MARK HOFF

Athlete, North Penn High School, 1980

Cross Country, Winter and Spring Track
7 Varsity Letters: 2 Cross Country, 2 Winter Track, 3 Spring Track
1980 PIAA AAA State Pole Vault Champion
PIAA State Championship Meet Record & NPHS Record, 14’7”
1980 NPHS Winter Track MVP
1980 Meet of Champions, University Penn, Pole Vault Champion
1980 NPHS Outstanding Field Man Award
1980 District One Pole Vault Champion
1978 & 1980 All Bux-Mont Pole Vault
1979 NPHS Junior Year High Scorer Award
1978 NPHS Sophomore Year High Scorer
NPHS Sophomore Class Record Pole Vault

While attending North Penn Mark earned 7 varsity letters in Cross Country and Track & Field, and was named NPHS Senior Athlete of the Year in 1980.  Mark was undefeated in the pole vault his senior year in both winter and spring track. He set numerous meet records during this time, some of which still stand today.  He won the 1980 PIAA AAA State pole vault championship setting a new State and school record, jumping 14’ 7”.  Although Mark is primarily remembered as a pole vaulter he was also a solid 110m and 300m hurdler.  In 1980 Mark had 15 first place finishes in the hurdle events and took a second place at the Bux-Mont League championships in the 110m hurdles.  Mark was also the lead off runner in the 4X100m relay which placed third in the Bux-Mont league Championships, qualifying for the District One Championships.Although not a standout in cross country, Mark ran for the varsity squad his junior and senior year and contributed to the teams scoring during the meets.

Mark went to Millersville State College for Industrial Arts.  While at Millersville he set the school record in the pole vault jumping 15’ 6”, before putting the pole down for good to pursue a career in Industrial Engineering.

Mark now lives in Oriental, North Carolina with his wife Linda and four children: Shana, Carly, Chad, and Sam.  Mark is the Global Procurement Director for Attends Healthcare Products.  He also holds a captains license with the US Coast Guard which he uses as a part time fishing guide for his company Sweet Water Charters.

Mark continues his love of Track & Field by volunteering as a pole-vault coach for the Pamlico High School track team.  He has had 5 athletes place at the state level in the pole vault the last two years; which includes the 2011 State Champion.

“I give credit to Coach James Gulick for the many successes I have had and thank him for the lessons he bestowed upon me as a young man; may he rest in peace”.