MSU Athletics

At Midwestern State

Individual Honors

All-Lone Star Conference (2): 2022 (2nd), 2023 (1st)

Academic Awards

MSU Dean's Honor Roll (1): 2018 (F)
LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll (1): 2018 (F)

Fifth Year Senior (2023)

started all nine games in which he appeared at center… earned first-team All-Lone Star Conference honors… blocked for the third-leading rushing attack in the Lone Star Conference and 19th-best in NCAA Division II with 204.3 yards per game… blocked for two of the top-three leading rushers in the LSC… Devin Cross rushed for 813 yards, and Jalen March rushed for 755 yards… in the passing game, blocked for a unit that allowed the fewest sacks in the LSC and sixth fewest in NCAA Division II with 0.70 sacks per game…

Senior (2022)

earned All-Lone Star Conference second-team honors... started 10 games at center... spearheaded an offensive line unit for the No. 3 total offense in the in Lone Star Conference ranking 45th in NCAA Division II at 397.5 yards per game... offensive line paved the way for the LSC's top rushing attack ranking 31st in NCAA Division II chewing up 190.9 yards per game... team ranked first in the LSC and 11th in NCAA Division II allowing 4.18 tackles for loss per game... team also rated second in the LSC and 33rd in NCAA Division II permitting 1.36 sacks per game...

Junior (2021)

played in five games making four starts at left guard... member of an offensive line unit that fronted the LSC's No. 2 attack that ranked 39th in NCAA Division II in total offense at 413.6 yards per game... offensive line unit led the LSC and ranked 11th in NCAA Division II in sacks allowed (0.90 per game) as the Mustangs ranked second in the LSC and 47th in NCAA Division with 245.9 yards per game... offensive line unit also led the LSC and was 13th nationally allowing 3.8 tackles for loss per game... helped Mustangs rank third in the LSC and 50th in NCAA Division II churning out 149.9 rushing yards per game...

Sophomore (2020)¹

served as the reserve right guard on a line unit that paved the way for an offensive attack which averaged 29 points and 297.3 yards per game... the MSU offense averaged 218 passing yards per game and 79.3 rushing yards...

Redshirt Freshman (2019)

appeared in three games including two starts at left guard... member of an offensive line unit that paved the way for an attack that averaged 364.1 yards of total offense including 238.9 through the air and 125.2 on the ground... o-line unit ranked third in the Lone Star Conference and 41st in NCAA Division II allowing 1.45 sacks per game...

Freshman (2018)

served redshirt season...

At Plano East Senior High

a two-time all-district performer on the offensive line for coach Joey McCullough at Plano (Texas) East Senior High School... earned second-team All-District 6-6A honors in each of his campaigns as starter splitting time between the guard and tackle positions... helped Panthers to a bi-district showing in the 2016 UIL state playoffs as a junior...

Personal

son of Charles and Patricia Hempstead...

¹ The 2020 football season was delayed to the spring of 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.