From Case Western Reserve University Athletics
Junior midfielder Jacob Grindel of the Case Western Reserve University men's soccer team has been selected to compete in the 13th Pan American Maccabi Games by the Maccabi Games USA Organizing Committee.
Grindel will compete on Team USA. Team USA consists of 314 athletes on 33 teams in Open, Juniors, Youth and Masters divisions competing in 14 sports: Basketball, Beach Volleyball, Chess, Field Hockey, Futsal, Golf, Gymnastics, Judo, Rugby, Soccer, Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis and Volleyball.
More than 2,500 Jewish athletes from 22 countries will participate in the event. Team members reside in 32 states plus the District of Columbia.
The games are set to take place from Sunday, December 27, 2015 through Monday, January 4, 2016 in Chile.