IRVING, Texas - McDaniel College football seniors
Alex Brown and
Bailey Himes were recently named to the 2025 National Football Foundation (NFF) Hampshire Honor Society.
The NFF Hampshire Honor Society honors 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 record 2,529 players from 340 schools qualified for membership in
2025, marking the largest class in the program's 19-year history. A total of 991 student-athletes were honored from Division III.
Nominated by their respective schools, members of the NFF Hampshire Honor Society must meet one of the following criteria:
- Be a senior player graduating this spring/summer who completed his final year of playing eligibility in 2024; or
- Be a graduated player or grad transfer who has already earned a bachelor's degree and competed in the 2024 season (even if the player has remaining eligibility and may return to play next season).
And must have:
- Attained a minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.2 (4.0 scale); and
- Been starters or contributors throughout the 2024 season.
A Political Science major with. 3.213 grade-point average (GPA), Brown was named to the 2024 All-Centennial Conference Second Team as a defensive back after totaling 55 tackles, including 5.5 for loss, two sacks and two interceptions, all career highs. He led the team with 10 pass breakups and forced one of McDaniel's conference-leading 15 fumbles.
A Kinesiology major with a 3.271 GPA, Himes totaled career highs with 64 tackles and six pass breakups as a defensive back. He also had a 52-yard interception return for a touchdown against William Paterson.
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.
