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Mark Server's game-winning field goal for Wabash against Wittenberg was part of one fan's favorite memory, but not in the way you'd picture.
2002 Wabash Bachelor photo by Todd Vogel
Making a decade of memories
Around the Nation

Keith McMillan might get a few days off here and there, but Around the Nation never dies.

That's why Keith opened up his column this week to the readers.

As part of Around the Nation's season-long recognition of D3football.com's 10th anniversary, readers were invited to send their favorite Division III football memories of the past 10 years. And what we got was a great set of some of your great moments.

Whether it's the dad who got to enjoy four years of watching his son play, the surprise trip to a far-distant playoff game, a record performance or helping a team prepare to face a rival, great memories run the gamut, from the unheralded to the ones that were front-page news.

Read on for more in this week's Around the Nation.
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Blaine Westemeyer is one of two Division III finalists for the Campbell Trophy.
Augustana athletics file photo
Westemeyer, Robbins receive postgrad honor
Augustana offensive lineman Blaine Westemeyer and Hardin-Simmons wide receiver ZaVious Robbins were named finalists for the William V. Campbell Trophy by the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame (NFF). As finalists, they will receive an $18,000 post-graduate scholarship and have a chance to win the HealthSouth endowed Campbell Trophy, previously known as the Draddy Trophy. They were selected from a pool of 154 semifinalists among all NCAA divisions and the NAIA.

Candidates are nominated by their schools, must be a senior or graduate student in their final year of eligibility, have a grade point average of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale, have outstanding football ability as a first team player and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship.

Blaine Westemeyer has started for three years on the Augustana offensive line and has helped the Vikings lead the CCIW in rushing for three years. Westemeyer has a 3.93 grade point average as a biochemistry major, was awarded the Augustana Summer Research Fellowship in 2008 and received a grant from the University of Utah earlier this year to perform cellular protein research. Westemeyer is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and an active participant in the Athletes-Giving-Back community outreach program. He also serves as a hospice volunteer.

ZaVious Robbins is Hardin-Simmons' all-time leader in kickoff return yards and was all-conference as a receiver and kick returner in the ASC. He has a 3.90 grade point average as a marketing major and was named the University's most outstanding marketing student. Robbins also volunteers for Meals on Wheels and the Keep Abilene Beautiful program.
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