Cole Moore (right) is one of MSU's six Hampshire Society honorees
Photo by: R. Dean Hendrickson
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4/29/2015 3:14:00 PM | Football
MSU seniors earn academic honor
Six Montana State football players earned membership into the National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society Wednesday, tied for the most selections from Big Sky schools and among the most in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision.
Players gain eligibility for the Hampshire Honor Society by maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or better, having exhausted his eligibility, and playing as a starter or significant contributor. The NFF bestowed the honor on 817 players from 278 schools for the 2014 season, the eighth year of the program.
One All-America and three other All-Big Sky honorees from 2014 led the way for Montana State's Hampshire winners. Cornerback Deonte Flowers, a Third Team All-America and First Team All-Big Sky selection from San Diego, headlines MSU's list, which also includes: Second Team All-Big Sky offensive guard Quinn Catalano (San Diego, CA), safety Robert Marshall (Carrollton, TX), Honorable Mention All-Big Sky linebacker Na'a Moeakiola (Euless, TX), Third Team All-Big Sky linebacker Cole Moore (Whitehouse Station, NJ), and tight end Lee Perkins (Great Falls).
Montana State and Idaho State each produced six Hampshire Society inductees to lead the Big Sky. Only four FCS schools (Bucknell and South Dakota State with eight, Coastal Carolina with seven, and North Dakota State with six) topped or matched that figure. In fact, leaving MSU and the Bengals aside the 11 other Big Sky schools produced just 10 Hampshire members combined. MSU and Montana Tech (two) stand as the only Treasure State programs with multiple honorees.
The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame was founded in 1947 as a non-profit educational organization to develop scholarship, citizenship and athletic achievement in young people.
Players gain eligibility for the Hampshire Honor Society by maintaining a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 or better, having exhausted his eligibility, and playing as a starter or significant contributor. The NFF bestowed the honor on 817 players from 278 schools for the 2014 season, the eighth year of the program.
One All-America and three other All-Big Sky honorees from 2014 led the way for Montana State's Hampshire winners. Cornerback Deonte Flowers, a Third Team All-America and First Team All-Big Sky selection from San Diego, headlines MSU's list, which also includes: Second Team All-Big Sky offensive guard Quinn Catalano (San Diego, CA), safety Robert Marshall (Carrollton, TX), Honorable Mention All-Big Sky linebacker Na'a Moeakiola (Euless, TX), Third Team All-Big Sky linebacker Cole Moore (Whitehouse Station, NJ), and tight end Lee Perkins (Great Falls).
Montana State and Idaho State each produced six Hampshire Society inductees to lead the Big Sky. Only four FCS schools (Bucknell and South Dakota State with eight, Coastal Carolina with seven, and North Dakota State with six) topped or matched that figure. In fact, leaving MSU and the Bengals aside the 11 other Big Sky schools produced just 10 Hampshire members combined. MSU and Montana Tech (two) stand as the only Treasure State programs with multiple honorees.
The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame was founded in 1947 as a non-profit educational organization to develop scholarship, citizenship and athletic achievement in young people.
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