IRVING, Texas – Nine members of the Drake University football team have been named to the National Football Foundation's Hampshire Honor Society, the organization announced. Jack Beck, John Bloss, Cam Bohnert, Brad Duwe, Michael Hudson, Aaron Johnson, Andy Rice, Michael Vankat and Al Wegener were all named to the prestigious group that is comprised of college football student-athletes that have maintained a 3.2 or higher grade point average throughout their collegiate careers.

In addition to maintaining a level of academic excellence, being a starter or significant on-field contributor and meeting all NCAA-mandated progress towards a degree is also needed for inclusion in the Hampshire Society. The group is comprised entirely of student-athletes that have met those requirements and exhausted their eligibility.

"The number of colleges and universities who embrace the Hampshire Honor Society continues to increase each year," said NFF President & CEO Steve Hatchell. "Over the past decade, it has become a powerful vehicle for schools to recognize their college football players who have distinguished themselves both academically and athletically, and we congratulate the schools and each of these young men for their commitment to excellence."

A total of 868 student-athletes across all divisions of college football were honored with 31 coming from the Pioneer Football League.

Beck was a two-time All-PFL selection and was named to the PFL All-Academic team twice.

Bloss was a two-year starter and earned academic all-conference honors. He also recorded over 150 career tackles in his four years in the Blue and White.

Bohnert was Drake's kickoff specialist the entire season, as the handled the team's punting and kickoff duties. He earned honorable mention All-PFL honors last fall and was named first team all-conference in 2013.

Duwe was a three-time All-PFL selection and was also named preseason All-PFL in 2014 and 2015. He was a member of the PFL Honor Roll all four years.

Hudson was a two-year starter and was named to the PFL Honor Roll in 2013, 2014 and 2015. He earned honorable mention All-PFL honors in 2014.
 
Johnson was named Academic All-PFL the last two seasons and earned All-PFL honors in 2015.
 
Rice was named honorable mention All-PFL in 2014 and 2015 and garnered Academic All-PFL honors three times.
 
Vankat transitioned to the team's starting long snapper and earned honorable mention All-PFL honors. He was also named to the 2015 Academic All-PFL team.
 
Wegener received honorable mention All-PFL honors last fall and was named a four-time member to the PFL Academic Honor Roll.