62nd National Football Foundation Annual Awards Dinner to be Broadcast on ESPN3
2019 NFF Annual Awards Dinner - live video
(IRVING, Texas) – The 2019 National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame's 62nd Annual Awards Dinner, where Carnegie Mellon University senior defensive end Michael Lohmeier (Clarendon Hills, Ill./Hinsdale Central) will be recognized as a NFF Scholar-Athlete, will be streamed live on ESPN3 available everywhere via the ESPN app. The decorated event, which has one of the most powerful audiences in all of sports, will be held Tuesday, December 10 at the New York Hilton Midtown in downtown New York City with the live stream beginning at 8:30 p.m.
On October 30, Lohmeier was named one 12 finalists out of a semifinalist pool of 185 for the 2019 William V. Campbell Trophy, presented by Mazda. The award, regarded as the academic equivalent of the Heisman Trophy, is given annually the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership amongst all Divisions. As part of being a member of the elite NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class, Lohmeier will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship and has a chance for that scholarship to be increased to $25,000 with the announcement of the 30th William V. Campbell Trophy winner on December 10.
Lohmeier is the lone Division III representative and is joined by Alex Goettl of Minnesota State University - Mankato as the only non-Division I honorees. Lohmeier carries his on-field excellence into the classroom and community and becomes the Tartans' second NFF National Scholar-Athlete in the last three years and fifth overall. He joins 1987 honoree Bryan Roessler, 2006 honoree Aaron Lewis, 2008 recipient Brian Freeman and 2017 graduate Sam Benger. The Tartans five representatives is tied for the second most by a Division III institution.
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