2010 HARLON HILL TROPHY
RACE TIMELINE
* 24
candidates release on November 12
* Regional Voting
concludes on November 19
* Eight National Finalists
announced on Monday, November 22
* National ballots
emailed on November 24
* Final Votes counted on Friday,
December 3
* Top Three for Hill Trophy announced on
Monday, December 6
* 2010 HARLON HILL TROPHY AND
DIVISION II HALL OF FAME BANQUET - December 17, 6:30 p.m.
at the Marriott Shoals Conference Center
TWENTY FOUR CANDIDATES
VIE FOR HILL TROPHY
AS 2010 NCAA
DIVISION II FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Release in PDF Format
FLORENCE - Ala. -- A total of 24
candidates are in the running for the 2010 Harlon Hill
Trophy as the NCAA Division II College
Football Player of the Year.
The list of candidates was announced Thursday by the
National Harlon Hill Award Committee.
The list includes six players
from each of Division II�s four Super Regionals.
Players are nominated and voted
on by the sports information directors at the 148 NCAA
Division II football-playing institutions.
The 24 initial candidates will
be placed on regional ballots and the top two players from
each of the four NCAA regions will advance to the national
ballot when regional voting concludes on November 19.
The winner of the 2010 award, which is presented by the
National Harlon Hill Award Committee, will be announced at
the 25th Annual Harlon Hill Trophy Presentation Banquet on
Friday, December 17 at the Marriott Shoals
Conference Center at 6:30 p.m.
This year�s Hill Trophy
Banquet will also include the 12th induction into the
Division II Football Hall of Fame, with Ken Sparks, Mel
Tjeerdsma and Bobby Wallace becoming the first coaches to
be inducted.
Tickets are $50 each or $400 for
a table of eight and can be purchased by calling the
Shoals Chamber of Commerce at (256) 764-
4661.
The NCAA Division II
Championship Game is scheduled for December 18 at
Florence�s Braly Municipal Stadium at 10 a.m.
The Hill Trophy is sponsored by
the City of Florence, Ala.,
Florence-Lauderdale Tourism, Opti-Net,
the Marriott Shoals
Hotel and Spa
and Herff Jones.
There
were 31 candidates initially nominated by the sports
information directors at their respective schools and
those nominations
were then reviewed by the Hill
Regional Advisory Committees, which trimmed the list
of candidates.
Among the 2010 candidates are
three players who were also candidates a year ago. West
Liberty
University quarterback
Zach Amedro was a national finalist in 2009 and
Mars Hill College running back
Jonas Randolph and Southwest
Baptist University quarterback Steve Gachette were
regional candidates last season.
The
group of 24 candidates includes 15 quarterbacks, seven
running backs, one receiver and one
linebacker. There are 13
seniors, six juniors, three sophomores and two freshmen.
Among the players vying for the
2010 award from the Super Regional 1 are Amedro,
a senior
quarterback from West Liberty
(W.V.) University, senior linebacker Matthew Freed
of East Stroudsburg
State (Pa.) University,
sophomore quarterback Kevin Morton of
Kutztown (Pa.) University, senior quarterback
Josh Portis of
California University, Pennsylvania, freshman running back
Franklyn Quiteh
of Bloomsburg (Pa.) University
and senior tailback Walter Sanders of St.
Augustine�s College.
Candidates from Super Regional 2
are sophomore quarterback Bo Cordell of
Tusculum (Tenn.)
College, junior quarterback
Cody Haffly of Wingate (N.C.) University.
senior quarterback Nick Hardesty
of Henderson State (Ark.)
University, junior quarterback Stanley Jennings
of Albany State (Ga.)
University, junior running back
Jonas Randolph of Mars Hill (N.C.)
College and senior quarterback
Deon Williams
of the University of West Alabama.
Super
Regional 3 is represented by junior quarterback
Clay Garcia of Colorado School of Mines,
senior wide receiver
Kyle Kaiser of the University of
Nebraska-Kearney, junior tailback Jesse Lewis
of
Colorado State
University-Pueblo, senior running back Phil
Milbrath of Michigan Tech University, junior
running back Josh Renel
of Wayne State (Mich.) University and senior quarterback
Troy Weatherhead
of Hillsdale (Mich.) College.
Selected from Super Regional 4 are freshman running back Josh
Birmingham of the University
of Central Oklahoma, senior
quarterback Blake Bolles of Northwest
Missouri State University, senior
quarterback Eric
Czerniewski of the University of Central
Missouri, senior quarterback Steve Gachette
of Southwest Baptist University,
sophomore quarterback Mitchell Gale of
Abilene Christian University
and senior quarterback
Taylor Harris of West Texas A&M University.
