28 Canadians named to IFAF World Team Roster

by footballcanada

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).

IFAF World Team 2012 Roster

First name

Last name

Pos.

Ht.

Wt.

Country

Hometown

Team

David Katina DE 6-3 255 Am. Samoa Pago Pago Hawaii
Rommel Mageo LB 6-2 220 Am. Samoa Pago Pago Samoana HS
Destiny Vaeao TE 6-4 255 Am. Samoa Pago Pago Tafuna HS
Adam Gotsis OL 6-5 288 Australia Abbotsford Monash Warriors
Andreas Hofbauer RB 5-11 206 Austria Innsbruck Swarco Raiders
Laurinho Walch WR 5-11 160 Austria Vienna Raiffeisen Vikings
Chris Ackie S 6-2 195 Canada Cambridge, ON Wilfrid Laurier University
Eli Ankou DE 6-3 257 Canada Ottawa, ON Red Lion Academy
Jordan Arkko OL 6-1 295 Canada Edmonton, AB Univ. Saskatchewan
Matt Brazier WR 6-2 188 Canada London, ON Western Ontario
Casey Chin LB 5-11 220 Canada Port Moody, BC Simon Fraser University
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
Faith Ekakitie DE 6-3 285 Canada Brampton, ON Lake Forest Academy
Will Finch QB 6-3 218 Canada Burlington, ON Nelson HS
Jahlani Gilbert-Knorren QB 6-1 186 Canada Edmonton, AB Univ. Saskatchewan
Evan Gill DE 6-4 273 Canada Winnipeg, MB University of Manitoba
Matthias Goossen OL 6-3 300 Canada Richmond, BC Simon Fraser University
Marcus Grandison DB 6-0 215 Canada Toronto, ON York University
Alex Hovington DB 5-11 185 Canada St. Hubert, QC Spartiates Vieux-Montreal
Kalvin Johnson DB 5-9 180 Canada Brampton, ON Western Ontario
Jamal Kett WR 6-5 215 Canada Orangeville, ON St. Andrews College
Beau Lumley WR 5-11 185 Canada Herman, ON Windsor AKO Fratmen
Sean McEwen OL 6-3 283 Canada Calgary, AB University of Calgary
Andrew McWhinnie LB 6-4 225 Canada Waterloo, ON Sir John A MacDonald HS
Winston Miles OL 6-5 307 Canada Toronto, ON Western Ontario
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
Luka Ricard LB 6-3 220 Canada Montreal, QC Champlain College
John Rush LB 6-2 220 Canada Port Robinson, ON University of Guelph
Tevaun Smith WR 6-2 187 Canada Toronto, ON Kent School
Charles Vaillancourt OL 6-4 330 Canada Montreal, ON Champlain College
Dillon Wamsley K/P 5-10 185 Canada London, ON London Falcons
Daryl Waud DL 6-4 283 Canada Hamilton, ON Western Ontario
Victor Ferrier S 6-1 194 France Pessac Bordeaux Kangourous
Guiterembi Vickos LB 6-2 257 France Amiens Amiens Spartiates
Shingo Maeda RB 5-11 176 Japan Osaka Kansai University
Emigdio Palacios DE 6-2 258 Mexico Cholula, Puebla UDLAP
Mauricio Romero C 6-3 284 Mexico Mexico City UNAM
Sergio Schaffino DB 5-8 175 Mexico Monterrey ITESM-Monterrey
Daniel Siller WR 6-1 192 Mexico Torreon UDLAP
Jean-Claude Madin Cerezo WR 6-2 200 Spain Hamburg, Germany Hamburg Huskies
Ivan Campos DT 6-3 306 Sweden Gothenburg Gothenburg Marvels
Robin Svallin OL 6-3 297 Sweden Tyresö Tyreso Royal Crowns

 

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

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