...Played soccer for Team Berne, while studying in Switzerland, in the Swiss Youth League for U-17/U-18 from 2010-12...Played for Maccabi Netanya F.C. in the Israel National U-19 League for 2012-13.
Personal: Full name is Dani Pele Marks...Son of Stephen and Claudia Marks...Has an older brother, Yoni, a younger brother, Sami and a younger sister, Zoe...Served 16 months in the Israeli Defense Forces' National Service, released in Feb. 2014 as a corporal...Earned a Bachelors in political science and is working on a Masters of Organizational Leadership.