MOORHEAD, Minn. (12/05/06)--Concordia senior defensive tackle Tyler Ledyard (Duluth, Minn./Duluth Central HS) has been selected to play for the American Football Coaches Association’s (AFCA) Division III all-star team that will represent the United States against the Mexican National Team in the 2006 Aztec Bowl on December 16 at Estadio Victoria in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Ledyard is the seventh player, and third straight, in school history to play in the Aztec Bowl. He had 9.0 sacks on the year to go along with 28 tackles and 12.5 tackles for a loss. He finished his career with 18.0 sacks.

Last year Last year defensive lineman Travis Almquist was chosen to play in the prestigious game. Offensive line standout Nick Didier participated in 2004. Before then, Derek Flann played in the 2002 Aztec Bowl, defensive star Mark Hankel played in the 2000 game, Jake Estenson participated in 1999 and Tory Langemo played in the inaugural AFCA Aztec Bowl back in 1997.

Ledyard is one of 48 NCAA Division III seniors from around the country who will make up this year’s team.
Former Widener, Delaware Valley and LaSalle Head Coach Bill Manlove will coach this year’s team.

Event Information: This year’s game is scheduled to kick off at 7 p.m. CST on December 16 at Estadio Victoria
in Aguascalientes.

The Aztec Bowl is the traditional season-ending game for Mexico’s college football season. The game has been
played 35 times since 1947 with the last eight contests featuring the United States-Mexico match-up. The United
States is 8-1 in the series and defeated Mexico, 53-15, in the 2005 game in Toluca.

Chitwood Sports Media of Jefferson, Texas will again provide a live webcast of the Aztec Bowl in 2006. Along
with the game webcast on December 16, announcer Charlie Chitwood will provide 90-minute preview shows on December 12, 13, 14 and 15 The preview shows will originate from the Team USA hotel and will begin each
night at 6:30 p.m. CST.

The preview shows and game webcast can all be accessed via the AFCA’s website at www.afca.com and via the Aztec Bowl website at www.aztecbowl.com. Postgame results will also be available at www.afca.com.

Aztec Bowl Alumni: Two former Team USA members, London Fletcher and Clint Kriewaldt, are currently playing
in the National Football League. Fletcher, who played collegiately at John Carroll and was a member of the
1997 U.S. team, is a linebacker with the Buffalo Bills. Kriewaldt was the Detroit Lions’ 1999 fifth-round draft
pick out of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and played in the 1998 Aztec Bowl. He is currently a member of the
Pittsburgh Steelers.

The AFCA was founded in 1922 and currently has more than 10,000 members around the world ranging from
the high school level to the professional ranks. According to its constitution, the AFCA was formed, in part, to
“maintain the highest possible standards in football and in the coaching profession” and to “provide a forum for
the discussion and study of all matters pertaining to football.