Bucknell University Athletics
FCS Best 13 Bison Earn NFF Hampshire Honor Society Spots
4/14/2021 12:08:00 PM | Football
IRVING, Texas – An FCS-best 13 Bison became members of the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society, the organization announced Wednesday morning.
Simon Behr, Ryan Brida, Eric Butler, Mike Colantuono, Tyler Keiser, Simon Krizak, John McGuire, Roger Mellado, Rick Mottram, Clay Myers, Simeon Page, Conner Romango and Alex Twiford were the Bison recognized by the Hampshire Honor Society this year. A total of 910 players from 255 schools qualified for membership in 2021, the Society's 15th year.
Division III program St. Thomas (Minn.) set a new single-year record for most honorees from one school with 27 members. Stanford led all FBS programs with eight members while Bucknell paced all FCS schools with 13 honorees. Stonehill (Mass.) was the Division II leader with eight members, Doane (Neb.) led the NAIA with nine honorees and the Army Sprint Football team topped the CSFL with seven. In total, 22 programs had at least nine NFF Hampshire Honor Society members.
To qualify for membership in the Hampshire Honor Society, a student-athlete must have maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.20 or better throughout his college career. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility to all 2020 fall athletes. Many seniors have decided to take advantage of this, and because they will return to the field in 2021, are not featured in this year's Hampshire Honor Society.
2021 NFF Hampshire Honor Society Members
Simon Behr, TE, Accounting & Financial Management
Ryan Brida, LB, Political Science
Eric Butler, CB, Sociology
Mike Colantuono, LS, Political Science
Tyler Keiser, P/K, Civil Engineering/Management for Engineers
Simon Krizak, OL, International Relations
John McGuire, WR, Economics
Roger Mellado, DL, Political Science/Economics
Rick Mottram, LB, Mechanical Engineering
Clay Myers, DL, Environmental Studies
Simeon Page, LB, English-Creative Writing
Conner Romango, S, Accounting & Financial Management
Alex Twiford, TE, Sociology
