Oct. 23, 2012

NEWPORT BEACH, Ca. - Ohio State's John Simon has been named a quarter-finalist for the 2012 Lott IMPACT Trophy, it was announced today.

The Lott IMPACT Trophy is named after Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott and honors the student-athlete who has the biggest IMPACT on his team on and off the field. IMPACT is an acronym for Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity.

Semi-finalists for the award will be announced Nov. 13 and four finalists Nov. 28. The four finalists will be invited to the Ninth Annual Lott IMPACT Trophy Awards Ceremony in Newport Beach Dec. 9.

This year's keynote speaker will be Dr. Condoleezza Rice.

2012 Lott IMPACT Trophy Quarter-Finalists

Johnthan Banks, CB, Mississippi State
Anthony Barr, LB, UCLA
Chris Borland, LB, Wisconsin
Arthur Brown, LB, Kansas State
Max Bullough, LB, Michigan State
Travis Johnson, DE, San Jose State
Jarvis Jones, LB, Georgia
Jake Knott, LB, Iowa State
Star Lotulelei, DT, Utah
Brandon Magee, LB, Arizona State
T.J. McDonald, S, USC
Sam Montgomery, DE, LSU
J.C. Percy, LB, Boise State
Eric Reid, S, LSU
John Simon, DT, Ohio State
Mike Taylor, LB, Wisconsin
Manti Te'o, LB, Notre Dame
Chase Thomas, LB, Stanford
Bjoern Werner, DT, Florida State
Jesse Williams, DT, Alabama

Previous Winners of the Lott IMPACT Trophy

2004 - David Pollack, Georgia
2005 - DeMeco Ryans, Alabama
2006 - Dante Hughes, Cal
2007 - Glenn Dorsey, LSU
2008 - James Laurinaitis, Ohio State
2009 - Jerry Hughes, TCU
2010 - J.J. Watt, Wisconsin
2011 - Luke Kuechly, Boston College