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Seven significant contributors to the Lycoming College football team have earned a spot on the 2024 Hampshire Honor Society, the National Football Foundation in Dallas, Texas, announced on Wednesday.
The seven members are seniors defensive back Hunter Campbell, linebacker Johnny Day, tight end Zach Green, linebacker Braden Mehlig, kicker Ian Plankenhorn, offensive lineman Brandon Tirado and offensive lineman Eric Vingom.
In order to be eligible for membership into the honor society, a player must be a starter or significant reserve on the team as a senior, maintain a 3.2 cumulative grade point average throughout his entire course of undergraduate study and meet all NCAA-mandated progress toward degree requirements and graduation.
Campbell was a two-time All-MAC and two-time all-region defensive back, finishing his career with 182 tackles, 13.5 for loss, eight interceptions and 17 passes defended. He was a 2022 CSC Academic All-District pick.
Day, a CSC Academic All-District pick in 2023, posted 75 tackles in his career to go with 2.5 sacks, five passes defended and a fumble recovery.
Green appeared in 21 games in his career as a tight end, making 15 catches for 77 yards. He also had two tackles and a kick return for six yards in 2021. He was a CSC Academic All-District pick in 2022.
Mehlig appeared in 23 games in his career, posting 31 tackles, one for loss, and adding a forced fumble.
Plankenhorn, who earned three straight first-team all-conference honors as a kicker, finished the season 10-of-12 in field goal attempts with the sixth-best field goal percentage in Division III (0.833) and the 24th-most field goals made per game (0.9). Plankenhorn is third in Lycoming's school history with 28 made field goals. He picked up his first all-conference honors as a punter in 2023 after averaging 37.06 yards per kick and downing 14 of 63 punts inside the 20.
Tirado moved into the two-deep as an offensive lineman as a senior, appearing in two games for the Warriors.
Vingom, an Honorable Mention All-Landmark Conference selection in 2023, appeared in 23 games, starting the last 21 of his career on the offensive line.
The Warriors finished 5-6 overall and tied for second in the Landmark Conference with a 4-2 record under 16th-year head coach Mike Clark. The Warriors won the inaugural Cape Charles Bowl, 20-17 over Washington & Lee, in the Landmark-ODAC Chesapeake Bowl Series.