Atwell Wins NWPC Rookie of the Year, No. 19 Men’s Water Polo Tallies Four All-NWPC Honorees
11/22/2019 9:37:00 AM | Men's Water Polo
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – No. 19 Brown University men's water polo freshman attacker Cole Atwell earned Northeast Water Polo Conference Rookie of the Year honors, and he and seniors Armen Deirmenjian, James Thygesen, and Hudson Rawlings all gained All-NWPC accolades, the Collegiate Water Polo Association announced on Friday.
Atwell (San Diego, Calif.) became the third student-athlete under Brown head coach Felix Mercado to earn conference Rookie of the Year accolades and the first since Henry Fox in 2011. Deirmenjian (Beverly Hills, Calif.) captured First Team All-NWPC while Atwell, Thygesen (Menlo Park, Calif.), and Rawlings (Murrieta, Calif.) all garnered Second Team All-NWPC.
Atwell has emerged as a consistent scoring threat for the Bears as a freshman, ranking second on the team in goals (47), while totaling 21 steals, 18 assists, 21 ejections drawn, and 12 field blocks.
Now a two-time All-NWPC selection, Deirmenjian garnered First Team All-NWPC for the first time in his career. He has led the team in steals (43) and field blocks (40), while tallying 37 goals, 44 assists, and 46 ejections drawn.
Earning All-NWPC laurels for the first time, Thygesen has led the Bears in goals (68), assists (47), and points (115) in 2019. He has also registered 15 steals and seven field blocks.
Collecting Second Team All-NWPC plaudits for the second straight year, Rawlings has recorded 24 goals, 38 assists, 20 steals, and 34 ejections drawn on the season.
The quartet and the No. 3 seeded Bears open play at the 2019 NWPC Championship with a first-round matchup against No. 6 seeded Iona today – Friday, Nov. 22 – at 4:00 p.m. at MIT's Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center in Cambridge, Mass.
2019 All-Northeast Water Polo Conference Team
Most Valuable Player: Charlie Owens (Harvard University)
Rookie of the Year: Cole Atwell (Brown University)
Coach of the Year: Ted Minnis (Harvard University)
First Team
Noah Hodge (Goalie), Harvard University
Austin Sechrest, Harvard University
Charlie Owens, Harvard University
Dennis Blyashov, Harvard University
Armen Deirmenjian, Brown University
Mitchell Cooper, Princeton University
Dominick Hevesi, St. Francis College Brooklyn
^ Second Team
Antonio Knez (Goalie), Princeton University
Yurian Quinones, Princeton University
Keller Maloney, Princeton University
James Thygesen, Brown University
Hudson Rawlings, Brown University
Cole Atwell, Brown University
Miller Geschke, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Clyde Huibregtse, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Vladimir Mickic, St. Francis College Brooklyn
^ Second Team Expanded Due To Tie In Voting
Atwell (San Diego, Calif.) became the third student-athlete under Brown head coach Felix Mercado to earn conference Rookie of the Year accolades and the first since Henry Fox in 2011. Deirmenjian (Beverly Hills, Calif.) captured First Team All-NWPC while Atwell, Thygesen (Menlo Park, Calif.), and Rawlings (Murrieta, Calif.) all garnered Second Team All-NWPC.
Atwell has emerged as a consistent scoring threat for the Bears as a freshman, ranking second on the team in goals (47), while totaling 21 steals, 18 assists, 21 ejections drawn, and 12 field blocks.
Now a two-time All-NWPC selection, Deirmenjian garnered First Team All-NWPC for the first time in his career. He has led the team in steals (43) and field blocks (40), while tallying 37 goals, 44 assists, and 46 ejections drawn.
Earning All-NWPC laurels for the first time, Thygesen has led the Bears in goals (68), assists (47), and points (115) in 2019. He has also registered 15 steals and seven field blocks.
Collecting Second Team All-NWPC plaudits for the second straight year, Rawlings has recorded 24 goals, 38 assists, 20 steals, and 34 ejections drawn on the season.
The quartet and the No. 3 seeded Bears open play at the 2019 NWPC Championship with a first-round matchup against No. 6 seeded Iona today – Friday, Nov. 22 – at 4:00 p.m. at MIT's Zesiger Sports and Fitness Center in Cambridge, Mass.
2019 All-Northeast Water Polo Conference Team
Most Valuable Player: Charlie Owens (Harvard University)
Rookie of the Year: Cole Atwell (Brown University)
Coach of the Year: Ted Minnis (Harvard University)
First Team
Noah Hodge (Goalie), Harvard University
Austin Sechrest, Harvard University
Charlie Owens, Harvard University
Dennis Blyashov, Harvard University
Armen Deirmenjian, Brown University
Mitchell Cooper, Princeton University
Dominick Hevesi, St. Francis College Brooklyn
^ Second Team
Antonio Knez (Goalie), Princeton University
Yurian Quinones, Princeton University
Keller Maloney, Princeton University
James Thygesen, Brown University
Hudson Rawlings, Brown University
Cole Atwell, Brown University
Miller Geschke, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Clyde Huibregtse, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Vladimir Mickic, St. Francis College Brooklyn
^ Second Team Expanded Due To Tie In Voting
Players Mentioned
AT
/ Men's Water Polo
AT
/ Men's Water Polo
C
/ Men's Water Polo
AT
/ Men's Water PoloBrown Athletics 2024 Happy Holidays Video
Friday, December 20
8 Against Hate - Brown Athletics and Recreation
Wednesday, October 30
Tuesday's 10 with Mate Tymcyna - Men's Water Polo
Monday, September 09
Brown Athletics Recap: 2023-24
Tuesday, June 18
