FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) - Shippensburg quarterback Zach Zulli has won the Harlon Hill Trophy as the top player in Division II.
Zulli received the award Friday night on the eve of the national championship game at the University of North Alabama. He set NCAA Division II records by accounting for 336 points and 56 touchdowns, and tied the national record with 54 touchdown passes.
The junior became the seventh underclassman to win in the award's 27-year history. He had 202 points in balloting by Division II sports information directors for a 64-point margin over Missouri Western State running back Michael Hill. Bloomsburg running back Franklyn Quiteh was third with 101 points.
Zulli, from Schwenksville, Pa., passed for 4,747 yards and led Shippensburg to the second round of the playoffs.
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