COMPLETE 2019 HAMPSHIRE HONOR SOCIETY LISTING
IRVING, Texas – The UWF football program had four student-athletes named to the prestigious Hampshire Honor Society as announced by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF).
Ty Cox,
Tate Lehtio, Josh Smiley and
Joe Wintrick were all recognized for their career contributions to the sport of football and their academic success as undergraduate student-athletes.
Cox appeared in 41 games during his career as he finished with 46 tackles. The Oviedo, Fla. native is a 3-time member of the Gulf South Conference Academic Honor Roll and has a 3.45 grade point average while majoring in Biomedical Sciences.
Lehtio currently has a 3.9 GPA in the Master's of Business Administration program following a 3.8 undergrad GPA while earning his bachelor's degree in Business. The Parkland, Fla. native ended his career as the school's all-time leader with 215 receptions and 2,463 receiving yards, while ranking second in touchdowns and points scored with 14 and 90, respectively.
Smiley concluded a 4-year career in Pensacola with 177 tackles to rank fourth in program history. A native of Montgomery, Ala., he is a 4-time member of the GSC Academic Honor Roll and has a 3.2 GPA in Mechanical Engineering. He and Lehtio were both voted onto the CoSIDA Academic All-District Teams by the College Sports Information Directors of America at various times during their careers.
Wintrick will conclude his 3-year career at UWF with a 3.24 in Fitness and Sport Coaching. The Tampa, Fla. native transferred to UWF prior to the 2017 season and spent his three seasons as a starter on the left side of the offensive line, including 34 at guard and three at tackle.
The 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. An impressive 1,465 players from 369 schools qualified for membership in the Society's 14th year.
Nominated by their respective schools, members of the NFF Hampshire Honor Society must have:
* Completed their final year of playing eligibility in 2019;
* Achieved a 3.2 cumulative grade point average throughout entire course of undergraduate study; and
* Met all NCAA- or NAIA-mandated progress toward degree requirements.
* Been starters or significant contributors throughout the 2019 season.
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.
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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 and 12,000 members nationwide, NFF programs include Football Matters®, the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, The William V. Campbell Trophy® Presented by Mazda, the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments and a series of initiatives to honor the legends of the past and inspire the leaders of the future. NFF corporate partners include Delta Air Lines, ETT, Fidelity Investments, Goodyear, Herff Jones, Mazda, the New York Athletic Club, the Pasadena Tournament of Roses, the Sports Business Journal and Under Armour. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @NFFNetwork and learn more at footballfoundation.org.
