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2020: Fourth-year team member … one of four team captains … returning starter at center and/or right guard … has started all 29 career games … a Goldwater Scholar, the College's first-ever physics department recipient ... selected as one of 12 finalists for the prestigious William V. Campbell Trophy® Presented by Mazda, awarded to the nation’s top football scholar-athlete by the National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame ... member of the 2020 NFF National Scholar-Athlete Class Presented by Fidelity Investments.
2019: Started all 10 games as a junior ... Academic All-America® Division III Football First Team ... Academic All-District 5 Football First Team ... ODAC All-Academic Team.
2018: Started all nine games as a sophomore ... ODAC All-Academic Team.
2017: Started all 10 games as a freshman ... Third Team All-ODAC ... ODAC All-Academic Team.
High School: 2017 graduate of the Langley High School in McLean … four-year lettermen, three-year starter … team captain earned All-Region and All-Conference honors as a senior … All-Conference as a junior and sophomore … Coach’s Award … also participated in track and field … Rookie of the Year Award … owns school records for weightlifting’s dead lift, hang clean and total … four-year Scholar-Athlete … member of National, Science and Leadership Honor Societies … National Merit Commended Scholar.
Personal: Son of John and Nancy Howerton … has one brother (Jack) … father played football at Shepherd (W.Va.) University … brother played football at Stetson (Fla.) University and Bridgewater College … grandfather (Elton Howerton) played football, basketball and baseball at Emory & Henry College and Randolph-Macon College … grandfather (Jim Ford) played football at the University of Notre Dame … uncle (Cal Howerton) played football at Randolph-Macon College … grandfather (Jim Ford) was a B24 bombardier (bomb aimer) in World War II … grandfather (Elton Howerton) was an Army Infantryman in the Korean War before a career as an NCIS Agent … majoring in physics with a minor in mathematics … favorite TV shows include Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Game of Thrones and The Office … favorite professional sports teams include the Washington Redskins, the Washington Nationals and the Washington Wizards … greatest sports moment was defeating Madison High in 2014 at home on a two-point conversion … hobbies include piano/music, physical fitness, dogs and TV.
Why H-SC: “excellent academics, strong and reputable football program, great alumni network, small class sizes and the beautiful campus”
