Bowling Green State University Athletics
Future Falcon, Jordon Roussos, Named to USA Football's Junior National Team
April 14, 2009 | Football
April 14, 2009
VIENNA, Va. -
Jordon Roussos of Carnegie, Pa., and Bowling Green State University, 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 6-4, 240-pound defensive end is one of 36 graduating high school seniors soon to enter one of 27 college football programs who will play on America's first national team in the sport comprised of players aged 19 and under. USA Football's Junior National Team roster will ultimately consist of 45 student-athletes.
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 his Wildcats to 10 of Ohio's past 21 state titles, including two USA TODAY "national championships."
"We are very proud of Jordan to be selected to the USA Football's Junior National Team," said Dave Clawson. "He is the type of person and student-athlete who will represent our country well this summer and BGSU over the next four years of his playing career."
Roussos was named to The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Fabulous-22" list as a senior and was first-team all-conference for the past three seasons at Carlynton Junior/Senior High School. A four-year scholar athlete, he was a team captain in football and wrestling and also lettered in track and baseball. Roussos, who plans to major in education at BGSU, also ranked as a top-five wrestler in the state of Pennsylvania.
Players selected for USA Football's Junior National Team were nominated by high school and college coaches from around the country. Roster selections are ultimately determined by USA Football's coaching staff, which collectively possesses 33 state titles and 155 high school head coaching seasons of experience.
