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CONTACT: JEFF HODGES - (256) 765-4595
FLORENCE, Ala. -- Shippensburg (Pa.) University junior quarterback Zach Zulli claimed the Harlon Hill Trophy Friday as the 2012 Division II College Football Player of the Year.
Zulli, the seveth underclassman to win the trophy in its 27-year history, received 202 total points and held a 64-point margin over Missouri Western State University running back Michael Hill. Bloomsburg (Pa.) University junior running backFranklyn Quiteh was third with 101 points.
The award winner is determined in voting by the Division II sports information directors and was presented in front of a crowd of 400 at the 27th annual Harlon Hill Trophy award banquet at the Marriott Shoals Conference Center.
The Harlon Hill Trophy is sponsored by the City of Florence, Florence-Lauderdale Tourism, Opti-Net, Marriott Shoals Hotel and Spa and Herff Jones.
Zulli, from Schwenksville, Pa., was selected the 2012 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East Division Offensive Player of the Year and led Shippensburg to an 11-2 record and to the second round of the NCAA playoffs. He set NCAA Division II record for points responsible for in a season (336) and touchdowns responsible for in a season (56). He also tied a Division II record with 54 touchdown passes.
He threw for 4,747 yards and 54 touchdowns while completing 62.8 percent of his passes and throwing just 10 interceptions in 544 pass attempts this season. He leads Division II in points responsible for with 344 or 26.46 points per game. He ranks fourth in Division II in passing yards per game (365.15), third in total offense (382.38), fifth in pass efficiency (165.25) and ninth in completions per game (26.31).
Zulli is the third Hill Trophy winner from the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference, joining Irvin Sigler of Bloomsburg (1997) and Jimmy Terwilliger of East Stroudsburg (2005). His 202 points in this year's voting is the highest since 2008 and is the ninth highest total in the award's 27-year history. Hill's 138 points marked the second highest vote total ever for a runner-up and was actually higher than the point totals received by six previous winners.
With Zulli first and Quiteh third, it marked just the fourth time that two student-athletes from the same conference finished in the Top Three.
Following Zulli, Hill and Quiteh in the voting were junior quarterback Dustin Vaughan of West Texas A&M (68 points), senior quarterback Taylor Housewright of Ashland University (64), sophomore quarterback Kevin Rodgers of Henderson State University (61), senior running back Derrick Washington of Tuskegee University (48) and senior wide receiver Chris Bowden of Wingate University (32).
* * *
The Hill Trophy is named for a former UNA player - Harlon Hill - who was a standout with the Lions from 1950-53 before going on to fame in the National Football League with the Chicago Bears.
North Dakota State quarterback Jeff Bentrim won the initial Hill Trophy in 1986, before Texas A&M-Kingsville running back Johnny Bailey won three straight Hill trophies from 1987-89.
Another North Dakota State quarterback, Chris Simdorn, claimed the 1990 award, followed by Pittsburg State's Ronnie West in 1991 and Ronald Moore in 1992, New Haven running back Roger Graham in 1993, Valdosta State quarterback Chris Hatcher in 1994, North Alabama linebacker Ronald McKinnon in 1995 , Truman State running back Jarrett Anderson in 1996, Bloomsburg running back Irvin Sigler in 1997, Emporia State running back Brian Shay in 1998 , Northern Colorado quarterback Corte McGuffey in 1999, Valdosta State quarterback Dusty Bonner in 2000 and 2001, and Grand Valley State quarterback Curt Anes in 2002. University of North Alabama senior quarterback Will Hall claimed the trophy in 2003. Colorado-Mines quarterback Chad Friehauf took the trophy in 2004, East Stroudsburg's Jimmy Terwilliger in 2005, Chadron State's Danny Woodhead in 2006 and 2007 and Abilene Christian's Bernard Scott in 2008. Wayne State (Mich.) running back Joique Bell won the 2009 Hill Trophy, followed by Central Missouri quarterback Eric Czerniewski in 2010 and Mars Hill running back Jonas Randolph last year. .
