Harlon Hill Trophy Winner: Joique "Bell Show" Bell
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Update: December 11, 2009
"JOIQUE BELL WINS 2009 HARLON HILL TROPHY AS DIVISION II FOOTBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR
FLORENCE, Ala. -- Wayne State (Mich.) University senior running back Joique Bell claimed the Harlon Hill Trophy Friday as the 2009 Division II College Football Player of the Year. Bell received 138 total points and held a commanding 42-point margin in the voting. West Liberty (W.V.) University junior quarterback Zach Amedro finished second in the voting with 96 total points and Arkansas Tech University senior quarterback Nick Graziano was third with 59 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 24th 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.
Bell, a senior from Benton Harbor, Mich., received 31 first-place votes in the balloting to 16 for Amedro. With Bell's selection, it marks the fourth straight year that the Hill Trophy has gone to a running back, after a streak of seven straight wins by quarterbacks from 1999 to 2005. At the conclusion of the Division II regular season, Bell led all four NCAA divisions in rushing yards per game (189.45), scoring (17.5 points per game) and all-purpose yards (217.5 per game). He is the 2009 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year as voted by the league's coaches. He is also a four-time first-team All-GLIAC selection and finished his career with 6,728 career rushing yards, sixth best in Division II history and eighth best in NCAA history for all divisions.
Bell rushed for 2,084 yards, the 15th-best mark in NCAA Division II history, and scored 29 touchdowns. He also caught 23 passes for 293 yards and three scores. He was named GLIAC Offensive Player of the Week four times in 2009 and eight times in his career. His 152.91 rushing yards per game (for 44 games) is 11th best in Division II history and 25th in NCAA history. Bell scored 576 points in his career which ranks fourth in DII and fifth in NCAA history, while his 13.1 points per game average is fourth in DII and 10th in NCAA history. His 8,055 all-purpose yards is fourth in Division II and ninth in NCAA history. He is just the fourth player in Division II history with two 2,000-yard rushing seasons (Abilene Christian's Bernard Scott in 2007-08; Emporia State's Brian Shay in 1996-98; and C.W. Post's Ian Smart in 2001-02). Bell rushed for 2,065 yards as a freshman to eclipse Johnny Bailey's freshman rushing mark. In addition to his individual records, WSU had its best four-year win total since the class of 1978."
2009 HILL VOTE TOTALS
TOTAL 1st 2nd 3rd
Points Player Place Place Place
138 Joique Bell RB SR Wayne State 31 18 9
96 Zach Amedro QB JR West Liberty 16 17 14
59 Nick Graziano QB SR Arkansas Tech 7 17 8
57 Isaac Odim RB JR Minnesota-Duluth 7 10 16
57 Brad Iciek QB SR Grand Valley State 7 11 14
46 Harrison Beck QB SR North Alabama 7 8 9
29 Zack Eskridge QB JR Midwestern State 6 2 7
19 LaRon Council RB SR Northwest Missouri State 3 3 4
14 Trevor Harris QB SR Edinboro 2 2 4
One of the All-Time Harlon Hill Winners:
2009 Joique Bell RB Wayne State (Mich.) 138
Notes:
Benton Harbor native "Joique Bell became WSU's all-time leader in total offensive plays passing Ed Skowneski's (1972-75) mark of 1,036."
"Bell moved from tied-for-23rd in all-time NCAA scoring (including all divisions) to 15th with his 36 point contest. He passed both Walter Payton (Jackson State, 1971-74) and Ricky Williams (Texas, 1995-98) and others today. "
"Bell went from 17th to 14th in all-time NCAA Division II rushing. At this point his career total was 5,806 but final total is now 6,728 career rushing yards"
"Bell moved from 26th to 20th in all-time NCAA Division II all-purpose yards with 6,941. He is one yard behind Portland State's Curtis Delgardo (1986-90) for 19th place. "
For more information:
http://www.harlonhill.com/2009_winner.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHQ4EvRrGX4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGNMt1ZzJ3Q
http://detnews.com/article/20091112/SPORTS0203/911120405/1133/sports0203/GLIAC-names-WSU-back-Joique-Bell-top-player
http://www.nfldraftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=67888&draftyear=2010&genpos=RB
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