Ball State University Athletics
Football Signee Matthew Page to Play for USA
April 14, 2009 | Football
Ball State football signee Matthew Page (
The 6-6, 300-pound offensive lineman is one of 36 graduating high school seniors who will play on America's first national team in the sport comprised of players age 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
“We are very excited for Matthew and his family for this selection,”
A team captain at East Chicago Central, Page earned four letters in football. Throughout his prep career, Page earned Hammond (
