Weekly Gold Helmet recipients

  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – College of the Holy Cross senior linebacker Frankie Monte and  Springfield College graduate student running back Arsen Shtefan are this week’s recipients of the New England Football Writers Association Gold Helmet Awards presented by the Jack Grinold/Eastern Massachusetts Chapter of the National Football Foundation.

Monte, a native of Ramsey, N.J., and a graduate of St. Joseph Regional High School, takes home the award for the second consecutive week. In a 40-38 victory over Bucknell, Monte’s stat line included eight tackles (six solo), a tackle for loss, an interception, and a game-sealing fumble recovery. His first-half interception set up a crucial touchdown drive and after Holy Cross took the lead with less than a minute remaining, he secured the victory by recovering a fumble on Bucknell's final drive. 

Shtefan, from West Hartford, Conn., and a graduate of Conrad High School, is also a second time recipient having taken home the award the first week of the season. Shtefan led the Pride to a 55-20 victory over Maritime College, clinching their fourth-straight NEWMAC Championship. The graduate student fullback recorded season-best marks with 231 rushing yards and three touchdowns on 25 carries, averaging over nine yards per attempt. 

For the tenth straight year, the Jack Grinold/Eastern Massachusetts Chapter of the National Football Foundation is the presenting sponsor for both the weekly and end-of-year Gold Helmet Awards presented to student-athletes from FBS, FCS, Division II and Division III institutions throughout New England.

The weekly Gold Helmet recipients will be  honored at the New England Football Writers Captains and Awards Banquet presented by the Jack Grinold/Eastern Massachusetts of the National Football Foundation on Thursday, December 12, at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center. 

2024 Recipients

University Division

September 7 - Thomas Castellanos, Boston College

September 14, Seth Morgan, New Hampshire

September 21 - Lewis Bond, Boston College

September 28 - Jake Willcox, Brown

October 5 - Justin Shorter, Holy Cross

October 12 - Jaden Craig, Harvard

October 19 - Jermaine Corbett, Merrimack

October 26 - Q Jones, Dartmouth 

November 3 - Wande Owens, New Hampshire

November 10 - Frankie Monte, Holy Cross

November 17 - Frankie Monte, Holy Cross  

College Division

September 7 - Arsen Shtefan, Springfield 

September 14 - Kha'lil Eason, New Haven

September 21 - Josh Tracey, Post 

September 28 - Christopher Ais, New Haven

October 5 - Thomas Gasbarro, Western New England

October 12 - Connor McClellan, Middlebury

October 19 - Dante Aviles-Santos, UMass Dartmouth

October 26 - Damien Jones, Univ. of New England

November 3 - Ryan Lynskey, Bates

November 10 - Montie Quinn, Curry

November 17 - Arsen Shtefan, Springfield