The 20-year-old Shoreham resident returns for his second season with the Academy.

Growing up Mark played for the Long Island Rough Riders' Super Y-League team, St. Anthony's High School and the Long Island Junior Soccer League's Terryville Fire. With St. Anthony's, he won the State championship his junior year and was honored as All-State plus won the national championship with the Fire as an Under-18 player.

Mark now also plays at Stony Brook University, where he was honored by being selected to the America East All-Rookie Team.

His best moment on a soccer field came "when the referee blew the final whistle at the end of the game and the Fire became the new national champions!"