Four Players Named to Hampshire Honor Society
April 11, 2018 05:23 PM | Football
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University seniors safety Shane Commodore, offensive lineman Grant Lingafelter, long snapper Nick Meadows and kicker Mike Molina were named to the Hampshire Honor Society by The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, today, as announced by the organization.
The Hampshire Honor Society is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college careers.
These four letterwinners bring the number of Mountaineers named to the honor society since its formation in 2007 to 35.
The 1,253 players honored in 2018 set a new high water mark, eclipsing the previous record of 1,091 honorees in 2017. The 303 schools with members break the previous record of 302 in 2017. The initiative has honored 8,995 student-athletes since its inception, and the program has experienced growth every year in either members or school participation since its launch.
"We are pleased to see another record number of athletes honored by the Hampshire Honor Society this year," said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. "Over the past decade, it has become a powerful vehicle for schools to recognize their college football players who have distinguished themselves both academically and athletically, and we congratulate the schools and each of these young men for their commitment to excellence in all aspects of their lives."
The NFF Hampshire Honor Society capitalizes on the NFF's National Scholar-Athlete program by greatly expanding the number of scholar-athletes the NFF can recognize each year. The program further strengthens the organization's leadership role in encouraging academic performance by the student-athletes who play football at the 777 colleges and universities with football programs nationwide.
WVU is one of 28 schools who have had at least one student-athlete recognized in each of the Hampshire Honor Society's 12 years: Brown, Bucknell, BYU, Colorado, Columbia, Dayton, Iowa, Johns Hopkins (Maryland), Kentucky, Lafayette, Minnesota, Minnesota-Duluth, Montana, North Dakota, North Dakota State, Northern Iowa, Penn State, Redlands, California, Saint John's (Minnesota), SMU, South Dakota State, Wartburg (Iowa), Washington U. in St. Louis (Missouri), Wayne State (Michigan), Wingate (North Carolina), Yale and Youngstown State.
The Hampshire Honor Society is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college careers.
These four letterwinners bring the number of Mountaineers named to the honor society since its formation in 2007 to 35.
The 1,253 players honored in 2018 set a new high water mark, eclipsing the previous record of 1,091 honorees in 2017. The 303 schools with members break the previous record of 302 in 2017. The initiative has honored 8,995 student-athletes since its inception, and the program has experienced growth every year in either members or school participation since its launch.
"We are pleased to see another record number of athletes honored by the Hampshire Honor Society this year," said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. "Over the past decade, it has become a powerful vehicle for schools to recognize their college football players who have distinguished themselves both academically and athletically, and we congratulate the schools and each of these young men for their commitment to excellence in all aspects of their lives."
The NFF Hampshire Honor Society capitalizes on the NFF's National Scholar-Athlete program by greatly expanding the number of scholar-athletes the NFF can recognize each year. The program further strengthens the organization's leadership role in encouraging academic performance by the student-athletes who play football at the 777 colleges and universities with football programs nationwide.
WVU is one of 28 schools who have had at least one student-athlete recognized in each of the Hampshire Honor Society's 12 years: Brown, Bucknell, BYU, Colorado, Columbia, Dayton, Iowa, Johns Hopkins (Maryland), Kentucky, Lafayette, Minnesota, Minnesota-Duluth, Montana, North Dakota, North Dakota State, Northern Iowa, Penn State, Redlands, California, Saint John's (Minnesota), SMU, South Dakota State, Wartburg (Iowa), Washington U. in St. Louis (Missouri), Wayne State (Michigan), Wingate (North Carolina), Yale and Youngstown State.
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