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Marquis Dendy is the son of Mark Dendy and Dionne Jones-Dendy. His father sprinted in high school, and his mother sprinted in college at the University of Delaware. He has two younger sisters who both compete collegiately. Dendy began competing in track and field at eight years old. He competed in the 2010 and 2011 USATF Junior Olympics in long and triple jump.