Former Punahou standout Manti Te’o and current Buffanblu linebacker Isaac Savaiinaea were named semifinalists for the college and high school Butkus Award on Monday.

The awards honor the nation’s top linebackers and Te’o, a Notre Dame senior, is among 12 players named to the college semifinal list. Te’o was one of six finalists for the award last year and won the inaugural high school award in 2008 while at Punahou.

Savaiinaea, a Punahou senior who has committed to Stanford, ranks with this year’s 12 high school semifinalists.

Also Monday, Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota, a former Saint Louis School standout, was named one of 16 semifinalists for the Davey O’Brien Award, given annually to the nation’s top quarterback.