Marcus Nilsson Class: Junior Hometown: Malmo, Sweden Height / Weight: 6-1 / 194 Event: Decathlon Birthdate: 05/03/1991

2012 - Earned first-team All-American honors with a fifth-place finish in the decathlon at NCAAs ... His total of 7823 points was a lifetime-best and ranks fifth all-time in UCLA history ... Pac-12 runner-up (7539 pts.) ... Was third in the hurdles (15.08), tied for third in the javelin (163-5) and fifth in the pole vault (14-11) vs. USC ... Placed 11th in the decathlon at the Cal Invite (7025 pts.) ... Placed ninth in the 100m (11.91) and tied for 10th in the vault (15-3.50) at the RJ/JJK Invite ... Placed seventh in the hurdles (15.18) and 10th in the javelin (187-4) at the Pepsi Invite ... Placed third in the hurdles vs. Tennessee (15.14) and vs. Texas (15.18) ... In indoor track, earned second-team All-America honors with an 11th-place finish at NCAAs (5511 pts.) ... MPSF Champion with a lifetime-best score of 5700 pts ... Also won the Cougar Invite heptathlon (5362 pts).

2011 - Joined the team midyear and finished fourth in the decathlon at Pac-10s (7253 pts.) ... Also competed in the javelin (196-7) and high hurdles (15.38) at Pac-10s ... Finished fourth in the 400m (52.51) and seventh in the disc (128-0) at the Tennessee Dual.

All-America Honors
2012 - Decathlon (1st-team); Heptathlon (2nd-team)

Best Marks
Decathlon - 7253 pts.
Heptathlon - 5700 pts.
55m - 7.19
60m - 7.25
60mH - 8.45
100m - 11.24
400m - 49.54
1000m - 2:33.99
1500m - 4:18.01
55mH - 8.33
60mH - 8.43
110mH - 14.80
400mH - 54.76

HJ - 6-7.50
PV - 15-9
LJ - 23-4.75
SP - 52-6.75
DT - 162-6
JT - 196-7