tIRVING, Texas – A record number of Carleton College football team athletes were recognized for their academic achievement by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame. 17 members of the team were announced as part of the 2025 NFF Hampshire Honor Society.
 
This 17-man cohort is the largest Carleton has ever had selected for the award. The Knights have had at least two individuals named to the Honor Society in each of the last 14 years, with a total of 85 honorees in that time.
 
Carleton was one of 44 NCAA D-III programs with more than 10 student-athletes named to the list, and was tied for the second-largest group in the MIAC.
 
Nominated by their respective schools, members of the NFF Hampshire Honor Society must have:
• Completed their final year of playing eligibility in Fall 2024 (graduated players, who have remaining eligibility but will not return to collegiate play, may also be nominated);
• Attained a minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.2 (4.0 scale);
• Met all NCAA/NAIA-mandated progress towards degree requirements; and
• Been starters or significant contributors throughout the 2024 season.
 
This year's recognized athletes for Carleton include:
Michael Carey (Haddonfield, N.J./Haddonfield Memorial) – Chemistry major
Henry Detmer (River Forest, Ill./Oak Park and River Forest) – Economics major
Cam Dimond (North Grafton, Mass./Grafton) – Political Science major
Chris Elliott (Delmar, Del./Delmar Middle Senior) – Statistics major
Scott Gevurtz (Lake Oswego, Ore./Lake Oswego) – Political Science major
Servon Hinton (Ann Arbor, Mich./Skyline) – Political Science major
Jack Huffman (Santa Barbara, Calif./San Marcos) – Computer Science major
Noah Morris (Gladstone, N.J./Pingry School) – Environmental Studies and History major
Blake Neithart (Pasadena, Calif./Loyola) – Political Science major
Ntense Obono (Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence) – Computer Science major
Joseph Park (Fullerton, Calif./Troy) – Biology major
Doug Pham (Lombard, Ill./Glenbard East) – Computer Science major
CJ Richards (Manhattan, Kan./Rock Creek) – Political Science major
Nathan Streiff (New Glarus, Wis./New Glarus) – Statistics major
Josiah Tusler (Osseo, Minn./Osseo) – Physics major
Kevin Xiong (Lexington, Mass./Lexington) – Economics major
Zehou Ben Zhao (Guangzhou, China/Fairfield Ludlowe) – Computer Science major
 
The 2025 NFF Hampshire Honor Society recognized 2,532 student-athletes from 339 schools.