NOVEMBER 19, 2018 2018 HARLON HILL NOMINEES ANNOUNCED 38 PLAYERS NOMINATED FOR 2018 HARLON HILL TROPHY AS DIVISION II FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A total of 38 student-athletes from across the nation have been nominated for the 2018 Harlon Hill Trophy as the Division II College Football Player of the Year.
Ten nominees hail from Super Region 1, nine from Super Region 2, eight from Super Region 3 and 11 from Super Region 4.
The sports information directors at the 166 NCAA Division II football-playing institutions nominate and vote on the award. The 38 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 Monday, November 26.
The winner of the 2018 award will be announced on Friday, December 14 and the winner will be honored at the Little Rock Touchdown Club awards banquet on January 10, 2019.
The sports information directors at their respective schools initially nominate candidates. The SIDs in those Super Regions vote for their top five candidates. The winner is then determined in a nation-wide vote of the Division II sports information directors.
The group of 38 candidates includes 13 quarterbacks, 10 running backs, eight wide receivers, three defensive ends, three linebackers and one defensive back.
There list features 22 seniors, 10 juniors, four sophomores and two freshmen. Two nominees - Bowie State’s Amir Hall and Gan- non’s Marcus Jones - return after advancing to the finalist stage in 2017.
The Hill Trophy is named for the late Harlon Hill - the former Uni- versity of North Alabama standout - who excelled with the Lions Eric Moyer • Media Contact from 1950-53 before going on to fame in the National Football (479) 747-7255 League with the Chicago Bears. [email protected] GreatAmericanConference.com LRTouchdown.com NOVEMBER 19, 2018 2018 HARLON HILL NOMINEES ANNOUNCED 2018 HARLON HILL TROPHY NOMINEES SUPER REGIONAL 1 Pos. School Cl Hometown Tyson Bagent QB Shepherd Fr. Martinsburg, West Virginia Cory Contini WR Ohio Dominican Sr. Dover, Ohio Ashton Dulin WR/RS Malone Sr. Reynoldsburg, Ohio Walter Fletcher RB Edinboro University Jr. Columbia, Maryland Josh Gontarek WR Shippensburg Jr. Mount Airy, Maryland Marcus Jones RB Gannon Sr. Painesville, Ohio Jaleel McLaughlin RB Notre Dame College Fr. Marshville, North Carolina Lamont McPhatter II DB California (PA) Jr. New Castle, Pennsylvania Ajee Patterson QB New Haven Sr. Neptune, New Jersey Chance Stewart QB Hillsdale Sr. Sturgis, Michigan SUPER REGIONAL 2 Pos. School Cl Hometown Kevin Greenhow WR Central State Jr. Columbus, Ohio Amir Hall QB Bowie State Sr. Bowie, Maryland J.T. Hassell LB Florida Tech Sr. Titusville, Florida Jamarcus Henderson DE Newberry Sr. Union, South Carolina Cardell Rawlings DE Wingate Sr. Smithfield, North Carolina Craig Rucker WR Mars Hill Jr. Orlando, Florida Rogan Wells QB Valdosta State So. Fort Mill, South Carolina Antonio Wimbush RB Carson-Newman Jr. Kingsland, Georgia Bryce Witt QB Chowan So. Sutherland, Virginia SUPER REGIONAL 3 Pos. School Cl Hometown Jayru Campbell QB Ferris State Jr. Detroit, Michigan Ka’Ronce Higgins WR Southern Arkansas Sr. Searcy, Arkansas Cody Leonard LB Quincy Sr. Carrolton, Illinois Braxton Marstall QB Emporia State Sr Emporia, Kansas Jake Mayon RB Northern Michigan Sr. Plainfield, Illinois Al McKeller RB Indianapolis So. Indianapolis, Indiana Kyrion Parker WR Central Missouri Sr. Houston, Texas Bart Williams QB Grand Valley State Sr. Grand Blanc, Michigan SUPER REGIONAL 4 Pos. School Cl Hometown Xavier Turner RB Tarleton State Sr. North Richland Hills, Texas Bo Highburger LB Western Oregon Sr. Veneta, Oregon Nate Gunn RB Minnesota State Jr. Minooka, Illinois Markus Jones DE Angelo State Sr. Fort Worth, Texas Gabriel Watson RB Sioux Falls Jr. Piedmont, California Cameron Mayberry RB Colorado School of Mines Jr. Stillwater, Oklahoma Kyle Saddler QB Augustana So. Frisco, Texas Jake Sullivan QB South Dakota Mines Sr. Rapid City, South Dakota Reilly Hennessey QB Central Washington Sr. Camas, Washington Layton Rabb QB Midwestern State Sr. Llano, Texas Chad Hovasse WR Adams State Sr. Colorado Springs, Colorado
GreatAmericanConference.com LRTouchdown.com NOVEMBER 19, 2018 2018 HARLON HILL NOMINEES ANNOUNCED ALL-TIME HARLON HILL TROPHY WINNERS Year Player Pos. School Points 1986 Jeff Bentrim QB North Dakota State 133 1987 Johnny Bailey RB Texas A&M - Kingsville 106 1988 Johnny Bailey RB Texas A&M - Kingsville 158 1989 Johnny Bailey RB Texas A&M - Kingsville 182 1990 Chris Simdorn QB North Dakota State 123 1991 Ronnie West WR Pittsburg State 109 1992 Ronald Moore RB Pittsburg State 148 1993 Roger Graham RB New Haven 160 1994 Chris Hatcher QB Valdosta State 209 1995 Ronald McKinnon LB North Alabama 188 1996 Jarrett Anderson TB Truman State 207 1997 Irvin Sigler TB Bloomsburg 208 1998 Brian Shay RB Emporia State 303 1999 Corte McGuffey QB Northern Colorado 205 2000 Dusty Bonner QB Valdosta State 156 2001 Dusty Bonner QB Valdosta State 209 2002 Curt Anes QB Grand Valley State 271 2003 Will Hall QB North Alabama 150 2004 Chad Friehauf QB Colorado School of Mines 194 2005 Jimmy Terwilliger QB East Stroudsburg 121 2006 Danny Woodhead RB Chadron State College 187 2007 Danny Woodhead RB Chadron State College 175 2008 Bernard Scott RB Abilene Christian 253 2009 Joique Bell RB Wayne State (Mich.) 138 2010 Eric Czerniewski QB Central Missouri 164 2011 Jonas Randolph RB Mars Hill College 120 2012 Zach Zulli QB Shippensburg 202 2013 Franklyn Quiteh RB Bloomsburg 182 2014 Jason Vander Laan QB Ferris State 152 2015 Jason Vander Laan QB Ferris State 200 2016 Justin Dvorak QB Colorado School of Mines 185 2017 Luis Perez QB Texas A&M - Commerce 198
TOP THREE FINISHES BY POSITION Tot 1st 2nd 3rd Quarterback 50 16 20 14 Running Back 38 14 11 13 Receiver 5 1 2 2 Linebackers 2 1 - 1 Defensive End 1 - - 1
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