College Fanz Sports Network NAIA Senior Classic Football Game Saturday April 25 in Suburban Kansas City


***MEDIA ADVISORY***

College Fanz Sports Network Senior Classic Football Game with Top NAIA Stars Saturday, April 25 in Suburban Kansas City

WHO: 120 of the Best College Football Student-Athletes from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA)

WHO: ESPN Founder Bill Rasmussen – Founding Partner of College Fanz Sports Network (available for interview opportunities week of April 19th)

WHO: Senior Classic game founder Jason Dannelly – College Fanz’ Director of NAIA Relations (available for interview opportunities week of April 19th)

WHAT: College Fanz Sports Network's 3rd Annual Senior Classic Football Game

WHEN: Saturday, April 25, 2009, 1 p.m. Central Time

WHERE: Platte County R3 High School’s Pirate Stadium, 1501 Branch Street, Platte City, Missouri 64079-8384 (Suburban Kansas City, five miles from Kansas City International Airport), 816-858-2844

TICKETS: $5 per person; free admission for children age five and under.

MEDIA CONTACT: Jim DeLorenzo, 215-266-5943 (cell phone), 215-564-1122 (office phone), jdelorenzo@collegefanz.com

The 3rd annual College Fanz Sports Network Senior Classic football game features 120 former National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) student-athletes competing in a showcase of their talent and character. The game kicks off Saturday, April 25th at 1 p.m. Central Standard Time in Platte County R3 High School’s Pirate Stadium in Platte City, Missouri (suburban Kansas City).

Highlighting the offenses are first team All-American running backs Nick Banks of Minot State University and Greg Fountain of Campbellsville. Fountain led the NAIA in rushing with 1,726 yards total (and 156.9 yards per game), while Banks was second averaging 143.8 yards per game.

Defensively, there are three first team All-Americans participating. Leading the way at linebacker are Nathan Jansen of Northwestern College (Iowa) and Demetrious Washington of the University of Sioux Falls (last season’s NAIA Champions). Robbie Schultz of Benedictine College anchors the defensive line selections.

College Fanz is the world’s largest online college sports community, with students, alumni, and other fans of college sports. Founded by Bill Rasmussen, the innovator who launched ESPN in 1979, College Fanz boasts over 22,000 web pages devoted to more than 1,450 colleges and universities throughout the United States competing in over 225,000 NCAA and NAIA athletic events. Victory Sports Network, the leading voice of NAIA college sports, is now part of the College Fanz Sports Network. Additional information is available at http://www.collegefanz.com/.