Mark Perry Jr. was a two-time NCAA champion, and a four-time All-American at the University of Iowa. He won NCAA titles at 165 pounds as a junior and as a senior in 2007 and 2008 after placing second as a freshman in 2005 and third as a sophomore in 2006 at 174 pounds. Perry reached the finals of the Big Ten tournament all four years, winning a title in 2007, and finished his career with a record of 96-16. A native of Stillwater, Oklahoma, Perry was a two-time national prep champion for Blair Academy (2002 and 2003) in New Jersey.