Schultz named to AFCA's 2006 Aztec Bowl squad

Schultz, a senior from Rollingstone, Minn., led the Pipers in tackles in each of his four seasons at the school, amassing 362 career stops. In 2006, he finished the regular season as the No. 2 tackler in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Schultz 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 Dec. 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 Dec. 16, announcer Charlie Chitwood will provide 90-minute preview shows on Dec. 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.

(Press release courtesy of the AFCA)