Quaker Oats: News & Notes on Penn Athletics

Mitch Marrow became one of the richest members of the Penn Class of 1998 last week. Marrow, who reported yesterday to training camp for the Carolina Panthers in Spartanburg, S.C., signed his first professional contract last Friday. The deal is worth $1.8225 million over three years. Marrow, who the Panthers selected with the 73rd pick in this year's NFL Draft, received a $390,000 signing bonus. The 6'4", 280-pound Marrow must now compete with several other lineman, including two linemen the Panthers selected ahead of him, for time on the Carolina defensive line. Mitch Marrow became one of the richest members of the Penn Class of 1998 last week. Marrow, who reported yesterday to training camp for the Carolina Panthers in Spartanburg, S.C., signed his first professional contract last Friday. The deal is worth $1.8225 million over three years. Marrow, who the Panthers selected with the 73rd pick in this year's NFL Draft, received a $390,000 signing bonus. The 6'4", 280-pound Marrow must now compete with several other lineman, including two linemen the Panthers selected ahead of him, for time on the Carolina defensive line.oug Glanville is not the only former Quaker in a Major League Baseball organization. Mark DeRosa, who left Penn after his junior year in 1995, is currently playing shortstop for the Durham Bulls, the Atlanta Braves' AAA affiliate. DeRosa, who was invited to spring training with the Braves this past spring, leads the Bulls with 84 hits and is hitting at a .297 clip. DeRosa was a two-sport star at Penn. In addition to shining in the Quakers' infield, he also started at quarterback for the 1994 Ivy League champion Penn football team. Mitch Marrow became one of the richest members of the Penn Class of 1998 last week. Marrow, who reported yesterday to training camp for the Carolina Panthers in Spartanburg, S.C., signed his first professional contract last Friday. The deal is worth $1.8225 million over three years. Marrow, who the Panthers selected with the 73rd pick in this year's NFL Draft, received a $390,000 signing bonus. The 6'4", 280-pound Marrow must now compete with several other lineman, including two linemen the Panthers selected ahead of him, for time on the Carolina defensive line.oug Glanville is not the only former Quaker in a Major League Baseball organization. Mark DeRosa, who left Penn after his junior year in 1995, is currently playing shortstop for the Durham Bulls, the Atlanta Braves' AAA affiliate. DeRosa, who was invited to spring training with the Braves this past spring, leads the Bulls with 84 hits and is hitting at a .297 clip. DeRosa was a two-sport star at Penn. In addition to shining in the Quakers' infield, he also started at quarterback for the 1994 Ivy League champion Penn football team.he Penn Athletic Department recently welcomed its two newest members. Bill Richter will be Penn's Coordinator of Marketing and Promotion, and Manish Mehta, a 1994 College graduate, was named Coordinator of Publications. Richter's new job is not far from his old post. Most recently, he served as Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing at Drexel. Mehta returns to Penn from Princeton, where he worked in the Office of Athletic Communications for two years.