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MANHATTAN -- The votes have been counted, the pie has been sliced.

And at the end, Heidelberg University football player Brock Riggs has won the 2017 Piesman Trophy.

Riggs beat out Louie Gartner of St. Francis and Carl Granderson of Wyoming to earn the award, created by the popular sports blog SBNation.com to honor, as they put it, "linemen who do un-lineman-like things."

Riggs did a front-flip into the end zone, scoring a touchdown on a hook-and-lateral in Heidelberg's Week 10 win over Capital in November. His Herculean effort drew the attention of several media outlets, including ESPN and YouTube. Following the season, Riggs has picked up All-OAC and D3football.com All-Region First Team honors.

"I want to thank the fans of Heidelberg who have come out in numbers to support me for this … their support has been overwhelming," said Riggs, who also thanked his teammates, coaches and family.

SB Nation's initial Piesman ballot featured 21 impressive plays from big men across the country and from all divisions on NCAA Football. Riggs, Gartner and Granderson were named finalists and flown out to New York City for Friday's presentation.

The award began in 2015, and Riggs is the first Division III winner of the Piesman.