CLEVELAND – After a tremendous 2022 season and a great career, there isn't much more to say about what Nathan Moore did in his time on the football field with Notre Dame College. However, the Division 2 Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA) announced that Moore will represent the Atlantic Region on the national ballot for the NCAA Division II Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year award. (Release)
 
The conference offices submitted one male and one female nominee for the overall awards. Voting was conducted by the commissioners within each of the following regions – Atlantic, Central, East, Midwest, South, Southeast, South Central and West – to select the regional winners. This is the first time an NDC student-athlete has represented the region.
 
Moore graduated from NDC with a 3.96 GPA and received his bachelor's degree in business management. He has been working toward his master's degree in business administration, where he holds a 4.0 GPA. His collegiate playing career has ended but he was back on campus on Sept. 9 to receive his 2022-23 Mountain East Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year award during the Falcons matchup with West Virginia Wesleyan.
 
Throughout his playing career, the Rootstown, Ohio native was recognized for his work on the field and in the classroom as a two-time College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-American, a three-time CSC Academic All-District award winner, a member of the Academic All-MEC team and he earned NDC's President's Award for Academic and Athletic Excellence last spring.
 
Moore took home the 2022 MEC Defensive Player of the Year award and later was named a Cliff Harris Award Finalist, which is an award given to the top Defensive Player at the Division II, Division III or NAIA level. He earned All-America honors and Super Region 1 First Team recognition, along with becoming a three-time First Team All-MEC member.
 
In his final season as a linebacker for NDC, Moore ranked in the top 10 in the country in both solo and total tackles. He became the program leader at NDC in career solo (207), career assisted (172) and career total tackles (379). He now sits in second place in conference history for career tackles.