PARIS - Four Western Mustangs will represent the World Team in Florida during Pro Bowl Weekend at the International Federation of American Football USA vs. The World showdown on Jan. 30.
Defensive lineman David Lee (London, Ont.), linebackers Jerod McCrory (Burlington, Ont.) and Marcus Babic (Oakville, Ont.) and receiver/defensive back Scott Janz (Winnipeg) were four of the 43 players named to the World team by the IFAF on Jan. 6. Greg Marshall, Western's head coach and offensive coordinator, will also coach the offensive line for the World team.
The game will match an eventual 45-man World team composed of the best players aged 19 and under selected from International Federation of American Football (IFAF) member countries against 45 of the top high school seniors from the United States. More information can be found at the event website: www.USAvWorld.com/2010 and at www.IFAF.org.
NFL Network will provide live coverage of the game, which is designated an official Pro Bowl Week event by the NFL, at 12 noon ET on January 30.
The World team roster is comprised of players representing American Samoa (2), Australia (1), Canada (31), France (1), Germany (1), Japan (3), Mexico (1) and Sweden (3), who were selected from a provisional list of 100 players nominated by IFAF federations. They will practice nine times while in Fort Lauderdale from January 24-29.
"Selecting only 45 players from the list of quality players who were recommended is a difficult task, but I believe we have assembled a balanced group who will be competitive," said coach Jan Jenmert, who is also head coach of the Sweden junior national team. "We listened to the opinions of coaches from around the world, watched film and measured each player's personal strengths to make our selections and now look forward to coming together as a unit for the first time on January 24 to prepare to face USA Football's Team USA."
The World squad includes 22 players who starred at the 2009 IFAF Junior World Championship (JWC) in Canton, Ohio, when Canada won the silver medal; Japan took bronze with a win over Mexico and Germany finished as the best-placed European competitor.
World Team Roster - By Country
|
#
|
Pos
|
Name
|
Last Name
|
Country
|
Ht.
|
Wt.
|
Team
|
|
31
|
LB
|
Beck
|
Coulter
|
Am Samoa
|
6-2
|
240
|
Trinity (TX) Community College
|
|
44
|
LB
|
Tavita
|
Katina
|
Am Samoa
|
6-2
|
235
|
Marist High School
|
|
54
|
DL
|
Jesse
|
Williams
|
Australia
|
6-4
|
325
|
Arizona Western
|
|
37
|
DB
|
Cameron
|
Wade
|
Canada
|
6-2
|
185
|
Arcadia University
|
|
24
|
RB
|
Guillame
|
Bourassa
|
Canada
|
5-11
|
185
|
College Champlain Lennoxville
|
|
77
|
OL
|
Danny
|
Groulx
|
Canada
|
6-6
|
335
|
College Champlain Lennoxville
|
|
68
|
OL
|
Dillon
|
Guy
|
Canada
|
6-5
|
295
|
College Champlain Lennoxville
|
|
9
|
LB
|
Christian
|
Walcott
|
Canada
|
5-11
|
195
|
Concordia University
|
|
85
|
WR
|
Jerit
|
Lambert
|
Canada
|
6-1
|
200
|
Edmonton Wildcats
|
|
89
|
OL
|
Jacob
|
Ruby
|
Canada
|
6-8
|
285
|
Fort Union Military Academy
|
|
87
|
WR
|
Alex
|
Anthony
|
Canada
|
6-2
|
