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Marques Dexter

Marques Dexter knows his way around a sand box. As a four-year RMU track-and-field performer, Dexter became known for his fire-engine red track shoes and blazing speed down the approach in the triple jump. “Red’s always been my color,” Dexter says. “For me, it signals a passion for life.”

That passion spills into a wide range interests, from Egyptology to working with children. Dexter spent the summer after his junior year working with the kid’s day camp program at a major Myrtle Beach resort. This summer, the resort asked him to return as Activities Director. “Must be something about me and sand,” he says. “Pyramids, sand castles, lying in the pit after a jump. I feel at home there, I guess.”

A graduate of Philadelphia Central High School, Dexter admits that, coming from America's fifth largest city to a suburban campus, there was some transition. “It took me a while to get used to the quiet,” he says. But true to form, this Sport Management major leapt in, ready to make his mark. “RMU is a school where you don’t have to hold anything back as a freshman. You can get involved with dorm life or Greek life or a student activity or club. Within a couple of weeks, I felt at home.”

"At RMU, you can jump right in and get involved with dorm life or Greek life or a student activity or club. For me it signals a passion for life. Within a couple of weeks, I felt at home."

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