Marcus LeVesseur: Pursuing Perfection

In the pursuit of perfection, Marcus LeVesseur has few peers.

Through his first three years as an Augsburg College wrestler, LeVesseur has yet to lose a collegiate match, a 124-0 streak that currently stands as the second-longest unbeaten streak in college wrestling history, behind the 159-0 record of Iowa State legend Cael Sanderson (1998-2002). He has won three individual national titles at 157 pounds for the Auggies, winners of nine NCAA Division III national championships in the last 15 seasons.

In 2004, LeVesseur expanded his horizons to the international level, beating five Division I wrestlers to win the 74-kilogram class at the USA Wrestling University National Freestyle Championships before placing 10th while representing his country at the FISU World University Wrestling Championships in Poland.

But wrestling isn’t the only place where LeVesseur is pursuing perfection. In his first season playing college football in 2004, LeVesseur set several school records for rushing while earning All-Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference honors for the Auggies, starting eight games at quarterback.