Cole Atwell

Photo by: David Silverman Photography

Class:
Senior
Position:
Attacker
Height:
5-10
Weight:
170
Hometown:
San Diego, Calif.
High School:
La Jolla

2022: Finished third on the team with 41 goals and led the team with 45 assists ... Was second o the team with 29 steals and had seven field blocks and seven exclusions drawn ... Posted four assists and two steals against Cal Baptist (Sept. 3) ... Netted three goals with an assist against Stanford (Sept. 4) ... Scored two goals with two assists and a steal against Princeton (Oct. 1) ... Tallied three goals with two assists and a steal against MIT (Oct. 8) ... Handed out four assists with two field blocks and a goal against Gannon (Oct. 15) ... Had two goals with three assists and a steal against Pomona-Pitzer (Oct. 15) ... Posted five assists with two goals and two steals against Salem (Oct. 16) ... Had three goals with an assist against Cal Baptist (Oct. 22) ... Posted four goals and four assists against San Jose State (Oct. 22) ... Had five assists with a goal and a steal against Iona in the regular season final (Nov. 6) ... Finished with three goals against Princeton in the NWPC Tournament semifinal.

2021: Named to the NWPC All-Tournament Team ... Led the team with 63 goals and was second on the team with 24 steals ... Added 22 assists, nine field blocks and six exclusions drawn ... Scored five goals and added two steals against Austin (Sept. 4) ... Finished with three goals and a steal against Gannon (Sept. 5) ... Tallied a season-high seven goals with an assist against No. 18 Cal Baptist (Oct. 22) ... Netted four goals against No. 10 San Jose State (Oct. 24) ... Had five goals with two assists, two steals and a field block against MIT (Nov. 7) ... Scored two goals against both Iona and Princeton in the first and second rounds of the NWPC Tournament ... Scored three goals with two steals against Harvard in the third-place game of the NWPC Tournament ... Earned ACWPC All-Academic Honors.

2020: Season canceled due to COVID-19.

2019: Won NWPC Rookie of the Year honors … Earned Second Team All-NWPC accolades … Gained NWPC Rookie of the Week on Oct. 22 … Ranked second on the team in goals (53) and steals (24) … Stood first on the team in sprints won (17) and third in field blocks (12) … Added 19 assists and 23 ejections drawn on the year … Tallied three or more goals in each of six games … Scored a season-high six goals vs. George Washington (Oct. 20) … Netted four goals vs. Loyola Marymount (Oct. 25) … Earned ACWPC All-Academic Team honors.

Before Brown: Earned First Team All-CIF honors … Won League Player of the Year accolades … Gained First Team All-County and Second Team All-American … Set La Jolla High School records for career goals (462) and single-season goals (238 as a senior) … Competed for his father Tom Atwell in both water polo and swimming … Played on the club level for La Jolla Water Polo Club and San Diego Shores Water Polo Club … Earned San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic Team honors in water polo and swimming.

Personal: Cole is the son of Utahna and Tom Atwell; Tom coached Cole in high school … Has one older sister, Lexi, a member of the Brown women’s water polo Class of 2020 … Entered Brown undecided on a concentration.

Why Brown? “I chose Brown because it was the perfect combination of an academically rigorous university with competitive Division I athletics.”

Career Stats
Year	G	A	PTS	STL	EJD	SW	FB
2019	53	19	72	24	23	17	12
2020	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
2021	63	22	85	24	6	12	9
2022	41	45	86	29	7	2	7
Totals	157	86	243	77	36	31	28