Kyle Hopewell Placed on USA Football U-19 Squad at IFAF World Championships in Kuwait

Posted: May 28, 2014

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — Endicott College Quarterback Kyle Hopewell (Swansboro, NC) has been selected to participate in the IFAF World Championships in Kuwait as a member of USA Football's Under-19 squad.

The eight-team tournament takes place between July 7-16.

The roster includes 45 athletes representing 20 states, that will compete 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 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:

Tuesday, July 8 – 1 p.m. (ET) vs. Mexico
Friday, July 11 – 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	260	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	Fredrick 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

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