195
|
Laurier University
|
|
84
|
WR
|
Adam
|
Thibault
|
Canada
|
6-0
|
190
|
Laval University
|
|
36
|
DB
|
Cody
|
Lynch
|
Canada
|
6-0
|
165
|
McMaster University
|
|
78
|
OL
|
Matt
|
Sewell
|
Canada
|
6-8
|
340
|
McMaster University
|
|
8
|
K
|
Tyler
|
Crapigna
|
Canada
|
5-7
|
150
|
Ottawa Myers Riders
|
|
33
|
DB
|
Mike
|
Dubuisson
|
Canada
|
6-3
|
198
|
Saint Léonard Cougars
|
|
21
|
DB
|
Dylan
|
Hollohan
|
Canada
|
5-10
|
183
|
St Francis Xavier University
|
|
7
|
QB
|
Brandon
|
Bridge
|
Canada
|
6-3
|
210
|
St. Marcellinus High School
|
|
3
|
RB
|
Steven
|
Lumbala
|
Canada
|
5-11
|
200
|
University of Calgary
|
|
10
|
DB
|
Soonbum
|
Cha
|
Canada
|
5-11
|
180
|
University of Ottawa
|
|
52
|
LB
|
Tyler
|
Sawyer
|
Canada
|
6-0
|
205
|
University of Ottawa
|
|
34
|
RB
|
Jeff
|
Hassler
|
Canada
|
5-10
|
195
|
University of Saskatchewan
|
|
75
|
OL
|
Ben
|
Heenan
|
Canada
|
6-4
|
305
|
University of Saskatchewan
|
|
76
|
OL
|
Cam
|
Redl
|
Canada
|
6-7
|
295
|
University of Saskatchewan
|
|
93
|
DL
|
Joel
|
Seutter
|
Canada
|
6-2
|
230
|
University of Saskatchewan
|
|
42
|
LB
|
Marcus
|
Babic
|
Canada
|
6-4
|
217
|
University of Western Ontario
|
|
26
|
DB
|
Scott
|
Janz
|
Canada
|
6-2
|
185
|
University of Western Ontario
|
|
95
|
DL
|
David
|
Lee
|
Canada
|
6-4
|
235
|
University of Western Ontario
|
|
4
|
LB
|
Jerod
|
McCrory
|
Canada
|
6-1
|
235
|
University of Western Ontario
|
|
83
|
WR
|
Julian
|
Bailey
|
Canada
|
6-1
|
185
|
Vanier College
|
|
12
|
QB
|
Jeremi
|
Doyon-Roch
|
Canada
|
6-3
|
190
|
Vanier College
|
|
11
|
LB
|
Byron
|
Perez-Archambault
|
Canada
|
6-1
|
220
|
Vanier College
|
|
32
|
FB
|
James
|
Sifakis
|
Canada
|
6-1
|
235
|
Vanier College
|
|
45
|
DL
|
Mehdi
|
Abdesmad
|
Canada
|
6-6
|
250
|
Vieux Montréal Spartiates
|
|
5
|
WR
|
Thomas
|
Ruiz
|
France
|
5-9
|
173
|
Météores de Fontenay
|
|
49
|
DL
|
Bjoern
|
Werner
|
Germany
|
6-4
|
258
|
Salisbury School (CT)
|
|
15
|
WR
|
Shoma
|
Endo
|
Japan
|
5-10
|
180
|
Nihon University
|
|
22
|
DB
|
Yudai
|
Maruyama
|
Japan
|
5-11
|
165
|
Nihon University
|
|
81
|
WR
|
Jumpei
|
Yoshimoto
|
Japan
|
5-9
|
165
|
Ritsumeikan University
|
|
40
|
LB
|
Jiovanni
|
Carrillo
|
Mexico
|
6-1
|
203
|
Aguilas Blancas IPN
|
|
94
|
DL
|
Elias
|
Groon
|
Sweden
|
6-3
|
315
|
Stockholm Mean Machines
|
|
6
|
RB
|
Hampus
|
Hellermark
|
Sweden
|
6-1
|
200
|
Lidingö Saints
|
|
74
|
OL
|
Sebastian
|
Johansson
|
Sweden
|
6-5
|
282
|
Carlstad Crusaders
|
Coaching Staff
Head coach, Jan Jenmert (Sweden);
Offensive Coordinator, Masato Itai (Japan); Defensive Coordinator, Warren Craney (Canada);
Special teams, Olivier Moret (France); Offensive line, Greg Marshall (Canada);
Running backs, Marco Iadeluca (Canada); Tight ends, Peter Tos (Australia);
Defensive line, Salomon Solano (Mexico); Defensive backs, Shinichi Takeda (Japan);
Graduate assistants: Kris Kemp (Bahamas), Maciej Cetnerowski (Poland),
B.J. Jensen (Finland), Marcel Meijerink (Netherlands), Mathias Torre (France), Jørgen Johansen (Norway);
Strength & Conditioning, Niclas Carlson (Sweden); Team Manager Rick Sowieta (Canada).
