PRONUNCIATION

HONORS AND AWARDS

Phil Steele FCS Freshman of the Year (2020-21)
Stats Perform Jerry Rice Award Finalist/Runner-up (2020-21)
HERO Sports FCS Freshman All-America Team (2020-21)
Missouri Valley Football Conference Offensive Player of the Year (2020-21)
MVFC Newcomer of the Year (2020-21)
MVFC Freshman of the Year (2020-21)
All-MVFC First Team (2020-21)
Stats Perform FCS National Freshman Player of the Week (Feb. 19, 2021)
MVFC Offensive Player of the Week (March 6, 2021)
MVFC Newcomer of the Week (Feb. 19, 2021; April 17, 2021)
MVFC Commissioner's Academic Excellence Award (2021)
MVFC Honor Roll (2020-21, 2021)
Team Captain (2022)

2021: Redshirted while recovering from injury suffered in Football Championship Subdivision national championship game the previous spring

2020-21: Took over the reins at starting quarterback as a true freshman and started all 10 games en route to earning numerous team, conference and national accolades ... selected as recipient of the Jim Langer Award as team Most Valuable Player ... led four fourth-quarter game-winning drives during the season, including capping 10-play, 75-yard drive with 1-yard touchdown pass to Pierre Strong, Jr. with 19 seconds remaining in season opener at Northern Iowa ... finished collegiate debut 19-of-29 passing for 194 yards and two touchdowns, while adding 24 rushing yards and a touchdown run ... threw for season-high 309 yards and two touchdowns at North Dakota ... topped 100 yards both passing and rushing on three occasions, starting with home opener against Western Illinois, a game in which he threw for 178 yards and two touchdowns and tallying 120 rushing yards on only four carries, including 80-yard touchdown ... ran for 103 yards and two touchdowns in regular season road win at Southern Illinois ... gained 126 yards on 16 carries and completed 10-of-14 passes for 149 yards and a touchdown in regular season finale at North Dakota State ... tossed career-best three touchdowns in Football Championship Subdivision playoff opener versus Holy Cross ... scored go-ahead touchdown on 67-yard run early in fourth quarter of playoff rematch with Southern Illinois after throwing pair of touchdown passes to Jadon Janke earlier in the game ... racked up season-high 325 yards of total offense versus SIU (183 passing, 142 rushing) ... converted 10-of-16 passes attempts for 162 yards and two touchdowns and also caught a 24-yard touchdown pass

BEFORE SDSU: Mark was named DuPage Valley Conference Offensive Player of the Year and earned all-state honors from the Illinois High School Football Coaches Association as a senior ... completed 132-of-194 passes for 1,663 yards with 15 touchdowns and only one interception for a Neuqua Valley High School squad that won the conference title ... a nominee for the 2019 Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year award, he ran for 846 yards (6.9 yards per carry) and 12 touchdowns ... career totals included 2,863 passing yards, 1,219 rushing yards and a combined 39 touchdowns (22 passing and 17 rushing) while also earning all-conference honors as a junior ... also earned academic all-state honors in football and received academic all-conference recognition in both basketball and baseball

Mark Gronowski