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Owens Wins N.E. Football Writers Gold Helmet Award
11/5/2024 10:22:00 AM | Football
Graduate student safety honored for 50-yard Pick-6, 10-tackles at UAlbany
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Wande Owens (Cooksville, Md.), a graduate student safety for the UNH football team, was awarded the weekly New England Football Writers Association Gold Helmet Award presented by the Jack Grinold/Eastern Massachusetts Chapter of the National Football Foundation.
Owens returned an interception 50 yards for a touchdown and led the Wildcats (5-4, 3-2 CAA) with 10 tackles (seven solo) in last Saturday's 31-14 victory at UAlbany. It was UNH's first Pick-6 since Randall Harris took an INT 25 yards for a touchdown against Monmouth at Wildcat Stadium on Sept. 1, 2022, and it was the longest INT returned for a TD since Evan Horn (50 yards) versus Elon on Oct. 5, 2019 (Oleh Manzyk had a 55-yard Pick-6 earlier in that game.) The 50-yard INT return was UNH's longest since Pop Bush returned a 65-yarder at Stony Brook on Sept. 2, 2021.
With 81 tackles, Owens leads UNH and is tied for fourth in the CAA in that department. He is the second Wildcat to win a Gold Helmet Award this season (Seth Morgan, Sept. 15).
On Tuesday, Owens was also named the DC Touchdown Club Washington Metro College Football Player of the Week by the Military Bowl Foundation.
UP NEXT
•The Wildcats play host to Monmouth on Saturday, Nov. 9, in a 1 p.m. game on Community Heroes Day, presented by Milton CAT, at Wildcat Stadium. The first 1,000 fans in attendance receive a red, white and blue UNH Football t-shirt, and the 2025 New Hampshire Teacher of the Year will be honored as part of the Celebration of Education. Fans are asked to bring a new or lightly used coat to donate as part of UNH's Basic Needs Support Coat Drive. Tickets are available at UNHWildcats.com or by calling 603-862-4000.
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For more information on the Gold Helmet Awards and the New England Football Writers Association, please visit www.newenglandfootballwriters.com, and for more information on the Grinold Chapter, please visit www.grinoldchapter.com.
About the Military Bowl Foundation
The Military Bowl Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates premier events in the National Capital Region to benefit our nation's service members.
About the DC Touchdown Club
The DC Touchdown Club honors the best in Washington Metro football, with year-round events highlighted by an annual awards dinner. Operated by the Military Bowl Foundation, the Touchdown Club promotes the game of football, hosts entertaining social events and generates a significant philanthropic impact for Patriot Point.
Owens returned an interception 50 yards for a touchdown and led the Wildcats (5-4, 3-2 CAA) with 10 tackles (seven solo) in last Saturday's 31-14 victory at UAlbany. It was UNH's first Pick-6 since Randall Harris took an INT 25 yards for a touchdown against Monmouth at Wildcat Stadium on Sept. 1, 2022, and it was the longest INT returned for a TD since Evan Horn (50 yards) versus Elon on Oct. 5, 2019 (Oleh Manzyk had a 55-yard Pick-6 earlier in that game.) The 50-yard INT return was UNH's longest since Pop Bush returned a 65-yarder at Stony Brook on Sept. 2, 2021.
With 81 tackles, Owens leads UNH and is tied for fourth in the CAA in that department. He is the second Wildcat to win a Gold Helmet Award this season (Seth Morgan, Sept. 15).
On Tuesday, Owens was also named the DC Touchdown Club Washington Metro College Football Player of the Week by the Military Bowl Foundation.
UP NEXT
•The Wildcats play host to Monmouth on Saturday, Nov. 9, in a 1 p.m. game on Community Heroes Day, presented by Milton CAT, at Wildcat Stadium. The first 1,000 fans in attendance receive a red, white and blue UNH Football t-shirt, and the 2025 New Hampshire Teacher of the Year will be honored as part of the Celebration of Education. Fans are asked to bring a new or lightly used coat to donate as part of UNH's Basic Needs Support Coat Drive. Tickets are available at UNHWildcats.com or by calling 603-862-4000.
Follow the UNH Football Team
X (formerly Twitter) - @UNH_Football
Instagram -@UNH_Football
Email Newsletter -Sign Up Here
For more information on the Gold Helmet Awards and the New England Football Writers Association, please visit www.newenglandfootballwriters.com, and for more information on the Grinold Chapter, please visit www.grinoldchapter.com.
About the Military Bowl Foundation
The Military Bowl Foundation is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates premier events in the National Capital Region to benefit our nation's service members.
About the DC Touchdown Club
The DC Touchdown Club honors the best in Washington Metro football, with year-round events highlighted by an annual awards dinner. Operated by the Military Bowl Foundation, the Touchdown Club promotes the game of football, hosts entertaining social events and generates a significant philanthropic impact for Patriot Point.
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