Nov. 29, 2011

Click Here to Vote for Hewitt Tomlin for the 2011 Gagliardi Trophy

COLLEGEVILLE, MN -- Fan voting for the 2011 Gagliardi Trophy, which will be presented to the most outstanding football player in NCAA Division III by Jostens and the J-Club of St. John's University of Minnesota, is now open. Fans can visit d3football.com to cast a vote. There is a one-vote limit per computer.

Blue Jay fans are encouraged to vote for senior quarterback Hewitt Tomlin, who is one of 10 finalists for the award. Tomlin is the first Johns Hopkins player to be selected as a finalist and is bidding to become one of the four players from the 10 finalists selected to attend the Gagliardi Trophy presentation in Salem, Virginia as part of the Stagg Bowl festivities.

The collective vote by the fans will be counted as one vote and be pooled with those cast by the 38-member Gagliardi Trophy national selection committee.

Tomlin guided Johns Hopkins to a 10-1 record, the Centennial Conference title and the third appearance in the NCAA Division III playoffs in school history. He threw for nearly 2,700 yards and 24 touchdowns in just nine games and was selected as the Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Year. He also grabbed First Team All-Centennial Conference honors and finished his career with more 25 school records to his credit.

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