Jordan Wilson-Ross is only 18 but already his face has been spotted in the crowd. Jordan Wilson-Ross, a fullback for Ontario and Canada's Under-19 teams has been featured in the October 15th edition of Sports Illustrated in the popular 'Faces in the Crowd' section that highlights young and old amateur athletes from around North America.

The two-sport athlete was featured for his efforts in playing as a running back for Mississauga of the Ontario Varsity Football League, rushing for 170 yards in the title match. This was after he had flown in from Newfoundland for the day, taking a break from the Rugby Canada National Championships in St. John's, Newfoundland.

Wilson-Ross then celebrated the title briefly, and was on an evening flight back to St. John's to play in the gold medal game for Ontario against British Columbia. Ontario lost that match, but not without some great runs from Wilson-Ross, who is a speedy, hard-to-tackle fullback.

He was in Victoria for a trial camp with the Canadian Under-20 Rugby team this past weekend, and says being featured in the magazine has garnered him a lot of interest. "People have been asking a lot about it," said the affable Alliston, Ontario native. "It's great. I loved it and a big part of my life so far. You don't really see your face in a magazine every day, especially Sports Illustrated."

He says it was his Mississauga football team that wrote to SI and urged them to feature him in an upcoming issue."From what I know it was my coaches from football that sent it in," he explained. "They sent my picture in and that's how I got my face in Sports Illustrated."

As for which sport he will be leaning towards as he progresses through university and beyond, he is not 100 per cent sure, but Rugby seems to be gaining the edge. "I love Rugby; I love traveling. For me it has taken me places all around the world so that is the best part of Rugby," he says.

He may be moving to Victoria in January in order to be closer to national team training camps and also to attend the University of Victoria.