Knapp sets record in USA win at the Aztec Bowl

LEFT: Senior linebacker Justin Knapp, pictured alongside Thunder

head coach Mike Swider, has been named to the roster of the 42-man USA Team

for this Saturday's Aztec Bowl in Torreon, Mexico.

Torreon, Mexico (12/15) - Wheaton senior

Justin Knapp made a big impact on Saturday in a 15-9 win by USA over Mexico

in the Aztec Bowl. The Aztec Bowl features an All-Star team of Mexican collegiate

players against a Division III All-Star Team, picked by the American Football

Coaches Association. Saturday's game was played in front of a sellout crowd

of 6,000 at Estadio Infierno Azul in Torreon and was the sixth meeting between

the Division III squad and the Mexican team.

Knapp, the 2002 CCIW "Defensive Player of the Year" led the

United States team with 10 tackles in the game including eight solo tackles.

The solid effort by the Wheaton team tri-captain set a Team USA record for

total tackles in a game from the six meetings in the series.