Thomas Hoffmeister

Class:
Junior
Position:
Attacker
Height:
6-0
Weight:
180
Hometown:
Greenwich, Conn.
High School:
Greenwich

2023: Finished the season with 14 goals, 18 assists, and 20 steals ... Added three field blocks ... Had two goals with two assists and a block against Bucknell (Sept. 3) ... Had two assists and two steals against Mercyhurst (Sept. 23) ... Picked up a goal and two assists in back-to-back games against MIT (Sept. 23) and Long Island (Sept. 30) ... Scored three goals and grabbed five steals against Long Island (Oct. 29) ... Posted three assists with two steals and a goal against Long Island in the first round of the NWPC Tournament (Nov. 17).

2022: Finished the season third on the team with 26 steals and was tied for second on the team with 28 assists ... Tallied 12 goals and led the team with 13 field blocks ... Added eight exclusions drawn and 11 sprints won ... Scored two goals against Air Force (Sept. 4) ... Had three assists and two steals against MIT (Sept. 10) ... Posted two assists with two field blocks and a steal at Whittier (Sept. 17) ... Collected five steals and two exclusions drawn against Iona (Oct. 2) ... Had a goal, two assists, a steal and one field block against MIT (Oct. 8) ... Posted two steals, two assists and a goal against Gannon (Oct. 15) ... Finished with a goal, two assists, a steal and a field block against Iona in the first round of the NWPC Tournament (Nov. 20).

2021: Finished the season with seven goals, six assists, 15 steals, eight sprints won, and drew six exclusions ... scored his first goal of the season and added an assist against George Washington (Sept. 18) ... Had two steals and an assist against Harvard (Sept. 18) ... Scored a season-high three goals with an assist and steal against Salem (Oct. 16) ... Earned ACWPC All-Academic Honors.

2020: Season canceled due to COVID-19.

Before Brown: Helped lead team to 26-3 record in 2019 … Tallied 40 goals, 30 assists, and 33 steals as a senior … Captained team as a senior … Won school’s Sportsmanship Award … Played for coaches Jimmy Ramaley, Chris Vidale, and Ulmis Iordache … Competed on the club level for Greenwich Aquatics; gained Team MVP honors in 2017 … Also competed in swimming for head coach Terry Lowe … Earned USA Water Polo Academic All-America honors … National Honor Society and AP Scholar with Distinction student.

Personal: Thomas is the son of Hilary and Perry Hoffmeister; both Brown Class of 1988; Perry played men’s rugby at Brown … Has three siblings, Victoria ’17, Andrew, and Katherine; Andrew competed for Brown men’s crew in 2015-16 … Teaches swimming to children with special needs … Entered Brown undecided on a concentration.

Why Brown? “Brown immediately felt like home to me with its welcoming community and beautiful campus. I chose it for both the great water polo program and the open curriculum, which will allow me the opportunity to dig more deeply into my interests as well as discover new passions.”