Speakers
Interviews and testimonies from guest speakers are the Night of Champions main event. Attendees hear from well-known Christian athletes, actors, and other personalities who desire to share the love of Jesus Christ with the youth of Southern California.
Matt Barkley
Barkley graduated a semester early from Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana and joined the University of Southern California football team as a quarterback in spring 2009. Among his many achievements, he was a Super Prep All-American in 2008, Gatorade Male High School Athlete of the Year in 2007, and Cal-Hi Sports All-State Sophomore in 2006.
At USC, he is a communication major and follows in the footsteps of his father’s athletic legacy–his father lettered for four years in water polo in 1976-79. Besides playing football in high school, Barkley played guitar for his church choir and held a leadership role in the Monarchs for Marines program that raised money for families of wounded and deceased soldiers. He says that he knows he has been given so much and is responsible for giving back.
Barkley’s coaches and teammates classify him as amazingly gifted in understanding the game of football and his role as quarterback. He can compete at the same level as athletes with more experience than him and can visualize plays before they are executed. Former USC Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Matt Leinart says he is a great person both on and off the field.
For more information, contact the Night of Champions office at noc@apu.edu or (626) 387-5796.
To read about speakers from previous years’ events, please visit the Archives page.
