Cameron Brown of CWRU Selected as Finalist for 2018 Cliff Harris Award

Cameron Brown of CWRU Selected as Finalist for 2018 Cliff Harris Award

From Case Western Reserve University Athletics

The Little Rock Touchdown Club and Wright Lindsey Jennings announced on Friday afternoon that Case Western Reserve University senior defensive end Cameron Brown was selected as one of 35 Division III finalists for the 2018 Cliff Harris Award, presented to the nation's top small college defensive player representing more than 5,000 defensive players from almost 500 NCAA Division II, Division III and NAIA colleges and universities.

An overall winner will be announced on December 24th and honored at the Little Rock Touchdown Club's annual awards banquet on January 10, 2019. The winner will receive the $3,000 Cliff Harris Award trophy presented by Cliff Harris. In addition to the overall winner, the top vote getters from each division will also be announced. A prestigious group of former college and pro football greats serve on the Cliff Harris Award Committee.

Earlier in the postseason, Brown was named to the AFCA All-America Second Team and the D3foootball.com All-South Region First Team.  He was named both the Presidents' Athletic Conference and University Athletic Association Defensive Player of the Year, after finish the campaign ranked second among all Division III players with 1.5 sacks per game, and 15.0 total sacks during the year, a CWRU program record.