Marco Palermo

Position:
Defensive Tackle
Height:
5-11
Weight:
255
Class:
Redshirt Sophomore
Hometown:
Middletown
High School:
Lower Dauphin

Career Statistics

2012 (Game-by-Game): Played in three games, primarily on special teams...Recorded one tackle against Mercyhurst.

Prior to Millersville: Redshirted the 2011 season at Mercyhurst.

High School: Three-sport letterwinner and played both ways for Coach Rob Klock at Lower Dauphin...Led the team in tackles with 93 as a senior...Named All-Mid-Penn Keystone First Team as a running back and second team as a linebacker...Served as a team captain...Rushed for 588 yards as a senior...Twice named to the Pennsylvania News All-Academic Team...Team MVP as a senior...Totaled six varsity letters in football, baseball and wrestling.

Personal: Son of Mario and Deborah Palermo...Youngster of four siblings...Great Grandfather Frederick Owens competed in football and track at Penn State...Majoring in respiratory therapy.