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15 CIS athletes named to IFAF World Team Roster
Source: Football Canada
Football Canada is proud to announce that 28 Canadians are among
the 44 players named to the IFAF (International Federation of
American Football) World Team which will face Team USA -- composed
of top prospects from the class of 2012, in the third annual
International Bowl (formerly the USA vs. the World) on Wednesday,
February 1st in Austin, Texas.
The International Bowl is part of Football Canada’s programs
of excellence which provides opportunities for Canadian football
players to develop and showcase their abilities nationally as well
as internationally. Former Team World participants include top CFL
prospect Ben Heenan (University of Saskatchewan), Tyler Crapigna
(McMaster University) who kicked the 2011 Vanier Cup winning field
goal in double overtime and quarterback Jérémi
Doyon-Roch (Université de Sherbrooke) who was named 2011
RSEQ Rookie of the Year.
The current 44-man IFAF roster features players from nine IFAF
member federations -- American Samoa, Australia, Austria, Canada,
France, Japan, Mexico, Spain and Sweden.
The World Team is lead by head coach, Greg Marshall (The University
of Western Ontario) who is joined by fellow Canadian and World Team
Defensive Coordinator, Warren Craney (Head Coach at York
University).
Tevaun Smith is one of five Canadians returning to Team World in
2012. Smith was named Team World MVP last year after returning a
kick-off 79 yards for a touchdown and has recently committed to the
University of Iowa.
Also returning are offensive linemen Winston Miles (The University
of Western Ontario) and Matthias Goosen (Simon Fraser University),
defensive back Marcus Grandison (York University) and quarterback
Jahlani Gilbert-Knorren (University of Saskatchewan).
Among the first time Canadians named to Team World are Will Finch,
Connor Ralph and Charles Vaillancourt. Finch is a highly recruited
quarterback from Burlington, ON, who played for Team Ontario West
at the 2011 Football Canada Cup as well as both the Burlington
Stampeders and Nelson High School Lords.
Connor Ralph is a former Raymond (High School) Comet who notched 44
tackles, 3 sacks and 1 interception in his first year at linebacker
with the University of Alberta Golden Bears.
Charles Vaillancourt is a 6’4’’, 330 pound
offensive lineman who played this past season at Champlain College
(CEGEP-AAA) where as a freshman he was named to a league all-star.
Vaillancourt also participated in both the 2009 (U17) and 2010
(U18) Football Canada Cup as a member of Team Québec.
Team World also includes Canada West Rookie of the Year, University
of Saskatchewan offensive lineman Jordan Arkko as well as CJFL
Rookie of the Year, Windsor AKO Fratmen receiver Beau Lumley.
Team World gathers in the Texas state capital on Thursday, January
26th to begin the task of bringing together players from around the
globe to face Team USA. An additional 6 players will be added to
Team World from the IFAF Development Team, lead by Coordinator, Tim
Enger (Football Alberta) as well as defensive line coach, Barclay
Spady (Bev Facey H.S.) and quarterback coach, Michael Faulds (York
University).
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First
name
|
Last
name
|
Pos.
|
Ht.
|
Wt.
|
Country
|
Hometown
|
Team
|
|
Chris
|
Ackie
|
S
|
6-2
|
195
|
Canada
|
Cambridge,
ON
|
Wilfrid Laurier
University
|
|
Jordan
|
Arkko
|
OL
|
6-1
|
295
|
Canada
|
Edmonton,
AB
|
Univ.
Saskatchewan
|
|
Matt
|
Brazier
|
WR
|
6-2
|
188
|
Canada
|
London,
ON
|
Western
|
|
Sukh
|
Chungh
|
OL
|
6-4
|
293
|
Canada
|
Port Coquitlam,
BC
|
University of
Calgary
|
|
Anthony
|
Coombs
|
RB
|
5-9
|
185
|
Canada
|
Winnipeg,
MB
|
University of
Manitoba
|
|
Jahlani
|
Gilbert-Knorren
|
QB
|
6-1
|
186
|
Canada
|
Edmonton,
AB
|
Univ.
Saskatchewan
|
|
Evan
|
Gill
|
DE
|
6-4
|
273
|
Canada
|
Winnipeg,
MB
|
University of
Manitoba
|
|
Marcus
|
Grandison
|
DB
|
6-0
|
215
|
Canada
|
Toronto,
ON
|
York
University
|
|
Kalvin
|
Johnson
|
DB
|
5-9
|
180
|
Canada
|
Brampton,
ON
|
Western
|
|
Sean
|
McEwen
|
OL
|
6-3
|
283
|
Canada
|
Calgary,
AB
|
University of
Calgary
|
|
Winston
|
Miles
|
OL
|
6-5
|
307
|
Canada
|
Toronto,
ON
|
Western
|
|
Jesse
|
Mills
|
QB
|
6-4
|
242
|
Canada
|
Halifax,
NS
|
Saint Mary’s
University
|
|
Connor
|
Ralph
|
LB
|
5-11
|
216
|
Canada
|
Raymond,
AB
|
University of
Alberta
|
|
John
|
Rush
|
LB
|
6-2
|
220
|
Canada
|
Port Robinson,
ON
|
University of
Guelph
|
|
Daryl
|
Waud
|
DL
|
6-4
|
283
|
Canada
|
Hamilton,
ON
|
Western
|
Coaching Staff: Greg Marshall (Canada), Head Coach; Warren
Craney (Canada), Defensive Coordinator; Shinzo Yamada (Japan),
Special Teams Coordinator; Masato Itai (Japan), Quarterbacks; Max
Von Garnier (Germany), Running Backs; Jakob Dieplinger (Austria),
Wide Receivers; Paul Manera (Australia), Offensive Line; Sause
Ta’ase (American Samoa), Linebackers; Tuomas Heikkinen
(Finland), Defensive Backs; John Leijten (Australia), Defensive
Line; Giorgio Longhi (Italy), Defensive Assistant; Niclas Carlson
(Sweden), Strength & Conditioning; Rick Sowieta (Football
Canada), Chef de Mission
About Football Canada
Established in 1884, Football Canada is the national governing body
of amateur football in Canada and a proud member of the
International Federation of American Football (IFAF). Working
closely with the provincial football associations, we develop
programs and resources for players, coaches, officials in the three
disciplines of Tackle, Flag and Touch Football. Football
Canada’s vision statement is “from playground to
stadium” where players can participate in the game of
football throughout a lifetime recreationally, competitively and
internationally.
