Brian Winters To Play For USA Football Junior National Team
5/13/2009 12:00:00 AM | Football
KENT, Ohio — Kent State signee Brian Winters (Hudson, Ohio) has been selected to play for USA Football's 2009 Junior National Team which will compete in the sport's first junior world championship this summer. The 6-5, 310-pound offensive lineman is one of 45 graduating high school seniors soon to enter 32 college football programs who will play on America's first national team in the sport comprised of players aged 19 and under.
USA Football, an independent non-profit and the sport's national governing body on youth and amateur levels, has built America's first Junior National Team in the sport to compete in the eight-nation, four-continent 2009 International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Junior World Championship in Canton, Ohio, from June 27-July 5. National football teams from Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand and Sweden have qualified to join the United States to pursue the sport's first world championship on the international junior level (19 and under).
USA Football's Junior National Team is led by Chuck Kyle, head coach of Cleveland St. Ignatius High School, who has led the Wildcats to 10 of Ohio's past 21 state titles in Division I, including two USA TODAY “national championships.”
“Brian has great size and is physically ready to play at the Division I level,” Kent State head coach Doug Martin said. “He's a good enough athlete that he could play either guard or tackle and not miss a beat. His selection to USA Football's Junior National Team is a great compliment to our program and a sign to how our recruiting has improved over the years. We're honored to have Brian represent Kent State at the IFAF Junior world Championship.”
Winters was named All-Ohio and All-Northeast Ohio Conference this past season for Hudson High School. The offensive line standout also lettered three times in wrestling for the Explorers.
For more information or to view the complete roster, visit www.usafootball.com.
Kent State opens the 2009 season Thursday, Sept. 3 against Coastal Carolina at 7:00 p.m. in Dix Stadium. The Golden Flashes will have to replace three starters on offense and four from defense. Call (330) 672-2244 for 2009 season ticket information. This year, KSU is offering special football season ticket plans that also include a discount towards men's basketball season tickets for the 2009-10 campaign.
(Release courtesy of Steve Alic, USA Football)
USA Football, an independent non-profit and the sport's national governing body on youth and amateur levels, has built America's first Junior National Team in the sport to compete in the eight-nation, four-continent 2009 International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Junior World Championship in Canton, Ohio, from June 27-July 5. National football teams from Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand and Sweden have qualified to join the United States to pursue the sport's first world championship on the international junior level (19 and under).
USA Football's Junior National Team is led by Chuck Kyle, head coach of Cleveland St. Ignatius High School, who has led the Wildcats to 10 of Ohio's past 21 state titles in Division I, including two USA TODAY “national championships.”
“Brian has great size and is physically ready to play at the Division I level,” Kent State head coach Doug Martin said. “He's a good enough athlete that he could play either guard or tackle and not miss a beat. His selection to USA Football's Junior National Team is a great compliment to our program and a sign to how our recruiting has improved over the years. We're honored to have Brian represent Kent State at the IFAF Junior world Championship.”
Winters was named All-Ohio and All-Northeast Ohio Conference this past season for Hudson High School. The offensive line standout also lettered three times in wrestling for the Explorers.
For more information or to view the complete roster, visit www.usafootball.com.
Kent State opens the 2009 season Thursday, Sept. 3 against Coastal Carolina at 7:00 p.m. in Dix Stadium. The Golden Flashes will have to replace three starters on offense and four from defense. Call (330) 672-2244 for 2009 season ticket information. This year, KSU is offering special football season ticket plans that also include a discount towards men's basketball season tickets for the 2009-10 campaign.
(Release courtesy of Steve Alic, USA Football)
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