2012 HILL VOTE TOTALS
TOTAL 1st 2nd 3rd
Points Player Place Place Place
202 Zach Zulli JR QB Shippensburg 52 14 18
138 Michael Hill SR RB Missouri Western State 23 26 17
101 Franklyn Quiteh JR RB Bloomsburg 8 27 23
68 Dustin Vaughan JR QB West Texas A&M 10 14 10
64 Taylor Housewight SR QB Ashland 7 14 15
61 Kevin Rodgers SO QB Henderson State 7 12 16
48 Derrick Washington SR RB Tuskegee 10 4 10
32 Chris Bowden SR WR Wingate 2 8 10
* 119 total ballots cast
HILL, QUITEH AND ZULLI INVITED TO 2012 HARLON HILL BANQUET
AS TOP THREE FINISHERS
FLORENCE, Ala. -- The voting has concluded for the NCAA Division II College Football Player of the Year Award, and while the results of that voting won't be announced until December 14, three players have received invitations to attend the 27th Annual Harlon Hill Trophy Presentation Banquet for the naming of the top player in Division II.
Senior running back Michael Hill of Missouri Western State University, junior running back Franklyn Quiteh of Bloomsburg University (Pa.) and junior quarterback Zach Zulli of Shippensburg University (Pa.) have emerged as the top three vote-getters from a field of eight finalists in voting by the sports information directors at the 169 schools that compete in Division II football.
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.
Candidates for the 2012 Hill Trophy were 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.
National voting concluded on November 29 and the top three finishers are invited to the Shoals for the presentation banquet. The winner of the 2012 award, which is presented by the National Harlon Hill Award Committee, will be announced at the Harlon Hill Trophy and Division II Football Hall of Fame Banquet on Friday, December 14 in Florence, prior to the NCAA Division II Football Championship Game on Dec. 15. The banquet will include the induction of two of the division's all-time greats into the Division II Football Hall of Fame as former Kutztown University linebacker John Mobley and former Fort Valley State University (Ga.) defensive back Tyrone Poole comprise the Hall's Class of 2012. Tickets are $50 each or $400 for a table of eight and can be purchased by calling Judy Keenum at the Shoals Chamber of Commerce at (256) 764-4661.
Hill, from St. Joseph, Mo., is the 2012 Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) Offensive Player of the Year after helping lead Missouri Western to a 12-1 record, an MIAA championship and into the quarterfinal of the Division II playoffs where the Griffons face Minnesota State-Mankato Saturday. Hill has carried the ball 282 times this season for 2,065 yards and 16 touchdowns. He averages 7.32 yards per carry and 176.75 yards per game. He currently ranks second in Division II in rushing, fifth in all-purpose yards (188.92) and 15th in scoring (9.50). He rushed for at least 116 yards in all 12 games that he played in this season
Quiteh, from Tobyhanna, Pa., leads Division II in rushing this season with an average of 176.8 yards per game. He has carried the ball 287 times for 2,121 yards and 24 touchdowns and has averaged 7.4 yards per carry. He rushed for more than 100 yards in every game in 2012 and has a current streak of 17 straight games with 100 yards or more. He rushed for more than 200 yards four times this season and his career numbers stand at 5,328 yards rushing with 58 touchdowns. A first-team All-PSAC selection for the third straight year, Quiteh helped lead Bloomsburg to a 10-2 record this fall and into the NCAA Division II playoffs.
Zulli, from Schwenksville, Pa., is the 2012 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference East Division Offensive Player of the Year and led Shippensburg to an 11-2 record and to the second round of the NCAA playoffs. He set NCAA Division II record for points responsible for in a season (336) and touchdowns responsible for in a season (56). He also tied a Division II record with 54 touchdown passes. He threw for 4,747 yards and 54 touchdowns while completing 62.8 percent of his passes and throwing just 10 interceptions in 544 pass attempts this season. He leads Division II in points responsible for with 344 or 26.46 points per game. He ranks fourth in Division II in passing yards per game (365.15), third in total offense (382.38), fifth in pass efficiency (165.25) and ninth in completions per game (26.31)
Other finalists for the 2012 award were senior wide receiver Chris Bowden of Wingate University (N.C.), senior quarterback Taylor Housewright of Ashland University (Ohio), sophomore quarterback Kevin Rodgers of Henderson State University (Ark.), junior quarterback Dustin Vaughan of West Texas A&M University. and senior tailback Derrick Washington of Tuskegee University (Ala.).
* * *
The initial Harlon Hill Trophy was won by North Dakota State quarterback Jeff Bentrim in 1986, followed by Texas A&M-Kingsville runningback 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 and Valdosta State University quarterback Chris Hatcher in 1994. North Alabama linebacker Ronald McKinnon became the first defensive player to win the award when he claimed the Hill Trophy in 1995.
