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Pennsylvania Street • Suite 700 • Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 • 1.877.5.FOOTBALL • usafootball.com *** MEDIA ADVISORY *** 05/21/14 Contact: Joe Frollo, USA Football, 317/489-4428 USAFootball.com/fun [email protected] USA FOOTBALL SELECTS 45-PLAYER ROSTER TO REPRESENT UNITED STATES AT IFAF UNDER-19 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP U.S. team to compete July 7-16 in Kuwait as part of eight-nation field to determine the Under-19 world champion Forty-five (45) U.S. high school and college football players have been selected to play on the 2014 U.S. Under-19 National Team, assembled by USA Football. The team will compete in the 2014 International Federation of American Football Under-19 World Championship, an eight- nation tournament July 7-16 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. IFAF is composed of 64 nations spanning six continents that possess a national federation dedicated solely to American football. The U.S. Under-19 National Team includes athletes representing 20 states and will compete in a field against national teams from Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Kuwait and Mexico. The United States won the inaugural IFAF Under-19 World Championship in 2009 in Canton, Ohio. Canada claimed the 2012 gold medal in Austin, Texas. The U.S. team is led by AARON BRADY, head coach at Malvern (Pa.) Preparatory School. Brady spent the last four seasons as the head coach at Gonzaga Prep in Washington, D.C., going 29-16. A former All-Big East linebacker and safety at Rutgers University, Brady also has coached at Duke University and Georgetown University as well as at high schools in Florida, Maryland and New Jersey. He was the U.S. Under-19 National Team head coach in 2013, leading Team USA to a 42-10 win in the International Bowl. He also served as a U.S. Under-15 and Under-18 National Team head coach and has traveled to Sweden to teach the sport in conjunction with that country’s football federation. The International Olympic Committee granted IFAF provisional IOC recognition during its December meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland. A vote on football could take place as early as 2017. If approved, football would join the Summer Olympics lineup in 2024 at a host city yet to be determined. USA Football is the United States’ delegate to IFAF. U.S. players and coaches will take part in a training camp June 25 to July 1 at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va. The team departs for Kuwait on July 2. The United States’ pool play schedule is: Monday, July 7 – 1 p.m. (ET) vs. Mexico Thursday, July 10 – 4 p.m. (ET) vs. Germany Sunday, July 13 – 4 p.m. (ET) vs. Japan Games begin at 8 and 11 p.m. local time. The gold medal game is 4 p.m. (ET) Wednesday, July 16, between pool winners. A national team exemption granted by the NCAA allows current college players to take part and for high school seniors to play for USA Football and not have their participation count among their two permitted all-star game appearances. The IFAF Under-19 World Championship is recognized as a national team competition. USA Football is the sport’s national governing body in the United States. U.S. Under-19 National Team roster: No. Name Pos Ht Wt 2014 School Hometown 1 Deeldrick Taylor CB 5-10 195 Fresno (Calif.) City College Alexandria, La. 2 Raushod Floyd WR 5-10 195 Seabreeze High School Daytona Beach, Fla. 3 Chase Krivashei WR 5-9 175 Humboldt St. (Calif.) Arcata, Calif. 