National Football Foundation News Release
 
Four seniors from the 2020-21 Eastern Washington University football team have been recognized by The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) as members of the 2021 NFF Hampshire Honor Society.
 
Eagles recognized include linebacker Jack Sendelbach, linebacker Ty Graham, defensive end Jusstis Warren and offensive center Conner Crist. Sendelbach and Warren are sixth-year seniors for the Eagles after graduating from high school in 2015, and Graham is a transfer from the University of Idaho after graduating from Cheney (Wash.) High School in 2016. Crist was also as 2016 high school graduate and, like Sendelbach, is a four-year EWU letter winner.
 
The squad is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a cumulative 3.2 GPA or better throughout their college careers. An impressive 910 players from 255 colleges and universities qualified for membership in the Society's 15th year. The initiative has now honored 13,077 student-athletes since its inception.
 
Nominated by their respective schools, members of the NFF Hampshire Honor Society must have:

• Scheduled to complete their final year of playing eligibility in Fall 2020 or Spring 2021 . . . Graduated players, who have remaining eligibility but will not return to collegiate play (e.g. declared for NFL Draft or retired from football), 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 2020-21 season.

 

NFF Hampshire Honor Society Recipients from Eastern Washington University

#78 - Conner Crist - 6-3 - 300 - Tigard, Ore. / Tigard HS '16
#18 - Ty Graham - 6-0 - 205 - Cheney, Wash. / Cheney HS '16 & Univ. of Idaho
#8 - Jack Sendelbach - 6-3 - 225 - Seattle, Wash. / Blanchet HS '15
#56 - Jusstis Warren - 6-2 - 250 - Tacoma, Wash. / Lincoln HS '15 & University of Washington
 
 

ABOUT THE HAMPSHIRE FOUNDATION

The Hampshire Foundation is the charitable arm of The Hampshire Companies, a privately-held, fully-integrated real estate firm that has more than 60 years of hands-on, cycle-tested experience in acquiring, developing, leasing, repositioning, managing, financing and disposing of real estate. Founded by Jon F. Hanson, who served as NFF Chairman from 1994-2006, Hampshire is headquartered in Morristown, New Jersey. Learn more at www.hampshirere.com.
 

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 and 12,000 members nationwide, NFF programs include the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Future for Football, The William V. Campbell Trophy®, the NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments and a series of initiatives to honor the legends of the past and inspire the leaders of the future. NFF corporate partners include Delta Air Lines, Fidelity Investments, Goodyear, Jostens, the New York Athletic Club, the Pasadena Tournament of Roses and the Sports Business Journal. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @NFFNetwork and learn more at footballfoundation.org.