Truman State University running back Jarrett Anderson won the 1996 award and Bloomsburg University running back Irvin Sigler claimed the Hill Trophy in 1997 award. Running back Brian Shay of Emporia State won in 1998, followed by Northern Colorado quarterback Corte McGuffey in 1999 and Valdosta State quarterback Dusty Bonner in 2000 and 2001, and Grand Valley State quarterback Curt Anes in 2002. The 2003 trophy was awarded to North Alabama quarterback Will Hall, and Chad Friehauf of the Colorado School of Mines won the 2004 award. East Stroudsburg's Jimmy Terwilliger claimed the 2005 Hill Trophy as a junior and Chadron State running back Danny Woodhead won the 2006 and 2007 Hill Trophies to become just the third two-time winner. Running back Bernard Scott of Abilene Christian won the 2008 Hill Trophy, followed by running back Joique Bell of Wayne State (Mich.) in 2009, Central Missouri quarterback Eric Czerniewski in 2010 and Mars Hill running back Jonas Randolph in 2011.
2012 Harlon Hill Trophy Top Three
(alphabetical order)
Pos. Ht Wt Cl School Hometown
Michael Hill RB 5-11 205 SR Missouri Western State St. Joseph, Mo.
Franklyn Quiteh RB 5-10 203 JR Bloomsburg Tobyhanna, Pa.
Zach Zulli QB 6-2 188 JR Shippensburg Schwenksville, Pa.
Other 2012 Harlon Hill Trophy Finalists
Pos. Ht Wt Cl School Hometown
Chris Bowden WR 6-3 215 SR Wingate Forsyth, Ga.
Taylor Housewright QB 6-2 215 SR Ashland Ashland, Ohio
Kevin Rodgers QB 6-3 215 SO Henderson State Rockwall, Texas
Dustin Vaughan QB 6-5 220 JR West Texas A&M Corpus Christi, Texas
Derrick Washington TB 6-0 215 SR Tuskegee Raymore, Mo.
* Final rankings for all finalists will not be released until the Harlon Hill Trophy Banquet on Dec. 14, 2012.
EIGHT FINALISTS
NAMED FOR HILL
TROPHY
AS NCAA DIVISION
II FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE
YEAR
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FLORENCE,
Ala. -- A field of
24 candidates has been
trimmed to eight national
finalists in regional
voting for the 2012 Harlon
Hill Trophy as the NCAA
Division II College
Football Player of the
Year.
The finalists were
selected by the NCAA
Division II sports
information directors in
regional voting and will
now be placed on the
national ballot where all
155 of the division's SIDs
will select the award's
27th winner. The top two
players from each of
Division II's Super
Regions advanced to the
national ballot.
The list of 2012
finalists is comprised of
four quarterbacks, three
running backs and one
receiver.
Six of the
finalists helped lead
their teams into the NCAA
Division II playoffs this
season and two of this
weekend's second round
playoff matchups will have
Hill finalists facing each
other.
Advancing from
Super Region 1 are junior
running back Franklyn
Quiteh of Bloomsburg
University (Pa.) and
junior quarterback Zach
Zulli of Shippensburg
University (Pa.).
Super Region 2 is
represented by senior wide
receiver Chris Bowden
of Wingate University
(N.C.) and senior tailback
Derrick Washington
of Tuskegee University
(Ala.).
The top vote
getters in Super Region 3
are senior running back
Michael Hill of
Missouri Western State
University and sophomore
quarterback Kevin
Rodgers of Henderson
State University (Ark.).
They will lead their
respective teams against
each other Saturday in the
second round of the
Division II playoffs.
Advancing from
Super Region 4 are
senior quarterback
Taylor Housewright
of Ashland University
(Ohio) and junior
quarterback Dustin
Vaughan of West Texas
A&M University. They will
also face off Saturday in
the Division II playoffs.
National voting
will conclude on November
29 and the top
three finishers will be
invited to the Shoals for
the presentation banquet.
The winner of the
2012 award, which is
presented by the National
Harlon Hill Award
Committee, will be
announced at the 27th
annual Harlon Hill Trophy
Presentation Banquet on
Friday, December 14 at the
Marriott Shoals Conference
Center at 6:30 p.m. This
year�s Hill Trophy Banquet
will also include the 14th
induction into the
Division II Football Hall
of Fame.
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 15
at Florence�s Braly
Municipal Stadium at noon.
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.
