HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. -- Hampden-Sydney College junior cornerback Parks Cromwell (Charlotte, NC) has been named to the 2026 D3football.com Preseason All-America Third Team.

Cromwell was a First Team All-ODAC selection following last season, as well as a D3football.com Third Team All-Region 3 and VaSID Second Team All-State honoree. He started all 10 games as a sophomore and was fifth on the team with 44 total tackles, including 25 solo and 19 assists, two tackles for loss, one sack, three forced fumbles, two interceptions, six pass breakups and one quarterback hurry. Parks had a career-high 11 tackles (7s,4a) against Washington & Jefferson (PA) on September 13, 2025, and added a career long interception return of 43 yards for a touchdown at Gallaudet (DC) on November 1, 2025. He tied for first in the ODAC in forced fumbles, and tied for sixth in interceptions, passes defended (8) and pass breakups, while 27th in NCAA Division III forced fumbles.

H-SC will open the 2026 campaign on the road at non-conference opponent Wabash College in The Gentlemen's Classic on Saturday, September 5, at 12 p.m. in Crawfordsville, Indiana. The Tigers return to the Hill in week two for their home opener against non-conference opponent Monmouth (IL) College on Saturday, Sept. 12, at 1 p.m. on Fulton Field at Lewis C. Everett Stadium.