NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Five Vanderbilt student-athletes have been named to the Hampshire Honor Society by the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame.
Vanderbilt’s newest Hampshire Society recipients are kicker Ryley Guay, tight end Cody Markel, quarterback Riley Neal, linebacker Caleb Peart and receiver-returner Justice Shelton-Mosley.
Guay, from Naperville, Illinois, served as the Commodores’ primary kicker for the last two seasons. In 2019, Guay connected on nearly 82 percent of his field goals, making 9 of 11 attempts. He was also 7 of 9 on field goals from 40-49 yards.
A three-time SEC Academic Honor Roll recipient, Guay is working toward majors in biochemistry and chemical biology.
Markel, from Madison, Wisconsin, was a three-year letterwinner at tight end. He was limited during his final season due to knee and shoulder injuries, but continued to serve an important role as a student assistant.
Off the field, Markel founded the Turner’s Heroes non-profit organization in memory of classmate and fellow tight end Turner Cockrell. The organization funded two pediatric cancer research grants at Vanderbilt’s Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital. The program’s 2019 National Football Foundation Campbell Award nominee, Markel also received the 2020 C.R. Bickerstaff-Bill Pace Scholar-Athlete award from the National Football Foundation Middle Tennessee chapter.
The three-time SEC Academic Honor Roll recipient is completing a double major in political science and medicine, health and society.
Neal, from Yorktown, Indiana, started 10 games at quarterback for the Commodores in 2019 after transferring from Ball State. He threw for 1,528 yards and nine touchdowns while completing nearly 58 percent of his passes.
Neal ended his collegiate career with 55 touchdown passes and 8,978 passing yards. He is working on a master’s of education, focusing on learning, diversity and urban studies.
Peart, from Chandler, Arizona, played in every game last season, posting a single-season high with 29 tackles and three tackles for loss. A CoSIDA Academic All-District recipient in 2019, Peart has completed a double major in African American diaspora studies and medicine, health and society.
The three-time SEC Academic Honor Roll recipient is also working toward a postgraduate degree in medicine, health and society.
Shelton-Mosley, from Sacramento, California, served as punt returner and receiver for the Commodores in 2019 after completing undergraduate studies at Harvard. He posted 14 receptions and averaged 9.1 yards on 16 returns. Shelton-Mosley is working toward a master’s of marketing degree from Owen School of Management.
The Hampshire Honor Society was initiated by the NFF and College Hall of Fame in 2007. The 2019 society is open to student-athletes across the country who completed their final year of playing eligibility in 2019, achieved a cumulative grade-point average through undergraduate study of at least 3.2 and were significant contributors during the 2019 season.