Bowden, from
Forsyth, Ga., was selected
South Atlantic Conference
co-Offensive Player of the
Year and was one of just
three Division II
receivers to record more
than 100 catches in the
2012 regular season. He
caught 106 passes for
1,359 yards and nine
touchdowns and had seven
games with more than 100
receiving yards. His top
game of the season was 262
yards on 16 catches
against Mars Hill and he
averaged 9.64 catches and
122.09 receiving yards per
game .
Hill, from
St. Joseph, Mo., is the
2012 Mid-America
Intercollegiate Athletic
Association (MIAA)
Offensive Player of the
Year after helping lead
Missouri Western to an
11-1 record, an MIAA
championship and into the
second round of the
Division II playoffs. He
rushed for 187 yards on 24
carries last weekend in
leading the Griffons to a
three-overtime win over
Minnesota-Duluth in an
opening round playoff game
and now has 1,996 rushing
yards on 269 carries this
season. He has carried the
ball 269 times and
averages 7.4 yards per
carry and 166.3 yards per
game. He has added 16 pass
receptions for 186 yards
and three scores.
Housewright,
from Ashland, Ohio, is the
2012 Great Lakes
Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference (GLIAC) Player
of the Year and has led
Ashland to a GLIAC
Championship and a perfect
11-0 record entering a
home playoff game Saturday
against West Texas A&M. He
set an NCAA Division II
record earlier this year
with 377 consecutive
passes without an
interception and has
thrown for 2,905 yards and
30 touchdowns this season.
He has completed 221 of
324 pass attempts for a
68.2 completion percentage
and has thrown just one
interception all season.
He has added 190 rushing
yards and one TD.
Quiteh, from
Tobyhanna, Pa., leads
Division II in rushing
this season with an
average of 176.8 yards per
game. He has carried the
ball 287 times for 2,121
yards and 24 touchdowns
and has averaged 7.4 yards
per carry. He tushed for
more than 100 yards in
every game in 2012 and has
a current streak of 17
straight games with 100
yards or more. He rushed
for more than 200 yards
four times this seasin and
his career numbers stand
at 5,328 yards rushing
with 58 touchdowns. A
first-team All-PSAC
selection for the third
straight year, Quiteh
helped lead Bloomsburg to
a 10-2 record this fall
and into the NCAA Division
II playoffs.
Rodgers,
from Rockwall, Texas, was
unanimously selected Great
American Conference
Offensive Player of the
Year after leading
Henderson State to a
perfect 10-0 record and a
GAC title. Entering this
weekend's second round
playoff game against
Missouri Western State, he
has thrown for 3,590 yards
and 40 touchdowns this
season, completing 68
percent of his passes and
throwing just eight
interceptions in 344 pass
attempts. He also has one
rushing touchdown.
Vaughan,
from Corpus Christi,
Texas, is the 2012
Lone Star Conference
Offensive Player of the
Year and has helped lead
the Buffaloes to a 10-2
record entering Saturday's
second round playoff game
at Ashland. He has thrown
for 3,821 yards and 37
touchdowns and completed
64.5 percent of his
passes. He averages 318.4
passing yards per game.
Washington,
from Raymore, Mo., has
helped lead Tuskegee to a
9-1 record in 2012 while
rushing for 1,399 yards
and 13 touchdowns.
He averaged 8.1 yards per
carry this season and
rushed for more than 100
yards in a game six times,
and more than 200 yards
three times. In his last
two outings of the regular
season he rushed for 208
yards against Miles and
224 against Fort Valley.
He also caught 13 passes
for 210 yards and a score
and also threw a TD pass
this season. Washington
was named Southern
Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference Offensive
Player of the Year and
SIAC Player of the Year,
while helping lead
Tuskegee to the conference
championship.
Zulli, from
Schwenksville, Pa., is the
2012 Pennsylvania State
Athletic Conference East
Division Offensive Player
of the Year and last
weekend led Shippensburg
to its first NCAA playoff
win since 1991. Entering
this weekend's second
round game at
Winston-Salem State, he
has thrown for 4,529 yards
and 53 touchdowns. He has
completed 65 percent of
his 488 pass attempts and
has thrown just seven
interceptions. He averages
throwing for 377.4 yards
per game while helping
lead Shippensburg to an
11-1 record.
* * *
The initial Harlon
Hill Trophy was won by
North Dakota State
quarterback Jeff Bentrim
in 1986, followed by
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
and Valdosta State
University quarterback
Chris Hatcher in 1994.
