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Sports Information
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Sports
Information Director: Steve McCloskey Phone:
(570) 662-4845 Email: smcclosk@mansfield.edu
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RELEASE DATE:
12/13/03
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: DAN
HOLLAND FINISHES FOURTH IN HARLON HILL VOTING – HIGHEST FINISH FOR DEFENISIVE
PLAYER SINCE 1995
FLORENCE,
AL – Mansfield
University
senior linebacker Dan
Holland finished fourth in voting for the 2003 Harlon Hill Award in
results released at the Harlon Hill Banquet Friday night
North Alabama
senior quarterback Will Hall won the 2003
Harlon Hill Award with St. Cloud quarterback Keith Heckendorf finishing second
and Nebraska-Omaha running back Justin Kammard finishing third.
The Harlon Hill Award is presented annually
to the best player in NCAA Division II. The award winner is determined in voting
by the Division II sports information directors and was presented in front of a
crowd of almost 500 at the eighteenth annual Harlon Hill Trophy award banquet at
the Florence
Conference
Center. The Harlon Hill Trophy is sponsored by Coca-Cola, the City
of
Florence, and Trustmark Construction.
Holland
finished fourth with 74 points, but his 15
first place votes were the third highest cast.
Holland’s fourth place finish was the highest finish
for a defensive player since NFL standout Ronnie McKinnon was the Harlon Hill in
1995.
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2003 HILL VOTE
TOTALS
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Total
Points
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Player
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1st
Place Votes
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2nd
Place Votes
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3rd
Place Votes
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150
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Will
Hall,
North Alabama
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22
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31
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22
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115
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Keith
Heckendorf, St. Cloud St.
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24
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17
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9
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95
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Justin
Kammrad, Nebraska-Omaha
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12
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19
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21
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74
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Dan
Holland, Mansfield
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15
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7
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15
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71
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Ricard
Colclough, Tusculum
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11
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12
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14
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63
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Mark
Radlinski, Saginaw Valley St.
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10
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10
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13
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46
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Cliff
Watkins, Tarleton
State
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8
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7
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8
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34
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Drew
Beard, SE Oklahoma St.
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6
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5
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6
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