 Finnerty was awarded second place for the Harlon Hill Trophy award , just prior to the NCAA Div II national championship match in Florence, Alabama.In the title match versus Northwest Missouri State University, Finnerty completed 15-of-33 passes for 225 yards and rushed for 115 yards on 22 carries for 340 yards of total offense, passing for one touchdown and running for another.Finnerty became the first quarterback in NCAA Division II Championship game history to pass for over 200 yards and also rush for over 100.