Four Hawks named to NFF Hampshire Honor Society

IRVING, Texas – Four Huntingdon College football players were recognized with the release of the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame's Hampshire Honor Society.

Receivers Kelvin Bowser and Jake Lackey and defensive linemen Dylan Powell and Marc Struck were among 897 players from 256 schools named to the 2021 Hampshire Honor Society.

To be eligible for the Hampshire Honor Society, a player must have been a starter or significant contributor during their last year of eligibility at an accredited NCAA or NAIA institution, maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college careers and met all NCAA-mandated progress towards degree requirements and graduation.

A total of 13,018 student-athletes have been honored in the history of the program.

Since 2007, Huntingdon has had at least one student-athlete recognized each year. Including Huntingdon's four newest members, a total of 74 Hawks have been chosen to the Hampshire Honor Society.

Huntingdon was one of seven schools in Alabama to have at least one player selected this year. Huntingdon was one of two USA South Athletic Conference teams with players selected.

Huntingdon's previous Hampshire Honor Society selections are listed below.

2020: Reed Crosby, Michael Lambert, Kobe Smith, Haylan Bailey, DeAnte' Griffith, Red Hinton, Drew Schlemmer

2019: Chris Hering, Troy Mandris, Adam Mann, Stephen Strickland

2018: Kevin Barnett, Chance Byrd, Chip Taylor

2017: Hunter Booth, John Dunn, Nick Haas, William Harris, John Iwaniec, Brandon Mattox, Buck Robinson, Lake Romine, Jordan Shelby, Jordan Smith, Mark White

2016: Chael Pridgen, Jacob Wright

2015: Derick Bothwell, Brantley Carr, Michael Hill, Jimbo Turk, Ryan Williams

2014: Garrett Fletcher, Dakota Hooper, Cameron Lewis, Tyler Robinson, Ryne Taylor, Ryan White

2013: Tyler Hall, Neal Posey, Austin Worley

2012: A.J. Swift

2011: Quinn Hambrite, Drew Harrell, Jacob King, Steven Pennewitt

2010: Alex Baronich, Shane Corley, Steven Laye, Tal Lynn, Justin Ridgeway, Josh Robertson, Zach Sealy

2009: Philip Bailey, Caleb Hartin, Gary Nelson

2008: Will Brannon, C.J. Easterly, Zach Golson, Cliff Groce, Justin Nelson, Will Smith, Matt Thompson, Bryan Wells

2007: Mark Colson, Avery Ford, Yancey Gordon, Jacob Seales, Fred Shelby, Hodge Patterson