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North Dakota State quarterback
Jeff Bentrim won the initial Hill Trophy in 1986, followed
by three-time winner - Texas A&I (now Texas
A&M-Kingsville) running back Johnny Bailey - in 1987, 1988
and 1989.
Another North Dakota State
quarterback, Chris Simdorn, claimed the 1990 award,
followed by Pittsburg State receiver Ronnie West in 1991,
Pittsburg State running back Ronald Moore in 1992, New
Haven running back Roger Graham in 1993, Valdosta State
quarterback Chris Hatcher in 1994. North Alabama
linebacker Ronald McKinnon became the first and so far
only defensive player
to win the award in 1995,
followed by Truman State running back Jarrett Anderson in
1996, Bloomsburg University running back Irvin Sigler in
1997, Emporia State running back Brian Shay in 1998 and
Northern Colorado quarterback Corte McGuffey in 1999.
The award had its second
two-time winner when Valdosta State quarterback Dusty
Bonner claimed the Hill Trophy in 2000 and 2001.
Grand Valley State quarterback
Curt Anes won the Hill Trophy in 2002, followed by North
Alabama quarterback Will Hall in 2003, Colorado School of
Mines quarterback Chad Friehauf in 2004 and East
Stroudsburg�s Jimmy Terwilliger in 2005. The last four
Hill Trophies have been won by running backs, beginning
with Chadron State�s Danny Woodhead in 2006 and 2007.
Abilene Christian�s Bernard Scott won in 2008 and Wayne
State (Mich.) running back Joique Bell was the 2009
winner.
2010 Harlon
Hill Trophy Candidates
SUPER REGIONAL 1
Pos. Ht Wt Cl
School
Hometown
Zach Amedro
QB 6-0 200 SR
West Liberty
Moundsville, W.V.
Matthew Freed
OLB 6-0 215 SR
East Stroudsburg Souderton, Pa.
Kevin Morton
QB 6-1 190 SO
Kutztown
Abington, Pa.
Josh Portis
QB 6-4 205 SR
California (PA)
Woodland Hills, Calif.
Franklyn Quiteh
RB 5-10 197 FR
Bloomsburg
Tobyhanna, Pa.
Walter Sanders
TB 5-11 215 SR
Saint Augustine�s
Baltimore, Md.
SUPER REGIONAL 2
Pos. Ht Wt
Cl School
Hometown
Bo Cordell
QB 6-1 195
SO Tusculum
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cody Haffly
QB 6-1 210
JR Wingate
Locust Grove, Ga.
Nick Hardesty
QB 6-0 210
SR Henderson State Salina, Kansas
Stanley Jennings
QB 6-2 235
JR Albany State
Marietta, Ga.
Jonas Randolph
RB 5-10 185
JR Mars Hill
Daleville, Ala.
Deon Williams
QB 5-11 224
SR West Alabama Tuscaloosa,
Ala.
SUPER REGIONAL 3
Pos. Ht Wt Cl
School
Hometown
Clay Garcia
QB 6-0 200 JR
Colorado-Mines
Alamosa, Colo.
Kyle Kaiser
WR 6-0 175 SR
Nebraska-Kearney Broomfield, Colo.
Jesse Lewis
TB 5-6 178 JR
Colorado-Pueblo Loveland,
Colo.
Phil Milbrath
RB 5-9 200 SR
Michigan Tech
Norway, Mich.
Josh Renel
RB 5-8 187 JR
Wayne State (Mich.) Rochester Hills, Mich.
Troy Weatherhead
QB 6-3 223 SR
Hillsdale
Grand Rapids, Mich.
SUPER REGIONAL 4
Pos. Ht Wt
Cl School
Hometown
Josh Birmingham
RB 5-8 185
FR Central Oklahoma Luther,
Okla.
Blake Bolles
QB 6-4 210
SR NW Missouri State Maryville,
Mo.
Eric Czerniewski
QB 6-0 190
SR Central Missouri
Montgomery City, Mo.
Steve Gachette
QB 6-1 187
SR Southwest Baptist
Lehigh Acres, Fla.
Mitchell Gale
QB 6-2 220
SO Abilene Christian
Alva, Okla.
Taylor Harris
QB 6-3 220
SR West Texas A&M
Whitesboro, Texas |
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