USA Football announces U.S. Under-18 Select Team for International Bowl IX at AT&T Stadium

By Adam Wire | Posted 1/8/2018

Forty-nine high school student-athletes spanning 18 states have been selected for the 2018 U.S. Under-18 Select Team, USA Football announced today.

The U.S. team will compete against the UANL-Mexico team Friday at International Bowl IX at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, home of the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys and college football’s Good Year Cotton Bowl. Kickoff is at 4:30 p.m. Central Time (5:30 p.m. Eastern).

International Bowl IX features 24 teams across eight nations on three continents. U.S. National Teams will compete against teams representing Canada, Japan, Mexico and the Nordic region, comprised of players and coaches from Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. As a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee and the sport’s national governing body, USA Football manages U.S. National Teams for international competition.

All International Bowl games will be played at AT&T Stadium. Game days are Friday, Jan. 12; Wednesday, Jan. 17; and Friday, Jan. 19, each consisting of four games.

Broadcast information for all 12 games will be announced in the near future. International Bowl game tickets and details are available at internationalbowlix.org.

The head coach of the U.S. Under-18 Select Team is Vai Taua, who serves as special teams analyst at the University of Nevada. Taua was a running back for the Wolfpack and played briefly in the NFL with the Buffalo Bills and Seattle Seahawks.

U.S. National Team alumni include wide receiver Corey Coleman (Cleveland Browns), wide receiver Devin Funchess (Carolina Panthers), running back Todd Gurley (Los Angeles Rams), defensive back Tyrann Mathieu (Arizona Cardinals), offensive lineman Jack Mewhort (Indianapolis Colts), running back Samaje Perine (Washington Redskins), defensive end Stephon Tuitt (Pittsburgh Steelers) and quarterback Jameis Winston (Tampa Bay Buccaneers).

The U-19 Select roster will be announced Tuesday.

2018 U.S. Under-18 Select Team roster:

NAME	POS.	HT.	WT.	HOMETOWN	HIGH SCHOOL
Sebastian Agnew	OL	6-0	275	West Plains, Missouri	West Plains
Patrick Angelo	RB	6-3	190	Selma, California	Selma
Ayden Arredondo	DL	5-11	190	Houston	Heights
Thomas Bartok	OL	6-3	270	Salem, Connecticut	East Lyme
Terry Bland	LB	6-1	195	Augusta, Georgia	Academy of Richmond County
Christian Boman	OL	6-0	325	Shepherdsville, Kentucky	Bullitt Central
Kyle Bryant	TE	6-3	235	Grovetown, Georgia	Grovetown
Braden Coble	LB	6-2	185	Cumby, Texas	Cumby
Lezra Dews	TE	6-1	218	Fort Worth, Texas	North Crowley
Tyler Dufour	LB	6-0	185	Aurora, Colorado	Eaglecrest
Trevor Duggan	OL	6-0	245	Melissa, Texas	Melissa
William Fulton	DL	6-0	290	Los Gatos, California	Los Gatos
Chayil Garnett	QB	6-3	194	Lake Wales, Florida	Lake Wales
Braden Gleason	QB	6-0	180	Muldrow, Oklahoma	Muldrow
Frank Grant	DL	5-10	255	Old Bridge Township, New Jersey	Home
Ta’von Gwynn	WR	5-11	260	Killeen, Texas	C.E. Ellison
Jehric Hackney	RB	5-8	195	Jericho, Vermont	Mount Mansfield
Thomas Hathorn	LS	5-11	170	Spring, Texas	Klein Oak
John Douglas (J.D.) Hawkins	DB	5-10	182	Lexington, Kentucky	Tates Creek
Tristan Heaton	K/P	6-1	174	Humble, Texas	Atascocita
Nazari Henderson	DB	5-11	180	Windham, Maine	Windham
Bradyn Hunter	OL	6-2	275	Harold, Kentucky	Pikeville
Jacob Jablonski	DB	5-9	165	Richmond Hill, Georgia	Savannah Christian Preperatory
Lane Jett	LB	6-0	175	West Plains, Missouri	West Plains
Michael Johnson	OL	6-3	285	Lawrenceville, Georgia	Collins Hill
Elliott Johnson Jr.	DL	6-1	265	Modesto, California	Joseph A. Gregori
Christopher Krush	DL	6-3	203	Oak Hill, Virginia	Oakton
Alex LaBella	WR	5-11	160	Huntington, New York	Huntington
Justin Lafayette	DL	6-0	285	Colchester, Vermont	Colchester
Joshua Marciulionis	OL	5-11	240	Melrose, Wisconsin	Melrose-Mindoro
Brennan McQuade	OL	6-3	262	Endwell, New York	Maine-Endwell
James Merritt	DB	6-2	185	San Antonio	Antonian College Preperatory
Seth Miller	DB	6-1	160	Antelope, California	Oakmont
Ryan Mitchell	OL	6-2	237	Miami	John A. Ferguson
Jake Mitten	DL	6-2	230	San Diego	Cathedral Catholic
Sean Moore	WR	6-2	165	Miami	Gulliver Prep
Bulah Nyang	DL	6-1	360	Marietta, Georgia	Walton
Noah Page	WR	5-11	175	Eagle Point, Oregon	Eagle Point
Kyle Riviere	OL	6-3	275	Yorba Linda, California	Servite
Justin Sands	QB	6-4	215	Centre Hall, Pennsylvania	Penns Valley
Jake Seidel	OL	6-5	250	Imperial, Missouri	Seckman
Robert Sergiyenko	TE	6-5	230	Oxford, Connecticut	Oxford
Mason Setness	DB	6-2	180	Haymarket, Virginia	Battlefield
Nicholaus Severson	DB	6-2	170	San Angelo, Texas	Central
Kenny Verney	LB	5-10	220	New Paltz, New York	New Paltz
Matthew Williams	LB	6-0	201	Locust Grove, Oklahoma	Locust Grove
Thomas Williams III	WR	6-2	185	Pflugerville, Texas	Hendrickson
Dujuan Wilmer	DL	6-0	305	Houston	Cypress Falls
Alijah Woods	RB	5-8	150	Arlington, Massachusetts	Arlington

2018 U.S. Under-18 Select Team coaching staff:

NAME	POSITION	SCHOOL
Vai Taua	Head Coach	University of Nevada
Michael Patterson	Defensive Coordinator	Brophy College Prep High School (Arizona)
Fabien Bownes	Wide Receivers	Former NFL player
John Landwher	Defensive Line	University of Nevada
William Lund	Linebackers	Lake Forest College (Illinois)
Jordan Mudge	Offensive Line	Former NFL player
Ryan Larsen	Quarterbacks	Stevenson University (Maryland)

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