IRVING, Texas — Columbia football saw 15 student-athletes selected to the Hampshire Honor Society, announced today by the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame. The Lions are one of 23 colleges and universities with at least one player named to the NFF Hampshire Honor Society since its inception in 2007.
The Lions' 2025 honorees included:
Name (Pos., Hometown, Major)
Pat Colicchio (OL, Bernardsville, N.J., Film)
Raleigh Erwin (DL, Austin, Texas, Economics)
Joey Giorgi (RB, Grafton, Wis., Anthropology)
William Hughes (P, Fairfax, Va., Economics)
John Iannuzzi (OL, Belmont, Mass., Economics)
Jack Larsen (TE, West Orange, N.J., Economics)
Marcus Libman (WR, Scottsdale, Ariz., Sociology)
Hayden McDonald (DB, Seattle, Wash., Economics)
Carter McFadden (DB, Montgomery, N.J., Economics)
Rocco Milia (LB, Bloomfield, Mich., Economics)
James Miller (TE, Ridgewood, N.J., English & Comparative Literature)
Patrick Passalacqua (DL, Old Tappan, N.J., Industrial Engineering & Operations Research)
Scott Rosati (LB, Grosse Pointe, Mich., Economics)
Anthony Roussos (LB, New Port Richey, Fla., Political Science)
Aidan Shinfeld (WR, Studio City, Calif., Electrical Engineering)
A record 2,532 players from 339 schools qualified for membership in 2025, marking the largest class in the program's 19-year history. Since its inception, the initiative has honored 20,946 student-athletes. This year's members represented six divisions: 689 from the FBS, 549 from the FCS, 212 from Division II, 978 from Division III, 58 from the NAIA, and 46 sprint football players. They hailed from schools in every state and the District of Columbia—except Alaska, which does not sponsor an eligible college football program. The FBS cohort came from 120 schools, reflecting a 90 percent participation rate
NFF Hampshire Honor Society members must be seniors who will graduate this spring/summer and have just completed their 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). They also must attain a minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.2 and be starters or significant contributors throughout the 2024 season.
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