December 5, 2002

MOUNT VERNON, IOWA . . . The Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (IIAC) announced today that Coe College running back Fredrick Jackson (Fort Worth, Texas/Lamar HS) and Central College linebacker Austin Bonnema (Pella, Iowa/Pella HS) have been selected by the American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) to play in the 2002 Aztec Bowl on December 14, in Torreon, Mexico. The United States team, that will play Mexico at noon CT, will be coached by former Central College head coach, Ron Schipper.

Jackson is a two-time Iowa Conference Most Valuable Player and a three-time All-Conference selection. Bonnema is a two-time All-Conference selection.

The Aztec Bowl is the traditional season-ending game for Mexico’s college football season. The game has been played 30 times since 1947 with the last five contests featuring the United States-Mexico match-up. Mexico faced a mixture of NCAA and NAIA colleges, junior colleges, armed forces teams and international teams in the 26 Aztec Bowls prior to 1997. Last season, the United States Division III all-stars posted a 37-5 victory led by former Buena Vista University kicker Carlos Martinez, who earned USA MVP honors.

The 42-man USA roster is made up each year of seniors from Division III schools around the country. Seniors named to the AFCA Division III Coaches’ All-America Team receive invitations first and the remainder of the roster is filled in based on recommendations from Division III head coaches around the country. To make the team as representative as possible, no more than one player is chosen from any school.

Complete coverage of the Aztec Bowl including full rosters, broadcast information and historical information can be found at the AFCA website.

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