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Irby, Shipley Named To Hampshire Honor Society
4/11/2018 4:13:00 PM | Football
Outgoing Murray State football seniors Joe Irby and Zach Shipley were named as members of the 2018 Hampshire Honor Society, the National Football Foundation announced Wednesday.
The NFF 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. An all-time high 1,251 players from a record-tying 302 schools qualified for membership in the society's 12th year. Click the link above to see the full list of honorees.
To be eligible for the Hampshire Honor Society a student-athlete must be a starter or a significant contributor in one's last year of eligibility (or a senior who has declared for the NFL Draft)Â at an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Championship Subdivision, Division II, Division III or an NAIA college or university. They must also achieve a 3.2 cumulative grade point average throughout their entire course of undergraduate study and meet all NCAA/NAIA-mandated progress towards degree requirements.
The 1,251 players honored in 2018 sets a new high water mark, eclipsing the previous record of 1,103 honorees in 2017. The 302 schools with members, ties the previous mark also set in 2017.
The initiative has now honored 8,994 student-athletes since its inception, and the program has experienced growth every year in either members or school participation since its launch in 2007.
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The NFF 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. An all-time high 1,251 players from a record-tying 302 schools qualified for membership in the society's 12th year. Click the link above to see the full list of honorees.
To be eligible for the Hampshire Honor Society a student-athlete must be a starter or a significant contributor in one's last year of eligibility (or a senior who has declared for the NFL Draft)Â at an NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, Football Championship Subdivision, Division II, Division III or an NAIA college or university. They must also achieve a 3.2 cumulative grade point average throughout their entire course of undergraduate study and meet all NCAA/NAIA-mandated progress towards degree requirements.
The 1,251 players honored in 2018 sets a new high water mark, eclipsing the previous record of 1,103 honorees in 2017. The 302 schools with members, ties the previous mark also set in 2017.
The initiative has now honored 8,994 student-athletes since its inception, and the program has experienced growth every year in either members or school participation since its launch in 2007.
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