West Texas A&M junior defensive lineman Ethan Westbrooks was named the Ron Lenz Daktronics Division II Defensive Player of the Year, which was released Tuesday morning by the Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America.　 Shippensburg (Pa.) junior quarterback Zach Zulli earned Offensive Player of the Year honors.

In addition to Westbrooks, Buffalo junior place kicker Sergio Castillo, Jr., and senior offensive lineman Manase Foketi were named to the first team.　 The Buffs had the most first team selections with three and were one of five teams with three selections total between the two teams.

Westbrooks, a native of San Leandro, Calif., and Sacramento City CC had an outstanding first season in a Buffalo uniform as he helped lead the team to a 12-3 record, a Lone Star Conference championship and the team’s deepest run in the NCAA Tournament in school history to the national semifinals.　 He spearheaded the top pass rush in NCAA Division II as he recorded a school-record 19.5 sacks and 28 tackles for loss.

The 6-4, 275-pound defensive lineman earned the Lone Star Conference’s J.V. Sykes Defensive Player of the Year honors, while accounting for 60 total tackles with 19 quarterback hurries and forcing three fumbles.

Foketi, a native of Hesperia, Calif., and Kansas State, was the top vote getter on the offensive line as he is a 2012 Gene Upshaw Lineman of the Year finalist and was named first team American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) All-America Monday.　 Foketi started all 15 games for the Buffaloes and helped block for a Harlon Hill finalist quarterback (junior Dustin Vaughan), the nation’s eighth-ranked passing offense and the 13^th-ranked total offense.　

Castillo, Jr., connected on 20 of 23 field goals for the year, including two from over 50 yards and a career-long 56-yarder versus Abilene Christian.　 He is tied for ninth nationally at 1.33 field goals per game.　 He was a perfect 16 for 16 in attempts of less than 40 yards to earn top place kicking honors.　 He averaged 8.6 points per game ranking 34^th nationally.　 He was a league-best 69 of 70 in extra points.

The La Joya, Texas, native, finished his junior season 38 of 46 all-time in field goals and 174 of 177 in extra points for 288 points ranking him third all-time in school history in scoring just six points behind Keithon Flemming (2007-2009) with 294 points.

Ron Lenz Players of the Year

Offensive Player of the Year

Zach Zulli, QB, Shippensburg (Pa.)

Defensive Player of the Year

Ethan Westbrooks, DL, West Texas A&M