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Marschall arrives in Glasgow as one of seven Australians set to compete on the indoor stage, where he will look to add to his growing collection of medals in the men’s pole vault final.
The 26-year-old has had to overcome both illness and equipment mishaps during his preparation, though neither have deterred his confidence nor his ambition, having won the bronze medal at the World Athletics Championships last year.
A personal best mark of 5.95 metres - the second time he reached such heights in 2023 - led to a tie with American Christopher Nilsen in a final to savour, and one he will certainly look to emulate within the smaller confines of the Commonwealth Arena.
Though the absence of wind is one less thing the South Australian will have to worry about, the "perceptual demands" of the arena’s back wall and its impact during the run-in - not to mention the cooler climate - indeed add another layer of difficulty.
Nilsen’s presence in the 12-strong field also complicates proceedings, as does world record holder - and good friend - Armand Duplantis, who harbours hopes of successfully defending his indoor crown from Belgrade where he set a mark the Swede has since bettered on three separate occasions.
"It’s pretty cool competing against one of the best guys that's ever lived in the sport," Marschall told SBS Sport.
"He's going out there every competition, jumping six metres and then maybe attempting a world record, and to be a part of that is just phenomenal, it's awesome.
"If I can get within 20 centimetres of the guy on the day, I'm pretty happy. There's some guys out there who believe they can push him. I believe maybe one day down the track, on Mondo's worst day and one of my best days, I push him as well.
"But I think, honestly, he's the one out there that's going to be taking the gold. He brings so much to the sport.
"It's awesome to be out there and part of the field while he's jumping because the crowd just latches onto the men's pole vault. They love watching him perform."
Marschall, too, knows what it takes to win gold, having done so on back-to-back occasions at the 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games - the first taking place on home soil, and the second in Birmingham.
Not since Steve Hooker had an Australian man successfully defended his pole vault crown and it’s an accomplishment Marschall considers to be one of the crowning moments of his career - one that all began because of Hooker.
"To be considered up there with some of the best Australian pole vaulters that have lived is pretty cool," Marschall explained. "And to share that with Steve Hooker, knowing he's one of my idols and he's probably the guy that got me into this sport in the first place - it's pretty awesome.
"I know his accolades are amazing. Olympic gold medal, 6.06m Australian record and all that sort of stuff. So he's definitely the guy I'm chasing, trying to fill his big boots."
Marschall also credits coach Paul Burgess, a man who, too, cleared six metres during his days on the track and field, for helping his game reach the next level following a string of injuries in 2019.
A stress fracture in his spine was most notable of these; its failure to heal in time for the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics in 2021, coupled with desperate attempts to ‘control the uncontrollable’, as Marschall put it, culminating in a no-height at the first time of asking.
It’s a memory Marschall will look to overwrite at the upcoming Olympics in Paris; at a time he feels his ability, preparation and support system have never been better.
"I feel so confident knowing that I've jumped 5.95m at the World Championships, when it counts on the day, and I believe that I can do that again," he added.
"World Championships are just as high a level as the Olympic Games, so I did that last year; walked away with equal bronze. I believe in my ability now that I have the plan in place to work out what we have to do on the day, no matter what's thrown at us.
"My communication with my coach and everything that we've dialled in over the last couple of years… it's going to come out and it's going to be a much better performance this year, 100 per cent.
"I’m fully confident that everything is going to go to plan. We've got a few competitions in the lead-up to that outdoors (event) and then we're also using Glasgow’s World Indoors this weekend to prepare for that because this will be the last time I get to compete at a world championship before the Olympics.
"So, we're taking that, running with it and we’ll see what we can do, and hopefully it all lines up."
