IRVING, Texas – The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) proudly announced today a record number of 203 semifinalists for the 2024 William V. Campbell Trophy®, college football's premier scholar-athlete award. The new highwater mark eclipses the 201 nominees in 2023. The impressive list of candidates, from all NCAA divisions and the NAIA, boasts an impressive 3.63 average GPA, with more than half of the semifinalists having already earned their bachelor's degrees.
 
Celebrating its 35th year, the Campbell Trophy® recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership.

Hayden Cagle of Viking Football has made his name to the Division III Semifinalist list.

The Division III Semifinalist list is below:
Allegheny (PA) - Carson Messemer
Berry (GA) - Hayden Cagle
Bethel (MN) - Nate Farm
Bluffton (OH) - Kainan Stoner
Carnegie Mellon (PA) - Robert Coury
Central (IA) - Grant Nelson
Coe (IA) - Alex Aitchison
Cornell (IA) - Tony Gomez
DePauw (IN) - Jonathan Bruder
Gallaudet (DC) - John Scarboro
Gustavus Adolphus (MN) - Jake Breitbach
Hampden-Sydney (WI) - Will Thomas
Hardin-Simmons (TX) - Cason Hanna
Hendrix (AR) - Kanyn Utley
Hobart (NY) - Ethan Kowalski
Hope (MI) - Dylan Clem
John Carroll (OH) - Matt Wrather
Johns Hopkins (MD) - Bay Harvey
King's (PA) - Jared Reto
Lake Forest (IL) - Sean Brady
Lycoming (PA) - Jake Welch
Lyon (AR) - Slayton Wheeler
Mary Hardin-Baylor (TX) - Johnny Smith-Rider
Millsaps (MS) - Preston Hill
Moravian (PA) - Prince Sokpo
North Central (IA) - Luke Lehnen
Saint John's (MN) - Aaron Syverson
Springfield (MA) - Arsen Shtefan
St. Olaf (MN) - Theodore Doran
SUNY Cortland - Zac Boyes
Texas Lutheran - Mason Hardy
Trinity (CT) - Sean Clapp
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (NY) - Cameron Taylor
Washington & Jefferson (PA) - Dawson Dietz
Wesleyan (CT) - Sean Walker
Western New England (MA) - Jason Shumilla
Westminster (PA) - Matthew Howard
Wheaton (IL) - Giovanni Weeks
Wisconsin-Oshkosh - John Schirger
Wisconsin-River Falls - Aaron Borgerding
Wisconsin-Stout - Luke Mertens
Wisconsin-Whitewater - Matthew Burba
Wooster (OH) - Andrew Hammer
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (MA) - Doug Cain

The NFF will announce 12-14 finalists on Oct. 23, and each of them will receive an $18,000 postgraduate scholarship as a member of the 2024 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments. The finalists will travel to the Bellagio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas for the 66th NFF Annual Awards Dinner Presented by Las Vegas on Dec. 10, where their accomplishments will be highlighted in front of one of the most powerful audiences in all of sports. Live during the event, one member of the class will be declared as the winner of the 35th Campbell Trophy® and have his postgraduate scholarship increased to $25,000. Click here for more information on the Awards Dinner, including options to purchase tickets online, special travel rates to the event from Delta Air Lines and room rates at the Bellagio.
 
Nominated by their schools, which are limited to one nominee each, candidates for the awards must be a senior who will complete his final year of eligibility in the 2024 season or graduate student or graduate transfer who has already earned a degree and participating in the 2024 season; have a GPA of at least 3.2 on a 4.0 scale; have outstanding football ability as a first team player or significant contributor; and have demonstrated strong leadership and citizenship. The class is selected each year by the NFF Awards Committee, which is comprised of a nationally recognized group of media, College Football Hall of Famers and athletics administrators.


About The National College Football Awards Association
The William V. Campbell Trophy® is a member of the National College Football Awards Association (NCFAA), which encompasses the most prestigious awards in college football. Founded in 1997, the NCFAA and its 24 awards now boast over 900 recipients, dating to 1935. Visit ncfaa.org to learn more about the association.
 
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 criteria, 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; I Played; the William V. Campbell Trophy®; the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments; the NFF National High School Academic Excellence Awards presented by the Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation & Hatchell Cup presented by the Original Bob's Steak & Chop House; and a series of programs and initiatives to honor the legends of the past and inspire the leaders of the future. NFF corporate partners include Bruin Capital, Catapult, Delta Air Lines, Fidelity Investments, Hampshire Companies, Hanold Associates Executive Search, Jostens, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, New York Athletic Club, 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.
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