SELINSGROVE, PA - Susquehanna University football's junior defensive end Galen Limantour was named one of six finalists for the Cliff Harris Award, presented to the nation's top small-college defensive player representing NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and the NAIA. Limantour was chosen from Region 2. 

Limantour was a forced to be reckoned with in an incredible 2025 season where he racked up the program's highest single-season sack total in 34 years with 13.5 sacks, including 7.5 during the River Hawks' NCAA playoff run as they reached the NCAA Quarterfinals for the second straight season. His work earned him Defensive Player of the Year by the Landmark Conference and D3football.com for Region 2. He was then named a First Team All-American by D3football.com and the Associated Press. The junior from Durham, Pa. was chosen as a NCAA Division III finalist for the Cliff Harris Award alongside Jason Bateman of Eastern University from Region 1, Dominick Williams of East Texas Baptist University from Region 3, Kaleb Brown of the University of Mount Union from Region 4, John Sullivan of North Central College from Region 5, and Gage Timm of the University of Wisconsin–River Falls from Region 6.

The D3football.com selection committee selects finalists and the 2025 Cliff Harris Award winner.

GALEN LIMANTOUR: AP and D3football.com First Team All-American... D3football.com Region 2 Defensive Player of the Year and All-Region First Team... Landmark Conference Defensive Player of the Year and All-Landmark First Team... appeared in 13 games, having 32 solo tackles and 23 assisted tackles for a total of 55 tackles on the season... second all-time at Susquehanna with 13.5 sacks.... collected 21.5 tackles for a loss with ten quarterback hurries... tallied two sacks in one game at Western Connecticut State on Nov. 1, helping the defense pitch a shutout in a 34-0 win... had 1.5 sacks at Christopher Newport on Sept. 27... combined for 7.5 sacks over the River Hawks' first three NCAA playoff games, including three in back-to-back games against Washington & Jefferson in the first round and Christopher Newport in the second round... added 1.5 sacks in the third-round game against Eastern to help Susquehanna post its second shutout of the season in a 29-0 victory.