Nine MEAC Student-Athletes Named to 2023 National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society

NORFOLK, Va. – The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced today (April 12) the members of the 2023 NFF Hampshire Honor Society, which is comprised of college football players from all divisions of the NCAA, NAIA, and sprint football who each maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college careers.

A total of nine student-athletes from four Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) schools were announced as members, including the MEAC Offensive Player of the Year, quarterback Davius Richard of North Carolina Central.

Morgan State led the way with four student-athletes, while North Carolina Central had three and Norfolk State and South Carolina State had one apiece. The list of MEAC members is below.

Morgan State University (4)

Marvin Atuatasi

Dexter Carr

Lawrence Richardson

Jayden Wooden

Norfolk State University (1)

Marquis Hall

North Carolina Central University (3)

E.J. Hicks

Davius Richard

Colby Warrior

South Carolina State (1)

Corey Fields 

Overall, an elite group of 1,734 players from 328 schools qualified for membership in 2023, setting a new record for the number of members in a single year during the program’s 17-year history. The initiative has now honored 16,370 student-athletes since its inception. 

Nominated by their respective schools, members of the NFF Hampshire Honor Society must be either a senior player, who will graduate this spring/summer, and just completed his final year of playing eligibility in 2022; or a graduated player, who has been out of high school at least (3) years; and must have attained a minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.2 (4.0 scale), and been starters or significant contributors throughout the 2022 season.

 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 at the 774 colleges and universities with football programs nationwide.

Click here for the 2023 list of members.

ABOUT THE HAMPSHIRE FOUNDATION

The Hampshire Foundation is the charitable arm of The Hampshire Companies, a privately held, fully-integrated real estate firm that has more than 60 years of hands-on, cycle-tested experience in acquiring, developing, leasing, repositioning, managing, financing and disposing of real estate. Founded by Jon F. Hanson, who served as NFF Chairman from 1994-2006, Hampshire is headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey. Learn more at www.hampshirere.com.

ABOUT The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame

Founded in 1947 with early leadership from General Douglas MacArthur, legendary Army coach Earl “Red” Blaik and immortal journalist Grantland Rice, The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame is a non-profit educational organization that runs programs designed to use the power of amateur football in developing scholarship, citizenship, and athletic achievement in young people. With 120 chapters in 47 states, NFF programs include the selection and induction of members of the College Football Hall of Fame; the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta; Future For Football; The William V. Campbell Trophy®; the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments; the NFF National High School Academic Excellence Awards & Hatchell Cup presented by the Original Bob’s Steak & Chop House; and a series of initiatives to honor the legends of the past and inspire the leaders of the future. NFF corporate partners include Catapult, Delta Air Lines, Fidelity Investments, Hanold Associates Executive Search, Jostens, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, the New York Athletic Club, the Pasadena Tournament of Roses, the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation, and the Sports Business Journal. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @NFFNetwork, and learn more at footballfoundation.org.

About the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference

The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) is in its 52nd year of intercollegiate competition with the 2022-23 academic school year. Located in Norfolk, Va., the MEAC is made up of eight outstanding historically Black institutions across the Atlantic coastline: Coppin State University, Delaware State University, Howard University, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Morgan State University, Norfolk State University, North Carolina Central University, and South Carolina State University.