Eagle Passan Gabriel Gutierrez selected to USA Football Under 19 Team
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Copyright 2014, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc.
Eagle Passan Gabriel Gutierrez, a graduate of C. C. Winn High School Class of 2013 and current sophomore at Marist College, has been selected to play on the 2014 United States Football Under 19 Team by USA Football, announced Marist College Head Football Coach Jim Parady.
Gutierrez is one of 45 players in the United States to earn this honor, said Coach Parady. The U.S. Football Under 19 Team will represent the United States in the eight nation International Federation of American Football (IFAF) Under 19 World Championship tournament during July 7-16 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Teams from Mexico, Canada, Kuwait, Austria, Germany, Japan, France, and United States will compete for the prestigious IFAF Under 19 World Championship.
“It’s a great opportunity for him to represent this country, and for him to play the game he loves during the summer months,” said Coach Parady. “We are very proud of Gabriel’s selection to the IFAF’s U.S. Under 19 Team,” added Coach Parady.
Gutierrez is a rising offensive lineman with the Marist College Red Foxes in Poughkeepsie, New York in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, an NCAA Division I football program. Gutierrez is 6 feet 4 inches and weighs 285 pounds. He proudly wears jersey number 67 for the Marist College Red Foxes.
Gutierrez played four years of varsity football at C. C. Winn High School and was named to District 29-5A First Team Offense as an offensive lineman during his senior year in 2012 and Honorable Mention his junior year. He also participated two years in track and field with the C. C. Winn Mavericks.
Gutierrez is the son of Gabriel and Celia Gutierrez of Eagle Pass, Texas.
The Eagle Pass Business Journal congratulates Gabriel Gutierrez on his selection to the United States Football Under 19 Team and wishes him all the success at the IFAF World Championship in Kuwait and the 2014 Marist College Football season.
