TEN JACKS EARN HAMPSHIRE HONOR SOCIETY ACCOLADES

IRVING, Texas — Ten South Dakota State student-athletes are part of a record class for the 2026 National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame Hampshire Honor Society, which was announced Wednesday.

The Jackrabbit honorees include:

Nate Adams, offensive lineman, Flower Mound, Texas;
Mason Brosseau, defensive tackle, Hanford, California;
Alex Bullock, wide receiver, Omaha, Nebraska;
Kobe Clayborne, defensive lineman, Sioux City, Iowa;
Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda, wide receiver, Twentynine Palms, California;
Sam Hagen, offensive lineman, Fordville, North Dakota;
Kaydon Olivia, long snapper, Schertz, Texas;
Kevin Spelman, defensive end, New Lenox, Illinois;
Eli Stader, kicker, Cedar Grove, Wisconsin;
Aaron Wolfcale-Holsten, defensive tackle, Gilbert, Arizona.

Nominated by their respective schools, members of the NFF Hampshire Honor Society must be a senior player who will graduate this spring/summer and just completed his final year of playing in 2025, or a graduated player or graduate transfer who has already earned a bachelor's degree and competed in 2025. Nominees also must have been a starter or key contributor and maintained a minimum undergraduate cumulative grade-point average of 3.2.

South Dakota State is one of 23 programs to have had at least one player honored in all 20 years (2007-present) of the NFF Hampshire Honor Society. SDSU's total of 126 honorees also ranks in the top 10 among Football Championship Subdivision programs.

Across all divisions of the NCAA, NAIA and sprint football, a record total of 2,569 student-athletes from 365 colleges and university qualified for membership this past season. More than 23,000 student-athletes have now been honored as members of the Hampshire Honor Society in the 20-year history of the program.

-GoJacks.com-

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Nate Adams

Mason Brosseau

Alex Bullock

Kobe Clayborne

Isaiah Garcia-Castaneda

Sam Hagen

Kaydon Olivia

Kevin Spelman

Eli Stader

Aaron Wolfcale-Holsten

Completed Event: Football at Montana on December 6, 2025 , Loss , 29, to, 50

Completed Event: Football versus New Hampshire on November 29, 2025 , Win , 41, to, 3

Completed Event: Football at North Dakota on November 22, 2025 , Win , 34, to, 31 , OT

Completed Event: Football versus Illinois State on November 15, 2025 , Loss , 21, to, 35

Completed Event: Football at South Dakota on November 8, 2025 , Loss , 17, to, 24

Completed Event: Football versus Indiana State on November 1, 2025 , Loss , 12, to, 24

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