Mark debated in LD at Edina High School for 4 years and now debates in NDT/CEDA policy for the University of Minnesota, where he is a fourth year computer science student. He has cleared at several college majors, including ADA and CEDA nationals. He also coaches LD at Edina, where he has helped students to clear at TOC bid tournaments and to win NSDA nationals. He specializes in kritikal and performance debate, particularly arguments about capitalism, settler colonialism, and queer theory.