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Pennsylvania Street • Suite 700 • Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 • 1.877.5.FOOTBALL • usafootball.com *** MEDIA ADVISORY *** FOR USE AS DESIRED Contact: Steve Alic, USA Football, 317/489-4417 06/14/11 [email protected] 2011 U.S. MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM IN FOOTBALL SELECTED FOR EIGHT-NATION WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN AUSTRIA Thirty-nine former college football standouts have been selected to play for the 2011 U.S. Men’s National Team in football in the fourth International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Senior World Championship July 8-16 in Austria. USA Football assembles America’s national teams in the sport for international competition. The IFAF Senior World Championship is an eight-nation football tournament held every four years since 1999. Games will be played in Graz, Innsbruck and Vienna. Team USA defeated Japan, 23-20, in double overtime in Tokyo, Japan, to win the 2007 tournament, the first that included the United States. Prior to America’s participation, Japan earned gold medals at the first two IFAF Senior World Championships played in Palermo, Italy (1999), and Frankfurt, Germany (2003). Highlighting Team USA’s roster are former Colorado starting quarterback CODY HAWKINS, former University of Mount Union (Ohio) running back NATE KMIC and former Southern Utah defensive back DeWAYNE LEWIS. Hawkins established most major passing records with the Buffaloes, including yards (7,409), touchdown passes (70), completions (667) and attempts (1,214). He was named honorable mention Freshman All-America after throwing for 2,693 yards and 19 touchdowns as well as leading Colorado to an Independence Bowl victory in 2007. Kmic is the NCAA’s career rushing leader with 8,074 yards on 1189 carries (6.8 average), eclipsing the all-divisions record his senior year in 2008. Named to The Associated Press Little All-America team in 2008, he led Mount Union to three of its 10 NCAA Division III national championships (2005, ’06 and ’08). Lewis played two seasons in the NFL after a brilliant college career at Southern Utah. He was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft, playing parts of that season and the next with Jacksonville before signing with the Cincinnati Bengals. Fifty-nine (59) countries spanning five continents possess national football federations dedicated solely to football. There are 21 players not on Team USA with either NFL practice squad or NFL Europe experience. In addition, Canada’s national team includes 13 current Canadian Football League players. Punter BEN GRAHAM of the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals will play for his native Australia. Team USA is led by former Northwest Missouri State University head coach and three-time NCAA Division II national champion MEL TJEERDSMA (pronounced “CHURCH-ma”). Six players will be added to the U.S. roster in the coming weeks. All IFAF Senior World Championship players must be at least 20 years old. The United States is part of Group A along with Australia, Germany and Mexico. Group B includes Austria, Canada, France and Japan. A round robin schedule in group play determines who will compete for gold and bronze medals. USA Football is the sport’s national governing body in the United States. National team participation does not affect NCAA eligibility. Tjeerdsma led Northwest Missouri State to a 183-43 (.810) record in 17 seasons there. He was among the first three coaches inducted into the NCAA Division II College Football Hall of Fame before retiring in 2010. “Our roster holds tremendously skilled players who recognize that success in football is rooted in playing as a team – and playing for America galvanizes us even more,” Tjeerdsma said. “We’ll be ready to face excellent competition in Austria and celebrate the world’s greatest game on an international stage.” USA Football’s national team program is supported by the following corporate partners: Riddell, Marriott, Sports Authority, Gatorade, Shock Doctor and Rawlings. U.S. Men’s National Team roster: No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. College Hometown 30 Maurice Banks DB 6-3 212 Georgetown Brandywine, Md. 5 Matt Bassuener QB 6-2 210 Georgetown Port Edwards, Wisc. 91 Charles Bay DE 6-3 250 Dartmouth Marietta, Ga. 17 Gregg Berkshire K-P 6-2 201 Ashland (Ohio) Ashland, Ohio 3 Greg Betterson WR 6-0 185 Delta State (Miss.) Niagara Falls, N.Y. 40 Richie Brockel FB 6-1 250 Boise State Phoenix, Ariz. 51 Gerard Bryant DL 6-0 250 St. Lawrence (N.Y.) White Plains, N.Y. 9 Myles Burnsides DB 5-11 194 Northwest Missouri St. Maryville, Mo. 99 Daniel Calvin DT 6-3 317 Kansas State Bakersfield, Calif. 