Player News - White Finishes Fifth in Harlon Hill Ballot

West Chester running back Rondell White finished fifth in the voting for the Harlon Hill Trophy which is presented annually to the Division II Football Player of the Year. Bloomsburg's Franklyn Quiteh won the award. White received four first place votes, 14 second place votes and 16 third place votes for a total of 56 points. He was narrowly behind Tusculum quarterback Bo Cordell who finished with 57 points. Quiteh had 182 points and was followed by West Texas A&M quarterback Dustin Vaughan (146 points) and Henderson State quarterback Kevin Rodgers (100 points). This is the highest finish ever for a West Chester player since the award began in 1986. Former Golden Ram wide receiver Mike Washington finished seventh in 2008.

White was key to the Golden Rams' playoff run (Photo Bert Garbutt)

White is the most decorated player in Golden Ram football history. This season he has won two PSAC East Offensive Player of the Week awards, three ECAC Offensive Player of the Week awards, was named first team All-PSAC East, ECAC Division II Offensive Player of the Year, first team Daktronics All-Super Region 1, first team Beyond Sports Network All-American, first team AP Little All-American and first team AFCA Coaches' All-American. He is in the top ten in the country in several offensive categories including rushing yards, rushing touchdowns and total yards. White led West Chester into the playoffs for the first time since 2008 and to the national semi-finals for the first time since 2004.

Harlon Hill Trophy - Franklyn Quiteh Wins 2013 Hill Trophy as Division II Football Player of the Year