For the sixth straight year, the Central football team is on top of the Iowa Conference when it comes to academics. Eight players were named on the National Football Foundation Hampshire Honor Society’s list, which recognizes senior football players who are starters or significant reserves and hold a cumulative GPA of at least 3.20. The eight players from Central is the most out of any college or university in Iowa and is the seventh highest total in the entire country. Harvard University topped the list this year with 15 seniors. You can see a full list of Central’s honorees on KNIAKRLS.com.
Name (hometown/high school) Position GPA Major
Bobby Daigle (Silverthorne, Colo./Summit) WR 3.35 Exercise science-
athletic training
Ross Doehrmann (Williamsburg/Williamsburg) RB 3.88 Biology
Jack Flaherty (Burlington/Burlington) QB 3.81 Exercise science-
athletic training
Spenser Fuller (Leon/Central Decatur) OL 3.22 Social sciences
Ben Lechtenberg (Manchester/West Delaware) WR 3.21 Exercise science
Colton Smith (Kearney, Mo./Kearney) OL 3.86 Exercise science-
athletic training
Garrett Veldman (Peoria, Ariz./Brophy College OL 3.28 Physics/mathematics
Prepartory)
Andrew Weaks (Fulton, Ill./Fulton) LB 3.63 Actuarial
science/accounting