North Alabama linebacker
Ronald McKinnon became the
first defensive player to
win the award when he
claimed the Hill Trophy in
1995.
Truman State
University running back
Jarrett Anderson won the
1996 award and Bloomsburg
University running back
Irvin Sigler claimed the
Hill Trophy in 1997 award.
Running back Brian Shay of
Emporia State won in 1998,
followed by Northern
Colorado quarterback Corte
McGuffey in 1999 and
Valdosta State quarterback
Dusty Bonner in 2000 and
2001, and Grand Valley
State quarterback Curt
Anes in 2002. The
2003 trophy was awarded to
North Alabama quarterback
Will Hall, and Chad
Friehauf of the Colorado
School of Mines won the
2004 award. Terwilliger
claimed the 2005 Hill
Trophy as a junior.
Chadron State's
Danny Woodhead won the
Hill Trophy in 2006 and
2007, joining Bailey and
Bonner as the only
multiple winners of the
award. Abilene Christian's
Bernard Scott won the 2008
Hill Trophy, followed by
Wayne State's (Mich.)
Joique Bell in 2009,
Central Missouri
quarterback Eric
Czerniewski in 2010 and
Mars Hill running back
Jonas Randolph last year.
2012 Harlon Hill
Trophy Finalists
Pos. Ht Wt Cl School Hometown
Chris Bowden WR 6-3 215 SR Wingate Forsyth, Ga.
Michael Hill RB 5-11 205 SR Missouri Western
State St. Joseph, Mo.
Taylor Housewright QB 6-2 215 SR Ashland Ashland, Ohio
Franklyn Quiteh RB 5-10 203 JR Bloomsburg Tobyhanna, Pa.
Kevin Rodgers QB 6-3 215 SO Henderson State Rockwall, Texas
Dustin Vaughan QB 6-5 220 JR West Texas A&M Corpus Christi,
Texas
Derrick Washington TB 6-0 215 SR Tuskegee Raymore, Mo.
Zach Zulli QB 6-2 188 JR Shippensburg Schwenksville, Pa.
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TWENTY FOUR CANDIDATES VIE
FOR HILL TROPHY
AS
2012 NCAA DIVISION II
FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE
YEAR
FLORENCE -
Ala. -- A total of 24
candidates are in the
running for the 2012
Harlon Hill Trophy as the
NCAA Division II College
Football Player of the
Year.
The list
of candidates was
announced Friday morning
by the National Harlon
Hill Award Committee and
includes six players from
each of the four Division
II Super Regions.
Players
are nominated and voted on
by the sports information
directors at the 168 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 17.
The winner
of the 2012 award, which
is presented by the
National Harlon Hill Award
Committee, will be
announced at the 27th
annual Harlon Hill Trophy
Presentation Banquet on
Friday, December 14 at the
Florence Conference Center
at 6:30 p.m. This year�s
Hill Trophy Banquet will
also include the 14th
induction into the
Division II Football Hall
of Fame.
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 15 at Florence�s
Braly Municipal Stadium at
noon.
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.
Candidates
were 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.
The group
of 24 candidates includes
nine quarterbacks, eight
running backs, five
receivers, a linebacker
and a defensive lineman.
There are 14 seniors, nine
juniors and one
sophomore.
Among the
players vying for the 2012
award from the Super
Regional 1 are senior wide
receiver Tyron
Laughinghouse of St.
Augustine�s University
(N.C.), senior quarterbackKevin
Morton of Kutztown
University (Pa.), junior
running back Franklyn
Quiteh of Bloomsburg
University (Pa.), senior
quarterback Kameron
Smith of Winston-Salem
State University (N.C.),
senior running back Harvie
Tuck of Indiana
University of Pennsylvania
and junior quarterback Zach
Zulli of Shippensburg
University (Pa.)
Candidates
from Super Regional 2 are
senior wide receiver Chris
Bowden of Wingate
University (N.C.), junior
wide receiver Gerald
Ford of Valdosta State
University (Ga.), senior
linebacker Corey Jones of
Lane College (Tenn.),
senior quarterback David
Thomas of Miles
College (Ala.), senior
defensive end Ridge
Wilson of the
University of West Alabama
and senior tailback Derrick
Washington of Tuskegee
(Ala.).
