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Ridgefield High School​ Alum Named NESCAC Scholar-Athlete

Ridgefield HS​ alum Alexander Hanna was named to the 2023 New England Small College Athletic Conference fall all-academic team for football.

Ridgefield HS​ alum Alexander Hanna was named to the 2023 New England Small College Athletic Conference fall all-academic team for football.
Ridgefield HS​ alum Alexander Hanna was named to the 2023 New England Small College Athletic Conference fall all-academic team for football. (Shutterstock)

RIDGEFIELD, CT — Ridgefield High School alumnus Alexander Hanna was recently named to the 2023 New England Small College Athletic Conference fall all-academic team for football.

The recognition honors sophomores, juniors, and seniors who have maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or higher.

Hanna is a senior at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, majoring in economics.

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The NESCAC, established in 1971, includes 11 highly selective colleges and universities located in the Northeast, and sponsors 27 conference championship sports.

Hamilton is home to 29 intercollegiate varsity teams and competes at the NCAA Division III level. Roughly a third of the College's 2,000 undergraduate students participate in at least one varsity sport, according to a news release from the school.

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