4 Peter Delatour LB 6-0 220 Columbus H.S. Miami, Fla. 5 Mike Eaddy CB 5-9 175 Valdosta State (Ga.) Blackshear, Ga. 6 Jackson Maples P/PK 6-0 190 North Carolina State West End, N.C. 7 Easton Melancon QB 5-11 190 Louisiana College Ama, La. 11 Kyle Hopewell QB 6-3 220 Endicott (Mass.) Swansboro, N.C. 13 Chandler Houtman S 6-1 200 Missouri Valley Owasso, Okla. 14 Isaiah Berrios CB 5-11 165 Western New England (Mass.) Plattekill, N.Y. 15 Sasha Kelsey WR 6-0 185 Lehigh (Pa.) Miami, Fla. 16 Taysean Scott CB 5-9 170 Williams (Mass.) Edgewood, Md. 18 Bryan Scott QB 6-2 225 Occidental (Calif.) Rolling Hills, Calif. 20 Marco DelVecchio S 6-0 200 Undecided Coventry, R.I. 21 Peter Pfannenstiel S 5-11 190 Washburn (Kan.) Silver Lake, Kan. 22 Shaquille Anderson RB 5-8 181 Thomas More (Conn.) Cambridge, Mass. 30 Bradley Cunningham LB 6-1 225 Tyler (Texas) Junior College Houston, Texas 31 Josh Stevens RB 5-10 175 Merced (Calif.) Ormond Beach, Fla. 33 Brandon Roe S 6-2 190 Jacksonville (Fla.) Douglas, Ga. 35 Rashard Alston RB 6-0 215 Newberry (S.C.) North Charleston, S.C. 41 Trae Lofton LB 6-2 215 Pikeville (Ky.) Maysville, Ky. 44 Will Tillo LB 5-11 210 Southeastern (Fla.) St. Augustine, Fla. 48 Chayce Hamilton LB 5-10 200 Seabreeze High School Daytona Beach, Fla. 51 Anthony Hernandez DE 6-1 235 Contra Costa (Calif.) College Napa, Calif. 53 Jordan Harold DE 6-2 245 Northwest Missouri State St. Louis, Mo. 55 Tristen Walsworth DT 6-1 270 Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) Troup, Texas 56 Nicholas Turner LB 6-0 238 Northwest Missouri State St. Louis, Mo. 58 James Officer OL 6-2 295 Indiana State Indianapolis, Ind. 61 Berry Benedick OL 6-3 290 Lindenwood (Mo.) Marshall, Mo. 64 Zaire Hollerway DT 6-2 296 Penn State Philadelphia, Pa. 67 Gabriel Gutierrez OL 6-4 315 Marist (N.Y.) Eagle Pass, Texas 70 Charming Launiuvao OL 6-2 290 Mesa (Ariz.) C.C. Anchorage, Alaska 71 Stefan Beard OL 6-4 318 Navarro (Texas) College Austin, Texas 72 Derrin Wytaske OL 6-4 270 Angelo State (Texas) Austin, Texas 73 Zach Fuller OL 6-3 330 Benedictine (Kan.) Kansas City, Mo. 76 Myles McIntyre OL 6-3 305 Northwest Missouri State St. Louis, Mo. 77 Kelly Wortham OL 6-3 285 Pittsburg State (Kan.) Yukon, Okla. 78 Jack Carroll DT 6-3 290 Gonzaga Prep (D.C.) Oakton, Va. 79 Bar Milo OL 6-6 280 Chaminade High School Oak Park, Calif. 81 Tyler Guice TE 6-4 235 Hutchinson (Kan.) C.C. McDonough, Ga. 83 Duby Nwaubi WR 6-2 202 Point (Ga.) Marietta, Ga. 89 Thomas Reed DE 6-3 213 Lackawanna (Pa.) Deer Park, N.Y. 92 Frederick Schroeder DE 6-3 255 Ball State University Yuma, Ariz. 99 John Fives DT 6-3 280 Williams (Mass.) Oyster Bay, N.Y. U.S. Under-19 National Team coaching and support staff: Name Hometown School Position Aaron Brady Malvern, Pa. Malvern Prep Head coach Marc Beach Ormond Beach, Fla. Seabreeze H.S. Offensive coordinator Rocky Hager Marlton, N.J. College of New Jersey Defensive coordinator Dennis Thomas Piles Groves, N.J. Salem H.S. Running backs Sean Pender Blackshear, Ga. Pierce County H.S. Wide receivers Jay Eilers San Angelo, Texas Angelo State University Offensive line Aaron Kelton Williamstown, Mass. Williams College Defensive line Mark McDonough Ithaca, N.Y. Ithaca College Linebackers Bob Trott Richmond, Va. University of Richmond Defensive backs Ben Hammer Pinehurst, N.C. Pinecrest H.S. Coaching assistant Todd Bell Waxahachie, Texas General manager Tim Glon Lima, Ohio Press officer Taylor Hanohano Gilbert, Ariz. Equipment manager Dave Weikel Westfield, Ind. Athletic trainer About USA Football: Indianapolis-based USA Football (usafootball.com) is the sport’s national governing body, leading the game’s development for youth, high school and other amateur football players. The independent nonprofit is the official youth football development partner of the NFL, partners with leading medical organizations and collaborates with football leaders for a better, safer game through coaching education and player skill advancement. .