55 Daniel Catalano DE 6-4 265 Northern Michigan Belle Mead, N.J. 93 Wacey Coleman DL 6-2 245 Black Hills State Rozet, Wyo. 92 Johnny Dingle DL 6-3 270 West Virginia Miami, Fla. 42 Demetrius Eaton LB 6-2 250 Northwestern Milwaukee, Wis. 27 Jeff Franklin CB 5-8 185 Central State (Ohio) Fairborn, Ohio 32 Henry Harris RB 5-8 185 Southeast Missouri State Memphis, Tenn. 7 Cody Hawkins QB 5-11 190 Colorado Boise, Idaho 43 Terrence Jackson LB 5-11 235 Indiana-Pennsylvania Media, Pa. 56 John Jacobs LB 6-2 230 Saginaw (Mich.) Valley State Prudenville, Mich. 58 Brandon Jordan OL 6-4 315 Missouri S&T New Orleans, La. 1 Nate Kmic RB 5-9 195 Mount Union (Ohio) Delta, Ohio 72 Frank Knights OL 6-1 300 Southeast Missouri State Aptos, Calif. 65 Josh Koeppel OL 6-2 273 Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 21 Jordan Lake S 6-1 215 Baylor Houston, Texas 2 Ricardo Lenhart WR 6-3 190 Otterbein Sidney, Ohio 12 DeWayne Lewis CB 5-11 190 Southern Utah Denver, Colo. 20 Taylor Malm WR 5-9 192 Northwestern (Iowa) Thousand Oaks, Calif. 13 Ben McLaughlin QB 6-3 205 Louisiana College Dierks, Ark. 6 Lane Olson LB 5-10 210 Wisconsin-Whitewater Racine, Wis. 24 Osayi Osunde LB 6-1 245 Villanova Bloomsburg, Pa. 88 Mike Peterson TE 6-2 245 Northwest Missouri State Atlantic, Iowa 33 Joe Sturdivant S 6-2 210 SMU Lilburn, Ga. 70 Luke Summers OL 6-4 290 Mount Union (Ohio) New Middletown, Ohio 25 Da’Shawn Thomas RB 5-11 205 Univ. of Western Ontario Newport, Ark. 23 Daniel Tromello DB 6-0 200 Occidental Newbury Park, Calif. 22 Stephan Virgil CB 5-11 190 Virginia Tech Rocky Mount, N.C. 77 Dane Warderburg OL 6-7 290 Northwest Missouri State Creston, Iowa 44 Zach Watkins LB 6-0 232 Washburn (Kan.) Independence, Mo. 8 Korey Williams WR 6-0 185 Northwestern Oklahoma St. New Orleans, La. 54 Cameron Zipp OL 6-1 278 Southern Mississippi Mandeville, La. U.S. Men’s National Team coaching staff: Name Position College Mel Tjeerdsma Head coach Former Northwest Missouri State head coach Larry Kehres Offensive coordinator Mount Union (Ohio) head coach Lou Tepper Defensive coordinator Former Illinois head coach Steve Bernstein Defensive backs Former Virginia secondary coach Derrick Williams Defensive backs Mary-Hardin Baylor (Texas) secondary coach Matt Webb Defensive line Southeastern Louisiana State defensive coordinator Erik Raeburn Offensive line Wabash (Ind.) head coach Mickey Joseph Running backs Langston (Okla.) interim head coach Adam Austin Receivers Midwestern State (Texas) quarterbacks coach Jordan Brown Tight ends/Football Ops Hastings (Neb.) defensive line coach U.S. Men’s National Team Schedule: DATE GAME TIME July 8 United States vs. Australia 9:00 a.m. ET July 10 Germany vs. United States 1:00 p.m. ET July 12 United States vs. Mexico 1:00 p.m. ET *Games above will be played in Innsbruck, Austria 2011 IFAF Senior World Championship Medal Round Schedule: DATE GAME TIME July 15 Bronze Medal Game 1:00 p.m. ET July 16 Gold Medal Game 1:00 p.m. ET *Games above will be played in Vienna, Austria About USA Football USA Football, the sport’s national governing body in the United States, inspires participation, and ensures a positive experience for all youth, high school, and other amateur players. The independent non-profit hosts more than 80 football training events annually for coaches, players and youth football league commissioners. USA Football is the official football development partner of the NFL and its 32 teams and manages U.S. national teams for international competition. Endowed by the NFL and NFL Players Association in 2002 through the NFL Youth Football Fund, USA Football distributes $1 million annually in equipment grants and offers youth league volunteer background check subsidies. Former NFL team executive Carl Peterson is USA Football’s chairman. .