Marquis White

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-10
Weight:
180
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Philadelphia
High School:
Constitution

2011: Break-out player of the season for Millersville...Injured during camp and logged one carry in week one before switching to cornerback where he made three tackles against nationally-ranked Bloomsburg...On Oct. 8 he moved back to running back and finished the season with a team-leading six rushing touchdowns and averaged 4.6 yards per carry...Started five consecutive games from Oct. 8 through Nov. 5 and played six games at running back...Turned in two 100-yard rushing efforts...Averaged an impressive 5.6 yards per carry over the final four games...Exhibited big-play ability, recording three runs of more than 50 yards...83-yard touchdown run in the season finale against Clarion was the team's longest play from scrimmage all season and the longest run by a Marauder since Marc DeBelis' school record 93-yard run against Mansfield in 1993...Broke a 52-yard run and scored a touchdown against C.W. Post in running back debut...Recorded a one-yard touchdown run against Kutztown the next week...Set a season high with 115 yards on 22 carries and two touchdowns at East Stroudsburg on Oct. 22...Recorded a long run of 55 yards against Shippensburg...Totaled 92 yards on 20 carries against West Chester on Nov. 5...Totaled two touchdowns and 108 yards on 14 carries against Clarion in the season finale...Two 100-yard rushing performances was the most by a Marauder back since 2008.

Prior to Millersville: Attended St. Augustine's.

High School: Two sport athlete in football and track and field...Played football for Benjamin Franklin High School...Named team MVP in football...Broke school's single-game (296), single-season (1,863) and career rushing records...Named to All-Public League, all-city and all-state teams.

Personal: Son of Frank Roscoe and Terri Mitchell...Majoring in computer science.