USA Football & The MAC

The International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Junior World Championship kicks off on June 27 and goes through July 5, 2009. The location of the championship game will be in Canton Ohio’s Fawcett Stadium, next to the NFL Hall of Fame. The countries competing are Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Sweden and the United States. The USA team will be coached by Cleveland St. Ignatius coach Chuck Kyle and there will be several future MAC stars on the roster. Below are the names of the incoming MAC players participating along with the coaching staff. Tickets and travel packages for this event – go to www.usafootball.com/jwc/tickets

Future MAC players on the 2009 USA Junior National Team Roster:

Player - High School - POS - Ht. - Wt. - Hometown - School

Robert Bell East Grand Rapids LB 6-0 222 Grand Rapids, MI Toledo
Brian Fields William Penn RB 5-9 190 New Castle, DE Western Michigan
Pat Hinkel St. Ignatius S 6-1 190 Cleveland, OH Miami ( Ohio)
Jordan Lynch Mount Carmel S 6-2 205 Chicago, IL Northern Illinois
Matthew Page East Chicago (IN) Central OL 6-6 300 East Chicago, IN Ball State
Jordon Roussos Carlynton DE 6-4 240 Carnegie, PA Bowling Green

Coaching Staff:

Coach - Position - High School - Head Coach

Chuck Kyle Head Coach Cleveland (OH) St. Ignatius
Steve Specht Defensive Coordinator Cincinnati (OH) St. Xavier
Gary Swenson Offensive Coordinator West Des Moines (IA) Valley
Tom Bainter Running Backs Bothell (WA)
Marcus Boyles Wide Receivers Wayne County (MS)
Ed Croson Offensive Line West Hills (CA) Chaminade
Jeremy Gold Defensive Line Ann Arbor (MI) Pioneer
Frank Lenti Offensive Line Chicago Mt. Carmel
Chris Merritt Defensive Backs Miami (FL) Christopher Columbus
Allen Wilson Linebackers Dallas (TX) Carter

2009 USA Junior National Team Roster & Web Site:

http://www.usafootball.com/teamusa/players/junior/

By Nick Gerogosian