Super
Regional 3 is represented
by junior wide receiver John
Brown of Pittsburg
State University (Kan.),
senior quarterback Tyler
Eckenrode of Emporia
State University (Kan.),
senior running back Michael
Hill of Missouri
Western State University,
junior quarterbackPhillip
Klaphake of St. Cloud
State University (Minn.),
sophomore quarterback Kevin
Rodgers of Henderson
State University (Ark.)
and senior running back Rayon
Simmons of Winona
State University (Minn.).
Selected
from Super Regional 4 are
junior running back Kay
Fiecher of the
University of Indianapolis
(Ind.), senior running
back Joe Glendening of
Hillsdale College (Mich.),
senior quarterback Taylor
Housewright of Ashland
University (Ohio), junior
running back Keidrick
Jackson of Midwestern
State University (Texas),
junior wide receiver Jeff
Janis of Saginaw
Valley State University
(Mich.) and junior
quarterback Dustin
Vaughn of West Texas
A&M University.
Only two
of this year�s candidates
- Morton and Glendening -
were also candidates a
year ago.
* * *
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. Four
straight Hill Trophies
were won by running backs,
beginning with Chadron
State�s Danny Woodhead in
2006 and 2007. Abilene
Christian�s Bernard Scott
won in 2008, followed by
Wayne State (Mich.)
running back Joique Bell
in 2009.
Central
Missouri quarterback Eric
Czerniewski was the 2010
Hill winner and Mars Hill
running back Jonas
Randolph won in 2011.
2012 Harlon Hill Trophy
Candidates
SUPER REGIONAL 1
(Pos.,
Ht, Wt, Cl) - School -
Hometown
Tyron
Laughinghouse - (WR, 6-3,
175, SR) - St. Augustine�s
- Greenville, N.C.
Kevin
Morton - (QB, 6-2, 210,
SR) - Kutztown - Abington,
Pa.
Franklyn
Quiteh - (RB, 5-10, 203,
JR) - Bloomsburg -
Tobyhanna, Pa.
Kameron
Smith - (QB, 5-11, 190,
SR) - Winston-Salem State
- Garner, N.C.
Harvie
Tuck - (RB, 5-9, 215, SR)
- Indiana, Pa. - Akron,
Ohio
Zach Zulli
- (QB, 6-2, 188, JR) -
Shippensburg -
Schwenksville, Pa.
SUPER REGIONAL 2
(Pos., Ht, Wt, Cl) -
School - Hometown
Chris Bowden - (WR,
6-3, 215, SR) - Wingate -
Forsyth, Ga.
Gerald
Ford
- (WR,
6-3, 220, JR) - Valdosta
State - New Orleans, La.
Corey
Jones
- (LB,
6-2, 240, SR) - Lane -
Compton, Calif.
David
Thomas
- (QB,
6-2, 216, SR) - Miles -
Opelika, Ala.
Ridge
Wilson
- (DE,
6-4, 256, SR) - West
Alabama - Louisville, Ky.
Derrick
Washington
- (TB,
6-0, 215, SR) - Tuskegee -
Raymore, Mo.
SUPER REGIONAL 3
(Pos.,
Ht, Wt, Cl) - School -
Hometown
John
Brown
- (WR,
5-11, 171, JR) - Pittsburg
State - Homestead, Fla.
Tyler
Eckenrode
- (QB,
6-0, 195, SR) - Emporia
State - Houston, Texas
Michael
Hill
- (RB,
5-11, 205, SR) - Missouri
Western State - St.
Joseph, Mo.
Phillip
Klaphake
- (QB,
6-1, 196, JR) - St. Cloud
State - Princeton, Minn.
Kevin
Rodgers
- (QB,
6-3, 215, SO) - Henderson
State - Rockwall, Texas
Rayon
Simmons
- (RB,
5-10, 220, SR) - Winona
State - University City,
Mo.
SUPER REGIONAL 4
(Pos.,
Ht, Wt, Cl) - School -
Hometown
Kay
Fiecher
- (RB,
5-11, 192, JR) -
Indianapolis - Bluffton,
Ind.
Joe
Glendening
- (RB,
5-10, 191, SR) - Hillsdale
- East Grand Rapids. Mich.
Taylor
Housewright
- (QB,
6-2, 215, SR) - Ashland -
Ashland, Ohio
Keidrick
Jackson
- (RB,
5-9, 210, JR) - Midwestern
State - Arlington, Texas
Jeff Janis
- (WR,
6-3, 205, JR) - Saginaw
Valley State - Tawas,
Mich.
Dustin
Vaughan
- (QB,
6-5, 220, JR) - West Texas
A&M - Corpus Christi,
Texas
