Five Football Mountaineers Named to Hampshire Honor Society
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (April 11, 2024) – West Virginia University offensive linemen Zach Frazier and Doug Nester, defensive lineman Sean Martin, quarterback Garrett Greene and long snapper Austin Brinkman were named to the Hampshire Honor Society by The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame, 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. Each player has been nominated by their respective institutions and must be a senior player, who will graduate this spring/summer, and just completed his final year of playing eligibility in 2023 or is a graduated player, who has been out of high school at least three years; and must have attained a minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.2 (4.0 scale); and been starters or contributors throughout the 2023 season.
"We are thrilled to honor a record number of athletes as part of this year's Hampshire Honor Society," said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. "Over the last 18 years, the Hampshire Honor Society has served as 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."
With this year’s additions to the group, the number of Mountaineers named to the Honor Society since its formation in 2007 is now up to 46.
An elite group of 1,989 players from 339 schools qualified for membership in 2024, setting a new record for the number of members in a single year during the program’s 18-year history.
"We have honored more than 18,000 student-athletes since 2007 thanks to Jon Hanson's generosity," said NFF Chairman Archie Manning. "We are grateful for his passionate belief in the scholar-athlete ideal, and the Hampshire Honor Society allows us to showcase the names of tomorrow's leaders while inspiring future generations to follow in their footsteps."
West Virginia is of 23 colleges and universities who have had at least one player in all 18 years of the NFF Hampshire Honor Society (2007-24), including BYU, Brown, Bucknell, Columbia, Dartmouth, Dayton, Iowa, Johns Hopkins (Maryland), Kentucky, Lafayette, Minnesota, North Dakota, North Dakota State, Penn State, Redlands (California), Saint John's (Minnesota), SMU, South Dakota State, Wayne State (Michigan), Wingate (North Carolina), Yale and Youngstown State.
The Hampshire Honor Society represents an important component in the organization's rich history as an innovator in promoting the scholar-athlete ideal, which began in 1959 with the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Awards.
